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Aion 2 Season 2 Item Build Guide: Analysis of Damage Amplification Decrease and Content Entry Levels
Analysis and guide on Aion 2 item builds after the Season 2 update. Presents reduced damage amplification efficiency, increased content entry levels, and optimal selection and investment strategies for each item slot. Ultimately aiming for the Dark Dragon build, it is efficient to invest in weapon, guard, and armor in that order when considering the Divine Dragon/Resplendent Dragon build.
1. 📉 Reduced Damage Amplification Efficiency and Increased Dungeon Entry Level
- ✅ Attack power increase passive has been changed to damage amplification, and damage amplification has been added to engraved guards and weapons, greatly increasing the overall amount of damage amplification.
- ⚠️ The efficiency of damage amplification has decreased, reducing the value of damage amplification attached to crafted items.
- ⚠️ Dungeon item level and entry level have increased, reducing the gap with crafted items.
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1. 📉 Reduced Damage Amplification Efficiency and Increased Dungeon Entry Level
- ✅ Attack power increase passive has been changed to damage amplification, and damage amplification has been added to engraved guards and weapons, greatly increasing the overall amount of damage amplification.
- ⚠️ The efficiency of damage amplification has decreased, reducing the value of damage amplification attached to crafted items.
- ⚠️ Dungeon item level and entry level have increased, reducing the gap with crafted items.
01:12 - 02:16
2. 🚧 High Content Entry Level and the Extremely Poor Value of the Demonic Dragon/Celestial Dragon King
- ✅ The entry level for Hell difficulty in subjugation battles has been set high at 3,500, and it is recommended to match the item level to some extent when considering future transcendence and sanctuary content.
- ⚠️ Demonic Dragon King and Celestial Dragon King items require a lot of new materials and have very low value, making it more efficient to build a Divine Dragon King set.
02:17 - 03:32
3. ⚔️ Rudra's Everlasting vs Divine Dragon King/Resplendent Dragon King: Choice for Ranged and Melee DPS
- ⚠️ It is better for ranged DPS to use Divine Dragon King/Resplendent Dragon King weapons instead of Rudra's Everlasting. The difference in item level is large, resulting in a significant difference in attack power and spirit engraving stats.
- ✅ Rudra's Everlasting may have merit for melee DPS.
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4. 🛡️ Rudra Guard Usage Prohibited: High Enhancement Cost and Low Efficiency
- ⚠️ It is not recommended to use Rudra's Guard as it consumes a huge amount of Kinah for enhancement and hero engraving.
- ✅ Investing Kinah in the Resplendent Dragon Guard is much more efficient than investing in Rudra's Guard.
04:16 - 05:35
5. 🐉 Preparing for Divine Dragon/Resplendent Dragon: Ready to Upgrade Directly from Dark Dragon to Divine Dragon
- ✅ You can quickly reach the Divine Dragon/Resplendent Dragon level by consistently running alts.
- ⚠️ It is inefficient to go directly from the Dark Dragon build to the Divine Dragon build, so preparation is needed, such as collecting tuning stones in advance.
05:36 - 06:24
6. 🗡️ Weapon Selection Guide: Avoid Jin's Great Dragon, Choose Bunkhae or Dark Dragon Weapon
- ⚠️ Jin's Great Dragon weapon is not recommended due to the large difference in item level and spirit engraving, and low damage amplification efficiency.
- ✅ Melee DPS can choose the Bunkhae weapon, and ranged DPS can choose the Dark Dragon weapon if they are not considering Divine Dragon/Resplendent Dragon.
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7. 🛡️ Guard Selection Guide: Moonlight Guard Not Recommended, Consider Durubati or Dark Dragon Guard
- ⚠️ Moonlight Guard is not recommended due to low damage amplification efficiency.
- ✅ If you are investing in a guard, consider the Dark Dragon Guard, or you can wait with the Durubati Guard and then move on to the Resplendent Divine Dragon Guard.
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8. 💍 Ring Selection Guide: Moonlight Ring Absolutely Prohibited, Jin's Great Dragon or Dark Dragon Ring
- ⚠️ Moonlight Ring should never be used because its spirit engraving value is low.
- ✅ You must use at least Jin's Great Dragon Ring, and using the Dark Dragon Ring is also fine.
- ⚠️ Divine Dragon/Resplendent Dragon Rings have very low value.
08:08 - 09:14
9. 💎 Earring & Necklace Selection Guide: Moonlight is Okay for Earrings, Consider Earning Silver for Necklace
- ✅ You can consider Moonlight for earrings to some extent, but the sunk cost is high when considering up to 4~5 breakthroughs.
- ✅ As a way to earn silver, you can use a 10-enhanced Ancient Spirit or Fury/Chrome necklace.
- ⚠️ Jin's Great Dragon is cost-effective for both earrings and necklaces, but it is also good to choose Dark Dragon considering the item level.
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10. 🛡️ Armor Selection Guide: Moonlight/Jin's Great Dragon Prohibited, Durubati or Dark Dragon
- ⚠️ It is not recommended to use Moonlight and Jin's Great Dragon armor due to the large difference in soul engraving stats.
- ✅ If you are only using +10 enhancement, it is better to choose Durubati armor, and if you are considering breakthroughs, it is better to choose Dark Dragon King armor.
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11. ✨ Dark Dragon Build = Realistic End Item: Divine Dragon/Resplendent Dragon Value Analysis
- ✅ Divine Dragon/Resplendent Dragon builds are most cost-effective in the order of weapon > guard > armor.
- ⚠️ Accessories have no special option merit and have very low value due to the high cost of 5 breakthroughs.
- ✅ Unique crafted accessories are end items, so it is also good to go with Dark Dragon King accessories.
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12. 📝 Final Summary: Recommended Builds and Investment Directions for Each Item Slot
- ✅ Weapon: Bunkhae (Melee DPS), Dark Dragon/Bright Dragon (Ranged DPS, if not considering Divine Dragon/Resplendent Dragon)
- ✅ Guard: Dujongko or Dark Dragon Spirit (if not considering Divine Dragon/Resplendent Dragon)
- ✅ Ring: Jin's Great Dragon
- ✅ Earrings/Necklace: Jin's Great Dragon (Necklace can be used to earn silver)
- ✅ Armor: Dujongko or Dark Dragon (when considering breakthroughs)
- ⚠️ Divine Dragon accessories are not cost-effective, and use crafted items instead of dungeon items for accessories.
It is also a way to only extract the special options of Divine Dragon/Resplendent Dragon hero engravings and only use the awareness, but it is better to go to Dark Dragon Harbor if you only extract special options from +10~12 enhanced dungeon items and wait for the next item, or if you are considering armor breakthroughs.