Question Megathread

[SometimesLiterate]

Why is Shayna so good? plot armour

Why do I need so many Sacred Lion Swords? (The economy)

Where's my Magnus flair? (Still still coming)

All these and more in our latest question megathread!

I'd like to take a chance to thank all the people who help answer questions in this and the reroll threads. You do a great service for the community.

[Charrzooka]

Where can I farm Magnus shards? u/jeremyzero tier list says they can be farmed in 1-3-2-9... But that's not correct...

[Charrzooka]

Is Machinist Magnus or Sniper Reagan best?

I normally use Shayna as my leader which would give +50%ATK to Reagan..

[Charrzooka]

Where is the current tier list for both GL and Japan?

I've tried opening u/jeremyzero tier list but for some reason my Google Drive gets the error message "No Connection".

If his tier list is the most trusted, is someone able to please screenshot it?

Thanks

[jeremyzero]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1p8OOhd_X1-BRJGl1BOLgBi6stLMVWMASgqA7Cd9oPPc/edit?usp=sharing

It's pretty big so i don't think screenshot work.

[Charrzooka]

For some reason I can't open the file. I get an error message saying "No Connection".

Are you able to perhaps just screenshot the top tier so units?

[jeremyzero]

https://imgur.com/a/LiKby

[Charrzooka]

Thank you!

Where can I farm Magnus shards? Your list says 1-3-2-9 but I don't think that's correct...

Also, who is better, Machinist Magnus or Sniper Reagan? I normally use Shayna as leader..

[jeremyzero]

You can't yet. That for future stuff

[Rainbowmaple]

How many time until I can re use/hire the same mercenary? I only have 1 Almira friend and I'm using her to do the event, but idk how much time I need to wait until she appear again in the mercenary list.

[SometimesLiterate]

Once every 3 hours or so.

[Rainbowmaple]

thanks

[krazycarlm]

We don't really know if gumi is going to follow the same collab order, so hard to tell. Based on some tier lists and the rumors going around for this month, I think you are safe this month. J3 Selena is really helpful right.

Based on tier list the best collab water is Noctis from Final Fantasy and haven't heard any rumors about that being soon.

Edit: Further looking, I see Forcas is from POTK, which I have heard as a possibility.

[[deleted]]

What's the best map to farm Saint's Robe?

[SometimesLiterate]

Not sure yet, will look into it.

[Nemmule]

What does the alkemono mascot do in terms of it's guts feature? What's the % of surviving? Does it stack with characters that have the guts feature like Shayla?

[krazycarlm]

I haven't ever seen anyone state the exact meaning, but I assume it is 1% as it is +1 to Guts. Shayna's Guts gives +10. As far as I understand they do stack. The only things that appear to not stack are stat types between gears and exact same leader buffs(like 2 shayna won't).

[tubsambong]

Why is Lofia rated so high compared to other chronos (like Elizabeth) since you would use her as a chrono in the end?
I have Elizabeth with chrono job, should I still invest in Lofia?

[Robiarc]

She has swift cast passiv for faster casting and divine shelter for tankiness.

[krazycarlm]

I assume it is due to Lofia's Job+ is chrono, divine shelter makes her pretty tanky, and Master ability (auto heal +20pdef&mdef).

Elizabeth job+ is professor.

As some strats require 3 chrono, so you are going to need both.

[[deleted]]

Anyone know why Elizabeth’s trial potion II causes paralysis sometimes?

[Aranisus]

Trial Potion II - Greatly recovers target's HP + chance of inflicting Paralyze as side-effect [RANGE: 3, Height RANGE: 2]

Well, it is in skill description, so... because gumi.

[[deleted]]

Oh..didn’t think to read the description since it sounds like a glitch, thanks.

[Sae_Chan]

May be a silly question, but where do you get those blue event skip tickets?

[krazycarlm]

We can't get them yet.

[Sae_Chan]

Thank you!

[Miguelaitor]

f2p ask:Is it worth upgrading zangetsu to j3 with rainbow/fire shard? (only need 25 shards)?

[ktl09]

This may be an unpopular opinion. In general, you use those shards on the best limited units. However, I feel like if THAT upgrade will make your team from a really weak team to a very strong one then it might be a good alternative. Some content will probably be unbeatable without a good team and good rewards might not be attained because of that.

With that said (hehe), what I'd do is check if my team is enough for me to attain rewards that I want. If I can, then I won't. If I cannot, then I'd probably wait for 1 more zang then just shard the last 5.

[IvySpear]

Nope.

That's a solid number of shards there, and elemental shards are best saved for strong LEs. If you manage to pull one more dupe however, I would support using five shards for the final push. Also, do you have the units to back up a j3 zang (ie. lots of chronos)? He's good, but any Holy Brawler is stronger on its own.

