Phantom

[errant sundial]

i just started playing phantom

[analog kayak]

Source?

[sonic birch]

Nah just checking in case I missed something

That random reddit post scared me

[keen lotus]

We'll find out in 4 weeks

No point in scaring ppl over baseless rumours that can't be confirmed

[sonic birch]

Fair enough, my bad

Thought maybe someone else had heard something

[errant sundial]

What does boosting your impeccable memory skills do?

Like if u use a buff skill then does it give u more damage? Or what about paladin iframe skill

[analog kayak]

You mean leveling it up pre-200. Or nodes?

If leveling up, the duration increases I believe.

[vernal holly]

Should be total opposite. We’ll see

[errant sundial]

Nodes

[analog kayak]

Doesn't do anything, unless it's a attack. Since nodes boost FD. Phy Atk.

[errant sundial]

Then if I take boosts for my stolen skills

I can jsut Ignore upgrading them?

I haven’t reached 200 but can we steal 5th job skills?

[spark thistle]

I think i found my first perfect trio

[analog kayak]

yeah.... possibly.

when you reach a certain level/stage .... you'll start using skills than buffs for certain content

to maximize damage/lines.

no, you can't steal 5th job skills.

[spark thistle]

Hey @analog kayak @bold bolt is this close enough or should i keep looking for the one in the pic

[analog kayak]

Hello soaptastegood,

You're mainly looking for 2-3 variations of the 1st perfect trio.

1. Base: Mille, + Carte/Tempest.
2. Base: Carte, + Mille/Tempest
3. Base: Tempest, + Carte/Millie

Then you add 10 matrix points to them to max both. Which is level 60. (Ideally you're looking at 2 perfect trios at level 25 (max level for 1 slot) each = 50. +10 matrix points - 5 on each perfect trio = 60 which is the max level for any boost node)

The bottom is for later later game - when you're looking to gain more lines to do maximum damage.

[spark thistle]

Oh shoot ok i have been trying to get the 2nd trio since i just got a variation of the first trio. I understand now and now know what to look for. Thank you king DN @analog kayak

[analog kayak]

Oh, and it can be used to boost farming - IM4 - CL/Showdown.

I'm not end game, so my knowledge may be lacking.

[spark thistle]

Fixed my matrix points so now my first slot is maxed and working on my 2nd slot

[analog kayak]

But yeah 1st perfect trios is the main damage / priority.

Upcoming Best Phantom.

[spark thistle]

Just trying to become like you and skim

[bold bolt]

I’m the worst phantom

[analog kayak]

sike

[keen lotus]

Just lock every trio that has 3 of the 6 skills that are shown there until you have 4 that cover everything and unlock the rest and use those for leveling

Trust me you don't want to be in a situation where you need a very specific trio cuz you already have the rest at lvl 25

I did that

Leveled 3 V skills to 25 before I found the specific trio

[spark thistle]

Roger! Thank you for the advice

[dreamy frost]

Hey all hope any1 can advice how to advanced with my gear?
Should i spend 300m on unique ba emblem weapon or keep legen my gear

[copper citrus]

With 300m, I would fuse/rank up your gear to mythics. Your wep will suffice for now.

Get your sf up higher with accessories if possible for higher maps, and you’ll get to 200 in no time.

[delicate cargo]

do nth, just continue until 200 which take 6 months

fastest way to go 200, do daily hunt quest after 185.

5 trillion exp… so much higher than farming in 168

safe up for necro once u reach 200. n yes this game is all grinding lolx

unless u spend cash

[dreamy frost]

Ok thanks alot!

Now i fuse my gear to legend and sf to 20 and keep grinding to 200..
Btw.. i do all the sides quest is getting good exp or something at the end?
And what about
monster collection?
Should i spent time getting them?
I got only 3 fimiliars..
And 1 last zakum that dont wont to drop

[copper citrus]

The side quests around 180 gives decent exp. Also, do EOS daily as it’s a good source of exp.

Don’t spend time getting monster collection. Waste of time imo.

I usually wait until I’m close to a certain level and bang out a lot of the side quests on auto mode while I’m doing something else.

[scenic bough]

Hi guys what C skills - last resort, venom burst, freuds wisdom should I prioritize or should I craft decent skills? Only have 1 slot spare atm (2 if change out rope lift)

[analog kayak]

Situational.

Freud's - for damage and iframe.

Decent skills - sharp eyes (cr + CD + mag/phy dam reduction)
Speed infusion? - BA

Whatever you need.

Idk get a 2nd opinion.

[copper citrus]

Post a pic of your v skills. Can give some recommendations then.

[scenic bough]

I got around 70 nodes saved, thinking to wait for when v4 comes before opening

Know that still need to work on my boost nodes, I got miles to lvl 60 first

[copper citrus]

Personally, I wouldn’t worry about crafting v skills since you’re still working on your boost nodes.

What I do on my alt is switch out rope lift with lotd when I boss, and keep my best boost nodes when I train.

Getting good duo/trios will help you save slots, and you’ll be able to extract your nodes with just singles.

[scenic bough]

Okay. It’s just that I have spare matrix slot ls now and don’t really know what to do with it

I got maybe 500 shards spare to craft things

[lime forum]

Decent speed infusion and decent combat order are permanent buff that’ll help boost ur skill

My usually setup for low level is 2 boost nodes, 3 vmatrix skill, and whatever left I craft decent sharp eye and decent speed infusion

Switching out to holy symbol if no bishop and equip rope life when I ab

[spark thistle]

@analog kayak from not passing any exalts to this bad boy LMAO. I know its super trash n that i did the order wrong but since its my first one i think ima try to slowly fix it and hopefully HOPEFULLY a less painful exalt experience this time….

[analog kayak]

WAIT

NO WAY THAT'S THE SAME HAT

0/6

[spark thistle]

YUP

[analog kayak]

So it's level 30?

[spark thistle]

YUP

[analog kayak]

Well...

Big rip.

[spark thistle]

Trust me i had a long debate on wether to sell (like i originally planned) or fix

Bro honestly just gunna try to fix it now. My faith in it has been restored i know its gunna be costly but first necro i gotta give it love right

[analog kayak]

fix?

Fix with what?

LOL

[spark thistle]

Exalt reduce

[analog kayak]

Yeah, but how are you gonna exalt?

or what are you going to plan after fixing?

exalt?

[spark thistle]

30% stones or 70% stones
I think someone said two sf 18 legendary is 40%?

Yeah ima try to exalt this to 40

[analog kayak]

Bruhh.

That costs more than exalting @ mythic

LOL.

[spark thistle]

Yup…..

[analog kayak]

That's not a good idea. LOL

[spark thistle]

I mean whats worse fixing it or making another necro right

[analog kayak]

making another necro.

LOL

[spark thistle]

Yeah

[analog kayak]

nah, fixing is worse.

[spark thistle]

O

[analog kayak]

imo.

idk

I haven't reduced any of my gear

[spark thistle]

I mean i hit you up for advice for a reason. Very solid advice giver

I was on same page with you before where i cut my loss with this cursed item

But after since it hit today and talking to people

Im a little sentimental i guess and kind of down to just try to correct the item

[analog kayak]

Idk, you've seen how bad exalting can be.

