Crusader - Revision history

Spook: added flavour text from the compendium

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Luigifan: /* Class Features */ Grammar check

2017-02-19T21:24:33Z

‎Class Features: Grammar check

Lynzkar: /* Trivia */

2016-09-21T15:56:48Z

‎Trivia

Lynzkar at 15:54, 21 September 2016

2016-09-21T15:54:57Z

Choongmyoung: /* Class Features */

2016-09-18T18:24:14Z

‎Class Features

Zayyeh at 08:47, 28 July 2016

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Zayyeh at 08:47, 28 July 2016

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Zayyeh at 11:29, 26 July 2016

2016-07-26T11:29:09Z

Zayyeh: /* Class Features */

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‎Class Features

Zayyeh at 11:17, 28 April 2016

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 == Class Features ==

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-{{a|SCARS}} means you are resistant to most effects which hinder regen fighters, which makes you excellent at stacking damage resistances, even tough you don't start with any. It also makes you effectively immune to most of the maluses that {{i|Patches the Teddy}} can inflict upon the player, meaning you should probably be prepping it on any Crusader run (as it can also get you some resistances, but also all sorts of other benefits).
+{{a|SCARS}} means you are resistant to most effects which hinder regen fighters, which makes you excellent at stacking damage resistances, even though you don't start with any. It also makes you effectively immune to most of the maluses that {{i|Patches the Teddy}} can inflict upon the player, meaning you should probably be prepping it on any Crusader run (as it can also get you some resistances, but also all sorts of other benefits).
 While resistance stacking is certainly strong, even a spellcaster crusader can benefit from the potential mana increases Patches offers.  At very minimum, the ability to use Patches freely is very effective.
-{{a|MOMENTUM}} ability can be leveraged in two ways - by getting your attack very high (in combination with the highest base damage possible), to take down the boss in as few hits as possible. This is actually rather difficult to leverage, and while workable is probably the worst way to play crusader. It is occasionally the way to go - when you're facing a high damage but low health boss like Bleaty, Aequitas and such, or when you can only get a very, very few strikes in on a boss.
+{{a|MOMENTUM}} ability can be leveraged in two ways - by getting your attack very high (in combination with the highest base damage possible), to take down the boss in as few hits as possible. This is actually rather difficult to leverage, and while workable is probably the worst way to play crusader. It is occasionally the way to go - when you're facing a high damage but low health boss like Bleaty, Aequitas, and such, or when you can only get a very, very few strikes in on a boss.
 The best way to leverage it is to conserve popcorn (low level mosters) as much as possible during leveling. To make the most out of them, when you're ready to fight the last boss, kill the popcorns just before a level-up. Because each popcorn can offer a bonus damage at maximum (15% + 7.5% + 3.75% + ...), this makes you use the damage bonus earlier which is generally better. Then level-up when you cannot tank a hit and repeat the process. This is the most optimal way to play the momentum-spike crusader, and it makes him one of the highest damage classess in the game. If you can level-up in the process, it's better to kill higher level popcorns first, because momentum will bring a bigger damage when you are at a higher level. Make sure you leave some popcorns when you should tackle another boss.
-However, this can be dangerous if you lose a momemtum by accident, such as using {{s|BURNDAYRAZ}} or hitting a non-XP monster. If you are using a {{i|Quicksilver Potion}}, it can be hard do get a confirmed dodge if you already consumed all {{t|First Strike}} monsters. Instead of killing popcorns all the way along, you can alternatively start fighting the boss with killing 4 little guys for +60% damage, which is a lot and practically unparallel. You then strike the boss, and it drops to +30%. Kill two more little guys and you're back to 60% for the next strike. While this is not optimal, the total damage difference with the above is very small and it generally makes a tiny difference.
+However, this can be dangerous if you lose a momemtum by accident, such as using {{s|BURNDAYRAZ}} or hitting a non-XP monster. If you are using a {{i|Quicksilver Potion}}, it can be hard to get a confirmed dodge if you have already consumed all {{t|First Strike}} monsters. Instead of killing popcorns all the way along, you can alternatively start fighting the boss with killing 4 little guys for +60% damage, which is a lot and practically unparallel. You then strike the boss, and it drops to +30%. Kill two more little guys and you're back to 60% for the next strike. While this is not optimal, the total damage difference with the above is very small and it generally makes a tiny difference.
-It is best combined with either {{g|Taurog}} (for his string of Death Protections), {{g|Tikki Tooki}} (with his string of potions) or {{g|Dracul}} (for healing between strikes using his Bloodswell and Sanguine boons).
+It is best combined with either {{g|Taurog}} (for his string of Death Protections), {{g|Tikki Tooki}} (with his string of potions), or {{g|Dracul}} (for healing between strikes using his Bloodswell and Sanguine boons).
 {{a|MARTYR}} means you will always have plenty of altars in the dungeon.  This means you're more likely to encounter useful altars, and will have more opportunities for favorable conversion combos. This also means that it's somewhat more likely that you'll encounter the unpreppable god {{g|The Pactmaker}}.  If combined with the extra altar preparation then a Crusader will have a total of 5 altars, meaning more than half the pantheon will be present.  Perhaps most importantly, it vastly increases the odds of finding an altar you can safely desecrate for bonus piety.
-Bringing a {{i|Burn Salve}} on any run means you can always desecrate {{g|The Earthmother}} altar with no effective downside. The {{g|Mystera Annur}} altar can be easily desecrated if you have a way of removing resistances from your enemies afterwards; both {{g|Binlor Ironshield}} and {{g|Jehora Jeheyu}} offer you a method of reversing her penalty.  The Binlor altar can be desecrated for no punishment as long as you don't have any damage resistance, and since the Crusader doesn't have any by default this usually means it's a free desecration. {{g|Dracul}}'s altar can be desecrated if you don't mind a minor health drop, but this can be problematic on high-difficulty dungeons where powerful monsters often come very close to 1-hit kills. The only altar which you should avoid desecrating at all costs is the altar of the {{g|Glowing Guardian}}.
+Bringing a {{i|Burn Salve}} on any run means you can always desecrate {{g|The Earthmother}} altar with no effective downside. The {{g|Mystera Annur}} altar can be easily desecrated if you have a way of removing resistances from your enemies afterwards; both {{g|Binlor Ironshield}} and {{g|Jehora Jeheyu}} offer you a method of reversing her penalty.  The Binlor altar can be desecrated for no punishment as long as you don't have any damage resistance, and since the Crusader doesn't have any by default, this usually means it's a free desecration. {{g|Dracul}}'s altar can be desecrated if you don't mind a minor health drop, but this can be problematic on high-difficulty dungeons where powerful monsters often come very close to 1-hit kills. The only altar which you should avoid desecrating at all costs is the altar of the {{g|Glowing Guardian}}.
 A particularly effective combination is using {{g|Taurog}} and {{g|Dracul}} in combination for high resistances.  Ordinarily any specific 2-diety combo requires some luck to find, but for the Crusader the odds are pretty good.

