@ kbbob Yeah, multiple testruns would have to be done to really narrow down the probability. Like, 30-50 battles or something.

Which gets irritating fast. Ah, research woes... x)

So naturally the replica of the original sucks. :p -insert Tales of the Abyss reference here-

Yeah, upon further testing of the knocker at T11+ it does block 90 about 50% of the time. Still, there are better options once you get to T10 (where it starts getting the 90 block) The main reason I use it is because it's a healer, which doesn't take up the healing slot, that all of my pets can use, so in that respect, it's a great weapon, but if you are using it cus you are desperate for an earth blocker... maybe try something else.

- inb4, he drops no tomes, only shards. (and why would he drop amulets? he hoards/collects them) Also, first opponent to use the 'equippable potions' feature, using all thems shards!

yeah it's just annoying to do a large sample size to narrow down something that really means very little one way or the other.

better options at 45x the price. if you don't have much, knocker will suffice for awhile.

I think Purge said he'd drop amulets/tomes for us. so I'm holding him to that.

ugh if he used shards, that'd be annoying x) but if they were finite and he only had one of each, it wouldn't be so bad

- that makes sense. Sounds like if you're attempting her at lower stats chances are good it's going to be a bit like that damned squirrel and take a little bit of luck to a certain extent. Haha I'd totally read it! And you're allowed to be lazy. Know that your guides are always super appreciated though ^_^ saved my butt more than once.

- thanks, that's a good idea. The lack of custom code info is often what threw me - sometimes that custom code is what makes the difference between the weapon being worthwhile and not.

- now you just sound like you're gloating ;p (cough though I totally would if it were me :P)

All of those weapons that do like 10 or 10 or 50 Defense are all pretty terrible to rely on.

Most of the challengers deal very random types of icons each turn. It is only some of the more recent opponents that have made defensive weapons worth considering over healers. (Like Turbo Heater vs Slaglord).

You have have a 50% chance to not even see the icon type defended, and a 50-66% chance at not getting the big defend, a consistent healer very quickly outshines the defense on weapons.

For example, against slaglord, who uses fire every single turn, turbo heater ends up effectively healing you for ~300 per turn, instead of 100 per turn that Arrow Harpoon would heal you for., if Turbo Heater was a 10 or 10 or 50, that would almost immediately the benefits of using Turbo heater, and would result in super spikey battles and more crit hits.

Wait what... Am I missing something? Where do you get this challenger from?

Because I'm bored and have no life:

8/26 turns 4/22 turns 10/24 turns 12/31 turn

K, I'm done. Knocker doesn't like me anymore.

They appear to challenge you when you hit 22k stats in total (aka the old cap)

Oh thanks... was this newly implemented with T13 or has this always been a thing?

When the big reset happened these challengers were introduced as soon as the cap was raised so the very same day.

- Maleria's short sword is only 7x the price. :P And does more defence at T9

I don't mean to xD if I fought him with a t11 or low t12 pet and I was paying attention I'd probably have a more accurate opinion on him.

I forget about these short swords. still 70m on a weapon can be steep if you already have something that does similar things.

The swords used to be in the battle shop.

Yeah I remember, I never got any + never really knew what they did

Thanks, I'll go throw that back on my wl just cuz it could be fun to play with. Appreciate the change though :)

can you make the curse better on bstaff (or an old god weapon type blessing?) or make it do similar things to cronus while we're at it? :(

@ Purge LOL GO YOU!!! But thanks for the slight change!

[edit] I am ok with 30-90. Might not use it all that often still but having the option there is always good.

I think it's 30 or 90? idk either way that's a lot better than 15 or 15 or 90.

Ahahahahaha love 's style. "I did stuff but have immediately forgotten, but whatever it's fixed". Made my day.

I'm just teasing I promise :P you don't sound like you're gloating.

that isn't the first time he's done that, he did that last week with the legendary combos and immediately forgot everything about them. I'm starting to get concerned about his short term memory :p

good, I try not to xD but sometimes I just suck at wording something o_o