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[warrax40]

Hello fellow gamer

with steam sales everywhere right now maybe you bought this game. Congratulations this is a fantastic game, please ignore what the reviews say they were sadly written by people who didn't "get" the spell crafting system and missed out on what they could do. Maybe you are in this position as well, im here to help you.

Ask me anything about this game and i can answer you, i will include some tips below and answer some common questions i get alot.

Assumptions: This post is not a spell crafting guide or a "basics" review of the magic system in this game. The target audience is people who have played the game a bit and have tried spell crafting but are encountering problems or feel stuck. Before reading any further have you really read the journal in the game? it answers alot of question usually.


Here are some quick tips for you guys if you are having a hard time.

0. Start playing with the crafting system NOW, AKA use CUSTOM inventory. Smart-inventory will likely cripple you as you will never understand what makes your spells work or not. The only good feature of smart inventory is that it will automatically (randomly) upgrade your "materials" to higher quality, so use that feature to upgrade but then switch back to custom inventory.

1. Start using Mastery ASAP. It's the key to unlocking Over-powered states in this game.

2. Control your enemies by using Control attuned spells.. I recommend Kinesis Mastery, phase destruction, ice control and phase control. They are the strongest but please read the conditions for phase control.

3. DON'T use the strategic shield, it's bad okay.. I recommend Tactical Shield ideally, but agile is okay if you really can't live without the quick blink.

4. Block! , seriously Block stuff okay.. With a well crafted shield you can reduce incoming damage by 100% aka invulnerability. A properly timed block can also be used offensively.

5. Necromancy sigil seems really strong in early game and even mid-game but get OUT of the habit of using it by end game. If you really insist on using it then use it for Mastery or Control NOT Destruction. It's really the worst sigil in the game.

6. Fire and Kinesis are the best choices for immediate direct damaging attacks. While Corruption does the most damage compared to any other sigil by a HUGE margin, it has a delay before doing it's damage.

7. Phase and Delirium are the two most Over-powered sigils in the game but CAREFULLY read their tools tips because they are conditional and tricky. With properly crafted phase spells you can get permanent slow-mo time effectively time-locking all your enemies, And with properly crafted Delirium spells you can get permanent invisibility and mind-control a pet that can easily wipe out an entire army while you sit there invisible watching and laughing at how ridiculously OP (Overpowered) the dragon is.

8. The RAY shape is bad okay... Really BAD!, the singular mediocre use i found for it was a Ice control ray. Nothing else. Just don't use it.

9. The Trap shape is also Bad, It's basically a delayed firing Area shape. There isn't really a scenario in this game where laying a trap would be "the best choice", imo traps would work for defensive gameplay but there isn't any of this in the game. You as the dragon are always on the chase and always on the offensive. I suspose a lay-trap and hide out of line of sight sort of playstyle could work but given all the other tools and tricks you have there is no reason to play timid or shy at all. The dragon is OP and like a bulldozer going up against dry-leaves.

10. The Pool shape has limited uses as well. Any Mastery pool or Ice control pool is pretty much it.


Common questions and issues:
Q: I though this was a First-person shooter. I just want to pew pew pew and win. All this crafting and mastery BS is crap.
A: This is a spellcrafting game mainly but lucky for you i got a spell setup that will allow you to play as if you were the DOOM guy with a machine gun and spray down everything but with MAGIC!. You will need to do a bit of spellcrafting though.
- Use Agile shield and TP blink all you want.
- Craft Fire Destruction missile with a crit chance of 75% or greater and with as much Casting speed as possible. Make this your #1 sigil
- Craft a Kinesis Mastery Missile with as much casting speed as possible (exceeding 300% casting speed is possible) and make this your #2 sigil
- Use a third-party macro or script that swaps your #1 and #2 sigil every 0.5s ..
- Now activate your macro, dash around at high speed and pew pew pew win.

Q: This game is repetitive and tedious, all the same regardless of sigil, mastery and then crit Destruction and boom. variety is a lie.
A: Gratz on getting the fundamentals of the magic system but this is just the beginning, time for you to start exploring synergies, sigil apocalyptical powers and the oddities of sigil control. Here is something you can try, use fire, ice and Lightning sigils get all three synergies going at once. How awesome is it to wreck your enemies with a Blizzard, fire storm and Exploding supernova all at the same time.


Thats all for now, i will add more later if i need to.

Good luck..

[Indoorsman]

Ya, as soon mastery and control stored damage 'clicked' for me and I stopped spamming targetted destruction spells, things became much more enjoyable :D

[gustavodeluxe]

Build in this game pass before all by think.

My build since day one make ennemy unable to attack me.


8. The RAY shape is bad okay... Really BAD!, the singular mediocre use i found for it was a Ice control ray. Nothing else. Just don't use it.


That because i have "this" spell, ennemy are unable to attack, let me play badass difficulty finger in the nose.
Freezed, and over little mastery % in the spell + lighting pool mastery + fire destruction = carnage on each mob badass difficulty.


