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Ingo -> RE: [Archived] The Alchemist's (and Chef's) Compendium (6/21/2013 15:51:55)
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E. Using Tonics
Tonics should be used very carefully. Since all tonics are used to boost your stats, know what build you are using for your class, and use the appropriate tonic to help you enhance your build.
A bad scenario example would be someone equipped with Mage Class using the Brawn Tonic. The only skill that would even benefit from this tonic would be the auto-attack skill since it is Physical.
Refer to here if you're ever not sure what tonics to use!
Note: I will be using the word Caster Class and Magical/Magic Class. Those 3 different names mean the same type of class!
Note 2: You may notice that multiple potions have the same rec./class rec./use when/don't use when, but that is (most of the time) intended! Lots of potions have almost the exact same powers.
1. Alchemy Tonics /join alchemy
Basic Body Tonic
Recommendation: I recommend using this for tank builds, as those rely the most on high hp in order to survive. However, using an endurance boost for any build never hurts!
Class Recommendation: Tank classes like Blood Titan.
Use When: You want an hp boost.
Don't Use When: N/A
Basic Bright Tonic
Recommendation: I recommend using this for classes with magical attacks since this tonic boosts your intellect. An attack that is categorized as "magical" will have its attack boosted by 8%! Furthermore, if you have a caster class equipped, your haste will be boosted!
Class Recommendation: Caster Classes the most, but any class that has a magical move you want to do boosted damage.
Use When: You want a magical move to do more damage.
Don't Use When: You want to do more damage with a physical move, or have no magical moves in your class.
Basic Brilliance Tonic
Recommendation: I recommend using this for classes with magical attacks since this tonic boosts your intellect. An attack that is categorized as "magical" will have its attack boosted by 14%! Furthermore, if you have a caster class equipped, your haste will be boosted!
Class Recommendation: Caster Classes the most, but any class that has a magical move you want to do boosted damage.
Use When: You want a magical move to do more damage.
Don't Use When: You want to do more damage with a physical move, or have no magical moves in your class.
Basic Fate Tonic
Recommendation: The thing I like the most about the luck stat is that you can enhance it for any build. Use this potion when you want to raise the chance to do a critical strike!
Class Recommendation: All classes.
Use When: You want to boost the chance of getting a critical hit.
Don't Use When: Using a move that crits 100% of the time. (Ex. Alpha Omega's Bunker Buster)
Basic Foresight Tonic
Recommendation: I highly recommended this for Magic classes, since wisdom boosts haste, evasion, and critical hit chances. However, if you are looking only to boost evasion (blocking hits), then Melee classes can benefit off of a dexterity boost.
Class Recommendation: Magic Classes the most, but Melee Classes can also benefit from an evasion boost.
Use When: You want to boost haste, evasion and crits for Magical Classes, or want to boost evasion with Melee Classes.
Don't Use When: N/A
Basic Fortune Tonic
Recommendation: The thing I like the most about the luck stat is that you can enhance it for any build. Use this potion when you want to raise the chance to do a critical strike!
Class Recommendation: All classes.
Use When: You want to boost the chance of getting a critical hit.
Don't Use When: Using a move that crits 100% of the time. (Ex. Alpha Omega's Bunker Buster)
Basic Might Tonic
Recommendation: I recommend using this for melee classes or classes that have more physical moves than magical ones. Since this tonic boosts your strength, only physical attacks will receive boosted damage. Melee classes benefit more from higher strength, as it increases their chance to crit.
Class Recommendation: Melee Classes the most, but any class that has more physical moves than magical moves.
Use When: You want a physical move to do more damage.
Don't Use When: You want to do more damage with a magical move, or have no physical moves in your class.
Basic Mind Tonic
Recommendation: I recommend using this for classes with magical attacks since this tonic boosts your intellect. An attack that is categorized as "magical" will have its attack boosted by 12%! Furthermore, if you have a caster class equipped, your haste will be boosted!
Class Recommendation: Caster Classes the most, but any class that has a magical move you want to do boosted damage.
Use When: You want a magical move to do more damage.
Don't Use When: You want to do more damage with a physical move, or have no magical moves in your class.
