
PSA: Starting items are ridiculously strong on Scholar
I don’t really see a lot of scholar mains run this but there is insane value in being able to start off with 4 uplifting aromatics, tears, and other items you can’t find easily in runs.
Starting off with 4 aromatics guarantees you will hit Tier 3 aromatics since you can level them up with the other aromatics in merchants.
Starting off with “Affinity”-shrouding tears, crimsonspills, bubbletears, etc. can further push team DPS even more and can get you to Tier 3 quickly.
With all of this combined and with the “Allies targeted skill gain boosted attack”:
x1.20 Scholar team buff x x1.20 Tier 3 uplifting aromatic buff x 1.30 phys. attack Tier 3 exalted flesh = 87% flat damage increase for the team
You can push this even further if you start off with hoarfrost stomp and bring Tier 3 throwing knives to the nightlord.
x1.87 (from previous calculation) x x1.20 damage reduction from Tier 3 throwing knives x 1.20 frostbite debuff = a staggering +170% damage for the whole team
Yet another reason why Scholar is secretly the S tier character when played and built properly.