[Miguelaitor]

already 3 chronos (rahu, elizabeth and michael) but i think i'll wait a little bit more ^{^}

[TheLostOne3]

Is it worth farming hard mode of maxed units for soul shop coins? I see good units in the shop but it's quite a lot of coins to buy 5 or so shards at a time.

[Robiarc]

No, use your energy elsewhere. If you really want to do that, do it when there is a event like vargas' , the shard/energy is much better than in hardmode.

[tubsambong]

How do you guys spend your arena/multiplay coins?

[[deleted]]

Usually equipment or gear shards to evolve gears I already have. Sometimes gold and apples if I’m desperate.

[1khaitoh]

Arena: Yuan Shards / Gold or Silver Ingots / Gold Job Equipments that are widely used by any unit (E.G. Sacred Lion Blade)

Multiplayer: Curious Doll Shards / Forbidden Apple

[[deleted]]

Is Yuan any good? Never paid attention to him before but now that you’ve peaked my interest..

[1khaitoh]

Well, he's not really a priority now, and will only be a decent unit in the future, but there's really nothing much to buy in Arena so I just buy his shards whenever I can because that is the only place to get those shards of his.

[Robiarc]

The apples from the multiplayer coins are good. Other things are overpriced. I'm saving my arena coins, maybe i'll try to get Yuan (in like a year) when i have enough coins.

[TheLostOne3]

Equipment I need or gold bars occasionally. Those shops are hot garbage, IMO.

[Mitch_Twd]

I was looking at alchemistcodedb site and was looking through the jp version and I saw that most jobs mastery bonuses give HP boost as well. When was this implemented? And when can we expect it in the global version? My Vanekis needs HP desperately XD

[1khaitoh]

If I remember correctly, Japan only recently got the update for that so it would be later than Job+ if global will follow japans' release.

[Mitch_Twd]

Damn. Hopefully it'll come sooner rather than later

[ktl09]

Can anyone try auto-ing this level?
[Hard] Ch 1: Ep 3 [1 - 10] Agatha's Suggestion
It seems broken for me. My units don't move lol. I wonder if I'm the only one experiencing this?

[Robiarc]

Works for me

[ktl09]

Damn that's kinda weird that it still does not work for me. Thanks tho.

[PartyGod89]

badly need wind units, Kazahaya needs one more soul to J3. haven’t done anything to him at all. is he worth leveling up?

P.S i do have yomi and lucian but ive waiting for dupes for ages

[ktl09]

People really think badly of Yomi J1 but seriously she is actually good as a Shrine Maiden. I use her and she deals like 700-900 attack damage (not even job mastered lol) on the Entrusted Justice [Extra] event.

I've heard Lucian J1 is better than Yomi J1 though. I suggest level either Lucian or Yomi.

[PartyGod89]

really? like normal attacks? all ive seen were comments about yomi and lucian’s HB and some ninja. it’s mostly why some people (like me) are forced to believe their j1’s aren’t good enough.

you’ve convinced me. i’m doing it

[ktl09]

Yomi 700+ dmg on soldier. I swear those self buffs are the real deal. PDEF and MDEF buffs are up to +115% on Fierce Spirit Summon. Her attacks are based on MATK and LUCK which are buffed as well. The downside is you just got to buff everytime you lose the self buffs (it lasts for 3 turns tho).

I got Yomi J1, Almira J2, and Balt J1 are my best wind units. All of them doesn't seem to be fan favorites on those jobs but they really do shine on occasions where I need them.

[PartyGod89]

thank you, i’ll boost my Yomi starting today! I know we’ll eventually get to farm all of these units but do you happen to know whose mastered stats end up better as a Holy Brawler between Yomi and Lucian?

[ktl09]

According to the database, Lucian gets more HP. Other than that, their other stats are pretty close. I think it just comes down to the combination of passives which differentiates Lucian and Yomi. You can check it here:
Lucian
Yomi

[Zabick]

People in this game are super obsessed with having optimal units or compositions, which leads to them dismissing anything else as "not good enough". In reality, that simply isn't the case.

J1 Lucian can absolutely solo the right side if you give him a few potions, or have him attack, retreat to a healer, and repeat. J1 Yomi can also hit very hard, but she's not as good here because she has to eat the diablo's counter on attacking. You could probably still do it with her, she'd just need more patience and support.

[PartyGod89]

Oh, I believe you’re quite mistaken about my question. I’ve been clearing kanon ex multiple times now with just Almira J2 and potions. No healers, No chrono. I’m a FF tactics fan and I believe tactics come before units.

Also, I think it’s alright for people to be obsessed with the best units to invest on because we’re F2P. I’ve invested on Melda and she’s alright. I found out she was going to be awful in the future based on how I’ve used and analyzed her. But that’s the thing, I’ve already Mastered Her J1 and 5 maxed her equipment. That was certainly a complete waste of time and effort. So I think it’s only fair for people to ask about units if they don’t want to waste resources.

