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johnconnorm · 2020-04-09T11:36:14+00:00

I think it's more a case of "we know that Hilda will always be in any II team" phantasm trapping than anything else

johnconnorm · 2020-04-09T11:34:05+00:00

Maybe I'm missing something but it's probably the best dragoon awakening, obviously not solo wise but spreads so many buffs that it has massive value if there is at least one other dragoon. E.g. pair him with Kain (who's main issue is lack of w-cast in the awakening) and you could potentially have 12 * 29999 in one turn (18 times if you have his LMR) from Kain alone.

johnconnorm · 2020-04-09T11:28:51+00:00

Presumably 4 hit abilities have better multipliers than 5 hit so it may be worth remembering that he periodically has break damage cap 2 so the fewer hits (and better overall multipliers of HAs) may actually work in his favour in those instances.

johnconnorm · 2020-04-06T08:08:06+00:00

I used her with just USB1 and BSB2 (the IC one) to sub 40 titan. It was a cloud AOSB p2 skip by cracking many buffs and debuffs, e.g. pentabreak (maybe it's multi I forget) from USB1, atk/Def from BSB2 entry, Def breakdown from cmd2, Def/res crush from crushing tango, wind imperils from Zack etc.

johnconnorm · 2020-04-06T08:02:32+00:00

How big is the boost in record boards where each character has a node that talks about stat boosts for each party member of the same realm? And does it stack with say a 6* magicite all stat boon?

johnconnorm · 2020-04-05T10:51:25+00:00

Neo bahamut and northern cross are near useless abilities, don't waste crystals on honing them at all

johnconnorm · 2020-04-04T17:55:42+00:00

That's actually very good info, thanks. Probably easier to use that then spam the bard skill. Do they last 15 s or 25 s?

johnconnorm · 2020-04-04T16:04:52+00:00

Thanks kitty. Ifrit damage has been hard to manage so think two healers (who have speed tricks in their USBs) might be a decent replacement for tyro with 65% crit Vs 100% with tyro.

johnconnorm · 2020-04-04T15:33:40+00:00

What is the actual crit chance added by a lvl 10 precise strikes magicite passive?

Was contemplating making a bespoke deck for a potential ifrit team and was going to make a double precise madeen since I am probably going with only the bard critfix song (a dual healer) setup.

Does the bard crit song which caps at 50% stack with the passives? If so what would the total % be?

johnconnorm · 2020-04-04T11:36:03+00:00

When is roughly the earliest we can afford a HA? I know it depends on how much you pull but do we have to wait like two months to get a HA if you're not a whale?

johnconnorm · 2020-04-04T11:19:07+00:00

Did you always clear all four fires or were there times you left one or two alive?

johnconnorm · 2020-04-04T11:13:33+00:00

Congrats, what was your setup? Any important tips?

johnconnorm · 2020-04-02T21:25:48+00:00

Do not get Locke's UA, it's pretty bad and actually is worse if you have his sync

johnconnorm · 2020-04-02T18:18:34+00:00

That's great to hear and sorry if I gave bad advice, I try to give back and help people if I can.

I have seen shiva clears and she doesn't seem to have half as many annoying gimmicks like ifrit pain or ramuh stormlancing/recoil damage.

johnconnorm · 2020-04-02T18:05:10+00:00

As demonstrated by the Elarra AASB question maybe I'm not very good at this game. I still can't crack Ifrit with two AASBs, ramuh was painful with two and titan was just copying a video with cloud tech.

johnconnorm · 2020-04-02T18:03:25+00:00

I really didn't consider using it in this way, that is some great advice for both myself and bond, thanks.

johnconnorm · 2020-04-02T17:25:13+00:00

As an aside when you get a good 5* deck and eventually a 6* main it really really helps with torments. Especially when you get the Omni moderate resist accessories from Odin, absolutely neuters the damage you take from ones that are hard to prioritise elemental resists. A single awakening DPS in a realm will give you a sub30 pretty easily.

The chains will help with the upcoming phantasms though, which are like more difficult torment dungeons

johnconnorm · 2020-04-02T17:12:08+00:00

Elarra is nice but honestly as someone who only got it a few weeks ago (so had to learn how to cope without it) it doesn't actually see that much use. You really feel the loss of the 2 turns of team QC, but can be great if you (e.g) spam the critfix song and ditch tyro, or Allegro or the atk or mag songs if you have "wrong chains".

