Custom build (AGI/CRT/DEX auto attacker & skill spammer)
Dec 29, 2017 5:25:42 GMT
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Post by sstraycat on Dec 29, 2017 5:25:42 GMT
Latest Edits
[OCT, 2020] Added 3rd Apostolia page
[SEP, 2020] Added reference for list of Sniper skills as of Sep 2020
[Aug, 2020] Corrections, Added Pulse Quicken, Note STR variation
[Feb, 2020] Corrections, New gears, Updated Resist and Regen Set
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Hello. just want to share the build/sets for spec bow sniper.
It can both auto attack and spam skills with the change in gears.
Have to admit that STR build has better damage; while this one offers more survivability and can do more soloing.
Stats:
AGI = CRT > DEX
The build uses special bows, AGI & CRT are maxed first. (AGI & CRT raises ATK while using special bow.)
AGI ups evasion and ASPD. CRT is for crit rate, crit damage and damage computation of skills like Crossfire.
DEX is for skill delay, and gives additional attack while using equips like Monty & Thimble.
Any other stat is optional but please know that adding INT or VIT will lower ATK while using special bow.
The 3rd stat is DEX here, but there is a variation of this build which uses STR as the 3rd stat instead of DEX,
and uses STR-based things like Ideaus, Adamantite Arrows and Bellow of Order. I only cover DEX here.
Pros:
Evasion (melee/magic/absolute)
Less party-dependent
Great at farming/making spina
Set gives way for an easy leveling method after getting AR+CF (more info here)
Cons:
Weak vs Magic
Less damage than STR build
Special bow weapons do not have a complete Element set (as of Feb 2020)
Gear acquisition is very hard, takes a while to gather the gears because of rarity and spina issues
(2018/11/19) The latest sniper skills have been released.
1. Deal additional hit per attack (passive skill "Hidden arrow")
2. Be able to move during a normal attack, and even during Fast Shot (Fairy Wind)
3. Summon a scarecrow by using HP, and backstep some distance when it is summoned (Decoy)
Also with the ability to inflict blind and dizzy, these make kiting all the more better.
So far here are the skills (as of Sep 2020).
There are more upcoming equips so I consider my current sets to be in progress. Below are my current sets.
Sets/Gears:
1. DAMAGE SETS
I have two:
1. Auto attack (AA) set and
2. Crossfire (CF) set, for spamming skills like CF & Sniping
[1. Auto Attack Set]:
Auto attack set needs abilities entirely separate from the CF set.
The set is centered around Fairy Wind and the Hidden Arrow passive.
These were the gears I used... please note that I'm referring to the latest upgrades of these gears
Weapon:
These bows are the most effective for their respective element, aka Elemental bows:
-> Gerifalte (vs. Neutral)
-> Inari Hamayumi (vs. Dark)
Notes:
- There ARE special bows effective vs Water(Ameno Uzume), vs Light(Surge), and vs Earth(Mirage) but
base ATK are low so i wait for new bows with better ATK, or upgrades of these bows if any are to come.
- As of February 2020, no special bows are effective yet vs Wind or Fire.
- For xtal I have ◇Sauro II while Abilities I chose from were Critical/Autoskill/MeleePierce/Evasion,
I tried to make the xtal and abis consistent on all bows for easier management and acquisition
For elements that don't have a bow, I use all-rounders. These were OK ones I came across so far.
All-around bows:
-> Irogeos
-> Mirror Bow (special bow) series (several to choose from like SST, SAG, SP, etc)
-> Pulse Quicken
(WARNING: Probably the least beginner-friendly bow; Offers good attack & mobility but inflicts heavy damage to the user;
SOLUTION: Either slot a "consume autoskill" xtal to it, or use with a high auto% set to stop the negative from activating)
Armors:
Ira (Best in damage, but least survival chance, used when on pt, kiting or sure kills)
Ossi Model (Survival armor #1)
Dragon Mail (Survival armor #2, can negate damage esp. with Ensis and high auto%; Do not slot with Iniliba)
Notes:
- Unfortunately, the build cant make use of BOO bonuses because of the lack of STR)
- Iniliba overrides any equipment autoskill so if you put it on something like Dragon Mail.. oof
- Can use any suitable "on armor" crystas which offer bonuses.
You can even use damage crystas like Mr. Oritius or Aldi. Can't use Ideaus because of the lack of STR
- Abilities I tried on so far are (Critical/Autoskill/MeleePierce/Evasion/Fatality)
Additional:
All-around add gears:
Monty Beret
Breezy Scarf
Notes:
- tried on ◇Mr.Oritius and other elemental xtals
- Tried on (Critical/Autoskill/MeleePierce/Evasion/Fatality) abilities
- There are Element-based Add gears that can out-do Breezy, some not released yet so more info soon
Accesories: Tried on (Critical/Autoskill/MeleePierce/Evasion/Fatality)
Special: Thimble ◇Telon ☆(Abilities tried on are Critical/Autoskill/MeleePierce/Evasion)
Notes:
- So far, Irogeos has higher damage than mirror bows (except SST, which I've not yet tested)
maybe because of Irogeos' hidden crtdmg & melee pierce bonus for Snipers.