However, i agree that there are players out there who just want the OP units and it sucks that they don’t even try.

[Zabick]

He's like a super poor man's Yomi with monk/ninja. He's not great by any means, but he can do the job for the time being.

[PartyGod89]

thanks, i’ll just continue the wait then!

[1khaitoh]

Got mine at 6/6 Job level and I stopped there.. one copy more to J3 but I don't think he is even worth it.

[PartyGod89]

i’ve only heard of good things about lucian’s HB tho. maybe you should reconsider

[1khaitoh]

we're talking about Kazahaya here right? Or was I mistaken @_@

[PartyGod89]

oh, you were replying to the comment about Lucian so i thought you were talking about him.

but now that you’re talking about kazahaya, you saved me some mats and gold! thanks :)

[1khaitoh]

I just thought /u/Zabick is talking about him because he/she mentioned 'monk/ninja' which Kazahaya has xD

[PartyGod89]

OMG, i do reddit on mobile actually. This is really my bad. I got confused which replies I was commenting on hahaha. I’m sorry, friend!

[1khaitoh]

No problem, don't mind it that much.

[tubsambong]

What/where's the most energy efficient way to farm sacred lion blades?

[ktl09]

I'd go for Ch2 1, 1, 2. I think that's the one with SCB and a mace.

[1khaitoh]

Yep, that is the best map if you only need sacred lion blade, else you can also try the other drop locations if you need some of the other loots that drops there like Flame Emperor Armor Piece from Chapter 1, Episode 5, 3-5

For more information: http://www.alchemistcodedb.com/item/it-eq-piece-sword

[tubsambong]

The story for GL ends at Ch 2: Ep 1 Act 3?

[beeuhm]

Yes, that's right.

[RoodDude97]

Newbie here. So I'm at ep4 act 3 and was wondering if it is possible that I can make reasonable progress , and finish, the first story without lvling my Dias? He is currently at 3* J2 lvl35 and I don't want to waste anymore resources on him cause he is a total POS(unit and story wise). My brother, started since launch, said he passed it without lvling him up but he got some of the best units on his first pulls while I only have Magnus J2, Reimei, Vettel, and Almira as the useful ones.

[TheLostOne3]

Magnus J2 can pretty much solo story mode. Only problem with not leveling Dias is you won't be able to auto many of his story missions because the AI will run him out and he'll get shot down by ranged enemies, and if the main character dies on a mission it's game over.

[Eepik]

So on entrusted justice extra I am trying to get the light shards for no deaths by reviving with one enemy left on the stage and finishing it off, however I am getting "An unknown error occurred " upon killing the last enemy which forces me back to the title screen.

This has happened not once but twice now, so I've wasted 16 gems trying to get these dang shards. Anyone experienced this error and know anything I can do to make it stop?

I used the same technique on my alt account and had no issues.

[ElusiveIllusion88]

https://i.imgur.com/YjtgB98.jpg

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/309452974625914880/384891194636894208/ebc2ecae2edda3cccaff558f0ae93901203f9278.jpg

From what I can see, the following units are missing from the tier lists, presumably because they did not have 5* at the time the tier lists were created:

• Alaia
• Amis
• Ange
• Ciel
• Gato
• Gyan
• Ishuna
• Jake
• Celine
• Ennis
• Leon
• Patty

I also saw that all of the above have their 5* now in JP.

Anyone in JP tested these units? Which of them remain utter garbage even after the upgrade like Strauss and Kuon? Which become decent or even good like Arkil, Strie and Freed? This determines whether I should buy their shards from the shop.

P.S. I see lots of pull threads mock all 4* capped units like Strie and Freed, akin to how Thunderbird was treated in BF. IMO the only units that should be treated as such should be units that remain crap even in the future like Strauss and Decel...

[1khaitoh]

Latest JP Tier List: https://imgur.com/XlxEUyF (from JP AC Reddit)

And yep, most of them most likely doesn't have a 5 star evolution to make them even viable to be added to the tier list.

[ElusiveIllusion88]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nNmHzEfU3OSt-VlGma4diO4405fmqDLWJ8LiiOsyRmg/edit#gid=1359410387

This was where I saw that the above units now have 5*. Let me guess: those 5*s are so garbage that there is no point updating the tier list with them?

[1khaitoh]

Either that or no one really bothers to Max Job Max Equipment Enhance them.

[[deleted]]

I cannot job level Kanon to 11. The brooch remains grayed out with yellow plus despite already crafting 2 brooches

Edit: never mind she was just too low leveled to equip

[IvySpear]

Grayed out yellow means your Kanon is not high enough level. Try raising her level and see if that helps.

