Best battle wizard setup?

[deuceyd]

I just got my first level 35 bardin the other day and am gonna do sienna now, looking for good loadouts.

[Xarko]

BW has LOTS of options right now, depending on the build. For melee you might like something that sets multiple enemies on fire. Both Fire Sword and Fail works pretty well. For ranged, for the first time ever, BW works well with every single staff.

[deuceyd]

I only ever see people using the conflagration staff. What are good talent setups and properties on weapons and gear though?

[Medojedova zhouba]

I´m using flame sword or dagger with Conflag staff. ONLY with conflag staff she is on top of her efectivity. You can decimate, with Conflag and good settings, SV patrols like nothing. I´m using talents 1,3,2,3,3,2. And than you can do this.... devastating hell. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1843204716

Conflagration staff: 10% Chaos 10% infantry and Thermal Equalizer
Dagger/Flame sword: 5% Attack speed 5% Crit chance and Resourceful Combatant
Necklace: +2.0 Stamina +20% Health and Boon of Shallya
Charm: 10% Chaos 10% infantry and Proxy
Trinket: 33% Curse Resistence 5% Crit chance and Grenadier

With this setup you can burn everything. Everything will burn till death. Hordes and Patrols are avoided by Conflagration and hordes as well. And with Flame sword or dagger you are almost unkillable while horde. Elites are nor problem for you even with flame sword, because they will burn to dead.

[Xarko]

Originally posted by Medojedova zhouba:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1843204716

Merc has top specials killed(by a mile) in a group with Waystalker, Ranger and BW. Wow, you don't see that every day. Poor guy.

[cape]

Originally posted by Medojedova zhouba:

I´m using talents 1,3,2,3,3,2.

I run a similar build but with Bulwark instead of Smiter, and extra charge speed instead of faster tranquility venting.

Is there any special reason why you're using Smiter instead of Bulwark for the stagger talents?

With Bulwark everyone gets 10% extra damage on top of the stagger bonus damage on enemies that you stagger, so 30/50% instead of 20/40%. So I'd imagine that Bulwark benefits the whole team much more than the small bonus you get from Smiter. Except perhaps on Monster fights? If it applies to Monsters then I'd probably use it for a Monster killer build.

Just curious if there is something with Smiter that works better. How does Smiter work with a conflag charged hit? I assumed just one of the enemies would get a bonus to the damage. Also, I think I read somewhere that the fire DoT does not benefit from stagger bonus damage. Does Smiter affect this in some unforseen way?

[deuceyd]

What is better, unusually calm or Centred? Im thinking unusually calm?

[deuceyd]

For talents im thinking 1, 3, 1, 1, 2, 3

[Rider of Retarded Lion Prince]

Originally posted by Medojedova zhouba:

I´m using flame sword or dagger with Conflag staff. ONLY with conflag staff she is on top of her efectivity. You can decimate, with Conflag and good settings, SV patrols like nothing. I´m using talents 1,3,2,3,3,2. And than you can do this.... devastating hell. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1843204716

Conflagration staff: 10% Chaos 10% infantry and Thermal Equalizer
Dagger/Flame sword: 5% Attack speed 5% Crit chance and Resourceful Combatant
Necklace: +2.0 Stamina +20% Health and Boon of Shallya
Charm: 10% Chaos 10% infantry and Proxy
Trinket: 33% Curse Resistence 5% Crit chance and Grenadier

With this setup you can burn everything. Everything will burn till death. Hordes and Patrols are avoided by Conflagration and hordes as well. And with Flame sword or dagger you are almost unkillable while horde. Elites are nor problem for you even with flame sword, because they will burn to dead.

Stagger bonus dont count on conflag so you do more burn dmg with 7% power boost.
Almoste all range class should use 7% powerboost insteed of stagger talent. Unchaind is 50/50 as she is a melee monster but can still be devastating on range.
If you dont belive me, test it youself.

I run almoste same build, but i use flail insteed as you cant set CW on fire and you need that AP on many map end event when playing legend and cata.

[Capra Aegagrus Hircus]

She does great with conflag + lingering flame +150% burn damage

But bolt staff + 50% dmg when max charged ranged attack + 10% dmg reduction per enemy set on fire is great too.