While Pulse quicken has higher output than Irogeos because of the increased Double Attack Lv.
Though Pulse quicken is tougher to use as-is because of the negative effect it has.
- I don't use Stardust bow during AA because of its hidden "ASPD to minimum" (But still possible with the pet skill Dual Blow).
- I sometimes substitute equips from the resist set to make this set a little tankier.
- For enemies that can be 1 shot or farmed safely by kiting, Ira can be used (don't let mobs land a hit while using this).
- I put Autoskill there because it increases chance of double attack (more info here).
- Against elements, Mystic arrow would be a good replacement for thimble, if not for its rarity and price.
Its downside is that its INEFFECTIVE against Neutral-type foes.
[2. Crossfire Set]:
As for the crossfire set, I am pretty much settled on what I have since 2018, with a few additions.
As the name implies, this set is centered around Crossfire,
but can also be used to spam skills like Blind/Freeze/Faint Arrow, Sniping or Vampire Blow.
These are the gears I use in it:
Weapon: Stardust bow ◇Sauro II ☆QuickUse
Armor: Ultimi last up ◇Iniliba ☆QuickUse
Hulam Ries last up (easier to get than Ultimi LU)
Additional: Monty Beret up ◇Mr.Oritius ☆Critical
Breezy Scarf
Accesories: ☆QuickUse
Special: Thimble ◇Mr.Oritius ☆QuickUse
Notes:
- This set is most useful when gathering materials and when leveling.
- With the option to turn off auto attack, ANY special bow can now be used for spamming skills.
- The QU placement among weapon, armor, add, acc and spec is up to you as long as you get the required item delay.
- Can use Hulam Ries LU as alternative for Ultimi. In exchange for some of Ultimi's effects, QU used in gears goes from 4 to 3.
- Mr. Oritius became better than Raton after the rebalance.
- I sometimes substitute equips from the resist set to make this set a little tankier.
- Against elements, Mystic arrow would be a good replacement for thimble, if not for its rarity and price.
Its downside is that its INEFFECTIVE against Neutral-type foes.
As you could see from the gear set up, these can be combined with gears from the Resist Set to
make them tankier and deal with mobs/bosses accordingly.
NOTES:
1. There is a mix of the 2 sets that lets you do both AA and CF.
It was Irogeos/Mirror Bow SS, Hulam Ries/Ultimi, Monty/Breezy and Thimble
(Mr.Ori, not Telon, bcoz of skill delay) with QU abilities.
I can't guarantee the damage output when compared to either of the two sets.
The reason is that although the mix is capable of both actions,
the crystas and abilities allocated are not focused for the task.
2. Why do I keep many equips for a set? Its because different bosses need
different tactics to deal with. The BALANCE of damage and survivability
differs, so I tune my gears to get the fastest stable run possible.
You might not believe but there are bosses that can be auto'd if you
prepare the right gears. Even more possible as you get 2-slots.
2. RESIST SET
To be honest I rarely use the COMPLETE set nowadays,
most likely I mix the gears below with Attack Set gears for EP 5 & 6 bosses.
Using only parts of this set gives me a stable run against different bosses.
I still use the complete set on events, like in god raids, Anniversary raids or Silver Raid 400's Aufsea.
AR-CF is not usable with the current set-up so I just usually do auto attack
(Hidden Arrow sometimes w/ Fast Shot), vampire blow, sniping, and some times area rain for side damage.
When tanking, I use a combo of HA, vampire blow and provoke to gather hate while keeping HP.
Weapon: Mirror Bow SR ◇Iniliba ☆Ratecut2
Armor: Licht Armor (last upg) ◇Iniliba ☆Ratecut3
Additional: Sieger Plate ◇Iniliba ☆Ratecut5
Accessories: ☆(Magic Defense 5/Ratecut1)
Special:Catura Talisman ◇Iniliba ☆Ratecut4 (Removed)
Necklace of Mortification ◇Iniliba ☆Ratecut4
Notes:
- The complete set's total resist ratings are Melee R+96%, Magic R+96%, Rate Cut+94% (or +98% if rc1 is in accessory),
Magic Evade+5%, EVD from AGI stat plus all evade from the 5 green Al crystas if used with the 2nd page Apostolia below
(Please let me know if this computation needs correction).
- I try to get the total equip defenses & upgrades near to 95.
- Unfortunately, AGI CRT DEX build can't make use of BOO bonuses.
- 2-slot chainmail last up might be a replacement for Licht 1-slot.
(Note that the def 26 of last upg chainmail is Quality6, not Quality0... found this out the hard way)
- Other gears that can replace Sieger are Wolf Pup Chateau or (the more elusive) Lucioscudo.
- Can also sub Monty if you want more ATK.
- From the old version of this resist set, I kept my K.shield and Catura for use in other situations
(Moved them to Others. Used sometimes in tandem with other gears).
3. BUFF SET
This set is a combination of the MP Cost and the Delay set.
Mp cost is 1 MP on all skills and skill delay is 1 second while using this set.
With max DEX, Weap/Arm/Acc/Spec were enough to get that effect.
Add gear in here was chosen just for HP/MP boost, so you wont lose significant HP/MP while switching out of this set.
