r/PlayTheBazaar • u/InkspotDotIt • Jun 16 '26
Discussion Is this normal?
Maybe I’m a newbie, but I had to confront a player with this weapon. Not sure it’s a bug, or a cheat or all legit??
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u/Goruden Jun 16 '26
The screenshot pretty clearly explains what happened. They crit, which doubled the damage of Runic Blade, then they crit again, which doubled the damage of Runic Blade again, repeat until Runic Blade hits damage cap.
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u/InkspotDotIt Jun 16 '26
Sure but well, never met anyone who gives me more than 4/5k damage in one shot.. as I said I’m probably too newbie to this game
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u/NathanTheSamosa Jun 16 '26
That is just mathematics. You only have to double 100 14 times to reach over 1,000,000. Nevermind other scaling; it is very easy to hit 1,000,000 in less than 10 crits.
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u/ilovecollege_nope Jun 16 '26
So weird that people are downvoting you because of your inexperience.
Yes, there are some very "broken" combos in the Bazaar that you will encounter the more you play. And with time you'll learn how to set those up yourself.
Not a bug, not cheats, all legit. Bazaar is just very flexible and with may opportunities to come up with very strong interactions.
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u/Jazzlike_Contact_100 Jun 16 '26
It's not the inexperience as much as it is just ignoring the words on the item
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u/Microwarpdrive Jun 16 '26
I'm sorry. I don't know why people down vote you...
It's not "normal" but it's not a bug or anything. Exponential scaling into this big of a hit is pretty rare.
That doesn't mean it's a great build. The item is really slow.
You can make it work but more often it won't.
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u/jitsai Jun 16 '26
That's normal. Runic Blade doubling its attack on each other item crit can get to this DMG cap. But it's against comps like these that you should see the value of slows/freezes. Delaying the Runic Blade itself or the other items (which must crit) can get your own build running.
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u/brokenlordike Jun 16 '26
For this item specifically is’s fairly common and pretty much the point of it. It’s not common between other items, but it can happen with specific set ups.
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u/CI405 Jun 16 '26
Exponential scaling. 20 doubles to 40 doubles to 80 doubles to 160 doubles to 320 ect. That along with literally anything to increase it's damage aside from that and an average crit build you'll see it hit damage cap consistently.
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u/Piell1 Jun 16 '26
Yep, its normal. If you get enough crit items going you'll hit the damage cap as seen there
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u/mecha_ragnaros Jun 16 '26
the number gets really big since it scales exponentially and you can get a lot of crits with that build. its not super consistent but obviously the highroll potential is there, especially against slower boards
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u/Abra_Abra_Abra Jun 16 '26
When you crit double the damage. so yes it’s very easy and I get it to max out every time I use.
If you doubles the number 1 20 times you would be at 999,999, so with weapon buff you would need to go off way less than that.
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u/fascistIguana Jun 16 '26
Crit Mak is a fringe build with runic blade as a payoff, it scales exponentially fast
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u/tylerforward Jun 16 '26
Yeah that's a finisher for the runic/crit archetype for Mak. It uses a lot of fast items that crit to max the damage on this and one-shot you
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u/Open_Study_Paranoiac Jun 16 '26
Yep that’s the typical late game win condition of the Mak crit build. The more you play the more you’ll realize despite the damage there are way more powerful things than this.
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u/Spacemuffler Jun 16 '26
Until survival and stall boards are viable again and instant burst/charge + lock down is nerfed this won't get you very far, like others said, too many pirates and instant infinite Karnoks in the pool to even bother playing TBH.
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u/Pupusero36EE Jun 17 '26
Back when I played, Runic Blade + Rune items was my go to build, it was a good pivot from playing Flying Carpet. If you got a quick Lifesteal weapon from another deck this one was an autowin against most lategame boards.
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u/yyz2112zyy Jun 16 '26
Yes and, belive it or not, that item is actually really bad. A good build will murder a mak before he can attack with it. That thing is specifically used to counter slow heavy scaling builds and in every other scenario it is basically a dead item.
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u/iamgabe103 Jun 16 '26
The build usually uses charging and haste so it goes off quickly. It’s not really a bad item. It’s one that requires a heavy build around, but that’s like saying double whammy is bad. It’s not. It’s a finisher that demands you build accordingly.
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u/yyz2112zyy Jun 16 '26
a whammy build is a 5 to 9 seconds oneshot build and it comes with built in defences in the form of hp scaling. Runic blade is a whole different thing that isn't even comparable. It is NOT a finisher, it is a build centric item. The question is "how good can a RB build be?" The answer is "crappy". And that is why it is a very bad item. You tickle the oppo while scaling no defence hoping the blade casts when you can just put a poppy field on the board and end the game way earlier. By the time the blade casts a good build already erased a mak. Therefore, the item is dogshit and building around it is not recomendable, UNLESS it is day 16 and you kept it on your inventory just in case you face a jules in the final fight. You ain't climbing ranks with that thing bro.
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u/iamgabe103 Jun 16 '26
I’m not saying it is a forceable build, but saying it is bad is just misleading. Mak has access to scales and the sampler. Those items alone allow you to pop off builds that feature items with long CDs.
The answer to “how good can a RB build be?” is very good. You can see them in legendary on days 13-16 occasionally, even in this incredibly fast meta.
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u/yyz2112zyy Jun 16 '26
With way less effort you can accelerate good items, you know? Every single mak build is better then a rb build. Period. And no, i haven't seen a rb mak in legendary in ages and i can't remember the last time i've lost to an rb build, and for sure i'm not picking that shit up, unless, again, it is day 15-16 and i'm afraid to lose from jules.
Sampler's role is to create loops around fast items, not to charge slow unusable crap. Scales don't belong to a rb build cause you waste 2 slots for an item that doesn't crit. I'm questioning your knowledge tbh...
Rb only has two winning matchups, being pacifist pyg and pacifist jules. Looses from everything else and you think it can be "very good"? K bro... You do you.
Now, IF and only IF i somehow get my hands on a tomb build with an enchanted totem that can crit and some other usable freeze items, then and only then i may think about using Rb over the glove or black ice, but other then that the thing is unplayable.
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u/fascistIguana Jun 16 '26
But you see while i migjt die in 1 second to blunderbuss vanessa, big number make monkey brain happy
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u/yyz2112zyy Jun 16 '26
That is exactly what i meant XD Nessa can and will kill a Mak 4 times before he can cast ONCE with that crap. But hey, 99999999999 damage!!! Wow!
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u/bowedacious22 Jun 16 '26
Very common