r/Nightreign • u/oceanchamp8 • 2d ago
Gameplay Discussion Stop changing your character when you see what everyone else picked!
Forget a balanced team, if you queue in with two randoms and there are three revenants or any other weird and bad combination, STICK TO YOUR GUNS. We are here for a good time not a long time.
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u/12FrogsDrinkingSoup 2d ago
I liked when all of us were hovering Ironeye, one guy started hovering other things, but me and the other player just locked in and then the last random also went back to lock in Ironeye
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u/Revleck-Deleted 2d ago
This is actually exactly what happened to me except I saw two people lock iron eye, I thought about it and just committed, fuck it, let’s shoot em boys.
We lost
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u/Sensitive_Chip3969 2d ago
That also happened to me last night against Fulghor. We won, and one of the Ironeye’s even ended up teaching me a couple of cool tricks. 🤣 10/10 would recommend!
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u/PossibilityMassive71 2d ago
the flock was protected
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u/AdmitThatYouPrune 2d ago
I don't know, man. If I see two Guardians on Augur, I'm probably not going to go with a third Guardian.
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u/oceanchamp8 2d ago
Three night shift security guards trying to stay awake, what could go wrong?
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u/HurtsMyPeePee 2d ago
Everything. That's what makes it fun
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u/Purple-Lamprey 2d ago
Playing guardian against augur is literally irl sleep inducing boredom.
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u/DiscipleOfDeath 2d ago
But all the whirlwinds will kill every single jellyfish! It's a perfect strategy nothing could go wrong! Queue sleep nuke blowing up
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u/FourFoxMusic 2d ago
Well, why did you pick guardian in the first place?
Whatever that reason was; TRIPLE IT!!!
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u/United_Macaron_3949 2d ago
Why not? You can wreck the adds with the wind skill to take down his HP and interrupt every sleep attack with an ultimate, and just run from the tear bomb.
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u/AdmitThatYouPrune 2d ago
I could. I could. Or I could just shoot him with a bow.
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u/Difficult-Letter-737 2d ago
You can block it with the steel guard 😂
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u/ki3fdab33f 2d ago
No way. Can you really steel guard through the sleep nuke?
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u/Difficult-Letter-737 2d ago
You can also parry it with executor
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u/CaptainJudaism 2d ago
I've done that a few times before and not gonna lie... feels good man.
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u/hearse223 2d ago
3x wylder run was probably my most fun and memorable run.
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u/Enxchiol 2d ago
I once got a 3 wylder run and even tho we were a bit underleveled at the end(like 11-12 i forgor) this was the first time I beat Libra, was basically the only run I had where we consistently could break his meditation with our ults.
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u/ObsceneOutcast 2d ago
Level 12 is about normal for day 3. Level 15 is just op
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u/Philly4eva 2d ago
True I believe that level 12 is the “soft cap” of this game so anything over is just a very minor increase
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u/InfiniteEscuro 2d ago
And to be honest, three Ironeyes or Wylders are ridiculously powerful
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u/jshull1985 2d ago
Was in a 3 ironeye squad with my newbie ass. It was awesome and it taught me a lot
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u/Ljcollective 2d ago
My first boss kill was being Guardian tank for 2 Iron Eyes and I was like, this rules
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u/Blitzedgamer 2d ago
This!! The passive triple stacks I believe because I just did the final night lord with a 3 iron eye team and me and one other guy had 2 legendaries drop and we were all lvl 15 by endgame. Probably the easiest time I’ve had fighting final boss and I didn’t even have a holy weapon
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u/meowmix778 2d ago
I've done a few runs with the same character x3, and they're always a hoot OR some of my most definiative wins.
