If I could magically dual class I guess I'd take Sarevok (uai carsomyr? Helm yeah) simce I basically don't like pure thieves due to my play style and Sarevok would be able to do other things that hexxat can't (ie hit things). However dual classing is so annoying at that level, and you lose some traps or whatever (never used them tbh), so just as a thief Hexxat I guess would be superior. I guess it depends on ur play style. I do feel like there comes a point where u have more thieving points than is necessary.
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I think Sarevok is better because of many reasons, of course Hexxat can do better if you know how to use her and her abilities (like pretty much everything) but Sarevok is mostly easy to use. In powergaming terms Sarevok is the best NPC in ToB, Jan Jansen is the best NPC in SoA while Hexxat is the best NPC in the EE, but Jan Jansen+Sarevok is MUCH better than Hexxat, even if you dual-class Sarevok to a thief in spite of having Jan (best thief in vanilla BG2), Sarevok could get ***** in Staves to have really insane backstabs (in vanilla BG2 he is the best backstabber in the game), while Hexxat is limited to * and STR bbonus don't get multiplied in the EE. Hexxat can be the best Mage-killer in the game if you give her Arrows of Biting (they add STR damage bonus) and a Time Stop scroll, but Jan Jansen can memorize Time Stop (twice at level 18 since he is an Illusionist) and get a STR belt. Sarevok has 1 APR more than everyone else and he is able to reach grand-mastery. Hexxat has a Min HP effect opcode over her amulet, and if you make her encumbered, she can't move to your PC to get into the Bag of Dragomir, best is to use the Golden Child Statue from her quest (which weights 1k Ibs) to hold her in one spot and she is the best tank in the game because she is immortal, have Korgan in ranged and any foe you are trying to kill is going to be killed for sure. Saverok is able to use Jan Jansen's cloth for 25% Physical damage resistance, plus DoE, plus Hardiness, plus Rornach's Horn (you can have the Staff of the Ram+6 without it but you can use it for a while anyway), plus FoA+5 and the Belt of Inertial Barrier, Sarevok will have 85% resistance to Slashing and Piercing, 127% to Crushing (Ascension Amelyssan's weapon deals Crushing damage, surprise!) and 110% to Missile (Illasera can shoot arrows to her ass now), that with, let's say, ***** in Flails, you have one of the best combinations for Sarevok in the game, if you give him a Time Stop scroll he will make all hits (or just level up him a few more levels as a fighter (use infinite arrows and an AI script in Saradush for a long time) to get Critical Strike) with 2 base, 1 from GM, 1 from Offhand and +1/2 from GoES = 9/2 APR, if you use the Ring of the Gaxx's Haste, then equip FoA (this even works on the EE) and you will have 9 APR. So both Jan Jansen and Sarevok are still better than Hexxat, plus, they are some of my favorite NPCs while Hexxat isn't :P In conclusion: Hexxat is still a better tank that Sarevok because she has Min HP, but both Sarevok and Jan have a much better Offensive, and they can also get a very good defense. Also I don't like making someone tank with Min HP, maybe cheesing can break immersion, but have an immortal character does that a lot more (and really talking the only immersion breaking cheese I am using is farming Fire Giants, which isn't immersion breaking for me, you are just helping in the defense and they are a very huge army).
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I do feel like there comes a point where u have more thieving points than is necessary.
In powergaming terms Sarevok is the best NPC in ToB, Jan Jansen is the best NPC in SoA while Hexxat is the best NPC in the EE, but Jan Jansen+Sarevok is MUCH better than Hexxat, even if you dual-class Sarevok to a thief in spite of having Jan (best thief in vanilla BG2), Sarevok could get ***** in Staves to have really insane backstabs (in vanilla BG2 he is the best backstabber in the game), while Hexxat is limited to * and STR bbonus don't get multiplied in the EE.
Hexxat can be the best Mage-killer in the game if you give her Arrows of Biting (they add STR damage bonus) and a Time Stop scroll, but Jan Jansen can memorize Time Stop (twice at level 18 since he is an Illusionist) and get a STR belt. Sarevok has 1 APR more than everyone else and he is able to reach grand-mastery.
Hexxat has a Min HP effect opcode over her amulet, and if you make her encumbered, she can't move to your PC to get into the Bag of Dragomir, best is to use the Golden Child Statue from her quest (which weights 1k Ibs) to hold her in one spot and she is the best tank in the game because she is immortal, have Korgan in ranged and any foe you are trying to kill is going to be killed for sure.
Saverok is able to use Jan Jansen's cloth for 25% Physical damage resistance, plus DoE, plus Hardiness, plus Rornach's Horn (you can have the Staff of the Ram+6 without it but you can use it for a while anyway), plus FoA+5 and the Belt of Inertial Barrier, Sarevok will have 85% resistance to Slashing and Piercing, 127% to Crushing (Ascension Amelyssan's weapon deals Crushing damage, surprise!) and 110% to Missile (Illasera can shoot arrows to her ass now), that with, let's say, ***** in Flails, you have one of the best combinations for Sarevok in the game, if you give him a Time Stop scroll he will make all hits (or just level up him a few more levels as a fighter (use infinite arrows and an AI script in Saradush for a long time) to get Critical Strike) with 2 base, 1 from GM, 1 from Offhand and +1/2 from GoES = 9/2 APR, if you use the Ring of the Gaxx's Haste, then equip FoA (this even works on the EE) and you will have 9 APR.
So both Jan Jansen and Sarevok are still better than Hexxat, plus, they are some of my favorite NPCs while Hexxat isn't :P
In conclusion: Hexxat is still a better tank that Sarevok because she has Min HP, but both Sarevok and Jan have a much better Offensive, and they can also get a very good defense. Also I don't like making someone tank with Min HP, maybe cheesing can break immersion, but have an immortal character does that a lot more (and really talking the only immersion breaking cheese I am using is farming Fire Giants, which isn't immersion breaking for me, you are just helping in the defense and they are a very huge army).