The Complete Elemental Master Guide by Goldie: Difference between revisions

This allowed their companion spirits to evolve and become powerful beings of their own rights. <span style="color:red;">Agni</span> evolved to the <span style="color:darkred;">High Elemental Ardor</span>, <span style="color:blue;">Aqua</span> evolved to the <span style="color:darkblue;">High Elemental Diluvio</span>, <span style="color:green;">Ventus</span> evolved to the <span style="color:limegreen;">High Elemental Procella</span>, and <span style="color:brown;">Tera</span> evolved to the <span style="color:chocolate;">High Elemental Terremotus</span>. The Sorcerer's previous experimentation on the <span style="color:purple;">Poison</span> element led them to awaken the vicegerent and embodiment of <span style="color:purple;">Poison</span> magic of which it governs—the <span style="color:purple;">High Elemental Serpens</span>. With their new form bonds and an unlikely ally with the malignant <span style="color:purple;">Serpens</span>, Sorcerers themselves have evolved to the legendary Elemental Master.

Depending which of the High Elementals are summoned to aid the Elemental Master, the corresponding element of the AoE skill that represents the High Elemental will boost its damage output. A summoned <span style="color:darkred;">Ardor</span> will bestow an EM with the gift of <span style="color:red;">Fire</span> and will receive increased <span style="color:red;">Fire</span> magical damage as well as amplifying Conflagration's power. With the combined strength of both the Elemental Master and High Elemental Spirit, this gives them the ability to cast their ultimate skill '''https://static.divine-pride.net/images/skill/5380.png <span style="background:linear-gradient(to right, #FF3F34 0%, #2C6FBB 25%, #268F15 50%, #B5651D 75%, #800080 100%); -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent;">Elemental Buster</span>''' as a symbol of their infinite bond. Elemental Buster will assume and flexibly switch element depending on the summoned High Elemental Spirit, making it possible to cast a <span style="color:purple;">Poison</span>-endowed Elemental Buster when <span style="color:purple;">Serpens</span> is present.

* To summon <span style="color:darkred;">Ardor</span>, you need to summon first the Adult Form of <span style="color:red;">Agni</span> using the skill '''Lvl. 3''' '''{{#skill:2457}}'''. Afterwards, you use this skill.

* <span style="color:darkred;">Ardor</span> bestows the summoner with 10% <span style="color:red;">Fire</span> property magical damage and increases the damage of '''{{#skill:5372}}''' by 30%.

* <span style="color:darkred;">Ardor</span>'s stats increase '''based on the summoner's stats''', '''{{#skill:2463}}''', and '''{{#skill:5374}}''' skill levels.

* <span style="color:darkred;">Ardor</span> together with the other High Elementals will have a separate section dedicated for them. For more info, check down [[The_Complete_Elemental_Master_Guide_by_Goldie#High_Elementals|below]].

* Elemental Buster ('''EB''') is our ultimate skill as EMs. This skill changes elemental property (<span style="color:red;">Fire</span>, <span style="color:blue;">Water</span>, <span style="color:green;">Wind</span>, <span style="color:brown;">Earth</span>, or <span style="color:purple;">Poison</span>) based on the currently summoned High Elemental Spirit (<span style="color:darkred;">Ardor</span>, <span style="color:darkblue;">Diluvio</span>, <span style="color:limegreen;">Procella</span>, <span style="color:chocolate;">Terremotus</span>, or <span style="color:purple;">Serpens</span>). '''Does not work with Sorcerer's Elementals'''.

When referring to '''Elementals''', this pertains to the Sorcerer's spirit summons (<span style="color:red;">Agni</span>, <span style="color:blue;">Aqua</span>, <span style="color:green;">Ventus</span>, and <span style="color:brown;">Tera</span>). On the other hand, '''High Elementals''' refer to the Elemental Master's spirit summons (<span style="color:darkred;">Ardor</span>, <span style="color:darkblue;">Diluvio</span>, <span style="color:limegreen;">Procella</span>, <span style="color:chocolate;">Terremotus</span>, and <span style="color:purple;">Serpens</span>). Collectively, both Elementals and High Elementals will be referred to as '''Spirits''' from here on out'''.'''