Reducing exalt counts can be even worse (lower rates)

[copper citrus]

Take it from experience. Reducing sucks 😭😭😭

[analog kayak]

Let's theorize for a litte:

Exalting from 1-5 (from 30 to 40) options:

1. 70% Stone ($$$)

• Surprise Shop (1k crystals?)
• Package / Golden Apple / Trade Station
• Around $70 USD per stone (Aprox)

2. 100% Stone ($$$)

• Package
• Like around $100 USD per stone (Aprox)

3. 40% Stone (Alchemy)

• A combination of equipment with high sf to obtain up to 40% stone (Can find more information in alchemy -> Exaltation -> Exalt Stone (1-40%)
• Some combinations: SF20 or higher Legendary = 40% / SF19 or higher Mythic = 40% / 2x SF18 Legendary = 40%
• Aproximately 700M+ to per exalt for 40%

Exalt Reduction Options:

1. Purchase from TS

• Varies depending on %
• Example: 70% maybe 3b

2. Exalt Reduction through Alchemy (1-30%)

• A combination of high sf equipment to obtain up to a 30% exalt reduction scroll (Can find more information in alchemy -> Exaltations -> Exalt Reduction Scroll
• Some combinations: SF 21 Legendary = 30% / 2x 19 Leg = 30% / SF 20 Mythic = 30%
• Approximately 600M+ per scroll for a chance to reduce.
• Let's say every 3 scrolls @ 30% you make, yo pass 1. That's closer to 2B PER Exalt reduction (if you're unlucky, it'll be even more....)

TLDR: It's a huge gamble against the odds - and the odds are hugely stacked against you.

Reducing Exalts is gamble or blessing if it passes. Then exalting it again, is another gamble and hoping it passes.

End of the day, it's up to you.

[copper citrus]

True. Luckily, this is on my alt, so I ain’t that butt hurt. Just waiting for event scrolls and stones. lol

Bricked it twice, currently at 34

[analog kayak]

Why you playing 2 phantoms? Is 1 not enough for you? 😂

[copper citrus]

lol, I wasn’t thinking when I made it

And when I got to 200, it was like… too late, let’s commit 😂

[analog kayak]

Soap, in a way - you're not f2p. You have the option to sell the necro for 9-10b. Repurchase one for 30B or so depending on the stats.

Which will be a level 40.

[spark thistle]

@analog kayak i seriously cannot thank you enough for the information and help. I felt bad about always asking you questions but u never fail to deliver. Thank you thank you so much. No one else wouldve simplified that for me like you just did fr

Much better than “its ur first one just send it” 😂

[analog kayak]

Though, I know it's your first necro you created the baby.

[spark thistle]

Gunna hold off on equipping for now and give it more thought

[analog kayak]

So... it's hard to let it go.

Yeah.

Totally up to you.

[analog kayak]

No worries, I'm glad to help someone in any way I can - especially an Inoysis player.

I failed a 70% stamp from kerning tower.

It still hurts me LOL

[spark thistle]

Yeah i think im going to try to see how much this would go for on my server, the great ino (I understand this is basically just necro fodder price) and see if it would even sell and figure out if thats good enough to settle on instead of committing to this nightmare route of fixing the hat

[spark thistle]

OOF trust me bro im no stranger of failing 70%!

[analog kayak]

If anything, try to exalt it.

Who knows... you pass all 5/5

Oof.

That'd be crazy.

[spark thistle]

THE DREEEEEEEAM

[analog kayak]

That would be.

[analog kayak]

yeah for sure - considering it is BA.

emblem and never worn.

Ohh, Anniversarry event.

Maybe they'll give 100% exalt reductions.

Retracted. Redacted.

Retracted. Redacted.

[spark thistle]

Oh damn maplestory mobile anniversary coming up soon? Im still over here waiting for my first mpet drop

100% exalt reductions? Sheeeeeeesh say less DN! The hat recovery dream back in motion

[analog kayak]

I could be wrong

Maybe giving you false hope.

I think it was miyo event.

[spark thistle]

Its definitely worth waiting and checking out

If i were to try to work on the hat, do you suggest i should at least hold off until i work on my other gear first (since it was tradable i entirely focused on upgrading that item first) i remember you saying dont worry about exalting stuff until i have all mythic pieces

Im almost there at all mythic pieces but i was wondering since the hat will cost a lot to exalt reduction and exalt do i just leave it at lvl 30 for the time being and work on exalting another emblem piece

[copper citrus]

Yup, wait for the miyo event and stock up.

I usually save them until I absolutely need to use it.

[spark thistle]

Word

[analog kayak]

Honestly, I still suggest you not work on it 😂😂

But if you were to, yeah I guess. Level 40 other things - other whatever else you need. Nodes. Hyper skills. Hyper stats** emblems.

It's basically delaying your progress.

Sunk Cost Fallacy. 😂

[spark thistle]

The good o’ SCF 😔

[scenic bough]

Gotcha thankss

[spark thistle]

First 30% passed bros

[analog kayak]

I don't know if this is a blessing or curse in disguise.

Find out on the next exaltation.

[sleek oyster]

the start of the underdog lore

[gaunt cape]

V4 sneak peak this thurs lesgo

[spark thistle]

V4 HYPE

[analog kayak]

No hype.

[spark thistle]

Holy guacamole its happening?!?!

[sleek oyster]

wtf

wait

are u using the 70% exalt gems from surprise shop

[spark thistle]

Hell no!

[sleek oyster]

LMAO

[spark thistle]

I dont got 3k crystals

[sleek oyster]

well either way

huge gratzzz

3 more

[spark thistle]

TY ❤️

I dont get

How i failed my first 6 exalts starting from 50% to 70%

To hitting two b2b 30%

RNG is crazy

[sleek oyster]

rng

[analog kayak]

I don't know if this is a blessing or curse in disguise.

[analog kayak]

I failed 5x 30% radiant exalts in a row.

[spark thistle]

HOOOOLY

U walked the walk so others could run their run

[spark thistle]

Me neither but im riding this high! Next 30% gunna hit!

[gaunt cape]

whos hyped for our v4?

300 lines per cast

[stray trail]

[tame ravine]

Hi guys, do I look for jaihin or briser, and also the emblem type for phantom’s weapon

[copper citrus]

Jaihin CD

[spark thistle]

Dreams over bros

Time to use a milo’s and try again lol

[sleek oyster]

😮

[analog kayak]

Bro jinxed himself.

[analog kayak]

Well, isn't that familiar.

[spark thistle]

The high is indeed joever

[analog kayak]

Nexon played you.

https://tenor.com/view/puppet-gif-21625048

[tame ravine]

thanks!

[errant sundial]

I heard phantom has a rebalance? Anyone knows what changes

[analog kayak]

Wait til patch notes today.

Or after maintenance.

[errant sundial]

ok

[analog kayak]

Not sure where you're hearing a rebalance from.

[errant sundial]

i just heard it might be affecting the resurrection skill with leap or something along those lines

from like cmsm

[analog kayak]

Ohh that.

I heard that too.

[keen lotus]

Announced to get rebalance and phantom has been on 2 of the promo posters and kmsm has had phantom changes we haven't had yet

Pretty much that

[rough yacht]

What should we steal for hyper after patch 🙉

Sancro 30s > 15s

[dark sleet]

Damn that’s a big hit.

[keen lotus]

I mean 15s still good

Esp since literally every single offensive skill got buffed

[dark sleet]

Should have made it so phantom can only steal one iframe. Instead of nerf sancro.

[subtle seal]

so no leap not resetting res nerf thing right? only buffs

[keen lotus]

Oh ye that aswell

120s cooldown on being resd by bishop

[subtle seal]

think 15 secs is still good

10 sec ds
15 sec sacro
14 secs? freud

[keen lotus]

10 second freud

Nerfed aswell

Well

Changed

Not so much nerfed

Was 15s duration 180 cd now it's 10s duration 120 cd

But all in all I'd say phantom somehow one of the big winners this patch

Carte blanc line count doubled

[subtle seal]

yeah honestly super good for phantoms pretty awesome buffs

[keen lotus]

V1 from effectively 50s cd to 30s cd

With same line count

[subtle seal]

dont need iframes if you have hands

[keen lotus]

Mille like increase

Line*

[subtle seal]

but i need them copium

[keen lotus]

Literally every single skill we use other than tempest got buffed

[subtle seal]

yeah i think the dmg output will be insane

[keen lotus]

And the tempest nerf is tiny esp compared to cd going from effectively 50s to 45 now

[dark sleet]

I got hands just no mechs

[subtle seal]

its okay, i believe that after training we will all get used to bosses skill rotation

[teal sleet]

Overall I think this is a huge buff for us. More lines, lower cooldowns, and kept damage. An already elite class improving is great for us.

