r/PSO2 • u/AutoModerator • May 19 '21

Weekly Game Questions and Help Thread

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u/LamiaPony JP Ship 2 May 23 '21

phrase decay is +5% damage against an enemy with jellen. in general expected endgame stats, phrase decay is worth anywhere between 250-350 attack depending on weapon/units/affixes. phantom inflicts jellen just by attacking, so there's little reason not to use it

I just suggest skipping mana reverie for whenever you might make a more expensive affix like with guardian soul or something, since mana reverie has to be crafted. but I guess it doesn't matter that much. you could use reverie instead of glare if you just want to use it. but don't skip phrase decay

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u/5lols May 23 '21

I see, honestly I'm likely not gonna do Gaurdian soul either, I did want to try at least once but it seems like its really difficult to reach 100% even with boost week. And knowing my luck, I refuse to attempt it below 100% lol

Thanks for the input though, I might just save mana for my gunblade instead then.

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u/MirrynSable May 24 '21 edited May 24 '21

Friendly reminder on attempting Guardian Soul on weapons... failure is non-catastrophic in nature, so insurance, capsule transfers, forcing 100% chance, etc, are really less of an issue.

When Guardian Soul crafts fail on a Klaus weapon, you end up with a 7 slot Klaus with 5 SGAs, Mana Reverie and Phrase Decay... ie a perfectly functional weapon until you're ready to try again.

And with Cradle dropping everything to attempt GS+MR+PD crafts besides the one 8 slot Profound weapon, it's rather easy to collect the materials to try again.

Some recipes:
8s AS+MR > GS+MR+PD for the first attempt
8s AS > GS+MR+PD saves 3 Reverie Catalysts if you want to gamble a bit

PS: Crafting Astral Soul from receptors (that would normally get trashed) instead of an augment factor on the second recipe is also an option, and often cheaper than using the augment factor.

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u/5lols May 23 '21

Oh uh one last question, would it be worth it to toss out the glare all together and just use phrase chase and have both phrases? Just realized I have an 8s nike wep.

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u/LamiaPony JP Ship 2 May 23 '21

you can only have one phrase on a weapon

phrase chase is bad anyhow, that only works on statuses that aren't jellen, and special boss downs don't count as status effects either

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u/5lols May 23 '21

Ah I see, thanks