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'''Casting Delay:''' | '''Casting Delay:''' | ||
* | * 6 seconds | ||
'''Synergy Bonuses:''' | '''Synergy Bonuses:''' | ||
* | * Critical Strike | ||
* Dodge | |||
* Evade | |||
* Avoid | |||
* Penetrate +40 attack rating per level | |||
* Decoy +20% life per level | |||
'''Description:''' | '''Description:''' | ||
"Summons a powerful Valkyrie to fight by your side". The Amazon's version of a Golem spell, Valkyries look like an Amazon in | "Summons a powerful Valkyrie to fight by your side". The Amazon's version of a Golem spell, Valkyries look like an Amazon in plate mail with no helmet. They are always armed with a spear, and appear in a flash of light, walking around and battling any mob of demons fearlessly. They are excellent tanks and shields, but aren't very good at killing things, due to slow attack speed. | ||
One nice change in v1.08 was the random equipment on a Valkyrie. Each time you cast one they are generated with magical armor and weapon, with random stats. You can get Valkyries that emit Charged Bolts or even Frost Novas when hit, ones that strike with cold damage or even Amplify Damage bonuses on their weapons, and more. Occasionally you'll summon one with such useful bonuses that you might want to return to town when she's low to get a heal from the NPC. | One nice change in v1.08 was the random equipment on a Valkyrie. Each time you cast one they are generated with magical armor and weapon, with random stats. You can get Valkyries that emit Charged Bolts or even Frost Novas when hit, ones that strike with cold damage or even Amplify Damage bonuses on their weapons, and more. Occasionally you'll summon one with such useful bonuses that you might want to return to town when she's low to get a heal from the NPC. | ||
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You should use your Valkyrie wisely, cast her where she'll do the most good. You don't need to wait around for her to walk into the action, just cast another one right where you want it. Keep an eye on her hit points in her profile image to the top left of the screen. You can't feed her potions, but you want to know if she's about to die, especially if she's all that's between you and some big nasty beastie. In very tough fights you'll be casting Valks constantly, as they get killed off by a Might boss pack, or Duriel, etc. Learn the continuous skill system, where you hold down the right mouse button and switch hotkeys as needed. No clicking, and it's faster; in a big fight you might go MS, MS, Valk, Freezing Arrow, MS, Valk, MS, Freezing, Guided, Valk, etc, in that order. Cranking out a new Valk every few seconds while only shooting other skills long enough to leech back the Valk' cost is scary, but necessary at times. | You should use your Valkyrie wisely, cast her where she'll do the most good. You don't need to wait around for her to walk into the action, just cast another one right where you want it. Keep an eye on her hit points in her profile image to the top left of the screen. You can't feed her potions, but you want to know if she's about to die, especially if she's all that's between you and some big nasty beastie. In very tough fights you'll be casting Valks constantly, as they get killed off by a Might boss pack, or Duriel, etc. Learn the continuous skill system, where you hold down the right mouse button and switch hotkeys as needed. No clicking, and it's faster; in a big fight you might go MS, MS, Valk, Freezing Arrow, MS, Valk, MS, Freezing, Guided, Valk, etc, in that order. Cranking out a new Valk every few seconds while only shooting other skills long enough to leech back the Valk' cost is scary, but necessary at times. | ||
How many points to put into Valk is open to debate. If you are only in Hell games with lots of players, 1 is probably enough. If you are doing solo runs or are in small games and have very low hit points, or lag a lot, or are Hardcore and nervous, you'll want more points in Valk to be safe, and should probably recast her every time she's anywhere near low. Higher level Valks also have a wider pool of potential mods on their random equipment, and can spawn better base gear, but since you don't know what their mods are unless they have something visible graphically, this isn't a real big bonus. The mana cost can get expensive if you keep adding to Valk, so consider your mana pool and how fast you can leech it back if you're getting your Valk up to high levels. | |||
How many points to put into Valk is open to debate. If you are only in Hell games with lots of players, 1 is probably enough. If you are doing solo runs or are in small games and have very low hit points, or lag a lot, or are Hardcore and nervous, you'll want more points in Valk to be safe, and should probably recast her every time she's anywhere near low. Higher level Valks also have a wider pool of potential mods on their random equipment, but since you don't know what their mods are unless they have something visible graphically, this isn't a real big bonus. The mana cost can get expensive if you keep adding to Valk, so consider your mana pool and how fast you can leech it back if you're getting your Valk up to high levels. | |||
==Pierce== | ==Pierce== | ||