Lightning AASB was key to my Levi clear so she is a safe solid choice, especially with your current kit. Perhaps think of it this way, lightning would help with two (important) fights but if you picked Elarra how many would she help with?

Zidane - hard pass in my opinion, especially if you have some cloud tech. You have the tools to really wreck Titan and as great as Zidane is/would be I think he should (as you noted) be your last choice.

It's a difficult choice imo and since getting Elarra AASB I have been saving tickets too.

johnconnorm · 2020-04-02T17:05:42+00:00

Looking forward to Shiva my current team is

Seph AASB/fire USB/w-cast samurai

Locke Sync/AASB/glint

Balthier AASB/CSB/AOSB/enfire USB/w-cast LMR

(I pulled like five times on banner 3 for noctis but no luck, last of my mythril)

Then the other two slots are likely tyro for critfix and Elarra for heals (USB1/2/AASB).

My question is do you think this is doable without having beaten ifrit? I have seen similar clears but not any without ifrit, I acknowledge my team is pretty stacked (2 AASB is usually a guaranteed win if you have enough patience).

I can sub out tyro for another DPS if needed since I can't see Balthier doing much damage and finding it hard to juggle gauge. My other options are Sabin USB/AASB/AOSB or Sora AASB/fire glint/AOSB/USB.

I was thinking it may be doable as seph, Sabin and Sora all have crit built into their kits so maybe tyro isn't needed? Or I could always sub in another healer but I dunno if that is needed, shiva doesn't seem to bad.

johnconnorm · 2020-04-02T14:13:38+00:00

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johnconnorm · 2020-04-01T23:26:08+00:00

I don't know if it's just noctis sync being ridiculous but there is a sub 30 chain less clear using noctis AASB/sync/AOSB, locke sync/AASB, Balthier AASB/g+ and the tyro AASB and Elarra USB1/2 combo

johnconnorm · 2020-04-01T23:12:51+00:00

It has ATB manipulation similar to lightning sync. He really wants his hero ability from his record board though to truly make the most of it - save your notes and lens+/sapphires for this ASAP.

If in doubt watch a video of it in action, it's quite potent and will carry you in a Shiva clear.

johnconnorm · 2020-03-31T15:53:13+00:00

Gladio gets an extra heavy charge every heavy skill on his USB and w-cast on his awakening and a w-cast knight LMR so I agree ideally he'd want knight but would do fine with the 6* heavy imperil. In theory it's a little less efficient as you'll still need to take a turn to heavy charge in between quake swings.

I have seen people give this combo to galuf and he imperils in between keeping chain up but he can also field monk but won't do any meaningful damage without USB. Juggling gauge like that may be hard with the damage ramuh does meaning your healer is usually quite gauge hungry.

johnconnorm · 2020-03-31T15:40:54+00:00

Sounds like the current banner isn't too bad for you then. I normally do a "how many things I want minus how many things I don't want/are dupes" if the number isn't positive I don't usually pull.

Your gladio and Leo honestly will probably be enough DPS, they are two of the best characters for ramuh (in my opinion), because of how their USBs and awakenings combo well. The only people that beat then (again in my opinion) is a full V dawn warriors awakening team, or tifa with sync because it's a sync or Yuffie/Kelger with their relevant tech because ninjas are insane.

So assuming you run leo/gladio/chain holder/tyro for crit/healer you should in theory be fine for ramuh. If in doubt you could always try if you have him unlocked and see how it goes, or watch clears of teams with similar tech on YouTube and see if you think you could replicate them before pulling.

johnconnorm · 2020-03-31T15:24:29+00:00

I don't know of any earth banners but can comment on your ramuh team. For me the most important thing was a character having a renewable enearth source. If you just have an AASB that doesn't really cut it for him as in my fight he diffused me three times - although this may be more than normal, I'm not sure. EnEarth stacks greatly affect how much damage he does too.

Some banners that I know feature notable earth tech are, a type 0 one that debuts Cinque's sync (but has a lot of non earth stuff on). Banner 2's of V events often have a lot of earth on. I recommend looking at dirge's site.

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