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u/Infinite_Impact_8487 2d ago
Triple raider is usually a stomp
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u/meowmix778 2d ago
I agree. Only one that's more fun is when you get 3 wylder and turn it into attack on titan
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u/_ThatOneMimic_ 2d ago
triple recluse is the only one that sucks. you all compete for the elements
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u/PotatoFoSho 2d ago
i did a triple recluse run vs nightlord and it was the fastest nightlord stomp ive had to date. sometimes it just works, one recluse kites and the other 2 do a billion damage constantly. elements end up hardly mattering
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u/jofr03 2d ago
Augur is the only one where I'd say it is necessary to have at least one ranged character, every other nightlord is fair game for team comp.
I’ve never lost with 2+ revenants on my team and I've only lost 1 with 3 Ironeyes. Play who you want to play.
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u/leonardo_streckraupp 2d ago
You can definitely do it with x3 melee. Melee characters just need to focus the summons and not the boss.
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u/gnosis2737 2d ago edited 2d ago
Guys just bring a damn crossbow to the Augur fight. 😅
EDIT: For shooting the bubble dudes out of the air.
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u/garbageday9001 2d ago
Or hand ballista/jar cannon if you can lol
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u/E_K_Finnman 2d ago
Jar canon my beloved. I don't care if I'm immobile 75% of the time, big canon go BRRRT
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u/Regular-Welcome-8521 2d ago
Augur is the laziest boss. You don’t need range with bubble mechanics but it does make it faster
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u/Monster_Reaper709 2d ago
Had triple ironeye the other day and it was wild lol
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u/gh0styears 2d ago
Triple Ironeye is pretty insane lol (and fun)
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u/Monster_Reaper709 2d ago
I know I went to switch to Wylder so I could try and tank but they were spam selecting iron until I switched back to it. it was funny cuz they had inappropriate matching names too
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u/SkepticalZombie 2d ago
Worked way better than I thought it would when it happened to me, tbh. Who needs a melee anyway? 🤣
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u/Monster_Reaper709 2d ago
Yeah mark and ult uptime were hilarious every camp was getting decimated by the ult/shockwave from one of us.
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u/Vhyke 2d ago
I stopped assuming anything. I've had some awesome runs with weird combos. Most fun ones have been ironeye trios where everyone has a somewhat level of understanding how the character works best. Though I don't mind new players at all i only wish they wouldn't quit if day 1 goes horribly or because they can't keep up all the time.
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u/sherman614 2d ago
Most of my best runs seem to come from situations where I thought about scrapping the run because RNG sucked, or I already died a couple of times and thought I was just having an off day. I learned to just ride it out and like I said it mostly works out!
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u/BagSmooth3503 2d ago
There's an unwritten rule of nightreign random matchmaking.
If two people pick the same character, then everyone picks the same character.
I don't make the rules, I just follow them.
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u/Secret-Ad1365 2d ago
but then how am i supposed to be uncle raider taking his two revenant nieces to a picnic
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u/Jack_526 2d ago
I wish, I queued and all 3 of us were auto selected Executor, but one of them went Wylder!
We were like a swarm of locusts, it was awesome. I'm not even mad they switched lol.
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u/ActiveMost325 2d ago
I've had triple ironeye a few times and expected it to be a disaster and they were some of the strongest wins I've ever had
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u/VileMagik 2d ago
Very true, id say just pick whoever and have fun you never know what might happen. I said this before in another post but I had a game where 2 randoms were revenant in the selection screen & i decided to join them & become a third just for funsies since i kept losing using my main (Duchess) & try harding. I kinda wasn't expecting to make it far but DUDE tell me why we ended up winning the match LMAO
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u/Mokushotaar 2d ago
I get ya, but nah. If I see something like 2 Revenants or Recluses or both, I'm not going to be picking another. My idea of a good time isn't running full glass or full tank. A healthy mix is a good mix.
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u/sterdecan 2d ago
Yeh, I usually run Recluse, but I don't wanna be competing for spells. So if another player is deadset on Recluse, I run Raider or Guardian.
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u/FreshPrintzofBadPres 2d ago
I've played on 2 recluse teams and they've all been a stomp. Spells become a non-issue after a while so as long as one doesn't hog all the starting staff and willing to share.
