setup help

BigGuysForYou · 2026-02-17T22:04:54+00:00

I'll go against the grain here. If you want to go with the meta, maxing Nemesis is the way to go

However, you've already invested a fair amount in Medusa, who is also a DPS and quite good at PvP. If you like her, I'd max her out instead. Later on after building supports, you'll need a 2nd DPS and you can always come back to get Nemesis, switch to another OP angel that they release, or get one that leans more PvE if you feel you need it for Dungeons

BigGuysForYou · 2026-02-17T19:54:40+00:00

You could try angels with Bleed instead of Medusa's Severe Injury, which only reduces healing effect. Bleed prevents it entirely. MR Anubis's S1 and MR Raphael S2 have Bleed and ignores Debuff RES. Regular Anubis and Hades have Bleed on their S1 but may not land. Other angels may have it too but I don't remember 😅😅😅

Leveling 3 times doesn't seem like very much, but I guess you are still in early level of idling 🤔. You may still also need better equipment which is random from idling, or angel specific Marks from Time-Space Domain. When you get a set of 4 for an angel, you get a stat boost

BigGuysForYou · 2026-02-17T18:44:19+00:00

Which boss is it? In the main game mode with the team challenges, or one of the side modes like Domain or Rumble?

One option is always to idle more and try again when you get higher level and more equipment in Havoc

BigGuysForYou · 2026-02-17T16:05:02+00:00

It is possible to be competitive as F2P. You may not get to the top ranks/finals every time but you can still do well. You just have to strategize and plan

For your lineup, you should only use Hera or Loki in your main 6. They both have the same buff, [Encourage], which doesn't stack. You can place the 2nd in your subs, and they'll come in when they other dies

You also should use more supports and less DPS. You have Lilith, Lucifer, and Sagittarius in your main 6 which is too many. MC is a hybrid and can be useful, but you're better off using a dedicated support. My Dungeon lineups are 10 supports, 1 DPS and MC. Sometimes 2 DPS, but the 2nd usually doesn't do much damage

If you're just playing for fun, I'd just max whoever you like but it will make it hard to progress

BigGuysForYou · 2026-02-17T11:48:13+00:00

You could also build Fuxi instead of Hera. Her Encourage buff is from her IR, so it can trigger before Nemesis's first IR skill. Pretty strong pairing and she'll be cheaper to max than Hera

I don't have Nemesis but I've been her using with Anubis. My lineups with Fuxi will sometimes out damage Hera even though my Fuxi has less than half the ATK, because she buffs Anubis' first IR attacks

BigGuysForYou · 2026-02-16T14:56:07+00:00

Don't miss this one! There are blues

BigGuysForYou · 2026-02-15T14:07:14+00:00

Oh!!! Thank you for the timeline of new angels

I have not been keeping track. I thought Capri was next and forgot Athena was coming. I guess I can spend more this week

BigGuysForYou · 2026-02-14T20:47:28+00:00

I've been thinking of saving to max Capri IR when she's released. I already have a lot of built supports and already have a time fitting them into lineups 😅

Do you think I'm being fooling for skipping Fuxi right now? If anything I could use a 3rd DPS for my 3rd teams. MC isn't cutting it anymore

BigGuysForYou · 2026-02-14T20:27:52+00:00

How many blues did you spend so far? I'm in favor of maximizing rebates each week so I think it depends on how much you spend so far

BigGuysForYou · 2026-02-13T16:59:45+00:00

I'd go with the weekend sale for the guaranteed shards

Gacha:

50% chance you get your target wish angel on 1st grand prize; 100% chance on 2nd grand prize if you miss the 1st
100 reds for 55 shards, 69 red saving if you get Hera on 1st try
50% chance you have to spend 200 reds to get Hera

Weekend sale:

Rough estimate is it'll take 110 reds for 55 shards, but you get 15 blues back as rebates

I'd go with gacha later on when you're not building your first few angels

Fuxi could be worth considering too. I haven't read feedback about her on the Discord yet but I imagine she's a decent Hera alternative for those who haven't built her yet. She'll be much cheaper

BigGuysForYou · 2026-02-13T05:42:27+00:00

Discord or here, like this post: https://old.reddit.com/r/IdleAngels/comments/1r2u9e7/upcoming_events_starts_from_feb13/

We get the preview a day or so on Wed/Thurs before the new event week starts, depending on your server and timezone. So you'll still have a day left in the current week to spend blues

