Any good melee builds?

[Leviathan]

Specifically ones suited for PVM? Or is it mainly archers and casters for the big bosses?

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[Red Squirrel]

swords
tactics
necro
SS
music
disco
rest in chiv

You can replace swords with anything else.

Blackhole is a nice wep to use. I can tank almost anything with this - the weakness is lack of mana regen, some mobs dont take lot of damage and are very hard with this template (like shadow knight) while some others like DF are a walk in the park.


Another variant of this template I've been wanting to try is replacing music/disco with parry/bushido. With honor it would do massive damage

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[Leviathan]

How does one aquire a black hole? O.o

I'm not familiar with this item. Gotta remember, I'm commin back from an 11 year hiatus.

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[ninja2007]

Kill the boss Dark Star which when killed in its first form goes into the Black Hole Which when he is killed there is a 10-15% chance of aquring a black hole katana mace or kryss

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[DOCTOR THUNDER]

for pvm I use a disco archer and a necromage. They both work very well and I don't have to worry about getting hit by the monster.

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[Red Squirrel]

Another good wep is jaans staff or w/e (10th anniversary arty) or soul seeker. Both have leeches on them and are way easier to get then black hole.

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[Death]

Another good wep is jaans staff or w/e (10th anniversary arty) or soul seeker. Both have leeches on them and are way easier to get then black hole.

Soul seeker's an awesome weapon because of the special shots on it (Whirlwind + bladeweave).

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[Gaiava Arkkaza]

I have two builds which you might like. One is item heavy and the other is more simplier and easier to build. I'll update this with a third build later on.

Chiv Samurai

120 Bushido
120 Swords / Macing / Fencing
120 Parry
60 Chivalry
100 Healing
100 Anatomy
100 Tactics

A basic chivalry samurai build. Seer Death knows how to play it much better than I do, for he was the one build it originally. I use a different setup than him, though. Mine is focused on surviving melee hits, which is why I stack DCI.

With a few TOTs and resist pieces you should be able to build a decent suit for this cahracter. I'd suggest RBC, Kasa, Stormgrip and a good weapon with mana leech, like a Pierce of the Roman.


Paladin Tank

120 Chivalry
120 Swords
100 Tactics
100 Anatomy
100 Healing
80 Resisting Spells (+20 from items)
50 Bushido
X Meditation

80 Str
125 Dex
50 Int

This build is HEAVILY item based, so do not expect to pull it if you do not have a decent wealth. Basically it's a tank focused arround survival and half decent damage. 4/6 Chivalry and max karma are a must, specially if you intend to keep yourself and your allies alive.

The weapon of choice for this build is a fast weapon with mana leech. A blackhole is the best weapon you will be able to acquire for this purpose. Healing is there in case you are out of mana or if the mob you are fighting hits harder than you can leech / heal.

Also, due to low meditation, you should stack mana regeneration and LMC as much as you can. The setup I use on Brunus Arkkaza is as follow:

The Blackhole (Katana)
Holy Knight's Cloak (Must have)
Tunic of Crystal
Divine Countenance
Stormgrip
15/15 FC 1 Shield
Resists sleeves
Resists gorget
Resists leggings
Ornament of the Magician
Ring of the Dead
Tiger Teeth Earrings
Achille's Heel
10 LRC 5 MR Talisman (Bought from Ayla at the Gate Library)

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[Death]

I use a different setup than him, though. Mine is focused on surviving melee hits, which is why I stack DCI.

That's cause my resists suck .

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[Red Squirrel]

I've been thinking of going with the bushido/parry version of my template and trying that out just for change. I had started it on demise when they totally nerfed bards to the ground but got banned before I finished leveling up.

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[Leviathan]

Thanks for the replies guys, I've got a few ideas to try now.

Scrappin my necro nox warrior asap for sure.

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[DOCTOR THUNDER]

Thanks for the replies guys, I've got a few ideas to try now.

