Swarms

[Boss]

Playing on Core.

I just want to say that rats shouldn't be more difficult to fight than demons.

That is all.

[Chan]

Grenadier. Or having someone using natural weapons/a pet using Swarmbane Clasp. Or the ring that converts all damage to force.

[Chan]

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How is bane of spirit of any help ? That's a GREAT ring for the attack buff, but the passive is meh at best. If the issue about swarms was the mind affecting effects everyone would use martyr's testament (same thing as for the crystals) and there would be no joke about it.

Swarms do unavoidable stats damage, are immune to nearly anything that does real damage, have tons of HP, pass through tank walls... and yes they inflict conditions. Heck ! they are so powerful even the ones you can summon (creeping doom) are insanely OP !

I assume the force damage bypasses the damage reduction/immunity of the swarms?

Yes it does. You use to be able to use it as many times as you want per turn, so you could do things like the secret area in the Midnight Fane in a turn or two. They changed it though to only once per turn, but on someone like a dual wielding axe thrower they melt pretty fast.

[Draken]

Just saw the spell Explosive Runes, a level 3 spell which deals 6d6 Force Damage.
That should work very well against most swarms, right?