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On that note, Luminary is very powerful in PvP, but it's also hard to use. I've seen a lot of people scratch their heads on how to use it. In addition to your guild, you can safely prod myself or @Lim/@Raeche for combat advice, we've both used the class very extensively.
Anyway, regarding shield sizes. There are two extremes: buckler and tower shield. The rest of the shields are somewhere in between. If you're running an aff route, which I think Luminary is the better at, a buckler is the choice. It's the fastest shield, but also makes your Shield Crush attack do the least limb damage, making breaks harder. So if you use the less popular limb route, you want to use a tower shield, which does the most damage and most limb damage, but is the slowest. I lug both around while Luminary and switch as needed.
The artifacted ideal for Luminary is with +bal statpack enhancement and an +eq artifact crown (it makes the 1-aff shield attack and chasten combo line nicely at 2.55s bal and eq), but lacking the crown, you're probably fine deciding if you want to run +bal or +eq, though I might still prefer +bal due to shield attacks being bal and allowing a smoother expansion to crown once you earn the credits IG, which is viable with a little work.
Bashingwise, Smite scales to strength/+bal/runes on mace and Illumination's Evoke Lightning scales to intelligence/+eq. Smite scales harder with full on arties (like, a lot of them), but before that, I have no idea which you want to use. I think they're about equal for bashing on low arties. I use Lumi for PvP, not bashing, so I can't pontificate much on that topic either.
Hilariously, you can't actually parry with shields in Aetolia -- you have to use a weapon.
Also, no form of SoA exists.
Your shield hits take balance, and are pretty much integral to any offense. Just think of it as something to use in lieu of smite, and you're a super fancy magic SnB knight.
The Luminary aff route can be hard to use since you don't have venoms to work with, and your aff list is eclectic (though powerful), requiring a lot of knowledge of the combat system and what afflictions do to pick your attacks properly. You also pretty much need to have an aff tracker and some good scripting knowledge.
The limb route is far simpler to pick up, though keep in mind that in Aetolia you can apply restoration at ANY time to cure limb damage, so there's no such thing as slow prep and you have to keep on the pressure.
(Illuminai): Saltz says, "Moxie is just doing the Moxie thing to do, often misinterpreted."
(Tells): Sir Iames Gallant, the Executioner tells you, "The one Illuminai beyond prayer, I swear."
Valingar: "How could a daughter of me, the most noble man in the south, be so heartless?"
(Tells): Haven Locke, Illuminai Khimaira tells you, "Be that as it may, I've also seen the strength in you. You can take care of yourself."
(Illuminai): Saltz says, "Moxie is just doing the Moxie thing to do, often misinterpreted."
(Tells): Sir Iames Gallant, the Executioner tells you, "The one Illuminai beyond prayer, I swear."
Valingar: "How could a daughter of me, the most noble man in the south, be so heartless?"
(Tells): Haven Locke, Illuminai Khimaira tells you, "Be that as it may, I've also seen the strength in you. You can take care of yourself."
All that having been said, while Luminary has decent survivability, their offensive power will be pretty lackluster for the long haul, in PvE.
My mace stats right now are damage:133 penetration:113 speed:104
Found out the hard way that you can't buy a mace with good stats because once you bind it, it defaults to the base stats. Ended up spending a ridiculous amount on a mace that just looks pretty.
Does anyone who has runes on their mace knows if it affects the balance in a positive way?
(Illuminai): Saltz says, "Moxie is just doing the Moxie thing to do, often misinterpreted."
(Tells): Sir Iames Gallant, the Executioner tells you, "The one Illuminai beyond prayer, I swear."
Valingar: "How could a daughter of me, the most noble man in the south, be so heartless?"
(Tells): Haven Locke, Illuminai Khimaira tells you, "Be that as it may, I've also seen the strength in you. You can take care of yourself."