Smasher Guide/Skill Build Advice?

[Alne]

Exactly what the title says.
What do I do to play Smasher correctly?

[Alne]

My planned build would be

http://dnskillsim.herokuapp.com/na/s...-0-00-----0--0

as of right now.

[Fabulous]

• You don't need Time Dodge that high. Leave it at level 1.
• Max Teleport. It's like a second tumble.
• Don't take the Laser Cutter awakening. The bubble cost is too high for a lackluster skill. It's better to to save our bubbles for Laser Ray. If you want to spam LC, you have a low CD on Fast Forward (25s downtime plated).
• Skills have their highest growth at levels 6, 11, 16, 21, and 26. Make Dark Nova (active) level 11.
• I recommend getting one point in Toxic Spray. Many bosses have iframes at the start, so throwing out a TS will let you know when you can actually attack.

Is this build for PVE?
Snobu need your guide

[Snobu]

Whats a guide

[Alne]

Pure pve.

Why do you take dark nova? Is it just for the spectrum ray instant?

Should I drop the other base skill and use toxic spray as an sp dump to get to 45

Why do you call them bubbles I thought alchemists were the only ones with bubbles

[Fabulous]

Looks good to me.

Other options for the sorc tree are:
- Wheeling Staff level 6
- Shockwave level 1

There are nests with mechanics where you have to push something. Daidalos fairy, TKN ogre, RDN guardian, IDN dragon phase 1. These two skills are helpful for that. It depends on if you plan on pushing, though, or letting other people do it. You can get by through right-click as well.

[Snobu]

I wouldnt recommend the mp passive in the mystic. Those points could be better spent else where like shockwave or wheeling staff, if you dont use the book as a weapon. Other than that, similar build to mine

[Alne]

I use book as a weap.

[Alne]

Okay, one last thing. What sort of rotation should I do during FF? Right now I'm kind of getting by going 9TL>LC>GB and then nuking with my ult when FF ends

I'm not lv 90 so no LRay yet unfortunately

[Fabulous]

Traditional FF rotation pre-90 was Laser Cutter -> 9TL -> Spectrum Ray. You don't need to use Spectrum Ray if it's unsafe; you can just use a filler like Linear Ray or Gravity Blast and go back to LC. Your ulti pre-awakening is a filler skill when you're out of options. Traditionally it was used to tank wipe mechanics because it has a 70% damage reduction shield.

Reason being: Laser Cutter takes a while to travel to your enemy, while 9TL has a faster trajectory. 9TL, even when casted second, will hit your target before Laser Cutter, ensuring that you get the crit resist debuff. Gravity Blast is a filler and shouldn't be used over your lasers in an FF rotation. Your EX skills make your lasers stronger.

9TL EX lv 16: 2914 x 1.5 = 4371%
The EX provides a 50% damage boost.
Spectrum Ray EX lv 13: 2785 x 1.6 = 4456%
The EX provides a 60% damage boost.

Gravity Blast vs. Linear Ray
Gravity Blast lv 19: 1986%
Linear Ray EX lv 19: 1893%
Linear Ray EX lv 19, 1 charge: 1893 x 1.5 = 2839%
Linear Ray EX lv 19, 2 charge: 1893 x 1.8 = 3407%
The EX provides a 50% and 80% damage boost at the respective charges
Even though Gravity Blast is slightly stronger than Linear Ray EX with no charge, LR is slightly faster, hence safer, and also benefits from your elemental conversion.

Awakening changes your gameplay entirely, but it's good to keep this rotation in mind. There will be certain bosses where it's better to use the following rotation because you need to constantly dodge.
Level 90 FF rotation: Laser Cutter -> 9TL -> double Spectrum Ray (norm + INS)

[Alne]

Ohhh. Thanks for the data. I never really considered using Spectrum Ray as a bossing skill lol. It's got a pretty long cast time.

Also, what about Laser Ray? Could that be included in a FF rotation or is that just a skill used when FF is on cd?