Should be a ridiculous buff for those who cap, and a very good buff for everyone else.

[sleek oyster]

yes

[analog kayak]

Yes

[spark thistle]

yay buffs 🙂

the nerf on sanc is gunna be brutal for me but not the end of the world

[analog kayak]

you still got freuds (10 second)
sacro (15)
dark sight (10)
v3 (2 ish)
v1 (2 ish)

[vernal holly]

Phantomstory

[analog kayak]

isn't it phantomstory in kmsm too?

[spark thistle]

So glad i picked phantom

[teal otter]

I’m thinking maybe we start using dark thirst for bossing vs sanc

[sleek oyster]

i think it would come down to player mechanics and your ability to outdps some1 with a sancro's implied 15 sec guaranteed uptime.

Phantoms have always had options other than sancro tho, so its nice to see other skills being considered again

[keen lotus]

I alr wasn't using sacro in like half the content anyways

So not the end of the world for me

[teal otter]

Yea I only use sanc on harder boss content. Dt for solo ra stuff where I’m not at risk of getting one shotted.

[spark thistle]

Interesting i never considered using DT for bossing cause i just automatically assumed it was “only good” for ABing. I used sanc like it was my right arm lol god bless 30 sec immunities

[teal otter]

Consistent life steal allows me to ignore a lot of boss attacks.

So DT works and the skill has some dps buff too. So helps quicker light/no buff runs.

[errant sundial]

hi just curious what are your thoughts on the phantom rebalances?

apart from sacro nerf

[dark sleet]

No TL on res. Rip bishops

[bold bolt]

NO TL for shade split

Tempest slight decrease in dmg i think

[dark sleet]

TL still necessity anymore than?

[bold bolt]

for ARK > Shell

[dark sleet]

How does this affect phantom support utility

[analog kayak]

Less support. More DPS.

Time to be the main character.

[errant sundial]

oh no...

i just started playing phantom as a support

im using a non emblem weapon should i just buy an emblem then

but my non emblem weapon is M40 now

[dark sleet]

Buy necro.

Only way.

[bold bolt]

the TL only effects lotus + bosses

[errant sundial]

thats kinda expensive to buy a necro

my weapon is m40 sf 23 rn...

[bold bolt]

not even emblem

[errant sundial]

yea

[bold bolt]

i wouldn't upgrade it any further

[errant sundial]

i was trying to get the 8% emblem pass

[bold bolt]

save for necro or do necro project with tradeable emblem mythic

it never passes when you want it to pass

the game knows when you want it

[errant sundial]

oh..

[bold bolt]

lol

[errant sundial]

i got a 20% emblem pass on my armour

but not my weapons

LOL

idt i can afford a necro so shouldi. just buy a m30 CD jaihin for now

[bold bolt]

but i'd stop upgrading your weapon and either save or make a necro project weapon to pass around

[errant sundial]

and then slowly exalt

[dark sleet]

Necro is like prereq for this game

Unless u play it like FarmVille

[bold bolt]

some people OP with inherit

like solo'ing ark

[errant sundial]

my hero is able to solo hmag rn i prob can solo ark with i40 weapon

[bold bolt]

deng op

[dark sleet]

Nodestory.

[errant sundial]

just max nodes is enough to solo?

[bold bolt]

your small stats all stack

[dark sleet]

Idk, but that’s the common theme from anyone I’ve seen that’s OP with inherit weap

^

[bold bolt]

like potentials, flames, souls

[errant sundial]

my flames all crit rate XD

i went crazy with crit rate

i got like 84% crit rate

[bold bolt]

ark has 60% crit res

[errant sundial]

yea rn i hit 6m per line

[dark sleet]

84% even with buffs u still won’t crit

100%

[errant sundial]

yea...

its hard but if i learn the combos i think i can clear but with the current hero buffs i think i can clear him

[scenic bough]

Wait didn’t notice in the patch nodes, they removed time leap for res? Thought it’s now cooldown for res is shared

[dark sleet]

Yup but cd can’t be altered with cd decreasing skills

Lemme find it hol up

[dark sleet]

Pretty sure this applys. Res is fixed cd, TL won’t help.

[scenic bough]

Ahh gotcha

[dark sleet]

I wonder how much of this stuff they acc change tho post patch

[scenic bough]

Feels like all the support characters got a nerf to support skills

[analog kayak]

Some people solo lotus.

[elder moon]

what skill set up do you use for those without sancro

[shrewd lake]

how to use freuds? do I need to press it twice, or press it once and let it auto cast?

[analog kayak]

You can - which grants you all the buffs for 10 seconds. When you keep attacking, you advance with the buffs with each phase.

Or stacks.

[errant sundial]

i have a legendary jaihin BA weapon is it worth using it?

theres a 20* jainhin cd for 4b

but i just wanna be bossing on phantom

[dark sleet]

Who’s the post patch data

What’s the lines and dpm looking like in comparison

[teal sleet]

Anyone else finding our V4 very... ungood? Small iframe is nice, but I'm getting 357 lines on it with worse damage than all of Mille, Tempest, V1, and V3.

[subtle seal]

anyone knows how to use the v4? should i be teleporting in boss/not teleporting

and also to use it for abing? (since its single target)

[analog kayak]

no, take toggle off.

when you're training put toggle on and you'll be zoooming

[analog kayak]

still worth to use.

dpm should increase.

can't really compare to mille/tempest/v1 when their durations are like 3+ seconds

point is, your dpm should increase.

[teal sleet]

Well yeah, of course it's worth it to use. It's just seems very underwhelming.

[analog kayak]

idk I like it though, I'm a noob phantom.

[bold bolt]

same. I like it and noob too

I don't even have it yet

[analog kayak]

how do you like it when you don't have it yet to experience.

smh.

quick buy nodes from event shop

and hope you get it

[bold bolt]

Watching other people use it

[analog kayak]

using it while farming

is sooo

zoom zoom zoom.

:d

😄

[bold bolt]

Af170?

What map?

[analog kayak]

Af510.

[bold bolt]

Pick up everything?

[analog kayak]

don't ask me, try it yourself when you get it.

😄

[bold bolt]

Deng. I got ways to go

My useless.node is lvl 20

[analog kayak]

oh I guess you sold all your nodes instead of opening

[bold bolt]

Nah I had 21 going into update

I'm playing wrong

[analog kayak]

LOL

[bold bolt]

I didn't realize my pet buff slots would get maxed.

I had to remove the abnormal status resistance buff for that new one

[scenic bough]

So what 4th job skills are u guys stealing now instead of time leap?

[subtle seal]

Depends on boss/team

Pala res/speed infusion/cross bones

[gaunt cape]

its so good for farming

literally zoom zoom

[bold bolt]

It doesn’t work as well if the map gets cleared in an instant with AOEs.

[errant sundial]

which vskills do i turn on and off with their additional feature

when bossing

[errant sundial]

can anyone share their Bossing wheel?

[torpid depot]

any advice for my trios? ik u want carte and i need 1 more mille but

[bold bolt]

You want mille/tempest/Blanc

2 trios of those

[analog kayak]

yeah what skim said

[analog kayak]

Just stack all your attacks on your wheel.

