Skill Empowerment for Damage Fighter

[UrieHinrick]

My main character is a 3:1 str, end(after 25 in spr added in no particular order to the 3:1 ratio) axe damage fighter at lvl 27 and I like to solo.

I have not spent any empowerment points but now I'm having difficulty going solo so I wish to invest some. My main problem is that I can't solo or even party effectivly since I'm always running low on sp. (I'm constantly using the mushroom house to keep costs low but this makes it hard to gain a lot of exp in a one hour period.)

I'm wondering what skills I should empower and to what extent since I don't care to tank. I've heard of possible AOE skills that I was saving my empower points for but I hear those are levels away. I've thought about stun but thought I'd ask to find out if some damage skills empowered might be better.

This was my first character and thus I made a mistake in not choosing potion production.

Thanks for any help.

[MorpheusX]

If you're using axe, then empowered these skills:

Power hit: damage, cooldown
Stun: cooldown

Being STR build, try maximize you're critical by using Mara pirate sign earring which give +1 to critical. If you're continue using axe, then try to find/buy green named axe which offer 7% critical with END or DEX bonuses.

Since you're not mean to tank, then do this to kill mob fast.
- charge toward the mob (or lure one using snare kick) and stun (works 70% at a time)
- followed by fatal slash to reduce the mob defence
- bone slice and finish it with power hit

This should taken about half of the mobs HP. If you feel suicidal, then use vitalize before attacking, it will increase your damage by sacrificing defense.

Your play type should be kill the mob before it had the chance to hurt you.

The AOE attack is whirlwind which is available at lvl 60. Other AOE attack is devastate which consume 100sp per use.

[UrieHinrick]

Perhaps I should reduce the sp cost of those two?

Its not that I have any problem surviving the mosters, I just always quickly run through my sp. With no sp the battle gets drawn out and I lose some of my character affectiveness.

I use all my skills in much the same order you discribed but I can only do this for 3-4 mobs with my sp bar full and then I have to use a potion or mushroom. And then the sp i gain is only enough for something like 2 mobs...

I guess there is no getting around the point that fighters either need lots hp pots or sp pots... :confused:

[Symphoni]

Im an axe fighter too..and im wondering if a STR/END is better or A END/STR is better after spr 25 and dex 10 ?

[Enzio]

I just started the game and currently i'm level 14 and I've never had problems with hp/sp I rarely use that mushroom because I like to lvl fast and that thing only slows you down. My noob suggestion to you is to learn potion production. I never have to go back to town with that skill and I can just make hp and sp potions everytime I run out. I use 1 sp potion about every 3-4 monsters and I NEVER run out of sp potions or hp potions. You should really try it man