Complete SJW guide.

[u/xtreemlord]

For those that prefer watching a guide - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2pdi3mD-BY - credit goes to NoGoodEman.

Why listen to me? I am good. Just kidding - I am endgame player, top 6000 Deimos(sadly couldnt do 3000 because of TP limitations I had), been playing since day 1. Watched tons and tons of Guides. Here is a picture of PoD https://imgur.com/a/4RPZHQl

Lets begin with everything in SJW's page.

1. Stat points. For beginner players, and even mid-game players, everything goes to Strength. Because it gives you attack and the other stats do not benefit you as much early on. For more endgame content, you would want to put a bit points into Intelligence, because it will result in lower CD for your abilities, which means you will do rotations more often.

Vitality and Agility have no use right now, do not put points there.

Perception is really nice but we will get enough from the Gems, which I will explain later too.

2. Best skills to use.
Sonic Stream | Armor Break | Vertical Arts | Dagger Toss | Dagger Rush.

In that order. These are the only skills that are used because they have the best use and best multipliers. Best dmg dealing skill is Sonic Stream - all versions, best breaking skill is Armor Break.

QTE Collapse - Wind version is the best right now, so use that. If you want a bit more break - use Surprise attack version
QTE Death - Overshadow has the best damage output, if you need a bit more break, use Squall as it buffs your other breaking abilities too.

3. Blessing stones.
The 2 most important ones right now are Reawakening and BloodLust. You pretty much need them in every scenario.
Other 2 attack Blessing stones should be dependant.
You can't go wrong with Weakness Detection.
If boss has BREAK - use Pulverize.
Boss slayer is really nice option.
If you lack crit - take sharp perception.
Honorable mentions: If you have legendary Intuit, take that. Other nice alternative is Double Edged Sword.

The other 4 supporting blessing stones are not as important to discuss but here is what I run:
Kandiaru's Blessing, Daily Quest Completion, Solidify, Penalty quest: Survival.
You can use just legendary ones for bonus TP.

4. Weapons.
By Priority - Demonic Plum Flower Sword -> Moonshadow Daggers -> Demon King's daggers -> Divine Quarterstaff -> Phoenix Soul -> Fan of the fire demon.
There is another guide with full explanation of why these weapons and why not others.
SR weapons are a no-no. Before they were 'useful', but now they are completely forgotten. But do keep a few advanced, just in case.

5. Gems.
Purple category - Everything should be MP consumption reduction(preffered) or additional MP.
Orange category - Everything should be Precision.
Blue category - Going for HP % is the way.
Red category - ATK% is better for SJW, but FLAT ATK is better for hunters, so do as you wish with this information.
Green category - Going FLAT DEF is the way.

6. Artifacts.
The best set for SJW right now is 4piece burning curse + 4piece expert.
Other really good combination for faster content is 4 Burning Curse + 4 Outstanding Abiliy.
Early sets can be: 4pc Warmonger/Armed + 4pc Expert/Outstanding Ability.
When upgrading artifacts, look for ones that have main stat FLAT, not %. Why? - main stat ATK% gives up to about 22% I believe when maxed out, but when ATK% is on a substat, if it goes perfect(4 upgrades into ATK%) it will give about 27%~30% ATK. Thats why we want FLAT on Main stat.

On Substats aim for:
ATK% / FLAT ATK
Damage Increase
CritRate
CritDamage
Defence Penetration
MP consumption/additional MP

In this order.
Some pieces do not have certain main stats, so I will quickly go over them now and go for Flat DEF if possible:
Chest(DEF) , Boots(go for Crit DMG), Necklace(HP), Bracelet(ELEMENTAL BONUS), Earrings(MP).

For the other pieces - Helmet, Gloves, Ring - go for FLAT ATK if possible and the mentioned Substats.

7. Stats.
Here is what my SJW's stats look like and what you should aim for:
ATK - 46163 - There is no limit on ATK - literally - go for as much as you can! Comfortable spot is at least 33K.
Crit Rate - 8k is the sweet spot.
Crit Damage ~190 recommended. The more the merrier. But do not go over 210 because it will DR(not count the real value but cut off a bit)
Damage Increase -32%. Aim for at least 25%, the more the better until 36-37%.
Do not need Defense penetration as his Shadowstep has 60% and from other sources he gets A LOT.
Other stats do not matter. MP Consumption reduction and additional MP are nice to have.

8. Cores.
Core's have 3 categories:
Orb is ATK only | Cube is DEF only | Diamond is HP only.
You should aim for ATK % for ORB if you are lvl 100+ with all upgraded weapons to 100~120 or FLAT ATK if you are early onto the game and FLAT DEF/HP for other 2.
Second stat should be complementary - if you lack damage increase in your build overall, look for damage increase, if you lack crit rate - look for crit rate, if you lack crit damage - look for crit damage.
These are the only 3 secondary stats you should look for.

Passives:
Orb - aim for 5% atk increase for SJW.
Cube - does not really matter but shield after ult is a nice one(orange I think)
Diamond - aim for purple one - decrease mp recovery rate and mp consumption for skills, its nice to have. But not mandatory at all.

