Anyone played as a pure Mystic Knight Solo?

[Richard]

I am talking about not leveling in any other class except Mystic Knight (after level 10 of course). I know what the stats will be, i want to know if anyone has ever done it.

[Huggles the Cat]

I know Karathrax is very familur with the mystic knight. Hopefully she'll drop by with an answer.

[Karathrax]

I haven't exclusively leveled as MK, but I came close to it with my first console Arisen. I played mage until 14, Sorcerer until around 50-ish and was a brand new MK fighting Grigori for the first time... and was mostly MK until 200 with some Sorcerer thrown in here and there.

There was nothing I could not do wth that Arisen.

HP: 3848
Stam: 3004
Str: 374
Mag: 580
Def: 337
Mag Def: 570

My preference is to load out with two high +MAG rings rather than third tier skill rings. Third tier rings are just too slow in the heat of battle.

[ShinkuTear]

Originally posted by Karathrax:

HP: 3848
Stam: 3004
Str: 374
Mag: 580
Def: 337
Mag Def: 570

To add onto this, a Pure MK should look something like...

HP: 4808
Stam: 3020
Str: 358
Mag: 486
Def: 457
Mag Def: 477

Notable boost to HP and Def, but at the cost of nearly 100 Mag and Mag Def. Source is the stat planner, with a starter class as Mage: https://stackoverflow.github.io/dragons-dogma-stat-planner/#am0000000000005a0000000000000000640000

[Ͽ҈҉Ͼ]

Originally posted by ShinkuTear:

HP: 4808
Stam: 3020
Str: 358
Mag: 486
Def: 457
Mag Def: 477

Still more than high enough physical and magical attack to pierce defenses... as long as you aren't trying to kill everything solely through magic cannon.

[Richard]

Like i said...i know what the stats will be but was curioius if anyone has done it before that had input. Im lvl 30 now (went 1 extra with fighter in pursuit of enough RP to actually make the switch). Already i notice i don't hit for much unless i use a peripet and holy enchant my steel beak against the usual lick horde. But i survived a maelstrom attack which would have been impossible as a glass cannon so some give and take already. I don't plan on using magic cannon much at all or ruinious sigil. I just wanted to play it like a balanced fighter.

[NambaWan]

If anyone has tried it I bet they rerolled due to doing close to no damage in later BBI, although periapts can help with that.

[Karathrax]

No. It doesn't really matter what your build stats are if you're a skilled MK...getting third-tier equipment solves all those pesky little defense/magick defense issues. The stats I quoted above took me through hundreds of Death kills, hundreds of Daimon kills and totaled about 1800 hours of fun times in Dark Arisen. Ghost of Kirin's console Arisen in this video has less than 400 strength and less than 500 in magick:

https://youtu.be/EMxaToPP-2g

The player uses no tools, periapts, boosters or curatives-- the only thing that doesn't match the OP's criteria is that he does have pawns present.

[Fashionbeast]

MK even has solid stat growths.
Now, a solo pure Magik Archer run could get "interesting" in low and mid levels. Any experience, Karathax?

[Karathrax]

It's do-able, but for taking on BBI, you'd want at least a Grigori-bestowed weapon, just like solo MK.

But, naah, personally, the MA's bow drives me nuts; I loathe its autotargeting, hate that its elements are locked to a particular skill and dislike lengthy charging time for its skills.

I'd rather be a Strider, TBH.

[Richard]

Already now as a level 62 with a BBI lvl 2 mace, the gameplay is slow. It's like playing as a fighter but with a more satisfying block mechanic. The setup for everything just makes this seem inferior.

After recently getting a Brain Splitter ring for my Assassin, i switched back to Strider. 3500 damage + adhesion + opportunism + topor from rusty bow makes solo work childs play for BBI solo even post Daimon.

LIkewise i switched from my 190 lvl sorcer to a Magic Archer and didn't see what the big deal was until i killed 3 Garm with ricochet hunter while they were below me and not even visible while in the garden by bouncing the arrows off the wall.

Sorcerer was powerful but vulnerable, MA is powerful but so adaptable it feels less vulnerable and the Assassin felt like i owned the place.

So far, this MK has some strengths but no contest given it's slow playstyle. So far, i would only recommend this to someone that only wanted sword and shield play but even then; Assassin.

[Richard]

Originally posted by Karathrax:

It's do-able, but for taking on BBI, you'd want at least a Grigori-bestowed weapon, just like solo MK.

But, naah, personally, the MA's bow drives me nuts; I loathe its autotargeting, hate that its elements are locked to a particular skill and dislike lengthy charging time for its skills.

I'd rather be a Strider, TBH.

Thank you for the response. It's nice to get a response from someone that has experience to offer. I have many hours into this game (not nearly what you are boasting) and have played as everthing in everyway but never MK. I can now close that chapter as well.

[NambaWan]

@Karathrax
Aren't you forgetting that Ol' Ghost used Exhilaration and Equanimity in that video, thus +35% attack and +20% magic? I know that tidbit for sure, because that video was the very thing which inspired me to get back into PC DDDA as MK. But whatever, I guess your answer already satisfied the OP's requirements. I personally don't like getting my defenses too high, although like I said, even with higher base defense like a 11-200 MK would have, a few offensive periapts and those two critical health augments can help damage output.

[Karathrax]

He does that particular augment loadout to maximize damage output from limited base stats, which allows him to use third tier skill rings. I can't stand either running in the red or using slow-ass third tier skill rings personally, so I use different augments and +MAG rings.

So, in effect, there's more than one way to achieve the goal of extracting the most power from one's build.

[NambaWan]

True, true. I also dislike the 3rd tier MK skill rings and just wear two +MAG rings instead.