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 == Trivia ==
-The Crusader is inspired by Batman, specifically the combat system, and how it allows you to bounce from foe to foe.
+The Crusader is inspired by Batman, specifically the combat system in Batman: Arkham Asylum, and how it allows you to bounce from foe to foe.
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	One particularly devious strategy with the Crusader is the so-called "one-hit-wonder". This Crusader prepares a {{i\|Strength Potion}} or purchases one in dungeon, and otherwise works to maximize his attack bonus (usually by playing orc and converting just about everything). He then builds up {{a\|MOMENTUM}} and activates the {{i\|Strength Potion}}. This will grant him a single attack that deals massive damage. This is often enough to wipe out a weaker boss.		One particularly devious strategy with the Crusader is the so-called "one-hit-wonder". This Crusader prepares a {{i\|Strength Potion}} or purchases one in dungeon, and otherwise works to maximize his attack bonus (usually by playing orc and converting just about everything). He then builds up {{a\|MOMENTUM}} and activates the {{i\|Strength Potion}}. This will grant him a single attack that deals massive damage. This is often enough to wipe out a weaker boss.
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		+	== Trivia ==
		+	The Crusader is inspired by Batman, specifically the combat system, and how it allows you to bounce from foe to foe.


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 {{a|MOMENTUM}} ability can be leveraged in two ways - by getting your attack very high (in combination with the highest base damage possible), to take down the boss in as few hits as possible. This is actually rather difficult to leverage, and while workable is probably the worst way to play crusader. It is occasionally the way to go - when you're facing a high damage but low health boss like Bleaty, Aequitas and such, or when you can only get a very, very few strikes in on a boss.
-The best way to leverage it is to conserve popcorn (low level mosters) as much as possible during leveling. Then when you're ready to fight the boss you first kill 4 little guys for +60% damage, which is a lot and practically unparallel. You then strike the boss, and it drops to +30%. Kill two more little guys and you're back to 60% for the next strike. This is the most optimal way to play the crusader, and it makes him one of the highest damage classess in the game in a stable way.
+The best way to leverage it is to conserve popcorn (low level mosters) as much as possible during leveling. To make the most out of them, when you're ready to fight the last boss, kill the popcorns just before a level-up. Because each popcorn can offer a bonus damage at maximum (15% + 7.5% + 3.75% + ...), this makes you use the damage bonus earlier which is generally better. Then level-up when you cannot tank a hit and repeat the process. This is the most optimal way to play the momentum-spike crusader, and it makes him one of the highest damage classess in the game. If you can level-up in the process, it's better to kill higher level popcorns first, because momentum will bring a bigger damage when you are at a higher level. Make sure you leave some popcorns when you should tackle another boss.
 It is best combined with either {{g|Taurog}} (for his string of Death Protections), {{g|Tikki Tooki}} (with his string of potions) or {{g|Dracul}} (for healing between strikes using his Bloodswell and Sanguine boons).

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 {{CC|Crusader|Bronze|The Ratlings}}
-{{CC|Crusader|Silver|Rat-Faces}}
+{{CC|Crusader|Silver|Rat-Faced}}
 {{CC|Crusader|Gold|The Tattered Army}}

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 ;{{a|MARTYR}}: Extra altar spawn
 |SuggestedRaces={{OrCr}}, {{HaCr}}
 |Unlock=
 Once you have unlocked all Gods, you may encounter the Crusader in a subdungeon. You must reach {{Piety|100}} with any deity in order to gain his trust, at which point you will unlock the class.

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 |Name=Crusader
 |ShortHand=Cr
 |Traits=
 ;{{a|SCARS}}: {{t|Poison Immune}}, {{t|Mana Burn Immune}}, {{t|Curse Immune}}