Slayers vs Harbringers

[Serith]

Hey I am new to the forums, I am not sure if there is already a thread on this topic but if so then I couldn't find it.

I have been thinking which is the better overall class? I've been seeing a lot of threads about Harbringers but not so much for Slayers, please give me the rundown of each class and the goods and bads.

Thanks!

PS: I have read the FAQ, just want to know what each class has what over the other.

[Serith]

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[Scarecrow]

Personally I prefer the Harbringer over the Slayer.

I really have fun with the skills that the Dream mastery brings to the table, mainly Phantom Strike/Dreamstealer, the Lucid Dream tree, and the trances.

With the proper equipment the game doesn't stand a chance against you.

[Serith]

Thanks for the answer, I'm gonna have to check it out and compare these two.

[Symbol]

Slayer is probably the biggest damage combination in the game, thanks to the triple threat of onslaught + hamstring + ardor combined with Hunting's Art of the Hunt + Study Prey + Volley (if you're using a spear). However it lacks crowd control, which Harbringer has in spades thanks to Dream--you'll have to use Monster Lure extensively, which can take some getting used to since it requires planning and positioning. The Harbringer, by and large, can just run and nuke crowds with Phantom Strike + Distort Reality.

[aeoNemesis]

If you are new to the game I suggest go for the Harbinger.It's easy & fun build to start with.Slayers are good too but it's more complicated as compared to Harbingers.You will be needing Pierced weapons in order to deal a very huge amount of damage.

[v3rn]

I love my slayer personally my first char, I spose I could do something o/p in this game for new comers. But I'm not new to RPG's so I figured I'd just do what sounded best to me. I do d/w 2 fast or very fast swords atm, and I can waltz into a large group of monsters and usually have them down in a matter of seconds. I wouldn't say that crowd control is an issue with this build either, I don't know how you say that it does? With war horn, my bow net, and that sword charge, I'm rocking stuff left and right.

This is one heck of a game!

[Poinas]

Harbinger is better, no question about it. He can do monstrous DPS while being able to take blows too.

DW Slayer is able to do more DPS than Harbinger..but Harbinger does so much also that more isn't really needed. Slayers are more fragile.

[Viper_Sweden]

Which is why you should go with spear + shield as Slayer.

[Munderbunny]

Ditto Poinas.