u r doing it wrong if u cant tank some1 alone as eppuri weap, 4% rpd boots, legs, -6% ct wrists, dragon top, vit neck, def cape, phy ring / mag one with 3% rpdspam vanguard (sage) and plume shell when neededtry to practice fortifying be4 stuns since they are predictable
If you only have around 67ish you need more defense levels whether its on your ornaments or your weapon. Purify weapon is good against sins, just be sure to use shields and what not cause you're right, you become squishier. Most people just wait until the tidal has went off, maybe throwing tiny hits here and there before it goes off to take down the genie. With no genie you're hoping to just sleep, debuff and crit them. xd My ep has 88 defense levels while being full magic so it's pretty easy for me to just plume shield and kite until there is no tidal c:If you feel like you are still too squishy try using a physical ring with defense levels on it. Being sage ep makes it easier but I think demon could tank just as good.
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so camp defense without a care for tidal. and switch gear after tidal?. i don't think i'd have much more def lvls with a puri wep lets seeammy - 5 (7 if it's a def lvl one)belt - 7drag cape - 5ring - 52nd ring - 2wep - 34 (currently) / probabyl 4 with a puri wep once a defence one is done (8 if i'm lucky)cards - probably 10-15 or so from war avatarscleric r8 set - 30i'm coming up with probably 68 with a puri weapon vs the 98 i'd have with def lvl wep. (i'm not online atm so i can't just look at it). idk where you get 88 as a full mag. (the phys def ring i could trade out. and go down to 87 ct instead of 97 for the pdef it provides). idk about losing all my channel stuff though, seems like it would be difficult getting very many spells off in a fight otherwise
Most camp defense until the tidal is off, yes. Violet dance, debuffs, one spark, plume shield and you should be ok for a while if you don't kill them. If you're sage you have the channel and physical buff so if you were to switch out a ring it wouldn't make a big difference, physical buff with the purify weapon. Once you get your gear done it should be easier for you. Although if you have the build to tank you normally tank, full magic for dding and such. Besides the debuffs most eps don't use more than three or so skills fighting. Elven bloon, primal cyclone, wield thunder, sometimes plume shot. Those skills don't take anything to channel so you'd be fine c;
Thing is, best sins are the much well geared players from far on this server, since it's the most played class.OP gears or not will not change alot for cleric in EPW, even if it will help. People know bad cleric, for them it's like just spam heal or repeat the same combo in UV.It's should be the class the most timing based..Of course than timing is important for us...Just don't give too much importance on killing sins in 1v1.They are really broken, more there are game evolution more 1v1's are irrevelant, cleric v sin is really a pointless fight.