So I used the 100 stones from the story quest to get my initial team, and now I would like to farm stones towards the inevitable 20 stone machine. What's the best way to start saving up for it?
P.S. I'm trying to get a "Light Guiding Star Machine, Orpharion's Gem" but the posts I found talking about it are all very old. Is there a newer / better way to get one?
Posted May 26, 2022, 6:58 PM UTC
Finish grinding through norms and techs, one of the shuras has 85 stones for clear, but that'd be pretty hard for a new player to clear potentially.
Which dungeon is that? Curious if I’d be able to clear it with the Killua team I’ve been using: https://imgur.com/a/KjoaAAv
Shura 1 is Illusory World of Carnage - Guardian of the Demon Gate.
Dimension of the Mystics - Dimension Guide (MD1) also gives 85 stones on first clear, but it's a fair bit harder.
That team could probably clear Shura 1, just don't transform Raffine until floor 3. Having Raffine with only 4 attributes on the team is a little awkward. And she might be excessive on a dual Killua team.
Is there anyone you’d recommend over Raffine? I think the only new pull I have not in this picture is Feitan: https://imgur.com/a/t9fZ7Ic
I have noticed that damage absorb/void damage has been a big problem for me with this team, even when I match a 3x3 it doesn’t seem to make a difference. Any idea why I may be running into trouble?
Oh, I recommended Raffine, didn't I? Well there's egg on my face.
Super Revo Anubis, Pitou, Kite, Super Revo Okuninushi, and maybe Vallentine's Ponno are options.
As long as the 3x3 is exactly 9 orbs of dark it should work, Killua should do good damage. Keep in mind the 3x3 is only for voids. For damage absorbs you need to use that assist that's on DKali. Some later game enemies may have too much health for just those three subs doing damage void pierce to kill quickly, though.
Try this
Illusionary world of carnage 1 guardian of the demon gates. It used to be extremely hard but has been power crept alot. You may have to beat the arenas to unlock it either way you have to run through the technicals to get to it so may as well start clearing those. Mysterious dimension 1 also gives 85 stones but that's gonna be extremely hard for a new player.
Clear through the rest of story if you haven't already, a solid 80+ stones plus some useful materials. Then run Normals until Training Arena, then Technicals until EX-2.
To get Orpharion's gem you'll need to clear Seraphis Descended then gets the four limbs from certain machine based descends or mid-game technicals (all found in EX-2 or higher). All these parts and even Orpharion's gem itself can be traded between players. Colosseum is probably the most efficient way to get them, but that might be tricky for a newer player.