Players can take on the role of Bruenor Battlehammer’s adoptive daughter, Catti-brie, inDungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance. A kind and practical ally, Catti-brie is a member of Icewind Dale’s greatest heroes aidingin Kessel’s defeat. Despite this, the forces of darkness continue plaguing Icewind Dale forcing Catti-brie and her allies to fight once more.
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While Catti-brie is a skilled marksman she will require greater support against the Dark Alliance, mainly gear. Her basic Armor is no longer enough against the forces of darkness. Fortunately, Icewind dale has numerous Sets of Armor at Cattie-brie’s disposal. Not just any gear will suffice as Catti-brie needs the best.
8Cold Resistance
The Cold Resistance Armor Set grants Catti-brie theChanceto unleash aCold BurstandCold Resistance. This allows her to effortlessly handle the Dark Alliance’s forces, especially duringthe early stages.
Icewind Dale is brimming with enemies and environmental hazards capable of dealing devastatingCold Damage. Although Catti-brie should avoid taking damage altogether, being able to sustainCold Attacksis an invaluable benefit. Moreover, if she unleashes a Cold Burst, she can easily pick off weakened or evenFrozenfoes. This Armor Set is immensely valuable not only at the beginning but throughout the campaign as well.
7Sea Sprite’s Watch
The Sea Sprite’s Watch Armor Set provides Catti-brie an increased drop amount for bothCrystalsandGold. She will need these resources throughout the campaign to perform various functions.
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Gold and Crystals help Catti-brieto effectively progressalongside increasingly challenging enemies. She can use Gold toUpgrade Items, buyConsumables, and purchaseMovesthat provide her innumerable benefits. Additionally, Catti-brie requires Crystals — which vary inRarity— to Upgrade gear to a higher and more effective tier. While Catti-brie can farm for these resources this Armor Set expedites the process.
6Alustriel’s Gift
The Alustriel’s Gift Armor Set grants Catti-brie a considerableChanceto notConsume Usables. This allows her to not only conservePotionsbut valuableGoldas well.
There are a variety of Potions available to Catti-brie which can influence the outcome of battles greatly. They provide distinct and immensely beneficial effects from recoveringHPto restoring theUltimate Meter. Moreover, with eachUpgrade, the Potion’s effects become increasingly potent. With a50% Chanceto not Consume Usables, Catti-brie receives far more utility from Potions thanany other character.
5Goblin Reaper
The Goblin Reaper Armor Set provides Catti-brie an advantage againstGoblinsand a higherCritical Hit Chance. Even though this set focuses on Goblins it can unleash havoc upon all enemies.
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By far the most common and most troubling foes in Icewind Dale are Goblins. While hardly a challenge on their own, swarms of Goblins can easilyoverwhelm and defeatCatti-brie. With this set, however, Goblins and their hordes are hardly an issue. In addition, the Dark Alliance’s forces become far less strenuous to deal with.
4Underdark Camo
The Underdark Camo Armor Set grants Cattie-brie aChanceto inflictPoisonupon enemies for a prolongedDuration. This allows her to weaken foes making combat much easier.
Of the Dark Alliance’s forces, few are entirely immune to this debilitatingCondition. This allows Cattie-brie to deal passive Damage to nearly any enemy. While Poison is not as useful against swarms of foes against more formidable enemies it is invaluable. Alongside Cattie-brie’sPhysicalAttacks, Poison greatly increases her overallDamageoutput.
3Tundra Explorer
The Tundra Explorer Armor Set provides Catti-briePrecision Strikesand aBonusforPhysical Damage. While she is an impressive Damage dealer this set seeks to maximize her potential.
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Most enemies Catti-brie can easily dispatch however more formidable foes require a considerable amount of effort. With Precision Strikes, however, she acquires a boost to herCritical Hit Chanceallowing her to handle these enemies near-effortlessly. Moreover, a general increase toDamageallows her DPS to reach exceedingly high numbers. This set is especially beneficialfor solo playersneeding to handle seemingly insurmountable enemies alone.
2Battlehammer Princess
The Battlehammer Princess Armor Set grants Catti-brie a significant buff to herAbilities. She possesses both offensive and supportive Abilities capable of shifting the most uncertain of battles in her favor.
Catti-brie has four incredible Abilities:Healing Spirit,Ensnaring Strike,Heartseeker Strike, andResurrection. Ensnaring Strike and Heartseeker Strike synergize effectively to annihilate enemies. Healing Spirit and Resurrection, however, provide beneficial effects to both Catti-brie and allies. By granting these Abilities a decreasedCooldownand increasedDuration, she becomes an indomitable supporter best suitedfor cooperative play.
1Barbarian Diplomat
The Barbarian Diplomat Armor Set provides Catti-brie an advantage againstGrappledenemies. This set utilizes her,AbilityEnsnaring Strike, to exploit weakened foes.
Ensnaring Strike unleashes an onslaught of roots to Grapple enemies in its path. ThisConditionimmobilizes foes leaving them susceptible to Catti-brie’sAttacks. Following this Ability, she can useHeartseeker Volley, a devastating attack that unleashes a volley of destructive magical arrows. Overall, the synergy between these Abilities in conjunction with this Armor Set allows Catti-brie to effortlessly annihilate hordes of foes.
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