Scrappin my necro nox warrior asap for sure.

nox necro is more for pvp anyways. If you want to try an archer, I might be able to donate a 115 archery to your template. I am lovin my new disco archer, and they are not hard to suit up.

120 archery (115 would do almost as good)
100 music
100 disco
100 tacts
100 anat
100 healing
60+ chiv

Then add rbc, grips, kasa, horselord, and some other slayer bows. You don't NEED full 70's for pvm, but with a little hunting you should be able to make a very good suit.

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[Plastic Man]

Wolverine:

120 Fencing (+15 from items)
120 Tactics (+10 From Items)
120 Anatomy
120 Bushido
100 Parry
100 Healing
65 Chiv

Having 120 Bushido, Max DCI and 100 parry keeps the character alive under most circumstances especially if you are good with timing your evades. Having very high life leech makes it the primary way of healing (I have 100 Life leech, making Necro uneeded for leeching really), the point of having healing on the template is mostly because instead of 4/6 for fast cures and heals I rely on heavier damage output and 100 LL and rely on bandages to cure poison. and 65 chiv is enough to cast EOO and consecrate weapon, which is all I really use it for (and the occasional divine fury if I get stammed but that doesnt happen much with 100 stamina leech)

With this template and a very item heavy suit I am able to solo most bosses with just this one character. Including all of Gauntlet, most Demintels, Many Peerless, and any champ (Note: not the champ spawns, just the champs). This is also the character I use to solo yamadons to farm good SE only items.

Now to make this character work I have a very Item heavy suit but the key item is a Blackhole Kryss. (Full suit includes: Gods Wrath, Spirit of the Totem, Jackals Collar, Circle of Blood (+Fencing), Heart of the Lion, Arms of Bane, Leggings of the Angels, Sash of Power, Boots of Dexterity, and Robe of Regen (MR))

I am not listing this suit to just brag but to point out exactly how item heavy really good melee character is to build. The suit wouldnt be 70s except for the exceptional earrings and bracelet. But the main point of this suit is having 150 str and 150 dex. This way I do the absolute maximum damage possible with a fencer (Who does slightly lower damage usually) at the slightly higher swing cap. Which in my experience greatly enhances the use of the leeching weapon.

Also it would be good to not that if you can at all avoid it make sure you have your tally slot free from being needed for bonuses (like DCI/HCi) so that you can use Slayer tallys and not have to use slayer weapons so that you can still use your Blackhole or other leeching weapon.

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[jrhather]

For all your brains, you still can't comprehend that there is no 'n' in D E M I T E L.

Not a flame...

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[Plastic Man]

Eh whatever My way sounds better.

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[jrhather]

Eh whatever My way sounds better.

Heh, yeah. Rhymes with 'mental' for a reason I guess...

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[Gaiava Arkkaza]

Eh whatever My way sounds better.

Demitel will be pissed off when he meets you. Ooooh he will.

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[Kev6872]

For all your brains, you still can't comprehend that there is no 'n' in D E M I T E L.

Not a flame...

lol, I just noticed that myself. I was saying it the same way.

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[harlequin]

me too lol i vote for name change lol

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[Gaiava Arkkaza]

me too lol i vote for name change lol

[size=26pt]HELL no.[/size]

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[DOCTOR THUNDER]

change it to D R E M M E L.

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[Red Squirrel]

Those are fun.



Always wear eye protection. Gives +5 metal shard resistance.

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[Plastic Man]

Eh whatever My way sounds better.

Demitel will be pissed off when he meets you. Ooooh he will.

Bring it. I'll Solo him. I solo Snakeboy Jorgemonowhatever. I soloed the Harrower with 1 character. I'm looking for something to raise the bar.

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[Death]

Bring it. I'll Solo him. I solo Snakeboy Jorgemonowhatever. I soloed the Harrower with 1 character. I'm looking for something to raise the bar.

Too bad brunus' palace decayed, that would have been some serious fun :/.

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[Gaiava Arkkaza]

You will NOT solo Demitel. I assure you that.

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