Weapon: Malicia Bow ◇Kagan ☆QuickCool2
Armor: Deceiver ◇Kagan ☆MPCost (Rossam would also be OK here)
Additional: Sieger Plate (plus any hp/mp up xta and abi since this is for the hp/mp boost)
Special: (Any slotted spec) ◇Rossam ☆QuickCool
Accesories: ☆MpCost (can switch to other abi if slotted spec already has mpcost bonus)
Skill delay is OK to begin with because of the DEX stat. What needed to be done was to make sure that
the HP/MP of this set is greater than or equal to the HP/MP of the other sets.
I used quickcool so that this set performs the same while using any Apostolia page.
8/4/2020 Note: Correction about mpcost. QU-like behavior only holds for MP Cost Lv1.
4. REGEN SET
Max HP/MP while using this set is comparably larger than the HP/MP when using any other sets.
This is to further increase the HP/MP regeneration amount.
Weapon: Amaterasu Masusume ◇Jabek ☆(HP/MP/Regenerate)
Armor: Tunic (last upg) ◇Jabek ☆(HP/MP/Regenerate)
Additional: Sieger Plate ◇Jabek ☆(HP/MP/Regenerate)
Accesories: ☆(HP/MP/Regenerate)
Special: Chief God's Stone ◇Jabek ☆(HP/MP/Regenerate)
I already use Life Charge pet skill so MP recovery takes priority in this set.
I only use Life charge before battles for quick HP regen (full HP in 10 seconds).
5. ETC/MISCELLANEOUS
DROP SET
I use Curonne among others because it increases "Rare Drop Rate", which is different from just "Drop Rate"
Weapon:Snatcher Bow ◇Curonne
Plywood Bow 2-slot ◇Curonne x2
Armor: Any 1-slot or 2slot with ◇Curonne
Additional: White Ribbons (replaced with Pumpkin Mask & Cake hat depending on season) ◇Curonne, or
any 2-slot add gear ◇Curonne x2
Special: Jar of Greed (better with ◇Curonne; Note there are supposedly unreleased specs that may be better than jog)
"Rare Drop Rate" is for getting rare,
"Drop rate" is for getting commons and uncommons.
Change ◇Curonne to ◇Akebono Eisen, or ◇Felinike if you want common or uncommon drops.
By EP6, you'd definitely want those uncommons.
OTHERS
These are sets that can be convenient at times, or are hybrids of the sets already posted above used for specific situations.
For example, resist set gears combined with movement speed+ gears to run through the map (Eternity maze anyone?)
Additional: Suishin Katana/Pink Moth wing
Special: Seven/Ten Mile Boots
I also have Veltria used with resist set gears to enable healing others while keeping defense.
There are also set hybrids like Buff+Damage+Drop gears for farming mobs.
UPCOMING
The Disable Set, to null incoming damage. I think somebody has it laid down in YT.
Mine isn't complete yet but i'll post it here in the coming months.
Its main advantage would be it would be able to replace the Resist Set vs some boss
while it negates the damage.
But unlike the Resist Set, whose gears can be mixed in with the Attack Set,
the Disable Set when used needs be COMPLETE, as it relies on chance procs.
That also means much Auto is needed for this set, which is expensive.
LIMITATIONS
I don't have Range set because there's an apparent range limit,
and us snipers with our range-up-while-using-bow class skill seem to
already have max range. Tested on Ouvel. To be tested while on the move.
Also to be tested on my non-sniper alts when i get more levels and range+ gears.
Cannot fully talk about Elemental gears yet because of spina issues.
Imagine 7 duplicates of a 2s-gear to cover all elements T.T. Or seven 2-slot add gears...
and Mystic arrow, either s or 2s, which is hard to obtain.
Also, as of Feb 2020, special bow weapons do not have a complete elemental set.
Apostolia:
These are my current sets. One set for Attack, one for defense, and the last for Autoskill.
The last can be used offensively or defensively.
You may opt to use al crystas that focus on atk%, crit damage+, melee+ or melee pierce.
Current: 80 RD line, 100 GR line, 0 BL line
Page One
Adventurer, Vatendeth, Shelk, Sauro II, Gatekeeper
3 yellow lines and 5 green lines (can change ratio depending on preference)
Purpose: Damage (& Evade)
Page Two
Malti, Vulschem, Leviam, Vatendeth, Irai
8 green lines
Purpose: Defense (& Evade)
Page Three
Adventurer, Cordal, Sauro II, Sauro III, Halios (would use Obligaus if I ever get it)
6 purple lines and 2 red lines
Purpose: Autoskill
Notes:
- These Apostolia pages can be switched by using the @ap in Phrases.
- The pages cannot be switched while your character is attacking.
- You can opt to use purple lines for your apostolia set but keep in mind that you'd also be raising RD and BL, not just GR.
- The 3rd page opens if you reach 2000 usage of Ignite.
Pet skills:
- Hide Attack
- All Around
- Quick Turn
- Vampire Blow
- Life Charge
- Large Shield (for tanking, but you need to use a shield as an accessory to use it)
- Self-healing (I use this when not tanking)
That's it for the sets, can still be improved and need to get 2-slot equips to see full potential.