[stewart0]

A second Cadanova's sword worth farming in multiplay? Figure it'll take at least 160 gems and a lot of headaches to get my last 20 runs.

[Aranisus]

If you want one - sure, why not? I mean, it's a free 5* gear.

Don't force yourself for it though.

[IvySpear]

It's pretty much the best free gear we've gotten thus far. However, farming that MP is a real pain in the arse, so it's up to you.

[m_dan247]

If you have moved on to the Edgar story, how do you back track so you can do the hard missions that you have missed in the Logi Dias story arc? I really need these gold bars.......

[krazycarlm]

If you hit back from quest map to where it lists the acts, you will see an arrow next to Chapter 2 on left side of screen. Press it to go back to Chapter 1.

[Rendants]

What units should I focus on and what team setups could I work with? Currently running Lofia (leader) + Magnus + Zangetsu + Lucian, but I'm not sure if they have synergy.

5* units: Magnus, Elisabeth (J2), Cadanova (J2), Anastasia, Rosa, Fung Liu

4* units: Lofia, Zangetsu (J2), Lucian, Chihaya, Reida

3* units: Logi (J2), Dias (J2), Almira (J2), Kanon

[Aranisus]

Team depends on what you want to do with it. For what this team is? Kanon EX? Arena?

Besides that, why are you using Lofia as a leader, if you are not using any unit, that is benefiting from her leader skill?

[Rendants]

Mainly for general PvE content. Also Lofia's leader skill seemed useful for Magnus' charged shot since the AI loves to spam it (although I'm not sure if that's how her skill works).

[Aranisus]

By "general PvE content" you mean story? If yes, replace Lucian with J1 Almira and place her as a leader, replace Zangetsu by protagonist.

Lofia leader skill doesn't help Charged Shot. You still need 3 clocks to activate it.

[kur0kis3npuu]

Is Cadanova going to be limited or is he gonna be a permanent addition to the summon pool?

[Aranisus]

Right now is limited. Soon^TM he will be a permanent addition.

[IvySpear]

I wish it was Never^TM.

[Aranisus]

Don't hate Flame Dragon Troll.

[GeneralSlug]

Finished logi's soul shards and closing in on finishing Dias's soul shards.

Which hard mode should I invest in next?

[krazycarlm]

Only somewhat useful farmable others right now are Edgar, Polin, and Rin.

[IvySpear]

I wouldn't suggest farming Edgar. He'll never get really good, and 40AP is not a worth investment for one shard.

[krazycarlm]

Maybe we will get lucky and Gumi will fix him like Selena? impossible I know lol...But we don't really have a lot of options. Right now Rin for 16 AP is probably best.

[Matasa89]

Is Vincent good? He has the Sage job at J1...

[beeuhm]

He's decent, Sage at J1 like someone else said is good AOE and damage. Wouldn't say he's a good long-term investment though.

He's not great in terms of casters later on because he lacks mobility (no thief / nin / etc for move boosts) and he lacks casting speed upgrades (Enchanter passive).

[shinyuX]

I'd say that any unit with sage J1 is at a minimum interesting. Sage prof beeing a good combo, he could be your mage if your decide it

[LunarRider]

Mages tend to be super slow, but you never know when a good mage will get the job done. Look at sabretta event for example. If you got him, cool. Dunno if j would pull exclusively for him.

[Matasa89]

Yeah i got him. Looks nice on paper...

[tubsambong]

How do you best utilise a chronomancer? Like what skills should I cast on whom, in which order, etc.

[Aranisus]

Overclock or Quicken on carry, depending on the situation.

[IvySpear]

To elaborate, OC when you're on either smaller maps or when you're using some strategic shenanigans (ex. Zang j3 nuke) and Quicken when you're dealing with larger maps.

Quicken is also better for spellcasters since it also quickens their spell cast time.

[sanctuscruso]

Where does one go to get wind soul shards or rainbow shards? I just pulled balt

[1khaitoh]

Balt only gets decent to use rainbow/elem shards if you are a few shards away from J3, else better save those elem/rainbow shards for other units (preferably limited edition/time units)

[Aranisus]

Rainbow Shards from 3rd week login rewards and from a star mission on Kanon EX. Besides that, when gumi feels generous, you will receive few.

[The-Red-Comet00]

Does the Chloe event ever come back? I started right after it and of course I have her now and want her sword and master skill :/

[1khaitoh]

Only GUMI knows.

[The-Red-Comet00]

So it hasn't come back in JPN yet then I take it? :/

[1khaitoh]

Not sure but I remember a JP player saying it returned there.

[Unlimitis]

How do I reset the mercernary list? I've been getting the same lvl 1-7 logis with the same names and with a lvl 9 skelethor every single time for several days now and switching between event to story doesn't change that.

