Re: So I took the Transmuter to VGT...
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 6:11 am
I just went back to VGT to secure my official Rogue victory and had one of the luckiest runs in a long time. The tower exterior contained Glowing Guardian, BYSSEPS, Venom Ward, Soul Orb, and the Martyr Wraps. I kept Patches until near the very end, and got an amazing FIVE hits of resistance from him, for an extra 20%. o_O
I took five doses of Absolution, but only because I was playing a Rogue. Took Enlightenment once my piety maxed out and then quickly rebuilt to 100. Found Tikki Tooki and Earthmother right as my piety finished refilling, allowing for a painless dip into TT for Dodge and Poison before desecrating EM and switching to Taurog for the armor. The really nasty curses like First Strike and Counter Fireball happened mercifully early and the reveal all curse happened on JJ's tiny little island floor. Dracul showed up on the very last floor, but because of Patches' generosity, getting Blood Shield so late didn't hurt as much as it might have. I actually converted the Ritual Scroll because at that point my resistances were at 65/63 and it didn't really have anything to offer me.
With BYSSEPS on the board, you can basically desecrate Mystera for free once it's down to just you and Horatio + popcorn. Between that and Consensus, I had enough piety for many, many Blood Swells, plus two indulgences for potion use. The Martyr Wraps were just icing.
The only real mistake I made was to forget to use the Long Rant. I literally never remember this thing. As in, there has not been even one occasion where I remembered it.
I took five doses of Absolution, but only because I was playing a Rogue. Took Enlightenment once my piety maxed out and then quickly rebuilt to 100. Found Tikki Tooki and Earthmother right as my piety finished refilling, allowing for a painless dip into TT for Dodge and Poison before desecrating EM and switching to Taurog for the armor. The really nasty curses like First Strike and Counter Fireball happened mercifully early and the reveal all curse happened on JJ's tiny little island floor. Dracul showed up on the very last floor, but because of Patches' generosity, getting Blood Shield so late didn't hurt as much as it might have. I actually converted the Ritual Scroll because at that point my resistances were at 65/63 and it didn't really have anything to offer me.
With BYSSEPS on the board, you can basically desecrate Mystera for free once it's down to just you and Horatio + popcorn. Between that and Consensus, I had enough piety for many, many Blood Swells, plus two indulgences for potion use. The Martyr Wraps were just icing.
The only real mistake I made was to forget to use the Long Rant. I literally never remember this thing. As in, there has not been even one occasion where I remembered it.