Staff Main thinking about vialing

[Blank]

Hi! I'm currently a lvl 80's staff main thinking about vialing to a musician. This is my current formation.

:spm::bst::vik:
:gun::malehero::gun:
:mnk::art::ora:

For pve, I usually debuff den mass attack with all the melee and gunners and by 3rd turn scud to finish everything that is still standing.
For pvp, I'm doing just as fine as well. ^^ 90% win rate check me out (xBlankx on Macedon)
But I was thinking about vialing to a musician. That's cause I realised I have an extra turn during my 2nd turn when I am pveing. I dont usually get my viking to attack on the 2nd turn cause he wouldn't have ap for freeze on 3rd turn. I can't use my staff to attack cause he wouldn't have ap for scud on 3rd turn. So I was thinking about vialing to Musician to debuff tgt and focus on debuffing to do damage! So should I stick with the staff or vial to musician? Advise anyone?

P.S I pve more than pvp. =)

[Locksley]

if you have exo, staffM shouldn't be having that much AP issues due to speedcast, which is a minor passive heal and grants bonus AP to all staff mercs.

ditch your spearman for him and u should be set for a while.

with regards to vialing to musi, sure go ahead. deep insight+ravaging melody ruins monster def nicely (not so in FL).

[Blank]

Hi Locksley! Thanks for your fast response! =)

I actually use the spear to do little bit of spiking damage during FL and for putting on stun pressure on vikings in the 2nd row (also for fl).
In Pve wise, my spear is used for his high damage. I like the fact that he can hit 2 pple in a column. Issit really beneficial to take him out since he is one of the few who is doing alot of damage? o.O

[Locksley]

speedcast + mana seal out weighs the benefits a lone spearman can do.

you have THREE RANGED MERCS. how do you not have enuff stun pressure that you need a spearman to do it for you?

if it is a big concern for you, can think about ditching BT instead, but generally a lone spear isn't exactly good. you either get 2 or 3 of them, or dun get a spearman at all

[Blank]

Point taken. Thanks Lockley.

Regarding the vialing part, I was wondering at higher lvls (pve wise), issit easier for staff main or musician main?
I like to use deep insight to debuff and see the mobs health. I also dont really like to use magic (unless its aoe). I usually try to kill everything with my bt, spears and gunners and finishing it off with scud. Would it be better if I focus more on debuff by vialing to Musician considering staff aoe isn't really that useful in pve later on?

[Locksley]

yeah, musi debuff is good and stacks with deep insight. makes you physically pwn stuff faster.