![]() But that's mainly to discourage enemies from focusing on him, not for real tanking. Sword + board also works well because he comes with good Resolve as I said. Soulbound weapons do the same, so that's also an option. Good thing is that summoned weapons will just profit from any weapon focus and also any of the priests' weapon talents. That's a summoned Great Sword made of flames which is thematically fitting. You could also give him the Forgemaster Gloves + Belt of the Royal Deadfire Cannoneer and let him use Firebrand. So he can also shoot stuff reliably if you want to spare some spells or are simply out of spell uses. I usually have him use an arquebus and give him the fitting weapon focus and priest talent - sincee this gives him the same accuracy with the weapon that a fighter has. ![]() You could turn him into an offtank and it might work - but it will slow down his spell output and that's what makes Priests so valuable, not their tanking capabilites or their weapon usage. But I wouldn't put him where he constantly gets attacked. I like it but it's not everybody's cup of tea.ĭurance can wear a shield no problem. It's also short-lived but it gets applied at the same time as Inspiring Radiance (so no additional casting time) and helps you to cast your first important buffs in battle faster. It buffs all attributes by 2, including DEX. ![]() Another way to give him more DEX for some time is using Aggrandizing Radiance. Attribute bonuses on items don't stack - so just pick the item with the highest DEX bonus. So if you see some item with a bonus to DEX: give it to Durance. DEX not only affects recovery (like all other speed bonuses do) but is the only(!) thing that also speeds up the casting time itself. The easiest way to achieve that is low recovery penalty from armor and more importantly: more DEX. What helps Durance a lot to become a better buffer is higher casting speed. You can combine it with Zealous Focus (Paladin), Disciplined Strikes (Fighter) or Blessing (Priest) - and because the tier-4 Priest spell "Devotions for the Faithful" also stacks with those a Priest can provide a stackable +30 ACC bonus to your party. And that can make fights a LOT easier, especially in the first levels.Īlso Inspiring Radiance's ACC buff stacks with EVERYTHING (even itself if you have more than one Priest). short-lived - but it can help enormously to land the first debuffs/CC abilities of your party. It provides a +10 ACC bonus for everybody in range. I always strongly recommed to take Inspiring Randiance for any Priest. He will go down from time to time but Animal Companions have no health bar (only endurance) so it's not bad if he gets pummeled - he won't force you to rest because of low remaining health. He has very fast self buffs that help with defenses a lot. Better use Aloth for tanking if you must. This means it takes some time for him to put out spells - and every chance that he gets interrupted by enemies makes this process even slower. His Resolve is okay, but he's still a priest (meaning his starting defenses are bad) and he is quite slow. Tanking is not the best option for a priest like Durance. But if you know some tricks they can have a big impact at low levels, too. Priests are one of the best classes in the game (I would even say the best) because their buffs are so insanely good, they can provide immunity with their prayers (which is important because some afflictions are really nasty) and at higher levels also have very good offensive spells.Īt lower levels it might not be that obvious how good they can make your party. What about armor? What can he wear to be more tanky without sacrificing too much casting ability?įirst of all: if you want a Druid then pick up Hariavias. Should I swap out his starting equipment? He's been kicking but with that burning staff he starts of with standing behind my tank. I just picked him up, had a few battles, but still need help for how to build him. But I want either no or minimal penalties to his casting abilities which will focus on healing and buffing, with some offense. ![]() It seems beneficial for him to be in the middle of the formation for his auras and spells. Later I'll pick up the dwarf ranger, Sagani or whatever, and then I think I'll build my own druid or barbarian.įor Durance, I'm wanting him to serve as a bit of a tank to mop up any enemies that get past the front line. Main tank.Įder- either dual wielding or using a two handed weapon. But I feel like I am at a bit of a loss for how to use Durance in this game for some reason.ĭarcozzi Paladin- focusing on interrupting, heavy armor and shields. I've played all of the older Baldur's Gates, Icewind Dale, Planescape Torment, and Divinity 2. I am new to this series, but not new to this type of game. ![]()
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