Parry chance stacking/melee totem fight?

[Oldcheese]

Hey. I am undoubtedly just bad at the game. But I have tried the totem fight 2x now on the rogue. And in both cases he just gets a ring around him that deals continuous damage to me. The ring is larger than my melee range so I literally can't hit the boss with melees.

Am I missing a boss mechanic? Am I not supposed to hit the middle? Am I just unlucky?

Also, I picked up the 2% increased parry chance per stack on the upgrades, I'm getting 50% parry from the dual daggers already, then got 20 stacks of slice and dice, checked my stats real quick and saw 65%. Is there diminishing returns, or am I missing the way it interacts?

[softi]

The rogue is probably the hardest melee class in the beginning. The way the game works is that you get bonuses from leveling different characters for all characters. The class I found easiest up to NG+ (fu curses) would be the paladin, he has a heal on a pretty low cooldown and his kit is pretty good with defences, he also gives armor to all other classes once leveled. You might give him a go, collect some gear for your rogue and additional skill points via archievements. I know my advice does not help your immediate situation, but having a char that can carry the village development and meta progression makes it so much easier.

[Oldcheese]

Thanks! I loved Thief in hoh1. And since I already tried sorcerer and ranger I figured I'd give him a try early since his bonus (I think) is gold %.

But indeed. It feels like the damage AOE zone makes it almost impossible. Even if I 'dodge' perfectly, I don't have the range or mana to kill the totem with abilities.

[Ozymandeus]

Evasion also seems to be broken on the thief so missing their core survivability skill is gonna make it difficult.

Play some other characters and get your title bonuses to make life easier for all your characters. Paladin gives armor, warrior max HP, etc. Click G to see titles.