[HC] Dual Wield / Revered Technology Build

[Vishanka 240]

- Summary -

Welcome This will be a log with a bit of personal RPG for my Seraphim's journey to level 200 in HC Mode.

I don't use mods that affect balance, and I won't download gear.

Additional mods I use are created by myself and are purely and exclusively altered visual elements.

I designed this build a long time ago and never had enough time to play it as much as I wanted to.

 

Build Details

- Playstyle -

I focus on Flaring Nova and Archangel's Wrath as main attacks.

I do not use the Warding Energy Buff but only Divine Protection.

Assailing Somersault helps being fast and versatile.

 

Current

- Level -

57

- Combat Arts -

Archangel's Wrath: Salvo, Lock, Greek Fire
 

Spoiler

 

First CA to Modify.

Salvo: creates 2 Bolts; later on this will be the main ability against bosses and the use of a %Lifeleech weapon. The main damage will be infliced by the leech and it will leech 2 times in one hit.

Lock: extremely useful against moving enemies; most of the time you will kill ranged enemies with Archangel's Wrath and it will increase your hit ratio much.

Greek Fire: optional. In my experience it was more useful to have a burn effect on the enemy which would kill those that ran away with low health and you don't need an additional cast that way.

 

Flaring Nova: Expand, Stun, Flux
 

Spoiler

 

Second CA to Modify

Flaring Nova is quite week in the beginning. The regeneration time is too high, the damage too low. It will become useful around level 20, depending on your gear.

Expand: I used to play with Impulse due to higher overall damage. But I noticed I needed more casts to kill the same amount of eneemies with the smaller radius than with expand. I highly recommend expand, it will make the use of Flaring Nova much more convenient and the damage will be high enough.

Stun: Useful defensive tool and stops enemies that try to run away

Flux: Higher damage, since this is our main CA

 

 

Divine Protection: Capacity, Boost, Improved Mirror
 

Spoiler

 

Put every rune you find into Divine Protection. It will become your main defense. Eventually you will be able to have 100% uptime of Divine Protection.

It doesn't require any modifier for % shield absorption. It always absorbs 100%.

Improved Mirror: Optional, I considered it more useful to have Magic Resistance since those attacks usually seem to hit harder.

 

 

  Assailing Somersault: Spurt

Spoiler

I use it for a fast playstyle and exploring the world. Spurt will help with the jump range, I would not pick anything else.

- Stats -

Intelligence

Spoiler

The Spell Intensity is still needed.

- Skills -

Finetuning still needs to be done but roughly it will be like:

Lv2  180 Revered Technology Lore

Lv5  170 Revered Technology Focus

Lv5  130 Ancient Magic

Lv8  150 Combat Discipline

Lv12 75 Armor Lore

Lv18 75 Toughness

Lv25 1 Warding Energy Lore

Lv35 5 Tactics Lore

Lv50 1 Dual Wield

Lv65 100 Concentration

 

- Gear to look for -

Megalcarwen's Set

Endijian's Artifacts

Revelation of the Seraphim (Chest and Shoulders)

Anything with 3 Sockets or more

 

- Item Modifiers to look for -
+ All Skills

+ All Combat Arts

+ Aspect: "Revered Technology"

+ Chance that Opponents cannot evade Attacks

- Opponent's Chance to Evade

- Opponent's Defense Value

+ Flaring Nova

+ Damage

- Regeneration Time

- Regeneration Time: Revered Technology

% Leech Life From Opponents

+ Damage Mitigation (all)

 

 

Character Details:

Name: Vishanka

Birth: 07.02.2022

Deity: Lumen

Aspect: Revered Technology

 

- Intro -

Sister of Light, for a long time we stayed out of world destiny, waiting for our time to lead and guide the world once more. But that day never came.

Dark are the days and darker the thoughts of the citizens. Discord and chaos thrive in the cities, the land ravaged by twisted minds.

The peoples have strayed from the righteous path and they have forgotten the teachings of the old gods. I will lead them back and bring them before their Maker.

The light of Lumen shall pierce the darkness and disintegrate the injustice in this world.

I will find them and destroy them, I will crush the inquisitors and avenge your death.

Si vis pacem, cole iustitiam.

 

---

That's it, have a seat, have some cookies and coffee and join me on this long and dangerous journey

Edited March 13, 2022 by Vishanka

[Vishanka 240]

The Skills:
I actually chose the order so that everything is nicely arranged in terms of color. That's the way I am.

But after the umpteenth restart, I realized that this also makes a lot of sense for playing.

Concentration alone might be chosen earlier as Dual Wield is far from being needed at low levels. It will become interesting somewhere in the future.

I'm after very specific items, and as long as I have to wear what I find, there's not much I can do with it.

I will probably be wearing a polearm most of the time.