On the other hand, '''Defensive mode''' like Passive mode is also used to buff an EM's defensive capabilities. Spirits would endow an EM's armor property to their corresponding element. If for example you have <span style="color:darkred;">Ardor</span> summoned and you placed him in Defensive mode, he will change your armor property to <span style="color:red;">Fire</span> and you'll get decreased damaged against <span style="color:red;">Fire</span> property attacks but reduced resistance for the opposing element which is <span style="color:blue;">Water</span>. Another good example is '''Lvl. 1''' '''{{#skill:2459}}''' in its Child form placed in Defensive Mode; in this mode, <span style="color:green;">Ventus</span> doesn't endow your armor to <span style="color:green;">Wind</span> but she does however give you free {{#icon:12710}}{{#linkitem:12710|Guyak Pudding}} effect and +'''50% FLEE''' '''Rate''' for as long as she is active.   

The next mode that maybe most of you aren't still aware of is the '''Waiting Mode'''. Now, Waiting mode isn't under any specific Level of '''{{#skill:2456}}''', but it's a state where your spirits can freely enter anytime. The moment you summon your spirits, they are by default in Waiting mode, and once you've placed them into any of the three (3) modes, they exit this state. To place them back into this state once again, you'll need to recast the same level of Elemental Control according to the same mode your spirits are in. If <span style="color:darkred;">Ardor</span> is in Passive Mode, recast '''Lvl. 1''' '''{{#skill:2456}}''' one more time and he'll be in Waiting mode again. During this state, your spirits don't give anything or do anything for you ''but'' they regain 2% HP/SP every 3 seconds which serves as their own healing consumable in a way acting like their own source of {{#icon:14534}}{{#linkitem:14534|Small Life Potion}}. This helps them stay longer in battles, so put them in Waiting mode as you deem fit and necessary.  

*Generally, <span style="color:darkred;">Ardor</span> is used for almost all farming maps since <span style="color:red;">Fire</span> element wipes out most mobs in those areas.

*Some mobs cast hard hitting <span style="color:red;">Fire</span> magical spells such as in Mjolnir Underground Cave. But <span style="color:darkred;">Ardor</span> can negate that if you place him in Defensive Mode using '''Lvl. 2''' '''{{#skill:2456}}''', and he will endow your armor to the <span style="color:red;">Fire</span> property, and reduce the damage you take from <span style="color:red;">Fire</span> property attacks by 100%.

*With <span style="color:darkred;">Ardor</span>'s defensive buffs and your own '''{{#skill:288}}''', you can finish both Easy and Hard Mode of The Immortal without ever depending on a {{#item:4128}} like most classes just to clear Hard Mode effortlessly. Simply put, <span style="color:darkred;">Ardor</span> is tailor-fit for this instance hands down.

*<span style="color:darkblue;">Diluvio</span> is a close contender for '''The Immortal Instance''' next to <span style="color:darkred;">Ardor</span>. She can withstand Lasgand's '''{{#skill:83}}s''' and has full immunity against his''' {{#skill:89}}''' skill. Use her if <span style="color:darkred;">Ardor</span> died and your skill to summon him is on CD.

*<span style="color:limegreen;">Procella</span> is not necessarily bad but there are just better High Elementals to use in other farming maps. She performs  best in <span style="color:blue;">Water</span>-infused areas like '''Abandoned Pit Flr'''. '''1''' and '''Varmundt's Biosphere''' ('''Ice'''). You can still use her though, especially if you got bored of using <span style="color:darkred;">Ardor</span> and you want to be enamored around her gleaming elegance~

