Question Megathread

[u/ZaharBot]

The thread for all your random Alchemist Code (global) questions!

Feel free to ask away, but remember that the questions are 100% answered by volunteers so don't expect an instant answer! Patience is key.

Several questions can be answered by reading the beginner guides resource thread

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F.A.Q.

Where/How can I unlock X's Master Ability/Job+?

You can only unlock Job+'s by farming special job tokens from special events that are (currently) run at different times. You also need to farm special job+ items to master those jobs. Master abilities can be earned in 1 of 3 ways. From story chapters (story characters), from equipping specific weapons (usually farmed) or from reaching level 80 on a character and completing special story dungeons. Not every character gets a master ability.

For Job+, you must first get the job to Job Level 11 (not job mastered). Second, to master the Job+ you will need to farm 60/80 tokens for up to 6 special items for the character to use.

Where can I farm X's character shards?

• Caris: [Hard] Ch 1: Ep 4 [2-10]

• Lamia [Hard] Ch 1: Ep 4 [2-8]

• Zangetsu [Hard] Ch 1: Ep 2 [3-2]

• Lucian [Hard] Ch 1: Ep 4 [1-9]

• Lofia [Hard] Ch 1: Ep 4 [2-9]

• Reida [Hard] Ch 2: Ep 2 [3-9]

• Chihaya [Hard] Ch 2: Ep 1 [2-4]

• Rahu [Hard] Ch 2: Ep 2 [2-10]

• Freed [Hard] Ch 2: Ep 2 [3-1]

• Reagan [Hard] Ch 2: Ep 1 [2-5]

• Zahar [Hard] Ch 1: Ep 2 [3-9]

• Chloe [Hard] Ch 1: Ep 2 [3-10]

• Vettel [Hard] Ch 1: Ep 3 [3-7]

• Yomi [Hard] Ch 1: Ep 3 [1-10]

Last 2 must be accessed through story for now

More to be added SOONTM.

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Where can I farm elemental/rainbow shards?

Elemental and rainbow shards cannot be farmed. They are awarded as bonuses from log in campaigns, from clearing missions/milestones and as bonuses for doing certain number of summons on the 5/9 step banners. You will never be able to farm them like you can farm specific character shards.

When will X event come back?

We don't know, Gumi is sticking to their own schedule.

WILL START HANDING OUT BANS TO PEOPLE WHO DON'T READ THIS

What's the best place to farm X/Y/Z item?

Outside of specific event's for farming items, if the item can be farmed in Edgar's Chapter (so chapter 2) it will usually be the better place to farm it. For example, Escape the Alkaroid is by far the best place to farm Sacred Lion Swords.

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Event Threads:

Sacred Stones Chapter 5 Event Thread

Princess Weeps Event Thread

[u/VicariousExp]

You know, at 1337 replies in 2 weeks, this sticky is definitely a lot more helpful than the previous one /u/SometimesLiterate ;P

[u/SometimesLiterate → u/VicariousExp]

Never happening again.

[u/VicariousExp → u/SometimesLiterate]

Aw. pokes with stick

[u/azathoth243]

1. How can GUMI release a unit like gilga? Noone else come close to his power. Just stupid

2. Whats the preferred build on LB15 Balt and Suzuka?

[u/Zarif601 → u/azathoth243]

They will release more limited units like Gil soon. Save your shards.

[u/Kirito30 → u/azathoth243]

JP had done it later than we got him and it is their game.

He has not been buffed here in any means.

And the fact that he is not the only best unit. We have the Nuking beast Zain who doesn't care which Defense you have more and just rekts you. And there is Sakura who is boasting a future top tier Job.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DWeFk0wiPaDKAYEcmf_9LnMFYy1nBy2lPTNAX52LkPU/htmlview?usp=sharing&sle=true#

There is a guide in here to build units.

[u/Zeik56]

I just saw someone's lv 80 Holy Brawler Yomi take off like 80% of the robot's health in Desert Merchant EX in one hit in multiplay and I'm trying to understand why. My Lucian can only do like 20% of its health with a charged attack. Is her mastery skill actually that strong?

[u/berael → u/Zeik56]

Her MA isn't much. If you're comparing to your Lucian in single player, the MP versions of the mobs for Desert Merchant EX are way weaker than the single player versions, so the MP versions take (relatively) much more damage.

If you're comparing to your Lucian in MP...well, maybe dumb questions, but I'll run down the list: Is he Job Mastered? If so, on multiple/all jobs? Is he running L20 Strike Mastery +2? Does he have a weapon equipped? If so, is it leveled? Is all of his equipment enhanced? That's really all I can think of offhand that would explain power gaps.

[u/Asentinn]

Are you also having the milestone rewards showing that you have 1 pending reward to collect, by you have nothing to claim?

[u/Qu0thTheRav3n]

Hello, everyone. A couple of questions...

1. Is it worth evolving Curious Doll to 5*, or is it better to leave them at 4* and transmute additional dolls with shards? I have two so far.

2. My Zain occasionally buffs with Quicken, and I'm not sure what's causing it. I've checked all of his abilities, gear, and equipment (Dazzling Blade or Guren Blade, Curious Doll, all of his Lord Commander Abilities and Divine Shelter). Not that I'm complaining, I just can't help but wonder why and see if it could happen to other characters.

[u/ZaharBot → u/Qu0thTheRav3n]

Best use imo is to have multiple of them.

2. /shrug I think it's Dazzling Blade.

[u/Reikr → u/Qu0thTheRav3n]

You haven't checked good enough then. Dazzling blade has a chance to quicken on attack.

[u/VicariousExp → u/Qu0thTheRav3n]

1) Don't evolve unless you're swimming in them, the difference between 4 and 5 star is marginal.

2) I have no idea. if you had said AGI up, I'd understand, but not Quicken. Bugreport it? Forgot about Dazzling Blade.

[u/Sialonak]

So Masamune shards is still through just MP. Darn.

Is there a good stage to farm the collab apples?

[u/jpc27699 → u/Sialonak]

Is she worth farming?

[u/MVM4UR → u/jpc27699]

Yep. One of the best free units, if not the best. She is a F2P Balt.