 

Warding Energy also is still too weak to be effective really. It doesn't matter much if I use it or not.

It depletes fast and can't recharge in combat. I know that, but it will become strong later and will be the only thing that keeps me alive in some regions.

The Gear:

In order to get set items fairly reliably and quickly, especially in the beginning when the survival bonus is still low, I do the same 2 and 3-star quests over and over again in "Free Mode". This sometimes gives up to 3 set or unique items when done.

All items I got so far within the last 2 days:

[Vishanka 240]

- Level 27 -

It is the most wonderful and amazing of all creatures, the horse.

Early on, the horse made it possible for people to cover long distances and was crucial in winning battles.

No other creature has turned the world upside down and made things possible that would otherwise have been unthinkable.

How else are you supposed to reach areas that were inaccessible. How else are you supposed to glitch your way through the world.

The horse allowed man to travel amazing paths in the past and it should be no different on Ancaria.

Edited January 23, 2022 by Vishanka

[gogoblender 3,199]

On 1/21/2022 at 5:42 PM, Vishanka said:

- Summary -

Welcome This will be a log with a bit of personal RPG for my Seraphim's journey to level 200 in HC Mode.

I don't use mods that affect balance, and I won't download gear.

Additional mods I use are created by myself and are purely and exclusively altered visual elements.

I designed this build a long time ago and never had enough time to play it as much as I wanted to.

 

Build Details (current)

- Level -

27

- Combat Arts -

Flaring Nova: Impulse, Stun, Flux

Archangel's Wrath: Salvo, Lock, Vulnerable

  Warding Energy: Field Force

 

- Stats -

Intelligence

 

- Skills -

26 Revered Technology Lore

23 Revered Technology Focus

1 Ancient Magic

1 Combat Discipline

19 Armor Lore

4 Toughnesss

1 Warding Energy Lore

0 Tactics Lore

0 Dual Wield

0 Concentration

 

- Gear -

Head: Helmet of the Seraish

Shoulders: Endijian's Pauldron

Arms: Justice of the Celestial

Gloves: Blade Breaker

Chest: Garment of the Celestial

Wings: Endijian's Wings

Belt: Braid of the Celestial

Legs: Fate of the Celestial

Boots: Stride of the Celestial

Ring 1: Magic Damage

Ring 2: Regeneration per Hit

Amulet: Begulor's Sparkles

Weaponslot 1: Optimus Minimus

Weaponslot 2: --

 

Character Details:

Name: Vishanka

Birth: 19.01.2022

Deity: Lumen

Aspect: Revered Technology

 

- Intro -

Sister of Light, for a long time we stayed out of world destiny, waiting for our time to lead and guide the world once more. But that day never came.

Dark are the days and darker the thoughts of the citizens. Discord and chaos thrive in the cities, the land ravaged by twisted minds.

The peoples have strayed from the righteous path and they have forgotten the teachings of the old gods. I will lead them back and bring them before their Maker.

The light of Lumen shall pierce the darkness and disintegrate the injustice in this world.

I will find them and destroy them, I will crush the inquisitors and avenge your death.

Si vis pacem, cole iustitiam.

 

---

That's it, have a seat, have some cookies and coffee and join me on this long and dangerous journey

This is a carefully tempered and thoughtful vision of a Seraphim, her role and discovery in Ancaria.  Your use of visual buttons for stats, skills and CA's makes the guide  aesthetically pleasing to read and to follow.  Will you be adding list of Ca's chosen per level of advancement? I found that very useful to follow when following guides, as choosing skills is one of the most exciting things in Sacred right.. no g-lbacks!  

Do you have the build available anywhere from previous as a possible download?

http://darkmatters.org/forums/index.php?/files/category/5-underworld-builds/

Thanks Vishanka for sharing with the community!

gogo

 

[Vishanka 240]

23 minutes ago, gogoblender said:

Will you be adding list of Ca's chosen per level of advancement?

I can add a recommended order for the modifications of Combat Arts, yes, I hope that's what you meant.

The build is not ready yet, it is heavily gear dependent like probably any build in Sacred 2. I don't know yet how many runes I will be able to add to the CAs or how many point's I will allocate exactly to each Skill. I'll find out as I move on to niob. I have a rough idea though.

I was often told back then that a build is no good if it works well at level 200 but can't even get there. Shockwave... uh.. Flaring Nova is said not to have been strong enough to kill higher level mobs on its own, but I know it was doing well even before Ancient Magic became available to the Seraphim.

I know she can do it and that it's very enjoyable and fun too.

 

--

 

I've reached level 30 by following the MSQ and will try to find some Endijian armor to boost my damage before glitching through the ocean into the jungle where I'll probably do most of my leveling when I'm not exploring the world.

In the beginning Archangel's Wrath did most of the work but my Regenerationtime is now low enough that Flaring Nova took over for normal mobs.

