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Esc890
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Posted: 6/6/2021 at 12:21 PM
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I should have asked this a while ago, but, um, how do I assemble my party? I have 1 fire, a shadow, and a light pet, but I feel like my party could be better. Help?
Zolnixi
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Posted: 6/6/2021 at 2:13 PM
Post #2
I'm not a professional, I personally think Tanks (Shadow) should be Slot 1, while I think Healers (Light) should be Slot 3. Just curious, which pets are your party pets?
Edited By Zolnixi on 6/6/2021 at 2:15 PM.
Esc890
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Posted: 6/6/2021 at 2:22 PM
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Angel (lup) is shadow, Esme (nixi) is light, Sunrise (nixi) is fire
Scathreoite
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Posted: 6/6/2021 at 8:45 PM
Post #4
most team setups are tank (slot 1, element Earth, Water, Shadow, or Light), healer/buffer (Light, Water), Attacker (Fire, Air)
Tanks specifically go in slot 1 because that's where enemies aim the most, and the tank is intended to be the one who either has defensive or hp-restoring abilities (or both)
so your team should have Angel in slot 1
Tanks generally get some combination of HP, offense, and Agility for their profs (depending on element, individual pet, and player preference (HP means they can take larger hits, offense means their moves are more effective (buffs do more, healing does more, etc), agility means they have more chance of evasion and their overall defense is higher)(agility also gives speed, a trait shared with dexterity)
I know jackall about how to use shadow tanks personally, but you'll want to upgrade her armor and accessories- the relic is fine for the moment (in time you'll want to move up to a reaver vinethorn rather than the current reaver exotic), but try to go all-reaver (LG equips of any rarity outstrip almost all non-lg equips- exotics are pretty much the same output as lv65 legendary non-lg equips, and vinethorns leave them in the dust)
The low levels of the other equips mean she's not getting nearly as much as she should out of them, though they are all the right sort of equip
Esme, as a light pet, on a team that has a different tank, should be set up as a light healer- that is, profs would usually be 3int or 2int/1dex (3int/2dex at lv70)
again, equips are the right sort but their levels are dragging her down. Aim for a full set of Pyromancer equips (failing that, full legendary lv50 evoker would be the easiest upgrade to go for)
Same goes for Sunrise as for Esme, as a Fire Attacker (though 2int/1dex is the primary prof distribution setup rather than the secondary option at the current level)
I'll note that this is a full-magic team, so you could try swapping either to a physical tank element (water or earth) or to a phys attacker (air), but overall, the only thing this team really needs is a small amount of prof reshuffling and equipment updates (most desperately for Sunrise because oof, an uncommon equip? uncommon equips Bad,,, awful, absolute garbage. For comparison, a lv65 uncommon is only fractionally better (like... 2 points per stat more, max) than a lv25 legendary equip
