Talk:Daimon/@comment-3498155-20141106104303

We need some stats to play with. When I first reached the area I knew my Arisen wasn't ready, but just for shits and giggles I figured I'd see how much damage a low level crappy MA with low (~700ish) m.atk rating could do. Turns out the answer is pretty much "jack shit". That was with the Herald's Helix bow btw, no upgrades, so around 350(?) m.atk.

Picked up a tier-2 bow (Dragon's Tempest) a while after, managed to get it DFed (so around 1k m.atk, for a grand total of 1.3k). The difference is quite noticeable - from barely any damage to "yeah the bar went down a bit" using Sixfold Bolt. Got pretty hairy towards the end with the bastard speedcasting seism and bolide like no tomorrow (fucking cheater, player Arisens can't cast that fast), was mostly strafing and firing off Sixfold in between muching on shrooms for more stamina or dodgerolling away from aoes. Was a pretty crappy attempt all told but it didn't take that long - closer to 10 minutes than 20.

Still wouldn't recommend though, and from other comments I see people talking about atk/m.atk values in the 2k+ range. Also, I imagine if you manage to find that sweet spot on his head you'll inflict damage faster, but I really hate trying to climb this arsehole, he moves like a lubed-up greased pig on crack. It did mean my pawns were doing fuck-all (they weren't even good for distracting, but I imagine as the guy dealing 99% of the damage Daimon's hard-on was strictly for me) but that's kind of par for the course, trying to find a hireling with the correct inclinations AND 3-star knowledge of this guy will just take far too much time.

TL;DR: you really want >2k atk/m.atk when facing this guy otherwise you'll be rolling around the room just trying to keep him from obliterating your ass.