[halcyon spindle]

is there a gear guide for phantoms

[scenic bough]

Same as milo gear guide, quite standard for all classes

[hardy gull]

Yea agree, very underwhelming. The only good Vskill is likely V1 only for now.

[keen lotus]

???

It's literally good

V1 is just cracked

[hardy gull]

Generally all Vskills are good here. V1 isn’t that crack if u look at the lines carefully and compared against other classes. V1 is revamp in order to give Phan more DPS in view of lesser support and perhaps the upcoming Will. But V4 is still slightly lacklustre in my view when we compared across other classes.

[valid raven]

V1 is our golden ticket... v2/v3/v4 are all good also. If youre suffering in dps... my opinion, skill issue. Mechanics> all

[hardy gull]

Totally agree

Technically I don’t feel anyone in v4 era will suffer dps lost given the huge incremental boost, but it just so when doing comparison across classes like SDW/NL/DB, it’s feels we aren’t yielding as much as these guys (post patch & on similar stats). Of cos mechanic plays a part & Not saying it’s that bad, just feel it can be better in my pov

[lime forum]

Anyone has problem where putting monkey magic on pet, then when u enter boss and dis mount, you’d see monkey magic go on cooldown but it won’t apply the buff?

We have 2 phantoms. One monkey magic works fine. The other one the above error keeps happening

[keen lotus]

In my opinion a skill that does over 1k lines per minute and can give a 20s cd reduction in that same minute is pretty cracked lol

[brazen stump]

Hi, i would like to clarify my understanding on boost nodes. Suppose i got a perfect trio with mille (primary)/tempest/carte, do i continue to look out for similar boost nodes but in a different order? That way, i get to max out all 3 skills at lvl 60 total?

[analog kayak]

yes.

best case scenario, you get 2 perfect trios. and then add 5 enhancements per slot. that's level 60 total.

something like this.

[brazen stump]

Great thank you!

[left cove]

Hey everyone, I’m a returning player about to get to 200 and trying to wrap my head around this concept of vmatrix / nodes. I see the talks above about having the perfect trio. My question is how would you level up these trio nodes? What nodes can be used to be broken down and what nodes should be saved for later when more slots open. How many slots are you able to buy at 200 and how much do they cost to open a slot?

[bold bolt]

You want (2) trio nodes which consist of mille, tempest, and blanc

if you want to level it up, you find a trio that matches the first skill on the trio (first skill = the skill on the left - look at the photo below)

[left cove]

This has been extremely helpful!! Thank you so much! I’ll look forward to opening some nodes soon

[bold bolt]

if you want to level up nodes, go to the "enhance" tab on the left

[left cove]

So breaking nodes aren’t used to upgrade other nodes, just to craft?

[bold bolt]

it'll only show you the ones you can use

if you "extract" a useless node, you'll get node shards

with enough node shards, you can use the "craft tab" on the left

to craft various types of nodes

[left cove]

Perfect! Aside from Rope, are there any must have nodes to craft early on

Also, would you keep SE slotted rather than decent SE node?

[bold bolt]

If you have the node slots, you can do stuff like

combat order

infusion

[left cove]

Alright, cool I’ll look to do that

[bold bolt]

but you probably wont

[left cove]

How many slots do you start with at 200

[bold bolt]

because you'll want v1, v2, v3, v4 nodes equipped

i think you start with 5 slots now

[left cove]

How many are you able to buy?

1 extra?

[bold bolt]

i have no idea but they get pretty expensive

[left cove]

Ahhh ok

[bold bolt]

you pretty much want

(2) trios
rope lift
v1, v2, v3, v4

that's already 7 slots needed

[left cove]

Ahhh…

[bold bolt]

v1 - luck of the draw
v2 - ace in the hole
v3 - phantom mark
v4 - rift

[left cove]

The v skills > decent skill?

In terms of DPM

If I were to put all buffs

[bold bolt]

the v skills = more lines

[left cove]

Gotcha

[bold bolt]

if you were to put all buffs then you're only getting lines from mille tempest and rose

[left cove]

Ahhh ok makes sense

thanks so much for this!

I’ll keep this in mind!

[bold bolt]

also i could be wrong so make sure to talk to more phantoms

[left cove]

I’ll follow this route early on

[bold bolt]

don't be afraid to get that 2nd opinion

[left cove]

Forsure! Would you suggest hanging on to most nodes rather than straight used for upgrade?

[bold bolt]

or you can also read the history of this chat

[left cove]

I fear breaking a node I may need early lol

I’ll probably read also

[bold bolt]

breaking?

you mean extracting?

[left cove]

Right

Sorry

Extracting

[bold bolt]

if you're that worried then before you extract,

screenshot it and post it and ask

[left cove]

Cool, thank you so much! I should be 200 tonight or early tomorrow

Appreciate the info

[bold bolt]

np

node drop rates suck

[left cove]

Any recommended place to farm?

AF wide

[bold bolt]

uh i'm not what the meta is now

[left cove]

Wise**

[bold bolt]

but people USED to say, LEVEL fast at SF194 up until 210 or 220 but i don't know the recommendation now

but i completely ignored that because i wanted the chance at node drops and went straight to AF maps after level 200

[left cove]

This maybe the route I’ll take

[bold bolt]

averaged probably 0~1.3 nodes every 3 to 4 nights of auto battle

LOL

[left cove]

LOLOL

that sounds Terri Len

Terrible**

[bold bolt]

just remember you have higher chance of nodes if you

[left cove]

What was drop%

[bold bolt]

are able to 1 shot the monsters in the map

that means you're clearing faster, and more monsters and spawning

i don't think anyone knows the drop % but just assume it's completely poop

[left cove]

Ahh ok

I assume node drops go to the one who kills the monster?

[bold bolt]

i'm going to guess but i don't think so

because when the party member kills a monster, it drops mesos and stuff

[left cove]

Mobility for Phan on AB is terrible

Pre 200 anyways

Lmaooo

[bold bolt]

it's the same after 200

just use mille and tempest

[left cove]

Damn hahaha

Alright I’ll Forsure be reaching out again! Appreciate the help!

[bold bolt]

the mobility is better if you can 1 shot with mille or tempest so you just walk straight through them

if you are taking like 4 hits to kill 1 monster, your mille just stands there until you kill it

if you're one shotting, your mille or tempest just MOWS through them

thus making you walk around more

[left cove]

1 shot seems like a stretch for me 😅 how much do you have to do a line to one shot those monsters in AF

[bold bolt]

i have no idea

depends on your gear i guess

I would assume you'd at least need an emblem weapon or better

[left cove]

Alright, I guess I’ll find out soon enough hahah! Thanks bro!

[bold bolt]

Don't be afraid to ask questions before taking any actions.

[analog kayak]

Damn uprising phantom.

Op.

[bold bolt]

🫡

[scenic bough]

Been liking how v4 lets us zoom zoom around the whole map. Very satisfying

[worn hazel]

Hey fellow phamtoms! For those who have maxed all their vskills, which ones should get the max slot enhancements after v1?

[keen lotus]

V1 my only skill that's not enhanced

Actually it is now

But was last to get the slot points

Imo it's V4>V3>V2>V1 since both V4 and V3 need max level to have their cooldown match up with the rest of your rotation and DS4, V2 next since it'll increase your lines per cast as it'll bounce more often and lastly V1 since it only gives skill damage and 2.5% IED

Of which only the IED should matter since you should cap V1 at LVL 25 realistically speaking

Do keep in mind this is talking about slot points only leveling wise V1 should be first until you cap that

[left cove]

Hello everyone! I finally hit 200. With that said this is my first time messing with the v matrix. I bought the extra slots and looking at 9 slots to play with at 200. V1 - V4 will take up 4. Any suggestions on what the others should be?

