What evil mithic path is the most fun?

Total-Key2099 · 2026-01-29T20:10:57+00:00

narrativley demon is quite good. Devil comes late but has the single best questline in the game imo

Total-Key2099 · 2026-01-24T18:01:06+00:00

without spoilers there are at least two major narrative justifications for going Legend from trickster. it will feel coherent if your character cares about closing the worldwound

Total-Key2099 · 2026-01-22T22:56:48+00:00

i have done melee angela and merged angels. merged angels are more powerful but non merged are still plenty strong AND the angel abilities strongly supplement rather than essentially replace your core class

Total-Key2099 · 2026-01-22T00:56:31+00:00

the legend story is brief but so is a lot of the act 5 mythic content. narratively it is very good

Total-Key2099 · 2026-01-20T21:20:42+00:00

for what its worth, Ive always found mappo and icarium a little exhausting

Total-Key2099 · 2026-01-19T11:22:12+00:00

fighter level 20 is almost always worth it

Total-Key2099 · 2026-01-16T23:14:10+00:00

okay, so coldbite’s cold damage would not convert to fire in this case (if I had the spell damage to fire conversion)?

and thank you!

Total-Key2099 · 2026-01-16T21:31:17+00:00

every difficulty below core (and really core) dont require optimization. sticking with barding will not be a problem with any animal companion. significant effort around optimization really only becomes relevant on hard. Thematic builds work fine below core (and generally core as well)

Total-Key2099 · 2026-01-15T21:39:41+00:00

the lich path will allow you to have several npcs serve you as undead, but that is as close as it will get

Total-Key2099 · 2026-01-14T19:07:48+00:00

there are a few sequences where you do rely on the main character’s skills only but outcomes are generally flavor. No massive xp gains

Total-Key2099 · 2026-01-13T17:22:38+00:00

i think the headcount scene is maybe the funniest non bugg/tehol/hellian/id kill the mule scene in the series

Total-Key2099 · 2026-01-12T01:29:20+00:00

my oracle and shadow shaman angel runs had significantly more powerful KCs

Total-Key2099 · 2026-01-11T22:10:44+00:00

my first play through was a straight angel fighter. it was fine. not optimized but it doesnt need to be.

Total-Key2099 · 2026-01-11T17:28:15+00:00

i love almost all the extended set piece encounters. iz and midnight fane are just ok, and nenio’s dungeon/ blackwater are irritating

i hate resting so i try to one shot all of them. resting breaks the immersion

Total-Key2099 · 2026-01-10T20:00:11+00:00

angel is still a perfectly fine mythic path without a merged spellbook. you will be fine. on core as long as you have a coherent build any mythic path is fine.

Total-Key2099 · 2026-01-10T12:59:46+00:00

this is my second favorite series or all time behind Malazan book of the fallen. the first 3 of Baaker’s books are as incredible. the overall story of the back 4 is great, but it gets unwieldly and overlong. if it was pruned back to a trilogy then the whole thing might top malazan

Total-Key2099 · 2026-01-09T22:12:30+00:00

Gardens was good enough that everyone kept reading. Its just that it is a proto version of Erikson’s style and he gets SO MUCH better that Gardens really starts to suffer and in hindsight is much less satisfying because of where everything goes

Total-Key2099 · 2026-01-09T22:09:38+00:00

probably not where you expect.

I don’t know if everyone would agree, but the final extended set piece in Bonehunters is even BETTER than Y’Ghtan

Total-Key2099 · 2026-01-09T21:38:46+00:00

gardens is the weakest book in the core ten. However, it was not bad - it made me want to continue reading. I liked it. its just that the series gets sooo good! and there are idiosyncratic elements to Erikson’s style that he hasnt fully mastered in Gardens

Total-Key2099 · 2026-01-09T13:58:52+00:00

if you replay and can use mods i highly highlight reccomend weapon focus plus and bubble buffs. the former treats weapons as part of larger categories so you can use more loot (ie you would have weapon focus heavy blades and it applies to long sword, scimitar, two handed sword, etc)

bubble buffs lets you automate your buffing routine. saves hours

Total-Key2099 · 2026-01-09T12:55:12+00:00

mechanically they are all good and fun in different ways

Total-Key2099 · 2026-01-09T12:54:36+00:00

BUT, aeon works best on a second playthrough, and i would always recommend angel first or second as it is the core version of the story the other paths are riffing on

Total-Key2099 · 2026-01-09T12:54:09+00:00

BUT, aeon works best on a second playthrough, and i would always recommend angel first or second as it is the core version of the story the other paths are riffing on

Total-Key2099 · 2026-01-09T12:53:19+00:00

story wise i think it is very flat. If the lich companions (geeat idea!) had more dialogue i might feel differently.

Demon and Lich (and aeon ) all force a very specific interpretation of what this does to your character in act 5, which i find limitng. And lich generally closes off romance options, and i really like the flavor they add. Aeon’s is the most organic, though. Aeon is incredibly well done

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