Gale Windhawk Luxury Sub-Guide by Sophie/Joan: Difference between revisions

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= Gears and Min-Max Technicalities: Calamity Gale Build =

=== About Physical Damage Modifiers for Gale WH Build ===

===Gears===

# Instant Cast (hurt others faster than they can hurt you and Damage Flow)

# Survivability, HP pool to survive boss mechanism (put it on lowest on priority if you have devo on the team)

# Damage Flow: acd% at around 50% (could be less if ur laggy like me), ASPD 184 (or more)

The general aim of the min-maxing process (as of Date: 10/Dec/2025) is to equalize these damage modifiers while maximizing their overall multiplicative result. You should be aware of diminishing returns as you adds up a single damage modifier. The contextual discussion of this part will rely heavily on Calamity Gale Build part as the precedent (or as The Standard); if there's any confusion arise please go back and try again to regain the contextual sauce. I was only able to start to talk about this matter as I only completed all the needed gears for the test recently and I also do not provide the guarantee that this setup and version of min-max understanding will provide absolute peak damage but y'all are welcome to bump me to test with stuff listed. TL;DR this part is, beside it is for CB instead of Gale Build, is when we ditch {{#item:400539}} for +15[A] {{#item:400723}} and {{#item:300595}}.

* '''Class%:''' [stays the same] still the hardest and most expensive to get and even slightly harder to get because you will generally want to to go with {{#item:300530}} instead of {{#item:300473}} (will be discussed later). You will have 20%-75%. Main Sources: {{#item:300533}}, {{#item:4602}} combo, {{#item:4529}}, Demigod Set, HoL accesories and enchantments, Abysmal Knight Pet.

* '''Enemy_Element%:''' [moves 1 upwards] Rare modifier mostly seen on more modern iterations of items (post 2016), but is less expensive than Class%. You will have around 40%-130%. The reason it moves upwards in the worth list is in the case you will want to use {{#item:470260}} or {{#item:470303 }} instead of {{#item:470174}} (the shift will be discussed later). Main Sources: {{#item:27126}}-like MVP cards on body slot, Maximum Mammoth Shadow gears, HoL garment 2nd slot enchant, Varmundt Boots 2nd slot enchant, Dimensions/Time Gap Weapons 3rd slot enchant, Jitterbug combo and proc.

* '''Skill%:''' [moves 1 downwards] For Crescive Bolt it is easier thanks to the Episode 21 Heroes cards and Yorscalp Crown combo. You will have 160% at +15 {{#item:400723}} and {{#item:300595}} and even more with {{#item:24912}} and {{#item:24913}}.

* '''Critical%''': and other '''critical related modifier''' like C.RATE: You will have around 200-450% critical% and 80-140 C.RATE. We suffer here on mainly on critical and critical% as we do not use {{#item:400539}} anymore and that {{#item:312753}} is big on critical and critical%. In my case I only have around 175 critical without {{#item:300530}}, that is most likely the reason of the sudden high demand as people realized this very thing. Main Sources: various for Critical%, Shadow Gear Enchantments for C.RATE

===Gears===

**{{#item:24912 }} and {{#item:24913}} most likely becoming the new BiS, but unconfirmed (10 Dec 2025) because I have yet to test it myself.

= Sophie's Industrious Alts Mass Production Recommendation =

* Enable sharing non-core Equipment among characters of different classes Alts Mass Production (coming soon) as much as possible, while only core items for WH will be highlighted on this guide.

* Monotonous, but will be predictable.

* Not cost conscious, though time and stress speaking it is worth it if you plan to make more than, say, 10-15 characters of various jobs (just switch out the core item) each reaching lvl 250.

* Exp Event ongoing and you use the Novice Battle Manual (very important for efficiency). You are also spend on episode ticket 16, 17.1, and 17.2.

* Is leveling up single character only per attempt (different methods might be needed for mass leveling multiple chars).

** +9/+11 {{#item:400023}} combo with {{#item:490099}} or its derivatives (red/blue but not really recommended unless you need HP/SP leech early and you don't need acd% this early) starting at level 1

** Temporal boots and manteaus for level 100 and up

** Illusions set starting at level 120/130 up to 150/160

** Convertible wings/Automatic set starting at level 150/160

** Grey Wolf set starting at level 190

** MVP equips (e.g. PCC)/Good and Evil set starting at level 200/205

** Varmundts pieces/Glacier set starting at level 230

* Other methods out there might be more efficient and effective than mine, I just don't know it yet so be adaptable and don't treat this guide as if written in stone. Mine is expected to reach level 230-250 in around 30 min, and 250 in around to 1-2h depending on your performance and investment level.

Non-core Equipment will not be specifically named on the phases below (this is not a newbie guide), you will just have to do the best with what you currently possess. Though result may vary if your non-core equipment are far too weaker compared to the original assumption.

Primary Skill: Arrow Shower

Primary Skill: Arrow Storm -> Aim to reduce 0.3 seconds fixed casting time.

*+9~+11 {{#item:18110}} with 2x {{#item:27361}} at lvl 100.

*+9~+11 {{#item:400022}} and +9~+11 {{#item:18178}} with 2x {{#item:27361}} at lvl 130. Recommended setup is either +11 {{#item:400022}} combined with cheaper {{#item:1000521}} or +9 {{#item:400022}} combined with more expensive {{#item:1000522}} at lvl 170. Or source the fixed cast time reduction from other items such as Illusion Sprint Mail + Shoes Set combo at +22 total refinement.

*+9~+11 {{#item:400266}} (upgrade hammer exist) with 2x {{#item:700054}} or Yormi-Scalleg combo. Economically not really recommended though because the gain is miniscule to unreformed version but gain is a gain and there's no other better bows until Gale Storm is spammable reliably.

=== Phase 3: Job 4 lvl 200 to 250 ===