By doing this helpfull post, it s probable you will break experience to some player who will follow this tips. As result they will pass maybe over better thing that you explain.


It s the real strenght point of lichdom !

Since the release i bet no only one build is the same than another one.

[warrax40]

Originally posted by Morbegus:

Build in this game pass before all by think.

My build since day one make ennemy unable to attack me.


8. The RAY shape is bad okay... Really BAD!, the singular mediocre use i found for it was a Ice control ray. Nothing else. Just don't use it.


That because i have "this" spell, ennemy are unable to attack, let me play badass difficulty finger in the nose.
Freezed, and over little mastery % in the spell + lighting pool mastery + fire destruction = carnage on each mob badass difficulty.


By doing this helpfull post, it s probable you will break experience to some player who will follow this tips. As result they will pass maybe over better thing that you explain.


It s the real strenght point of lichdom !

Since the release i bet no only one build is the same than another one.

Fluent in google translate, some of the english here is hard to understand. That's okay i welcome another player.

I love this game but Lichdom Battlemage does enough on it's own to set new players off to a bad start without any help from me. The lack of proper spell crafting tutorial for a start and then inventory "Smart" mode are enough to totally set players to a crippling start. Believe me people NEED this advice.

As for the Ice Control ray + Lightning Mastery Pool this combination is NOT as good as you're stating. Lightning mastery Causes the Arcing aura which means any nearby frozen enemies will be taking damage and since you are using a RAY for ice control the stored damage will be 1/4 what it could be. Imo your mobs are not staying frozen.

You would be better reversing the combo with a Ice Control pool and Lightning Mastery Ray; This way at least you could guarantee your frozen mobs will stay frozen as long as the pool is active. However i personally wouldn't use RAY shape at all especially in NG+ mode, it just sucks.

If you really want to control your enemies the best, use PHASE. Time lock is amazing and Phase control last the longest and NOTHING can break it.

Good luck.

[gustavodeluxe]

I do not pretend my build is the better of the world ! it s just my style of play.
It wasn't a critique but just a personnal point of view.


However sorry for non nativ english, i have just learn it with google traduction and cam girl.

[warrax40]

bump

[gustavodeluxe]

wb........BB :D

[warrax40]

haven't gone anywhere yet.. ;-D

[Genoscythe]

does the synergy damagee actually scale with anything? like does super nova get stronger if I my synergy item has a high destruction stat?

[warrax40]

Originally posted by Genoscythe:

does the synergy damagee actually scale with anything? like does super nova get stronger if I my synergy item has a high destruction stat?

No the synergy dmg seems to be fixed at a certain amount depending on the Tier level..

[erislover]

Under what conditions can a 4-augment shape become a 5-augment shape? I've had "X of the Hydra" go from 4 to 5 slots when upgrading with a unique shape, but not always. Is it just luck? Can I get a 1-to-5 upgrade?

[warrax40]

Originally posted by erislover:

Under what conditions can a 4-augment shape become a 5-augment shape? I've had "X of the Hydra" go from 4 to 5 slots when upgrading with a unique shape, but not always. Is it just luck? Can I get a 1-to-5 upgrade?

Yeah you can get a 4 slot augment goto a 5 slot augment via upgrade.. You can call it luck if thats what you wanted :-)

Specifically the suffix "of the empyrean" gives 5 slots on Offensive augments.

it's "Of the sky" on shields.

[erislover]

Originally posted by warrax40:

Yeah you can get a 4 slot augment goto a 5 slot augment via upgrade.. You can call it luck if thats what you wanted :-)

I can't find a way to guarantee it. It seems random, and I swear I got a 3-slot into a 5-slot last night but I wasn't paying attention. Have you noticed a pattern?

As far as shields go I have only gotten Sky shields from random drops, never from upgrades.

So far my favorite destruction has been fire and phase. I couldn't get lightning to perform for me that well. Also, made it to 20 now, really exciting game in NG+.

[Elitewrecker PT]

Need tips for the brothers golem boss. He one-two shots me and it's impossible do dodge all those riddiculous homing missiles.

[warrax40]

Originally posted by erislover:

Originally posted by warrax40:

Yeah you can get a 4 slot augment goto a 5 slot augment via upgrade.. You can call it luck if thats what you wanted :-)

I can't find a way to guarantee it. It seems random, and I swear I got a 3-slot into a 5-slot last night but I wasn't paying attention. Have you noticed a pattern?

As far as shields go I have only gotten Sky shields from random drops, never from upgrades.

So far my favorite destruction has been fire and phase. I couldn't get lightning to perform for me that well. Also, made it to 20 now, really exciting game in NG+.

yes it's random..

Yeah lightning kinda fall to the way side at late late game.

[warrax40]

Originally posted by Elitewrecker PT:

Need tips for the brothers golem boss. He one-two shots me and it's impossible do dodge all those riddiculous homing missiles.

Block...
Upgrade your shield..