Endeavoring To Awaken --A Guide To Rune Fencer

In a DD zerg setting you're right. And if that becomes all a RUN ends up being, then I concede. But if it does end up fulfilling it's designed roll at tank, that might change things somewhat. I main a dark and I'm all too aware of the detrimental effect on dps of trying to cast a spell mid battle, but I don't know. I need to see how RUN realistically functions in the end. Foil at the least seems worth spamming

why on earth would you use defender? the monster stays alive longer and deals more damage to you. If for some reason you need defense use cocoon. You have a mp pool and refresh, no reason to ever use defender.

run/nin with dual swords a viable option?

I don't really get what an mp pool and refresh, has anything to do with only having regen spells on run/war or run/sam. Nor would they have cocoon/cures on their own. Are you really suggesting run/blu as a viable option?

So, after getting to stack 2x Runes and using Lunge, I can see what Lunge is, a hate tool. BUT The recast to be a hate tool may be just a bit too long. (Yes, I realize the damage it can do and how reducing recast could be "broken")

Secondly, the job has no shield, no heavy armor, yet it's referred to as a "tank". Do I think RUN should get heavy armor, like PLD does? No, I do not. We can get quite a bit of good gear at 99, including a bit of Damage reduction/Physical damage reduction, and we have defensive magic, Protect I-IV, Stoneskin, Phalanx, and even the new Foil for special attacks. We also have A+ parrying skill, which is where I've become disappointed, I don't exactly know what Inquartata does or the rate at which it does it, but I do know the maximum Parrying rate is 20%. I feel that for RUN to be an effective and feasible tank this will need to be raised...drastically. I understand RUN is meant to be a tank against magic, but there aren't really mobs that ONLY use magic, RUN needs enough survivability to withstand the physical swings between a mob's spells.

I know I'm comparing RUN to PLD here, but PLD can get a hard cap of 65% block rate, 100% with Ochain, under certain conditions. I'm not suggesting we raise Parrying rate to 100%, I'd suggest a rate of around 55-60%.

So far, I really like this job, I like the way it works, I like the idea behind it, I want to see a new tank job thrive, be successful, and have a place in a party, but unless RUN can survive the physical hits it takes, I think it's doomed to become a back-up tank/DD/support, and we have enough of those.

Thinking set Parrying to scale in Parrying rate with Inquartata as you level up, adding several levels to Inquartata to boost Parrying rate to 55%-60%.

New Spell: Riposte
Kinda like Reprisal but with a Parry instead of a Block.

Also, Foil seems to be VERY short in duration, I mean TOO short.

I think it's not so bad, but realize that parry is complete dmg mitigation unlike shield (though I realize with ochain it reduces a royal ton).

Yeah, but that's with the empy, and work put into it. Which I realize isn't the point, but you gotta realize Run shouldn't have (what would effectively be) dmg null 45% of the time in the form of parry rate straight out of the gate, with no work/special gear involved. And remember when shield WAS full dmg mitigation the shield block rate was abysmal

Idk... how do we know 20% is the cap? It's the ONLY job with A+ parry.

I can see it now

Mythic RUN Greatsword
Enhances "Inquartata" Effect V



SAM's parrying skill caps only 8 points below RUN's



I'd be completely happy with a capped 20% parry rate via Inquartata. Higher than that isn't really necessary as a 1/5 chance of completely negating damage (which works on TP moves, I'll remind you) is adequate.

Idk... how do we know 20% is the cap? It's the ONLY job with A+ parry.

I can see it now

Mythic RUN Greatsword
Enhances "Inquartata" Effect V



SAM's parrying skill caps only 8 points below RUN's



I'd be completely happy with a capped 20% parry rate via Inquartata. Higher than that isn't really necessary as a 1/5 chance of completely negating damage (which works on TP moves, I'll remind you) is adequate.

IDK that stp gear is THAT limited:
* Rajas/Brutal +6 (surely you're already using these)
* Houyi +3 (legit choice for neck it seems)
* Rose Strap +4
* Hagneia Stone +3
* Skadi +1 head +4
* Skadi+1 legs +8
* I'm likely forgetting some options too.

And of course +15 from /SAM trait.

You may be right that /WAR multi-attack build ends up as ideal, but I don't think it's for the reason that RUN is so deficient in Store TP gear availability as to make it not viable to gear for x-hit builds.

Hmm, does anyone know what Inquartata does exactly?

I'll test it once I hit 99. Have been leveling the real way rather than burning to 99, more enjoyable.