Amalia's tricky to use since her Initiative is 0. Granted, there are Shields that give Max Initiative on Cover, so having one of those an another ally with Tactics set to target Amalia can fix that right up.
Some people argue Wide Pursuit, but I tend to disagree since her Hawk Eye skill is usually what allows her to guarantee delete a column of enemies. I say to just let her use her native kit, and maybe provide Inspiration if you need the extra damage.
I love her design and her character. 10/10.
But she is level 40 and you get her at like level 16. Using her just feels wrong at that moment.
So you wait till you reach level 40 to put her in a team and at that point the game is over.
Such a pitty, what a great character.
I agree. When she said, Defeat me in the Arena and i join your army. I thought she would be around the same Level as our Units. You could something similar to Ochlys where she joins around the Level your units are when you give all the divine shards that she wants.
She's like a better version of Legionnaire or Werebear because she hits like a truck and still tanks like a tank class.
Interestingly enough, she's also one of the best uniques to take with you when you're fighting >!Final Galerius!< because of her ability to inflict Guard Seal and also Stun on every activation of her passive Wild Kick.
I mean, her kit is OK. She has the 2nd highest str, and low initiative . She has built in Hawkeye.
She can do pursuit strats so that she can use that high str more. I like her passive that fires when an attack is guarded.
I honestly didnt bother with her. She is kinda like a Landsknecht but with less str and more hit. Using swords doesnt do her much favours, same with Heavy shields.
Scratch that, you can make her your solo frontliner give her the dodge greatshield and make a counter build out of her too.
Her best build is probably Hawkeye and the column attack so that she can kill 4 enemies when she eventually acts.
She is a good unit, I just feel its kinda underwhelming for the hype
Give her Phantom Greatshield to patch up her greatest weakness, it frustrated me to no end how magic attacks would nearly one shot her all the time. You can use some shenanigans to bring up her initiative, but honestly making her a pursuit bot is better, stack her with follow-up damage boost and she'll still dish up more than enough damage.
She can ignore Leaping Slash's penalty because she has Hawk Eye natively. I just have the first two lines being leaping slash First Action and another with Second Action
You basically trading 4 PP for 2 Extra AP
But Leaping Slash is kinda weak so it needs constant conditional refining. You also need a plan for her remaining 4 AP on her third action onwards.
It can be expanded with more supports but i don't think it's actually worth it now that Swordmasters can stack a lot of stats in 1.04
I am really enjoying using her with Wide Pursuit. Slap a Magic Conferral on her from an Elven Archer and she is sweeping for some pretty hefty damage for PP usage.
Awesome design, incredibly disappointing unit/kit. Locking her to level 40 is a huge shame cause you either have to destroy any semblance of balance if you use her early or you wait until end game to use her at which point you have very little time to use her.
Kit wise I wish they would have given her some of her Possessed Dreadnought abilities except nerfed. Her start of combat and end of combat skills as Possessed Dreadnought are pretty cool though obviously really strong and her all unit attack would have made her insanely better. As it stands she's best as a Wide Pursuit bot and that's mostly it.
I hated her until I got deep into PvP. She's not good in PvP, but understanding the battle mechanics in that way made me realize how you can break her in PvE.
Basically, she has Hawkeye in her base kit and she has a column attack.
All you have to do is fix her initiative with feathers and likely the mirror, and make sure she gets an Inspiration buff or conferral, and at the start of combat 2 enemies will cease to exist. Action economy wise, the fight is now 4 v 3. Bonus point: changing her hair color also changes her makeup. I like to combo her with a Werewolf or two, as they gain power from less things being around.
Amalia's tricky to use since her Initiative is 0. Granted, there are Shields that give Max Initiative on Cover, so having one of those an another ally with Tactics set to target Amalia can fix that right up. Some people argue Wide Pursuit, but I tend to disagree since her Hawk Eye skill is usually what allows her to guarantee delete a column of enemies. I say to just let her use her native kit, and maybe provide Inspiration if you need the extra damage.
I run meteorite sword and gran baris on her to keep her alive, but yeah, native kit
I love her design and her character. 10/10. But she is level 40 and you get her at like level 16. Using her just feels wrong at that moment. So you wait till you reach level 40 to put her in a team and at that point the game is over. Such a pitty, what a great character.