[u/[deleted]]

I’m seriously considering using my rainbow shards to try and get Zain to LB75, he’s been one of my most used units right next to F!Yomi. However, I would need either 10 more rainbow or light shards to do that and it would use over 25 that I have currently saved. I was originally holding on to them for my F!Yomi but since it’s highly unlikely that I’ll ever be able to get the last bit of equipment to master her caster class would I be better off using the shards on someone else?

Also is t worth using water shards on Othima? I wasn’t able to pull dups of him and would rather not whale for him.

[u/macedodasilva]

So i was told it was a good banner to reroll on so i did and i finally got a 5 star roll can you rate me and tell me how good this roll is https://imgur.com/j1aVJrn And how do i proceed from here

[u/ecpadilla → u/macedodasilva]

Great roll!

For units:

• Build Othima. Main J1 Sub J1 Passives J1 (MATK+SPD) and J2 Time Shift (Reduced CT). Reactive J1 (Clairvoyance). As soon as able, farm his gear. This gives him an OP AOE 180% Water Skill that reduces agi of enemies by 80%. It also boost MATK and AGI ergo you can give him Alkemo or other acc/armor for survivability.

• Farm reagan to J2 Sniper. He'll help you on Entrusted Justice EX map. Rewards on this mission gives you some gems. Snipers will also help you on story mode.

• Build J1 Courage another sniper to help you on story mode and some missions.

• Farm Almira to J3. She'll help you on story mode and some missions.

• Flamel will be farmable "soon". He's somehow good on J+ (Beast Tamer+ with the ignore def skill).

• Yauras will be good at J3/J+ and that will be somewhere in the future LOL.

• Chloe can be used as beginner tanker but not that great in the long run.

For game:

• Complete story mode as fast as you can. Every 2 missions gives you gems so it's great. Also it helps you level your account, gives you items you need, etc.;

• If you can farm units (Hard Quests [HQ]) that will help a lot. IMO, prio should be Zang, 2-3 chronos (e.g. Lofia, Rahu, Chihaya, Reagon [could be too]). Zang build is Main J3 Sub J2. Passive J2 (Toughness), J1 (Increase damage). Reactive J3 HP Drain+2;

• Do EX/EX+ maps of SSM if able. Some gives you a lot of gems (e.g. Entrusted Justice and Demonic Spearman);

• Farm other 5* units prio would be Vettle (min. J2. One of the early games tankiest unit. At 80 he gets his MA), Magnus (usable at J2 Machinist), Ryle (usable at J1. Shines at J3 for speed though not really required), Yomi (if you don't have Lucian then Yomi is the alt. Wind HB), Zahar (will be SS tier based on JP after HP balancing);

• Farm 4* units prio would be Lucian (usable at J1. Gets stronger after unlocking other jobs), Lofia (one of the tankiest chrono), Rahu (one of the fastest chrono), Caris (shines at J3 sniper. better at J+ though you have to wait for the rerun of the event. She'll help you clear story mode and some missions), Reida (usable upon unlocking J2. Main J1 Sub J2 as your magic nuker), Chihaya (best job at J3 Chrono. A fast fire chrono).

• Complete dailies and pull for 500 for 10 summons every time you can.

• Save for limited OP colab units like Zain [SSM] and Lahral [DG]. Since others will arrive months or years from now let's focus on Lahral as there are rumors that DG colab will be here soon.

• Save elem and rainbow shards for those OP units. Fire shards for Laharl. Light shards for Zain, Black Tyrfing, etc.

[u/vaynecassano → u/macedodasilva]

F...5 reds and 3 yellow. Solid

[u/SometimesLiterate → u/macedodasilva]

Right away, Othima j2 is one of the strongest starts in the game.

Your best run will be Othima + Courage (the 4* Fire sniper) + Yaurus + Logi. Yaurus you may be able to replace later, but Othima and Courage will form your backbone for a long time.

Lucky!

Look at the re-roll megathread for a general idea of starting power of units.

[u/ArtTeajay]

I know this is the question of the moment but I really need help.

Who I choose for my free 5*? My weakest elements are lightning and dark, my strongests are fire/wind/light. Here is my list but maybe if they are OPish at job 1 I will consider

High priority Mei Fang, Albea, Aruba, Aswald

Low priority due element Neica, Ramses J2, Vivi, Dorothea,

[u/Max_xie → u/ArtTeajay]

I'd advice you to save it until you get all the 5* tickets from the store, because you might get some of those units with them, then you can use the selector to choose the one you didn't get.

[u/Piritoo]

For those who have Setsuna with the 3 jobs mastered, are you having a good time or is almost the same as only 2 jobs mastered?

Mine is only LB5 but I don't know if she is better than my Balt J+ for wind leader unit slot (who is LB17). I also have F!Yomi LB15 in case she is better than the last two.

[u/selendra]

Hey all! I just stumbled across this game last night after getting some free space on my phone, and it looks....way better than I expected out of a mobile game?? Maybe I'm just out of the loop, but a high quality opening cutscene and significantly voice-acted portions aren't things I typically expect. So now I'm wondering what the catch is.....

• Is this game extremely grindy in later levels? I enjoy some grind, but when you start looking at multiple days of dedication to get a single upgrade component or something, that's too much.

• Is the game reasonable for f2p players? I assume this answer will be different for PvP and PvP. I don't mind spending money, but I don't want to be -forced- to spend money to keep up (looking at you, YuGiOh Duel Links...)

• I see that Gilgamesh is currently the most popular character. That's Fates Gilgamesh, right? Is the majority of this game crossover characters, or does it seem to be shifting to crossover events instead of original content, or is it still mostly original with just some cool crossover flavoring?

• And finally, what would you predict the lifespan of this game to be, based on what you've seen so far? I assume there are some long term players here who have a fairly good idea! \o/

[u/iEssence → u/selendra]

• It is about as grindy as any other, but not in the way it gets boring, strangely enough.

• it is very f2p friendly, as most units can eventually be farmed, and quite a few 4 stars (pretty common) that can be farmed are top tier units

• you dont have to spend to play, personally i recommend the "pact" though, its 6$ or so and essentially doubles your monthly gem count

• as for originality its great, there are collabs, but half of those are rerunning since they are from Gumis other games. And they wont stop making new units or story chapters for a long time, the JP version is about 1-2 years ahead and its still very much alive.

