The Power of Bone Knights!! (With Data!!)

[Sabin76]

Originally Posted by Ivory [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yup, dex and AC... and it's more than feasible to level (it's very very strong when under 40, I would level up duoing most of the time ....and my favorite to duo with were just added DPS like a monk, since I could heal myself and tank and heal the monk if they got hurt too. Or another necromancer for shadow pacting each other).

I've always been more survivable than my pet. And I never had much to twink myself with (Pockete was my only other character, so twinked me with what she could get at level 18).

AC is super important though. One of the first parses I did was testing the difference between 530 AC and 650 AC.... against just a green guard in front of the freeport bank.

It took the average damage per hit from 50 (with 530 ac) to just 26 (with 650 AC). That's a hugeeee difference, and why casters normally get destroyed by anything in melee, even greens. But if they push their AC up with some focus on armor, they can actually become a LOT more survivable.

In general though, after 40 things start to hurt a bit more.... and good armor becomes way more critical. Since the threshold for not taking full damage each hit rises higher as the mobs get higher.

It works in classic, and when kunark comes there are a host of items that can keep pushing up the AC for damage mitigation (like a mask that has 12 AC on it).

I still don't know how it works after 50 (never tried it, it's just theory from then on).
I thinkkkk it should be powerful.... since I can already go toe to toe with planar monsters pretty ok (not enough to fully tank them for too long).

But when I get more lifetap dots and better mitigation, I think I'll be able to, especially if I throw in the fast casting lifetap.

Today my AC was hitting 690 with buffs, which is pretty good for a caster!



For hate, I was using the Staff of Undead Legions most the time (a couple of the fights have it against a living cleric, and still had good DPS).

But the 2nd set I linked I was using a staff of writhing (for the extra proc). I also have that dagger that procs the summoned DD if I fight summoned things (for the hole probably), but not shown here.

To give you an idea of the power of procs (combined with vampiric embrace proc) , I fought a hill giant without my pet.... just lifetap dots and my melee.... and by the end I had done 850 damage in procs alone. It's really pretty frequent with about 190 dex.

BUT in Kunark things change even more, with some reallyyy nice caster weapons (making it worth it to try and get some strength and haste items). Like I can't wait to see what the parse is with a rod of annihilation ( https://wiki.project1999.com/Rod_of_Annihilation )

I expect to be hitting for 40-80 per hit with it, which should up my DPS pretty well. If I can hit 1/3rd DPS of my pet at later levels, it will be a lot.

The level 60 necromancer pet hits for 62 max (so chance of a quad, but probably more on average 2 or so hits?).... with a 48 damage lifetap.

By comparison, at level 60, vampiric embrace should be proccing for 72 damage, and then hitting for 40-80 per hit myself in melee (and that's before using any magic on top, like putting on a 100 damage a tick lifetap dot).

Who is this person typing, and what have you done with Palabin...?

[Tethler]

What melee weapon were you using?

[Jibartik]

That is an awesome quest ivory!! You are the only one here playing a new class on green good job! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Robersonroger38]

What armor are you wearing atm? Can you pst your character

[Ivory]

Originally Posted by Robersonroger38 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What armor are you wearing atm? Can you pst your character

This is current Palabin http://wiki.project1999.com/Magelo_Green:Palabin

BUT!! Behold future Palabin!! http://wiki.project1999.com/Magelo_G...he_Bone_Knight

[port9001]

This is an inspiring experiment. So inspiring I've decided to try the bone knight!

Still working through low levels which have always been easy on any pet class. Looking for any easy to acquire gear must-haves you might know about Ivory!

[Ivory]

Originally Posted by port9001 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This is an inspiring experiment. So inspiring I've decided to try the bone knight!

Still working through low levels which have always been easy on any pet class. Looking for any easy to acquire gear must-haves you might know about Ivory!

All together the items for a pretty good set o armor really isn't that expensive. Later you can focus on boosting up items (like getting cloak of shadows), but these things I was using for most my time.

Get 2 hp rings
https://wiki.project1999.com/Azure_Sleeves
https://wiki.project1999.com/Green_Silken_Drape
2 https://wiki.project1999.com/Symbol_of_Loyalty_to_Vox
https://wiki.project1999.com/Kobold-Hide_Boots (or bear hide boots are ok too)

https://wiki.project1999.com/Gorilla_Hide_Leggings or https://wiki.project1999.com/Drake-hide_Leggings

https://wiki.project1999.com/Fine_Silk_Turban or https://wiki.project1999.com/Crown_of_the_Froglok_Kings

https://wiki.project1999.com/Lizardscale_Cloak (or cloak of shadows, but lizardscale is great and cheap)

https://wiki.project1999.com/Pegasus_Feather_Cloak (it's really not hard to camp, i camped it with my untwinked level 12 cleric even... just gotta show up and look for a few other people looking for it and sit on a spawn spot)

https://wiki.project1999.com/Drakescale_Belt

https://wiki.project1999.com/Glowing_Bone_Collar (or get a dex jewelry for neck... or the cheap AC of https://wiki.project1999.com/Labyrinth_Talisman )

2 https://wiki.project1999.com/Obsidian_Bead_Hoop (unless you can afford the better earrings, like https://wiki.project1999.com/Diamondine_Earring is pretty easy to camp, but expensive if you buyin)

https://wiki.project1999.com/Gem_Inlaid_Gauntlets (you can pick up the scrolls for free if you hang around karana enough)

[Castle2.0]

Don't let em hate on you bro. Can't stand the jar jar binks talk on page 1 so I haven't read it - but following rest of thread. Very cool. Love the concept, looking forward to messing around with it a bit myself.

We need more of this on P99.

[Balimon]

Thanks so much for this Ivory! I immediately retooled my 20 necromancer ( my gear choices were pretty close to what you posted, thanks for that [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] ) and it has been awesome.

[Ivory]

Originally Posted by Balimon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Thanks so much for this Ivory! I immediately retooled my 20 necromancer ( my gear choices were pretty close to what you posted, thanks for that [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] ) and it has been awesome.

Anytime!! Post your findings after being a bone knight some! Vampiric embrace + banshee aura (though the short duration on banshee aura i didn't use so much till later) is the key to much power (and now that necros got their early lifetap dot, is even better since they stack with the others for healing)