Your Top 10 Super Combatant Builds

[Jarkko]

You people don't generally use Bone Armour then? I've been thinking it is pretty standard SC gear. Sure, it is expensive in gems, but it keeps the SC going and going like a duracell bunny.

[Executor]

It's waaaay too expensive to use! Not to mention it's 30 deaths gems (including the hammer) and not fire or air.

[MaxWilson]

It's also high encumbrance IIRC and low Prot. Soul Vortex is nice and all, but it's mainly an anti-chaff spell and really, there are other ways to get regen and 0 net encumbrance that don't have such a high opportunity cost. Plus, relying only on Soul Vortex is an invitation to get skelly-spammed to death.

I guess the question I should be asking is: what commanders/equipment setups do you think would benefit from Bone Armor? I could maybe see it on a Tartarian or a Cyclops because they tend to have Earth magic for Prot, don't need Ethereal, and doubled HP on a Cyclops (let alone a Tartarian) is enough to survive Gifts From the Heavens!

-Max

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Something tough and lifeless, like a Poison Golem or Gargoyle.

[Arcturas]

It's also not bad on the Earth Kings. They can cast invulnerability for prot, and summon earthpower if you're getting skelli-spammed. At the same time, they don't really need the soul vortex unless you want them spamming high level earth evocs (which they do well). If they're just stomping on things, going with hydra armor or stymph wings is pretty effective instead. Earthpower, invul, attack rear with dusk dagger/brand, shield of gleaming gold/charcoal shield/lead shield, starshine skullcap/wraith crown/horror helm, stymph wings/hydra armor, MR ammy, ring of regen.

Lead shield, starshine skullcap if you're worried about enemy mages (which you probably are), or one of the fire/earth shields and a brand if you're really worried about chaff...but with trample and blade wind I wouldn't be. Dusk dagger could be decent against SCs - is there a better weapon for that slot? (It's my go-to anti-SC weapon at the momnet, dual-wielded on quickened folks if possible). Horror helm is nice and cheap, plus i think stacks with stymph fear. Wraith crown is, well, a wraith crown and as amazing as 40 death gems should be. My SCs tend to get them later in the game or if I have found a const. site.

[Burnsaber]

Originally Posted by Arcturas

Dusk dagger could be decent against SCs - is there a better weapon for that slot?

If your chassis has very high strenght, Sword of Swiftness might be better than Dusk dagger (Earth kings don't have too high attack skill, so are vulnerable to anti-sc's with high def that are immune to the elemental damage from the brands).

[chrispedersen]

Blood daggers.

[SlipperyJim]

Originally Posted by Arcturas

Dusk dagger could be decent against SCs - is there a better weapon for that slot?

Flesh Eater might be fun. Cheap weapon, high damage, auto-berserk, and (most importantly) gives the enemy SC a sucking chest wound.

[Executor]

Axe of hate is useful sometimes too, it has fatigue damage.

[Illuminated One]

Gate Cleavers are AN, too, iirc and very high damage.