 

 

 

[gogoblender 3,199]

2 hours ago, Vishanka said:

I can add a recommended order for the modifications of Combat Arts, yes, I hope that's what you meant.

Ayuh! I found that when guide builders put that in its truly helpful when you're at one of the most critical points in the game, having to choose   I remember spending hours and hours reading and going through loads of posts on the Sacred International Forum to make sure my timing in my leveling was good for the choice...its one of the most thrilling aspects of this game IMO... 

2 hours ago, Vishanka said:

 

In the beginning Archangel's Wrath did most of the work but my Regenerationtime is now low enough that Flaring Nova took over for normal mobs.

 

 

 

Adore this part of a build...when the timing is perhaps aided by a significantly lucky drop that just *CLICKS*  a CA's timing into place

gogo

[Vishanka 240]

A few words about "trading".
Do I need a trader?

I would definitely say yes. Later in the game, %Lifeleech weapons and also various jewelry from the shops become extremely important. Even if you can get all this without trading, trading will speed it up enormously.

I would always recommend building up a merchant character sooner or later. You'll need it for almost every build you'll ever want to use, and you only need to build the trader once. It can supply any character.

I do not want to have trading on my main character(s) though. It would be possible for this build if one dropped Dual Wield but I enjoy the Dual Wield Aspect, it will become stronger than any tradeoff.

For a trader I recommend a class with high kill speed so that it can level up smoothly. I usually use the Dryad.

[Vishanka 240]

I still have not found any more Endijian Armor except for 2 pieces I found early in the game.

But I got a full revelation of the Seraphim Armor for another Seraphim Build I'm playing.

 

This one is doing fine nevertheless. She's dealing good damage and has amazing kill speed.

I found a sword with %LL on it that can mow down the bosses.

I forged hitchance in almost every available slot. The Flaring Nova doesn't need any help just yet, and having a reliable Archangel's Wrath is invaluable.

 

She's level 35 right now.

Armor is up to 1000 and I just got Tactics Lore to enhance the range of Assailing Somersault.

 

[Hooyaah 2,972]

 

Your build is sound! Keep up the good work, Vishanka.

[Vishanka 240]

39 minutes ago, Hooyaah said:

Your build is sound! Keep up the good work, Vishanka.

I'm working on it
I was playing two other Seraphim with Celestial Magic, one is a Trader and the other one a hybrid and just for fun (might present that build as well someday, I do not like it as much, Celestial Magic was never 'my' playstyle), and it bugged me that the Radiant Pillar is just faster, more convenient and versatile than the Flaring Nova.

So I thought how can I speed things up with the Nova and make it more fun, and I have an idea but to show it I will need some more levels.

The low levels are chewy with any build (except for Radiant Pillar, it just sucks in thousands of mobs and kills anything from the very beginning and you just run around and never die...)
 

Edited January 25, 2022 by Vishanka

[gogoblender 3,199]

I had given up the trader slot as a choice I think about a month into the game... Schot had started developing his Trading Builds, a whole bunch of traders set up along different levels that did the shopping for whatever your level at that time needed.

I especially loved shopping with shopping outfits

gogo

[Vishanka 240]

I did a short gameplay video of the way I play her.
She's level 42 right now

 

 

[Hooyaah 2,972]

 

That's some nice footage, Vishanka. I am looking forward to your final determination as to what build advice you recommend. I have made a build that got my Seraphim to level 200, but it didn't look nearly as fun as yours! Your video makes me want to star another Seraphim soon!

I posted some videos of my "Devastating and Survivable" High Elf build if you care to watch amongst the other videos posted here . I encourage you to post yours there as well. Keep up the great work!

12 hours ago, gogoblender said:

I had given up the trader slot as a choice I think about a month into the game... Schot had started developing his Trading Builds, a whole bunch of traders set up along different levels that did the shopping for whatever your level at that time needed.

I especially loved shopping with shopping outfits

gogo

@gogoblender I used a team of High Elf Shoppers, staggered at every tenth level and a Level 200 Shadow Warrior to help equip my High Elf with the best jewelry.

 

[Vishanka 240]

So I actually want to try to play her with the Flaring Nova "Expand" modification.

I'm not sure if that will be enough damage in the end.
But maybe if 2 novas are enough to kill everything if could actually be faster. The mobs tend to run out of the smaller radius and I sometimes need more novas that way. Maybe with the expanded radius that could be avoided.

[Vishanka 240]

I guess I won't be needing Warding Energy Lore either.
I will think tomorrow about a reasonable replacement. Perhaps even Speed Lore. Hehe.

[gogoblender 3,199]

13 hours ago, Vishanka said:

So I actually want to try to play her with the Flaring Nova "Expand" modification.

