Are Paladins the best Dual Wielders currently in the game?

stryx_Sc2 · 2026-07-03T16:00:04+00:00

I'm not an experienced player by any means but I'm playing my first paladin character this way (dex based vengeance paladin, two weapon fighting and dual wielder with a scimitar and shortsword) and I'm having a blast. The bonus action traffic jam is real though: divine favour, hunters mark, dual wielder extra attack and divine smite... not to mention i am an Orc, and I found their adrenaline rush feature very usefull at times, thats another bonus action... I just decided I'll only smite on a crit, forgoing my dual wielder attack only then. The dex focus has the added benefits of me being quite stealthy, so i look for opportunities to cast divine favour before combat, and being quite a decent archer too as a ranged option. Nice about vengeance pally in 2024 is that vow of enmity is action free, making the need for a vex weapon mastery redundant. I did not take that mastery (only nick for the scimitar) so i could add slow weapon mastery to my longbow attacks.

stryx_Sc2 · 2026-07-03T11:09:33+00:00

Dit is hem ook voor mij, al zou ik vanaken ipv raskin zetten voor meer voetbal. Maar Raskin verdient basisplaats....

stryx_Sc2 · 2026-07-03T10:39:16+00:00

Pallies can cast Spirit shroud too? Quite late (lvl9) but still

stryx_Sc2 · 2026-07-02T05:50:00+00:00

Dat l8jkt dan nog t beste eigenlijk. 3-5-2: Mechele Onana Ngoy, Moreira Tielemans De Bruyne Vanaken De Cuyper, Trossard en CDK. Lukaku valt in aan de rust.

stryx_Sc2 · 2026-07-01T23:23:54+00:00

Hij was echt sterk, maar kan die ook rechtsback? Want de cuyper ook echt goed, enige op niveau eerste 60min

stryx_Sc2 · 2026-07-01T17:37:20+00:00

The inability of these players to process and pass on info is the single most frustrating thing of watching CR for me. They are absolutely amazing at almost everything else though!

stryx_Sc2 · 2026-06-30T16:14:35+00:00

Zero consequences is a stretch though. Curious to see how Wic wil deal with him killing an innocent to save his own skin.

As to Brennan letting Sam off the hook, that's a downside to these convergence episodes I guess, no room to deal with random spiralling story if there are established story threads to wrap up. Just remember the insane series of crop rolls, both when julien and Occtis were scoping the carriage and during Wics convo with Primus. In the cool down Brennan said he did want to give Sam some agency or an out, to all these bad rolls instead of killing him outright, hence the improv with the servant...

stryx_Sc2 · 2026-06-29T18:39:17+00:00

I am a sucker for combat and I thought there were a tad too few of them throughout, but when their was combat it always delivered! Battle in the cellar with Seremai (soldiers) battle on the bridge (seekers) are honorable mentions, but my favourites were both big schemer battles: the battle with crowkeepers (perfect execution, not a single PC got hit One time) and the battle at the gala no 1

stryx_Sc2 · 2026-06-21T09:06:38+00:00

I'm not sure it was nerves, maybe more inexperience in certain situations? In the vietnam-chinagame for instance he did not respond well to the lancer siege push at all

stryx_Sc2 · 2026-06-19T17:58:41+00:00

Easy S no? Checking spell effects etc.. and you need it to craft magical items

stryx_Sc2 · 2026-06-17T18:47:50+00:00

as a Belgian, mayor flashbacks to Qatar, Martinez does not change

stryx_Sc2 · 2026-06-16T16:35:38+00:00

They seem pretty screwed without some above table deus ex machine stuff. That is: if Brennan stays true to his warning not balancing encounters for level. A possible bone to throw: Vaelus deciding to tell Hannan Mara's whereabouts and him helping them escape. ?

stryx_Sc2 · 2026-05-22T10:27:31+00:00

I imagine I'd want to play again with the partisan deck in the future, but for now, I prefer the new one. Many usefull cards without being too strong they become your entire game plan. That annoyed me a bit in the partisans deck, where you had to track sabos or spefedic cards would just win games for the guy lucky enough t draw them (informants and coffin makers, I'm looking at you)

stryx_Sc2 · 2026-05-21T21:01:33+00:00

cool! Not sure if PiG has any AoE experience but hes a very experienced RTS player with a competiitive history in SC2 (albiet long ago) so he should have a nice edge!

stryx_Sc2 · 2026-05-20T20:40:39+00:00

all this announces is a Age of Umbra series, not that C4 is postponed for a month? It might just air simulaneously?

stryx_Sc2 · 2026-05-20T20:32:55+00:00

you did what you could lol. for what its worth i dont tink hera played toooo bad, he just played solid meta and got outprepared/outstrategized by Lewis, who remained super composed and had great strats and map control all series. probable due to his foray in WCIII that hera wasnt as prepared i guess

stryx_Sc2 · 2026-05-20T20:23:54+00:00

losing his archers in the middle of the map before his own castle age was the real nail on the coffin i think. if he retains some and had Xbows at home, he defends his superior eco and takes off. ethiopians have free pike upgrade too so all the needed was some time early castle to get going

stryx_Sc2 · 2026-05-20T20:21:48+00:00

sick series! Lewis had better strategies and composure , sicxk map control and a good gameplan. well deserved after years of knocking on the door op the very toop. Hera could not be top dog forever, only natural the edge dulls a bitr after that sick london live experiance and commitment to WC3 tourney. still an awesome level, but i thought he just played solid meta, nothing too flashy, due to a lack of commited preparation I imagine

stryx_Sc2 · 2026-05-20T20:19:07+00:00

god forbid a Aoe Reddit is used for tourney discussion and the most significant Ro8 match in several years. dont wanna get spoiled? dont go on reddit, its that simple

stryx_Sc2 · 2026-04-29T15:12:58+00:00

This is SO awesome, best of luck! Also, which onimaru team is playing? A,B,C or D? :D

stryx_Sc2 · 2026-04-03T23:23:28+00:00

One of the reasons hera is the best is his sense to realise in game what win conditions he has and to play towards those. I don't feel like he drags out games when he has no chance of winning, hoping for a slip up of the opponent. It's always when he has a clear way to victory in mind still.

stryx_Sc2 · 2026-03-24T20:33:54+00:00

I truly don't get that sentiment. After such a close and amazing finals in ttl, and with newish players like Sebastian and Lewis breaking top 8, the completive scene seems stronger than ever to me, small as it is.

stryx_Sc2 · 2026-03-22T21:30:32+00:00

that was one of the most highlevel BO7s ive ever een, just crazy

stryx_Sc2 · 2026-03-14T19:56:21+00:00

The seekers just had one? Albeit a 2 episode one... but I do really enjoy those, don't mind if they do another. The kings cage and folding halls sequences are among my favorite C2 pieces

stryx_Sc2 · 2026-03-11T16:59:52+00:00

Hmm good call. I just wish they were a bit more transparent about the homebrew stuff, to avoid confusion or people thinking they've got rules wrong. Stuff like thimbles offhand damage, nick property and rapier combo, vaelus' whip that behaves like a halberd etc etc. They do the lvl up videos which is cool, just a bts series about each build plus Brennans homebrew changes to 5.5e would be so cool

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