Terrus wrote:
I'll miss Sazen, sprite fist shaman looks like a ridiculous combo I'd like to try in the future.
The Fist is pretty awful right now because of the lack of ki straps with a material type better than tanso steel, with the few available better than tanso steel being a terrible magic/elemental damage attack type that gets mitigated by elf, sprite, deep-elf, and halfling innate magical protection, cut in half by resist elements and completely negated by MR barbarians. Any combo you can make as Fist, you can make better as Hammer and get the advantage of using a shield.
The only thing that Fist shines at these days is defending against crossbows and bows. I imagine that's part of the reason Sazen retired. Fist is great on paper and in theory, but below average in actual gameplay. When my character ages again, he will be specializing in a one-handed melee weapon, wearing a shield and that will be the last time his Fist skill set ever gets used.