GOAL: Evil Tholaghruvian Nexus Champion

[Nook]

What makes or breaks this build?

What can be improved?


Level CP Skill
1 10 Search
1 0 -- Saved --
2 0 -- Saved --
3 0 -- Saved --
4 10 Ranged Combat
4 20 Archery
5 0 -- Saved --
6 0 -- Saved --
7 30 Advanced Archery
8 0 -- Saved --
9 0 -- Saved --

10 become a Myrm

10 0 Critical Hit
10 20 Meditation

10 Join Sires

11 0 -- Saved --
12 40 Enhanced Senses
12 20 Super Reflexes
13 0 -- Saved --
14 0 -- Saved --
15 0 -- Saved --
16 0 -- Saved --
17 10 Hand to Hand Combat
17 20 Dodge
17 30 Evasion
17 10 Sense Magic
17 10 Planar Protection
17 20 Thrown Weapons
18 0 -- Saved --
19 0 -- Saved --

20 become Nexus Champion

20 0 Tattoo of Altered Luck
20 30 Tattoo of the Wandering Way
21 60 Tattoo of Leaguestep
22 30 Tattoo of Strength
23 0 -- Saved --
24 0 -- Saved --
25 30 Tattoo of Sorcery
25 30 Tattoo of the Origami Tiger
26 0 -- Saved --
27 0 -- Saved --
28 60 Tattoo of the Bengal Tiger
28 30 Tattoo of Resistance
29 60 Tattoo of Adaptation
30 30 Tattoo of Opposition
30 5 Swim
30 4 Firestrike
30 -40 40 Exploration Badges
30 40 Advanced Critical Hit

[Repth]

I'm not a huge NC theorycrafter but why the thrown without going for Adv. thrown?
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[Tathers]

Either way you should join up with the Bikers!

[GreatCatatonic]

First of all: Enhanced Senses at level 10.

Why thrown weapons when you already have a ranged damage type?

Why learn Sorcery for only one spell? A ranged one that you'll rarely hit with and will do barely any damage, to boot?

--Great

[Nook]

[SocialJusticeWarrior]

You're not going to face too many enemy NCs anyway, and if you do, the thrown weapons class already has different options as far as damage types go. Pack a sling and a hatchet or throwing knife and you've got two damage types right there at your disposal. If you really wanted to use a spell, you'd be best off with one of the autohit spells, as your hitrate with non-autohit spells will be pretty poor.

[GreatCatatonic]

[ten_of_swords]

I don't think HtH + dodge + evasion & super reflexes are worth getting unless you're stacking with equilibrium's dodge at 0 MO. I was originally going equil NC myself, but plans have changed, and The Fool is going to be an Opp NC.

Also just before you become a myrm, get your 20 exploration badges so you can hit lvl 10 and get enhanced senses immediately. This also means you can get Leaguestep at lvl 20 instead of waiting for lvl 21, since you'll arrive with 90 CP, instead of 70 at T3.

Regarding getting past adaptation. Instead of super reflexes and the HtH dodge tree, get focused attack. Mr. Topsy Turvy did this. He's killed 2 or 3 adaptation NCs so far. The last one did involve using a 20% to hit kick before going back to the bow.

[ten_of_swords]

So this is what I would have done, dropping the dodge skills, adding in Focused Attack. There's 120 CP left over since I'm not sure why you'd want Tattoo of Sorcery unless you have more planned for spell casting. It should be said, some people might drop search, and add Strength there instead.

[klapaucius]

Thrown weapons are great, as other people mentioned you'll survive nicely with just thrown and no archery. Multiple damage types, reusable ammo, great damage. It can be a bit slow in active combat, but a small price to pay for not spending days searching for ammo. Plus better grenades

Don't skip the myrm offensive skills, combat mastery and strong attack. Cheap, useful stats.

Planar protection is of dubious use to a NC, since you'll only take a couple points of damage due to teleportation getting from A to B.

I think it's nice to buy a damage aura spell, especially if you don't have people to charge gems for you to use.

I also like some of the other spells like sharp vision, glyph erasure, mystic shield, blur. They're very useful at the right time. If you have people to charge these gems for you, you don't strictly need to buy them but I find it inconvenient to have to keep getting things charged.

[Kharn]

Excuse me, it just so happens that I am an EXPERT at making builds for classes I have never played (and will probably never play)

Take a look at this. Order of skills doesn't matter.

[Sac]

I hate those stupid T2 charged attacks that don't scale well to T3. An enchanted weapon will fix your dealing with adaption problems and/or offset from your tiger's damage.

Also personally I don't do exploration badges until I have a travel skill. AP for AP it's more efficient to wait, and I'm in no hurry to get 1 more skill than I would have had otherwise.

I like dodge/evasion and reflexes on my equilibrium guy... On opposition only? Up to you, but if you've got the CP go for it. Personally I'd be repairing my own weapons and crafting ammo.

If you're factioned and take sorcery, get enough spells, mainly support types, to make it worthwhile.
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[RaelCleap]

Also if you plan on Sires of Retribution, you will not gain max flesh unless feral. As you are a Neutral class.

If you are planning feral, Sires will work. If you are none feral, I wouldn't recomend the Sire pet.
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[Nook]

My goal is to make folks spend alot of AP going for a kill, not become unkillable (which is impossible)


- attacked you with a Soft Strike and hit for 26 points of arcane damage. This attack was suffused with arcane power!

- attacked you with a Soft Strike and hit for 12 points of impact damage.

- attacked you with a Soft Strike and hit for 26 points of arcane damage. This attack was suffused with arcane power! This was enough to kill you!

So this happened, how can I make it more difficult to be killed?
I know I screwed up somewhere but I'm not seeing where it is.

Do I need to drop Tholagru and pick up AK?
Is there a skill or two I missed?
Is there no hope and I need to re-roll?

Coby

[ten_of_swords]

You don't need to reroll. Going AK and having Equilibrium will help drive AP cost up.

Other than cost, it's not being in the wrong place. Spawning a pet will make any place the wrong one.

Also was that Immanent_Eschaton who got the kill? He's always had that soft touch.