Here is the youtube link about all sets before the new skills release (this was updated and v.2 can be found here).
To see in action, please visit:
1. Survival Test
To get an idea of how long can AGI snipers survive (without hp pots & pets vs Third Eyes)
2. Battles
vs Bernhardt*
vs Teo*
vs Fred**
vs Team G Hard (Anniv)***
vs Irai II
vs Vida (4x run auto-attack)
vs Cordal**
vs Raid 100-180
vs Iniliba**
vs Enina II**
vs Jusal (Normal bow, Try Only)
vs Jusal (and Bernhardt, rematch using Special Bow)
vs Gatekeeper*
vs Uradoom*
vs Debby ****
vs Sauro 350 ****
vs Fred (Rematch, 2x run) ****
vs Ouvel (3x run) ****
vs GK (2x run) ****
vs Ideaus ****
vs Teachers (Mr.Oritius and Mr.Obligaus)○○
vs Fiore Hinete ○○
vs Xmas 2019 bosses○○
vs Eisen (EP6) ○○
vs Joshuca ○○
vs Sauro 450 ○○
Notes:
* - switch between damage set and resist set. Timing is needed to change from offense to defense during battle.
No Apostolia switch. Same tactics for boss like Wyn or Enina
** - instead of set switching during battle, used hybrid of Damage Set and Resist set
*** - best done in a party with an actual bishop and 2s equips. For now the video is w/ pet + the bishop buffs.
**** - using the new skills released (2018/11/14)
○○ - battles that used my latest gears w/ 2 slot equips
Latest battle was Sauro 450 last April 2020, will stop at this point for now.
3. Leveling
Leveling
Leveling 2 (more thorough version, has comments/explanations)
Tips:
(These tips are generalized, just to give ideas. More detailed info on the forums)
1. For making Spina,
if you're starting out, farm and sell production materials. Check the production lists,
and also check the production guides, to see which materials would be most in demand, and which you are able to acquire easily.
If you have access to island stalls, it would be easier to sell the materials.
Also try Sofya raids to farm beads, ether, equips and abilities. You can directly sell the beads or make them into Empty crystas which at the moment sell for about 28m+ in Rokoko. Talk to the Sofya merchant, you would need 5 each of Fire, Water, Wind and Earth beads to make Bead Crystal and then 3 each of Bead Crystal, Light and Dark beads to make Empty Crysta. Abilities to watch out for from those raids are ☆Critical, ☆RateCut and ☆MPCost. Ether is a material for Fancy Pet Food.
2. To get pet skills,
Save some free login tickets to open a pet box. Sometimes there are 100% offers for shop pets.
Item shop pets learn skills which cannot be learned normally by mob pets or event pets.
Though there is a way mob or event pets can learn these skills, but it involves feeding them the item shop pet eggs (which I personally think is a waste because the skill learned is RANDOM). You can also opt to breed (via synthesis) your favorite mob or event pet to an item shop pet that already has the skill you want, and then choose the skill you want the child to inherit. You will lose both parents but at least you get that pet with that skill you want.
A lot of patience is needed when trying to acquire the mentioned pet skills. You need to raise a shop pet to Lv50 first.
At Lv50, it would be able to learn skills whenever you feed it IF it doesn't have a skill. If you do not like its current skill,
500 island points are needed to forget a skill. The worst i experienced was spending 7k pts, or 14 tries, trying to learn hide attack.
I farmed points mainly by planters (regrowable crops) and island hopping. Save up on island points while leveling the pet.
Further Readings:
> About Island, Pets, Skills - irunaonline.boards.net/board/44/island-pets-events
> Blog about Pet skills (minstrel perspective but helpful) - ameblo.jp/ylee123/entry-12127086525.html
3. When Leveling,
if you already got AR+crossfire, and have good survival either by AGI or a good resist set (yes this method is not limited for AGI types)
When leveling up, and you have a target mob like yarde or third eyes, you'll most likely experience that they become "extinct"
(mobs run out and you have to wait long for them to respawn). There is a way to keep this from happening.
First, select a server with few or no players in the area.
Hit a target mob (mobA) until its at half hp, then do Area rain. Two new mobs (mobB & mobC) will join the fight, then spam Crossfire.
The first one (mobA) gets killed while the two will be at low hp. At that time do Area Rain again, a new mobA will join the fight.
Keep spamming CF to kill the two (mobB & mobC) while keeping the last one (mobA) at low health.
While that last one is not yet dead, do Area Rain again to get 2 new mobs.
It takes practice to do this but if you do it right, you should not run out of mobs while grinding or farming.
Doing this saved me a lot of time, especially when leveling Apostolia while on Ignite. Videos are available at the "Leveling" part above.
NOTES:
- Kill off other species in the area to better spawn your target mob.
- The rhythm is hard to pull off while running around, or while there are other players attacking the same mobs
- From experience, things that can disrupt the rhythm are sh, kill steals, the other mobs around the target mob that gets in the way of your AOE, poor network connectivity and killing too fast which breaks the loop
- This can be done to any common mobs that don't immediately die after being hit once by the AOE
- If doing this in parties, it's recommended that there's only 1 AOE attacker, or that the attackers are really synchronized.
