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[b40] Bob II the crit-tastic cornac mindslayer (winner)

#1 Post by lukep »

Bob II is my 9th winner, a mindslayer that was built around the Focus tree with support from triple wielding.

The early game was relatively difficult, as I invested heavily into Mindlash, but didn't have a high enough tier gem to use it consistently yet. I often had to swap to my melee weapons to deal with enemies while waiting for it to cool down, or for my leeches to come off of cooldown so I could recover Psi. I didn't invest at all in combat accuracy or weapon mastery, instead relying on balanced weapons (of crippling or evisceration, if I could get them) to hit enemies and deal extra damage.

By the time I reached Dreadfell, I had completed the Derth alchemist quest and received the Lifebinding Emerald as my reward. This increased my power dramatically, as it is a tier 5 gem. This meant that mindlash deals 2.5 as much damage as without a gem, as well as having its cooldown reduced to 0. From this point forward, I was mostly using Mindlash for damage.

The master was quite easy, as I had a high enough damage output to kill him before he could do much damage. Lightning aura also helped with his minions as it could hit (and nearly kill) all of them.

The ambush was difficult, but I ended up killing them all, helped by Deflect Projectiles, Phase Door from my cloak, and spiking auras and shields.

The journey east and back was quite uneventful, except for foolishly opening the Room of Death (and dying several times as a result). The backup guardians were similarly easy. I got my helmet (and later, my amulet) from the merchant.

The orc Prides entrances were ideally set up for clearing (or, at least thinning out) with one well placed spiked lightning aura, and I was high enough level by that time to kill most enemies in one or two mindlashes. I occasionally switched to melee weapons for taking out Corruptors, but I had good enough resistances and saves that they didn't damage me much anyways.

I rushed through High Peak to the final battle, easily killing all of the guardians with a combination of Bind for 11 turns and Mindlash for 2500+ damage on an average hit.

The final battle was dead simple. I closed one portal, because I had never won after closing exactly one before, then quickly (~10-15 turns) mindlashed the melee boss to death, and chased down the caster to finish it.

This character wasn't validated as I had a very poor/nonexistent internet connection at the time.

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  [ToME4 @ www.te4.org Character Dump]

Sex              : Male         STR:  105
Race             : Cornac       DEX:  75
Class            : Mindslayer   MAG:  39
Level            : 50           WIL:  109
Exp              : 2253%        CUN:  106
Gold             : 1376.48      CON:  78

Accuracy(Main Hand):  60        Life             :     890/976  Encumbrance      : 154/229
Damage  (Main Hand):  58                                        Difficulty       : Normal
Permadeath       : Adventure
APR     (Main Hand):   2        Mana             :     799/849
Crit    (Main Hand):  66%       Positive         :     0/177
Speed   (Main Hand): 1.00       
                                
                                Equilibrium      :     25
                                

Accuracy(Off Hand):  60
Damage  (Off Hand):  42
APR     (Off Hand):  11
Crit    (Off Hand):  75%
Speed   (Off Hand): 1.00

Fatigue          : 0%           Spellpower       : 59.666666666667
Armor            : 58.6         Spell Crit       : 71.8%
Armor Hardiness  : 50%          Spell Speed      : 1
Defense          : 49.583333333333
Ranged Defense   : 49.583333333333
All damage       : 7%
Physical damage  : 91%
Arcane damage    : -10%
Fire damage      : 28%
Lightning damage : 13%
Acid damage      : 11%
Nature damage    : 17%
Mind damage      : 28%
Temporal damage  : 17%

Physical Save    : 85.888138198569
Spell Save       : 66.547672748212
Mental Save      : 77.75

All Resists:  40%
Physical Resist(cap):  69%( 70%)
Arcane Resist(cap):  46%( 70%)
Fire Resist(cap):  63%( 70%)
Cold Resist(cap):  68%( 70%)
Lightning Resist(cap):  70%( 70%)
Acid Resist(cap):  49%( 70%)
Nature Resist(cap):  51%( 70%)
Blight Resist(cap):  49%( 70%)
Light Resist(cap):  49%( 70%)
Darkness Resist(cap):  58%( 70%)
Mind Resist(cap):  50%( 70%)
Temporal Resist(cap):  52%( 80%)
Confusion Resistance: 100%
Blind Resistance:  50%
Silence Resistance:   0%
Disarm Resistance: 100%
Stun Resistance: 100%
Knockback Resistance: 100%

Number of NPC killed: 5369
Most killed NPC: orc soldier (168)

  [Winner!]

Well done! You have won the Tales of Maj'Eyal: The Age of Ascendancy

The Sorcerers are dead, and the Orc Pride lies in ruins, thanks to your efforts.

You have prevented the portal to the Void from opening and thus stopped the Creator from bringing about the end of the world.

