(04-12-2018, 11:10 AM)The Roger Wrote: Stalker is many classes and no class at the same time; it can do many things but cannot excel in any of them. if im right, this set is made having in mind this, so it merged DS with magic without trying to make everything OP. The general iteration is to make something "normal" than "overpowered": its better to increase the power of something later than having to reduce it because too strong.
Now, the complete set gives:
13 DEF
3 MDEF
6 DEX
7 INT
ACD reduction 10%
Range Damage +20% if Double Strafe mastered
MATK dmg +10% if Double Strafe mastered
SP discount 5% of skills
SP pool increased by baseDEX*2
[if Stalker:] 10% DEF/MDEF pierce if Weapon refine is +10 (1% per refine)
Now considering we ca put a Byorgue card inside the armor for another ATK +10% & MATK +10%, Mystic Bow for extra DS cost discount (iirc this has to be fixed >_>) and more INT, plus its a bow so you can DS with it, copy for example Storm Gust on a build of 90+DEX, 90+ INT, 50 AGI, plus the new racial hats that gives 5% reduction from [race] and 10% def/mdef pierce on [that race], plus Dragon Tail card in garment for +5% DS dmg generally or the other +10% damg on [element] & +15 crit on [race]... all of this already seems a good improvement for a mixed build.
If you dont want to use DS, you can still use the MATK daggers, but the best imho is using a bow. And there are weapon cards for race/size/element on the physical side and there are also the +5% matk on [race] cards if you make a quad compo bow with them to still use DS and have a +20% matk on said race.
I find on a lot of the various sets having +9 shoes/garments would help a lot too. The Dragontail nab's hood is nice, but if you can get those high refines every refine past +5 will get you an extra point of int too. get a +9 one for 4 int for a little extra oomph on your magic.go for that +10 for an extra magic boost~.
Black WIng set in particular seems like it's benefit IMMENSELY with +9 Shoes/garments. Get the luck and crit from chung E and get the aspd boost from Winter wolf.