Basic Power Tonic
Recommendation: I recommend using this for melee classes or classes that have more physical moves than magical ones. Since this tonic boosts your strength, only physical attacks will receive boosted damage. Melee classes benefit more from higher strength, as it increases their chance to crit.
Class Recommendation: Melee Classes the most, but any class that has more physical moves than magical moves.
Use When: You want a physical move to do more damage.
Don't Use When: You want to do more damage with a magical move, or have no physical moves in your class.
Basic Power Tonic
Recommendation: I recommend using this for melee classes or classes that have more physical moves than magical ones. Since this tonic boosts your strength, only physical attacks will receive boosted damage. Melee classes benefit more from higher strength, as it increases their chance to crit.
Class Recommendation: Melee Classes the most, but any class that has more physical moves than magical moves.
Use When: You want a physical move to do more damage.
Don't Use When: You want to do more damage with a magical move, or have no physical moves in your class.
Body Tonic
Recommendation: I recommend using this for tank builds, as those rely the most on high hp in order to survive. However, using an endurance boost for any build never hurts!
Class Recommendation: Tank classes like Blood Titan.
Use When: You want an hp boost.
Don't Use When: N/A
Brave Tonic
Recommendation: I recommend using this for tank builds, as those rely the most on high hp in order to survive. However, using an endurance boost for any build never hurts!
Class Recommendation: Tank classes like Blood Titan.
Use When: You want an hp boost.
Don't Use When: N/A
Brawn Tonic
Recommendation: I recommend using this for melee classes or classes that have more physical moves than magical ones. Since this tonic boosts your strength, only physical attacks will receive boosted damage. Melee classes benefit more from higher strength, as it increases their chance to crit.
Class Recommendation: Melee Classes the most, but any class that has more physical moves than magical moves.
Use When: You want a physical move to do more damage.
Don't Use When: You want to do more damage with a magical move, or have no physical moves in your class.
Bright Tonic
Recommendation: I recommend using this for classes with magical attacks since this tonic boosts your intellect. An attack that is categorized as "magical" will have its attack boosted by 10%! Furthermore, if you have a caster class equipped, your haste will be boosted!
Class Recommendation: Caster Classes the most, but any class that has a magical move you want to do boosted damage.
Use When: You want a magical move to do more damage.
Don't Use When: You want to do more damage with a physical move, or have no magical moves in your class.
Brilliance Tonic
Recommendation: I recommend using this for classes with magical attacks since this tonic boosts your intellect. An attack that is categorized as "magical" will have its attack boosted by 16%! Furthermore, if you have a caster class equipped, your haste will be boosted!
Class Recommendation: Caster Classes the most, but any class that has a magical move you want to do boosted damage.
Use When: You want a magical move to do more damage.
Don't Use When: You want to do more damage with a physical move, or have no magical moves in your class.
Brute Tonic
Recommendation: I recommend using this for melee classes or classes that have more physical moves than magical ones. Since this tonic boosts your strength, only physical attacks will receive boosted damage. Melee classes benefit more from higher strength, as it increases their chance to crit.
Class Recommendation: Melee Classes the most, but any class that has more physical moves than magical moves.
Use When: You want a physical move to do more damage.
Don't Use When: You want to do more damage with a magical move, or have no physical moves in your class.
Chance Tonic
Recommendation: The thing I like the most about the luck stat is that you can enhance it for any build. Use this potion when you want to raise the chance to do a critical strike!
Class Recommendation: All classes.
Use When: You want to boost the chance of getting a critical hit.
Don't Use When: Using a move that crits 100% of the time. (Ex. Alpha Omega's Bunker Buster)
Courage Tonic
Recommendation: I recommend using this for tank builds, as those rely the most on high hp in order to survive. However, using an endurance boost for any build never hurts!
Class Recommendation: Tank classes like Blood Titan.
Use When: You want an hp boost.
Don't Use When: N/A
Cunning Tonic
Recommendation: I highly recommended this for Magic classes, since wisdom boosts haste, evasion, and critical hit chances. However, if you are looking only to boost evasion (blocking hits), then Melee classes can benefit off of a dexterity boost.
