[Mabinogi] Subject Theta - Elemental Knight Elf

Nightbringer Berserker S50 7p R7 2000+ Max
105 Base Prot
Smash Damage 19
Key Differences from EK Human Clear Video ( • [Mabinogi] Subject The... )
Piercing (-2)
Max Damage (+100)
Protection (+16)
Reforges
Smash (-3)
Windmill (-14)
Assault Slash (-19)
Set Effects
Windmill Final Damage -
Smash -
Critical Damage +
Unshakable Will +
Movement Speed +
Attack Speed +
Extra Equip Slots
No Erg Knuckles, used for uppercut debuff only.
Bow moved from offhand to Extra Equip Slot.

[@roalenag]

Check the description for a full gear comparison to the Human EK clear.
The most noticeable difference was the longer Support Shot cooldown, which actually meant every other Dynavolt Smash or rotation is unbuffed by Support Shot. Since it wasn't always available, it was easy to forget to use it leading to further DPS loss.
It also felt like the Very Slow Attack Speed of the Berserker made Smash and Bash slower, and even with the Attack Speed set I didn't notice much of a difference.. but it feels slightly sluggish compared to a Warlord.
I moved the bow from the offhand to extra equip slot because it would be used less often, but it still prolongs the debuffing phase and makes it stressful. With bash getting reduced to 0 stacks (pre EK buff) it requires a lot of discipline to maintain bash stacks.
The Special Imperial Knight Armor worked very well, and was worth replacing the Smash set effect with it for the tankiness and crit damage set effect which helped with the loss of Smash damage.
I feel like a 7p NB Berserker Elf sits exactly in the middle between a Divine Blade Human and NB Warlord Human in terms of solo single target DPS, because Support Shot is not readily available. With that being said, this was faster than the human clear because I had a lot more experience learning how EK and close combat works, so there's no question I can improve on my human EK clear time significantly.

[@angelwater8987]

You killed him before the demigod trans ran out. Dayum

[@rarukumaaru7612]

Roa...your skills are to damn good!

[@CattyPaws]

Which echostones do you think is the best for EK? I'm still new to echostones and such!

[@roalenag]

Rage Impact Cooldown is the most reliable for consistent damage, with the added benefit of being able to stun mobs more often.
If you feel confident in your own dps uptime to bring out ego resets, or the parties you play with have a lot of other EKs who can also Rage Impact, you can opt for Combat/Sword Mastery or Windmill Range/Damage. Windmill Damage is pretty minimal I feel you should only consider it if you have dual mastery rolled gloves, in addition to the considerations above.

[@dethalbum4082]

Oh my god?

[@ShortyJustin]

Great video, I wanna learn how to be as strong as that one day, I'm a curious how you manage to use so many skills so quickly. o.o

[@roalenag]

Placing skills on hotkeys that make sense, and spending many hours using them. I definitely would not have been able to manage this few weeks ago when I hadn't touched EK for a long time, because EK has way too many skills to use. As for all the debuffing, that comes from years of experience and eventually got ingrained into me.

[@ShortyJustin]

@@roalenag Ohh I see, I still have much to learn. I only recently have gotten EK and I'm trying to mix it with puppetry. I love the combo you do with Windmill and shattering windmill. Even using just regular smash is something I haven't considered. Thank you.

[@Leddiux]

I am currently playing an EK Elf also, but I have gone another route. I went the hammer shield route. I am slowly building the NB enforcer but I feel as though the NB shield isn't worth the investment at my currently point in the game minus the extra 10% damage reduction compared to the Perseus one. Do you feel that it would be able to get close to this level?

[@roalenag]

@@Leddiux This setup is with a Nightbringer Berserker and Destructive Robe, so it would probably do over twice the damage of a one handed setup unfortunately.. That setup will probably be fine for Hard Techs but not anything above. Even with the crazy expensive gear cost it’s only just better than a human with a Divine Blade, so price per performance goes out of the window for EK elves :(

[@Leddiux]

@@roalenag I am willing to try anything to make endgame melee elf since it isn't really viable in most people's eyes. I like the set up and have been bouncing between the axe or the one-handed hammer as a MAIN melee. as they both have 1 pierce level.

[@crazy1strawberry893]

Your play is excellent. However, I feel that your protection is low. If you take critical damage without a Mana Shield, it could be deadly. How do you counter this? Could you also tell me about your traits?

[@roalenag]

I'm not sure what traits mean.. my best guess is that you meant Techniques? If so, I use all 5 slots, and I have the current techniques displayed at the top left in the middle of my hotkeys. It's quite unfortunate that I cannot really increase my protection, this is why a giant would be so much better :(
I only turn off mana shield when I have the axe equipped, and turn it back on while using other weapons for debuffing. I don't think the auto attacks will crit that much, so it's just the purple circle crits that hurt a lot. The only way around this is using invincibility frames, dodging, or Wings of Eclipse.

[@BopWalk]

You have endgame ping.

[@brianzhu3784]

How does your game run so smooth

[@roalenag]

@@brianzhu3784 Besides upgrading to an x3d cpu, I’ve found that doing solo content or duo glenn is smoother. In 8p glenn runs the frame drops are pretty noticeable.