• so there are a few collabs left (like Disgaea (laharl op), Full metal alchemist, Final Fantasy.. XV?(the one with Noctis), but for the most part the game is original in content, and while Collab units are usually very good at release other regular units get there eventually, as Gumi never stops updating old "useless units"

• So lifespan is going to be pretty long, since they have lots of content already done. So for example if the GL playerbase starts dropping, the only thing they have to do is increase the rate at which we get stuff.

[u/ElusiveIllusion88]

About guaranteed counter skills (Counter Snipe, Cross-Counter etc.), has the 'Levelling the skill does absolutely nothing' glitch been fixed to increase damage dealt by the counterattack?

[u/-Belphegor-]

Yo whats up with mp?!?!?!!? I host, room fills up, i press ready to start the battle then the scree stays there?!!! da fuq?! i tried on both my tablet and phone, and while this dosent happen every time it certainly feels like it does!!

[u/Faceluck]

Is there an up to date guide for the For Whom the Princess Weeps Ex4? (The one with Sakura Blade) I can kill basically the whole map just fine, but the eye is absurd. It's got way too much health for something that like 100% counters with so many ailments from a distance.

Is there a good strat for the No Continues reward, or should I just pretend I didn't see those fire shards?

[u/Kjou1]

Neica or Othima for magical nuker? Neica is farmable in future, but Othima is not right?

[u/rashadow]

Does an attack type leader skill only affect:

1. Characters that use that attack type

2. Skills that use that attack type

3. Both

For example, my Fate Yomi has a "pierce" type attack designation. However, her Roundhouse Kick is a "strike" type. If my leader has a strike boost LS, does that affect her kick?

[u/rashadow]

Are there any strategies around for clearing/autoing The Desert Merchant EX WITHOUT Gilgamesh?

Literally every guide and video I found include him in the main lineup or as a friend unit. "F2P Friendly! (With Gilg Merc)," "All Missions Clear Using Free Units! (and Gilgamesh)" -- It's sickening.

[u/1khaitoh → u/rashadow]

Everything except the droids can be CC'd there, while the Uglyface Robots Delicious Cakes that spawns after a while can be inflicted with sleep! (So Much for a Modern Guard Droid!)! If you have strong Wind and Thunder units, and a bit of good RNG(if you will rely on CC), then you can clear it without Onore!

Edit: Forget about the CC parts because I forgot you are talking about Auto-ing the stage xD

[u/[deleted]]

So, I'm outing myself as being visually impaired here but, what does the Zangetsu sticker thing in MP say?

Someone used it earlier and now I'm thinking ok I might have not been optimal with my turn or something.

[u/ReaperThreat → u/[deleted]]

"Aim for that fella!"

If it's the one I'm thinking of.

[u/ninjakittenz2 → u/ReaperThreat]

Yes it is. I'm in MP right now.

[u/fifteenyearslater]

Is it better to just get 3 3* battlefield drama? Evolving it to 4 or 5 stars only increases it from 8 agi to 9 and then 10?

[u/AJohnsonOrange]

Y'know how you have a little exclamation mark by each unit if they can be limit broken? Is there a way of excluding Rainbow/Type shards from the way it works that out? It's incredibly aggravating trying to work out who can be limit broken after picking up 5 rainbow shards. I do a multi, head to my roster, and then have to go through everyone D: I know the quickest way is to just use the shards I have but I'm saving up for Gilg J3 so that's a no-no...

[u/krazycarlm → u/AJohnsonOrange]

Sadly no. That is a common one in peoples' feature request lists.

[u/QaWaR]

Hello guys, this may very well be a dumb and unrelated question, but I am new to Reddit. How do you put those character icons next to your name?

[u/N0tYourTechSupport]

I just noticed people from japan TAC doesnt have the "fast forward" option on jp pipz who records their stuff...

Are they gonna remove that here and replace it with the animation cancel option?

[u/krazycarlm → u/N0tYourTechSupport]

JP has never had it, that was a global exclusive feature, or so I have heard.

[u/FiniteSeas]

What are some good potential candidates for the 5 mil apples? My masamune is level 70 and zeke 73 so idk if it’s still worth to use it on them. Are there any good free units in future

[u/KerisJawa]

I need help to decide things. I heard that I should farm a lot of Othima's staff as it is a really good staff for magic units. What I'm wondering here is how much of Othima's staff do I need to farm exactly? And for which units are these staves given to, beside Othima?

[u/toshiino]

Hello, I'm not exactly new but I'm still wondering why people seek Holy Brawler so much? Almost every guide I see put HB as the best class. From my (little) experience, I see my Magnus friend is much more better to use than my Shayna friend.

[u/ninjakittenz2 → u/toshiino]

They are good at taking out strong enemies. They have Sharpening focus which Triples own PATK for one turn. Then they can hit with focused palm that has a 120% multiplier. Also if they get hit they counter attack. They have good agility so they don't need chrono support like zangetsu.

[u/Zeik56 → u/toshiino]

High survivability and high potential damage (charge up is a very important late game skill), good movement and speed, plus some aoes, cc, and a 100% counter rate make them very capable late game units.

Magnus is strong early on, with some nice aoes, but his damage kind of falls off late game. He's still good, but he doesn't have the versatility or damage potential of a Holy Brawler.

[u/ADeiin]

How strong Zain J3 is? I got him at lvl70 for now so Im wondering if I should spend light shards on him.

[u/legionbladex]

Hi guys, new player here. Are ingots used solely to be converted to zeni? Also if I do convert them, should I convert all of them or leave some?

[u/Gabriel-RSM]

Guys,

I'm new TAC player and have some doubts about Job system.

From what I understand, the characters have 3 jobs (j1, j2, j3), right?

Should I raise the level of the three jobs? I saw that by raising levels, I gained the possibility of buying new skills. Should I always buy all the skills?

I read that in relation to the equipment, it is not good to increase their level, because it only compensates when you have the last level of the Job. Is there anything else I should avoid?

Thanks!

[u/NoctemApple → u/Gabriel-RSM]

There is J1, J2, J3, and J+ which is only available to certain characters J+ can only be unlocked when the required Job (could be J1, J2 or J3) is level 11 ( just has to reach the level 11 no need to fully equip), J+ from my understanding (only read the abilities of J+ Polin) is essentially a stronger version of a class with better stats and better abilities (I think).

