Larian Studios Forums Divinity 2 - Ego Draconis (English) Help/Tips/Tricks Playing unarmed

So in this my first topic on forums decided to discuss about character to use unarmed skill as its main profesion

As im still in a broken valley dunno how it will go later in game but so far its really fun to play without bow or swords.

I would like to fellow players who tryed it as well to share there expierence and tricks

I noticed it has good synergy with some skills from all other classes (like rush attack, whirwind, evade, regenerate, mana efficiency).

And finally i have where to use shields and the good shield is what boosts my survivability


Let the discussion begin

I might try this, since I've already finished the game in every other way possible.

Thousand strikes seems to be a must-have skill here, to make up for the lesser damage. Boosting strength and ignoring the other stats seems a must too.

OK, i have reached sentinel island and so far its a blast
so some tips for those who gonna play unarmed.
* Be picky with your armor (enchant whenever you can / charm if you think its gonna help but save better charms for later when your gonna be sure not to change stuff soon)
* While most of the time stat points goes to str, occasionally put some into vitality/spirit (10 i think more than enough for pre-battle tower, also consider some vitality charms to save points). Up your dex and int to 15 points (dex increases crit hits damage so its good to have some there as well for a better bow to wield, while int only for some armor)
* Melle damage charms - believe me event 3 or 4 additional damage does matter.

As for skills:
* as soon you can invest to evade skill - do so (if lucky you will get belt with +1 evade early in the game), same goes for regeneration.
* Rush attack, very useful for tactical reasons like catching pesky magicians/rangers - 1 point here is enough early later you might consider putting some more
* Battle rage - to increase your damage even more (always use in conjunction with armor potions - more damage same resistance what can be better?)
* Unarmed combat - well its obvious to max it out
* Hide in Shadows - 1 point in this skill does wonders in tough situations and Amdusias gonna be like any other pesky ranger. (Use mana potion at the same time so you wont get drained out of mana )

* Explosive arrows - well its good to weaken your foes before getting into close combat and 1 point here will be enough.

Don't be afraid to experiment with skills if you think it gonna help at the time later in battle tower you can just reset them (actually its good to do as there will be some skills you no longer need at that point).

Found some better stuff in shops (especially shields!) buy it - money isn't an issue in this game

Hmmm well i guess that's it for this time anyone have anything to add? feel free to do so

After getting your Tower it is best to respec and pick up two-handed. Enemies get too much health and unarmed simply doesn't do enough damage anymore... takes too much time to kill enemies then.