Here's my current set:

And some stuff I have in my inventory

My Scrolls: Morosbanex2 Divine Denizhen Aftershocks Ocean Currents Triple Threat Assassin Perilous Whirlpool

(I only have 60 AP so obviously not all of those at once. Usually I use a set with Aftershocks, Divine Denizhen, and the Morosbane scrolls.)

I also recently got these two items: And I would love some advice about what mods to use. I'd also like advice about modding Abaddon and any of the other weapons on there. Some of them are modded and some aren't.

I would recommend picking up a You seem to have a lot of attackers and not much utility in your set atm. For most opponents, you really only need 2 attackers (exceptions would be those who steal from you) Other things you should consider picking up: You should also be working towards: with battle tokens as itll be really helpful when youre in t9.

Its hard to suggest weapons when I'm not sure what opponents youre struggling with, but the Knife is definitely a good start.

How much do you want to spend/who are you having trouble with/how far do you want to get in BQs?

As for modding, most battlers end up using a combination of Parched/Blessing of Natural Armor/Critical Strike crystals on their weapons because the freeze protection becomes pretty important later on, and the double damage from critical strikes is also pretty strong.

In my opinion, the best investment is reading a lot to the pet, buying Shriek of Despair Scroll when they're cheap to fill up AP, and then saving up for the big hitters when you hit the higher tiers (Natasha, Ether, Ornamented Hook Swords)

- I can get up to level 20 in BQ, but I haven't been able to beat any of the 20+ challengers. Saggi and the gatekeeper always kick my shit in, and the Effigy I can ALMOST beat, but the lack of healing wrecks me.

Thank you for the advice! I'm gonna go grab those crystals and toss 'em on my stuff. Most of my freezy weapons I've equipped with freezing marquise crystals (the reborn icewand and the frozen ocean curl), but I'm not sure if having multiple of the same crystal on a thing makes the status effect more likely to happen?? Do you know the answer to that?

Also, which weapons would you recommend I kick out of my main set?

I believe it does increase the chance of the status effect to happen but I'm not sure that its an additive effect, or even how the chance is calculated.

Lvl 20 isnt bad, but I think that if you stacked freezing scrolls, you could get gatekeeper down. Do you want to borrow some to try before you invest? Saggi is also maybe doable, I think, with your stats and a Mirroring Shield of Brilliance + the Knife. I can also lend that if you would like to try it.

Are you investing your exp evenly?

For Saggi, I would recommend using the large gutting knife. Good dark blockers are hard to find at tier 8. You could try the Maliss Cannon as a cheap option.

Sanddragon is tough at T8. You will want to block water and then either earth or wind for him. I don't know what your budget is, but investing in a blessed trident of the banished one is a great option. The Replica Minotaur Knocker will scale with your pet and block earth, but it's another investment weapon. The hook swords will eventually replace the knocker at T10, but the hook swords also go for 450 mil in the MC. You could try the Sierrac Basal Ice Flail since it blocks ice/water, has a chance to freeze and scales with your pet's speed. There are better options at higher tiers though.

The gatekeeper does a lot of dark and water icons. Again, dark is tricky at tier 8, you could try the malice cannon and sierrac flail.

Surge is tough to beat without a really good water blocker. There aren't any good options for T8 and are probably better off waiting until T9 to take them on.

Mornrise serpent can do a large variety of icons, depending on what weapons he uses. Blessed trident is really good for him. You could try the large gutting knife as a second weapon or the Smoldering Slaglord Gauntlets, but the gauntlets offer no heal.

cursed effigy is easiest when you have a lot of health and protection scrolls. You may want to consider a higher health build if you are still building stats evenly. He does a lot of earth, fire, and light damage. The best scrolls for him are ones like sancturia exodin and cobalt eternal that block a lot of his attacks. There's also the forj tempered shield and Item Defenders Shield you can use, but these do not have an attack on them. I would suggest the large gutting knife and trying the Smoldering Slaglord Gauntlets. The Flayed Lord Breastplate is also a good weapon for blocking, however it does have a small chance to block 0 icons.

Other than cursed effigy, I suggest bringing in as many freezing scrolls as you can into battle. Most opponents you won't be able to chain freeze most of your opponents, but freezing could give you a chance to heal or activate parched blessings during battle. Besides that, your enemies can't hit you if they are frozen.

- I would love to if you're down! I'm planning to wait on getting Shriek of Despair scrolls until Morostide when they might be cheaper? (i hope?) but I'd be happy to try some out if you're willing!

I've been investing somewhat evenly, but I'm leaning more towards strength and speed right now. (Mostly towards strength).

- I do have , which blocks dark okay?

Thanks for all the advice! I'll see if I can start collecting those. Looks like I'll have a lot of saving to do to get all the fancy weapons!

Trade Lot I would use the aftershocks + the 3 shrieks :) Hopefully they help against gatekeeper, then you'll know if you should invest in them. Saggi is prob going to be tougher.

I would recommend investing more in HP as most of the battling endgame is focused on using % healing weapons to turn yourself into a tank.

Let me know when you're done with the scroll/shield :)

If you already have that, that's perfect. You will just need to mod it so it does damage. I think it only has one mod slot though, so it would be good for saggi but I don't know about the others

- Do you mind if I have to hold it until thursday or friday? I'm driving 8 hours tomorrow and I have a class and a long drive on wednesday so I won't be able to do much experimenting until thursday. XD Thank you again! I really appreciate how helpful everyone in the battle section is! You guys are amazing! I'll give you 1000 CSC for collatoral?

- Awesome!!! What type of damage would you suggest for it?

That would be fine, I dont need collateral!

- Eh I sent it anyway. XD

xD Well ok Ill just hang onto it locked in my invent :D Take your time, just let me know when youre done ^_^ Next week would be fine even :)

- Do you guys have any advice for Wyrmgear? he's still wrecking me. I think I need fire blockers?

- I'm trying out your stuff but I haven't been very successful yet. XD Maybe Duske just needs a lot more HP? I'll give you your stuff back tomorrow after trying BQ's with them one more time if that's cool?

Of course, no problem, feel free to keep them over the weekend! Maybe try as one of your attackers?

- Thanks I'll try that!! And thanks again for the loan. Everyone in the battling forums is so nice ;w; I really appreciate the help!

If you have defense then:

Those 3 are great in T7-9 with very relevant BQ opponents. They are just usually too expensive to recommend. If your already diving after the CWS, thought I might mention the others.

Thank you for the loan!!! Here's the trade for your stuff back :) I really appreciated it! Trade Lot

- Thanks! I have at least two of those, so at least a decent start on 'em lol.