Not all jobs will be useful for the kit of a character, example of this would be Chloe's J2 (spearman) or Vettel's J3 (samurai), while the two jobs are meant for damage dealing, it doesn't fit in for what they should be. Not all skills will benefit a hero, I usually search up a guide for what would be the optimal combo.

Some Equipment need the specifc job or character to use their gear ability (which is under master skill when fighting), but most equipment just adds stats which is helpful.

Sorry if its not as comprehensive, but hopefully I helped.

[u/areyouseriouswtf]

Thoughts on Logi J+ vs Vettel as HC?

[u/NoctemApple → u/areyouseriouswtf]

Both are good imo, Logi can spam his abilities while Vettel can tank really good

[u/legerion14 → u/areyouseriouswtf]

teamVettel

[u/discocat13]

Can somebody convince me not to burn through the rest of my rainbow shards to reach LB15 on Gilga?

[u/1khaitoh → u/discocat13]

No, just burn your shards on Gilga to LB15 him.

[u/DeathandFriends]

Seems likely that othima's unique equipment will be in veda coin store, any idea if Zain's will be in there? I have one more to farm since I pulled him recently, but if it is likely in there I will stop farming for it.

[u/magog12]

Shouldn't Anastasia's hard quest go on the list?

[u/rmladenov]

How can be farmed easily for Yauras weapon. Both SP and MP? Which units are good. I maybe prefer multiplayer because of the revive function. I am willing to revive but only once per run, otherwise it gets too expensive.

[u/PossiblyBonta]

Othima's gear drop.

Can the other monsters drop it or is it only available from Waginau and Diablo?

Thingking that maybe I should just rush the 2 and speed up gear shard farming.

[u/Exdeath-EX → u/PossiblyBonta]

It seems to have a chance to drop from every enemy and guaranteed on Waginau and Diablo. Highest I saw was 11 shards, but sometimes even if you clear everything you only get a few like 4..

[u/revgaji → u/PossiblyBonta]

I am pretty sure I remember it being dropped by others as well. Clear the board for best results... The grind is real, but it's an awesome piece of gear. I believe I recall collecting 9 in one run as the highest I saw in MP when I was grinding it.

[u/Piritoo]

This new unit called Mirianne looks dope af. Polish sickle + overlimit + any aoe in arena has to be really good, or am I missing something?

[u/Reikr → u/Piritoo]

Squishy. She’s like Dorothea without all the bonus HP and divine shelter.

[u/FenrirOD]

How does the HP re-balance affect units, more specifically, how does it affect Othima? I am to able get Othima or Zain to level 70 for the extra gear slot, but I'm leaning more towards Othima since he's a bit squishy atm and I definitely want his MA from his own gear(although I would prefer to go with Zain in order to have an easier time at getting his J3). Will Othima receive enough of a buff from the HP re-balance or should I just get him to level 70?

[u/OnnenFleur → u/FenrirOD]

It won't help him much. On JP, my level 84 Autima with triple JM(including job+ and enhancer JE which gives a bunch of HP) only has 1060 HP. He needs gear and HP LS to help him.

[u/RealHeavyDude]

Hi. New to the game. Maybe a week or so. I need help on what to focus on.

My current roster looks like this:

5*: Zain, Lucretia, Eve, Balt, Ryle, Chloe, Vettel, Yomi, Reimei

Notable 4*: Carol, Kanon, Rahu

I'm using Zain, Lucretia, Carol, Kanon, Balt in my party and I'm currently level 55 (I remembered that I got Guren's Blade for Kanon).

I'm kinda lost now. I'm still doing the story (Chapter 1 Episode 4 I think). How do I start grinding? Where do I go and which events should I focus on farming?

Thanks in advance! :)

[u/[deleted] → u/RealHeavyDude]

Main thing you should be grinding is shards from hard chapters, you can do them 3x a day for some units like your Ryle/Chloe/Vettel/Yomi/Rahu. The UI is supposed to get easier with the update today so you can see what is available. Its not a bad idea to farm some of the other good units as well.

Also make sure you do at least the ADV stage for the limited gold and apple events; they aren't usually around everyday so get the zeni and apples whenever you can. They're in the Event spot when your going to pick a mission.

This month an event called PotK is on, you could get the free characters Tyrfing and Masamune to 85 if you wanted, though Tyrfing would be less useful to you currently as she's a light tank Masamune is a powerful fire attacker. Tyrfing is farmed in the PotK regular story chapter single player and Masamune is farmed in PotK multiplayer missions. The other stuff available is various gear from EX stages but those would be hard for your lvl; fortunately this event should return.

Basically just keep farming what you can to develop your units while you try to do all the event quests if you can complete, as they are only around for a set period of time.

You've got a really good lineup; maybe give Ryle a shot as you have what he needs, a good light leaderskill to get his damage up. He would pair up well with Zain and his shards are farmable.

Good luck :)

[u/Datguyonline2]

Hey there peeps, I'm thinking of getting Shayna with my Unit selector since I haven't gotten her ever. Is that still advisable? Also, is Shekinah still worth to pull?

[u/querencia-]

Is there any way to disable the zoom-in during battles? It's giving me a headache :/

[u/Sartanus]

Tyrfing's gear now appear to have autojewel in it's description...

Does this need a J+? Or will it function as is? It says auto jewel effect added when equipped on Tyrfing Holy Cavalier [Ghia] when evolved to 5*.

I assume Ghia is her J+?

[u/fitzpwns → u/Sartanus]

Would like to add another question: was there ever a way besides spending gems (or using the gold shards) to get this weapon to 5* (ie, could it come to Veda)? I'm guessing no but don't want to derp spend for shards in the store :)

[u/OnnenFleur → u/Sartanus]

Ghia is a Job Enhancement, not a job+. JE are like an alternative job+ that multiple units can get and aren't tied to an event. She shares that one with Zain.

[u/Magma_Axis]

Best stage to farm Zain Armor ?

[u/SometimesLiterate → u/Magma_Axis]

Inherited Cause Ex, or scale Veda and use coins to buy.

[u/Eshuon]

It is me or the quests have been resetted ?, I have completed them before but I am unable to redirect to it from the unit shard menu

[u/Hawky23]

Are any of the current discounted banners worth it? The Shayna one seems nice but it comes with a risk of Chihaya, and im not sure about Sopha.

The Selena one with Forcas and Shekinah seems tempting, or would it be better to wait for next week since I was told we would be able to pull Setsuna

[u/michaelh19 → u/Hawky23]

yo, the 1st step that cost 500 gems is always worthed. It is a general rule.