I'm not sure if that will be enough damage in the end.
But maybe if 2 novas are enough to kill everything if could actually be faster. The mobs tend to run out of the smaller radius and I sometimes need more novas that way. Maybe with the expanded radius that could be avoided.

I remember building out for the CA's... intensity vs regen speed.  Sacred's interpretation of CA's this way was addictive and compelling.  

Course, for me, spamming little dots of righteous white all over the screen was the draw

You shall find your way

 

 

 

[Vishanka 240]

I still don't have a plan what to pick instead of Warding Energy Lore.

If I do not pick Concentration I could add Celestial Magic Lore and Focus. But I'm pretty sure I will need it to reduce my Regeneration Time.

Enhanced Perception would be an option. Since everything always requires gear for anything a bit more magic find could not hurt.

Then there would be Exalted Warrior Focus, but I'm not sure what to do with it. I don't think I would ever pick that for anything.

And last but not least Speed Lore for the Attack Rating Bonus and enhanced Run Speed. That could save one or two valuable Ring Slots later.

I also could keep Warding Energy Lore at lv 1. It would provide enough Shield Energy without investing any more points into it, and then just allocate the points somewhere else.

But I don't think I will need more shield energy.

 

 

Edited January 29, 2022 by Vishanka

[Vishanka 240]

By reaching level 50 I finally got my Dual Wield and I'm running half-undressed through the jungle. But I don't need armor because I have Divine Protection. Just kidding, the defense isn't too great at the moment but it's not a problem either. I mostly still wear level 15 armor and need to replace some of it soon.

Divine Protection is my main defense and I put every rune into it. At the moment it's level 42 and has a downtime of 15 seconds. That downtime will disappear sooner or later.

 

And just a video for the beautiful jungle weather

 

Edited January 30, 2022 by Vishanka

[gogoblender 3,199]

15 hours ago, Vishanka said:

By reaching level 50 I finally got my Dual Wield and I'm running half-undressed through the jungle. But I don't need armor because I have Divine Protection. Just kidding, the defense isn't too great at the moment but it's not a problem either. I mostly still wear level 15 armor and need to replace some of it soon.

Divine Protection is my main defense and I put every rune into it. At the moment it's level 42 and has a downtime of 15 seconds. That downtime will disappear sooner or later.

 

And just a video for the beautiful jungle weather

 

love that action shot

captured lots of enemies, a sharp-looking weapon and her CA in action

I LOVED trying to get great shots like you just put up of my Dryad in action with the blow pipe

The video is also amazing.. i NEVER had weather and blowing leaves on in the day, but you have them running so smoothly!!

 

gogo

 

[Vishanka 240]

Laying waste to the Seraphim Island. I need to finish the campaign soon. Enemies in many regions no longer scale with my level.

My survival bonus is now over 60% and she's constantly complaining about the enemies being too high level already.
Defense is still quite low, Divine Protection needs more runes and I need new Setitems.

 

[gogoblender 3,199]

Love that you're taking pix zoomed in like that

that was my favorite way to grab screenies

 

gogo

[Vishanka 240]

8 minutes ago, gogoblender said:

Love that you're taking pix zoomed in like that

You can shift the caption left and right by opening the interface windows I always wished there would be a mod that would adjust the center in general.

[Vishanka 240]

Level 57 and clearing the desert. Still doing very well. Still haven't found new armor.

Doing some questing, got some Setitems but not for the Seraphim

Edited January 31, 2022 by Vishanka

[Vishanka 240]

I finished the silver campaign a few days ago and now I'm questing heavily to finally find some replacement for my gear.

I'm probably looking for most pieces of Megalcarwens Set, Endijian's Wings and the Damage Mitigation Pieces from Revelation of the Seraphim Set.

 

[Hooyaah 2,972]

4 hours ago, Vishanka said:

I finished the silver campaign a few days ago and now I'm questing heavily to finally find some replacement for my gear.

I'm probably looking for most pieces of Megalcarwens Set, Endijian's Wings and the Damage Mitigation Pieces from Revelation of the Seraphim Set.

 

Vishanka, I wish the Mutation Sets would drop more often. It's that the weighted levels are set so disproportionately high they are not merely Legendary, they classify more as "Mythical." I have had only one drop so far. However, I found something that works. Velaria's Garment offers plenty of protection and Glacial Defender offers a degree of Damage Mitigation, extended Combat Art Range, and Ice Armor. My High Elf is now at Level 75 Gold and I'm going to push through the Main Quest to reach Platinum.

There are set pieces for the Seraphim that offer Damage Mitigation and with Bargaining (or a Shopper) merchants offer other pieces with Damage Mitigation as well. Eventually the Seraphim may reach 100% Damage Mitigation. I hope that helps a bit. My High Elf is now at Level 75 Gold and I'm going to push through the Main Quest to reach Platinum.