Best elements to master first?

[JuniferBerries]

I first got to level 50 with poison and mind, then earth and fire. Anyone have ones they think are particularly strong or useful for the next run(s)? I have everything except holy unlocked, and I'm currently grinding 20 crystals to finish holy before retiring this time.

[doofus0510]

the best mastery elements to start with not for the convinence but because they happen to be the hardest mastery elements are holy and death

[JuniferBerries]

Originally posted by doofus0510:

the best mastery elements to start with not for the convinence but because they happen to be the hardest mastery elements are holy and death

I can see how that's a thing considering how few spells are in those trees. Thanks for the reply. I just unlocked holy and figured I'll let it run while I sleep then reset the run after destroying familiar crates 20 times.

[TorrMercury]

Any advice on how to clear Death pilgrimage? I've been stuck on it for a while and can't get past the massive health bar while only using death magic. Ive tried spell crafting blood attack, high Def, high evade, high attack... Can't seem to figure it out

[Kiras]

Originally posted by TorrMercury:

Any advice on how to clear Death pilgrimage? I've been stuck on it for a while and can't get past the massive health bar while only using death magic. Ive tried spell crafting blood attack, high Def, high evade, high attack... Can't seem to figure it out

You could craft gear that boosts those specific spells, and make sure your grid is set up for them. Or you could just craft gear from another element and use it to clear the pilgrimage with. I recall just brute forcing it with a divine spear and rainbow armor. That said, I'm on NG++++ so my memory might be wrong.
Oh, and make sure you aren't doing something like accidentally running more rituals than you're able to without a major penalty, because blessing from holy isn't running when you're in the death pilgrimage.

Death is one of the least useful pilgrimages imho. If you can't get it this retirement, you could always come back later.

[Bacchus Branticus]

Originally posted by TorrMercury:

Any advice on how to clear Death pilgrimage? I've been stuck on it for a while and can't get past the massive health bar while only using death magic. Ive tried spell crafting blood attack, high Def, high evade, high attack... Can't seem to figure it out

I had to retire once and come back to it later, I just did a bunch of attack speed and killed it before it could damage me.

[JuniferBerries]

Originally posted by TorrMercury:

Any advice on how to clear Death pilgrimage? I've been stuck on it for a while and can't get past the massive health bar while only using death magic. Ive tried spell crafting blood attack, high Def, high evade, high attack... Can't seem to figure it out

I don't know how many elements you've mastered before this (my number was 4), so yours might be harder than mine by a bit, but I used a combination of 5 upgraded healing elixirs, goblin doctor pet, clever pumpkin, upgraded greater toxin potion, and upgraded potion of sharpness. Divine Armor+2 and Divine sword+2 (dropped from mobs, I have my synchro on mastered mind and unmastered space, giving +5 to every drop). And only autocast curse and enchant soul purifiers from the death tree. Other reduce your hp, which is bad. Anti-curse ritual and anti-crit rituals on. Death was much harder than holy (which was next after that). Had a few points into dodge in boosts, but they didn't do too much for me, I think.