Talk:Strider/@comment-5187444-20120611173119

the strider is, imho, the most versitile class in the game. here's why:

MOBILITY. the strider is the fastest climbing class in the game for larger monsters, like a cyclops. (and i love stabbing things in the face :D ) plus, they can let lose arrows from a distance then quickly dash in for up close fighting. they get very balanced stats, so they dont lag behind in anything but magic, which can offset with a mage/sorcerer in the party. for many fast moving monsters such as griffins the safest place to be is clinging to them. with they're light armor and arm strength, stiders can stay attached to something far longer than most classes. the short bow: with it, striders can fire arrows from a distance while staying fairly mobile, and with no drawbacks to firing rate. meaning they can take out enemy archers much easier. ensnare: only striders can use it, and with it they can crown control entire groups of monsters for your pawns to team up on.

here's my build:

augments:

bastion: allows me to shrug of any hits that actually make it to me

arm strength: for staying up close and personal MUCH longer.

Vehemence: more attack power

Clout: again; more attack power

sinew: staying light

the last i tend to switch for whatever im doing

daggers:

hundred kisses: for stabbing big critters in the face. plus its very good for close corridors since you can spam it

cutting wind: for attacking groups of smaller monsters repeatedly without leaving yourself open to counter attack

bow:

fivefold fury: lets face it, shooting 5 arrows at once is awesome

fracture dart: rain of explody arrows is fun

the other slots for daggers and bows is pretty negotiable with what im doing so they dont stay the same very often. all in all the strider can be built to be VERY powerful in both close, and mid-range fighting. if you'd rather go with more attack and lower defence, or like the skills better, by all means go with the assasin. just saying, i killed the off-line ur dragon at lvl 60 with just my main pawn in less than 2 rounds :D