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== Strategy == | == Strategy == | ||
Arguably the strongest of the Monster Trio, Valak's passive "Scar of Pain" makes him pose a threat to even overgeared players: even with +11 armor, there's no avoiding that he will be able to whittle down your HP from full to none in just a few short combos should he catch you, thanks to his ability to ignore all defense. To add insult to injury, Valak is capable of a full-strength Weapon Break, meaning that not only do his combos soak up all of your HP, but they also cripple your ability to damage him as well. His skills aren't bad at all either, as he has access to Wild Charge and Nuclear. While they aren't as strong as the ones that Reckless Fist can whip out, Valak compensates with his near unlimited mana pool, which permits him to repeatedly whip out these still extremely damaging skills on you with reckless abandon (pardon the pun). Finally, Valak can Roar like Q-PROTO_00 and Edan, which forces you to actively stay in the game with no reprieve from his constant barrage of attacks. | |||
You must keep at least 75 MP at all times to break any combo Valak manages to get you into. The Scar of Pain passive that Valak sports makes his combos into the strongest in the entire game - even one loop from him will do comparable damage to a full combo loop from the average player character. To add insult to injury, Valak's AI tends to chain his Actives into his combos - and this means plenty of weapon breaks, which makes you useless damage-wise for a full 20 seconds. Thus, it is crucial that you mana break every often - and this strategy hinges upon you not getting into many combos in the first place. | |||
Generally speaking, Valak has similar catches to Edan, relying on his extreme speed to catch. As with Edan, do not clash with him head on - trying to clash his ^z, for instance, is a futile task considering his 30% attack speed bestowing a far greater recovery pace than whatever you can dish out. Rather, focus on intercepting his Shadow Strafes, and catching him on a horizontal basis. Zone him to avoid his superior melee range, and attack in between intervals - Valak is highly aggressive and will move forward to close distances, providing you with an opportunity to intercept. Valak has a particular weakness from attacks that come from above, as well, so make full use of platforms to drop down on him. | |||
In terms of skills, while they are painful, they do not pose as much as a threat as Valak's combos. Charged Bolt knocks down very easily; and for Valak's other skills, he tends to use them as catches when are you are running away from him. Wild Charge is the major threat damage-wise here; it can deal some fairly severe damage to you if he manages to hit with it, and comes out of virtually nowhere. However, keep close at hand to Valak, and you should be seeing very few skills at all. | |||
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== Gameplay == | == Gameplay == | ||
* Valak was once the Royal Knight of Velder, under Noah's team. | * Valak was once the Royal Knight of Velder, under Noah's team. | ||