Hikaru defeat in book 6

[manstein]

Hello everyone,

anyone else having trouble to defeat Hikaru in book 6. 19150 HP is just too much for me considering he also uses Shield whcih block additional amounts of damage.
I never was able to defeat Hikaru. Has anyone got a good strategy (I'm playing Shizuka as Priestess of black moon since I haven't got the feeling that other classes would work better)

Thanks

[Davzz]

There's a secret item called the Deathspike Scepter in one of the levels (The one with Lady Veraft and the Metal Plague if I'm not wrong), which grants her life leech.

Once you have that item you can basically go eat lunch while Shizuka hacks away because it's pretty overpowered.

[Rui]

I had trouble defeating Hikaru, even with the Deathspike Scepter. I believe the difficulty was set to Hard. It's pretty nasty because of all the blades swinging around. Besides, the life steal was not so good because Hikaru had knockbacks and stuns, which would force me to have to go back and pick up the Runes of Healing. As for Hikaru, he didn't really take any damage.
I guess I'll try again on Normal once the campaign gets fixed.

[TheNewHorde]

key.  the imbalanced regeneration staff that not only gives holy light, but 2% regen hp per sec.

it makes Shizuka a moving fountain of life.

Found in Northern District behind the trees in the 2nd area.

[manstein]

Thanks for the replies.

I guess I look for the Scepter of Healing in der North District then.
I also got the Deathspike Scepter but as Rui said Hikaru pretty often knocks Shizuka back which prevents considerable Life leech. He also uses Rain of Blades to stun Shizuka.
I think the scepter of healing would also ease Dalles a little bit then. Very good.

[TheNewHorde]

actually, scepter of healing is imbalanced to the point that in all the fights, even with Raziilla, Shizuka never got less than 90% of her HP.  Beside going into the wagon to avoid the whatever-it-is spell that Razilla sent, Shizuka heals faster than Razilla hits.

[RazorclawX]

Enjoy the Scepter of Healing while it lasts, it's not going to stay like that.

And no, I have no plans of making Dalles any easier. Hikaru is probably going to be slightly easier since he won't have a shield anymore, but that's about it.

[TheNewHorde]

nooooooooooooooo!

don't take away the Scepter of Gods!!!  (Legend of Magnadar references, from BlueEagle's map.)

But seriously, why put it there if you're just gonna take it out?

[Davzz]

Because he didn't realize how overpowered it was? Come on, he's the creator of the campaign, he's got the right to tweak stuff when it doesn't work as intended.

[TheNewHorde]

the scepter of goooooooooooooooooooooooooods!!!

(now noobs like me will just end up playing the old versions.)

jk, but ya, it was pretty darn imbalanced actually.  I don't think Shizuka ever went below 90% since then.