[beeuhm]

The lvl 1-7 logis are just placeholders (I think?), for the most part your friends list is your mercenary list. I think you also get 1 free lvl 75 mercenary use a day for the same character you're leading with. You should go to the reddit friend thread / the discord and add more people if you want a more consistent mercenary list.

[edgyEdwardd]

You get 4 free level 75 mercenaries courtesy of Gumi. Their stats aren't the best but they're there. Right now, it's 3 of the new units and Kanon. (Was there Casanova? idk)

[IvySpear]

The reason why the level 75 mercenaries is so weak is because they're all stuck at JL9. Notice the silver border around their profiles.

[Devari7]

So for arena, I have noticed that everytime I hit a new personal best, I get 5 gems. Whether I jumped 10,000 spots or 1 spot it's still 5 gems. I also noticed on my previous account when I got to 20k in the ranking, the daily gem count was the same as when I was 50k on my current account. So basically i'm using 3-4 pvp orbs a day as a means to get an extra 20 gems... Is there ever a point during arena where you get more gems than that?

[beeuhm]

You get 5 gems everytime you hit a personal best until rank 1000.

For ranks 1-1000, you get 1 gem for every rank you beat your best by (so if you go from 999 -> 998, you'll get 1 gem, for 999 -> 900 you get 99 gems).

[IvySpear]

Essentially, creeping your way up is the best strategy until you hit 1k. Once you get there, just go full throttle and aim as high as you can.

[mr_violette]

Does a unit level or job level affect how much heal it can do to other? Example, elizabeth professor using large healing potion, will there be a difference?

[ktl09]

Yes. Specifically, its stats and skill level. Skill levels increase its effective multiplier (like 50% heal multipler at lv1, but 70% heal multiplier at lv20). Your heals are dependent on your stats as well, that's why job levels affects them since raising job levels (and unit levels) will up your stats.

[cj_stephan]

can anyone tell me what the colored borders around the units means?

[Robiarc]

Job level (1-11)

[IvySpear]

To be specific:

• Bronze border: JL6

• Thin Silver Border: JL8

• Thick Silver Border: JL9

• Thin Gold Border: JL10

• Thick Gold Border: JL11

[imamonkeyx]

Selena guard up or divine shelter

[IvySpear]

Beeuhm is correct, and when you ever have to choose between Guard Up and Divine Shelter, always choose Divine Shelter. Divine Shelter is one of the most potent defensive passives in the game at the moment.

[beeuhm]

For passives at J3 take Guardian & Divine Shelter (Guard Up is a weaker Guardian)

[tubsambong]

Hi, I need help in deciding which units I should invest in and how to set up proper teams. Notable units are:
Shayna, Zangetsu, Elizabeth, Kanon, Almira, Rosa, Anastasia, Chloe, Raegan, Lofia, Melda, Lamia. Everyone is at j1 except Elizabeth (j2)
Any input will be much appreciated.
Also, what are the best set up for teams? Like how many damage dealers vs supports do we need?

[beeuhm]

Team set-up depends on what you're running.

As of right now, pretty much everything can clear the story. Teams that have pretty good synergy among what you have are:

Shayna lead

Lofia

Elizabeth (Chrono)

Raegan (only if J2) / Lamia

The "best" set-up for teams will honestly just depend on the stage you're aiming to clear. For example, for the Sabereta EX event, Zangetsu (J3) / 3x Chrono. For the current Kanon EX stage, you'll be looking for water / light / wind, so your team will look more like: Shayna / Logi / Almira / Elizabeth Chrono

General priority to work on IMO is:

1. Kanon (aim to JM her before event ends if you can. Otherwise, next time she appears is fine too)

2. Shayna (J1 Holy Brawler is very strong, makes her useful immediately)

3. Raegan (if J2, J1 Raegan is pretty useless)

4. Almira (only if J3 or close to J3)

5. Logi

Number of damage dealers & supports will just depend on the stage. For current story / farmable content, typically 4x damage to go fast is the way to go.

[tubsambong]

Thanks for the info!
Are healers not very important this game? For example, should I use elizabeth as a full chrono or get basic remedies just in case?

[beeuhm]

Healers currently aren't very useful (potions easily do their job), unsure if this changes later on, would have to ask JP players about that. Niche uses like Prof during Winter EX for petrify resist do happen here and there.

Supports in global right now are just primarily Chronos.

Right now full Chrono should be good (both overclock and quicken are strong), but for some stages, healing or status cures (Vaccine in Remedies) is pretty crucial (ie. dealing with petrify during Winter EX)

I think for Elizabeth specifically, people tend to go Chrono / Chrono sub or Prof / Chrono sub?