The orc presence in the Far East has greatly been diminished by the loss of their leaders and the destruction of the Sorcerers. The free people of the Sunwall will be able to prosper and thrive on this land.

Maj'Eyal will once more know peace. Most of its inhabitants will never know they even were on the verge of destruction, but then this is what being a true hero means: to do the right thing even though nobody will know about it.

You may continue playing and enjoy the rest of the world.


  [Talents Chart]

 - Technique / Combat training        (mastery 1.00)
    Thick Skin (generic)              5/5
    Armour Training (generic)         4/10
    Combat Accuracy (generic)         0/10
    Weapons Mastery (generic)         0/10
    Knife Mastery (generic)           0/10
 - Cunning / Survival                 (mastery 1.00)
    Trap Handling (generic)           1/5
    Heightened Senses (generic)       2/5
    Piercing Sight (generic)          1/5
    Evasion (generic)                 0/5
 - Wild-gift / Harmony                (mastery 1.10)
    Waters of Life (generic)          1/5
    Elemental Harmony (generic)       2/5
    One with Nature (generic)         1/5
    Healing Nexus (generic)           0/5
 - Cursed / Cursed aura               (mastery 1.00)
    Defiling Touch (generic)          1/5
    Dark Gifts (generic)              0/5
    Ruined Earth (generic)            0/5
    Cursed Sentry (generic)           0/5
 - Psionic / Absorption               (mastery 1.30)
    Kinetic Shield (class)            5/5
    Thermal Shield (class)            5/5
    Charged Shield (class)            1/5
    Absorption Mastery (class)        1/5
 - Psionic / Projection               (mastery 1.30)
    Kinetic Aura (class)              1/5
    Thermal Aura (class)              1/5
    Charged Aura (class)              5/5
    Projection Mastery (class)        1/5
 - Psionic / Psi-fighting             (mastery 1.30)
    Telekinetic Smash (class)         1/5
    Augmentation (class)              5/5
    Conduit (class)                   5/5
    Frenzied Psifighting (class)      0/5
 - Psionic / Focus                    (mastery 1.50)
    Mindlash (class)                  5/5
    Pyrokinesis (class)               5/5
    Reach (class)                     5/5
    Focused Channeling (class)        5/5
 - Psionic / Voracity                 (mastery 1.30)
    Kinetic Leech (generic)           5/5
    Thermal Leech (generic)           1/5
    Charge Leech (generic)            5/5
    Insatiable (generic)              0/5
 - Psionic / Finer energy manipulations(mastery 1.00)
    Perfect Control (generic)         1/5
    Reshape Weapon (generic)          5/5
    Reshape Armour (generic)          1/5
    Matter is Energy (generic)        0/5
 - Psionic / Mental discipline        (mastery 1.30)
    Aura Discipline (generic)         1/5
    Shield Discipline (generic)       1/5
    Iron Will (generic)               5/5
    Highly Trained Mind (generic)     5/5
 - Psionic / Grip                     (mastery 1.00)
    Deflect Projectiles (class)       5/5
    Bind (class)                      1/5
    Implode (class)                   5/5
    Greater Telekinetic Grasp (class) 5/5

  [Inscriptions (4/4)]

Infusion: Wild
Infusion: Regeneration
Infusion: Movement
Infusion: Healing

  [Current Effects]

- Conduit
- Chant of Fortitude
- Charged Aura
- Deflect Projectiles
- Kinetic Shield
- Augmentation
- Elemental Harmony
- Thermal Shield
- Curse of Madness

  [Character Equipment]

 In main hand
a) reshaped Telos's Staff (Top Half) (52-62.4 power, 0 apr, physical damage) (Madness)
   Type: weapon / staff

Base power: 52.0 - 62.4
Uses stat: 100% Mag
Damage type: Physical
Accuracy: +17
Armour Penetration: +0
Physical crit. chance: +1.5%
Attack speed: 100%
When wielded/worn:
Changes stats: +5 Wil
Changes damage: +52% physical / -17% arcane
Talent granted: +1 Command Staff 
Mental save: +8
Spellpower: +30
Spell crit. chance: +15%
Curse of Madness

   Dropped by orc necromancer
 In off hand
b) reshaped psychic's voratun dagger of nature (54-70.2 power, 9 apr) (Madness)
   Type: weapon / dagger

Base power: 54.0 - 70.2
Uses stats: 45% Dex, 45% Str
Damage type: Physical
Accuracy: +17
Armour Penetration: +9
Physical crit. chance: +10.0%
Attack speed: 100%
Damage conversion: 30% poison
When wielded/worn:
Changes stats: +5 Cun / +4 Wil
Changes resistances: +6% all
Changes resistances penetration: +11% nature
Mindpower: +9
Curse of Madness

