Grintovec

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Grintovec
Grintovec-Equipped.png
★★★☆☆
Offenses:
Damage type(s) and Attack Speed influence combat. The attack style of the weapon in relation to the combat environment is also important. Consider both when choosing weapons to wield.

Stats

Abilities:
Boosts and Penalties are both considered "abilities" in general. Many items don't have any special abilities. See the Abilities page for details. Some enemies are immune to certain status conditions - see individual status pages for details.

This item doesn't have any special abilities.

CTR:
All weapons gain these CTR bonuses as they level.
  • Level 5+: CTR: Low
  • Level 10: CTR: Medium

The Grintovec is a 3-star sword.

Description

Your enemies will surely enjoy the cool, refreshing sensation of being hit by a glacier.

Attacks

The Grintovecs's attacks excel particularly at knocking back many enemies at once before they can strike, clearing them away if the player is being boxed in. The downside is that against single targets the slow attack speed hinders the overall damage per second, and against larger enemies that are more resistant to knock-back or enemies with ranged attacks, the player may find themselves getting counter-attacked before their own attack animation finishes. For this reason it's essential to have an alternative to the Troika's usual attack at hand when situations such as this present themselves.

Basic Attack

A powerful, if slow, 2-hit combo that covers a full 180 degree arc in front of the knight on both swings. The first hit is stationary and has a one square radius with a fair knockback. The second hit will move the knight one square forward and does a stronger attack with a 2 square radius reach.

Charge Attack

The Grintovecs's charge attack will lunge the attacking knight about 2 1/2 squares forward and smash the area yet another 1 1/2 squares forward, hitting everything from 360 degree radius in a single square away from the blast and possibly inflicting freeze on hit monsters. The farthest an attack will reach is 4 squares away; Because the time it takes to complete the attack leaves a window of opportunity for enemies to damage the player, its best to be standing this 4 square distance away so as to be out of range. The charged attack's knock-back even more potent than in the second attack of the basic combo, often throwing smaller enemies completely out of sight. It's good for hit-and-run attacks on enemies because of this range, damage and knock-back combo. A downside not unlike most other sword attacks, while a knight charges the attack, their movements will be slightly slower than usual. It's also important to remember keep in mind the far range but slow speed of this attack. Even when you learn to aim from the appropriate distance, keep in mind that by the time your attack hits your enemy may already have moved away.

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Recipe

The 3-star recipe for this item costs 50 Krogmo Coins; the alchemy cost is 1,000 crowns. Below are the materials needed to make the Grintovec.

Name Amount
Crafting-Green Shard.png Green Shard 10
Crafting-Brimstone.png Brimstone 3
Crafting-Driftwood.png Driftwood 1
Crafting-Cooling Cell.png Cooling Cell 1
Crafting-Hailstone.png Hailstone 1
Equipment-Troika icon.png Troika (Heat Level 1+)

Note: When crafting using bound equipment as a precursor, the upgraded item will also be bound.

Alchemy Path

Grintovec's alchemy path
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Troika
Troika
Kamarin
Kamarin
Khorovod
Khorovod
Sudaruska
Sudaruska
Grintovec
Grintovec
Jalovec
Jalovec
Triglav
Triglav

Trivia

Grintovec is named after the highest mountain in the Kamnik–Savinja Alps in north Slovenia.

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