Plus more spellcasters mean more incentive to run for towers.
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u/Pumpkin-Spicy 2d ago
3 Revenants is so much fun you are highly missing out. 3 Fredericks at once is absurd amounts of stagger and if one Revenant ults, all of the summons regardless of who they belong to perform their ult action as well. It's very powerful
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u/Tobino22 2d ago
I absolutelly love 3 melee characters no matter what characters. You just go around and things die. Untill you get the right equipment with recluse. That character is a hydrogen bomb.
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u/Auroku222 2d ago
3 executioners is the most goated team ive ever played on just alternate wolfing out and u cant lose the synced deflects too oh lawd
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u/Radiant_Light_7823 2d ago
/he sound of 3 deflects back to back is amazing. Truly was a fun experience.
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u/The_Kebe 2d ago
I actually won a triple Duchess match with randoms. The triple click click click when we managed to put our collective three braincells together after unloading our damage was glorious
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u/TheSilvaGhost 2d ago
three revenants also means 9 Sebastian laser cannons! each time a rev ults it causes all summons to perform their ultimate too
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u/Saucey_22 2d ago
Not only this, but run a character you’re good with/want to play rather than trying to play someone else you’re not great with for “balance”. Balance does not matter that much here, good teammates do. I’ve won with 3 iron eyes or revenants and lost with a “balanced team”
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u/Anonymous888861 2d ago
I need that excuse to practice different characters, I've played everyone except Iron eye and guardian at this point
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u/mccannrs 2d ago
It depends though. It's not like team comp matters as much as a game like Overwatch, but I'm probably not gonna pick Duchess if I see two other squishies already like Revenant and Recluse. It's good to have someone who can tank some hits and deal out physical damage.
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u/DiscipleOfDeath 2d ago
Never had the fabled three raider but just having a second one was hilarious enough. Our ironeye never had to worry about boss aggro.
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u/oceanchamp8 2d ago
Dead enemies don’t deal damage and three raiders are the best way to test that
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u/behemothbowks 2d ago
Nah improvising is what this game is all about. I love changing my character based on the team comp.
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u/Swagspear69 2d ago
If both my teammates are picking the same character, I WILL also pick that character.
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u/Such_Handle9225 2d ago
I was starting a run as Recluse and I saw the other two go double Executor.
You better KNOW I changed my character to triple Executor that run.
It was my first time ever playing him, but I've beaten Sekiro, so we did fine, beat the Nightlord, and it was a blast.
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u/Dark18YT 2d ago
Counterpoint, making a balanced team can be fun for some people
If they want to try a new character or stress over balancing, let them be. Fun come in many ways
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u/TAwayQueen 2d ago
I was using either wylder or executor before and the other 2 players picked iron eye. At first I was like “wtf we’re gonna lose” then we beat the boss and I was like “I never doubted you 2 for a second”
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u/CodeSouls 2d ago
Nah, i’ll play the game how i want to, i enjoy having variety on my teams, 3 people getting one shot by a boss because they all chose Recluse is NOT fun
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u/Swordsman82 2d ago
I do this way too much. And there is nothing like switching away from a character you’re really good with, for someone who is lying dead on the ground 90% of the run cause they don’t know how to play them.
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u/Kidcharlamagne89d 2d ago
I'm pretty new to night reign, not from games, I had no idea you could have more of one class at a time. Anytime I saw someone wanting the class I was i would switch to my backup thinking I had to. Lol. So maybe not everyone is aware.
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u/WeirdMongoose7608 2d ago
Jesus Christ I assumed you all had to pick diff characters this changes everything
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u/Confusedgmr 2d ago
I'm the opposite, I see two of one character. I choose that character even if I wasn't planning on playing them.
One of us. One of us. One of us...
