The thing about c1s now, I think, is that the monsters are so much easier in general that you'll tear through your floors pretty quick even on c6, so rushing doesn't save you as much time as it used to. And then on top of that there's the fact that you get more xp soloing after the dg update a week before eoc.
For binds, I think people are generally using 2 bodies and 2 weapons. The defence from leg armor isn't really needed. You can generally do the whole dungeon with one style, but there are a few monsters that will give you trouble so it's good to have a secondary weapon to cover that weakness.
Basically, pick whatever combat style you prefer for the abilities or whatever, and then go with the appropriate weapon.
For melee, primal spear > primal 2h or maul > prom spear
For range, shortbows are better than longbows. I think sag > hex > gravecreeper, unless they changed it.
For magic, you want either a doomcore/ccs or a gravecreeper staff. Any of those will give infinite elemental runes, so no need for a surgebox anymore when using magic.
Besides that, the rare binds from before like blood necklace are still good.
I'm not the expert on any of this, but this is just my understanding based on what I've seen/heard.
For binds, I think people are generally using 2 bodies and 2 weapons. The defence from leg armor isn't really needed. You can generally do the whole dungeon with one style, but there are a few monsters that will give you trouble so it's good to have a secondary weapon to cover that weakness.
Basically, pick whatever combat style you prefer for the abilities or whatever, and then go with the appropriate weapon.
For melee, primal spear > primal 2h or maul > prom spear
For range, shortbows are better than longbows. I think sag > hex > gravecreeper, unless they changed it.
For magic, you want either a doomcore/ccs or a gravecreeper staff. Any of those will give infinite elemental runes, so no need for a surgebox anymore when using magic.
Besides that, the rare binds from before like blood necklace are still good.
I'm not the expert on any of this, but this is just my understanding based on what I've seen/heard.
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