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Dragon Build Details
Faith & Arcane Uses Incantation
This build focuses more in Arcane and uses Dragon Communion Seal that has S scaling and a passive effect that boosts Dragon Communion incantations. The playstyle involves fighting by inflicting status effects and casting incantations.
Bandit Class
| Recommended Class | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hero | ||||||||
| Lv | Vi | Mi | En | St | De | In | Fa | Ar |
| 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 14 |
^ Preferential | Optional | Unnecessary
The recommended class for this build is Bandit. Although Prophet is good, Bandit's initial stats can optimize Reduvia in the early game which is an advantage. In addition, with the use of Radagon's Soreseal, you can equip Rivers of Blood even with initial stats in Strength & Dexterity and use it as main weapon in the late game.
Arcane & Faith Stats
The Dragon Communion Seal has Faith B and Arcane S scaling. As a guide, raise Faith for about 60%-80% of Arcane. If the points allocated to Faith is relatively higher compared to Arcane, the incant scaling decreases.
Dragon Communion Seal +10
| Stats | Incant Scaling |
|---|---|
| Faith 30 Arcane 80 | 354 |
| Faith 40 Arcane 70 | 356 |
| Faith 50 Arcane 60 | 353 |
Recommended Stats Build
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| ▼Level 50 | ▼Level 70 | ▼Level 100 |
| ▼Level 130 | ▼Level 150 | - |
Level 50
| Stat | Point | Enhancement |
|---|---|---|
| Vigor | 30 | ・Prioritize in the early game |
| Mind | 17 | ・Dragonice can be used |
| Endurance | 10 | ・Initial value |
| Strength | 9 | ・Initial value |
| Dexterity | 13 | ・Initial value |
| Intelligence | 9 | ・Initial value |
| Faith | 17 | ・Dragon Communion Seal can be used ・Lightning Spear can be used |
| Arcane | 24 | ・Incantation scaling increases ・Blood Loss buildup of Reduvia increases |
Level 70
| Stat | Point | Enhancement |
|---|---|---|
| Vigor | 40 | ・Raise to increase durability |
| Mind | 17 | ・Sufficient |
| Endurance | 10 | ・Initial value |
| Strength | 9 | ・Initial value |
| Dexterity | 13 | ・Initial value |
| Intelligence | 9 | ・Initial value |
| Faith | 17 | ・Sufficient |
| Arcane | 34 | ・Raise to increase incantation damage |
Level 100
| Stat | Point | Enhancement |
|---|---|---|
| Vigor | 40 | ・Sufficient |
| Mind | 17 | ・Sufficient |
| Endurance | 13 | ・Raise to increase the equip load |
| Strength | 9 | ・Initial value |
| Dexterity | 13 | ・Initial value |
| Intelligence | 9 | ・Initial value |
| Faith | 28 | ・All Dragon incantation can be used |
| Arcane | 50 | ・Raise to increase incantation damage |
Level 130
| Stat | Point | Enhancement |
|---|---|---|
| Vigor | 42 | ・Raise to increase durability |
| Mind | 27 | ・Ekzykes's Decay can be used |
| Endurance | 13 | ・Sufficient |
| Strength | 9 | ・Initial value |
| Dexterity | 13 | ・Initial value |
| Intelligence | 9 | ・Initial value |
| Faith | 36 | ・To be able to use more incantation spells |
| Arcane | 60 | ・Raise to increase incantation damage |
Level 150
| Stat | Point | Enhancement |
|---|---|---|
| Vigor | 45 | ・Raise to increase durability |
| Mind | 29 | ・Raise to increase FP |
| Endurance | 18 | ・To be able to use heavier equipment |
| Strength | 9 | ・Initial value |
| Dexterity | 13 | ・Initial value |
| Intelligence | 9 | ・Initial value |
| Faith | 46 | ・Raise to increase incantation damage ・To be able to use more incantation spells |
| Arcane | 60 | ・Cap at 60 since there will be diminishing returns beyond this point |
Recommended Incantation
Dragon Communion Incantation
| Dragonmaw | 【FP cost / Required Fai & Arc / Slot】 ・FP 46 / Fai 24 & Arc 16 / 1 Slot 【Description】 ・High damage with a single hit and can further increase when enhanced with other incantations & talismans |