[White_ Ink]

Originally posted by Medojedova zhouba:

I´m using flame sword or dagger with Conflag staff. ONLY with conflag staff she is on top of her efectivity. You can decimate, with Conflag and good settings, SV patrols like nothing. I´m using talents 1,3,2,3,3,2. And than you can do this.... devastating hell. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1843204716

Conflagration staff: 10% Chaos 10% infantry and Thermal Equalizer
Dagger/Flame sword: 5% Attack speed 5% Crit chance and Resourceful Combatant
Necklace: +2.0 Stamina +20% Health and Boon of Shallya
Charm: 10% Chaos 10% infantry and Proxy
Trinket: 33% Curse Resistence 5% Crit chance and Grenadier

With this setup you can burn everything. Everything will burn till death. Hordes and Patrols are avoided by Conflagration and hordes as well. And with Flame sword or dagger you are almost unkillable while horde. Elites are nor problem for you even with flame sword, because they will burn to dead.

Gives me hope for non dlc sienna.

[Capra Aegagrus Hircus]

Originally posted by Deucey D:

What is better, unusually calm or Centred? Im thinking unusually calm?

What talents are these? I don't know their names

[Medojedova zhouba]

Originally posted by Rider of Retarded Lion Prince:

Stagger bonus dont count on conflag so you do more burn dmg with 7% power boost.
Almoste all range class should use 7% powerboost insteed of stagger talent. Unchaind is 50/50 as she is a melee monster but can still be devastating on range.
If you dont belive me, test it youself.

I run almoste same build, but i use flail insteed as you cant set CW on fire and you need that AP on many map end event when playing legend and cata.

I know it´s not working on conflagration staff, but thats it. I´m using it because of dagger and fire sword, when I have to clutch. And then it´s working properly. You can fire CW with Conflag or charged attack with dagger or flame sword. This is for situation even when you´re alone. So this build is for sure I can say. Flail is good as well but not so good in clutch situation from my experience.

Originally posted by cape:

Is there any special reason why you're using Smiter instead of Bulwark for the stagger talents?

Because of cltuch situations... you have better chances to do clutch with this build thx lower non-burning damage.

[Medojedova zhouba]

Originally posted by White_ Ink:

Gives me hope for non dlc sienna.

That´s it. Some patches ago, flame sword and dagger was almsot useless, but now, they are really helpfull in many situations. Than only CW patrol can give you hard time. Everything else will burn faster than ever. Till then you just block or watch specials, becuase you know you already killed them.

[Capra Aegagrus Hircus]

Originally posted by Medojedova zhouba:

Originally posted by White_ Ink:

Gives me hope for non dlc sienna.

That´s it. Some patches ago, flame sword and dagger was almsot useless, but now, they are really helpfull in many situations. Than only CW patrol can give you hard time. Everything else will burn faster than ever. Till then you just block or watch specials, becuase you know you already killed them.

It was very useful for it's CW stagger since quite a while though!

[Rider of Retarded Lion Prince]

Originally posted by Medojedova zhouba:

Originally posted by Rider of Retarded Lion Prince:

Stagger bonus dont count on conflag so you do more burn dmg with 7% power boost.
Almoste all range class should use 7% powerboost insteed of stagger talent. Unchaind is 50/50 as she is a melee monster but can still be devastating on range.
If you dont belive me, test it youself.

I run almoste same build, but i use flail insteed as you cant set CW on fire and you need that AP on many map end event when playing legend and cata.

I know it´s not working on conflagration staff, but thats it. I´m using it because of dagger and fire sword, when I have to clutch. And then it´s working properly. You can fire CW with Conflag or charged attack with dagger or flame sword. This is for situation even when you´re alone. So this build is for sure I can say. Flail is good as well but not so good in clutch situation from my experience.

Oh, okey then you have a point in your build. I dont need to clutch thats much so far, and find flail more usefull after playing with it a bit more.
BW work as everything right now, and the fact i mostly play with pre-made team do alot on what i pick with BW. I know i dont need to worry about going solo but i can do it if needed.
Flail do have a weird way of working, fire sword is mostly spam first charge unless you are facing CW, then its a bit more tricky