Class Recommendation: Magic Classes the most, but Melee Classes can also benefit from an evasion boost.
Use When: You want to boost haste, evasion and crits for Magical Classes, or want to boost evasion with Melee Classes.
Don't Use When: N/A
Fate Tonic
Recommendation: The thing I like the most about the luck stat is that you can enhance it for any build. Use this potion when you want to raise the chance to do a critical strike!
Class Recommendation: All classes.
Use When: You want to boost the chance of getting a critical hit.
Don't Use When: Using a move that crits 100% of the time. (Ex. Alpha Omega's Bunker Buster)
Foresight Tonic
Recommendation: I highly recommended this for Magic classes, since wisdom boosts haste, evasion, and critical hit chances. However, if you are looking only to boost evasion (blocking hits), then Melee classes can benefit off of a dexterity boost.
Class Recommendation: Magic Classes the most, but Melee Classes can also benefit from an evasion boost.
Use When: You want to boost haste, evasion and crits for Magical Classes, or want to boost evasion with Melee Classes.
Don't Use When: N/A
Fortitude Tonic
Recommendation: I recommend using this for tank builds, as those rely the most on high hp in order to survive. However, using an endurance boost for any build never hurts!
Class Recommendation: Tank classes like Blood Titan.
Use When: You want an hp boost.
Don't Use When: N/A
Fortune Tonic
Recommendation: The thing I like the most about the luck stat is that you can enhance it for any build. Use this potion when you want to raise the chance to do a critical strike!
Class Recommendation: All classes.
Use When: You want to boost the chance of getting a critical hit.
Don't Use When: Using a move that crits 100% of the time. (Ex. Alpha Omega's Bunker Buster)
Insight Tonic
Recommendation: I highly recommended this for Magic classes, since wisdom boosts haste, evasion, and critical hit chances. However, if you are looking only to boost evasion (blocking hits), then Melee classes can benefit off of a dexterity boost.
Class Recommendation: Magic Classes the most, but Melee Classes can also benefit from an evasion boost.
Use When: You want to boost haste, evasion and crits for Magical Classes, or want to boost evasion with Melee Classes.
Don't Use When: N/A
Karma Tonic
Recommendation: The thing I like the most about the luck stat is that you can enhance it for any build. Use this potion when you want to raise the chance to do a critical strike!
Class Recommendation: All classes.
Use When: You want to boost the chance of getting a critical hit.
Don't Use When: Using a move that crits 100% of the time. (Ex. Alpha Omega's Bunker Buster)
Mastery Tonic
Recommendation: This tonic that boosts dexterity is most recommended for Melee classes, since dexterity boosts haste, evasion, and critical hit chances. However, if you are looking only to boost evasion (blocking hits), then Magic classes can benefit off of a dexterity boost.
Class Recommendation: Melee Classes the most, but Magical Classes can also benefit from an evasion boost.
Use When: You want to boost haste, evasion and crits for Melee Classes, or want to boost evasion with Magical Classes.
Don't Use When: N/A
Might Tonic
Recommendation: I recommend using this for melee classes or classes that have more physical moves than magical ones. Since this tonic boosts your strength, only physical attacks will receive boosted damage. Melee classes benefit more from higher strength, as it increases their chance to crit.
Class Recommendation: Melee Classes the most, but any class that has more physical moves than magical moves.
Use When: You want a physical move to do more damage.
Don't Use When: You want to do more damage with a magical move, or have no physical moves in your class.
Mind Tonic
Recommendation: I recommend using this for classes with magical attacks since this tonic boosts your intellect. An attack that is categorized as "magical" will have its attack boosted by 14%! Furthermore, if you have a caster class equipped, your haste will be boosted!
Class Recommendation: Caster Classes the most, but any class that has a magical move you want to do boosted damage.
Use When: You want a magical move to do more damage.
Don't Use When: You want to do more damage with a physical move, or have no magical moves in your class.
Skill Tonic
Recommendation: This tonic that boosts dexterity is most recommended for Melee classes, since dexterity boosts haste, evasion, and critical hit chances. However, if you are looking only to boost evasion (blocking hits), then Magic classes can benefit off of a dexterity boost.