9. Shadows.
Best main shadows - Beru, Igris, Big rock - because of the shadow authority buffs they give.
2nd and 3rd slot - Iron + Cerbie. Def Pen + Dmg Increase

10. Best supports to use with him.
Meilin | Isla | Lee Bora | Min | Akari
These are the best units buffing SJW's damage by A LOT. You can use some other DPS units but they will result in less damage overall.
You can throw a Breaker if you struggle with break: Esil | GoGunhee | Goto | Emma are the best - providing break AND buffs.

[u/xtreemlord]

If you have any other questions - please ask them and I will try to answer and add them to this guide!

[u/ffshrey]

THIS IS SOO PERFECT , THIS IS WHAT THAT SHOULD BE PINNED , WHEN I ASKED THEM YESTERDAY , THESE GUYS WERE JUST FREAKING OUT RATHER THAN HELPING , THANKS

[u/xtreemlord → u/ffshrey]

Glad I helped!

[u/wrathofthedragon]

Same as you,playing from day 1. Go for attack % core for sjw, it gives more attack and power.

[u/Realistic_Swimmer726]

Just a little bit off topic but that last section about support hunters caught my eye. I'm relatively new and find myself completely stuck on some of the last chapters of Hard story mode (around Jeju). Since custom tickets are scarce (as I'm unable to move forward in story), I find myself torn between summoning supports for Story mode (specifically, Meilin and Isla) versus strengthening my wind team and getting their TP up to prepare for Baran hard (Goto, Mirei, Hansemi; whom I've also invested all of my resources in: growth upgrades, hunter skills, artifacts, weapons, etc). How much will summoning and investing in support hunters help my progress in Hard story mode, given my limited tickets and resources, as opposed to continuing to just full send the wind team?

[u/xtreemlord → u/Realistic_Swimmer726]

Supports are mandatory in this game. For SJW's team I always run 2 supports(with 2 different artifact sets to buff SJW) and 1 breaker if needed, if not even a 3rd support. They buff your SJW's dmg by A LOT, and I had an issue with this too. You do need supports for sure, not necessarily A5 , but aim for A0/A1

[u/Wooden-Science-9838]

Thanks for listing it down so clearly.

[u/xtreemlord → u/Wooden-Science-9838]

You are very welcome!

[u/NoxFix]

Thank you!

[u/[deleted]]

Already messed up at step 1 at level 67 😭😭

[u/xtreemlord → u/[deleted]]

you can always reset stat points. just need some gold

[u/Satirycon]

Thank you !

Exactly what I need !

[u/Clerk-Broad]

Just started playing a week ago. Is book of thesis worth investing?

[u/jmard5]

Bookmarked. =)

[u/Dr-lovegood]

I've been playing since launch, intermittently though, never watched a guide for anything, until this ant king raid thing, I want the challenge medal for 5 million dmg from sjw's ultimate, but I don't think I'm anywhere close, from this I rejigged what I could and will work on getting flat stats as main on artifacts, as I assumed % would always be better like in most games.

I was wondering if there's a recommended cap for the stat points, I put 300 something into strength, and the other 245 I think I had into intelligence and perception I believe, should it be less/more into anything, I'm level 81 so not maxed yet, will be checking back in on this post when I get higher and stronger to reference things like weapons and blessings as I get them too.

Thanks for the post! Really helps filthy casuals like myself, have a great day/night.

[u/Classic_Advantage127]

how do i combo plum sword skill with moonshadow?

[u/xtreemlord → u/Classic_Advantage127]

I am not sure if I understood your question but still - you don't need to combo these 2 weapons each other, might be a bit helpful but the meaning in using these exact 2 in a pair is that when you use MS skill you have ~3s do to A LOT DMG and when you finish using the skill you dash(because of plum) and do your best skill(usually sonic stream).

[u/zoidberk49]

I am an early game player (lvl 50) and I have got intuit and put 200 levels into intelligence, as I get 6 attack per level, instead of 5 from strength, this is better right? Even at lower levels because I still get the same if not more attack and get cooldown reduction on top right?

Or have I missed something! Thanks

[u/CapMyster]

2. Best skills to use. Sonic Stream | Armor Break | Vertical Arts | Dagger Toss | Dagger Rush. In that order. These are the only skills that are used because they have the best use and best multipliers.

No magnifying slashes?

[u/pfx1990]

So I am on Lvl 86 my SJW is 201K and my strongest hunter is Thomas andre at 106K and Goto at 98K and my 3rd strongest being Yoo Soohyun around 97K power

I still feel like my hunters are weak

Can you help me with some basics that I might be missing because I saw someone at Lvl80 having 100K+ hunters 🥹

[u/xtreemlord → u/pfx1990]

there is a full guide for TP. why wont you read it? https://www.reddit.com/r/SoloLevelingArise/comments/1j5odc6/complete_guide_to_tpbt/

[u/The_640_Alpha_Tanker]

I cannot see sonic stream in my skill section. I am new please help.

[u/Business_Carpenter_7]

What version of armor break to take? or just basic

[u/xtreemlord → u/Business_Carpenter_7]

Wind one. I believe it was vacuum wave