Don't stress about traits right now this early in the game. With only having 5 slots open right now, now your goal should be farming and unlocking more slots to build more farming teams and to start doing raids. Early game it isn't bad to have no traits or just one trait that boosts some stats. I believe you can unlock 18 slots without spending money, so later on it is easier to farm characters with good traits and level them quickly with high level gear without impacting raids or farming.
Some early game advice, focus on getting lots of mages early . Get a dark sorcerer who can farm dungeon 1 solo, get 2 clerics for dungeons and raids, and get 1-2 fire mage for aoe magic damage. Early- mid game is very physical melee unfriendly. It seems so many monsters either are damage/effect on melee hit or physical resistant and only take half damage to physical.
Don't stress about traits right now this early in the game. With only having 5 slots open right now, now your goal should be farming and unlocking more slots to build more farming teams and to start doing raids. Early game it isn't bad to have no traits or just one trait that boosts some stats. I believe you can unlock 18 slots without spending money, so later on it is easier to farm characters with good traits and level them quickly with high level gear without impacting raids or farming. Some early game advice, focus on getting lots of mages early . Get a dark sorcerer who can farm dungeon 1 solo, get 2 clerics for dungeons and raids, and get 1-2 fire mage for aoe magic damage. Early- mid game is very physical melee unfriendly. It seems so many monsters either are damage/effect on melee hit or physical resistant and only take half damage to physical.
Could a Cursed Archer replace a dark mage due to the lifesteal or does dark mage do more damage?
Maybe, depending on level and gear
No. I tried. Hunter dies too fast. Dark mage heals more than the clerics heals :_(
Might need to be a horse rider for it? You'd get to double dip on the healing each turn to keep you alive?
2 firemage 1 darkmage 1 cleric 1 footman ( dark knight for stun or guard for threating )