Reaper Megathread

[Lyth]

That one seems to be the exception to the rule. As far as I've seen, virtually every other scythe has part of the blade snap off, such that it looks more like an axe when sheathed. The token scythe is another exception, although it doesn't look like a scythe at all.

The starter one is great, though. Easily beats out most of the chainsaw ones that you end up with while levelling.

[MagiusNecros]

I only like the starter Scythe, Moonward for looking like a buzzsaw and primarily the promotional Death Scythe for the Collectors's Edition which is also the scythe used by Orcus in the Job Quest for Reaper.

Soulsow/Harvest Moon I only like between pulls and after the end of your Enshroud burst. Most of the time I forget the skill is even there.

[Makeda]

I only like the starter Scythe

Yeah so far I'm in agreement there. But I've yet to do the MSQ so I don't know if better shows up after 80. The ones I have seen thus far all look too 'magitech' and not enough 'scythe'. Given the class lore that makes sense - but it's not the style I like.

[Aelin_Ashryver]

My reaper is level 85 atm, it plays a LOT better once I got it to 80. The shroud really livens it up, it is by far imo the easiest melee. You get a lot of freedom. The only thing you need to worry about is keeping your debuff up and not capping same as most things except your only positionals you pretty much will always have true north for when u cannot hit em.

There is virtually no ogcd management at all.. 2 buttons to push and your shroud is all gcds so it really is easy peasy. Really fun, love the aesthetic it makes my DRK heart happy.

[Anahlise_Auhn_Giinslai]

I definitely love the Reaper. My only issue with it, at the moment, is how much it annoys me that Shroud Gauge and Enshroud are Lv80, as that makes half the game-play identity of the Reaper be locked behind post-ShadowBringers... Reaper still plays well at Lv70-79, but it feels iffy Lv60-69 and not at all that good at Lv51-59 HeavensWard levels...

like.. true, Reaper does function, and play well enough, at Lv70 and Lv60... but, it does not feel well.
I just mean how it feels to play, as I slowly strip away more and more of its identity, as I drop down in levels and into older content... some of the jobs feel like they lose their identity less at Lv70 and Lv60, than what Reaper does, while half its identity locked at Lv80 drives me up a wall for a personal reason.
but those little pet peeves of mine aside, I think that Reaper feels good and I definitely like it.

[Zegreiart]

It seems like the child of dragoon and 3.0 drk

So all the disillusioned drk players if they haven't gone to other tanks will probably make up a not insignificant portion of the reaper players

Can confirm. Been a DRK since HW and played basically nothing else until the end of Shadowbringers (swapped once we got the job action trailer for GNB and then dropped tanking for RPR)

[Selova]

Hell's Ingress and Egress drives me crazy because the hotkey to warp back isn't the same as the original warp, and I hope they change it

They won't change it, It would make zero sense if they did. You just have to memorize which ability is forwards and which ability is backwards, takes some getting used to but I don't see them changing it.

[Kalocin]

My problem is I almost never use the reverse one, that's a muscle memory I'll need to adapt to. It'd be kind of nice if it was just one button that teleported you in the direction your pressing but I imagine there's some limitations there

[Yokubo]

My only thing I could wish be better for reaper is if Soulsow/Harvest Moon rewarded some gauge when used. It's a high potency but wish it gave just the usual gain on ability. Didn't read the forum if anybody else mentioned, but I absolutely love this class. This is literally my only thing I dislike about the class

[MagiusNecros]

I think Harvest Moon should have some synergy with Crest, Harpe or Circle. Either allowing the use of Immortal Sacrifices for free HMs(using 1 stack or more) before expending on Harvest, If crest breaks you proc Harvest Moon and get the Regen or have Harpe give a percentage to proc Harvest Moon akin to Firestarter procs from BLM.

Soulsow/Harvest Moon is the only skill I don't like at all. Which is a shame since the charge animation badass.