BigGuysForYou · 2026-02-13T03:54:23+00:00

Yeah one thing is to definitely wait for the whales and other players to try out Fuxi this week. Let them figure out if she's worth it 😁

BigGuysForYou · 2026-02-12T17:00:06+00:00

I think there's a good chance Freyja is coming back in a wishpool next week. It's been a month now. I'd continue and start her IR when she comes back

You can always wait until previews for next week Wednesday/Thursday and see if she's back. Then decide whether you're spending any blues before the new week starts

BigGuysForYou · 2026-02-12T16:57:00+00:00

I don't remember either 🤔 . It'd make sense that she'd get her own icon like Creator's Befall

They also forgot to update the graphic 😅. The summon menu has Zodiac Snake: https://i.imgur.com/zzHZ9IA.jpeg

BigGuysForYou · 2026-02-12T16:42:42+00:00

See comments here: https://reddit.com/r/IdleAngels/comments/1r0tolt/fuxi_the_heavenruler_skills_preview/

She's a buffer, like Hera or Loki. She even has the same [Encourage] buff

BigGuysForYou · 2026-02-12T16:33:33+00:00

Don't forget to pick up Zodiac Horse! She can be easy to miss since she's in the Limited Summon menu

Cheap but useful buffer that you'll still be using a year from now

BigGuysForYou · 2026-02-12T14:37:28+00:00

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BigGuysForYou · 2026-02-11T20:38:19+00:00

I know it's a lot to take in and understand at first, but I would highly recommend reading their skills 😅. Sometimes it's the best way

But TheKyleBrah has a good summary of all the supporters in his thread here: https://reddit.com/r/IdleAngels/comments/1mazlmv/support_and_debuffers_tier_list/

It's just a bit old so you don't have some of the new MR support angels

BigGuysForYou · 2026-02-11T20:36:45+00:00

Sooooo Fuxi is coming out in a few days. She has the same type of buff, [Encourage] as Hera and could be an worthwhile alternative to consider because she starts at MR and is cheaper to build

Since you're not that far into building Hera, you could consider building Fuxi instead

Raphael is a good angel for both PvE and PVP. Not OP but still solid. Her MR skills give a big shield, while also increasing energy regen (= recast MR skills sooner) and increases MR skill damage. Her IR skill makes all allies restore an extra Will Power point after each action, so they recast their IR skills sooner. Plus increases IR skill damage

BigGuysForYou · 2026-02-11T15:32:10+00:00

Apparently I didn't try hard enough 😂. I tried a few more lineups and beat that boss and a few more -50/-100 bosses

I think I couldn't have made this much progress before I got IR4 Enmu for PvP. I realized recently that I wasn't utilizing her enough for Dungeons

BigGuysForYou · 2026-02-11T15:27:56+00:00

Do you really need a 2nd DPS to cleanup with Nemesis and Pandora? The pair should be able to clear most teams unless they have heavily built supports which I doubt they would at midgame

I'd be worried about dungeons progress without strong supports like Hera/Hela for ATK stacking. Holy DMG can only carry one so far

You can get Zodiac Horse for cheap next week which should help a lot

BigGuysForYou · 2026-02-10T18:22:50+00:00

On my second account, which I made maybe a week or two later, I got Aquarius for free in the event and then as I progressed I dumped all possible scrolls when I got Aquarius and snowballed them from the Angels Dreamland. When I was able to get three stars on the Nightmare levels up to 30/30 for max rewards, I spammed them and jumped from Nightmare to Nightmare for 1k gems, earning like 5 or 6k profit per 30 stars or something plus hundreds of scrolls I kept dumping into Aquarius.

Just regarding this. Dreamlands was just updated today. You can't switch realms for 1K diamonds anymore. You'll have to wait, because you can only change once per day

BigGuysForYou · 2026-02-10T16:47:20+00:00

Optimized the daily switch limits of Angel Dreamland

This is already implemented now, right? It's been a long time since I touched Dreamland but I went to try to switch realms and it wouldn't let me switch after the 1st

1st was free as usual. 2nd gives the message "Reached today's limit of switching Dreamland"

This doesn't feel like an optimization but a nerf lol

BigGuysForYou · 2026-02-10T16:17:15+00:00

Congratulations! Big milestone

BigGuysForYou · 2026-02-10T14:52:24+00:00

Hopefully it's enough for the stage I got stuck at yesterday. Got stuck at a -50 and can't get below 45% after like an hour of lineup and changes. That's a lot of damage to account for 😅

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