Mystic Tanker

Roll a HA mystic

Get someone else to heal your Devil Chihyu

Tell everyone not to DD at all or else they'll steal aggro from your summon

Tank bosses

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Profit


In all reality, though. The Venomancer is a much better pet tank class than we are.

in my experience the mystics can only tank/solo ranged/mage bosses like fushma,hercule trioc,qianji, etc

if by tank you mean yourself then no. we cant tank, we have no aggressive skills like barbs do.

if you mean your pet, it wont be anywhere as good as a veno.

but do let me say this. i think a pure mag mystic pet would tank better than a heavy. why? the heal will heal more. i dont believe the mystics pet stats reflect a huge difference in the amount of defence you have if your heavy or not. yes i believe a heavy mystics pet will have more def, but not a large noticable amount in getting hit, if you know what i mean.

a pure magic mystics heal will heal more. since we heal fast it may be able to be kept alive (it really depends on the boss though). i think having some vit/citrine shards may help out with giving your summon more health though.

i have been able to keep my summons alive when they stole aggro for about a minute in fc (until the barb stole back) i think in higher levels our pwts maybe able to survive there but the only downside is the amount of mp it takes to heal xD

dont count on everything i say though because im certaintly not pro enough at the mystoc and im still learning. perhaps ill test its tanking abilities in fc some more when i gain a few more lvls.

violetvalor wrote: »

Half of the pdef earned from a mystic using heavy armor is still way more pdef for a summon than from a mystic using arcane armor. However, you will require either a veno or another (pure mag or hybrid) mystic to heal the summon since a heavy armor mystic will have a very weak magic attack and mana pool.

Clerics or veno's can heal your summon? I'm not trolling, just wondering since I've never tried it.

Yamchayama - Sanctuary wrote: »

Clerics or veno's can heal your summon? I'm not trolling, just wondering since I've never tried it.

yes for venos no for clerics. but venos can also heal mystics plant summons while we cannot heal our own plant summon >.<

I just went LA from AA. The pdef difference is around 1.4k. Well of course my gears are just 3 star. XD

Looking at the dates this thread ended a few months ago.

There have already been alot of chats about LA vs AA, AA was desided to be far better, but if you enjoy your LA build don't worry to much, you can always reset your stats later if you chance your mind.

As for tanking, no, even in top gear our Summons struggle to reach 8k def, and with such low hp just isn't enough.

When ever I tank a hard boss/mini boss that I feel is soloable, I'd use Salvation's shields on my self and use a Befuddling Creeper to weaken it. So far it's worked well but I've not faced many Physical damage bosses.

Darn my posts are acting stupid when I use Yoko, have to go back to this boring one.
(sorry for the spam but this thread is dead anyway)

I think you might have rolled the wrong class if you are looking for a tank. And let me Clarify since you are new:

Mystics are -NOT- Venomancers.

This means that any preconceived notions on abilities to tank like them is rubbish. While they are similar, they are also their own class.

If you are looking for a Tank Class, roll a Blademaster, Seeker or Barbarian. Even an Assassin is a better tank than an Arcane class (Venomancers being the exception).

If you want to get the most out of your Mystic, use AA, and a pure Magic build. More mana, more heal/Spell power, better summons. However, this all comes down to personal preference. But if you want an Arcane class with more ablility to Tank bosses, I'd suggest Venomancer. If not, a Barbarian, Blademaster or Seeker.