Albion Online (tuxdb.com)

Basic Builds: Great Cursed Staff

Welcome to another of ourBasic Buildsguides for beginner-to-intermediate players. Each guide presents a suggested build and describes how its abilities work in tandem. You can try these out as-is, or use them as a starting point to create new builds of your own.

Characteristics

This build features the Great Cursed Staff, a mage weapon that deals damage over an extended period of time. Heres the full breakdown!

Equipment and Skills Used

Adepts Great Curse Staff

Cursed Sickle
- Throws a sickle in a line in front of you which returns to its cast position. It applies a Vile Curse charge to every enemy it passes through, which can stack up to 4 times.
Armor Piercer
- Your W casts a demonic beam in front of you, dealing damage and briefly reducing your enemies resistances.
Area of Decay
- Your main ability channels an area which applies a Vile Curse charge every 0.8 seconds. It can be channeled for up to 3.2 seconds.

Adepts Mage Cowl

Firebreath
- Your Cowl has an offensive spell that briefly ignites enemies in a small cone in front of you

Adepts Cleric Robe

Everlasting Spirit
- The robe's active ability offers a shield upon taking damage that makes you invulnerable and increases your damage by 20% for 3 seconds

Adepts Soldier Boots

Wanderlust
- Your shoes active ability is a charge-up movement skill that lets you escape from fights or chase down targets

Adepts Bag:Increases carry weight capacity Adepts Cape:Increases Energy and passive Energy Regeneration Minor Poison Potion:Inflicts damage-over-time effect on targets and decreases their resistances for its duration Catfish:Buff food that greatly increases Health Regeneration outside of combat, getting you back to full health quickly after clearing mobs Journeymans Riding Horse:Brings you swiftly across the map while adding more carrying capacity

Pros and Cons

Pros:

Fast clear speed against groups of enemies
Good for small PvE & PvP groups
Damage-over-time spells allow movement between ability casts
Affordable

Cons:

Vile Curse charges can lock you in combat for an extended period
Not useful in large-scale fights

Playstyle

Your Q-spell throws a Cursed Sickle in the targeted direction which returns back to its cast position. This can place two Vile Curse charges on your enemies with every sickle. Position yourself to hit the most targets possible.
Vile Curse charges can stack up to four times, but its better if you replenish them. Casting the fifth charge will essentially deal four stacks worth of direct damage to the target while preserving 4 charges.
Your W can be used for additional damage support, as it reduces enemy resistances while also dealing direct damage.
- It may be swapped to Grudge to combat tougher individual enemies. This empowers your auto-attacks based on how long you havent attacked.
Your E-ability channels a ground effect that rapidly applies Vile Curse charges, though you are unable to move or use any other spells while channeling it.
The cowl has an additional damage spell that can take down groups of enemies quickly.
The robe has a strong defensive skill. As long as you take damage in the 1.5 second window after activation, you will receive a shield of invulnerability that makes you immune to damage while increasing your damage output by 20% for a total of 3 seconds.
Your boots make up for your lack of mobility. They have a charge-up ability that allows a quick escape. While this lets you cover a lot of distance, it comes with a 1 minute cooldown.
An enemy encounter should look something like this:
- Throw your Cursed Sickle towards the enemy.
- Cast your W to reduce their resistances.
- Use your E when youre in a comfortable position. Dont hesitate to cancel the spell if you need to dodge an enemy ability.
- Recast your Q while kiting and auto-attacking. Focus on replenishing the Vile Curse charges to maximize damage.
- Use your robe when you expect to take a burst of damage. This will make you invulnerable for 3 seconds while increasing your damage output.
If energy becomes an issue, its recommended to use the energetic passive which will continuously replenish your energy whenever you use a basic attack.

That's it for this week - stay tuned for more Basic Builds guides coming soon!

[ 2023-04-28 10:17:39 CET ] [ Original post ]

Albion Online
Sandbox Interactive GmbH

Developer

Sandbox Interactive GmbH

Publisher

2018-05-16

Release

RPG MMO Multiplayer

Key Features

From basic tools and clothes to mighty armors and powerful weapons – nearly every item in the game is crafted by players, in player-constructed buildings, from resources gathered by players. Buy, sell, and trade with other players at local marketplaces all across the world of Albion. Craft rare and powerful items, then sell them to the highest bidder and grow your fortune.

In Albion Online's classless combat system, you are what you wear. The weapons and armor you use define your skills, and switching playstyles is as easy as switching gear. Test out new equipment anytime and change up your weapons, armor, and mounts to suit any situation. Hone your character’s skills by crafting new items, or by simply using your favorite equipment.

From solo to small-group to large-scale battles, you'll need strategy, tactics, and skill to prevail. Test yourself against other adventurers in high-risk, high-reward full-loot fights. Level your combat specializations, create unique builds with complementary skills, and use every tool at your disposal to emerge victorious.

Join a guild and carve out your own piece of Albion in massive open-world battles. Claim territories for access to incredible resources, construct guild halls, and conquer entire cities to levy taxes and grow your wealth. Build a Hideout to give your guild a powerful home base deep in dangerous lands. Lead your guild to victory in the Crystal League, and track your progress against other guilds worldwide on a constantly-updated seasonal leaderboard.

Claim a city plot or private island and make it your own. Grow crops to sell or craft into food, raise your own livestock and mounts, and place crafting stations for other players to use for a fee. Stock your house with custom furniture and trophies, build chests to store your growing collection of loot, and hire laborers to keep everything at your homestead running smoothly.

From small scouting bands to massive bosses, from dungeons to full-blown faction bases, the inhabitants of Albion’s open world await your challenge. Take on six different factions, each with different enemies that require unique strategies. Partake in solo or group Expeditions, or seek out the ultimate thrill by facing demons and other players alike in Hellgates and Corrupted Dungeons.

Explore five beautiful biomes, each with its own challenges. Gather valuable raw materials for crafting, or cast a line into Albion's waters to catch rare and valuable fish. Seek out randomly generated solo and group dungeons and slay powerful foes for valuable loot. Enter the mystical Roads of Avalon to discover ever-changing paths between distant zones, face off against long-dormant foes, and build your own Hideout in this vast and ancient land.

Albion Online is a true cross-platform MMO experience. Whether you prefer Windows, Mac, Linux, or even Android or iOS (mobile currently in beta), one account lets you play on all platforms, with all players on a single shared server. Forge alliances with other players worldwide and take part in massive battles to determine the fate of Albion.

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Ubuntu 14.04 - 18.04 LTS 64 bit or SteamOS (other distributions may work. but are not officially supported)
Processor: Intel/AMD CPU with SSE2Memory: 4 GB RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Graphics card with OpenGL 3.3 support or betterNetwork: Broadband Internet connectionSound Card: SDL2: libsdl2-2.0-0
RECOMMENDED SETUPOS: Ubuntu 14.04 - 18.04 LTS 64 bit or SteamOS (other distributions may work. but are not officially supported)
Processor: Intel/AMD CPU with SSE2Memory: 8 GB RAM
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Graphics card with OpenGL 3.3 support or betterNetwork: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 8 GB available space

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