How to DOT?

[SaiColors]

Last run I was using Miss Chain + Sharon + Joey + Silver

My thought was Chain as Tank/Burn/Dot sustain, Sharon for Dot/Support, Joey Heal/Support, Silver for single target dps.

The problem is DOT is actually not that hurt, and need to draw the cards to make it start working.

My Chain's DOT was 6X4=24 damage per tick, Sharon was 5X5=25. I was expecting for like 100+ per tick at full stack actually, am I doing wrong or it's regular?

This team almost failed at last boss second phase (because Silver accident die), and Miss Chain solo the 3rd phase, win at 17 turn.

Every other fights progress slowly too, the Bomb Clown, the mind control boss.

[Cute Tea Goat]

DoTs are still based on attack power. At certain thresholds, they'll add an extra damage per tick. While they can be very valuable, I wouldn't rely on them exclusively. Charon's, at least, get passed to another enemy on death, so there's no harm in finishing them off if the next tick won't do it for you. They also bypass armor, which is nice.

[Samseng Yik]

On the contrary, I feel DOT is the best source of consistent damage.
You can play defensively for a while if you know someone gonna kill by DOT.
Shadow Priest IMO has the best DOT.
However it doesn't mean you should neglect direct damage because DOT has max stack, some enemies are designed to have big DOT resistance.
DOT can get resisted based on pain accuracy VS resistance.

6X4 + 5X5 = 49
Every few attack point add 1 DOT damage.

[SaiColors]

I've using Charon + Miss Chain DOT for some runs, the DOT actually do damage when enemy moves, if enemy got 2 move per turn, the DOT will tick 2 times and consume 2 turns.

So it's actually hard to sustain the DOT if you got too many cards.

[Khor]

Wait... what exactly is the problem?
If you win the run, it means the deck was "working"

[SaiColors]

Originally posted by Khor:

Wait... what exactly is the problem?
If you win the run, it means the deck was "working"

Yes but things isn't going that well, actually was a close one.

I believe the process can be optimized, just need some suggestions how other ppl playing a DOT team.

[Khor]

Well...
The standard run is indeed Chain + Charon
and you pretty much want to "spend" all your Skill books on Chain to get 3 Playing With Fire (that`s the big "Dot sustainer") maybe even Fix one of the PwF
Based on the other characters, Shred Them All might also be very good
Soul Stigma is also pretty interesting here

The best Healer is Obviously Joey for the extra dot

and Trisha is the best "support" for Mirror Images, her Dot, and Heartpierce
Johan also comes with a nice AoE dot, if you are dead-set on killing over time

Then it`s probably just a matter of choosing the "best" cards
(Grievous Burn + Encroachment is the bare minimum, but 50 damage for "free" every enemy move is nothing to scoff at)

[SaiColors]

Originally posted by Khor:

Well...
The standard run is indeed Chain + Charon
and you pretty much want to "spend" all your Skill books on Chain to get 3 Playing With Fire (that`s the big "Dot sustainer") maybe even Fix one of the PwF
Based on the other characters, Shred Them All might also be very good
Soul Stigma is also pretty interesting here

The best Healer is Obviously Joey for the extra dot

and Trisha is the best "support" for Mirror Images, her Dot, and Heartpierce
Johan also comes with a nice AoE dot, if you are dead-set on killing over time

Then it`s probably just a matter of choosing the "best" cards
(Grievous Burn + Encroachment is the bare minimum, but 50 damage for "free" every enemy move is nothing to scoff at)

Do I need to minimal Chain and Charon's deck around 5?

They got lots useful cards, especially Chain, she can do anything, but more things she's gonna do, less DOT apply and sustain.

[Khor]

It`s not like you "need to" but it`s usually best, as you get to see good/Rare/Lucy Skills faster