   Dropped by Ivaseth the orc berserker
 Psionic focus
c) pearl
   Type: gem / white

When wielded/worn:
Changes resistances: +10% all
When used to imbue an object:
Changes resistances: +10% all

 On fingers
d) Glory of the Pride
   Type: jewelry / ring

When wielded/worn:
Accuracy: +10
Physical power: +10
Armour: +10
Defense: +5
Fatigue: -15%
Changes damage: +8% physical
Talent cooldown: Rush (-6 turns)
Physical save: +45
Confusion immunity: +50%
Maximum mana: -40.00
Maximum stamina: +40.00

e) savage's voratun ring of life
   Type: jewelry / ring

When wielded/worn:
Changes stats: +4 Con
Spell save: +7
Life regen: +1.40
Maximum life: +80.00
Maximum stamina: +23.00
Healing mod.: +15%

   Dropped by elder vampire
 Around neck
f) Gloruyaba
   Type: jewelry / amulet

When wielded/worn:
Physical power: +2
Armour: +5
Defense: +8
Changes stats: +20 Lck / +6 Str
Damage when the wearer hits(melee): 4 blight
Changes resistances: -13% mind / -15% fire
Changes damage: +4% physical / +15% fire / +14% mind / +4% acid
Critical mult.: +40.00%
Physical save: +23
Stun/Freeze immunity: +30%
Knockback immunity: +30%
Spellpower: +15

 Light source
g) Eldritch Pearl
   Type: lite / lite

When wielded/worn:
Physical power: +12
Changes stats: +4 Str / +4 Dex / +4 Mag / +4 Wil / +4 Cun / +4 Con / -5 Lck
Allows you to breathe in: water 
Spellpower: +12
Light radius: +6
It can be used to activate talent Tidal Wave (costing 80 power out of 150/150) :
Effective talent level: 4.0
Use mode: Activated
Power cost: 80 out of 150/150.
Range: melee/personal
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Is Spell: true
Description: A wall of water rushes out from the caster with radius 1, increasing 1 per turn to a maximum eventual radius of 4, doing 31.39 cold damage and 56.03 physical damage as well as knocking back targets each turn for 6 turns.
The damage and duration will increase with your Spellpower.

   Dropped by Slasul
 Main armor
h) reshaped Chromatic Harness (zircon) (10 def, 16 armour)
   Type: armor / heavy

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +16
Defense: +10
Fatigue: +12%
Changes stats: +6 Str / +6 Wil / +4 Cun / +10 Lck
Changes resistances: +20% physical / +20% fire / +20% cold / +20% lightning / +2% all
Grants telepathy: Dragon 
Talents cooldown: Ice Breath (-3 turns) Sand Breath (-3 turns) Lightning Breath (-3 turns) Fire Breath (-3 turns)
Blindness immunity: +50%
Stun/Freeze immunity: +25%
Knockback immunity: +50%

   Dropped by Adathra the orc berserker
 Cloak
i) reshaped Threads of Fate (10 def, 2 armour)
   Type: armor / cloak

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +2
Defense: +10
Fatigue: +0%
Changes stats: +6 Mag / +6 Wil / +10 Lck
Changes resistances: +20% temporal
Changes resistances cap: +10% temporal
Changes damage: +10% temporal
Talent masteries: +0.10 Chronomancy / Timeline Threading +0.10 Spell / Divination +0.10 Chronomancy / Chronomancy 
Physical save: +20
Spell save: +20
Mental save: +20
Confusion immunity: +40%
Spellpower: +8
It can be used to activate talent See the Threads (costing 1000 power out of 227/1000) :
Effective talent level: 1.1
Use mode: Activated
Power cost: 1000 out of 227/1000.
Range: melee/personal
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Is Spell: true
Description: You peer into three possible futures, allowing you to explore each for 4 turns.  When the effect expires you'll choose which of the three futures becomes your present.  Note that seeing visions of your own death can still be fatal
This spell splits the timeline.  Attempting to use another spell that also splits the timeline while this effect is active will be unsuccessful.
This spell takes no time to cast.

 On head
j) reshaped Belymira the voratun helm (0 def, 7 armour)
   Type: armor / head

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +7
Fatigue: +1%
Changes stats: +16 Str / +9 Dex
Changes resistances: +15% darkness
Critical mult.: +12.00%
Physical save: +10
Mental save: +9
Stun/Freeze immunity: +28%
Knockback immunity: +30%
Spellpower: +8
Spell crit. chance: +2%
Infravision radius: +4
It can be used to activate talent Battle Cry, placing all other charms into a 28 cooldown :
Effective talent level: 2.0
Use mode: Activated
Power cost: 28 out of 28/28.
Range: melee/personal
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Description: Your battle cry shatters the will of your foes within a radius of 5, lowering their defense by 14 for 7 turns, making them easier to hit.
Lowering defense chance increase with your Strength stat.