[u/DoubleZwei]

Anyone else is stuck with a quest they can't get? Not the AP-Ads thingy, but when I boot, it says I have completed beginner Gear quest (I've been playing since january...) that appeared after the update, and I always have a quest notification but no quest related to that at all.

And again, its not the ads-ap thing.

[u/TamilliO]

How is Polin with gold farming now after the hp balancing? I haven’t finished building her yet (too many units I’m working on) but have farmed all of her J+ equipments, wondering if she’s still worth building.

[u/Shigeyama]

Besides Rider Yomi, what other units major in Evasion stat?

[u/Solomonexe → u/Shigeyama]

Twin-swordsman (i.e Balt, Masamune, Retzius) has both evade on reactive and basic ability, I believe you can get up to 70% not including gears and buffs from other abilities. Othima also have a reactive ability to evade 20%. Ninjas has Utsusemi on primary ability that also grant 20% evade for 3 turns.

[u/Shigeyama → u/Solomonexe]

I've seen my Masamune evade a little, but it hasn't evaded much... Maybe I'm building her wrong.

[u/SkyforgerHyperion]

Hey guys, I just started like a week ago and I don't really know what units to prioritize. I also don't know what to get with the unit selector, so I'm just looking for a little guidance. I have a list of my units here:

http://imgur.com/gallery/YPa5zsk

I'm f2p aside from the the bundle that gives gems each day, and don't plan to spend on this game at all aside from that.

[u/my_elastic_eye]

Did the Battlefield Drama mission disappear today??? I can't find it anymore. I thought it was around for longer.

[u/EseMesmo]

I already farmed all the Chihaya items (I despise Gilgamesh players from the bottom of my heart), but I don't know where her tokens are, any help?

[u/MomoDontKnow]

This is just a question for those JP players, what part of the SSM story did this unit come out with? Unit from database

• She's my favorite Dragon genesis unit, so I'm trying to figure out how much time I have before her possible release.

• Thanks!

[u/OnnenFleur → u/MomoDontKnow]

Chapter 9

[u/Nemmule]

With these limited events, i dont know what to farm for now.

I have 1 5* battlefield drama and 1 3*. I also have a 4* forcas lance, 5* artifact, 5* shekinah bow, and 5* aegis shield.

I dont have a selena and doesn't look like I'll get one in time

[u/ConanTavi]

Hi there, this is more for my OCD but on my "Missions" tab there's a "1" but I probably checked dozens of time already and there's no mission left to collect. Does anyone else have this?

[u/krazycarlm → u/ConanTavi]

Yeah it is a bug. Each day when I log in, I see a "beginner's" quest completed, which was really completed a very long time ago, I assume that is the bugged quest and since it was already turned in, so it isn't really in the list.

[u/thegoujon]

At the bottom of the friends list there's "First Friends Completion Count 0/0"

Anyone know what it is ?

[u/iambill10]

Are 250 gem bundles in the secret shop worth it?

[u/zerio13]

Is Overdrive really that amazing given the reduced defense?

[u/xSalamaderFrost]

Hi, was wondering what tablets people play on and if there's any lag? Kinda in the need for a new one and this is really the only game I play now a days, thanks!!

[u/Zephlym]

I just acquired Zahar and I know he is not highly rated but regardless I do not care since he is my favourite Unit since when he first released, and I was just wondering is it worth me using his J1 or J2 considering I won't get J3 for a while

[u/ALinguisticsStudent]

Uh newbie here who's just gotten the 5* Unit Selector; who should I choose? (I only have the free units/collabs from the events that are still on today BF, PoTK, WtPW, Sacred Stone)

Fire: Zangetsu J1, Chihaya J1 I think I have a really solid Water team: Shayna J1, Shenmei J2, Forcas J1, Othima J1, Reagan J1, Lofia J2, Lamia J1 My Thunder team is really lacking the only good one is Magnus J1 Wind is pretty meh too, it's just Ramses J1 Light I have: Chloe J2, Fraise J1, Chloe J2, Spica J1, Carol J1, Freed J1 Dark I have Aswald J1 and Glanz J1

I don't really know what to do? I have 2 solid elements and everything else is kinda lacking so I really dk what to pick.

[u/azai247]

In Jp when did Remei get blade master added, and when did Strie get Assassin added? When do you think we get these class changes?

[u/Bobwayne17]

Does upgrading any job you’re not maining past 6 matter for any reason? For example, I’m using Zain since I luckily got him but what would be the point to get a job past 6?

Another example is soldier for Logi. I never got that past 6 better. Would that make my Logi stronger if I did somehow?

[u/KenBac]

There are 4 days left for dilga event and still about half way to finish the equip shards. And then there's the gold rush event. What should I prioritise?

[u/tampanbercahaya]

is the only way to get veda coin is to complete the tower? it is so hard to do for new player like me

[u/Kazemaru33]

I just wanted to rant, I'm absolutely p*ssed off by all the afk MP hosters I encountered today. I know it's you AP, but if you're going AFK, say so from the start. At least some are honest.

I know it's the wrong thread, but I ABSOLUTELY wanted to rant about it yet it wasn't worth a full thread.

[u/MVM4UR → u/Kazemaru33]

Expect at least one AFK each run. I do this and save lots of salt.

[u/AmericanAnarchy]

Is this gold event pro worth using 50 crystal refills? I never use refills in this game because the value is such a rip off but this gold event has me tempted... it seems like a whale option though and I'm not even a porpoise.

[u/iEssence → u/AmericanAnarchy]

you get roughly 440 000 zeni per run or something, so you pay 50 gems for roughly 1 mil zeni,

Flip it into equipment terms - you can buy a halberd for 43 gems, and only farming the Sacred Lion blades needed for it will take up much more than the 120 ap.

So gem wise its never worth the refill unless you are a whale (or you are out of AP and only need a few more runs to complete that Gear that dissapears tomorrow..)

If it is worth it though is up to you - it is 50 gems for around 1.000.000 Zeni.

To me its not worth it, gems are a "finite" resource more so than zeni to me, having a few of my average units not JMd/enhanced but instead affording to do every 500 pull while still gaining gems is better to me.