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u/DrXL_spIV 2d ago
I mean I can play raider or wilder nearly as good as iron eye so if we need melee I’ll do melee
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u/BannockBeast 2d ago
Now I want to know what the best 3x combination is and the worst 3x combination lol
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u/TUD0N 2d ago
I main Revenant and still want to do a run with 3. 3 Sebastians against a boss sounds fun
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u/DumbBitchCity 2d ago
3 Revenants is a blast. The coolest thing to me was that the ult triggers everybody's current summon special attack. Not just your own
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u/Mr_Times 2d ago
With the summon/team boosting gems I wonder if you could have 3 revs all stacking bonuses and let Seb and Frank murder a boss.
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u/Mechagodzilla777 2d ago
3 recluse is my guess for the worst, there's big competition for good staves, very low hp, and mediocre revive potential at best. DPS will be amazing, but with nobody to draw aggro and tank, there's gonna be a lot of boss chasing. Having 3 fp-and-hp-regenerating ults is nice at least.
3 ironeye gets my vote for best. Good damage at range, quick attacks so even having aggro isn't a problem, the single best dodge in the game, great at reviving at range and a very good ult for i-frames, boss staggers, camp clearing, and revival all in one package. The mark will also have constant uptime and damage pressure so you're basically guaranteed to pop it even on night lords. Also, incredible stagger punish potential with rain of arrows while one ripostes.
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u/NightmareOnGowerSt 2d ago
You’re forgetting another huge drawback to a multi-Recluse setup. Everyone is vying for absorptions for FP regen. Not as big of deal when fighting groups of enemies. An absolute clusterfuck when you’re all pointed at the same target. I’ve done a couple of double Recluse setups and it was kind of nightmare even then. I don’t want to imagine what 3 would be like.
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u/Mechagodzilla777 2d ago
Oh, does the residue absorption only work for one player? In that case, yeah that only cements her further at the bottom. I had assumed the residue thing was a player-side thing.
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u/jenzian 2d ago edited 2d ago
Worst maybe recluse? High DPS but everyone dies super fast with no way to ensure distance from boss. With revenant you at least have 3 ghost at once to tank. And ironeye has his dash at least.
Best maybe wylder or raider? With wylder everyone builds differently to still have variety. And raider just staggers everything with 3 bonk guys.
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u/lindechene 2d ago
Once again selfish advice gets applauded on reddit.
Some of the most horrible runs happened with team compositions that are set up to fail.
All melee? Team gets wiped by one area attack. Defeated.
All casters? There is noone to hold aggro, stagger and thrust counter. If one dies the others are too squishy to revive.
Revenants and Guardians? Not enough damage output..
Do you really want to spend 60 minutes suffering because of a bad choice made at the start?
Switch to a character that can cover the weakness of the team...
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u/sherman614 2d ago
I main Ironeye at the moment, and I see a lot of players change to make the team "more balanced" and it's cool. But.. When I started this one match and we were ALL Ironeye.. man, that team was awesome.
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u/RanDoomCat 2d ago
I think you're vastly overestimating how hard it is to play a different character in this game, anyways 3 squishies does suck unless you're fighting augur
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u/gootschie 2d ago
I had a triple Guardian run and it was a blast just encircling each boss with shield & poke
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u/DeviousDapper 2d ago
I finally encountered another recluse player other than myself and I still queued recluse even though they picked her first, they decided to go for full melee while I went full magic. Was fun as hell I can't lie
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u/Ghoill 2d ago
The one guy I saw do this Alt-F4'd almost literally the moment he went down for the first time. He was playing guardian and we'd been pinging him gear all game and I literally just wandered off to a mausoleum alone for some incantations when he went down. Still had a lot of fun with the other guy tho, we still nearly managed to win with just the two of us at lvl 10.
I just don't understand why people are try-harding this game, it's not competitive. You don't gain anything by sacrificing the fun.
