Veno and PvE Only Advice Here Please!

I play on pve server, and the two builds I love the best, are the pure arcane build and the heavy/arcane hybrid.

The pure arcane:
every point you can manage to MAG, rest to STR as needed for robe/weapons

This form uses caster human form the most
you have great pet heal, squishy defense

The Heavy/arcane hybrid:
points needed to MAG for weapon,points needed to DEX for armor, rest to STR
I like to use two heavy armors, then the other two robe/arcane; it's kinda fun because you can look at armor pics and mix them up to look good as you like

This uses foxform most, caster human form second I suppose
you have great defense, ok pet heal (can take some damage if you get aggro accidently)

Pure pve build is simple.

Pure mag + Golem....thats a pro pve build. lol

And if you got the cash to spend, get a battle pet. Get a herc if you wanna live in dungeons. Get a phoenix if you prefer easy grinding outside.

Literature - Harshlands wrote: »

Pure pve build is simple.

Pure mag + Golem....thats a pro pve build. lol

And if you got the cash to spend, get a battle pet. Get a herc if you wanna live in dungeons. Get a phoenix if you prefer easy grinding outside.

Ur, theres nothing wrong with foxform type in pve, for one your not as reliant on mana to attack.
Doesn't mean you don't let your pet tank for you though. As you can heal them, its just better strategy to let the pets tank.
You're just backup melee dps/debuffer, with heals.

If you're worried about attack, the nukes aren't too bad, and physical attacks in foxform have a lot of attack speed.

Just to add on Fox Form. Going with a Heavy Armor (Plate and Pants) and Arcane (Boots and Bracers) with a good touch of Evasion can work very well. You are not squishy and if you learn up Bramble Guard you can make short work of most enemies even while they smack you around a bit. With Soul Tranfusion and going Apothecary you can use either Mana or HP restoring items and always have plenty of whichever you need whenever you need it making you have 2 HP or MP bars as you see fit. (I survive SO many things that others do not because of that one skill and having so much of both HP & MP)

Some of the Debuff skills for Fox are not useful on PvE but Amp Damage, Befuddling Mist (Especially with an Evasive Pet (Read: NOT GOLEM)), & Stunning Blow are VERY VERY useful and you can deal some serious damage. I put out easily enough Physical Damage with a weapon lower than most of my Mage Veno counterparts to keep up with and often exceed their killing power and can steal back health using Leech to add insult to injury on my foes.

I wil say that Fox has several skills later on that are very much better for PvP than PvE but that does mean you cannot play one pure PvE (I do). It is a lot about how you want to play though because some people cannot handle that level of multitasking between you and your pet both fighting and watching those bars and such. For some the "Pet Tanks and I throw Spells or play Pet Cleric" model is easier and more enjoyable. I for one would be bored to tears playing that style ; P so I go for a more hands...? Paws on approach. (Oh and one side note, you won't die picking that herb or mining that mineral because something spawned ontop of you as a Fox...Good luck as a Squishy Mage heehee)