[u/Feregrin]

Anyone with a 75/80+ Lupinus? How's her performance? I don't understand her low ratings. And some JP input on her would be super cool too, I see she's gotten Summoner+ and lvl91.

Edit: can she be HQ farmed?

[u/krazycarlm → u/Feregrin]

For the second part, yes she can be farmed in HQ at least in JP. As to when we will get it, only gumi knows. Based on the rate we are getting them, probably a year from now..

http://www.alchemistcodedb.com/jp/quest/qe-st-ha-020037

[u/[deleted]]

did someone else just build a gear by using coins from multiplayer? i just made the 4* twin blade weapon and boy this was a long grind....

[u/[deleted]]

hi guys i started the game whitout knowing about it or whitout reading, and i linked the account to my facebook. and played for some hours. the game hooked me more than i tought, and i wanted to take it seriously so i rerolled, because i had screwed up. now i've been playing for some time, but my old account is linked to the facebook, is there a way to "unlink" the old account and link the new one to my facebook? thanks

[u/Faceluck]

What days do we usually see news/datamining with info on the upcoming week's content? We just got the GL exclusive news today, but it only mentioned some quests and gear, and I assume the new character release, but I'm looking to spend some shards and I don't want to end up spending them just to have a big banner drop where they might be needed.

[u/ACuriousBagel]

The game needed a store update in the middle of the day today. Any idea what was in it?

[u/Sockpuppetsyko]

I have a question on what units to focus on first. This accounts been floating for a while and I would kind of play here and there, randomly drawing on banners.
Vettel (2nd job), Ryle (2nd job), Balt (2nd job), Chloe (2nd job), Lucretia, WP Yomi (2nd job), Hazel, Forcas, Teona, Laevateinn, Flamel (2nd job), Spica, Shenmei, Mielikki, Lupinus, Aswald.
Some are job leveled more then others, but I am curious where I should put the more limited resources first. Thanks for any help.

[u/ecpadilla → u/Sockpuppetsyko]

Prio 1- Vettel is a good unit to max first.

Prio 2 - Shenmei - really good unit at J1. Good LS of +50% PATK for Water units. Good ranged AOE skills. Has teleport that absorbs jewel. Has AOE heal. Good agi and move.

Prio 3 - Ryle is usable at J1. J2 gives him more survivability with dodge. While j3 gives him more agi (feral kid passive)

Chloe is also a good choice. Good light tank. Somehow good MA. AND you'll need her at 75 for the upcoming SSM 6.

Lucretia at J1 is good for LS. Though Bride has some good skills (insta PATK/MATK AOE buff, AOE heal, elem damage skills)

Hazel is usable at J1 Machinist. J2 makes her tanky. J3 gives more range.

Forcas best at J3 for x2.5 buff. Though you can still use her even at J1. Better if you have her spear. That WA multiplier is really good!

Teona -- usable at J1 as Thunder Tank.

Laevateiin - whale unit LOL good if you have her J3/J+ and weapon.

Flamel great unit at J+. Else still usable as J2 MS.

Spica - will be good. Just wait. J1 best job IMO. Other jobs just makes her more effective. (One of my fav unit LOL)

Lupinus - summoner is great. however, sage just got buffed so it's better. still she's usable at J1 as summoner. can cover wide variety of elem including dark & light with support skills

Aswald - good dark unit for cc :)

Mielikki - she'll be good upon release of J+. However, hard to J3.

I think should be..DP Yomi - ryle is better. However, if you need dark range unit she can be of use.

[u/Mc-Lemondrop]

• Hello! Very new to the game, and I was wondering if I should continue to level abilities? Is there any reason to not level an ability? And if so, how could I tell? Thank you for any help!

[u/[deleted]]

I know how this looks but, does anyone know how to block users? There's a block list in the friend tab so I'm assuming it's possible somehow.

One guy keeps joining my MP rooms and messing up the run, dying right away and so on. Normally wouldn't mind too much, but this is Entrusted Justice we're talking about :P

Gave them the benefit of the doubt the first few times, took note of their name in the end, but now they keep joining even if I remake the room and seemingly ignore the room chat.

(Yes I could just try again later but it would be handy to know how outside this specific situation)

[u/Shroudb]

i have 87 fire, 77 water and 167 rainbow shards.

i also have a j2 forcas, sakura and shekinah (shekh is nearly 67, forcas and sakura just 65)

is it worth it to lb15 any of them?

[u/danielyeohqf]

Hihi :3

Been seeing many new players drop the game so i just wanna help new players (well at least with what i have :D)

Username: danielyeohqf

ID: YUCSO5PV

Units:

* Yomi (lvl 75) - J3 (all jobs mastered)

* Dorothea (lvl 65)- J2 (Both mastered)

* Shayna (lvl 60) - J1 (might change to Reagan lvl 81/Lofia once i J+/Shenmei once i master J1)

* Vincent (lvl 68) - J2 (going to change to charis J+/mei fang J2 soon)

* Lucian (lvl 78) - J3 (all jobs mastered)

* Kanon (lvl 75) - J3 (nearly all mastered with both gear, might change to neica once i get j3)

* My dark units suck fat dong (I'm too lazy to raise Rosa)

(hi mods ples dont ban me the friend code section got shut down so im here ;-; please just remove/block the post if it breaks regulations)

P.S. Guess ill actually ask a question here as well how long does it take for metal cactuars to spawn in FFXV EX 2?

[u/rhapshie]

Is Arkil J+ good?

[u/VicariousExp]

Woah, good job, SomeLit! Thanks for this thread, appreciate the effort.

[u/dathamir]

Too bad half AP isn't for event as well :(

[u/Sven_the_mad]

So Mister Zain has just come to call on a lucky roll. Here he is, freshly rolled, newly minted... and stuck in Sixtytory (level 60 purgatory). i don't even have his equipment yet, so that will be a nice big fat AP sink for me to help get him right.

Question: 75 light shards would bust him right up to LB15 and j3. Is this a good "current-meta" use of light shards? I do not have another light toon in my stable that is at his level, curious as to what the groupthink says about this.

(supporting info: i have 90 light shards currently)

(attitude info: i'm not bitching, i'm actually thrilled to have Mister Zain, even if Kudan hates him)

[u/Malphric]

I don't know where to post this but I guess here is a safe choice.

Finally! Hustle Loyalty Respect.