As what can be seen from the equations, all of the stats for the Elementals and High Elementals are influenced and dependent with that of the summoner's. Besides inheriting their summoner's stats, they also get additional stats based on what forms ('''Child''', '''Adolescent''', or '''Adult''') they assume as well as what kind of spirit they are. Taking into consideration the '''MDef''' equation <code>SummonerMDEF + [(SummonerINT) ÷ (5 − SummonLv)]</code>, a Level 3 <span style="color:red;">Agni</span> for example will yield higher '''MDef''' values due to having lower divisor values  as compared to Lvls. 1 or 2. Although, it's uncertain or rather I haven't confirmed with [GM] Muh what would be the value for it if it's <span style="color:darkred;">Ardor</span> for instance since technically he is already on Adult form, and 4th job High Elementals don't have a child or adolescent form. It's even more uncertain for <span style="color:purple;">Serpens</span>' case since he doesn't have any 3rd job base counterpart or maybe whatever base Elemental he was summoned from that's where he'll get his benefits from. But anyway with that in mind, you would also want to build as much HP% as you could get since in the equation for '''MaxHP''' <code>(SummonerMaxHP ÷ 3)</code> , your total MaxHP is divided by 3, and the only way to mitigate that is if you build tons of MaxHP% either from equips, consumables or party buffs. It's also noticeable that our Spirits don't benefit at all in our '''total MAtk''' or '''ATK''' which explains why their magical skills and basic attacks do little to nothing against monsters.   

'''Note''': In all four (4) occasions shown above, <span style="color:darkred;">Ardor</span> and <span style="color:purple;">Serpens</span> survived some of the deadliest skills in the game casted by MVPs and boss monsters alike. The GIFs have very poor quality and I apologize for that. Hopefully I could replace them with better ones soon, but for now these will do; what's important is we know they can live long enough against the hardest hitting skills when built tanky.

Furthermore, insignias provide one of the strongest debuff in the game. Each insignia has the ability to '''boost the counter element''' no matter which level you use. For example, if you use '''<span style="color:red;">{{#skill:2465}}</span>''' at any level, '''any units''' '''inside''' the insignias' 3x3 AoE will take 50% more damage against <span style="color:blue;">Water</span> elemental attacks. If EMs are standing inside the <span style="color:red;">Fire</span> insignias' AoE, they, too, will receive increased damage against <span style="color:blue;">Water</span> elemental attacks of the MVP. This rings true for the other elemental insignias. Okay this part is important, now if you use a '''Lvl. 2''' '''<span style="color:green;">{{#skill:2467}}</span>''' in a party because you have a melee class user and you plan on buffing him with its buffing effects ('''Endow weapon with the <span style="color:green;">Wind</span> property''', +10% ASPD, and +10% ATK),  and since he is in melee range and you need to adjust so both of you stand inside <span style="color:green;">Wind Insignia</span> as well as the MVP and you have a '''<span style="color:blue;">{{#skill:2466}}</span>''' placed underneath both of you and the MVP; the MVP will also have its weapon element endowed to <span style="color:green;">Wind</span> which means his attacks will hit like a truck and could possibly kill you both since you two are standing on a <span style="color:blue;">Water Insignia</span>. This could have been prevented if you just used a '''Lvl. 1''' or '''Lvl. 3''' '''<span style="color:green;">{{#skill:2467}}</span>''' instead and that way you could have avoided endowing the MVP's weapon to <span style="color:green;">Wind</span>. While a '''Lvl. 1''' <span style="color:green;">Wind Insignia</span> has neutral effect on the three of you, a '''Lvl. 3''' <span style="color:green;">Wind Insignia</span> would have boosted your <span style="color:green;">Wind</span> property magical skills like '''{{#skill:5370}}''' and you would have even received +50% ACD on your <span style="color:green;">Wind</span> skills (just be sure that the MVP doesn't use any <span style="color:green;">Wind</span> skills or else he benefits from it too). Conversely, if you want to tank Lasgand's basic attacks, and you happen to use <span style="color:darkred;">Ardor</span> on '''Lvl. 2''' '''{{#skill:2456}}''' ('''Defensive Mode''')  you can place a '''Lvl. 2''' '''<span style="color:red;">{{#skill:2465}}</span>''' underneath Lasgand to forcibly endow his weapon attack to the <span style="color:red;">Fire</span> element so you can tank his hits head on.