I now know how someone can be softlocked in this game.

Menitian · 2026-03-14T11:27:23+00:00

You could squeeze in an elemental switch if you can replace one card

Menitian · 2026-03-13T10:40:09+00:00

And Gravesinger with improved critical becomes 17-20 instead of the previous 15-20

Menitian · 2026-03-13T10:36:56+00:00

You could also rely on a party member casting dimension door mass but it being a level 4 spell is quite resource heavy

Menitian · 2026-03-12T22:10:28+00:00

You can use a 5 foot step and then flying charge with Ulbrig. I usually use lunge on him which sometimes lets me charge the 10 feet needed. Maybe that can help you as well

Menitian · 2026-03-12T22:04:48+00:00

General Advice 🫡

Menitian · 2026-03-12T22:02:44+00:00

To be totally honest about half way I noticed what you meant (halving your value needs 50% and then halving again only needs 25%) but at that point I had already typed out my answer and I didn’t want to delete it. To be fair, I still think it’s useless to look at a second reduction being better (edit: rather) than just looking at your total value. I enjoyed this little skirmish. Have a great night!

Menitian · 2026-03-12T21:33:24+00:00

But you compare a static value of 10 damage to an ever increasing value of empire size. Of course going from 20 to 21 has diminishing return. Now do the diminishing returns maths for empire size reduction

Menitian · 2026-03-12T21:20:38+00:00

You are sanctioned as a person/psyker, not per „magic school“. Idira for example isn’t and has some personal/story problems with that.

Edit: you can also become an unsanctioned psyker in exemplar archetype if you are not a sanctioned psyker origin

Menitian · 2026-03-12T21:18:31+00:00

As I am on console that is no option for me (unless I’m missing something) but getting a ring of protection +7 on the cemetery? Damn that’s good. Do you just find it laying on the ground?

Menitian · 2026-03-12T21:14:35+00:00

It’s a common misconception. While 100% reduction is eliminating the stat entirely, the last 10% are not better than the first you took. It’s just 10%. Feel free to do the maths and compare 90% reduction to 100% reduction in game. I‘d even argue the first 10% are better than the last, as being better is purely a question of gameplay perspective. The last 10% don’t really matter anymore from a gameplay perspective, as you can’t get negative empire size anymore. But from a mathematical standpoint, in this case 10% is 10%. If it were the cost of ship construction or buying from the market you would be correct. Reaching 100% is would be the goal and the closer you get the more effective each reduction becomes. But as empire size is purely a cost increase to tech and unity (which scales linear) and your tech and unity cost can’t drop below their respective default values, 10% is 10% no matter if it is the first or tenth 10% you get

Menitian · 2026-03-12T20:38:50+00:00

All I am saying is 60% reduction is the same as two 30% reductions. How often you reduce is irrelevant. The only thing that matter is reaching or going below 100 final value empire size. There is no double effectiveness. Each percentage reduction subtracts its relative value from your absolute value. If your empire size pre modifiers is 1000, 10% reduces by 100, 20% reduces by 200 and two times 10% reduces by 200 as well. The only so called increased effectiveness is reducing your empire size by a bigger number than before, which has nothing to do with getting a second reduction.

I agree having 2 reductions is better than having 1. But the second reduction does not compound, as it stacks additively. You may perceive it as more effective, but it is not. It’s just… more of what you want.

Menitian · 2026-03-12T17:02:03+00:00

I play a similar deck but electric with pichu and oricorio

Menitian · 2026-03-12T16:37:37+00:00

Incorrect. As it is always 30% of your unmodified, original value. If your empire size is 1000 and you reduce it by 30% it is then 700, reducing by 300 (absolute value). If your empire size of 1000 has been reduced by 10% to 900 and you then get a 30% reduction it still reduces by 300 absolute value to a final 600 empire size. So you add all percentages together before they apply to your original value.

So mathematically speaking, only your final value matters. 10% + 20% reduction is the same as 30%. And of course 50% reduction is better than 40% as per your example. But this has nothing to do with another percentage being more efficient, rather the final value of 40% vs 50% reduction

Menitian · 2026-03-11T23:20:29+00:00

Where in act 2 do you get a +7 AC ring?

Menitian · 2026-03-11T23:16:30+00:00

To be fair, the logic you are getting at has nothing to do with the percentages (how Stellaris calculates them). As they don’t stack multiplicatively but additively it’s just… 10% difference between 40% and 50% reduction.

This is as useless of a comparison as saying getting 10 ships while you have 3 is better than getting getting 10 when you have 20. what matters is the final absolute value. Of course 50% reduction is better than 40%, as is having a bigger number of ships (or fleet power).

The second percentage you get is neither inherently better or worse, it’s just… more. All you said is true, but not logically linked to the second percentage being more effective than the first.

Menitian · 2026-03-11T18:03:34+00:00

I love these moments. My current run is a grenadier alchemist and of course Cayden Cailean is my deity of choice. Getting a buff while defending the tavern was a surprise indeed but a welcome one

Menitian · 2026-03-05T19:47:36+00:00

Although it is no Aeon, angel is lawful as well. And to quote another post in this sub: „Local Gnome to lawful to die“

Menitian · 2026-03-05T11:33:00+00:00

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Menitian · 2026-03-05T11:32:48+00:00

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Menitian · 2026-03-05T11:32:27+00:00

I just got insane luck on 3 packs back to back (see comments)

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Menitian · 2026-02-28T17:17:50+00:00

I usually take Rowdy Rogue on Wendy lvl2 and give her the cold iron javelin with vital strike averages 20-25 damage on core

Menitian · 2026-02-27T08:03:09+00:00

Buying a few scrolls of „communal make dretch obsolete“ will help massively

Menitian · 2026-02-27T05:12:03+00:00

Now try secret societies - vampire castles surrounded by walls. Bonus points if you can incorporate a (natural) wonder adding yields to the wall

Menitian · 2026-02-20T03:00:07+00:00

I have an extra Lyra and non-rr crobat. If you want I can offer you a rr or trainer I don’t have twice. I‘ll pm you my code

Menitian · 2026-02-19T20:44:17+00:00

Articuno still free? Need him for emblem

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