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MurphyTue 27-Oct-15 10:00 AM
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#61195, "What is the best weapon to parry barehanded attacks?"


          

Thinking on a shifter-killing build here...

  
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Reply RE: What is the best weapon to parry barehanded attacks..., Isildur, 27-Oct-15 08:17 PM, #4
Reply There's an anti-shifter spear too., TMNS, 28-Oct-15 04:41 AM, #7
Reply Giant polearn, laxman, 27-Oct-15 11:02 AM, #1
     Reply Sorry, this isn't what I was asking about., Murphy, 27-Oct-15 11:10 AM, #2
          Reply My money is on sword or staff, KaguMaru, 27-Oct-15 03:54 PM, #3
               Reply Would think so, but, Murphy, 27-Oct-15 08:53 PM, #5
                    Reply Dagger seems plausible, Tsalantha (Anonymous), 28-Oct-15 03:16 AM, #6

IsildurTue 27-Oct-15 08:17 PM
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#61210, "RE: What is the best weapon to parry barehanded attacks..."
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It's not the best parrier, but seems like mace would be good. For one, there's a nice anti-shifter mace if you can get it. Boneshatter messes them up, and they can't wear helmets so cranial should be extra effective.

Could maybe pair with spear. Impale, boneshatter two rounds later, then cranial spam two rounds after that.

Maybe pair with a legacy that plays off strength differential, if one exists.

  
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TMNSWed 28-Oct-15 04:41 AM
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#61215, "There's an anti-shifter spear too."
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But we're not allowed to talk about it.

  
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laxmanTue 27-Oct-15 11:02 AM
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#61196, "Giant polearn"
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Distance rocks

  
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MurphyTue 27-Oct-15 11:08 AM
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#61197, "Sorry, this isn't what I was asking about."
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 Edited on Tue 27-Oct-15 11:10 AM

          

I want to know which weapon parries barehanded attacks best. Not which build defends best. That I'm going to figure out on my own.

To clarify again: parry, without any other factors such as flourintine or spin or distance or whatever. Which weapon parries unarmed attacks best?

  
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KaguMaruTue 27-Oct-15 03:54 PM
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#61207, "My money is on sword or staff"
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Just a guess

  
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MurphyTue 27-Oct-15 08:53 PM
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#61212, "Would think so, but"
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I've been told that dagger parries unarmed attacks extremely well.
Still not as well as sword?

  
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Tsalantha (Anonymous)Wed 28-Oct-15 03:16 AM
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#61214, "Dagger seems plausible"
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It does parry some stuff well.

  
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