08-20-2003, 02:24 AM
Getting a nice piece % is key with that build.
I'd recommend more points in valkyrie too, but keep in mind that her AI is still terrible. What this amounts to is that most of the time, your valk'll be taking in the scenery, and you'll have to combat cast her. You want to balance the strength of your valk and the amount of mana it takes to recast her (which obviously depends upon your leech and initial mana pool). The downside of having to combat cast valk is that you'll need a filler skill while your casting timer gets back in sync. Except for using that time to fire off a few rounds of multi, there's no great solution to this that I know of.
Alternatively, you could use decoy for combat casting, and let the valk saunter over. I always found that decoy went down too fast--however, if you want to make a significant investment in the skill, that might be the way to go. I never had the free points to try that out.
I'd recommend more points in valkyrie too, but keep in mind that her AI is still terrible. What this amounts to is that most of the time, your valk'll be taking in the scenery, and you'll have to combat cast her. You want to balance the strength of your valk and the amount of mana it takes to recast her (which obviously depends upon your leech and initial mana pool). The downside of having to combat cast valk is that you'll need a filler skill while your casting timer gets back in sync. Except for using that time to fire off a few rounds of multi, there's no great solution to this that I know of.
Alternatively, you could use decoy for combat casting, and let the valk saunter over. I always found that decoy went down too fast--however, if you want to make a significant investment in the skill, that might be the way to go. I never had the free points to try that out.
-jms
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