Duo team. Berserker & Healer, which one?

[Fargro]

<p>Greets.</p><p>I'm planning to duo-box all the way up to 80 with my berserker whos currently lv 20.  I've made a fury but before I continue my adventure I want to make sure I made the right choise choosing a fury.</p><p>Which healer is the best option to duo with all the way up to 80 and why? If possible, I would like to be able to kill heroic ^^^ as easy as possible.</p><p>If someone could hand me a fast summary of all the healers it would be great.</p><p>EDIT: The berserker sticky tells you to go 448 STR 44882 STA 44882 INT for best dpsbut why go buckler over tower shield? I dont get it</p><p>Thanks in advance</p>

[Powercow]

<p><cite>Fargrove wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>EDIT: The berserker sticky tells you to go 448 STR 44882 STA 44882 INT for best dpsbut why go buckler over tower shield? I dont get it</p><p>Thanks in advance</p></blockquote><p>Sorry I can't really answer the first question, as I am relatively new to EQ2 myself. However, the Buckler Spec is because the Stamina line's double attack AA used to require a buckler in the off-hand, but the percentage was so high that your DPS was better than if you used two weapons or a two-hander.</p><p>With TSO, you no longer need a buckler for that AA.</p><p>At least that's my understanding.</p>

[highlander133]

<p><cite>Fargrove wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Greets.</p><p>I'm planning to duo-box all the way up to 80 with my berserker whos currently lv 20.  I've made a fury but before I continue my adventure I want to make sure I made the right choise choosing a fury.</p><p>Which healer is the best option to duo with all the way up to 80 and why? If possible, I would like to be able to kill heroic ^^^ as easy as possible.</p><p>If someone could hand me a fast summary of all the healers it would be great.</p><p>EDIT: The berserker sticky tells you to go 448 STR 44882 STA 44882 INT for best dpsbut why go buckler over tower shield? I dont get it</p><p>Thanks in advance</p></blockquote><p>Just my opinion, but I've been dual boxing a berserker and a coercer. If you can use macros well and manage crowd control with the coercer, you can absolutely mow through heroic content. There are times when I wish I had a healer, but they are few and far between and usually as a result of my own screw-up.</p><p>However, I have boxed the beserker with my battle-spec inquisitor as well. Fun, but much, much slower than the coercer. Heroic content took forever, too.</p>

[Jarnhand]

<p>I have been two- boxing a berzerker-mystic combo since launch.  Its a very powerful , versitile duo, adding wards, heals, debuffs, and close melee support to the 'zerker's AOE combat abilities. </p><p>I also raised the mystic's tinkering skills to the point he can feign-death, so if it all goes bad, I have a shot at picking things back up after the mobs have reset.  The combo does not have evac or ports, but I think the trade-off was worth it.</p>

[Greyform]

<p>I was told my Mystic/Berserker combo was not the ideal, but man I have had a blast with it so far (only 33 on both of them atm). I have not researched AA's yet and I know I could probably tweak these two even better once I do. But I have no complaints with this combo.</p><p>Jarnhand I would really appreciate some insight since you have so much experience with these two (sorry for the slight hijack)</p>

[Ichy]

<p>duoing with a mystic/defiler im sure works well but the sheild spell (forgive me i dont play healers) causes the zerks procs not to hit. you have to be struck for your more powerful proc buffs to activate. the duo of fury/zerk is pretty good. thats what i use at 60's.</p>