best armor combination

[KIPIUŚ]

So what is the armor set combination that you wear at present? With the previous update I suppose it was obsidian + drowned due to big retaliation bonus... any thoughts?

[clemons75]

My armor is all +4, I've got the full Drowned Set (lvl 100) with the Kin Necklace (lvl 50). Might swap out 2 pieces of Drowned for Obsidian soon, I dropped down to NG+5 for the recent update.

[Omegatherion]

Originally posted by clemons75:

My armor is all +4, I've got the full Drowned Set (lvl 100) with the Kin Necklace (lvl 50). Might swap out 2 pieces of Drowned for Obsidian soon, I dropped down to NG+5 for the recent update.

I used the same setup up until NG+20. I spent my soul elsewhere and don't have anything left to upgrade the gear for now.
But more armor or more lifesteal will probably be my choice once i get my hands on that sweet +9 stuff.

[Phrxs]

Drowned and Warden at <9
Drowned/Warden/Obisidian at 9

[lukeliu]

Drowned + Kin for max Str
Crescent + Leviathan for max Int

[KIPIUŚ]

Originally posted by guzun83:

Drowned and Warden at <9
Drowned/Warden/Obisidian at 9

Can u get 3x 100 unity bonus having eq at + 9?

[AK]

Originally posted by Hatton:

Originally posted by guzun83:

Drowned and Warden at <9
Drowned/Warden/Obisidian at 9

Can u get 3x 100 unity bonus having eq at + 9?

Yes and 2x 100 unity bonus with +6 équipements.
+9 parts give 50 affinity and necklace 100. +6 parts give 35 affinity and necklace 70.

I'm using +6 kin sword/head/cloak iirc (individual part stats are really good) and +6 drowned or obsidian chest/necklace, it's around 1000 HP vs 150 STR

[Ender]

Originally posted by clemons75:

My armor is all +4, I've got the full Drowned Set (lvl 100) with the Kin Necklace (lvl 50). Might swap out 2 pieces of Drowned for Obsidian soon, I dropped down to NG+5 for the recent update.

Is the drowned 100 bonus worth it, or is it due to the base armor stats? The bonus is an extra jump and dash right?

[fuchsohnehalstuch]

It changed to a 20% str bonus.

[Wildy]

Ammonite and Obsidian. I don't know how you survive top NG without it. Taking 2k hits is disgusting.

[KIPIUŚ]

Originally posted by Wildy:

Ammonite and Obsidian. I don't know how you survive top NG without it. Taking 2k hits is disgusting.

After NG10+ realising that I need NG100+ to max soul shop, I lowered everything in house rules...

[clemons75]

Originally posted by Ender:

Originally posted by clemons75:

My armor is all +4, I've got the full Drowned Set (lvl 100) with the Kin Necklace (lvl 50). Might swap out 2 pieces of Drowned for Obsidian soon, I dropped down to NG+5 for the recent update.

Is the drowned 100 bonus worth it, or is it due to the base armor stats? The bonus is an extra jump and dash right?

No, the update changed the lvl100 bonus. It's +20% str bonus now.

Edit: someone already answered

[PapaGiorgio]

For Strength builds at +4 armors, I use the Kin weapon and cape instead of the kin trinket like some others here. Kin weapon has more strength than drowned, and kin cape trades the int for dex. It is a more offensively potent setup, although your int does become super garbage tier, so food is fairly weak and spells are utility only.

Although for vegan characters, the super low int is great so accidentally touching food barely does anything.

[FDru]

Leather
Leather
Leather
Leather
Gilded

Cause I'm too lazy to switch even though I think leather max bonus is kind of useless now (since going to minimum resolve makes any amount of increased resolve pointless).