Cu Advice

[Nyxx]

Hi all,

I have a 600hp stat Cu...Should i go Ai/Chiv or just Ai?

Whats the difference? Explanations on which is better and why?

Thanks

 

[Gardo]

Cu Sidhe Builds

This is a great thread to look through. And if you have questions, @Pawain is a great resource on big dogs.

 

[celticus]

Hi all,

I have a 600hp stat Cu...Should i go Ai/Chiv or just Ai?

Whats the difference? Explanations on which is better and why?

Thanks

AI/Chiv. Add AI first.

 

[Pawain]

What Server?

Do this: Linky

Cant go wrong.

 

[Nyxx]

Hi Pawain, following your points allocation, how much points is left for HP if I do all 120 with HPR and MR max, with 5 SR? Thanks

 

[Nyxx]

Cu will have Chiv/AI, and 500 mana. Seems best I can do for HP is 650, is that enough?

 

[Khaelor]

over 600 is fine, make sure you have 370 int, Pawain doesn't like maxing a pets mana regen capabilties in his guides for people.

 

[Pawain]

over 600 is fine, make sure you have 370 int, Pawain doesn't like maxing a pets mana regen capabilties in his guides for people.

Read it. After you do the first mandatory things I say add remaining points to Intel or Mana. A 120d Cu with an ability and a magic has 280 points leftover in the last round. I stopped the building guide at 4 slot. They can decide where those 280 points are placed.

I don't add HP to Cus until the last round and the rest of the important stuff is at caps.

 

[Nyxx]

Thanks for the posts guys. I was going to squeeze in 700 Hp though only have 326 Int, instead i'll follow your advice and drop hp a bit to get 370 Int.

 

[Pawain]

Thanks for the posts guys. I was going to squeeze in 700 Hp though only have 326 Int, instead i'll follow your advice and drop hp a bit to get 370 Int.

When you get used to using it, 600HP is plenty. Did you put Stam regen on?

 

[tammy]

ugh the links dont go anywhere and im stuck on a build. where do i go to find a basic build?

 

[Pawain]

Here:

Choosing points for a Cu slot 3 to 4. 1st and second points allocation

Starting with a very nice stat fresh Cu. (you can get Stamina and Dex to 125 before starting taming to save a few points) I did not. 1. Set dex to MAXIMUM 2. Set Stamina to MAXIMUM 3. Set the resists to the values you want. 4. Set Mana Regeneration to MAXIMUM 5. Set Hit point Regeneration...

community.stratics.com

Last round Max base damage per second.
Then choose abiliities and Magic.
Scrolls
a couple hundred points for wherever.

Note to all: Search the sub forum with the title of the link you want to find.

 

[Elessar]

Tammy, if you encounter an older link on these forums which doesn't work, like those earlier in this thread, add "community" to the URL in front of stratics. So instead of "Stratics Central - MMORPG Strategy and Statistics" it would be "Stratics Community Forums". Just click the link, which will go to a "dead" page, and then edit the URL there directly and refresh your browser.

For those less experienced tamers out there, like me, I believe the prevailing theory is that huge mana pools are not as important as mana regen. In longer fights (anything that really challenges the tamer and pet), the pet will blow through their initial mana pool pretty quickly with chiv/AI. At that point, mana regen is the key to sustained damage. Intellect is a part of overall mana regen, along with MR (of course), focus, and meditation. It also doesn't cost a lot of training points to raise, so after maxing out strength and dexterity, it usually makes sense to max out intellect for this mana regen component. For a cu, that means strength = 700, dexterity = 150, and intellect = 370. Anything that helps with mana regen will allow you to utilize a slightly smaller mana pool and still be very effective.

This didn't click with me at first, so I have some early pets with enormous mana pools and HP that's probably too low.