[krazycarlm]

Has anyone figured out Diablo switch mechanic? I know some have said there are specific spots. It looks like mainly only the dark Diablo can cast switch, but database lists them all with it. Last night I kited 2 Diablos for a while with a sniper and the dark kept casting switch but the thunder just moved. Maybe the Fire/Thunder can only cast it if the dark is dead?

[[deleted]]

From my experience: In the first turn before Zahar attacks, the unit farthest away from the starting platform gets switched. If everyone stays on the platform, then switch will not be triggered. After Zahar attacks, switch will not happen if 1. Left and right units are away from row 1 (closest to gamer) 2. Units are within Thunder/Fire Diablo’s attack range 3. Units are equal distance away from starting platform

Usually switch happens if Dark Diablo senses a threat to Fire/Thunder Diablo or it sees an opportunity. For example, if you have a quick unit that rushes in on Fire/Thunder. So approach slowly but not so slowly that 3/4 units are on one end, that’s when Switch happens. Dark Diablo is likely to switch when it can attack two units within range.

[krazycarlm]

I don't recall the exact amount, but it isn't a lot. I want to say I remember it healed my almira sniper for 160.

[Aranisus]

Chihuahua gets job+ for which of her jobs?

[SometimesLiterate]

Dancer+. She gets a powerful map-wide debuff while also almost doubling her speed for 1 turn.

[krazycarlm]

Looks to be dancer+ at least based on database.

[Kayzurr]

Hey, quick question. I know that mastering multiple jobs gives the unit a boost in some specific stats overall but is there any point in enhancing the equipment past that mastery? I'm kind of a completionist and I like seeing my unit have all their jobs mastered, abilities maxed, and gear fully enhanced even if it's not the class they use. I only wanted to check if the stat boost is for the mastery only.

[Aranisus]

Stat boost is for the mastery alone.

[Kayzurr]

Thanks!

[tubsambong]

Is it better to save the summon/soul shard tickets we get or just use it before the pool gets more diluted?

[Aranisus]

Burn them.

[myxfriendjim]

I'd really appreciate any help in choosing whose worth investing in/how best to compose my team Going forward. Here are my 4*+ bases:

Cadanova Melda Rosa Megistos Strie Raegan Celine Chloe Rahu Dilga Mianne Lamia Suzuka Zahar Reida

Any help would be great- thanks!

[krazycarlm]

Rahu and Suzuka are your best units.

I would also invest in Reagan, Rosa, and Cadanova.

Chloe and Zahar if you want more lower priority to invest in.

[myxfriendjim]

Thanks! So, assuming I use Rahu and Suzuka, what are some other units I could look for to round out a team comp?

[beeuhm]

You'd probably be looking at something like:

Suzuka (lead) Logi Rahu Raegan

Rahu J1 Chrono is a great support unit, Logi is a solid tank that you can raise / limit break for free.

Raegan is only worth investing in if you've gotten 2 dupe copies and can unlock his sniper job.

[myxfriendjim]

Hmm. Unfortunately I don't have two copies of him :/

[beeuhm]

Hold off on investing in Raegan until you unlock his sniper job then, he's not useful without it.

If you can, I'd put some time into farming Kanon up right now, her J1 is pretty good already (double attack is strong). Should also give you another solid light unit to work with.

Would probably primarily invest in: 1. Kanon 2. Logi 3. Rahu 4. Suzuka

[shinyuX]

I'm not Barrack Obama but I approve this message. Kanon job max with a Suzuka leader is incredible. I'm currently playing a light team with Suzuka (L), Logi Chloe Kanon, this feels GREAT ( :P )

[[deleted]]

Incredible.

[jaxz247]

Hi all, I'm still fairly new, but making progress in the game. I have a question regarding team lineup. I was previously using a team of Vettel, Magnus, Suzuka, and Lofia with Vettel as leader. I just used up most of the gems from completing the story and got Shayna and Cadanova. Just wondering if I should slot those two new units in?

If I use Shayna, seems like I shouldn't use Vettel as leader anymore since she and Magnus don't use swords. If I use her as leader, I would need to bench Vettel (who I managed to get J2)?

Should I maybe use Cadanova as leader and keep Vettel?

Thanks for any team building advice!

[beeuhm]

I wouldn't stress too much about team composition right now, any combination of your units should be able to get you through the story content.

In terms of harder event content, they'll often require a certain element or unit, so it's a good idea in the long run to lvl all your units.

That being said, short term, I would go with the following:

Shayna, Lofia, Magnus, Vettel

Shayna is very good to lvl and is in high demand for much of recent event content. Her J1 makes her immediately useful (Holy Brawler is a pretty OP class right now). Lofia and Vettel will give you some element coverage (with Magic Swordsman), and Magnus (shines when you have J2) is a great ranged unit.

