Cavalier or Undead Hunter?
CrusherEAGLE
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I keep remaking my party and I always struggle between these two.
On the one hand, there's a bajillion undead in this game. However, I don't remember if they are that relevant come endgame or not.
On the other hand, Cavalier can lay on hands, and gets nice bonuses against tough creatures. But how often do those creatures show up, anyway?
Can someone help me pick?
On the one hand, there's a bajillion undead in this game. However, I don't remember if they are that relevant come endgame or not.
On the other hand, Cavalier can lay on hands, and gets nice bonuses against tough creatures. But how often do those creatures show up, anyway?
Can someone help me pick?
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cavalier advantages over undead hunter really shine in the game
big advantage - lay on hands
also big - +3 bonus to hit and damage rolls against demons, devils, dragons, and wyverns (wyverns are nasty)
moderate advantage - May cast Remove Fear once per day per level.
huge - Immune to charm, fear, poison, and morale failure.
fairly minor - 20% resistance to fire and acid.
disadvantages are
negligible - no ranged weapons
moderate - no +3/+3 bonus vs undead
Since Skeletal Undead are resistant to piercing/slashing, I'd choose Cadaverous Undead as the enemy of choice if you're running a Stalker or Archer. If you're going for a Ranger/Cleric or using blunt weapons, I'd pick Skeletal Undead. I've been using a Stalker with Cadaverous Undead as its racial enemy during my runthrough, and it's my party's clear MVP whenever I hit an undead-heavy area.
I would point out that the game has a lot of stuff weak to fire.
You will be throwing fire around.
Cavaliers are resistant to fire.
The innate fire resistance has probably saved my Cavalier's life on Insane where damage is doubled and my Sun Soul Monk shoots gouts of fire at my enemies.
By comparison, there are only about a few thousand undead, and only 3 or 4 dungeons that revolve around said beasts.
But hey, if today is opposite day, let's also pretend that the Holy Sword is better than +4 Weapons of Action.
Undead Hunter has bonus against monsters you will meet a lot, Cavalier gets bonus against most (if not all) bosses.
So you kill this particular undead in 1.5 hits instead of 2, big deal. The Cavs skills are useful all the time. Take a Ranger with favored enemy of whatever flavor undead and he'll exceed the Undead Hunter because he can also cast Druid spells at a high enough level.
i've already said something about the undead and you chose to ignore it.
why's your tone so acerbic? our discussion on that other thread was quite normal.
Cavaliers are good against really tough enemies, but you don't see a lot of those enemies in the game. Undead Hunters are good against a lot of enemies, but those enemies generally weren't much of a threat in the first place.
There is also the consideration of their other advantages and disadvantages.