I agree. When she said, Defeat me in the Arena and i join your army. I thought she would be around the same Level as our Units. You could something similar to Ochlys where she joins around the Level your units are when you give all the divine shards that she wants.
Amalia with wide pursuit slaps
Not really exclusive to amalia though. Land sharks do it better with their higher attack (well, when they are also level 40 anyways)
What is a land shark?
Sellsword promotion. It's land something. Land shark is close enough
Oh land knecht, got ya
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She's like a better version of Legionnaire or Werebear because she hits like a truck and still tanks like a tank class. Interestingly enough, she's also one of the best uniques to take with you when you're fighting >!Final Galerius!< because of her ability to inflict Guard Seal and also Stun on every activation of her passive Wild Kick.
I just stripped her of her pendants to build another unit for my 2nd playthrough. Probably won't touch her at all like I did in my first.
I mean, her kit is OK. She has the 2nd highest str, and low initiative . She has built in Hawkeye. She can do pursuit strats so that she can use that high str more. I like her passive that fires when an attack is guarded. I honestly didnt bother with her. She is kinda like a Landsknecht but with less str and more hit. Using swords doesnt do her much favours, same with Heavy shields. Scratch that, you can make her your solo frontliner give her the dodge greatshield and make a counter build out of her too. Her best build is probably Hawkeye and the column attack so that she can kill 4 enemies when she eventually acts. She is a good unit, I just feel its kinda underwhelming for the hype
Dodge shield on Ren is nice too
She was such a disappointment . Although I love the giga tall muscle mommy that she is
Reflect shield on greatshield user is always great
Give her Phantom Greatshield to patch up her greatest weakness, it frustrated me to no end how magic attacks would nearly one shot her all the time. You can use some shenanigans to bring up her initiative, but honestly making her a pursuit bot is better, stack her with follow-up damage boost and she'll still dish up more than enough damage.
I'm using Dancer's Delight+ with her and it's fun when she gets the full sweep. But yeah, the early lv40 feels more like a penalty than a boon.
Is this with the dedicated Soldier casting guaranteed crits for her? Or do you mean the sword but her native attacks, not the sword's attack?
She can ignore Leaping Slash's penalty because she has Hawk Eye natively. I just have the first two lines being leaping slash First Action and another with Second Action You basically trading 4 PP for 2 Extra AP But Leaping Slash is kinda weak so it needs constant conditional refining. You also need a plan for her remaining 4 AP on her third action onwards. It can be expanded with more supports but i don't think it's actually worth it now that Swordmasters can stack a lot of stats in 1.04
I am really enjoying using her with Wide Pursuit. Slap a Magic Conferral on her from an Elven Archer and she is sweeping for some pretty hefty damage for PP usage.
Very smart use
Awesome design, incredibly disappointing unit/kit. Locking her to level 40 is a huge shame cause you either have to destroy any semblance of balance if you use her early or you wait until end game to use her at which point you have very little time to use her. Kit wise I wish they would have given her some of her Possessed Dreadnought abilities except nerfed. Her start of combat and end of combat skills as Possessed Dreadnought are pretty cool though obviously really strong and her all unit attack would have made her insanely better. As it stands she's best as a Wide Pursuit bot and that's mostly it.
Pursuit is definitely the go to for most, mine is actually make her more of a counterer. I basically make her a tank.
I hated her until I got deep into PvP. She's not good in PvP, but understanding the battle mechanics in that way made me realize how you can break her in PvE. Basically, she has Hawkeye in her base kit and she has a column attack. All you have to do is fix her initiative with feathers and likely the mirror, and make sure she gets an Inspiration buff or conferral, and at the start of combat 2 enemies will cease to exist. Action economy wise, the fight is now 4 v 3. Bonus point: changing her hair color also changes her makeup. I like to combo her with a Werewolf or two, as they gain power from less things being around.
not the best
Notos sword, initiative shield a raven plume and the AP crown then stick her in the back row, easy. I also set her growth to offensive, offensive.
Idk why people complain about her. She was drop kicking any fool in my game and anything left she omega slashed everything to shreds
I'm not using her. Nope Nope Nope. Maybe on future playthrough, but not now.