Scholar blood in solo PvE

[Gerbilios]

I find this blood ridiculously good for soloing bosses, i recommend giving a decent quality one a try on a boss you have trouble with.

[Smug Kot]

Scholar blood is broken in PvP and PvE, the Life leech, increased spell power and chance to RESET ANY SKILL. Not be surprised if it gets nerfed to the ground.

[Tanyon]

This is by far the best boss blood in the game.. I would just use it all the time..

[Katydid]

just started a few days ago, what gives the scholar blood type?

[Smug Kot]

Originally posted by KatyDid:

just started a few days ago, what gives the scholar blood type?

Increased spell power, Spell life leech, chance to reset the skill CD.

[Tanyon]

Originally posted by KatyDid:

just started a few days ago, what gives the scholar blood type?

Go to temples/religious locations, you'll see like nuns, spiritual people. There are none till the second zone.

[Gerbilios]

Originally posted by KatyDid:

just started a few days ago, what gives the scholar blood type?

You find priestly pricks around Dunley Farms churches and occasional nun patrols

[Rhapsody]

Hey, it makes sense, blood of the virgins and everything. :v Don't nerf *too much*, please. :)

[Harris]

Basically scholar is the optimal blood type, cuz it lets you get around the annoying max health decay mechanics. It enables you to win those attrition fights vs bosses.

Spell power is the best stat, because it directly influences all spells and ultimates, even non-damage ones. With 75 spell power you can have 150 shield for example, which is a game changer.

It is possibly to overcome bosses with melee builds, but that is much more skill-intensive and risky because of limited sustain, even those builds have to crutch upon Sanguine Coil. Also there's a number of bosses that are devastating or barely possibly to engage at melee range.

[Gerbilios]

IMO other blood types should be buffed to have their own brand of ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, and scholar should be tweaked abit

[Hefutoxin]

Each blood type is ridiculously good. If you view Scholar as the optimal, it simply tells me that you try to kite every boss with spells.

[Tanyon]

Originally posted by Hefutoxin:

Each blood type is ridiculously good. If you view Scholar as the optimal, it simply tells me that you try to kite every boss with spells.

Well yea, it's the safest way to play. Most bosses if you try melee you get face rolled if you make 1 or 2 mistakes.. I much prefer ranged approach.. which is nice because the game gives us different ways to play.

[James]

Originally posted by Hefutoxin:

Each blood type is ridiculously good. If you view Scholar as the optimal, it simply tells me that you try to kite every boss with spells.

Well, kiting is ridiculously good. Melee never felt rewarded for the increased risk. Ranged combat seemed like more damage done safer.

[Hefutoxin]

Originally posted by DarthTanyon:

Originally posted by Hefutoxin:

Each blood type is ridiculously good. If you view Scholar as the optimal, it simply tells me that you try to kite every boss with spells.

Well yea, it's the safest way to play. Most bosses if you try melee you get face rolled if you make 1 or 2 mistakes.. I much prefer ranged approach.. which is nice because the game gives us different ways to play.

Each boss has different mechanics. You'll notice that some bosses are weirdly more difficult than others. That happens when you are using the wrong strategy.

Christina is a boss many people have issues with. It's because they are trying to kite a boss that is stronger in range than melee. Get in her face next time and watch her fold like a lawn chair.

[Katydid]

Thank you all :)

[theworld]

Originally posted by Hefutoxin:

Christina is a boss many people have issues with. It's because they are trying to kite a boss that is stronger in range than melee. Get in her face next time and watch her fold like a lawn chair.

*Christina is a boss many people [who have mental issues] have issues with.

Try meleeing Winged Horror and Solarus. There are videos of people succeeding, but it's not pretty and extremely long, the Angel in particular likes to fly out of the arena with her charges.

In the meantime I've solo'd Solarus with 95% Scholar blood (had plenty of 100% in stock as well, but I wanted to see what the margin for error was), and turns out it's massive - I never fell below the threshold where I could always just heal back to full HP.