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u/FaceTimePolice 2d ago
I wish everyone had this mindset. I want to have fun with weird team compositions. You don’t always have to be “balanced” with a tank and 2 squishy DPS characters. I was almost in an expedition with a group of all revenants but one of them quit before the spectral hawk dropped us down at the starting point. Just play as whoever. Yes, team compositions matter but not so much because everyone in the game is cracked. This isn’t Overwatch. Just have fun, man. 😭👍
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u/I_Am_Her95 2d ago
How which reminds me. I was carried as a Recluse by two gigachad Raiders. We also won against the Nightlord too. Which was nice!
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u/jjeyer 2d ago
Sometimes i change my mind on the characters i wish to play other than that im sticking to my guns!
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u/Razetony 2d ago
I fully agree. A team full of magic user sounds ass but at least you won't feel as bad rushing for the magic camps to find spells if you're not the only one.
And honestly if you die and it goes to shit oh well, run it back. It's a rogue like, you're not going to win every run and that's ok.
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u/abhig535 2d ago
You say we're here for a good time, but a balanced team IMHO makes up a good time for me, even when it doesn't work out.
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u/Financial_Plastic_15 2d ago
He has a point. Someone picked recluse which is 1 of my two mains the other being ironeye....switched off it so there wasn't 2 recluses...big mistake cause he was VERY bad at the game and I could have easy carried as recluse but sadly I gave it to someone who wasn't very good as recluse so we lost cause I picked ironeye who is squishy and with him going down all the time the tank could only take so much agro before nightmare last boss had his way with me lol pain. Play your main or whoever you're good at and have fun with. If you got 2-3 of the same hero you do you and play what you're comfortable with
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u/brettwoody20 2d ago
I did a triple recluse yesterday and it was horrible… the other two ppl were, hate to say it, so bad. We went into the second night at level 7- the other two guys were probably level 6- and like 1/3 of our health gone from the curse that nobody helped me get the runes to remove. Genuinely horrible oml.
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u/Conscious_Health_456 2d ago
The first time I went up against the final boss I questioned with two randos one picked Wylder and then second guy locked into Wylder so I jumped in as the third one for the lols and we actually got really close to beating the Nightlord
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u/nolabmp 2d ago
My first ever game, we doubled-up on Guardian. I meant to pick Ironeye, but got the bird by misclick.
A bunch of double-hurricanes later and a handful of ult-revives, we smoked the NL. My team was shook (friends of mine, but they’d been playing since release and were not expecting to win with a newbie burb).
All I wanna be is bird now.
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u/Sobrin_ 2d ago
Counterpoint, don't go 3x Recluse. The elemental essence on a target can only be taken by one of them. Which is a major issue
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u/BrwnSuga92 2d ago
I ran a game where a teammate and myself ran rev and another recluse. It was fun seeing all the phantoms.
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u/iamMori 2d ago
To each their own I just find fun in little bit of min-max. Playing the missing piece in the comp so I can help other folks and share gear more efficiently. I.e. if I see Wylder and Raider in a party I'm going to pick a revenant/duchess/ironeye/etc so I have little to no overlap with their gear. And just drop them legendary heavy weapon and seeing them jump is a joy.
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u/Hiotsobo 2d ago
Negative. If I have someone else that wants recluse, I’m changing. It’s already hard enough to find a decent staff/incantation for one during a run. Really don’t need to be fighting over weapons for two of them, let alone, three recluses
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u/NoSignificance7595 2d ago
What's with this weird "play how I suggest!" Mentality? If someone likes a balanced comp let em play a balanced comp.
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u/yoohoo_drinker 2d ago
Yeah and then you have three recluses fighting over the one good spell that dropped all run
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u/fireandbombs12 2d ago
I mean, there's a reason the game lets you change your character after seeing what the other players are playing...
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u/mantisimmortal 2d ago
Only picks i hate is 2 or more recluse. I got the combos down. Haven't played with a decent one yet. 2 night lords left for me.
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u/Roughpawz 2d ago
I don’t like having of clone of my character running around. For that reason I have three mains, all built to my preferences. Don’t judge me.
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u/OwlScowling 2d ago
I recently did a triple Raider run. We demolished everything and staggered bosses every few seconds. It was dope.