Hoping to use 3 trinodes if possible. Hoping to get perfect tri to use 2 trinodes

Would it be ok to extract the special nodes at my level also or should those be saved

Ty for any help!

These are the current nodes I’m running

Didn’t wanna upgrade trinodes till I had some feedback on em

[worn hazel]

gotcha, thanks for the insights ❤️

[keen lotus]

Always extract special nodes at any level with the exception of DS4 if you're doing late game content

[keen lotus]

You can always upgrade boost nodes at any point if you use them as leveling fodder for another one it'll level it to the exact same level

Just make sure to always lock the perfect trios and don't use them for leveling until you get those in place

Other than that it kinda depends on what your goal is to run

If it's solo content probably best to get like 3 decent skills (decent speed infusion, decent combat orders, decent sharp eyes)

For auto battle rope lift is more important than any other skill in this matrix

[left cove]

Sorry, I’m not too familiar with DS4 😅 what is that

[left cove]

Ahhh ok so makes sense! Thanks for this info!

[left cove]

Mostly solo content, however my slots are limited. Currently have in place the frauds wisdom and maple world blessing. Should I switch those out for any of those decent skills?

Or does my damage scale more with the current node

What are your thoughts on my current nodes placed? Any advice for my trios I have in place? Tysm for all you help @keen lotus

[keen lotus]

Defense smash 4 haha

If you're not running lotus or above no need to bother

[keen lotus]

Ye swap those out for those decents

Also put your slot points into boost nodes first

[bold bolt]

Out of curiosity, how many slots did you open and how much did you spend on opening those slots?

[left cove]

It was about 4 slots I believe ~600-700m for all slots. Last one was expensive

[left cove]

Ahhh ok, any 2 decent nodes you suggest I should add? At what point would I be adding freuds wisdom and maple blessing?

[left cove]

Is it necessary to upgrade impeccable memory from boost node? I saw that boost mode give final damage% to skills. How will it help with impeccable memory?

I read that impeccable memory 4 should be leveled but idk how the final damage upgrade will work with the skill being a buff

Hope that made sense lolol

[analog kayak]

Your main goal is this: #1059994691585716254 message (Millie / Carte Noir / Tempest)

Impeccable memory is when you choose skills that have damage.

But that is for later game when you are hitting cap and are looking for additional lines. For skills that are buffs, it doesn't do anything.

[analog kayak]

#1059994691585716254 message

[left cove]

Thank you so much!!

[left cove]

With node shards would you focus on decent nodes / skills or would you craft your v skills to max them out asap

Mind you I’m 200 so my slots are very limited

[copper citrus]

IM4 is also helpful when you’re farming. Boosts cl and showdown

[lime forum]

@keen lotus

Can shell be used to block blue claw in Damien?

[keen lotus]

Haven't tried yet tbh

[viral drift]

Just move in between them It won't hit you

[left cove]

Hey guys, when using the V4 on bossing am I supposed to hold the skill down? I just reviewed the battle analysis and it’s currently one of my lowest hit count skills yet the description states 360.

[valid raven]

Toggle it in the skill menu

You just gotta tap it like v3

V3 on v4 off for bossing

For training in AF it's the opposite for each

[left cove]

Thank you! So just keep tapping V4 to get the additional hit counts?

[valid raven]

Yes

[left cove]

Appreciate the help!

[bold bolt]

what the

[left cove]

lol yea, I reviewed the battle analysis to look at what skills were doing the most damage rn and noticed this skill had low hit counts so had to ask ppl 😅😅 @bold bolt

[viral drift]

I'm sry I don't believe this is true for bossing you do take toggle off but you can only hit it once

I think to get the full hit counts the boss needs to stay standing on it for a few secs

[left cove]

I’ll test it out today

[viral drift]

I just did

[viral drift]

@left cove

[valid raven]

lol what... I mightve misread that... but you only tap V4 once to get full hits

[left cove]

Could it be the toggle then?

@viral drift

Was that just 1 tap plus toggle off?

[viral drift]

@left cove yeah just toggle off and hit it once and continue on with your other skills no need to wait

But if the boss moves off that spot right away you'll lose lines

[viral drift]

Yeah I figured that's what it was cause I didn't see you write that you just agreed to it after haha

[left cove]

Perfect! Thank you bro!

Now I just gotta remember to toggle it during boss hahah

[left cove]

Would you guys stay at sf194 to train or move to AF60? Currently 201

[keen lotus]

If you have different skill wheels it will remember when you swap

[wary ledge]

Any guides for phantom?

And starting msm in general

[left cove]

That’s good to know! Tysm! I’ll set this is

[spiral pendant]

Does secondary weap legend emblem can be changed? And what's the range of the attack?

[analog kayak]

Emblem secondary change scroll.
Alchemy -> emblem -> viola.

Idk.

Check trade station.

[west heron]

Hii may i know whats your setting for your emulators

[spiral pendant]

Alright thanks lot

[cerulean bronze]

anyone experiencing mille doesn't stop after releasing the button? just happen occasionally, trying to simulate it

[shadow star]

What should I invest the anniversary exp nodestones in first? v1 or boost nodes?

[keen lotus]

Never boost nodes

V4 more than anything I guess

[shadow star]

V4 > V1?

[valid raven]

you can use this as reference

looks like its v1>v4>v2>v3 for best dmg output

thats lotus btw, damien and lucid both have moments where you cant attack so those numbers are skewed

[teal otter]

Do you tap v3 and then count 5 Mississippi and tap again to liberate or just the liberate v2for max dmg output?

[valid raven]

lmao

just tap v3 at the beginning

and then on cd

[teal otter]

What do you mean then on cd? I think I need to hit v2 again before cd shows < 10s. Mine is only 22 right now. So I sorta mental count 5s and then hit it

I wait those 5s thinking that I get some free hits when those spinning cards circle the boss. Then liberate before the number of attacks run out thus fade into nothing. I’m working under the assumption that liberate later will still generate the same number of liberated hits. Hence the longer I can wait without cards disappearing, better it is for dps.

[valid raven]

Ur talking v2 then

V3 you hit once it's up

[teal otter]

Oh. Yea I got it mixed up.

Is my understanding of the v2 mechanics correct? That waiting to liberate = more lines?

[valid raven]

Yes

When max level i recast when timer says 10sec for extra lines

Instead of counting in your head, just look at the timer of when you can't recast again

And use that

[teal otter]

Thanks for confirming and the tip

[shadow star]

Thx!

[keen lotus]

V1 best damage output but levels don't really change that output assuming you cap

Hence why I said level V4 first

[limber minnow]

Wait so every time a new class comes out, Phantom has a new set of skills he can play w?

[analog kayak]

No.

iirc, can only steal from explorers.

And some others ||sike||

[errant sundial]

some others?

i thought he can only steal skills from explorers

[devout kiln]

Only explorers and also limited to CERTAIN skills lol

[keen lotus]

All explorer skills except the really fun ones

[analog kayak]

Yea

[limber minnow]

Lame

But still cool I guess

[limber minnow]

What hyper skills should a phantom learn? Mille FD? Tempest FD?

[analog kayak]

Check Pinned Messages.

[limber minnow]

How do I do that?

[analog kayak]

If you're on desktop. Top right middle icon.

[limber minnow]

Ok ty!

[shadow star]

Hi guys, this is my node situation so far. I’m currently wondering if I should invest my mesos in getting emb hat/gloves or invest in nodes?

[spark thistle]

As someone who recently learned about nodes and has a lot of gear to get still. I believe that nodes is the better investment than emblem gear. At least get the bare minimum of boost nodes to lvl 40

[analog kayak]

yeah what soaptasteok said.

[spark thistle]

https://tenor.com/view/arms-crossed-flex-muscles-gif-14905270

[shadow star]

Cool, makes sense. Thanks!