4. Patience. Lots.
Sorry I might update this just whenever.
Thanks for reading. Cheers!
[OCT, 2020] Added 3rd Apostolia page
[SEP, 2020] Added reference for list of Sniper skills as of Sep 2020
[Aug, 2020] Corrections, Added Pulse Quicken, Note STR variation
[Feb, 2020] Corrections, New gears, Updated Resist and Regen Set
--------------------------------------------
Hello. just want to share the build/sets for spec bow sniper.
It can both auto attack and spam skills with the change in gears.
Have to admit that STR build has better damage; while this one offers more survivability and can do more soloing.
Stats:
AGI = CRT > DEX
The build uses special bows, AGI & CRT are maxed first. (AGI & CRT raises ATK while using special bow.)
AGI ups evasion and ASPD. CRT is for crit rate, crit damage and damage computation of skills like Crossfire.
DEX is for skill delay, and gives additional attack while using equips like Monty & Thimble.
Any other stat is optional but please know that adding INT or VIT will lower ATK while using special bow.
The 3rd stat is DEX here, but there is a variation of this build which uses STR as the 3rd stat instead of DEX,
and uses STR-based things like Ideaus, Adamantite Arrows and Bellow of Order. I only cover DEX here.
Pros:
Evasion (melee/magic/absolute)
Less party-dependent
Great at farming/making spina
Set gives way for an easy leveling method after getting AR+CF (more info here)
Cons:
Weak vs Magic
Less damage than STR build
Special bow weapons do not have a complete Element set (as of Feb 2020)
Gear acquisition is very hard, takes a while to gather the gears because of rarity and spina issues
(2018/11/19) The latest sniper skills have been released.
1. Deal additional hit per attack (passive skill "Hidden arrow")
2. Be able to move during a normal attack, and even during Fast Shot (Fairy Wind)
3. Summon a scarecrow by using HP, and backstep some distance when it is summoned (Decoy)
Also with the ability to inflict blind and dizzy, these make kiting all the more better.
So far here are the skills (as of Sep 2020).
There are more upcoming equips so I consider my current sets to be in progress. Below are my current sets.
Sets/Gears:
1. DAMAGE SETS
I have two:
1. Auto attack (AA) set and
2. Crossfire (CF) set, for spamming skills like CF & Sniping
[1. Auto Attack Set]:
Auto attack set needs abilities entirely separate from the CF set.
The set is centered around Fairy Wind and the Hidden Arrow passive.
These were the gears I used... please note that I'm referring to the latest upgrades of these gears
Weapon:
These bows are the most effective for their respective element, aka Elemental bows:
-> Gerifalte (vs. Neutral)
-> Inari Hamayumi (vs. Dark)
Notes:
- There ARE special bows effective vs Water(Ameno Uzume), vs Light(Surge), and vs Earth(Mirage) but
base ATK are low so i wait for new bows with better ATK, or upgrades of these bows if any are to come.
- As of February 2020, no special bows are effective yet vs Wind or Fire.
- For xtal I have ◇Sauro II while Abilities I chose from were Critical/Autoskill/MeleePierce/Evasion,
I tried to make the xtal and abis consistent on all bows for easier management and acquisition
For elements that don't have a bow, I use all-rounders. These were OK ones I came across so far.
All-around bows:
-> Irogeos
-> Mirror Bow (special bow) series (several to choose from like SST, SAG, SP, etc)
-> Pulse Quicken
(WARNING: Probably the least beginner-friendly bow; Offers good attack & mobility but inflicts heavy damage to the user;
SOLUTION: Either slot a "consume autoskill" xtal to it, or use with a high auto% set to stop the negative from activating)
Armors:
Ira (Best in damage, but least survival chance, used when on pt, kiting or sure kills)
Ossi Model (Survival armor #1)
Dragon Mail (Survival armor #2, can negate damage esp. with Ensis and high auto%; Do not slot with Iniliba)
Notes:
- Unfortunately, the build cant make use of BOO bonuses because of the lack of STR)
- Iniliba overrides any equipment autoskill so if you put it on something like Dragon Mail.. oof
- Can use any suitable "on armor" crystas which offer bonuses.
You can even use damage crystas like Mr. Oritius or Aldi. Can't use Ideaus because of the lack of STR
- Abilities I tried on so far are (Critical/Autoskill/MeleePierce/Evasion/Fatality)
Additional:
All-around add gears:
Monty Beret
Breezy Scarf
Notes:
- tried on ◇Mr.Oritius and other elemental xtals
- Tried on (Critical/Autoskill/MeleePierce/Evasion/Fatality) abilities
- There are Element-based Add gears that can out-do Breezy, some not released yet so more info soon
Accesories: Tried on (Critical/Autoskill/MeleePierce/Evasion/Fatality)
Special: Thimble ◇Telon ☆(Abilities tried on are Critical/Autoskill/MeleePierce/Evasion)
Notes:
- So far, Irogeos has higher damage than mirror bows (except SST, which I've not yet tested)
maybe because of Irogeos' hidden crtdmg & melee pierce bonus for Snipers.
