Ricochet Hunter is a lightning based skill available in Dragon's Dogma.
Description
- "An advanced form of Ricochet Seeker that fires three magickal arrows that increase in power as they ricochet."
An advanced version of Ricochet Seeker that increases the number of thunder enchanted magick bolts to three from one.
The magical bolts inflict entirely Thunder based magic damage.
Tactics and damage
The ricochet hunter and seeker spells are very useful in cramped or crowded areas, and conversely, of very little use in open areas. After striking a surface (or foe) the subsequent bounced bolts will seek further targets - if no targets exist they will bounce randomly.
Magick Archer vs 2 Living Armor (Magic Rebalancer, Ricochet Hunter combo demonstration)-0
The power of Ricochet Hunter can be doubled by stacking Magick Rebalancer four times. Because the ricochet bolts increase in power with each added ricochet, the Arisen can aim the bolts at the surrounding walls to initiate the first ricochet.
This bolts are enchanted with the Thunder element and lack any physical component whatsover. As such they are ineffective against Griffins, and useless against Phantasms, and all forms of Golem. In contrast, against a Cyclops even a single hit will cause good damage, and usually cause the creature to drop its club or be stunned.
Seemingly contradicting the description the damage from each bolt does not seem to increase after each ricochet, however each successive strike on a target has increased chance to knockdown, or possibly thundershock a foe.
The bolts can only travel a certain distance before they dissipate, however, if they strike a surface and bounce the distance can be extended - the maximum distance to first strike is increased by one quarter the augment trajectory. The distance traveled after the first bounce is not increased by trajectory.
Even outdoors the skill can have some utility -aiming to bounce first off a wall, floor or rock face greatly increases the usefulness of this skill - even if the bolt only strikes once before dissipating.
Bitterblack Isle
In Bitterblack Isle this skill is very powerful, since many areas are enclosed. Battles against Garm, Eliminators, Maneaters, and Elder Ogres become easy. This spell may also be useful in stun-locking Death in tight areas like the Gutter of Misery or The Bloodless Stockade - this is also an effective strategy against Living Armor in most enclosed locations.
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Notes
- The seeking nature of the bolts can be used to target unseen enemies that lie in wait in ambush, round corners, or out of sight. However certain hidden creatures, such as Giant Bats are not 'sought' by the bolts as other creatures are.
- It seems that (Ricochet Seeker) is limited to no more than twenty bounces before it dissipates, though it may escape, or dissipate before.