[wet vortex]

What hyper passive skills does your phantom learn?

[analog kayak]

Check Pinned Messages

[subtle seal]

Bossing rotation, do yall use v1 before other skills to get the buff? Or like tempest first (not including precasting v2 to put it on cd)

[analog kayak]

I use V1 last.

V2. -> Venom Burst + Rose Carte Finale -> V4/V3 -> Tempest -> V1 -> Millie.

[keen lotus]

I do V2 > V3 > V4 > Rose carte > venom burst > Tempest start > V2 finisher while holding tempest > V1

[subtle seal]

will try both! thanks for sharing guys

[gaunt cape]

tempest and lotd order doesnt matter anymore

[river forge]

Dear peeps, i just got into nodes (i did some random thing without knowing tf i was doing) online i see that there are 6 skills to boost with nodes (mille, carte noir, tempest, carte rose, impeccable memory 4 and impeccable memory 3) are the last 3 good too? And does it boost buff skills if i use those with impec memory?

I saw you guys talk about mille carte noir and tempest but not the others

[analog kayak]

Mille / Carte Noir / Tempest will be your top dps/main skills.

Carte Rose - Caps easily because of the high skill damage iirc.
IM4/IM3 only boosts skills not buffs - skills like NL's mobbing skill / ILM's Chain Lightning but these are really for mobbing / training SF when you're looking for more kills/hr = more experience.

IM3/IM4 can be used in other content like Guild Honour Battle / Guild Dungeon - to reach PR (Personal records), since it's so easy to reach your maximum damage (max cap).

Just my 2 cents, idk get a 2nd opinion or something.

Here's a picture to reference.

Judgement Draw is Carte Noir - and it's usually a lot lower.

[river forge]

thank you for the info!

[wary mulch]

Can someone send a photo of all the skills to steal pls ty

[gaunt cape]

is this a recent test?

my judgement proc per second with this setup is 5.6/s while yours is 9.36 per second

any clue why theres such a difference?

[gaunt cape]

@vernal holly cuz u see his judgement draw is 9.36 procs per second

mine is 5.6 procs per second now

same exact setup

[vernal holly]

Ahh ill try it out later to see if mine is acting up as well

[gaunt cape]

try it in fog training ground

[gaunt cape]

mine used to be 9+ as well i wonder if its server side

[shrewd lake]

May I ask what is the skill % for each v skills at lvl 30?

[gaunt cape]

@dapper elbow is it true that fd caps at 99?

did u conduct tests on it?

[amber sand]

Is there a phantom node guide for msm?

[copper citrus]

Check the pinned messages

[scenic bough]

6 skills is outdated right? We should be focusing on miles tempest and judgment draw nodes

[subtle seal]

m4, rose carte still important for farming (chain lightning)
m3 for whales that wanna min max ghb/solo contents

[keen lotus]

If you wanna have an afwul time grinding yes

[copper citrus]

I still use mille/m4/blanc as my main trios. m4 really helps with farming.

[subtle seal]

Wait then you will miss out on the tempest dmg tho, tempest dmg quite high eh

[worn hazel]

What you can do is have trio separated for bossing (Mille/tempt/cart noire) and farming (im4/im3/rose), definitely will be a nuisance finding them

But personally helped me free up matrix slots

[oak gorge]

If you can yes

[worn hazel]

^ ask tiny if you’re ever lost haha dude saved my matrix 😂

[oak gorge]

I did?!

[gaunt cape]

u dont use mille for grinding?

[keen lotus]

No?

I 2shot cl

[gaunt cape]

i thought mille gives more nodes and mesos

[keen lotus]

That's bs

Well it's true without m pets in a single person pt

[gaunt cape]

how about with mpets?

CL or Showdown?

[keen lotus]

Cl imo

[gaunt cape]

oh

i get higher mesos/hr with mille tho even with mpets

at af630

[keen lotus]

I'm in AF570 but I got good clear in my team so I'm constantly walking anyways

[worn hazel]

Do you guys get some misses on your lines when using CL?

[keen lotus]

It's possible

Depends on where you're grinding

[copper citrus]

I have tempest/rose crate/rapier that I swap into my matrix with when bossing.

[worn hazel]

Question sir, since CL is mag based how much mag ark do you have to be able to 1-2 shot monsters at your current af?

[keen lotus]

Stolen MA skills use PA

Most of the time anyways

But CL does

[little lagoon]

Hi there. New here. So for farming only using chain lightning + finalé?

Was reading the chat and wondering

[limber minnow]

Mmmm.... Nice man, i love wondering!!!!

[little lagoon]

Lots to learn from you all veterans here

[keen lotus]

Depends on your damage

CL is the best for farming, but only if you deal enough damage to 2shot

Otherwise mille and Tempest will be better

Plus those will allow you to pick up more meso and nodes once you hit 200 if you don't have m pets and no fixed party

[little lagoon]

I see! Then definitely mille and tempest for me

[undone charm]

Is there a way to save presets for the memory skills so that you don't have to manually change it each time you switch between mobbing and bossing?

[dawn grove]

no

[copper citrus]

I wish they’d give us one more slot to save.

[gaunt cape]

buff phantom

[spark thistle]

buff phantom

[subtle seal]

buff phantom

[keen lotus]

nerf phantom

[spark thistle]

[stray trail]

[worn hazel]

anyone know when that phantom fashion set dropped? I see some have it and im kinda down bad for it 😂

[subtle seal]

A long long time ago, don’t think it’s possible to get it now it I’m also down bad waiting for it 🥲

[rugged cove]

Haha

I got it when it was released

I think you can buy the ghost version on TS

[worn hazel]

what ghost version?👀

[rugged cove]

Vampire Phantom

But no cane though and is definitely inferior to the real set haha

[vernal holly]

Wym we’re OP lol 😆 some clones would break us tho

[vernal holly]

Be thankful we just have to go to the ship instead of finding an actual player of the class with the skill you need 🤣😆

[keen lotus]

This would be pain

[vernal holly]

you haven’t experienced it?

[keen lotus]

Yes ofc I have

[vernal holly]

had to buddy list them all 😭

[keen lotus]

Hence why I know it'd be a pain on mobile where ppl are either offline or in an instanced SF map

[vernal holly]

The ship is a blessing 🙏

[keen lotus]

Yesss

[vernal holly]

LF > actual speed infusion

[vernal holly]

I do miss pc phantom training lol

[golden tide]

lies!

if we were OP we be #1 at all!

[vernal holly]

no we in the top 10 if everyone has the same stats

[keen lotus]

I think we genuinely might be #1 with same stats

[vernal holly]

i think shadowers are above us in terms of raw dps

[golden tide]

der u go

not #1 = not OP

[vernal holly]

u dont wanna be #1

#1 comes with a nerf 1 year later

Hovering top 10 is good enough

Plus our support and tool kit is one of the best

[golden tide]

life is all about risks, mang

[vernal holly]

We do better in longer fights versus burst classes since we have consistent dps

And ds4 cooldown matches our burst skill cooldown so thats sweet

[keen lotus]

Not sure

But not important either

We good rn

Is the moral of the story

[vernal holly]

ya we in a very good spot 👍

[wary mulch]

What skills should I steal and what skills should I use I'm only level 127 rn

[wooden wadi]

Hi is this corrct boost node?

Should i enhance it?

[subtle seal]

@wooden wadi follow this

[wooden wadi]

Thankss

[limber minnow]

What is a good price to buy nodes?

[limber minnow]

I do not understand how to choose what nodes to upgrade

Can someone tell me what perfect trio nodes are and how many I need for it

Is it two per each primary skill?

