tommydgun wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 7:17 pm
So now that I am 70+ vanq+ I have been roaming solo a lot to pick fights and test my limits. I've run every build out there: defensive, OYK, sac stabs, and witchbrew non defensive. First of all 6 piece vanquisher is EXTREMELY squishy and easy to be killed. But I was wondering: in a 1v1 what are WE supposed to be able to kill? This is my view below assuming offensive spec and not regen shenanigans.
Depends on your spec, you won't ever beat able to be every class but can spec to beat certain classes at a given time (as it should be imo). E.g., I can't solo some melee specs when in my ranked build, but could solo them in a 1v1 spec.
tommydgun wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 7:17 pm
Winnable: BW, engi, ranged SW, bad WHs, bad slayers, lowbies
Other fights:
white lion - jumps on you knocks you down and you die before standing
archemage - knocks you back and kites you to death
good WH - parries you for 12s and ripostes every attack
kotbs - laughs at you til you die or reinforcements come
SM - laughs at you til you die
aSW - knocks you down and you die before standing (also has 5k+ armor and laughs at all your damage)
warrior priest - lol
iron breaker - laughs at you til you die or reinforcements come
good slayer - wins the dps race because you are squishier
Your winnables are accurate for almost any WE build with general competence on your part.
WL - there are enough forum posts that describe what I would say here without even having to say it.
AM - run disrupt, easy kill on most AMs pending your AP lasting out/having AP pots.
WH - depends on who gets the KD and if they are running RB
KOBS - depends on the build - running 3 stacks of EB during a fight (doesn't tick off armor)? If not, start doing that.
SM - see above.
aSW - depends on who gets the first KD and if they crit. Armor doesn't mean as much to a WE/WH given something like FP and AW, tactics, etc.
WP - can always beat WP if you run parry spec with moral 1 rush.
IB - depends on builds, see KOBs. Running full parry + reposte/m1 rush via OYKs? Probably win most fights.
Slayer - it's not because you are squisher, it's because they can by-pass parry. For a Slayer the regen/absorb build probably better for 1v1, but I've never cared enough to try it.
tommydgun wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 7:17 pm
Anything I am missing? Are you all just running around in full defense meme WE builds or are you having success with more classes as a pure offensive WE and if so what build / armor and how are you beating the classes I listed under Other fights? I am getting pretty close to a re-roll here...
SS/MoM autoattack build, full armor pen RA build, offensive WB are the best builds in my time - defensive builds don't feel very "WE" to me. With Vanq, there should be few classes you can't put up a good try at. Are you timing your CDs? Have full uptime of 60s CDs? Running incoming heal debuff if attacking healer+tank/dps duos? Etc.