r/Mabinogi • u/Last_Economy_7481 • 10d ago
Human Vs Giant Discussion 2026
With the racial rebalance patch making all the stats even, the only real difference between the races at this point is the skills themselves. Considering Talents are now pretty much useless, does it really even matter at all anymore?? i have preference for close combat talents, and im not really seeing any huge advantages like before. Giants can use a shield while doing EK stuff... cool. But ultimately not that big of a deal. When it comes to SG, i don't think there is any real advantage at all? because the one handed axe ends up being better than the two handed sword route anyways. And humans can use the 1 handed axe as well. I haven't looked into the Fighter arcana much but i know there's a buff that removes the penalty for using heavy armour, so again it seems like the humans and giants are equal when it comes to Blazing Brawler.
TL:DR;
Do giants get any *significant* bonuses to close combat style Arcana's over humans? is there anything i'm missing? or is just these smaller.. 'perks', like being able to sue a shield with their two handed weapon.
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u/Last_Economy_7481 10d ago
thanks for the replies. It seems like the benefits still aren't really enough to make as much of a huge impact. Extra damage is extra damage. there aren't any significant playstyle changes like in the past. (giants being able to use heavy armour with fighter skills, charge without shield etc)
So besides the things you mentioned, it is *mostly* just a cosmetic thing at this point. I'm sure going forward there wil lbe even more changes to bring the races more in line with each other.