Mystics in TW

Haven't really TW'd much myself but I watch my husband do 'em. In his faction the Mystic's role seems to either be a back-up healer if they're short on clerics, or psychic and wizard killers. Absorb soul bypasses most buffs and defence levels, but you probably knew that. ._.
(Also it I don't think it reflects like any other attack would on Soul of Vengence.)

I'm thinking, popping sleep plants here and there, using their crazy seal aoes as often as possible. Crowd control?

Same as in a squad role really, I guess. Bit of everything. Mystic's rely on their ability to change tactics at any given moment.

Just to add: unlike other classes' knockbacks, Bramble Tornado skill works in PvP.

violetvalor wrote: »

Just to add: unlike other classes' knockbacks, Bramble Tornado skill works in PvP.

I've had the opportunity to use this a few times in TW, to knock Catabarbs around. Im not sure how much actual damage it does, but Ive seen how shocked they can become to see themselves knocked back.

In one TW, the Catabarbs actually backed up on their own when they saw me coming, which truely delighted me...I mean c'mon - what squishy mess like us wouldnt be delighted to see so much HP running away from them? b:chuckle

EDIT: What kills me most in TW are stealthed Sins sneaking up on me, and archers. Ofc, having the misfortune of rushing through a Wizzy's AoE or coming in contact with an APS barbs Arma also does the trick quite well.

Ive heard Craggy is OP in pvp. It would be nice to see more about him maybe?


Big thanks to Lady_Zam & Burnout for their advice. You both gave me info that will benefit me in future TWs.

I'd put them in an anti cata-squad. Absorb soul would go through most/all of the cleric's special defenses. If I was a serious TWer I would rather have them in a predefined role than them running around doing whatever they want just because the devs didn't give them one.

Burnout - Harshlands wrote: »

It's not exactly running around doing whatever. I mean to say they can fill any specific role at any time.

And if by "special defenses" you mean plume shell, well, absorb soul is just not going to kill or threaten a fully buffed cata cleric unless it's horribly geared. Let the archers/venos do their job and kill the clerics.

Some people are control freaks - if they cant control your every move they dont feel organized, even if their orders are holding a good mystic back for doing everything it is capable of.

Then there is the 'you are only good for healing' mindset.

There are Mystics that I truely think should have rolled something else - like a cleric or BM, since they only use 1/4 to 1/2 of their skills effectively.

I was happy to see you would personally find us effective in Air Squads, since that is the squad I have asked my faction's TW squad organisers to place me in repeatedly. Its a free-style squad where clumping up will most likely get the squad wiped, and provides the most freedom for a good mystic to do what it does best - a little bit of everything. b:pleased

To the player you responded to, its not about running around willy-nilly on a battleground - its about knowing better than anyone else what you char can do, and using that to its full potential to hopefully help your faction win.

If TW Organizers find themselves faced with Mystics who only want to heal, then they are obviously best used to that end. If they find they have Mystics that still arent sure how to use their Mystic properly, I would suggest a Push or CataKill Squad for them, till they truely learn how to play the char.

You can't place a Mystic into any 1 category, so a predefined role is truely out of the question. Unless the faction has those mystics that only want to heal. Idk what fun there is in spamming Break in the Clouds, but anyway - that is what it is. The builds and gears themselves are so varied that we simply dont fit neatly into any one box. Sorry.

Brillance - Raging Tide wrote: »

or coming in contact with an APS barbs Arma also does the trick quite well.

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So do the rez buffs work in TW or no?

well,ive found that the demon mystics amping of thicket to be very useful considering the fact that its an aoe amp,on top of the fact that they have the skill that crits the next attack,which they could rapid growth and combine it with a nice stun aoe.

as well as the salvations warp sheild,while it doesnt protect from alot its one less hit to worry about. and it works independantly from the mystics skills. plus theres the added benefit of the plants. many aoe debuffs along with a combination of healing herb and vital herb which ive seen from experience can instantly a nice chunk of HP.

plus theres the longer lasting effects of demon falling petals which would be very useful in support which the amount it heals and the fact that it doesnt start healing until after the character is attacked i would assume would definitely help out the barbs survival rate

_Yelhsa_ - Dreamweaver wrote: »

So do the rez buffs work in TW or no?

Yes, but I never use it on myself. I'll place it on catabarbs & clerics, but I find it only prolongs the inevitable return to the base by some few seconds for myself. So, unless I am to be a 'dead scout' for that particular TW, it doesnt seem to help me personally in TW.