Weapon choices for xoti?

[Corinthas]

Levelling up and have another weapon slot.. i kinda feel its useless.. any advice on what to take?

Another useless thing was me choosing the summon weapon spell... it summons the 2 things she already has.. will the sickle get better than the default one i have?

[runs_with_scissors]

You can enchant her starting weapons. I also use a longer range melee like pike or pollaxe so I can hit behind my tank, and still easily drop circles on my allies.

[Zaris]

What do you mean with "another weapon slot"? You start with 2 weapon slots and you don't have to take the extra weapon slot skill. Or do you mean weapon proficency? This is useful because some enemies are immune / have high armor against specific attack types which is why you should take for example hatchet + mace which seems the common difference in enemies but i think you know that.

[Corinthas]

sorry meant proficiency.. and yes i was thinking of a spear (pike is better for range) or indeed mace.. what about the summon wepon skill though? Is that worth it? I am thinking not..

[Bluesy]

I have her as a priest and using scepter/shield. With the AI script I have set up she spends most of the fight casting spells anyway.

[avil]

She is my main priest with basic scepter, didn't even change her lantern from off hand.

[Drake]

About the summoned weapon spell, yes they get better with power levels.

[ruppe27]

As a priest only She's best used with a ranged weapon because she is squishy as hell.
Pistols are nice because she is still close enough to her allies to buff and heal.

[Wilhelm_Richard_Wagner]

Xoti has a pretty decent HP/defences, so offtank role fits her just right. Starting sickle is good enough to help her in that matter, while sabre/axe/sword would be a better choise for damage dealing.

[avil]

Originally posted by Wilhelm Richard Wagner:

Xoti has a pretty decent HP/defences, so offtank role fits her just right. Starting sickle is good enough to help her in that matter, while sabre/axe/sword would be a better choise for damage dealing.

It's just she's only one dedicated healer that also a story character. If you're a healer yourself, then it's fine. But in another cases better to keep her not engaged and at low CD so she can react quickly when she need help someone. Or build a custom support, but you'll miss out on a story this way (unlike poe1, there's a lot of things happen around your followers).

[Wilhelm_Richard_Wagner]

Originally posted by avil:

It's just she's only one dedicated healer that also a story character. If you're a healer yourself, then it's fine. But in another cases better to keep her not engaged and at low CD so she can react quickly when she need help someone.

If you position your tank and other melee fighters properly, she's staying where needed all the time (because they are the only ones in need of healing). Besides, AI targets light armor first, so why give him another reason to oneshot your main healer?

[Lem]

Originally posted by ruppe27:

As a priest only She's best used with a ranged weapon because she is squishy as hell.

Originally posted by Wilhelm Richard Wagner:

Xoti has a pretty decent HP/defences, so offtank role fits her just right.

It may sound weird at first, but both views are true. I say, put her up close (but not in a position to be swarmed) if your main character is ranged, and put her at range if your main character is melee. She can balance out your early party fairly easily. Priests aren't designed to be tanky. They're middle of the road as far as HP and deflection go. You can build her out to take a few hits.

My main is up close, and with eder built like a tank, we've got the front covered. I keep Xoti back with a ranged weapon, but mostly she's throwing spells anyway.

[zeromblade]

Soulbound dagger? Fully upgraded, it gives her a sacrifice ability to one shot a near death enemy and recharge some class resouces.