"Aristocat": a high-powered, high-class format

Well yeah that's common sense stuff, I also have a couple sprint team and a team run but I guess I was talking more of cantrip style attack moves (lots of flank would be very good here) and the fact her boots are devoted mostly to armor. Another issue she has is lack of blocks. But its Aristocat so its all good

 

I would have used Perilous Agility/Evasion and Garalem's Boots/Captain Cedric's Boots if I had two Bynzer's Black Spear and three Hand Of Melvelous. That and St. Tesrim's Corona, and you have a bajillion spear attacks plus three Mass Frenzy and 4+ Flanking Move. That my friends, is marvelous.

 

What's the highest rating an aristocat build has hit in ranked play?

 

Challenge accepted!

edit: uh-oh, I just realized this means my shiny new VP will probably need to get scratched >_<

 

Mine's currently at 1109 (started at 1124).

 

Oh man, I just hit 1500, so I'm going to stick with my real team, but if I happen to nosedive I will definitely have to give it a shot.

 

Inspired by @CT5's video and a desire to show off some of my new legendaries and figures, I'm trying to put together another Aristocat team.

First of all, I'm doing Pure Aristocat: Legendary or nothing in every slot. So no Nimbus, AoA, or Resistant Hide.

My dwarf burn wizard is pretty solid, and I can do an okay buff or vamp priest, but how best to show off my prehistoric elf warrior? I've got Focused Crushing, and at first I was going to try 2x The Bludgeonator and Porior's Nimble Mace, but elves don't really want to get up close and personal, so I switched to Vibrant Pain, Crazy Sal's Halberd, and The Strongarm, but I'm still uncertain.

I could drop the priest for a crushing dwarf warrior to back up the slashing elf.

 

Since I'm taking off work for the holidays, I thought I'd see if I could actually win a ranked MP match using an Aristocat build. So yesterday I dusted off my current MP party, made a couple tweaks, and actually won the first game I played! Then I started alternating wins and losses and I decided that as much as I loved my Lunging Bash elf warrior, she was dying way too fast (mainly because I'm impatient and keep sending her in first). So I swapped her for a boring old burst wizard, and my new build has a win rate of 78%, enough to put my guild in tenth place for the season. Of course, part of that win rate is because I'm starting at 1000 ELO.

Spoiler: Kalin's Cats

Hurled
Level 21 Dwarf Warrior

Vibrant Pain
Crazy Sal's Halberd
Bolg's Big Iron Plate
Xander's Mail
Throon's Quick Laser Shield
Captain Cedric's Helm
Hawkwind's Moccasins
Raging Battler
Advanced Crushing
​

1 x Laser Block
3 x Polearm Slash
5 x Strong Bludgeon
2 x Crusher
1 x Escaping Run
2 x Surging Shield Block
2 x Dangerous Maneuver
5 x Blind Rage
6 x Nimble Strike
3 x Reliable Mail
4 x Officer's Harness
1 x Subtle Parry
1 x Dodge
​

Shiny!
Level 21 Elf Priest

Cursed Radcannon
Dark Drewg's Mace
St. Xanu's Geneshaper Gear
Wellington's Shield
Werewolf Boots
Atomic Drop Console
Bleneth's Frenzy Charm
Bleneth's Frenzy Medallion
Trained Evasion
Manifold Medic
​

3 x Mass Frenzy
2 x Strong Hack
2 x Unholy Energy
5 x Radiation Bomb
1 x Disorienting Block
1 x Icy Block
2 x Triple Heals
5 x Unholy Frenzy
1 x Blind Rage
1 x Violent Spin
1 x Wild Run
1 x Mind Worm
1 x Healing Spirit
1 x Genetic Engineering
1 x Reliable Mail
1 x Wounded Block
2 x Strong Bludgeon
1 x Adaptable
4 x Flanking Move
​

Catastrophe
Level 4 Dwarf Wizard

Searing Pain
Searing Pain
Avakiria's Cup
Smoag's Bucket Of Pitch
Asmod's Telekinetic Chain
Azgul's Orb
Korenchkin's Tactical Tunic
Lt. Buckwell's Boots
Raging Battler
Advanced Levitation
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1 x Stone Spikes
1 x Hover
1 x Arcane Shell
2 x Telekinesis
6 x Fireball
1 x Escaping Run
1 x Flame Jet
2 x Blind Rage
1 x Officer's Harness
2 x Firestorm
6 x Flash Of Agony
6 x Glob Of Flame
1 x Reliable Mail
2 x Arcane Burst
1 x Adaptable
2 x Flanking Move
​

I'm using "Pure As Possible" Aristocat rules: epics for arcane skill and divine skill, legendary for everything else. I don't run humans because I don't have any of their racials yet (I'm buying Bloody Command if it ever shows up in the stores).

 

Just posting here to say that if you see me in the MP lobby, invite me to a match! I've got a couple of teams set up that I haven't tried yet....