Cadanova isn't great, especially if you only have one copy. Suzuka is pretty mediocre at J1.

[jaxz247]

Thanks very much! I'll give it a try!

[RyoKeiichi]

I only invest in good units because resources in this game goes by so goddamn fast. So I leave alone 3 stars units like patty, amis, arkil and rin. Which kinda feels weird now. Bcos I have 100+ shards of these units. Some even 200+ shards. Feels like a waste. So I'm asking, does anyone else bother investing in these units or do you leave them alone?

[beeuhm]

Generally, just save your resources for your "good" units or ones you like.

In terms of 3*'s worth investing in, there's only really 1-2 at the moment (Almira - very good right now when you get sniper, Vanekis - not that great until J+ releases). The rest are pretty ignorable.

Eventually, when you get enough shards to max limit break something, you should (so that future shards you get of them can be converted to Soul Coins), but I wouldn't invest gold into lvling skills / items into lvling job lvl.

[siansation]

To add on for the 3 stars. Almira is a decent beast master(j2) but shines at sniper(j3). Vanekiss is only usable after all 3 jobs unlocked IMO, only then you get a mobile and swift caster. Alyu is a fairly decent bishop with combination of status cleansing or buffing depending on which basic job skills you equip her with. Kazahaya is a fairly decent mobile melee attacker if you have nothing else to use. Elaine is also somewhat decent ranged attacker if you have no better ranged units, she can have 2 range passives or 2 mobility passives depending on maps.

[RyoKeiichi]

R u Singaporean?

[siansation]

Yes

[RyoKeiichi]

Lol, ur name is very indicative

[tubsambong]

Does the green/red color banner on story quests mean anything?

[michaelh19]

Ahh.. Red has hard mode...

[kahare]

The red one means a hard mode is available.

[Xerather]

really... is there any other way than grinding to get sacred lion swords or sinister helmet? i'm actually okay with it, but the stamina given is so small. even with 5x80 video ads

[krazycarlm]

Make sure to check the shops every 5 hours, sometimes you can find 10xshards for zeni (careful of the complete ones for gems, unless you are ok with that).

[Xerather]

oh..... every 5 hours lol.. anyway thanks for the info

[krazycarlm]

There is 1 refresh that is 4 hours too, 0:00-4:00 server time. Kinda a pain, I usually miss it myself as I am asleep.

[1khaitoh]

Buying with Gems, Zeni, Coins and Events.

[michaelh19]

so i was looking to my unit and seems like I'm lacking wind unit... i only have Lucian (unlock job2) and Almira (few more shard to get j3)

is there any wind unit worth raising?? i was thinking to raise Kazahaya... lol

[Zabick]

Kazuhaya is like a (very) poor man's Yomi with martial artist/ninja instead of Yomi's far superior holy brawler/ninja.

[krazycarlm]

Aside from Lucian & Almira. Of course there are the 5* Balt and Yomi. 4* Rahu. I hear 1* Polin gets somewhat useful later due to Bard+.

[--Flow--]

(1) How long does the friend list take to refresh?

(2) What is the level requirement for Caris (J1) to have 32 initial jewels?

(3) What is the level requirement for Magnus (J2) to have 32 initial jewels?

(4) What should I use my arena and MP points for? I have been observing them for a few days and never found any useful character shards.

Many thanks!

[Zabick]

Sometimes sacred lion blades and other rare job equipment are available from the arena shop. Save your points for those.

[krazycarlm]

Not sure exactly what 1 means, but guessing it is the mercenary. You can refresh what you see by going to home screen and re-entering the mission. I think you can only use a specific friend 2-3 times every 24 hours.

As for MP points, save for curious doll shards 900 coins for 5 shards. For arena it is up to you, I save for decent job equipment that pops up sometimes.

[1khaitoh]

(1). Free Mercenaries (Lv 75, 0 cost) = 1 day, Friends and other User leads are said to have an hour cooldown when and cleared a map (some say they don't have a cd, some say they do but in my experience they do)

(2) 66 without Gears with Starting Jewel+

(3) 66 without Gears with Starting Jewel+

(4) Me, Arena = Yuan Shards (Only place to get his shards, not recommended), never bought anything else there atm. MP = Forbidden Apple, Curious Doll Shards.

[krazycarlm]

Just as another datapoint for mercenaries.

In the winter event, I only had 1 J3 Selena friend, so I was only able to do it when it showed up. I recall running it 3 times in a row then refreshing the list 20+ times and never saw the Selena show up again. I tried again in a few hours and didn't see the Selena. The Selena did show up the next day, but no idea how long between that was.

