what's the best build for rogues/stalkers?

[Irxallis]

and i thought only champs can kill hydro :O

Solo, perhaps. With priest support? I guess 1 SW priest + 1 DSing hunter with proper gear (not even a sniper) should be enough if there are no mistakes (assuming a hunter can deal more than 9999 damage in 5 seconds). I don't think Hydro is much of a challenge if you have a SW support, to be honest. Just let someone hold a Hydro and a mob in a SW and others should smack it to death.

Hydro is problematic because when it drops below 30% HP if has:
- PowerUp (nullified by a SW spam)
- 9999 heal every 5 sec (nullified by, well, outdamaging).

If you can deal with both issues above, it is dead.

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Now, if I may offer you an advice (which you accept or reject)... do not start from collecting 'gimmick' weapons (elemental sword, dragon killer). Those are VERY directed (one enemy only, one location only) and usually VERY expensive / unflexible. That is, unless you know exactly what you are doing. An exception is the Exorciser - there are really lots of demons out there and some have very high def which will be a problem for any auto-attack rogue.

You can get your trans level on VVS ele damasci. If you are auto-attack, consider VVVS weapon as well - 50 (ranker) damage guaranteed on miss and regardless of def can be very useful (especially if your STR is not very high). Think of an Exorciser too.

As a stalker you can switch to mes[3] type of weapons. Those are abundant (nameless drop), ~150~350k ea and you can easily get them to +7. I would start from 3* SPC cards (which synergise with Aspersio neatly) and 3 hydra cards (Rachel, anyone?). Trust me, there WILL be times when you prefer VVS ele damasci+7 over a triple XXX mes+7. You want those damasci as high as possible.

Only if you have those I would go after Dragon Killer (unless you catch one in Pront for 500-750k) because there are no dragons you can solo in a cost-effective way. Maybe Weeder Knife too, if you get a fire endow mavkas will die a horrible death. Basically, evaluate ANY armour piercing weapon (dagger or sword) and think where can you use it. Armour piercing weapons are your best friends.

Elemental Sword... I have no opinion on that weapon, never looked into it.

On the other hand I am a high priest who supports a stalker. T hasn't really soloed her char, we usually duoed or partied a lot. This means I look at this class from the party point of view, not solo point of view.