While Pulse quicken has higher output than Irogeos because of the increased Double Attack Lv.
Though Pulse quicken is tougher to use as-is because of the negative effect it has.
- I don't use Stardust bow during AA because of its hidden "ASPD to minimum" (But still possible with the pet skill Dual Blow).
- I sometimes substitute equips from the resist set to make this set a little tankier.
- For enemies that can be 1 shot or farmed safely by kiting, Ira can be used (don't let mobs land a hit while using this).
- I put Autoskill there because it increases chance of double attack (more info here).
- Against elements, Mystic arrow would be a good replacement for thimble, if not for its rarity and price.
Its downside is that its INEFFECTIVE against Neutral-type foes.
[2. Crossfire Set]:
As for the crossfire set, I am pretty much settled on what I have since 2018, with a few additions.
As the name implies, this set is centered around Crossfire,
but can also be used to spam skills like Blind/Freeze/Faint Arrow, Sniping or Vampire Blow.
These are the gears I use in it:
Weapon: Stardust bow ◇Sauro II ☆QuickUse
Armor: Ultimi last up ◇Iniliba ☆QuickUse
Hulam Ries last up (easier to get than Ultimi LU)
Additional: Monty Beret up ◇Mr.Oritius ☆Critical
Breezy Scarf
Accesories: ☆QuickUse
Special: Thimble ◇Mr.Oritius ☆QuickUse
Notes:
- This set is most useful when gathering materials and when leveling.
- With the option to turn off auto attack, ANY special bow can now be used for spamming skills.
- The QU placement among weapon, armor, add, acc and spec is up to you as long as you get the required item delay.
- Can use Hulam Ries LU as alternative for Ultimi. In exchange for some of Ultimi's effects, QU used in gears goes from 4 to 3.
- Mr. Oritius became better than Raton after the rebalance.
- I sometimes substitute equips from the resist set to make this set a little tankier.
- Against elements, Mystic arrow would be a good replacement for thimble, if not for its rarity and price.
Its downside is that its INEFFECTIVE against Neutral-type foes.
As you could see from the gear set up, these can be combined with gears from the Resist Set to
make them tankier and deal with mobs/bosses accordingly.
NOTES:
1. There is a mix of the 2 sets that lets you do both AA and CF.
It was Irogeos/Mirror Bow SS, Hulam Ries/Ultimi, Monty/Breezy and Thimble
(Mr.Ori, not Telon, bcoz of skill delay) with QU abilities.
I can't guarantee the damage output when compared to either of the two sets.
The reason is that although the mix is capable of both actions,
the crystas and abilities allocated are not focused for the task.
2. Why do I keep many equips for a set? Its because different bosses need
different tactics to deal with. The BALANCE of damage and survivability
differs, so I tune my gears to get the fastest stable run possible.
You might not believe but there are bosses that can be auto'd if you
prepare the right gears. Even more possible as you get 2-slots.
2. RESIST SET
To be honest I rarely use the COMPLETE set nowadays,
most likely I mix the gears below with Attack Set gears for EP 5 & 6 bosses.
Using only parts of this set gives me a stable run against different bosses.
I still use the complete set on events, like in god raids, Anniversary raids or Silver Raid 400's Aufsea.
AR-CF is not usable with the current set-up so I just usually do auto attack
(Hidden Arrow sometimes w/ Fast Shot), vampire blow, sniping, and some times area rain for side damage.
When tanking, I use a combo of HA, vampire blow and provoke to gather hate while keeping HP.
Weapon: Mirror Bow SR ◇Iniliba ☆Ratecut2
Armor: Licht Armor (last upg) ◇Iniliba ☆Ratecut3
Additional: Sieger Plate ◇Iniliba ☆Ratecut5
Accessories: ☆(Magic Defense 5/Ratecut1)
Special:
Necklace of Mortification ◇Iniliba ☆Ratecut4
Notes:
- The complete set's total resist ratings are Melee R+96%, Magic R+96%, Rate Cut+94% (or +98% if rc1 is in accessory),
Magic Evade+5%, EVD from AGI stat plus all evade from the 5 green Al crystas if used with the 2nd page Apostolia below
(Please let me know if this computation needs correction).
- I try to get the total equip defenses & upgrades near to 95.
- Unfortunately, AGI CRT DEX build can't make use of BOO bonuses.
- 2-slot chainmail last up might be a replacement for Licht 1-slot.
(Note that the def 26 of last upg chainmail is Quality6, not Quality0... found this out the hard way)
- Other gears that can replace Sieger are Wolf Pup Chateau or (the more elusive) Lucioscudo.
- Can also sub Monty if you want more ATK.
- From the old version of this resist set, I kept my K.shield and Catura for use in other situations
(Moved them to Others. Used sometimes in tandem with other gears).
3. BUFF SET
This set is a combination of the MP Cost and the Delay set.
Mp cost is 1 MP on all skills and skill delay is 1 second while using this set.
With max DEX, Weap/Arm/Acc/Spec were enough to get that effect.
Add gear in here was chosen just for HP/MP boost, so you wont lose significant HP/MP while switching out of this set.
