INT-DEX Staff feels underwhelming...

Amaymon · Dec 1, 2023

Nekotori said: ↑

Actually now I'm curious.

For any Staff users with INT-DEX builds:
How do you usually fare in things like guild raids, or event bosses?
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The instantaneous damage is lower due to lack of crit damage but I don't even have to worry about crits at all. Just continue blasting when Qadal can't be used. It also doesn't interfere much with mages that requires weaken status.

Unless the party members are super picky or if you are the super picky one, you won't have to worry on event boss. It feels uncomfortable tho when the enemy survives your Cannon. There is also a chance to use Qadal 3× risk-free if you use Int>Dex(247) stat. The RNG involved with Qadal charge is quite annoying, but it should get better in the far future because of Dex reliance.

If anyone is thinking of instant cast, better not. You can't use Mirage Evasion when you have no cast time. Just inject more matk and int into your veins

Nekotori · Mar 26, 2024

Ceeyane said: ↑

Does INT-DEX staff really sucks?

The new update for magic skill tree is cool and all, damage increase and at least a help for your cspd. I think INT-STR benefits a lot more, they can just kill the bosses very quick with very high dmg and poof, the boss is gone, and yes, it can be limited to what kind of bosses, but it's most of them... like come on, you'll use the same thing and you'll just kill them. INT-DEX feels easier to use that INT-STR atleast. you care less for stats that cr mages needs to look out for, casting skills quick is good as well, but the new update seems to favor critical mages far more, more damage, casting buffs (especially the cast tine reduction from chain cast). and limited but guaranteed crit from qadal for your skills. INT-DEX feels underwhelming in a way that nothing that much changed, i still having issue with prorating and the bosses are just gone after i cast my buff skills. even having close-to-maximum motion speed. I still feel slow, about the dmg, it also feel underwhelming, even having maximum magic pierce and good other stats. Are INT-DEX Staffs really just weak or im seeing it the opposite way, other classes are just too overpowered? i know DEX for staffs sucks. it gives not enough cspd and tiny matk. Im just confused now, if Ill focus on speed (as in trying to reach enough cspd for me to not rely on high cycle so i buff less things), my below average dmg for a high budget build will get lower even further. if i'll go damage-focused. which doesn't give much due to lack of huge multipliers. i'll suffer being slower and cast high cycle plus high cycle is annoying, 1dmg at you, you lost it, youll cast 1200mp cost of buffs again just to keep going. I tried many kind of builds now for INT-DEX, focusing on some part that might help me. but nothing seems to make it on par with others, or again, im thinking of it the opposite way? because for me INT-DEX really lacks something. Also im new here, so... Hi there!
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So first, sorry for necro posting.

But just as a heads up, Qadal is probably going to get a nerf pretty soon in that it won't give 100% charge to Magic Cannon. This might make INT-DEX Staff users be able to keep up again on a more level playing field

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INT-DEX Staff feels underwhelming...

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