Shield enchanter's ring or band with Hallowed invocation never appears when purifying gear on Bitterblack Island?

[Frosty Mist]

I've tried about over 3 dozen times as mystic knight. Almost all the time it just gives you virtuoso or master ring. I'm assuming I need it in order to have a great cannon with holy that can take down Daimon in Phrase 2 effectively as Mystic Knight. So far I got a fully rarefied Diabolic shield.

[zadymek]

Invocation, apart from, lasting forever to cast, will net you 77 MAG over Trance with Great Cannon. I doubt that's a game changer when you have to beat 1200 MDEF. I'd suggest changing strategy, or at least using Demon's Periapts.

BTW Only 48+? Purify 100 items, 150 or more. And be sure you are purifying as a pure blue Vocation, Arisen and the Main Pawn, else you arewasting your time on useless stuff from red list.

[Grr. [SG CMD] Majah Lazah]

Originally posted by Frosty Mist:

I've tried about over 3 dozen times as mystic knight. Almost all the time it just gives you virtuoso or master ring. I'm assuming I need it in order to have a great cannon with holy that can take down Daimon in Phrase 2 effectively as Mystic Knight. So far I got a fully rarefied Diabolic shield.

Or just smash his face in.

[Frosty Mist]

Originally posted by Grr. SG CMD Majah Lazah:

Originally posted by Frosty Mist:

I've tried about over 3 dozen times as mystic knight. Almost all the time it just gives you virtuoso or master ring. I'm assuming I need it in order to have a great cannon with holy that can take down Daimon in Phrase 2 effectively as Mystic Knight. So far I got a fully rarefied Diabolic shield.

Or just smash his face in.

Almost worked out till he started spamming lighting to knock me off when I tried that. Then again, I also did not have silver rarefied devil's bane or almost all hellfire armor (Except torso and cloak) last time.

So Hallowed Invocation wouldn't make much of a difference in terms of Great Cannon damage?

[zadymek]

Originally posted by Frosty Mist:

So Hallowed Invocation wouldn't make much of a difference in terms of Great Cannon damage?

Let me put it this way...

Consider the best case scenario*, which is not your case I presume:
- you are a level 200 MK, that has grown as a Mage between level 1 and 10, and a Sorcerer till 200, so you end with 866 MAG
- equipped with gold rerefied Magebreaker with MAG of 716
- equipping Attunement, Acuity and Autonomy Augments multiplies those values to 1372 and 1134 respectrively (also Autonomy boosts weapon STR to 1243)
- Hallowed Invocation adds 672x0,4 = 269 to the weapon MAG. 1560 MAG*

With Great Cannon you get:
39 MAG + 0,5x1243 STR + 1,5x1372 MAG + 0,5x1560 MAG which gives
621 STR and 2877 MAG
OK, that's some nice damage. You're a squishy caster but can hit hard.

* not counting the risky Augment Equaniminty and bonus enhancement from Lv.3 helmet that boost MAG as well
** I'm not sure if MAG from enchantments is affected by Augments but hell, it's the best case scenario, right? ;)

Now let's see [probably] your case scenario:
- at level 200, and after initial 10 levels as Mage your 10-200 MK has 486 MAG
- gold rarefied Magebreaker still has 716 MAG
- you probably can obtain two MAG boosting augments but I bet you didn't, which is understandable as it's pain.
- Hallowed Invocation adds 269 to the weapon MAG. 985 MAG

With Great Cannon you get:
39 MAG+ 0,5x1036 STR + 1,5x486 MAG + 0,5x985 MAG which is
518 STR again and 1260 MAG
A bare minimum, without taking into account armor values of Damien's body.

With Blessed Trance, that adds 207 MAG to weapon MAG, the numbers are:
518 STR and 1229 MAG
30 MAG difference between Invocation and Trance

[Frosty Mist]

Originally posted by Grr. SG CMD Majah Lazah:

Originally posted by Frosty Mist:

I've tried about over 3 dozen times as mystic knight. Almost all the time it just gives you virtuoso or master ring. I'm assuming I need it in order to have a great cannon with holy that can take down Daimon in Phrase 2 effectively as Mystic Knight. So far I got a fully rarefied Diabolic shield.

Or just smash his face in.

This time it seemed to work out in my full hellfire armor when I managed to get some high enough resistance to lightning.

Seems the main thing I need is a frequent supply of magic resistance + stamina restoration and liquid vims somehow. Auspicious incenses for keeping pawns alive.

[Grr. [SG CMD] Majah Lazah]

Originally posted by Frosty Mist:

Originally posted by Grr. SG CMD Majah Lazah:

Or just smash his face in.

This time it seemed to work out in my full hellfire armor when I managed to get some high enough resistance to lightning.

Seems the main thing I need is a frequent supply of magic resistance + stamina restoration and liquid vims somehow. Auspicious incenses for keeping pawns alive.

Welp conveniently there's all kinds of goodies in Daimon's hall. Rather ironically the first three floors of BBI have all kinds of crap laying around, as do all three boss chambers. Do enough and you'll be swimming in restorative.