| Rotten Breath | 【FP cost / Required Fai & Arc / Slot】 ・FP 36 / Fai 15 & Arc 12 / 1 Slot 【Description】 ・Low damage output but inflicts Scarlet Rot build & damage |
| Dragonice | 【FP cost / Required Fai & Arc / Slot】 ・FP 36 / Fai 15 & Arc 12 / 1 Slot 【Description】 ・Low damage output but inflicts Frostbite build & damage ・Use alternately with Dragonfire to trigger Frostbite for a couple of times |
| Glintstone Breath | 【FP cost / Required Fai & Arc / Slot】 ・FP 28 / Fai 15 & Arc 12 / 1 Slot 【Description】 ・High damage output ・Does not inflict any atatus effects |
| Greyoll's Roar | 【FP cost / Required Fai & Arc / Slot】 ・FP 62 / Fai 28 & Arc 17 / 2 Slots 【Description】 ・Significantly damages enemies within range ・Decreases enemy attack by 20% ・Increases damage dealt against them by 10% for 60 seconds |
Other Incantation
| Name | Effect |
|---|---|
| Swarm of Flies | 【FP cost / Required Fai & Arc / Slot】 ・FP 14 / Fai 11 & Arc 16 / 1 Slot 【Description】 ・Pursues the enemy and inflicts Blood Loss buildup & damage ・Increase the Blood Loss damage by using White Mask & Lord of Blood's Exultation |
| Catch Flame | 【FP cost / Required Fai / Slot】 ・FP 10 / Fai 8 / 1 Slot 【Description】 ・Can be fast triggered to support the Dragon Communion incantations that needs time to cast |
| Lightning Spear | 【FP cost / Required Fai / Slot】 FP 18 / Fai 17 / 1 Slot 【Description】 ・Can be casted from a distance ・Useful for defeating single target enemy with less FP consumption |
| Flame, Grant me Strength | 【FP cost / Required Fai / Slot】 FP 28 / Fai 15 / 1 Slot 【Description】 ・Increases physical & fire-affinity attack power 【Does not affect】 ・Glintstone Breath ・Smarag's Glintstone Breath ・Dragonice ・Borealis's Mist |
| Golden Vow | 【FP cost / Required Fai / Slot】 FP 47 / Fai 15 / 1 Slot 【Description】 ・Increases attack power & defense for self and nearby allies |
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Weapon
| Name | Effect |
|---|---|
| Dragon Communion Seal | Requirement: Fai 10 / Arc 10 ・Boosts Dragon Communion incantations ・Arcane S scaling ・Ideal to two-hand wield |
| Rivers of Blood | Requirement: Str 12 / Dex 18 / Arc 20 ・Easy reach & attack ・Best weapon for Blood Loss buildup ・Can be combined with Radagon's Soreseal |
| Reduvia | Requirement: Str 5 / Dex 13 / Arc 13 ・A dagger that is available in the early game ・Inflicts Blood Loss buildup & damage from a distance with skill ・Bandit's initial stats already met the weapon's requirement |
Recommended Armor
| Name | Effect |
|---|---|
| White Mask | 【Head】 ・Boosts Blood Loss damage |
| Mushroom Crown | 【Head】 ・Increases attack power by 10% when a nearby enemy or yourself is affected by Poison or Scarlet Rot |
| Silver Tear Mask | 【Head】 ・Increases Arcane by 8 ・Decreases physical attack power by 7% |
Recommended Talisman
| Lord of Blood's Exultation | ・Increases attack power by 20% for 20 seconds when a nearby enemy is inflicted with Blood Loss |
| Kindred of Rot's Exultation | ・Increases attack power by 20% for 20 when a nearby enemy is inflicted with Poison or Scarlet Rot |
| Radagon's Scarseal | ・Increases Vigor, Endurance, Strength, & Dexterity by 3 ・Increases damage taken by 1.0% |
| Radagon's Soreseal | ・Increases Vigor, Endurance, Strength, & Dexterity by 5 ・Increases damage taken by 1.15% |
| Flock's Canvas Talisman | ・Raises potency of incantations by 8% |
| Faithful's Canvas Talisman | ・Raises potency of incantations by 4% |
| Primal Glintstone Blade | ・Reduces FP consumption of spells ・Reduces maximum HP |
| Ritual Sword Talisman | ・Increases attack power when HP is at maximum ※ Recommended to have the maximum attack power |
| Godfrey Icon | ・Enhances charged spells and skills |