 Around waist
k) reshaped Girdle of Preservation
   Type: armor / belt

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +2
Fatigue: +0%
Changes stats: +5 Wil / +5 Con
Changes resistances: +10% physical / +10% arcane / +15% fire / +15% cold / +15% lightning / +15% acid / +15% nature / +15% blight / +15% light / +15% darkness
Physical save: +15
Spell save: +15
Mental save: +15
Confusion immunity: +20%

 On hands
l) reshaped Dakhtun's Gauntlets (0 def, 8 armour)
   Type: armor / hands

When wielded/worn:
Physical crit. chance: +10.0%
Armour: +8
Fatigue: +0%
Changes stats: +6 Str / +6 Mag
Changes damage: +10% physical
Critical mult.: +50.00%
Spell crit. chance: +10%

 On feet
m) reshaped Shifting Boots (7 def, 3 armour)
   Type: armor / feet

When wielded/worn:
Armour: +3
Defense: +7
Fatigue: +0%
Changes stats: +8 Cun / +4 Dex
Talent mastery: +0.10 Spell / Temporal 
It can be used to blink to a nearby random location, costing 22 power out of 3/40.
   Dropped by Draebor, the Imp
 Tool
n) Layelebrema [power 43]  (13 cooldown)
   Type: charm / wand

When wielded/worn:
Accuracy: +5
Armour penetration: +2
Physical crit. chance: +11.0%
Talent cooldown: Void Blast (+6 turn)
Talent granted: +5 Void Blast 
It can be used to light the area (rad 43), placing all other charms into a 13 cooldown.
   Dropped by Xelle the orc cryomancer
 Quiver

Last edited by lukep on Sun May 27, 2012 2:32 am, edited 1 time in total.
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jenx
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Re: [b40] Bob II the crit-tastic cornac mindslayer (winner)

#2 Post by jenx »

Wow! I lost my mindslayer unlock. This makes me want to redo it. Congratulations!
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Re: [b40] Bob II the crit-tastic cornac mindslayer (winner)

#3 Post by jenx »

I changed telos staff to physical and got 35% physical damage. How did you get 52%?
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Re: [b40] Bob II the crit-tastic cornac mindslayer (winner)

#4 Post by lukep »

jenx wrote:I changed telos staff to physical and got 35% physical damage. How did you get 52%?
Reshape weapon boosts the base power of staffs, which in turn boosts the +damage% you can get. Also note the -17% arcane damage, which is what I changed the damage type from. (It is a little bit bugged.)
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Re: [b40] Bob II the crit-tastic cornac mindslayer (winner)

#5 Post by jenx »

This didn't work for me.

Also, Does the damage of the mindstar affect mindlash? I'm only getting 1200 on critical hits. My critical rate is 97% though :-)
Here is the character

http://te4.org/characters/2460/tome/e0c ... 0e928ac956
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Re: [b40] Bob II the crit-tastic cornac mindslayer (winner)

#6 Post by ToxicChicken »

He had a 102% boost to his critical multipler.

lukep
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Re: [b40] Bob II the crit-tastic cornac mindslayer (winner)

#7 Post by lukep »

Getting more power out of a staff using reshape weapon is a bit convoluted.

(numbers are for Telos's Staff)

1. Change the staff's damage type to one that you don't care about (eg. Arcane). You will now have +35% damage in that type.
2. Cast reshape weapon on it, increasing base power from 35 to 52.
3. Use Control Staff to change the damage type to physical. Switching gives -52% arcane damage, +52% physical damage, based on base power.
4. Because you only had +35% arcane damage on the staff, you now have -17% arcane damage, +52% physical damage.

EDIT: Mindstar base power does not affect the damage of Mindlash, only the tier of your TK focus does. I managed to get such high damage by investing a cat point in Focus, as well as the +90% physical damage
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Re: [b40] Bob II the crit-tastic cornac mindslayer (winner)

#8 Post by jenx »

ok - I had on my winner 254% crit multiplier AND 100% mental crit rate, but I only got to about 1200 HP per damage.

http://te4.org/characters/2460/tome/e0c ... 0e928ac956
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Re: [b40] Bob II the crit-tastic cornac mindslayer (winner)

#9 Post by lukep »

I had WIL/CUN of 109/106 vs your 87/84, and +91% physical damage vs your +43%, and talent level 7.5 vs your 6.5. That's about +25%, +33%, and +15% damage, respectively. It really adds up when it is not rescaled back down.
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Re: [b40] Bob II the crit-tastic cornac mindslayer (winner)

#10 Post by jenx »

ah - that's helpful to know. I'll try for a build that way next
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