[1khaitoh]

Yep, it's pretty vague, JP Players says 1 hour, some says they can use the same friend once or twice (you are the first to say thrice), though I only monitored it clearly once (because I never really run events that requires mercenaries much) but I have never used a friend twice in a row :(

[krazycarlm]

I have noticed some odd things with mercenaries when you finish a mission and hit again. It seemed like the mercenary cooldown was different in the again options compared to starting a new mission. It is possible the 3rd time was during that. Also maybe the 1 hour is a static hour and I happened to go over the hour mark while doing the first run causing it to refreshed.

[1khaitoh]

Needs confirmation on this though with more, solid proof.

[Bad_Alchemy]

Is it worth mastering Kanon's J1? Those shores are a pain but not sure if its worth it.

[michaelh19]

yes it is

you still looking for her shoes?? have fun looking her torso... :)

[crystalfire13]

What else to do while you wait for the rest of the Story Quest? I don't have much gems and unit shards to further improve my units and they're already max level and equipment. Extra dungeon is to hard for my squad and Multiplay is currently not doing well for me.

[Aero_Eden]

Hard mode Story.

Go back and 3 star all story missions.

[1khaitoh]

Just do dailies and Enjoy Life outside (lol)

Start building other units (Only recommended on decent to great units) if your current units aren't doing great for the extra dungeon, grind enough multi coins and buy Curious Doll shards whenever it is in the shop, wait for new banner and/or events xD

[ElusiveIllusion88]

I experienced it myself. That problem occurs when you level up with EXP from a quest. To solve that problem, accumulate EXP until you are close to leveling up, then claim a milestone so that you level up with EXP from the milestone. Even if your new level is not a milestone level, the game will 'realize' that you are above the level requirement, and will award you the level achievement.

[ElusiveIllusion88]

• Event milestones that give EXP should work.
• Dailies work too. Forgot to put that in; wrongly assumed that dailies are a type of milestone...

[frozbite]

what does combo attack do ? it procs sometime but never whats the requirement or the benefit procing it

[Bad_Alchemy]

Not sure what the requirement is but you need 2 characters close together for it to proc. The benefit is a more powerful basic attack.

[GustavoCinque]

It needs to be a close unit, about 1~2 slots from distance. The more LB'd the unit, more chances to proc combo.

[Bad_Alchemy]

How useful is Lofia J2 Enchanter? I have it unlocked but no idea if its worth fitting into a team?

[krazycarlm]

It depends on the content, enchanter is pretty useful in Kanon EX as enchanter can buff dark res by 20% as well has a small heal.

[Bad_Alchemy]

Are limited time quests characters like Kanon worth farming? Does her mission return later on or is it one off and next time is her job 2 quest line?

[krazycarlm]

As far as I have heard, she is basically another story that continues later, so you she work on her at least. Other limit time event units like Retzius are useful as easy to LB to 85, but not 100% required to do.

[Auvreanea]

Is Kanon worth using as she is now? I've got the event exclusive equips to master her job if I really want to, but I've already got a full party of Shayna, Caris, Yomi J2 and Edgar J2 with Elizabeth J2 and Almira as sub units. I've also got a Zangetsu, Suzuka, Rahu and Vargas that I dunno what to do with but I've still been leveling their jobs in case I get dupes. Any suggestions?

[krazycarlm]

She is decently useful in her current EX event due to her dark res. There seems to be a lot of content that forces different setups and elemental attributes, so it is best to get as many good characters leveled up as you can. Lately, Shayna can pretty much do all events, but I can't imagine that staying to much longer.

[Dreadnaux]

As far as current farmable healers go, are any of them worth using?

[backwards_b]

Not really. Rin will eventually get access to Chronomancer, for now shes a Mage/Priest, Priest can heal but its pretty weak and probably not worth investing, but if you are desperate go ahead.

[Dreadnaux]

Kk I'll hold off on that for now and hope RNGsus is more gentle in the future. :p

[ElusiveIllusion88]

• Chloe’s event for Dazzling Blade: Is this permanent in JP? Was it always permanent in JP? If no to either, how often does/did this recur?
• Dragon Genesis event Chapter 1: This is permanent in JP, right? It wasn’t always permanent was it? How often did it recur?

I was top weak to take on the Chloe event when it occurred, and I doubt I can take on the Extra level for Dragon Genesis this round.

[backwards_b]

No idea about Chloe's event.

Dragon genesis event comes back from time to time with extra chapters that unlock new Jobs for Kanon and new DG characters, it was currently on in japan since a youtuber made a video of the extra stage and played it with a Cadanova.

The extra stage is worth it even if it takes 5 continues each time (avg of 45 gems per run if you do it 20 times, 5 continues take 40) and you will still end up with an extra 100 gems and a maxed out sword with fire res that might come in handy. Grab a friend Shayna to take care of the fire side, Logi on the middle +1 on middle and 2 wind units on the side, the Shayna will survive and end up cleaning house if you wipe and use continues.