welcome, welcome. you may remember me from my last build, the icecrystal crusher, which i rarely even use outside of festivals anymore because it levels so slowly. i am not fixing that problem, because today, we're doing a farming or 1-fodder build.
here's the catch:
the damage comes from a mage. well, mostly.
introducing:
SURF'S UP!
surf's up! consists of a surfer (damage-dealing mage) and an upper (melee anticitank supporter.)
stones are as follows.
you may be wondering why these choices are so ridiculous. obsidian hybrid fragments?! i promise, i can explain. it's for cost and defensive reasons.
alright, alright. you may be looking for the statline. that's here.
happy holidays, and happy farming!
here's the catch:
the damage comes from a mage. well, mostly.
introducing:
SURF'S UP!
surf's up! consists of a surfer (damage-dealing mage) and an upper (melee anticitank supporter.)
stones are as follows.
contuse, drown, aid, reflect x3 scholar ambush, discipline | meditate
blazing slash/shred, guard, concentration, haste x3 obsidian hybrid fragment x2 ambush | anticipate
you may be wondering why these choices are so ridiculous. obsidian hybrid fragments?! i promise, i can explain. it's for cost and defensive reasons.
your surfer should ideally be water. water supereffects both bosses. additionally, 2 of its 3 weaknesses are covered by the upper, if you follow the elements down to a t. | your upper MUST be earth, fire, or plague and ideally fire. fire covers water well defensively, and water covers fire well defensively too. fire is generally considered the best element for tanks in forbidden portal. |
alright, alright. you may be looking for the statline. that's here.
these stats are a mage's version of the shattered cannon build. 3 scholars and tincturing the surfer are necessary to reach these stats. | 133 int, 40 qck, 6 vit
ok, i lied. eliminate isn't REQUIRED, but it is optional if you have one. 92 str 2-elims everything in forbidden portal, and 39 qck + lv 25 haste is enough to grant one free turn on all portal monsters. you should put the rest into bulk. | 92 str, 39 qck, 59 vit, 49 def, 12 mnd
pros: -very, VERY cheap! most expensive stones are ambush and haste. the rest is used so little or drops so commonly it can be found for only a couple gems on realmwide! -prioritizes sustainability. the surfer's aid gives the guarding upper a lot of health back, while preventing the surfer itself from being damaged! -it's 2-team, so you can drag a fodder dragon through forbidden portal and show them the horrors before exalting them! -also! red alert! this build can be used with the itonus 2-fodder mage as an extra supporter! |
cons: -surfer is weak to lightning, which is not much of a problem, but upper is weak to shadow, which is a massive problem, because void wyverns are shadow. -probably slower than the esoteric explorers. you could probably use an esoteric explorer fighter with the surfer, but it isn't optimized or tested. you'd probably need to sacrifice sap for guard to make esoteric explorer work with the surfer, but that comes at the cost of the explorer's partial independence in portal. -surf's up! only really works well in forbidden portal. golem workshop may be doable, but remains untested and theorycrafting needs to be done. water surfer + fire upper covers both boss elements, but lightning mages would be much more of a problem. |
happy holidays, and happy farming!
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