Karl relaxed in his seat as Dana and the visitors discussed the intricate details of the tactics and skills needed to accomplish the feat.
The consensus was that the two best ways would be a Druid Tank with [Limited Invulnerability] and a white dragon Cleric who took a barrier specialization, or multiple Golem Mages and Rogues for crowd control, so that the boss didn’t damage anyone else.
All of the above was also an option if you had the people.
"What sort of group combination did you have to set the new Mythic kill time record? That might also be possible to top." One of the mages asked.
"Well, Karl is short on damage because he’s a Beast Master who advanced before his beasts. But we’ve both got three Golem type spells, plus some extra summons for bonus damage. Then Deve as our tank, a Warrior and our healer."
The mage looked confused at her answer, so Karl clarified.
"We both have Golem, Greater Golem, and Epic Golem spells. Plus Golem Duplication. So, we have a rather formidable summoned force. Enough that there is no need for either of us to get into melee combat most of the time, though we are both melee capable classes." He offered.
"So, Beast Master is a Warrior Type Class?" The dragonkin Guild Master asked.
"No, not at all. It’s really more of a support type class than a directly combat oriented class. Normally, I fight with a group of bonded magical beasts at my side and share skills with them. But if I need to go into close combat, I have a transformation spell to become an Avatar of the World Dragon." Karl explained.
The Guild Masters chattered quietly as they tried to decide whether that was an improvement or not. Some classes offered buffs, like the bards, but they were generally useless in combat.
That clearly wasn’t the case for the Beast Master class, but that might only be because of the transformation and summoning skills that he had gained.
Even a bard who could turn into a Mythic Dragon would be at least half decent in combat, just based on his physical prowess. In fact, for the pure-blooded dragons, their class was more of a bonus to their abilities at lower levels, unless they were a cleric.
"So, if I understand this right, your skills allow you to buff the damage done by your whole group, and when your beasts are on your level, they accompany you into combat, effectively increasing the numbers of the party members?" Paul, the Guild Master of the Crimson Tide, asked.
Karl nodded. "That’s exactly it. I didn’t have the beasts today, but if you ask Lars, I believe he will be a big fan of the barrier spell that I use, which was gained from Thor, one of my team members.
Most of my offensive bonuses are granted to my own summons and bonded partners, but the defensive ones I can spread across the whole team."
The white dragon nodded happily, and Paul frowned.
He hated not knowing things.
"So, what we need to try to set a new record will be a group that does more damage than the one you went with. In theory, that should be possible. Most groups don’t really try to maximize damage dealing. Instead, you send a group that can do it safely, so you don’t risk lives on trash loot.
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