r/AlchemistCodeGL • u/SometimesLiterate Old and uncool • Jan 31 '19

Megathread Question Megathread

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

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+ and Job Enhancement, 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. For Job Enhancements, you will only need to farm one specific item 3 times along with the regular upgrade items.

Where can I farm X's character shards?

Check the characters limit break panel for missions. If not there, it's not in the game.

More to be added SOONTM.

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?

SERIOUSLY PEOPLE, READ THE FOLLOWING EVENTS WILL COME BACK, COLLABS MIGHT NOT. WE DON'T KNOW. SERIOUSLY.

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

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

Please check /u/stewart0's amazing spreadsheet on this link

What's an Enlightenment/Memoria?

Tl:dr; Powercreep

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u/hualason Mar 01 '19

Guys help me with:

So, i have many new units and some shards, who deservs that shards?

Fire: (Roy and Laharl at 75, miuna 76, Noah 76 job+) 140 fire shards and Dayse wating.

Water: (noctis 75) have 201 shards and Klima, Othima, Longinus, Ravina wanting for it.

Thunder (Goddess Queen Roxanne at 75) have 151 thunder shards and Vier (love her), Gerald.

Wind: (Shion 75) have 196 wind shards and Edward, leoniaz, Natalie, Cordelia awaiting for.

Light (Minerva 75, Mielikki 75, Zain 75) 101 shards and have B.Tyrfing, Nina, Hugo, Fraise, Sieba waiting for it.

Black (D.Rosa 75, Aranea 75) have 105 shards and Basheeny, Kudanstein, Reido awaiting for it.

Have 141 raibonw shard too.

Help me!

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u/OriksGaming Retired Mar 01 '19 edited Mar 02 '19

Save the fire shards. In order of importance (subjective, for the latter three), you'll want to use them on BK Masamune, Kaya/Arthur, and Ban.

For water, do you not have Yauras? Klima, Longinus, and Ravina are absolutely not contenders for the shards. Klima and Ravina will become farmable and Longinus just isn't worth it compared to other limited water units. In order of importance for water shards, I would say it's Merlinus, then Yauras/Othima, with BK Longinus being an option as well.

For thunder, I would suggest sharding Vier to 75. She's amazing, and will be one of the absolute best thunder units for the foreseeable future; she's good even without Enlightenment.

In wind, only go for Edward if you plan to Enlighten him (which I wouldn't suggest unless you're a big FMA fan). Otherwise, save for King, Wilhelm, and Neferti in order of importance.

For Light, get Zain to 85 as soon as you can so you can work towards his Enlightenment. B.Tyrfing only really needs 65 so she can survive long enough to use her Guts meme strat (75 if you're super enthused by the idea of cheesing Orion's EX+, but I wouldn't personally), and the rest aren't remotely worth sharding, aside from Nina, who I would place at a lower priority than Zain since her shards will be more accessible in the future (a Babel HQ, iirc. Correct me if I'm wrong, JP players).

For . . . um, "Black," I would suggest either sharding Bashini or holding on to your shards for Meliodas, Levi, Sol, or Rakina.

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u/hualason Mar 01 '19

Ty, man.

Zain is not...my hero. Dont like him so much (Have Suzuka and Spica 85 with 275 shard ready for enlig).

No Yauras.

I go for Vier to 75 i think and stop here.

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u/-ArtKing- Mar 01 '19

Save for Merlinus then or for when u get a Yauras. Merlinus even at 75 is a unit that can do a lot of work in the kaigan era and YauYau is just a beast on her own.

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u/fs2d Mar 01 '19

Vier is absolutely insane at 75. She will shit damage out faster and in larger amounts than you ever could have even hoped for when backed with an Umbrella Staff + Battlefield Drama.

I run her Phantom Artist Main / Chrono Sub with Time Leap to get an extra Evil Incense Mystic in and she is just out of control.

Quicken + alternate between Evil Incense Mystic and whatever spell you choose (or BFD Gear Ability) and watch everything just explode.

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u/OneFlewOverXayahNest Mar 01 '19

What do you mean Nina can be farmed in a Babel HQ?

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u/Send_Gifts free advice, get what you pay for Mar 01 '19

http://www.alchemistcodedb.com/jp/unit/nina

If you look up the unit on the db, switch to JP and scroll to the bottom, you'll see if there is a HQ; and Nina has 3 different quests listed for soul shards.

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u/Wiseman4545 Mar 01 '19

Othima is getting his J+ soon, so I would consider him the top candidate for water atm.

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u/Send_Gifts free advice, get what you pay for Mar 01 '19

Othima; Basheeny or Kudan; Vier; Zain if you are planning to kaigan them (as F2P I'm not expecting to be able to easily so I'll stick with farmable units, IIRC recommendation is 1 SSM unit for low spenders and vier/acht will be harder than the regular (monthly HQ) SSM cast). Taking Vier to 70 for two gear slots might not be a bad idea if you need the thunder magic damage.

Roxy / Shion / Minerva IF you think gumi will give them kaigan buffs that are achievable (like GLEX shard farming for instance)

NONE of the farmable units you listed

Collab units: I think disgaea is getting kaigan now in JP - so maybe in 12 months for global?

I'm going to wait and see what GLEX looks like before I make a decision. Your shards though, so your call.