What is Grynewaht

For reference Grynewaht is the last boss of Doma Castle.

Is he a Paladin with a Maul or a Warrior with a Maul and a forearm buckler?

Or is this a sneak peak of a new tanking class that is going to be all about that hammer time? (Defensive buffs include a 100% dodge skill that plays MC Hammer).

I have to say I was really intrigued by his armor, weapon, and the random shield on his left arm. I would love to have a new tanking class that uses a 2-handed Maul. I think there are a lot of possibilities for abilities. The Character could slam the maul into the ground throwing up rocks and other objects to provide a shield or reduce incoming damage by x%.

I get that warrior already uses some animations that could apply to a maul but there could be ways to adapt or even modify warrior so they are Distinct and visually appealing.

As NPC, he doesn't care about classes and jobs.

His animations with the hammer are copied and pasted from MRD/WAR, much like Nero did with his Steam Hammer in Praetorium. His combat moveset when you first meet him also borrows from [Roegadyn tonguebreaker] sas Arvina, which is most likely also where that shield comes from - A copy&paste job. It's the same model and even the armor is the same, they simply replaced the second shield with a hammer (a copy and paste of Nero's hammer, if you look closely) and removed the helmet.

As such... I wouldn't interpret too much into it. It being a sneak peek is about as likely as Arvina being a sneak peek on the elusive double shield tank.

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Originally Posted by Zojha

As such... I wouldn't interpret too much into it. It being a sneak peek is about as likely as Arvina being a sneak peek on the elusive double shield tank.

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I figured as much but it doesn't make one want a maul wielding tank any less.

A thief who stole a weapon design from .hack//GU.

He's like ALL YO NAMEDAYS HAVE COME AT ONCE!