Fellow strength builds, we have a new target.
shadow, wind, crystal and magma for magic
sailor style, iron leg, and vanishing style for fs
kai sabre, stormcaller, and silent blades for weapons
crystal ball, tidestone band, and staff of night for relics
Good luck getting me with your 0 ranged attacks
(Also pvp off)
The blitz in question:
Also boxing n stuff has decend movement + tp reflex.
Don’t know how to counter the last technique you mentioned.
it’s just the lore but you cant really repair it
Yh yh I know, still a cool piece of trivia though
I wonder if they’ll do anything with it. Might be cool cause a hammer is far more original than a staff for a relic (might also be a spirit / weapon tool whatever those are called)
hey so i switch between builds every other day but ill just say, crystal orb is my favorite relic, but design over gameplay.
blessed by aether, it is an orb made of “unbreakable” crystal that was previously wielded by Delamere, the blessed knight (first time i capitalize a characters name). to imagine, a silly crystal ball, has survived since the era of the gods and before magic, just to land with you on that encounter with Delamere, pretty awesome.
that kinda goes for all relics, having their destinies somehow end with you, but crystal orb just gets points for being 1, an orb, and 2, having a 1.2 speed stat lol
Wind Magic - for some reason, the visuals of Wind compared to every other magic are completely unmatched. it looks absolutely glorious (especially with its cool variant)
Staff of Night - this is exclusively because of “Nichtetheis”, and the fact that it looks like you’re firing the damn thing like a rifle (i LOVE IT)
Iron Leg - ive used it since the beginning of AO, and im never letting the thing go regardless of what happens to it. staple in my tiny dense brain in every fs-oriented build i use
Samurai Katana - i’ve only ever went pure weapons once, and that was to use this (and ONLY this) for a BHK file, so this is a favorite
Either Ice or Plasma Magic — I love cold elements and I like the idea of manipulating frozen material; as for Plasma, it’s the element i picked for WoM because i like the idea of ionization, and one of the first elements I got when playing EBG back in the day.
Thermo fist is just goated, it gets nerfed for a reason or something. I like the speed of it.
My only weapon using files are a Savant and a Knight, so my utilization of weapons is limited— I was hoping i could say frozen arcanium, but i think it’s gotta go towards the polearm category. I love spears irl.
I wish Relics had a bit more to them right now, so it’s hard to say anything too distinct for them right now; but I like the crystal orb, I wish we could use Aithraki. I wanted a summon on spirit so badly.
i think you can lure over animals to attack them unless they have the shield from spawning in (not sure if vetex patched animals bypassing that shield yet or not)
Light or shadow: I like equinox
Basic: I like neutrality
Rapiers, katana, bow: stab stab, slash slash, pew pew. Cool moves
Crystal orb: cool effects, looks like budget equinox when imbued on shadow
Staff of night: good aura farming cosmetic
Explosion because it fuels that unhinged part of my brain
Explosion Fist, to absolutely no one’s surprise
Swords in general, they’re very simple to use
I have not used Relics enough to have any form of opinion
Plasma, Basic Combat, and a staff. I haven’t really used any relics though.
I guess I didn’t do this
Plasma magic (not up to date but I’ve used it the most)
Basic combat (insane stats and so fun to use)
Crystal orb (SPEEEEEEEEED)
…Atlantean rapier. JUST ATLANTEAN RAPIER (are ddlc references even worth anything in this economy ?)
Light magic
Sailor style
Ardent bronze musket my beloved 
Orb
Lightning
Boxing
Musket
Eagle Patrimony
however, the greek word for lightning (αστραπή) makes an appearance in astrapikis and astropos
Magic: Water. Not much to add. Used it during WoM and AR. As for variation - Abyss.
Fighting Style: Basic Combat. I would name Vanishing Style for the aestetics, or Cannon Fist for its uniqueness, but if I had to pick the favourite, then Basic Combat it is. Hard to beat the most reliable one.
Weapon: Claws. They’re slick-looking and allow me to dash rapidly. Having your pronouns be “over here/over there” is useful during a fight. Have to give a mention to the dual swords, however, for their amazing utility. Still better than a single sword!
Relic: Tidestone Band. I judge relics by their two unique skills, and the band’s crash + projective-absorbing wall are just the best. However, Crystal Orb is my second-best, simply because it gives be cool imbuement colours and effects.
Light, vanishing, plunderers, and crystal orb
I’ve seen (and smelled) old people who can use wind magic just by shuffling around the place.
(I don’t know why I decided to say that)