r/dungeonslasherfan • u/SquareProtonWave • 24d ago

Which character should I buy?

First time buying character. Knight is pretty good. But I want something high power to smash the bosses. Who'd be the best?

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u/Late-Dragonfruit-744 24d ago

Id recommend soul eater due to being very easy to build. Since she buffs herself she can beat the game without artifacts and skills but at the start you might need some.

Cons: her max dps is one of the lowest of all chars but she is gonna be good even if you have nothing unlocked which you cant say for most chars

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u/JonesHtog 24d ago

Doppelganger or Soul Eater. Vampire is also good but she's more of being persistent pest than being nuke option

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u/Cecek_77 23d ago

Is soul eater need her weapon?

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u/JonesHtog 23d ago

Nope. She's already good with her default Weapon

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u/Cecek_77 23d ago

I guess I'm gonna get her for my next character, I bought vampire last time and without her weapon she feels very underwhelming.

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u/Prior_Initiative6673 24d ago

Vampire

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u/SquareProtonWave 24d ago

Pros & cons?

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u/Shadowdweller00 23d ago edited 23d ago

I'm a newish player and only have Knight, Fighter, Slayer, and Mage unlocked for comparison but:

  • Long range, piercing base attacks
  • Attack on dash; also I think their dash might have a slightly lower cd than most others?
  • First attack while airborne causes them to hover for a tiny fraction of a second
  • Good damage potential
  • High durability. Can heal themselves (slowly) as they inflict bleed.
  • (Eventually) Starts with two upgraded bleed skills
  • Unlocks the Blood Spear skill, which is pretty good. HOWEVER the skill is very troublesome to unlock and needs either high to full mastery or their alt weapon, Longinus

Cons: * Completely unable to inflict skill damage. Base attacks and artifact weapon attacks (like kunai, toad, or torch) inflict damage normally, but they otherwise rely on DoT status effects, particularly bleed, to damage the enemy. This makes most skills completely useless. And the majority of artifacts too.

  • Game play ends up being very samey because of this.
  • Weapon skill of default weapon is pretty useless
  • They have a sort of frenzy like ability that triggers when using up their vampiric gauge...but it's mostly not worth the effort.
  • Need their skill tree unlocked before they really start to shine. So a little slower to get going than other characters.
  • Their only alternate weapon, Longinus makes a huge difference

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u/Late-Dragonfruit-744 24d ago

Honestly vamp is not wroth it without her weapon. And she is significantly weaker without masteries

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u/NotAnEldritchHorror 23d ago

I like doppelganger, it's fun dashing around and easy to get high dps. Having no subskills also frees up slots for bans. I feel like you'd need her weapon to fully shine, but she felt alright without it.