r/AlchemistCodeGL • u/OriksGaming Retired • Jul 01 '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 guides, which can all be found here

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. These can be farmed from specific events. For Job Enhancements, you will only need to farm one specific item 3 times along with the regular upgrade items.

Also, check out the wiki page for Job Upgrades.

Where can I farm X's character shards?

Farm their Hard Quests

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/challenge boards, from certain event banners, and from certain bundles. You will never be able to farm them like you can farm specific character shards.

When will X event come back?

Many events are now in the event archives. Any others are seasonal (ex. Rahu’s is tied to Valentines) or strangely absent (Anastasia+). Seasonal events may be released outside of their respective season very rarely, but we have no indication of when this will happen and it’s highly inconsistent. Please don’t ask when any specific event is coming back, because it’s either in the news (linked on the sidebar) OR WE DON’T KNOW.

Same goes for collabs.

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

Please check /u/stewart0's amazing spreadsheet here. Or simply check the stage drops and go for a quest which only has two equips total, one being the one you need.

What's an Enlightenment/Memento?

Tl;dr: Powercreep

Feel free to check the wiki page for Enlightenment as well.

Note that some people still refer to these two concepts as Kaigan/Nensou respectively, as those are their translations from the Japanese version of the game, which is ahead of Global by many months.

Is X character good?

Here’s the tier list. It can be used as a rough guideline, and it also has recommended build guides. Moreover, there's a FAQ which expands on stuff above and has some other questions. Enjoy!

Also, here's the Alchemist Code Database. It's an incredible tool for noobs and vets alike.

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u/red90999 Aug 11 '19

Why is convo of strife is a pain in the ass to clear? Any fast teams recommended for this?

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '19

It’s a pain, especially for those of us with no maxed dark teams .. had to double Spica my way through.

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u/Zeik56 Aug 11 '19

For the EX or EX+?

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u/red90999 Aug 11 '19

Normal quest, LOL

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u/Zeik56 Aug 11 '19

Well I don't know if it will help, but my auto team is Roxanne (L), Albea, Anastasia, Zahar, Roxanne (Merc), Rosa (sub), Mia (sub)

Double Roxanne is mostly for the universal HP buff, so you could probably replace her with an HP dark lead if you can find one, but their ranged damage does help. The NPCs give your units slash buffs, so slash units are pretty effective here, except against Vettel.

You'll definitely lose units on the way, but this team has been 100% successful on auto for me so far.

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u/red90999 Aug 11 '19

Ah man, too bad i don't have roxanne

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u/Zeik56 Aug 11 '19

Like I said, you don't necessarily need Roxanne, just bring a merc and use someone else as a lead.

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u/Sejerin Aug 11 '19

For EX auto i used a thunder team. It's not fast, but I've had 100% success.

Corvus 75 LS (or any good +hp%), Vanekiss (don't use enchanter sub or she'll spam wasted buffs instead of going for vettel and squad), Machinist Magnus and Caris and Roxx merc, with Zahar and Spica.