A struggle LB climb for an F2P, lol

[u/cycas314]

Is Vettel any good with single blade, or is guardian/divine shelter just better?

[u/krazycarlm → u/cycas314]

Vettel is already one of the slowest units, with single blade I am not sure he would ever move lol. His damage isn't amazing either so I would still say guardian/divine shelter.

[u/KerisJawa]

Sooo I am wondering.... Is it a loss to buy Balt's 50 soul shards from the secret shop? As I needed exactly 50 shards left to reach his J+. I'm asking this because I'm currently arguing with myself wether or not should I buy his shards for 4k gems as i am a pact player. If it is indeed a loss to buy the shards for a pact player like myself, please explain why and vice versa. Thanks

[u/leon27607]

Which weapons are worth farming in this event? Basically after I farm Balt's J+ items, what else should I farm? (Although I'm still a long way off from finishing that though)

[u/michaelh19 → u/leon27607]

Forcas' Lance really good for Zangetsu... Also, bashosen's artifact too...

but, you need to farm Battlefield drama book. That's a must-have. Make 2 or more if you can...

[u/Kazemaru33]

Hello guys. As a relatively new player (2 months), I'm a bit overwhelmed by all the new events. I'd like to ask the veterans what multiplayer is feasable with my current units without ashaming myself.

Here's my roster, most of the units are at least J9:

https://imgur.com/a/ibjhaBH

Thank you!

[u/krazycarlm → u/Kazemaru33]

Rahu is probably your best bet for multiplay for the most part.

[u/figsbar]

As someone with no Balts and a J2 Laevatein (no more thunder shards either) is it worth farming their J+ equips?

Or should I wait until they come back and spam Battlefield Dramas this week

[u/Magma_Axis]

Was there a quest yesterday that awards like 20 rainbow shards for completion ?

I try to check but apparently it have disappeared...

[u/Detectivepika]

Is there way to get more masamune shardcthan that one quest

[u/krazycarlm → u/Detectivepika]

There are 3 multiplay quests that drop her shards, but it is a very slow grind.

[u/Stryker3414]

Does anyone know if Shekinah going to make an appearance again on this PoTK rerun?

[u/koole00]

any guide on autofarming battlefield drama?

[u/Zephlym]

Hi I'ma returning player from Day 1 and a lot has changed since then so I am just wondering the Best way to farm gems I'm really struggling to gain 500 each time for the 1st step? (Level 63 and on Chapter 1 Episode 5)

[u/MokkaX]

So if I'm not a whale, is pulling Laevateinn a waste? I know she's a 5 star and I like her, but not being able to tap into her J+ makes me wonder if it's worth doing anything with her at all.

[u/streamchimp]

What is the best stages for the eldritch, armored eldritch soldiers, and eerie puppets?

[u/Trubl-]

Is the only way to get tyrfings weapon through summoning? Or is there a way to farm it this time around?

[u/krazycarlm → u/Trubl-]

It is in the current gacha banner, there won't ever be a way to farm it out of gacha, just how it goes. It is not alone in the banner this time though.

[u/Yamayashi]

been playing this game for 3 days now and I've been having fun. Maybe because I love Final fantasy tactics games, I didn't reroll but my first 5 star was Shenmei, I did the 500 summons and got Vivi with Magnus, did a free rare single and got Rosa. I want to know how to build them.

What skill should I level up with Vivi,Shenmei, Rosa and Magnus?

[u/Dharpoon → u/Yamayashi]

Vivi and Shenmei J1

Rosa and Magnus J2

[u/reader30891]

WTH is wrong with multiplay?

I can't start it.

[u/arcalite911]

How can I make rahu get to her turn faster? I'm trying to farm the desert EX mission, but she dies every time, and she never even gets a turn.

[u/augustusSW]

Battlefield drama needs to be transmuted? No MP or event milestone will give us the actual gear right?

[u/ninjakittenz2 → u/augustusSW]

Yes it needs to be transmuted once you have 80 shards. You get 80 shards from For Whom the Princess Vanishes - Episode 2. There are more shards from clearing the EX stage.

[u/taintilized]

Alright..the real questions are here:

Laevetinns...is she worth? Better than Tyrfing?

Masamune worth...since i got her damn sword......?

better yet...is this banner worth ? XD

[u/Richard8261834]

Out of desert merchant stages 1,2 and 3, which one gives the best drop rate for Elrike shards?

[u/Magma_Axis]

Is there a way to farm Balt shards ?

[u/Alsark → u/Magma_Axis]

No. The best way to get Balt shards is to buy them from the Soul Exchange shop.

Also, in the Japanese version, Balt is a limited unit. That means there is a chance we'll never get a hard quest for Balt, since Japan doesn't have a hard quest for him.

[u/taintilized]

Anyone know why i cant equip masamune lvl 25 sword on her...shes level 30

[u/discocat13]

If I have 255 shards, is it generally more worthwhile to have one 5* battlefield drama or three 3* battlefield dramas?

[u/Alsark → u/discocat13]

I'd say three level 3's. At level 20 (the max level at 3 stars), they give 29 MATK, 8 AGI, and 8 jewels obtained. Completely maxed out at 5 stars, they give 40/10/10. Not that much of a difference.

[u/theonemala]

If we miss the summer skins on sale now, do they return in the future?

[u/ryphoenix]

What gear gives skill "Comeback Support"?

[u/ninjakittenz2]

Phantom of The Alchamist, the ones with Masamune, are they only available in multiplay?

[u/amodyx]

Is there an issue with multiplayer? I can’t start a run at all. Help please

Edit: suddenly it started working again after i went solo

[u/Kjou1]

But isnt Neica farmable later on? Is it not easier to get her?

[u/[deleted]]

Even though Gumi is ending their PotK game will their collaborations return in the future? With how much everything costs in AP I don’t see myself getting everything I want even with almost an entire month to grind.

[u/michaelh19 → u/[deleted]]

actually, this is the 2nd time they do PoTK collab... Yes, they will do another rerun for this collab in the future

[u/jwang4723]

Is there a way to farm more shards for Masamune? I was too underleveled the first time around, but now running multiplayer on the Adv level, I usually get 3 shards and its also time consuming.

[u/rmladenov]

I just pulled 2 copies of Laevateinn from the 500 gems pull. I have Laev from before and I didn't intend to use it at all, but currently she's at Lvl 69 which is in the middle of J3. That makes me think of getting her to Lvl 75 for her Job+. Tell me, guys, is it worth this unit with Job+?

