nyquist

So everyone else is talking about it, so why don't we?
I don't care to debate whether or not we should have RA's, b/c whether you like it or not we do have them.

(Obviously) The single target ward is most important. But after this I'm a little unsure what we should go for...Up for grabs imo, but here's roughly a tiered priority list (NOTE: within each tier the spells are not organized by anything other than the order in which I thought of them)
(and please excuse my naming scheme, I have no clue WTF is going on with the new names so I'm using the original ones)

VERY HIGH Priority
-Umbral Trap (Low lv. expansion debuff, so fast to research)
-Ancient Aegis (ST Ward)
-Stoicism (WoT & HoT)
-Transcendent Aid (GRP Heal)
-Umbral Warding (GRP Ward)
-Echoes of the Ancients (BIG Encounter Debuff)

QUITE HIGH Priority
-Ritual Healing (ST Heal big)
-Ancestral Sentry (Temp Pet)
-Lamenting Soul (Debuff DPS)
-Shrieking Haze (Debuff Atk spd and skill)

HIGH Priority
-Runic Armor (Warding Buff)
-Spirit of the Mastodon (Str and Sta Buff)
-Rejuvenation (ST Heal small)
-Bolster (Temp buff)
-Deteriorate (Str and Sta Debuff)

MODERATE Priority
-Ursine Avatar (Self Buff)
-Premonition (Buff for HP and PWR)
-Ancestral Mettle (GRP Buff for HP and resistance)

LOW Priority
-Prophetic ward (Nox Ward)
-Lethargy (Slow Debuff)
-Oberon Obstruction (Just incase you need a drink/ninja AFK)

VERY LOW Priority
-All Others


So what do you all think? Did I miss anything? (lunar attendant is prolly last to upgrade, after your grp cure and ancestral balm cure both of which work on any mob in-game at AdeptIII atm) also I left out offensive spells since most mystics that want to DPS go melee...

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Malachani

Umbral Trap should be the first one you make, it takes a week and is usually the last master that any T8 mystic needs.

Also I wouldn't discount the benefit of master debuffs, I would move them up above buffs honestly.

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Kaizer_Sosay

QFT. First thing I did was research Umbral Trap.

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KFizzle

my main is my monk who still needs masters (researching the monk avoid buff atm) but i was tempted to research Umbral Trap first ffs.

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Malachani

It only takes a week, Papi! Well worth it!

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KFizzle

lol It will be my second researched spell ... i just want this stupid avoid buff first because i never see it drop (not that i see Trap drop, just saying)

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Kvain

I am on vacation so I haven't had a chance to check it out. Can you use the RA to upgrade a M1 to M2?

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foozlesprite

I'd get Ancestral Sentry before my ghost bear. He lasts longer, which is just sad.

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nyquist

Thats what I meant X.X lunar attendant SUCKS (worst spell in game, imo) so LA is last to upgrade...


Nope, M1 is max :/


And I added Umbral Trap, and moved up the debuffs a bit. I really dont debuff enough anymore, I usually only do the Echoes of the Ancients one bc the mobs die so fast nowadays (imo, its not worth casting debuffs as the mob is enterring the red health area).

But I think Echoes of the Ancients is the most important in my arsenal (of course pending special fights and situations) especially considering im usually in the same grp (SK, dirge, coercer, assy, swash) who REALLY benefit from the resistance debuff

I'm still hesitant to move the offensive debuffs ahead of wards in importance...yeah they're nice and I use em in raids, but I just feel more comfortable with master wards first; finally I HATE lethargy, its SO slow and I feel like it doesn't do shit even if I have time to cast it

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Malachani

While I may not debuff all the trash (only some comes to mind as really needing it) I do always, always debuff named. And the upgrades of the debuffs are actually fairly significant. That being said tho, many of our debuffs are T6/7, so they came fairly cheap on my server and were some of my first purchases. But it also means they take less time on the RA.

Still think Wards, debuffs, heals, buffs, and dps spells (if you really have no other use for the RA lol) is the order I would do it.

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