Seeker/Mystic Builds?

I'm sure the Mystic build is just standard arcane... but I'm curious about the Seeker myself. Does it need its MP added to?

A mystic would have a pure mag build given that their skills seem to consume a lot of mana. Perhaps a LA variant is plausible but that would need to be seen when people actually try it

As for Seeker, being HA would require a minimum 2.5 STR per level (5 STR every 2 lvls) which leaves 5 more stat points for MAG, DEX and VIT.

Now, at lvl99, between swords (152), blades (152), dual swords (156) and dual blades (147), dual blades have the lowest dex requirement (at lvl99 atleast). So at a bare minimum, without DEX addons on equips and tomes, we are looking for atleast 3 DEX per 2 levels (1.5 DEX per level) to meet the weapon weilding requirement.

The rest 2 stat points, you can either choose to invest in MAG or VIT depending upon how seekers fight (highly skill based or similar to BMs). I am leaning towards putting in 2 VIT.

Sword BMs can probably confirm this point given that they would have a similar build if am not mistaken.

So my build for seekers is like 5 STR, 3 DEX and 2 VIT every 2 levels (3,2,1 followed by 2,1,1). This also means Seekers can readily switch to LA if need be.

Other possible weird builds on my mind atm:-

1.) 10 STR, 5 DEX, 5 MAG every 4 levels which could perhaps let u swap any kind of armour depending upon certain bonuses

2.) 10 STR, 10 DEX, criticals anyoe?

3.) 10 STR, 6 DEX, 2 MAG -> Similar to the build i mentioned above except VIT has been restated into MAG

Seekers are based on physical attack. Some of their skills do magical.

Typical sword bm build can be applied to seekers since they use the exact same gear.

Mystics are typical casters, unlike venos they don't get a melee based spiritual form so only light armor or robe builds are viable.

So basically stat seekers like sword bms and stat mystics like clerics.

Without Prejudice.

Looking at the Seeker compared to a BM build, it will be interesting comparing the diminishing returns for STR and the benifits for DEX of a Sword BM's 1on1 builds to Seekers. The 1on1 sword BM is liked for the nice "Myriad Sword Stance" skill, so there may be no direct sword damage comparison.
Being Heavy Armor, melee evasion is really nice. A low level BM grins continuously using twin axes with a fist build with all the "Miss" listings, and so many of your hits connecting.
You will not be like a magic user that does not miss. Your magic damage will likely be always applied after a melee hit, so DEX should help with your ability to hit.
I can't really see magic points being needed, even when melee magic damage is applied to the target.
The opening ranged attacks looked quite damaging rather than just be needed to draw from a crowd. A cheap long range genie spell does a nice low damage draw for melee mobs anyway, so more of the same is not needed.
I love the magic damage for it's ability to ignore armor defence. You would time it for when your target pops an increased defence.
The transfer of poisoning back to the attacker looks interesting at Lv60.
My main interest in a seeker is soloing low level instances.
The two flys in the ointment are:
a) any dependancy on crits. I like a predictable result. Grinding and Instance work with criticals can cause undue tension.
b) the use of a Mirage to apply some of the group buffs. One extra slot needed for them may be balenced to the benefit. I suspect the Mirage may provide all the resources for the buff by the time it arrives in February, so that might be a nice advantage over those having to wait after applying a group/AoE buff.

I am so very much hoping that PWc/i will bring in a more interesting attack focus, or indirect attack focus method into the game. It will make a non-auto-attack Seeker much easier to control in a group.

All this might change because after the expansion is applied by PWi, a further patch might update PWc and PWi to unexpected simplifications. Then you could separate Criticals, Hit chance, and Evasion. That is what i would do. [Big grin]

Farewell.

Mystic will be using the standard mage builds. Pick almost any build you've seen in the various mage forums, and it'll probably stick. Arcane will be the most commonly used and likely the best.

Seeker is a bit more complex. No matter which of their 4 weapons is chosen, they still end up with 90+ stat points available at lv100. That's with HA. Boils down to how much extra damage/hp/accuracy is desired. Weapon choice will matter to: Attack Speed vs Skill Damage and Consistency vs Maximum Potential.

Mystic: minimum str for AA/weapon, rest into magic.

Seeker: Minimum str/dex for swords and HA, rest into vit.

Well, technically, they do get some benefit from magic, just as mages get some benefit from vit.

Not a BIG benefit, but it's there.

Think if you placed stats on your seeker specifically for LIGHT armor though... if you did this you would have so much room for higher crits, higher magic damage, and yea...

Elvis_ - Lost City wrote: »

Think if you placed stats on your seeker specifically for LIGHT armor though... if you did this you would have so much room for higher crits, higher magic damage, and yea...

I've been wondering about LA and seekers. Truthfully, the difference between swords and HA is around 50 points or so at Lv100. Not sure how much worth 2-3% crit is. o.O

For damage, Seekers will probably use Str for damage, being a warrior class. So, that'd end up as a HA build anyway.

Vit is probably the best bet for LA. It could be raised beyond what HA would normally be capable of. Also, a seeker can play his/her cards right and have the base build be LA Vit while still allowing access to HA at higher levels.

Elvis_ - Lost City wrote: »

but you gotta consider magic damage...LA would allow for higher magic damage which MIGHT be better/cooler

Umm... from everything I've heard, they're a warrior class. The elemental damage they do is based off of their physical attack. Adding more Magic wouldn't help them any.

Seeker build will be show in time, I level up my seeker to level 5 today, only can play 15 min, and the weapon that yo get from the suply need 16 str and 13 dex so only let 1 point, i will add str and dex for the minimun requirements of weapons and armors, and see how many point will let me, how many hp he get for each level, the critic rate, the acuraccy etc. i think in level 30 or 40 I will have a good idea about what kind of builds seekers have.

About mystics.. i dont care i just will start pk all 30 mystic i see in future b:bye

silenz003 wrote: »

I like to know is this build of mine as a Mystic is good or bad..??

Mystic LVL: 39

Vit: 5
Str: 22
Mag: 124 (cant remember the exact figure's)
Dex: 27

I just done this build just like the veno. I have who's level is 50. It wasn't that bad when talking about veno? But in Mystic type character im confused b'coz of the thing mystic has a summon pet also, although it is on the form of a skills not like the veno that has a wide variety of pets (when talking about surrondings in PWI).

Any suggestion or comment will be appreciated of course I read almost the thread on this discussion, but somehow im still confused and it did'nt answer the previous question bout the nice build for Mystic and Seeker.

Thank you

why dex? also this is a necro.

i have learned through experience with my avatar that pure mag build is the best case when raising a mystic, they would obviously be easy to kill at lower lvls but they make up for that higher lvls with their magical abilities, mystics rock in all aspects, 4mag 1strg every lvl, shards for hp.b:victory

inb4clob:victorysed4necro

and thats necro number 2 in the same thread great job