Naginata Assassin

Lynderika wrote:4th reserved post just in case
I will use this post for updates
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06 sep : Corrected a few typos, added a few lines in early milestones about skills points, added relic /items (ty acry)
07 sep : Added two new samael video, part 111.5 and 111.6. Still not a clear but be patient is should come soon, I'm starting to slowly git gud (very slowly), replaced Sam link for 111.5 because it's the funnier
Added link to the vietnamese merc guide, It's probably better to read someone more experienced than me in this part
12 sep : Added Acry and Controlledanger "poison" and "elemental" set up showcase in my skills tldr. They are not my things but if they look fun to you feel free to try, all nagis are good nagis (even spearzon cosplays)
14 sep : Due to popular demand, changed Elemental and Poison set up description to be more inclusive, changed description of the Naginata set (thanks for everyone your input, I wanted to try all theses things but were too lazy)
15 sep : smol updates of ubers description, added the fact that 120 rifts is the part that felt the less good in my progression, and re added sam set up video
18 sep : Added labs video, some cool T11 and T12 runs, and a one shot from phoboss at T13 ( ), updated lab description, updated merc description to add Shapeshifter. Added a link to Arcology Samael kill showcase, changed black ice description to talk about it's end game potential
Theses labs are my last videos ! My playthough end here, with 59h32 of video content, representing 99% of everything I've done with this character, have fun lol (1% being a few things in normal and lots of sam try)
20 sep : changed title because who care if I'm playing ssf or not
07 oct : Changed again Black ice section, very smol UMO add
07 oct :

1.7 PATCH IS OUT ! From what I see just from that :
Nerfs :
BACKSTAB : duration AND magic damage reduced by 25%, so the effective damage take a lot. Early bosses and sam will be way harder but most of the gameplay should be ok.
Whirlpool cd : 1>1.6 sec, Overall gameplay doesn't change that much, Whirlpool always were here to be dropped every fews secs to support your skills, most of the time it's the best. I discovered this skill in 1.6 so ended up heavily abusing it, but most of the time others skills do around the same. A few places, like Bremmtown and labs, relied heavily on this though, this may be a problem.
Result : I don't even feel the loss lol
Edryem do not work outside of toraja : No summon anywhere, they were useful in somes places, rip

Buffs :
Sleep now give +1% max res for free, just thanks
Mercs are hella cool, go get some act 1 with cool amazon bow or act 2 with colosseum, can't wait
Storm blade have +40% dex now, super big bonus
somes places got easier ; jitan and astro reduced damage, TA arrowside easier to predict

Unknown because patch are very precise science :
Maybe buff : "Reduced the effectiveness of physical and magic resistance debuffing skills. Reduced the physical and magic resistances of endgame bosses to compensate." By how much? By what? The only place we were debuffing is sam with doom, How impactful is it? since most of damage is magic and phy and it's reduced it should be ok, but by what margin? Maybe "normal" set up sam is around the same and black ice sam take a lot because of that and backstab nerf, who know
Apparently a nerf : " Pure physical weapon damage builds (including damage conversion) will see a very small reduction in damage in the late endgame" Very small is not an indication.

A few very notifiable changes but nothing absurd

10 oct : Actually patch say backstab duration changed but the it's the cd that were increased, to be 1 more sec by base levels. so now 7 points to have 7 secs is the best, it indeed is a nerf since we lost a little bit of duration but gained 2 points hehe
Changed Backstab descrition to say now it's 7 points
My 1.7 feedback : Bosses are definitly a little bit tankier than before. Farming is about the same, if not better because mercs are super strong. Anyway Sam probably is super super hard now but every other content look still smooth (depend on your definition of smooth and skill level of course )

12 oct : Updated a few new 1.7 things, everything outside of maybe enhanced weapon damage values or some minor things should be gud

11 jan : I'm back with the new season, updated a little bit the merc part to remove all the old 1.6 info and get a fresh one. It's too bad I did this guide in 1.6 man, new mercs alone make the game so much easier lol
19 jan : Updated astrogha part as it were terrible and not updated to 1.8

Accidentally down voted when scrolling on my phone, sorry! Will upvote tomorrow

Upvote for this guide and also forum name - not every forum name has to brimmed with masculinity and necromancy

Broadside+Backstab, what the best way to use them to get full use of the Bonus Damage? I mean, first throw Broadside and Backstab after, or first Backstab and then Broadside? or maybe it doesnt matter which one goes first...

EDIT:: Nevermind, already found the answer. Great guide, man.

Several questions about Nagisin:

1)Isn`t it effective to get high defense TU armors, because they stack really good with LaserBlade passive 4% def component?

2)Can this build be played without Broadside? The skill is very strong and addictive :-D

, but it feels not like I imagine a Nagisin.
Maybe with max Barrier Strike?
Tried it, nope - low damage low aoe, Broadside is much better and too smooth. So basically, it`s broadside for single target and Hades Gate for general trash clearing.

3)Bloodmage got to be the best merc for Hades Gate spam cause he casts his heals more often, or he doesn`t? Or even a Shapeshifter? All that this build need to do is throw a Broadside and survive during it`s cooldown.

soup228 wrote:1)Isn`t it effective to get high defense TU armors, because they stack really good with LaserBlade passive 4% def component?

Strength requirements are too high.

soup228 wrote:Several questions about Nagisin:

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1) Base dex is too important for Laserblade damage, and even physical from Nagi scaling. Also the def bonus is not that big, around 200-300% alone is nice but small compared to others char, the most important defensive layer still is Perfect Being.

2) Farming specs can, but even then I still prefer to use it, at least one point in. But for leveling no, definitly not.

3) Leech heal enough already, bloodmage thing will not be relevent. Usually if I want a damage dealer I go for A1 Ranger (she's simply op), and if a tank Necrolythe, he's as immortal as Shapeshifter for most of the game and debuff better.

Updated for 2.0 ! New skilltree and gear have been updated, and lots of part have been rewritten entierly, and some excess info removed.

I still need to :
-Add screenshot of the new skillplan (will do tomorrow when the game is updated)
-Update the "rifts and dungeons" part, as my beta time ended before I could try any of the new ones anyway, all my second post still is old info
-Record and post brand new 2.0 version videos of every ubers

Everything else is ready and done ! 8-)

Thank you for taking the time to update this guide, there is often a high barrier of entry for mxl, and the ability for new players to just click on random updated/relevant guides definitely helps out.

Vouch Lynderika for being a great person, helped me tons during the beta when i was a nagi noobie

Great job at always dude !