I only have one practonium, so is Astra bow just not even worth thinking about? My next alt in line is going to take quite a while until they’re rolling practonium. Does anyone know just how much better Astra is compared to Aufgowle or Silver Hawke? I’m mostly DEX archer, but not full. THX!
It’s not a clear cut decision.
If your build is full/almost full DEX with Archer 2/3 and double Sissel the extra crit ratio from Astra might not make much of a difference. If you plan on transcending only till stage 1-4 the damage difference won’t be as noticeable. You might not want/not be able to invest several hundred hours into the DPK maps to get Astra too. If all of this checks for you, go for Aufgowle.
Now, if you are planning way ahead, have 100m+ to spare in transcendance/anvil upgrades, have no problem investing hundreds of hours on the DPK drops, go for Astra.
not a possiblity for mergen. Cannot use crossbow with mergen skills.
Astra is nice but difficult to farm materials. https://tos.neet.tv/items/164109
the yellow caro antenna is high DPK
Aufgowle is easy option. https://tos.neet.tv/items/163120
I’m out. I have no AFK farmers or anything.
At what point should I transcend. Should I use anvil upgrades first?
Thanks!
there is no difference whether to anvil first or transcend first to your bow. But because there is RNG involved from when you anvil to +6 onward (cost 2.3 million silver for a mere +22Patk and can be FAIL), meanwhile you can always 100% transcend with enough shard, so… i went to +5 first then start transcending
Astra is one of the harder items to farm because of the bad spawn of caros. For anvils or trans first just remember that you get shards back based on potential so you might want to just leave it at +8.
I wish I read this advise before I went ahead and +8 my Aufgowle Bow, then transcend it to Stage 1, only to be outdamaged by a +5 Aufgowle Bow at Stage 2.
Transcending seems to create a better cost:attack ratio at the beginning.
What does this mean? I plan to transcend first just because there’s no chance of fail though. Does transcend use potential? Just curious if I should just plan on transcending and avoiding anviling all together. Thanks!
Transcending only costs potential if you fail it. But later on maybe at rank 9 when you destroy your weapon to get your shards back, the amount you get back is based on your potential. You are already going to lose 2 potential with sockets. So I just didn’t want to risk trying to anvil past +8 on my weapon due to possible potential loss.
Long time no see, my friend~
Aufgowle bow actually was the first item i ever transcend, so i have no knowledge prior to that, thats why my info came this late (sorry).
Look at the bright side, when you reach stage 2, your bow will be stronger than +5 stage 2 bow
+15 gives total +255 Patk for the cost of 50 million silver
Stage 3 transcend gives more than 255Patk already.
Btw, what do you guys think is the optimal stage of transcendence that doesnt count as overinvesting blessed shard? This game is far from the planned finish line and we dont want to surrender to lust-for-power trend and suffer the same fate as any +15 stage 6 Marksman wielder in R8 map now when rank 9 comes out
I think the optimal stage of transcendence depends on what you plan to use it for. I got my Sarkmis to stage 8 and cleared solmiki so I don’t have a good reason to continue upgrading except for bigger numbers.
Agree! Depend on each ppl, I only transence whenever I need more damage output for hunting item, clearing whatever content, etc
Hello, I’m still playing but I don’t bother with the forums as much.
I’m (Aufgowle bow) currently at Stage 3, just aiming for Stage 4 and I’ll stop at that. Anything more feels like overindulgence.
Performance is already well worth than the Silver I dumped into it and is more than enough for my purposes.
i have aufgowle bow +10 trans 4… i think i will stop here and start to trans some bracelets/neck/armor… if i destroy the weapom for pick back the blesseds, is not only 40% back?? its based in potential? i never read this before… stage 4 is better to pick weapom back… not?
Could you post a screenshot of your aufgowle? I’m considering getting the weapon once I get my practonium.
when i go to home i will post
Depend on your potential, IMO you should keep wp
well… i not lose any potential upgranding (lucky) to +10… and i awakened using the stone for dont lose potential… i have lose only one potential for socket gem (im upgrading other gem to put now) so… what is better ? how much blessed i will pick ± if i destroy the weap? (counting i lose one more potential for other gem)
I hate you. Such luck to get it to +10 w/o any fails!
Do you think manahas is best armor for archer?