 

A Poor Man submitting his build :/

Spoiler: The Legendary Somewhat Dwarf Build

Gifting Bag
Level 18 Human Priest

Darkforce Nunchaku
Xentoc's Maul
Unholy Nimbus
Quick Jon's Buckler
Pwindle's Boots
St. Yatzie's Genetic Console
Empty Pockets
Empty Pockets
Superb Flexibility
Unskilled Divine
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1 x Consuming Spear
1 x Soothing Darkness
1 x Catch Arrow
1 x Greater Heal
6 x Minor Heal
1 x Escaping Run
2 x Team Heal
2 x Dodge
2 x Energizing Move
2 x Armor Of Faith
2 x Laser Whip
1 x Subtle Parry
1 x Controlled Overswing
2 x Genetic Engineering
2 x Unholy Frenzy
1 x Advanced Battlefield Training
2 x Spear Of Darkness
1 x Startling Strike
1 x Righteous Frenzy
1 x Flanking Move
1 x Chain Harness
1 x Unnerving Strike
1 x Radiation Bomb
​

Troll Cigars
Level 1 Dwarf Wizard

Heartripper
Forval's Teak Staff
Chartwell's Amulet
Bewlin's Baffling Bauble
Reality Warper
Empty Pouch
Cloth Robe
Boots Of Etzicatl
Raging Battler
Unskilled Arcane
​

1 x Reliable Mail
1 x Freeze
2 x Telekinesis
2 x Blind Rage
1 x Spark
5 x Short Perplexing Ray
4 x Stone Spikes
1 x Bungled Bolt
2 x Zap
3 x Brutal Charge
1 x Potent Spark
1 x Flash Of Agony
1 x Accelerate Time
3 x Cloth Armor
2 x Little Zap
6 x Punishing Bolt
​

Orc Painting
Level 1 Dwarf Warrior

The Hacker's Wrench
Reaper's Scythe
The Strongarm
Highbolt Jerkin
Bare Arms
Cloth Cap
Bare Feet
Bloody Stoutness
Unskilled Martial
​

1 x Pulverizing Bludgeon
1 x Weak Strike
3 x Obliterating Chop
2 x Blind Rage
1 x Able Bludgeon
1 x Subtle Parry
2 x Dodge
1 x Laser Thrust
1 x Duck
1 x Laser Whip
3 x Unreliable Block
5 x Strong Hack
1 x Laser Cutdown
2 x Bludgeon
2 x Leather Harness
1 x Weak Block
3 x Walk
1 x Grounding Plates
1 x Bloodied Block
3 x Cloth Armor
​

 

I liked how empty pockets is better than most of the divine items

 

Guess who double-dipped the DD last night?

My first true aristocat build:

Spoiler

Boulder Shoulders
Level 11 Human Warrior

The Bludgeonator
Zoltan's Laser Scourge
Porior's Nimble Mace
Xander's Mail
Quinn's Buckler
Zero G Combat Helm
Lt. Buckwell's Boots
Bloody Command
Advanced Crushing
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6 x Able Bludgeon
1 x Bloodied Block
1 x Reliable Mail
1 x Mimetic Crown
3 x Flanking Move
2 x Sprint, Team!
3 x Officer's Harness
2 x Dodge
2 x Strong Bludgeon
2 x Laser Whip
8 x Lunging Bash
1 x Subtle Parry
2 x Crusher
2 x Pulverizing Bludgeon
​

Incitement
Level 21 Dwarf Priest

Darkblood Glaive
Dark Drewg's Mace
St. Xanu's Geneshaper Gear
Blox's Unyielding Bulwark
Bloome's Barging Boots
Bleneth's Skull
Bleneth's Frenzy Tome
Bleneth's Frenzy Charm
Raging Battler
Unholy Conduit
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1 x Rocket Charge
1 x Nimble Strike
1 x Invigorating Touch
6 x Mass Frenzy
1 x Laser Block
1 x Polearm Slash
2 x Lunging Bash
2 x Strong Bludgeon
2 x Reliable Mail
4 x Savage Curse
1 x Spear Of Darkness
1 x Surging Shield Block
1 x Subtle Parry
1 x Negative Energy Being
2 x Strong Hack
4 x Unholy Frenzy
2 x Blind Rage
1 x Adaptable
1 x Sapping Spear
1 x Genetic Engineering
​

Shiny!
Level 21 Elf Priest

Cursed Radcannon
Dark Drewg's Mace
St. Zaadia's Spacesuit
Throon's Quick Laser Shield
Quellic's Boots
Atomic Drop Console
Skull Of Savage Iljin
Bleneth's Frenzy Tome
Perilous Agility
Unholy Conduit
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1 x Healing Beacon
1 x Inspiring Presence
1 x Spear Of Darkness
1 x Laser Block
5 x Radiation Bomb
3 x Flanking Move
2 x Unholy Energy
1 x Dodge
2 x Strong Bludgeon
2 x Reliable Mail
3 x Savage Curse
1 x Cushioning Armor
1 x Blind Rage
1 x Subtle Parry
1 x Negative Energy Being
2 x Strong Hack
1 x Dangerous Maneuver
2 x Unholy Frenzy
1 x Mind Worm
2 x Mass Frenzy
1 x Sapping Spear
1 x Genetic Engineering
​

This build is currently undefeated in ranked MP (one battle against someone with 1000 ELO).

 

Bump to bring this to a new generation of players