Weapon: Malicia Bow ◇Kagan ☆QuickCool2
Armor: Deceiver ◇Kagan ☆MPCost (Rossam would also be OK here)
Additional: Sieger Plate (plus any hp/mp up xta and abi since this is for the hp/mp boost)
Special: (Any slotted spec) ◇Rossam ☆QuickCool
Accesories: ☆MpCost (can switch to other abi if slotted spec already has mpcost bonus)
Skill delay is OK to begin with because of the DEX stat. What needed to be done was to make sure that
the HP/MP of this set is greater than or equal to the HP/MP of the other sets.
I used quickcool so that this set performs the same while using any Apostolia page.
8/4/2020 Note: Correction about mpcost. QU-like behavior only holds for MP Cost Lv1.
4. REGEN SET
Max HP/MP while using this set is comparably larger than the HP/MP when using any other sets.
This is to further increase the HP/MP regeneration amount.
Weapon: Amaterasu Masusume ◇Jabek ☆(HP/MP/Regenerate)
Armor: Tunic (last upg) ◇Jabek ☆(HP/MP/Regenerate)
Additional: Sieger Plate ◇Jabek ☆(HP/MP/Regenerate)
Accesories: ☆(HP/MP/Regenerate)
Special: Chief God's Stone ◇Jabek ☆(HP/MP/Regenerate)
I already use Life Charge pet skill so MP recovery takes priority in this set.
I only use Life charge before battles for quick HP regen (full HP in 10 seconds).
5. ETC/MISCELLANEOUS
DROP SET
I use Curonne among others because it increases "Rare Drop Rate", which is different from just "Drop Rate"
Weapon:
Plywood Bow 2-slot ◇Curonne x2
Armor: Any 1-slot or 2slot with ◇Curonne
Additional: White Ribbons (replaced with Pumpkin Mask & Cake hat depending on season) ◇Curonne, or
any 2-slot add gear ◇Curonne x2
Special: Jar of Greed (better with ◇Curonne; Note there are supposedly unreleased specs that may be better than jog)
"Rare Drop Rate" is for getting rare,
"Drop rate" is for getting commons and uncommons.
Change ◇Curonne to ◇Akebono Eisen, or ◇Felinike if you want common or uncommon drops.
By EP6, you'd definitely want those uncommons.
OTHERS
These are sets that can be convenient at times, or are hybrids of the sets already posted above used for specific situations.
For example, resist set gears combined with movement speed+ gears to run through the map (Eternity maze anyone?)
Additional: Suishin Katana/Pink Moth wing
Special: Seven/Ten Mile Boots
I also have Veltria used with resist set gears to enable healing others while keeping defense.
There are also set hybrids like Buff+Damage+Drop gears for farming mobs.
UPCOMING
The Disable Set, to null incoming damage. I think somebody has it laid down in YT.
Mine isn't complete yet but i'll post it here in the coming months.
Its main advantage would be it would be able to replace the Resist Set vs some boss
while it negates the damage.
But unlike the Resist Set, whose gears can be mixed in with the Attack Set,
the Disable Set when used needs be COMPLETE, as it relies on chance procs.
That also means much Auto is needed for this set, which is expensive.
LIMITATIONS
I don't have Range set because there's an apparent range limit,
and us snipers with our range-up-while-using-bow class skill seem to
already have max range. Tested on Ouvel. To be tested while on the move.
Also to be tested on my non-sniper alts when i get more levels and range+ gears.
Cannot fully talk about Elemental gears yet because of spina issues.
Imagine 7 duplicates of a 2s-gear to cover all elements T.T. Or seven 2-slot add gears...
and Mystic arrow, either s or 2s, which is hard to obtain.
Also, as of Feb 2020, special bow weapons do not have a complete elemental set.
Apostolia:
These are my current sets. One set for Attack, one for defense, and the last for Autoskill.
The last can be used offensively or defensively.
You may opt to use al crystas that focus on atk%, crit damage+, melee+ or melee pierce.
Current: 80 RD line, 100 GR line, 0 BL line
Page One
Adventurer, Vatendeth, Shelk, Sauro II, Gatekeeper
3 yellow lines and 5 green lines (can change ratio depending on preference)
Purpose: Damage (& Evade)
Page Two
Malti, Vulschem, Leviam, Vatendeth, Irai
8 green lines
Purpose: Defense (& Evade)
Page Three
Adventurer, Cordal, Sauro II, Sauro III, Halios (would use Obligaus if I ever get it)
6 purple lines and 2 red lines
Purpose: Autoskill
Notes:
- These Apostolia pages can be switched by using the @ap in Phrases.
- The pages cannot be switched while your character is attacking.
- You can opt to use purple lines for your apostolia set but keep in mind that you'd also be raising RD and BL, not just GR.
- The 3rd page opens if you reach 2000 usage of Ignite.
Pet skills:
- Hide Attack
- All Around
- Quick Turn
- Vampire Blow
- Life Charge
- Large Shield (for tanking, but you need to use a shield as an accessory to use it)
- Self-healing (I use this when not tanking)
That's it for the sets, can still be improved and need to get 2-slot equips to see full potential.
Here is the youtube link about all sets before the new skills release (this was updated and v.2 can be found here).