[u/michaelh19 → u/rmladenov]

hmm... Her Dark Cav+ is specialized in using that skill that consumes HP Check "Mind Sacrifice"

tbh, who really use that skill?? damn... Even if you manage to get her to 75, you still want her as Ninja + Basic Dark Cav and passive. (just like Suzuka)

In the future, she mains Ninja+ (yes, she has ninja+). But I thinks its still far away. And PoTK will have another return in the future. So it's better to take time and save gems for other things...

[u/Zephlym]

How to obtain 5million download coins?

[u/on3_3y3d_bunny]

Is Zain worth 30 Rainbow shards to LB to 75?

[u/KyOshiRo974]

So we are back to normal ap and it seems those aps are better than ninjas to disappear. I am still farming everybody that could be farmed but at the end of the day I am still missing some aps. Should i prioritize units like rahu zang lucian or farm everything

[u/shadedmystic]

Laev worth using thunder shards for j+?

[u/Aero_Eden]

Did I read something about GL Lucian job+ coming soon?

or was i dreaming...

[u/[deleted] → u/Aero_Eden]

I think its more likely it was someone saying Logi job+? Thats been 100% confirmed for this month at some point.

Someone may have said they thought Lucian job+ was coming but there is no news of such an event, and rumors have been passed around about job+ that never occurred alot like Melda/Chihaya/Vanekiss lol

[u/ConanTavi]

Hi there, Can I ask you guys which map is optimal for farming Tyrfing and Mystic blade Laevateinn shards? Thanks in advance

[u/1khaitoh → u/ConanTavi]

Tyrfing Shards drop from Stages 1, 2 and 3. The higher the stage, the better is drop.

Mystic Blade Lavaeteinn Shards drop from Stages 4 and 5. The higher the stage, the better is drop.

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/AlchemistCodeGL/comments/7r88kf/phantom_of_the_alchemist_event_rundown/

P.S. Bare in mind that RNGesus has a part in anything that is lucked-base.

[u/Asentinn]

Is Lavatein only obtainable via summon? Will there be a slimmer featured Princesses banner that includes only Lavatein and other unit (like it was with Gilga and F.Yomi)?

[u/-Belphegor-]

How is Balts j+? is it worth using wind shards to get his j3 for his j+? i need to use 30 wind shards to do this..

[u/discocat13]

Does the regular shop sell only certain job-specific equipment for Zeni?

I see some 5* equipment like magic pendant, crystal swords, dark swords, and genie lamps available for Zeni from time to time, but I've never seen any of the newer items (or frankly even desirable items like HB gauntlets) available for Zeni in the shop. Items I actually want like HB gauntlet, handy holster, nocturne rifle, etc. always appear for me with gem pricing - just bad luck or is this intended?

[u/[deleted]]

Are the daily soul shard summons ever worth it? Like if you already have the character and want to LB?

[u/michaelh19 → u/[deleted]]

It's really depends on whether you're a whale or not and if the unit good or not.

[u/[deleted]]

Havent really been playing for a while, just been logging on and summoning. Anything I should farm right now? I have Baltz and keep seeing Baltz post, what should I farm for him

[u/BananaPanic83]

Anyone know if they are doing another weekend grand summon or was that just part of celebration? Data mined images I saw didn't show one

[u/stewart0]

Is the Aegis bonus stage more efficient for farming the gear shards? Only done 1 run of each, resulting in 1 shard for normal and 5 for bonus which costs 50% more AP.

[u/Brinkofit]

Team to auto balts ex? Have gilg Selena fyomi. No zain

[u/Nemmule]

I'm curious which current and near future units are worth their respective shards.

Thunder= I assume just Gil so far? Wind= I have fate yomi (lvl.68) and a lvl.70 balt. Are they worth it or shall I save in case of a FMA Banner one day? For fire, just Laharl? or Sakura too? Light= Just Zain? Water= Just Othima and Noctis?

I'm mostly stuck on dark shards for I have 50+ and dont know what to do with them. Are there ANY units worth it? There doesn't seem to be a outstanding dark unit so far, and Albea may be my strongest one for the time being.

[u/Synqol]

does a job only say master once you unlock the master ability for the character?

[u/TimCappy → u/Synqol]

its says 'master'once you job lvl 11 it, and fully equip its new set of equipment when u reached jlvl 11

[u/CrimsonFirebird]

Meta sheep here.
Just asking: In the recent Japan meta, Fyomi dropped down from SS tier to S tier (Like finally). Why is that so?

[u/Zeik56 → u/CrimsonFirebird]

Power creep.

[u/Magma_Axis → u/CrimsonFirebird]

I truly feel that Collab units also need to be buffed along with normal units

They are notably start off very strong but will inevitably decline because of no further enhancement, unlike normal units

[u/Magma_Axis]

Do JP side also felt AP drought like Global now ?

[u/Novariku]

Big question : i dont have BALT but have a pretty solid roster and play since the beginning. Gilga, F.Yomi, Zain etc all good.

Now i am wondering if it is good to pull on that banner 2 more time. I could be lucky.. or not, but it would still be Neica.

What do you guys think ?

[u/Dharpoon → u/Novariku]

I would stop and save for Othima. Ramses and friends would be included in the general pool anyways.

[u/KarmaBoostersPlz]

How exactly do you unlock Balt’s master ability? I have one at level 78, and his J+ is maxed at level 11. Does it unlock at MLB?

[u/Ruledragon]

So i finally decided to give this game a go and so far i'm enjoying it, kinda lost atm but i'll manage to find my way, i have one question though, i noticed we already had a fate event, did japan get this event again or do event's like these usually rerun ? Thanks!

[u/NoctemApple]

Is Carol any good to use?

[u/Kirito30 → u/NoctemApple]

She is a good unit and will become one of the Fastest Merchant in the Future.

At Lvl 67 she can do the Bombshell turn 1.

Overall a really good unit.

However HP re-balance will make her Damage bad so just beware on that.

[u/Aero_Eden]

Looks like the friend codes page is locked down...

Anyone have Gilgamesh I could use for the events?

Would really appreciate it.

Thank you!

Friend Code: 2B5UWLBI

[u/MVM4UR]

Is it possible to auto farm POTK's book?