Merril is close to OP!,and when Close to death you can always unsustain and heal
Does Merrill have to be a blood mage to be powerful?
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NobleJms
, mars 12 2011 03:08
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#27
Posté 14 mars 2011 - 02:49
valky667
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Will check it in my 2nd game too, I accidently sold several good items after realizing you can push her easy to 6-8 mana per HP point.
Used her only twice in some fights where it's best to have only ranged besides the tank and she was doing just fine, so I can imagine that she goes crazy while fully developed as blood mage
(besides havin a mage with more than 300HP+)
Used her only twice in some fights where it's best to have only ranged besides the tank and she was doing just fine, so I can imagine that she goes crazy while fully developed as blood mage
(besides havin a mage with more than 300HP+)
#28
Posté 17 mars 2011 - 04:01
Killjoy Cutter
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It appears possible to set Merrill up so that in her "blood mage mode", she's generating health faster than she uses it to power her magic. I couldn't seem to cast fast enough to make her health go down at all.
As for her mana, I set it up to run 4 sustainables:
Blood of the First
Wrath of the Elvhen (w/Arlathan's Grace upgrade)
Death Syphon (w/Death Vortex upgrade)
Rock Armor
Takes some time to get there, but at that point she's as far from "squishy" as you can get in DA2 without being an S&S warrior in full heavy armor.
As for her mana, I set it up to run 4 sustainables:
Blood of the First
Wrath of the Elvhen (w/Arlathan's Grace upgrade)
Death Syphon (w/Death Vortex upgrade)
Rock Armor
Takes some time to get there, but at that point she's as far from "squishy" as you can get in DA2 without being an S&S warrior in full heavy armor.
#29
Posté 17 mars 2011 - 04:27
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Killjoy Cutter wrote...
It appears possible to set Merrill up so that in her "blood mage mode", she's generating health faster than she uses it to power her magic. I couldn't seem to cast fast enough to make her health go down at all.
As for her mana, I set it up to run 4 sustainables:
Blood of the First
Wrath of the Elvhen (w/Arlathan's Grace upgrade)
Death Syphon (w/Death Vortex upgrade)
Rock Armor
Takes some time to get there, but at that point she's as far from "squishy" as you can get in DA2 without being an S&S warrior in full heavy armor.
Death Syphon (w/Death Vortex upgrade) is a waste. It doesn't heal while blood magic is activated. Arcane shield is a better choice.
#30
Posté 17 mars 2011 - 12:35
Killjoy Cutter
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godlike13 wrote...
Killjoy Cutter wrote...
It appears possible to set Merrill up so that in her "blood mage mode", she's generating health faster than she uses it to power her magic. I couldn't seem to cast fast enough to make her health go down at all.
As for her mana, I set it up to run 4 sustainables:
Blood of the First
Wrath of the Elvhen (w/Arlathan's Grace upgrade)
Death Syphon (w/Death Vortex upgrade)
Rock Armor
Takes some time to get there, but at that point she's as far from "squishy" as you can get in DA2 without being an S&S warrior in full heavy armor.
Death Syphon (w/Death Vortex upgrade) is a waste. It doesn't heal while blood magic is activated. Arcane shield is a better choice.
It counts as "conventional healing" then? Interesting. Thank you. I'll look into Arcane Shield, as you suggest.
#31
Posté 17 mars 2011 - 05:53
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At end game, my Merrill has 377 HP and 72% damage reduction from armor (with Rock Armor). She has 54 Magic too, so her spells hit plenty hard. She has a 1:5 blood mana ratio.
Aveline with a STR/CON build currently has 413 HP and 57% armor reduction... and both Merrill and Aveline have the same dodge percentage (8%, from Heroic Aura).
My Merrill has more effective health than my tank (1346 vs 960). That's not squishy.
One tip: Panacea from Anders is health regen... which is NOT "conventional healing". The +50 health regeneration easily compensates her spell costs and effectively gives Merrill +250 bloodmana regen... constantly. Not to mention Merrill has +20 health regen already from her armor. So make that +350 blood mana regen.
EDIT: I neglected some of Aveline's passives and Shield Defense in calculated effective health, but the point still remains the Merrill is far for squishy.
Aveline with a STR/CON build currently has 413 HP and 57% armor reduction... and both Merrill and Aveline have the same dodge percentage (8%, from Heroic Aura).
My Merrill has more effective health than my tank (1346 vs 960). That's not squishy.
One tip: Panacea from Anders is health regen... which is NOT "conventional healing". The +50 health regeneration easily compensates her spell costs and effectively gives Merrill +250 bloodmana regen... constantly. Not to mention Merrill has +20 health regen already from her armor. So make that +350 blood mana regen.
EDIT: I neglected some of Aveline's passives and Shield Defense in calculated effective health, but the point still remains the Merrill is far for squishy.
Modifié par Rehwyn, 17 mars 2011 - 06:00 .
