Melusine...what?

[CacaFresca]

I can't wrap my head around how to properly use her skillset, anyone got tips? She just seems so opposite to how every other player plays. I know characters in games like this usually means they are a powerhouse when used correctly...But I just can't seem to utilize her correctly.

Is she more geared to a support class in multiplayer, because she seems so difficult to utilize in solo.

[CritChanceZero]

Take advantage of the speed boost when exiting the sing stance. Also for me, that ability that gives you a shield whenever wisp passes through you is a must. So you at least don't get chipped down. You can also attack enemies just outside the circle if you position wisp right, giving you insane range.

[Captain Beary]

I often reposition Melusine as that's what fun and comfortable for me, so ofc I always take the Weaken build (apply Weaken to enemies within zone when entering Sing stance, something like that). I think she can also tank reasonable damage by healing with power or shielding with attacks, it goes well with Deep Beat (damage to all enemies within Sing zone after 4 attacks, counter resets when exit stance).
You can try unlocking all her traits to get a better view of what she's capable of, have fun :D

[FrozenWolf]

Melusine is a weird one to play in solo, her strength is definitely in group play but can still solo enemies when you get more comfortable with her.

The main thing is that cancelling trait (which you can do with the dash key if that's easier) gives you a speed boost in the direction you are holding. By cycling between left click and 'dash' you can be surprisingly mobile whilst still doing some damage. Weave in your power on cooldown and bob's your uncle. You also have your actual dash you can pull out when needed.

Special is trickier to get used to due to the long animation lock and a range shorter than your wisp's but is worth it for the damage. Fun fact: if you attack first to bring out your wisp you can actually keep attacking (including using power) during said animation lock.

As for defence I only ever use that in emergencies to dodge roots and hooks and that' only if 'dash' into actual dash won't get me out in time. Except during the build that resets special's cooldown when casting defence, that one's surprisingly fun.

[SalleStar]

She can get a lot of POWER juice through combos (triggers twice, triggers on defense skill, bigger AoE). She probably has the most internal trait synergies of all the classes.
Also her base damage is pretty high.

[AlpacAttack]

Just get the shield on attack and any amount of healing and she becomes actually unkillable. Most braindead character in the game. Been soloing up the nightmare ranks without much trouble at all with her.

[LootSquid]

I only play this character in solo but I found that It is very easy to farm with this character thanks to the range of her skills, you can easily keep your 4 lives till the boss. It’s clearly a hit n run character. For me her weakness it’s her positioning during the boss step, I cannot manage to make lots of damages with my auto attacks and keep me safe at the same time.

[Naalith]

I actually came to the forums to see if anyone else thought she was overpowered, lmao. I've only played alone so far, but if you just get all the right click upgrades that turn it into a bomb that fires twice, plus make your shift proc your right click, you do insane damage. One game I even had a +20% Power attack modifier and +2 charges of Power attack. Absolutely disgusting. Her abilities are all pretty good at pushing enemies too, not just her E, and I feel like her base damage is nuts.

That being said, I did notice she has a Chilled upgrade that I unlocked for her right click. Seems she can also shield allies in teamplay, which is pretty crazy.

[[LWT]Karpiu]

Melusine is incredibly strong for solo too. She has a lot of cc, damage from combos and mobility. You just have to get used to the mechanics.

[Horrible Marksman]

She's my favorite character. She has a fun playstyle no matter what traits you get. I find 2 of her starting traits to be absolutely useless though. That said, she is great all around and her support build may be a bit too strong. You're essentially immortal with minimal investment unless you're spiked. If you get the legendary object that prevents spiking? True immortality. That particular object can easily do that for Scarlet too though.

Her damage is strong but it's fairly comparable to other characters. Beowulf is the one that I'd say stands out pretty impressively when it comes to damage. That ignite line is kind of absurd. I haven't seen anything that can keep up with his damage thus far. I think Aladdin and maybe Piper--haven't really played Piper--are the two that are a bit lower on the damage scale. Aladdin brings so much potential power to the table though that I don't really think it matters and piper has some rather nice utility.

[Voodoo86]

how to get her?

[Steinar]

Melusine feels like the most powerful character in the game. Doing Nightmare 9 solo is a breeze. Just get absorption on Wisp attacks and healing on that tidal wave. The Master Nightmare won't be able to kill you. She's got good range and high dmg. Make your Power hit twice. Free tip.

[binho]

Get close > use the special > drop the ball > get the recover life & shield / recover life & longer wave (you will hit the final boss and one tentacle).

The secret in this game is to every special/hability, use it in one more enemy. At least hit 2.

GGHF!

[Lord_Abaddon]

Melusine is definitely the most unique character as far as controls goes, she can be extremely powerful once you get used to her kit but it takes time.

As other have mentioned her shield on wisp is a pretty power skill that can scale incredibly well. a lot of her power skills and double dip as well if you get the defensive skill where when you dive it causes a free powerful at that location.

As far as her wisp skill goes it has a few key mechanics that will make your life easier once you get used to using. First it can pick up dream shards and healing orbs, this is extremely helpful when you're running by medium sized dream clusters just throw your wisp break and suck them up and keep going. Next you can cast your tidal wave special while in wisp mode, I didn't realize this for awhile (my own fault) so positioning your character to cast it at oncoming enemies. I rarely using my trait to leave sing stance as I wait till the last moment then use my defensive or dodge to come out of it, this is just my preference but it seems easier to me. Lastly your wisp can attack slightly outside the range listed. it won't go far but if an enemy is slightly out it can dart out to hit them so no need to leave stance.

If your're playing solo try to get more damage oriented abilities your powerful skill is up quite quick and can output quite a bit of damage if used liberally. also your ultimate can be ended early by hitting the key or button for it again.

[WhistlingShadow]

Melusine has one build, take her SPECIAL trait heal, grab all SPECIAL trait upgrades, make sure to get DEF refresh SPECIAL trait. then find relics to increase CHARGS of DEF trait. You are now unkillable and are invulnerable half the time.

[Sujeito]

Originally posted by WhistlingShadow:

Melusine has one build, take her SPECIAL trait heal, grab all SPECIAL trait upgrades, make sure to get DEF refresh SPECIAL trait. then find relics to increase CHARGS of DEF trait. You are now unkillable and are invulnerable half the time.

Been on a winstreak of 4 on the latest difficult(nightmare?) and i never build her special xD, i go for wisp teleport heal and build power everytime, glad to know theres another viable build, but i doubt it hits harder.