Class Recommendation: Melee Classes the most, but Magical Classes can also benefit from an evasion boost.
Use When: You want to boost haste, evasion and crits for Melee Classes, or want to boost evasion with Magical Classes.
Don't Use When: N/A
Power Tonic
Recommendation: I recommend using this for melee classes or classes that have more physical moves than magical ones. Since this tonic boosts your strength, only physical attacks will receive boosted damage. Melee classes benefit more from higher strength, as it increases their chance to crit.
Class Recommendation: Melee Classes the most, but any class that has more physical moves than magical moves.
Use When: You want a physical move to do more damage.
Don't Use When: You want to do more damage with a magical move, or have no physical moves in your class.
Unstable Brawn Tonic
Recommendation: I recommend using this only for classes with physical attacks since this tonic boosts your strength. An attack that is categorized as "physical" will have its attack boosted by 18%! Furthermore, if you have a melee class equipped, your haste will be boosted! However, keep in mind that your endurance will be reduced by 10%, which means your hp will be decreased. Use only when you have a good amount of hp left.
Class Recommendation: Physical Classes, not worth it for any other type of class.
Use When: You want a physical move to do more damage.
Don't Use When: You are low on hp or plan to use magical attacks.
Unstable Brilliance Tonic
Recommendation: I recommend using this only for classes with magical attacks since this tonic boosts your intellect. An attack that is categorized as "magical" will have its attack boosted by 18%! Furthermore, if you have a caster class equipped, your haste will be boosted! However, keep in mind that your endurance will be reduced by 10%, which means your hp will be decreased. Use only when you have a good amount of hp left.
Class Recommendation: Caster Classes, not worth it for any other type of class.
Use When: You want a magical move to do more damage.
Don't Use When: You are low on hp or plan to use physical attacks.
Unstable Cunning Tonic
Recommendation: I recommend using this only with Melee classes, since they will be getting the most benefit out of this tonic boosting haste, evasion, and critical hit chances. Unlike the regular tonics that boost dexterity, this one has a side-effect since it's so powerful, making a Magic Class actually suffer when this is drunk. This side-effect is a lowered endurance stat, which means your hp will suffer during the length of the tonic.
Class Recommendation: Melee Classes, not worth it for any other class.
Use When: You want an increase in haste, evasion, and critical hit chances.
Don't Use When: You are low on hp or plan to use a Magical Class.
Unstable Foresight Tonic
Recommendation: I suggest only using this tonic for Magical Classes only since Melee classes receive only a slight boost in evasion when using this. Magical Classes receive a haste, evasion, and crit boost. The downside is a reduce in END, which is why just an evasion boost would be not beneficial.
Class Recommendation: Magical Classes
Use When: You want your haste, evasion, or crit chance boosted.
Don't Use When: You are low on hp or have a Melee Class equipped.
Unstable Foresight Tonic
Recommendation: I suggest only using this tonic for Magical Classes only since Melee classes receive only a slight boost in evasion when using this. Magical Classes receive a haste, evasion, and crit boost. The downside is a reduce in END, which is why just an evasion boost would be not beneficial.
Class Recommendation: Magical Classes
Use When: You want your haste, evasion, or crit chance boosted.
Don't Use When: You are low on hp or have a Melee Class equipped.
Unstable Judgement Tonic
Recommendation: I suggest only using this tonic for Magical Classes only since Melee classes receive only a slight boost in evasion when using this. Magical Classes receive a haste, evasion, and crit boost. The downside is a reduce in END, which is why just an evasion boost would be not beneficial.
Class Recommendation: Magical Classes
Use When: You want your haste, evasion, or crit chance boosted.
Don't Use When: You are low on hp or have a Melee Class equipped.
Wise Tonic
Recommendation: I highly recommended this for Magic classes, since wisdom boosts haste, evasion, and critical hit chances. However, if you are looking only to boost evasion (blocking hits), then Melee classes can benefit off of a dexterity boost.
Class Recommendation: Magic Classes the most, but Melee Classes can also benefit from an evasion boost.
Use When: You want to boost haste, evasion and crits for Magical Classes, or want to boost evasion with Melee Classes.
Don't Use When: N/A
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