[silent mica]

Is Phantom good for mid-fund player? Or required heavy fund

[wooden wadi]

@limber minnow this

[subtle seal]

which server are you in? i think prices now are quite fair, it will always definitely dorp after time so there isnt really a "good" price to buy nodes at imo

you need ALOT of nodes to max it, but dont have to rush it can just slowly progress

• Perfect trio is 2 sets of 3 different nodes (total 6 skills)
  so you will need 2 same combination (of different first skill) x the 2 different sets following the tag above ^

[subtle seal]

dmg wise i think its not bad, dont really need to heavy fund and also utility wise its pretty good

[limber minnow]

Gotcha.

Where is a good place to farm nodes? Like best places to go as I continue to get stronger. I have heard af170 is best but anything below that’s good?

[silent mica]

Still on par with others?

[subtle seal]

i think if you are not in af170 yet, just focus on levels instead of nodes, when it drops it drops

but generally higher level maps has better drop (except af270)

[subtle seal]

i think its hard to compare since there are buffs and nerfs everywhere to balance out the different jobs. But there is a dpm chart somewhere if u are trying to see where phantom is

[rugged cove]

Yall farming in SF194 or Af160 Colossal tail from 210 to 215? Damn it's excruciatingly slow

[subtle seal]

if im not wrong af160 is better

[eager fern]

What is perfect trio for phantom?

Any why need 3 and 4 steal nodes in trio?

[subtle seal]

^ @eager fern

IM4: chain lightning
IM3: arrow platter/blaster for min maxing solo contents (not as important)

[eager fern]

so priority is mile/carte/tempest?

[subtle seal]

yeah, for bossing

mobbing IM4, rose carte finale

[little lagoon]

Are these good for now?

[vital cedar]

What is the best jewel to use for dps?

[golden tide]

1st slot is bossing only. 2nd slot is perfect trio. 3rd slot is good for mobbing. 4th slot is fodder. 5th slot is for mobbing.

[little lagoon]

Oo so 4th slot I also wait for a perfect trio to come too? Best with finalé+ carte?

[golden tide]

it's fine to use it for now, but it's fodder for a perfect trio that you might get later.

[little lagoon]

Okay 👍🏻👍🏻

[vital cedar]

Boss att or phy dmg?

[rugged cove]

What are the things I need to aim for to be able to solo Lotus with a Chaos weapon? I know Lotus has quite high crit res

Besides crit, what kind of armor or MDC i should be at to be able to solo comfortably

[golden tide]

You don't need chaos. My MDC is at 21m and MY wep is lvl 46 Necro (working on it). I can solo Damien with this.

obv full buff and DM4 included.

Max nodes, etc.

[dreamy frost]

Hey guys any thoughts or tips about my progress thx alot😇

P.s i have sia with less good stuff like 150 s.f that got 7m of power. why my phantom is only 4m with sf of 173?
I can solo czak and Nvl but not further, how do i progress more?
For now i save for muspell emblem hat

[rugged cove]

unless refined Empress Mythic fodder is cheap in your server, I'd suggest you rebuilding because exalting 30 to 40 with refine is a pain

only refine at 40

even then now I am leaning towards not refining armors for easier level 40 to 50 exalts

are you not using Jaihin cane? That's Utgard right

[rugged cove]

The reason I am asking is because I am currently using a placeholder Chaos40 (about 21k PA) while I sf23 it to sell and get a Necro

My MDC is still 15.5m though

[dreamy frost]

Nope my cane was my first emblem that i got and invest him since epic
I only bought the secondary weapon

And im play at america server at scania

Im not fully understand the end-game gear progression and stuff ,that my first emblem character that im been able to pass level 190 😂
But for now i dont know where should i focus on exalt? Or keep going leveling and sf my current gear

[bold bolt]

Exalt your weapon to 40

The order of upgrade after mythic level 30 is exalt to 40 > refine once > mastercraft (inherit or necro) attempts

You also don't have the 7 boss set

You can also work on your flames scaling top exp but try to get 2 line flames on your gear

[little lagoon]

Carte blanc and crate noir both level 20, the PHY dmg 10% is for all PHY dmg? Or only the skill PHY dmg?

[subtle seal]

its for the skill, not your character's phy dmg

[drowsy walrus]

Phantom or sia

[subtle seal]

Phantom

[little lagoon]

Thanks

[high lantern]

Heyhey, which skills are best to steal for dmg? 🙂

[bold bolt]

Get a 2nd opinion though because I could be wrong

[high lantern]

Thnx!

[bold bolt]

[rugged cove]

I use Cross Surge (very good for bossing since it makes %hp damage 0) and Sharp Eyes (Chaos weapon so I need crit)

But ofcz if you want pure damage only then Skim's is great

Bust remember that you don't do damage if you die 😏

[undone charm]

is phantom able to tank the damage without magic guard (assuming you mess up in the boss or for normal ab farming)

[bold bolt]

I've actually never used Magic Guard

The only thing on 1st job I used was dark sight and Dash

There is really no tanking it without equipment or hp

[undone charm]

hmm i started off with magic guard coz dark sight didn't let me survive when ab farming

[bold bolt]

dark sight is not for AB

[undone charm]

and having it used by pets ruins the boss runs as it dark sights at the wrong time

[bold bolt]

darksight for manual use when bossing

[bold bolt]

where are you AB'ing and what does your equipment look like

[undone charm]

abing at 180

[bold bolt]

What's on your skillwheel?

[bold bolt]

Do you have pet?

that you can put buffs on?

[undone charm]

yup I got the pets

but no idea which is better to put on pets which needs to stay as manual

[bold bolt]

@undone charm your stolen skill. Remove

Job 1 : doesn't matter don't use for AB
Job 2: Use Monkkey Magic (you already have it
Job 3: Get either parashock guard or cross surge
Job 4: use cross bone. remove Chain lightning. Don't use chain lightning if you can 1 shot the monster

[undone charm]

Ok. so HS is no longer needed for AB?

[bold bolt]

just find party with bishop

it's either / or i believe

@undone charm For your skill wheel for AB

Millie and Tempest ONLY. (Add Rose if you want too, but only if it can 1 shot the monsters. Or else you're just tapping everyone with it saying "come attack me" and they burst you and you die)

and remove all the buffs on your skill wheel. there is no point of putting it on there because AB won't activate it. Only pets can activate your buffs

In regards to linked skill, make sure you have linkskills that benefit you

In regards to your legion grid, if you're having trouble surviving put blocks on phy def increase, mag def increase, and EVD

[undone charm]

Ok. So use legion and armor to boost defense to survive while the buffs are more focused on increasing dmg

[rugged cove]

@undone charm May I know what's your Crit rate?

[undone charm]

43.6% unbuffed

[rugged cove]

Okay

I like Sharp Eyes more on 4th slot

Gives Crit rate, cdmg and some damage reduction

Magic guard is okay if you can't survive but just burns more mana pots

For Hs slot, you can try Cross Surge from DK since it gives Final damage

I basically never change it

[undone charm]

haha yeah i died a few times on cygnus/VL before due to going to 0 mana due to magic guard and the pets focusing on hp pots first leaving me without mana for a while

[rugged cove]

Yea maybe you can switch to Dark Sight

It still gives you some time where you can't die during AB

And it will buffer Dark Thirst + pot to heal you backup

I never died in sf180 when I had similar equip like yours

Although if you are still struggling after these changes, maybe you need a Mythic hat or CRA hat

But I doubt it though @undone charm

[undone charm]

I'll test it out in sf180 again for tonight's hot time since the morning one is ending soon

thanks for the advise

[bold bolt]

since you have that level 40 emblem weapon, i would just go straight offense on legion grid too and use mille and tempest only on my skill wheel. The only thing that will potential kill you is if other people aggro (without killing them fast enough) the monsters around you and you walk into their line of fire

if HP is an issue then take a day or 2 or 3 to make a Kaiser for that 4% HP Increase linkskill

Also powder up your mythic equipment to max level and fuse your shoulder to the next rank and level that to the max level

[robust tinsel]

I'm broke, can this class be played without funding it (F2P) friendly?