To see in action, please visit:
1. Survival Test
To get an idea of how long can AGI snipers survive (without hp pots & pets vs Third Eyes)
2. Battles
vs Bernhardt*
vs Teo*
vs Fred**
vs Team G Hard (Anniv)***
vs Irai II
vs Vida (4x run auto-attack)
vs Cordal**
vs Raid 100-180
vs Iniliba**
vs Enina II**
vs Jusal (Normal bow, Try Only)
vs Jusal (and Bernhardt, rematch using Special Bow)
vs Gatekeeper*
vs Uradoom*
vs Debby ****
vs Sauro 350 ****
vs Fred (Rematch, 2x run) ****
vs Ouvel (3x run) ****
vs GK (2x run) ****
vs Ideaus ****
vs Teachers (Mr.Oritius and Mr.Obligaus)○○
vs Fiore Hinete ○○
vs Xmas 2019 bosses○○
vs Eisen (EP6) ○○
vs Joshuca ○○
vs Sauro 450 ○○
Notes:
* - switch between damage set and resist set. Timing is needed to change from offense to defense during battle.
No Apostolia switch. Same tactics for boss like Wyn or Enina
** - instead of set switching during battle, used hybrid of Damage Set and Resist set
*** - best done in a party with an actual bishop and 2s equips. For now the video is w/ pet + the bishop buffs.
**** - using the new skills released (2018/11/14)
○○ - battles that used my latest gears w/ 2 slot equips
Latest battle was Sauro 450 last April 2020, will stop at this point for now.
3. Leveling
Leveling
Leveling 2 (more thorough version, has comments/explanations)
Tips:
(These tips are generalized, just to give ideas. More detailed info on the forums)
1. For making Spina,
if you're starting out, farm and sell production materials. Check the production lists,
and also check the production guides, to see which materials would be most in demand, and which you are able to acquire easily.
If you have access to island stalls, it would be easier to sell the materials.
Also try Sofya raids to farm beads, ether, equips and abilities. You can directly sell the beads or make them into Empty crystas which at the moment sell for about 28m+ in Rokoko. Talk to the Sofya merchant, you would need 5 each of Fire, Water, Wind and Earth beads to make Bead Crystal and then 3 each of Bead Crystal, Light and Dark beads to make Empty Crysta. Abilities to watch out for from those raids are ☆Critical, ☆RateCut and ☆MPCost. Ether is a material for Fancy Pet Food.
2. To get pet skills,
Save some free login tickets to open a pet box. Sometimes there are 100% offers for shop pets.
Item shop pets learn skills which cannot be learned normally by mob pets or event pets.
Though there is a way mob or event pets can learn these skills, but it involves feeding them the item shop pet eggs (which I personally think is a waste because the skill learned is RANDOM). You can also opt to breed (via synthesis) your favorite mob or event pet to an item shop pet that already has the skill you want, and then choose the skill you want the child to inherit. You will lose both parents but at least you get that pet with that skill you want.
A lot of patience is needed when trying to acquire the mentioned pet skills. You need to raise a shop pet to Lv50 first.
At Lv50, it would be able to learn skills whenever you feed it IF it doesn't have a skill. If you do not like its current skill,
500 island points are needed to forget a skill. The worst i experienced was spending 7k pts, or 14 tries, trying to learn hide attack.
I farmed points mainly by planters (regrowable crops) and island hopping. Save up on island points while leveling the pet.
Further Readings:
> About Island, Pets, Skills - irunaonline.boards.net/board/44/island-pets-events
> Blog about Pet skills (minstrel perspective but helpful) - ameblo.jp/ylee123/entry-12127086525.html
3. When Leveling,
if you already got AR+crossfire, and have good survival either by AGI or a good resist set (yes this method is not limited for AGI types)
When leveling up, and you have a target mob like yarde or third eyes, you'll most likely experience that they become "extinct"
(mobs run out and you have to wait long for them to respawn). There is a way to keep this from happening.
First, select a server with few or no players in the area.
Hit a target mob (mobA) until its at half hp, then do Area rain. Two new mobs (mobB & mobC) will join the fight, then spam Crossfire.
The first one (mobA) gets killed while the two will be at low hp. At that time do Area Rain again, a new mobA will join the fight.
Keep spamming CF to kill the two (mobB & mobC) while keeping the last one (mobA) at low health.
While that last one is not yet dead, do Area Rain again to get 2 new mobs.
It takes practice to do this but if you do it right, you should not run out of mobs while grinding or farming.
Doing this saved me a lot of time, especially when leveling Apostolia while on Ignite. Videos are available at the "Leveling" part above.
NOTES:
- Kill off other species in the area to better spawn your target mob.
- The rhythm is hard to pull off while running around, or while there are other players attacking the same mobs
- From experience, things that can disrupt the rhythm are sh, kill steals, the other mobs around the target mob that gets in the way of your AOE, poor network connectivity and killing too fast which breaks the loop
- This can be done to any common mobs that don't immediately die after being hit once by the AOE
- If doing this in parties, it's recommended that there's only 1 AOE attacker, or that the attackers are really synchronized.
4. Patience. Lots.
Sorry I might update this just whenever.
Thanks for reading. Cheers!