thrall weapon

[Syotos]

i recently got a sword of crom and put it on my thrall but it doesnt appear they do any damage with it? did they change it from being the best thrall weapon?

[caroraim]

Originally posted by ApocNizmith:

Originally posted by Syotos:

gotcha, im full authority so im trying to find some weps to balance 2 thralls out. but it seems repeccing and going 1 thrall better stats might be betterr?

Aja's Bane, Telith's Sorrow, Blade of the Adventure, Axe of the Gatekeeper. If Siptah Ferroxic Greatsword, Ferroxic War Axe, Axe of The Grey Ones all solid choices.

This...not sure about the last couple since I haven't used them, but the first three here are solid choices for sure.

[fmalfeas]

Given the damage nerf of bearers, I generally figure they should be given something like Feroxic Daggers or some other DoT-applying weapon. That way, you don't care that they're hitting for 1, you just want them stacking up the DoT.

[Aurelia]

Originally posted by fmalfeas:

Given the damage nerf of bearers, I generally figure they should be given something like Feroxic Daggers or some other DoT-applying weapon. That way, you don't care that they're hitting for 1, you just want them stacking up the DoT.

That's what it usually boils down to. They are excellent tanks and will survive pretty much any engagement without worry on your part, but at the same time the only way they're going to do much damage is through bleeds/poisons. And even that takes a very long time to burn through large hp bars.

Honestly a named fighter thrall is often a far better choice as it's damage is easily sufficient enough to offset the fewer but enough HP if you're looking to do damage. They just lack a solid inventory.
It's just much cleaner and faster to use a thrall that actually does solid damage.
Greater pets are also incredible for damage output with that +20, but that's up to getting a pet with an attack pattern that actually deals that damage rather than just missing all the time..

[messy]

Originally posted by Aurelia:

Originally posted by Syotos:

gotcha, im full authority so im trying to find some weps to balance 2 thralls out. but it seems repeccing and going 1 thrall better stats might be betterr?

It's incredibly stupidly better :|
So much better it's criminal, and I really wish they will overhaul that last perk.

It's especially notable on pets, as newborn normal pets will be as strong as level 10~15 greater varients. For thralls, they'll start with a decent suppliment of armor, and a lot more hp.

I have a bearer III with 17k hp. I have 3 zombies who all have around 14k~16k hp.
And they tear things apart.

Give it whirl. It's worth it.

do i have to alocate the perk before i put for the newborn pet / new thrall to get the buff? is it a permanent buff?

[Shadex]

Originally posted by Syotos:

Originally posted by Shadex:

Ahhhh.. so it is one particular thrall that you really wouldn't use for combat beyond a meat shield. I was going to say, my experience with full authority and two thralls has been quite good actually. 1 RHTS and a CB have allowed me to kill pretty much everything in the game without any real threat to them. The +20 was nice but these two don't seem to have much more difficulty and things do die faster with two so less incoming damage. I think it really comes down to personal play style over meta.

what is rhts and cb?

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