(Alchemy) What skills are next to rank?

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CaiAysen wrote on 2014-01-07 20:46

(New to the forums, too. Woohoo!)

Anyway, let's get started. I'm a retired warrior/alchemist at the moment. So my alchemy skills hit about below average provided with a flamerider and decent enchants.

Alchemy skills:

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Flame Burst: 1
Water Cannon: 1
Life Drain: 1
Alchemy Mastery: B
Flame Buster: A
Shock: F
Frozen Blast: N
Sand Burst: N
Chain Cylinder: 1

Flame Alchemy: F
Water Alchemy: N
Clay Alchemy: N
Wind Alchemy: N

Transmutation: E
Synthesis: N
Mana Crystalization: C
Barrier Spikes: N
Summon Golem: E
Tropa wrote on 2014-01-07 20:59

1. Heat Buster
2. Sandburst &/or Windblast
3. Guard Cylinder Mastery
4. Hydra transmutation
5. Elemental Wave
6. Frozenblast &/or Shock
7. Golem(Debatable once vate comes out)

I wouldn't touch the mini-masteries until last
CaiAysen wrote on 2014-01-07 21:03

Thanks, I appreciate it.

Heat Buster is top priority?

Frozen Blast vs Shock. Which would hold more priority over the other in terms of what should be ranked first? I apologize for all the questions.
Tropa wrote on 2014-01-07 21:19

Quote from CaiAysen;1185488:
Thanks, I appreciate it.

Heat Buster is top priority?

End-game wise, Heatbuster isn't really much, but it's still good for clearing out "weak" monsters(Such as archers) and Heat Wave seems to have potential.

Frozen Blast vs Shock. Which would hold more priority over the other in terms of what should be ranked first? I apologize for all the questions.

With elemental Wave, I would say Frozenblast because you can immobilize everything around you.
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Shock on the other hand works well in different situations.

It's mainly up to you, do you wanna freeze everything from time to time or do you wanna periodically stun things.

Edit: Edited the list above
CaiAysen wrote on 2014-01-07 21:37

Awesome, thank you!

One more thing, which would you consider better? Boiling or Explosive? I use mostly Flame Burst since I have a large HP pool, and I'm not quite sure.
Tropa wrote on 2014-01-07 21:49

Quote from CaiAysen;1185496:
Awesome, thank you!

One more thing, which would you consider better? Boiling or Explosive? I use mostly Flame Burst since I have a large HP pool, and I'm not quite sure.

Boiling is easier to obtain, and its better for hybridizing.
nandattebayo wrote on 2014-01-07 22:08

Vate is supposedly coming out this month, so if you wanted to rank the new skills, I'd start saving AP now.