Astral Serpent

Saxon · #1 June 11th, 2007, 02:07 AM

Wouldn't the kills from the water elemental be counted to the elemental, rather than the SC?

Forrest · #2 June 11th, 2007, 02:45 AM

Yes.

A water elemental does do it's share of killing. Best of all it does not get afflictions. Which is why I figured it a good item.

You just don't get the statistics. If you could add in the element's numbers the last guy might be higher, but I don't think so. Those quickened guys move fast.

Now if you could group the Elementals and cast a quicken spell on them that would be one quick, mean wall of water. A few boosts would make the terrors.

Baalz · #3 June 11th, 2007, 10:07 AM

Well, one thing that comes to mind is that each extra attack has a proportionally higher effectiveness against high defense troops (Vanhiem comes to mind). Not sure how the attacks are ordered, but it might be that the serpent isn't dealing so much damage itself as reducing the defense and letting other attacks land. You might try a dancing trident or stone bird to compare it to.

Just a thought, haven't tested this out.

CUnknown · #4 June 11th, 2007, 10:13 AM

I think the Serpent is a pretty decent item, I mean it does death poison. I think it would be more effective than the dancing trident or the stone bird.

Forrest · #5 June 11th, 2007, 10:25 AM

Just have to try and see.

Cor · #6 June 11th, 2007, 12:55 PM

Does the serpent just do one attack, or does it do one attack for each one the SC takes (IE 4 attacks for quickness plus sword of swiftness + another 4 attacks for serpent)? My observations say that its only one, but the text is misleading.

Nick_K · #7 June 11th, 2007, 03:12 PM

I'm pretty sure it just adds an extra weapon, so just one attack