[sleek oyster]

any class can be played without funding. any class can be enjoyable without funding..
funding unlocks content faster for you is all.

but yes, phantom is a really good class to play.

[sonic birch]

Not sure if this has been asked, can V4 miss the boss if they start moving. Or do all 360 hits trigger instantly

[zenith lintel]

Hi, able to advise what are the prefect tri-nodes for phm?

[bold bolt]

Mille. Tempest. Blanc.

[rugged cove]

I still don't have perfect trinodes lel

Have to make do with half-assed nodes with Rose mixed in the 3 nodes 😂

[bold bolt]

you can craft nodes to increase your rate of getting it if you have shards

[rugged cove]

No more resources atm

Making do with Milles + Blanc at 60 with Tempest at 55 atm

Aiming to max V1 to V4 first

On that note, anyone with maxed V skills, can share the screenshot of the details here? Want to know the damage potential

Can't find it anywhere else

[vital cedar]

What is a good set up for my nodes to use?

[rugged cove]

Wow thanks!

[rugged cove]

Damn I really need my Trinodes so don't need to use the slot enhancement on them haha

[rugged cove]

@valid raven I wonder how long did you take to max the V-skills?

Also do you think maxing V-skills first vs getting full Ancient40 emblem armor gives more damage?

I am trying to do kinda both but not really completing either

[valid raven]

id say maxing vskills is better and prob cheaper now especially agaisnt bosses with IED like ark/lotus/damien

didnt take me long because I bought nodes

[bold bolt]

OP

[rugged cove]

Haha with nodes getting cheaper at 6m per pcs in my server, I should prioritize this I guess

[undone charm]

Before buying slots, is maxing imperfect tri nodes better or just the v skills?

[rugged cove]

I am still using imperfect nodes but my Milles and Carte are maxed at 60, Tempest 55

Milles and Carte contribute a lot

Buying slots is more of a if you are rich then buy now, if not then level up fast imo

[pallid nest]

Is phantom supposed to be so paper? I'm using full legend at sf144 and still die occasionally.

Will getting mythic overalls help?

[errant sundial]

try using magic guard from mage lvl 1

[rugged cove]

I am of the opinion that sf144 has risk, I prefer 147, it is just slightly lower meso but you will never die + high exp

[stray trail]

6m per node? Brother what server you in wow

[stray trail]

What level are you?

[rugged cove]

A2C

[stray trail]

I Need those prices for real lol

[pallid nest]

186, already using magic guard

But yeh I might go to 147

[stray trail]

What do you have your hp pots set to you shouldn’t be dying fr

Also use dk hyper for training

[rugged cove]

Wow then you really shouldn't be dying

[outer oyster]

what would be the ideal skill max-ing sequence for V1-V4 skills? Also, I take it EXP nodestones should be used for V skills right

[viral drift]

I don't think you should be using magic guard cause your gonna run out of mp

[digital lion]

LOTD / AITO

[keen lotus]

Imo it's V3+V4 first, then V2, then V1

Assuming you cap your V1 early on

[valid raven]

I would disagree, if youre running Commander bosses with IED that is

if youre running Ark and up, I would max v1/v2/v4/v3

the addition of all skills having 15% IED at max lvl, is huge

[bold bolt]

max it in that order? v1 > v2 > v3 > v4?
i swear I thought someone in the phantom channel said do v1 and v4 first

[vital cedar]

What is a good setup for V matrix? Can you guys share what you use?

[outer oyster]

tbh I thought V2 having the shortest cd (and therefore being more spammable) would take priority 🤔 but thanks for sharing!

[valid raven]

v2 is your second highest dmg output after v1

more levels on v2 increase its attack count

[bold bolt]

Thank you. Will max v1 first followed by v2

My v4 level 5 is underwhelming

[valid raven]

Ya v skills start showing huge improvement in dps after lvl 15

[bold bolt]

Thanks again. Max Trios > Max V1 > Max V2 > I come back for more questions

[keen lotus]

Oh yeah ignore what I said

I somehow forgot about that whole IED change

[rugged cove]

Finally solo'd Ark

Thanks to people here helping me

But yea I didn't realise the arrow debuff until the last round lol

[rugged cove]

Almost did it...haha

Chaos weapon problems I need the 15% crit rate from the archer hyper instead of Sancro

Tips on dodging the purple balls besides iframe through it?

[bold bolt]

maybe you can craft blink and fly up? idk

[rugged cove]

Ooh

Yea I should craft blink to help in Phase 1 too

[bold bolt]

i don't think blink works like what you're thinking

it either teleports you to the enemy or you can use it to fly

for phase 1 use "shroud walk"

[rugged cove]

Ahh

[bold bolt]

easy dodge for the lasers

[rugged cove]

The first job one?

[bold bolt]

use it when the lasers are vertical and not diagonal

[bold bolt]

yes

[rugged cove]

Gotta put that back on my skill wheel

Also do you know how yo gauge when I should respawn

I keep dying right after to the laser

[bold bolt]

oh

just memorize the spawn point

and respawn when the laser passes that point

and make sure no robots around it

[subtle seal]

Just walk a few frames, don’t flash jump/do any big movement

• don’t move when you don’t have to

[rugged cove]

Okay, will practice this. Thanks haha but I still die alot in Phase 1

[subtle seal]

Phase 1, you can use our 1st job shroud to tele through laser, even easier on pc client

[bold bolt]

definitely easier on pc client

because we have actual buttons

[subtle seal]

Shroud -> shroud or shroud <- shroud
2nd shroud is to stop the tp cause you can tp 3 times before it stops

Actually phone isn’t too hard too just have to press it properly 2 times 😂

[bold bolt]

yeah but fingers are fatr

might hit the button right next to it

buttons = op

[rugged cove]

Haha I keep playing on my phone, I probably should play on the PC client

[bold bolt]

do hard bosses on the pcs

easy to control your character

[rugged cove]

Yea using a keyboard is amazing

Currently playing my alt on pc, will switch to main for harder bosses

[subtle seal]

Yeah def way easier, I’m sure you can find a good pt with your stats as well, might make life easier cause of p1 bots wave clear

[rugged cove]

Oh yea

Does Maple Will help?

If I can't clear in time

I noticed my Ace in the hole and rose not strong enough to one shot the bombs

[subtle seal]

Have to time it properly, but you can also dodge the bots by going left or right when it is exploding

Or save your v2,3,4 for wave clear instead of bursting with ds4 maybe

[rugged cove]

Cool, will bear that in mind

Can't practice much since the fail runs really rack up my potion usahe 😂

Gotta wait for a bit

Thanks guys for the input

[bold bolt]

i just use v9

[subtle seal]

Yeah that’s the most painful part 😂😂 I always buy 5x from mulung everyday to stock up

[bold bolt]

90%

for lotus

[rugged cove]

Skim with the pro strats

Will try

[bold bolt]

nah i'm noob

never solo'd it

i've been fortunate enough to run with a team

[rugged cove]

Noicee

[rugged cove]

Thoughts if this is worth for a cheap tradeable base (although 3 exalt fail already is kinda scary) to try for Necro?

[keen lotus]

Beta mindset smh

They messed up the way you have to login to nexon account in the launcher so I gotta pick between pc account or mobile or suffer the 2fa relog every time

So I'm just sticking to mobile xD

On a more serious note if you prefer pc defo go for that

Just make sure you're ready for only running bosses when you're at home tho

Like if you're not used to doing it on mobile and suddenly you're not at home you're screwed

[bold bolt]

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