Which NPC does the most damage on a consistent basis?

[concluder1]

Just wondering which NPC does the most damage on a consistent basis? Some people say that Korgan does, but I have never used him. In my party it has to be Minsc, he smashes the foes with high damage all the time using no matter what weapon.

[Saruman]

Depends what weapons the chracters are using, akmost anyone can do gross amounts of damage when you put celestial fury in their main hand and crom freyr in their off hand.

If you discount the strength enhancing items then I still think that Korgam dual weilding axes is the most consistant heavy hitter in the game due to his high strength and also him being able to put 5* in a weapon skill. The only other NPC in the game who can do that is Amonen who can't use edged weapons.

Minsc has slightly better strength but can only have 2* specialisation.

[Astafas]

I believe Saruman is right in naming Korgan. However, there are lots of items and weapons that can change this. Dual wielding is the way to go if you want lots of hits. Some weapons give extra attacks, too. Girdles of Strength will make you do more damage with each hit. Don't hesitate to try Anomen as well. He'll do really good with ***** in Flails, using FoA and DoE, especially after a few Cleric Spells such as for example Draw upon Holy Might.

[Mini Me]

I don't wanna sound ignorant, but whats the DoE Astafas?

[Craig]

Defender of Easthaven

[Craig]

aranakis garth (sp)

[Silvanerian]

I have to disagree here.
If we just take a plain weapon and consider skill and strenght, Sarevok gets my vote.
18/00 gets +3 to THAC0 and +6 to damage while 18/76 "only" gets +2 to THAC0 and +4 to damage.
Besides...Sarevok got that nice affect called Deathbringer as an innate ability. I've used it a couple of times on my main character when I've soloed, and it hits for an extra 200 damage pretty often, and I haven't even mentioned the stun ability...who cares about celestial fury or a Vorpal weapon?

-Silvanerian

[C Elegans]

@Silvaneiran: Just a reminder - this is the Shadows of Amn forum, so Sarevok won't be available as PNPC.

I agree with Saruman that Korgan is probably the PNPC that deals out the most damage with no STR enhancement items, but since the game is full of such items, my vote goes to Anomen.

A hasted Anomen with 5* in sling, STR enhancement girdle and the Sling of Seeking, has actually been the most efficient PNPC in all my games.

[fable]

But @CE, remember, many wearables that don't max out can be applied to Korgan as well, making him even more of a threat-at-large.

Mind, I don't disagree. In my most recent game, I've used Anomen for the first time as a cleric. Thus far he hasn't got many wearable boosters, but he's deadly against the undead with a mace.

[UserUnfriendly]

I hate to say it, but anomen can be the most evil char in SOA, not tob, both korgan and savvy are way better, due to whirlwinds.

anoweenie will not get whirlwinds, as he is sual, but in soa, with righteous magic, and holy might, he becomes a armored kensai. rigteous magic, which does full damage of wep per duration of spell, makes kai shot, the really killer ability of the kensai in soa, completely obsolete. anoweenie can also armor up and use the great croma and flail of ages combo. slow them down and bash to death.


my vote, tho for the most damage, also goes to edwin....if you count magic, I love the chain contingency 3 abu dahzims set to trigger as soon as I see enemy combo. in soa, you can blast somebody instantly, way before they even have a chance to raise defenses. this makes slave lords a breeeze, and probably twisted rune a snap too.

but if you count pure slogging power, korgy has my vote. that wittle dwarf even at low levels, is just a pure killer.

he also almost always makes the saves too...this makes him very important since he is the only tank I have...

[Astafas]

Originally posted by Silvanerian:
<STRONG>I have to disagree here.
If we just take a plain weapon and consider skill and strenght, Sarevok gets my vote.
18/00 gets +3 to THAC0 and +6 to damage while 18/76 "only" gets +2 to THAC0 and +4 to damage.
-Silvanerian</STRONG>

Yes, but why should we? By the time Sarevok might join your team none of your melee fighters will have a Strength lower than 19.

[ 10-05-2001: Message edited by: Astafas ]

[THE JAKER]

Anomen is definitely a pretty decent fighter, better than a pure cleric for sure, but he suffers from an attacks per round problem versus single and multi-class fighters. As the game progresses, you get to a point where the "real" fighters like Korgan, Minsk, Mazzy, Keldorn and Valygar are getting twice the attacks per round that Anomen gets. That's why anomen is a "back up" tank and Korgan just IS a tank. As far as most damage, in SOA, no STR enhancement, I would go with Korgan or possibly Minsk, the high strength dual wielding fighters - minsk might do the most damage dual wielding katanas.

[C Elegans]

@fable: I might not have explored Korgans' true potential, see below about attack per rounds.

@Unuserfriendly: I used Anomen as I used my archer, I casted let him drink oil of Speed or cast Improved haste on him. That way we worked very well. Also, his tiresome personality was not a problem to me. I cut him short early in the game. I wouldn't dream of romancing Anomen in my wildest nightmares - I kept him merely because he's a very efficient NPC. Good cleric and deals out a lot of damage from a distance, so he can cast spells simultaneously.

@Jaker: Actually, due to the attacks per round bug previously discussed here, nobody in my game ever got more than 2.5 attacks per round, not in ToB either . Not my archer, not my pure ranger, not Mazzy, (not Sarevok in ToB) regardless of the dual wielding or the 5 * in their chosen weapon. I used the autopause at end round to count at many occations. By the end of ToB, a hasted Anomen with his sling and the really powerful protective spells you have by then, was still my most efficient NPC.

[Nightmare]

With the right equipment, Keldron. Girdle of Hill Giant and Carsomyr, he is dealing out 30+ each hit (2 or 3 per round). He criticals frequently, too (for 60+). Bear in mind this is for SoA.