Summary for Apocalypse Player Stone Build List Revision™

Summary for Apocalypse Player Stone Build List Revision™

This is the first time that our player stone build list is revised since it was created on October 25th 2015.

Since then, we have been adding stone builds for new players but the old stone builds were not updated to the changing game meta.

Many of the old stone builds were so outdated that we cannot recognize it ourselves.

The updated stone builds will reflect the current meta (18th September 2016) much more accurately now.

We've kept the old stone build list for your comparison

*You can compare the old/new stone build list now. Link below:

soccerspirits.freeforums.net/thread/154/guide-apocalypse-player-spirit-stone
Feel free to ask any questions regarding any stone builds here 

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New Stone Builds added (20th Sep' 16):

*Gaphyl - Ernesto - Jiho - Felix - Jade Rakshasa - Elua - Cashlove - Hamerus - Altair

Now our Apocalypse Stone Build list™ contains the stone builds of all players. Cheers !!

soccerspirits.freeforums.net/thread/154/guide-apocalypse-player-spirit-stone

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We will discuss some concepts behind our stone builds below....


Questions: For assists, why are there no 7* player stone build included?

The necessity of rerolling spirit stone slot attribute for assists at 7* is perceived to be negligible. 

Hence, there is no 7* player stone build included. You can use the stone builds listed for 5*/6*/7*.


Question: There are so many potential stone builds for every player, which do I choose?

It depends on your preferences and synergy with your team, enemy strikers/goalkeepers etc.

But do not fret, most of the stone builds listed are usable over a wide variety of situations.

One important thing to note, not everyone gets a 7* stone build.

Only when spirit stone attribute reroll is done and there is a significant improvement, 7* stone build will be listed.

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Strikers' Stone Builds:

• Shard of Balmung, ardor critical damage stones are the new important stones/uniques that strikers are equipping.
  
  
• WoM is undoubtedly one of the best PvP unique (gives critical rate) and SoB is the best PvE damage unique (gives critical damage).
  
  We are fortunate that both of them are light and many strikers can reroll light slot to use both of them in PvP/PvE situations.
  
  
• Strikers that have a good chance of stealing from enemy backline, due to AB recovery, equips dark critical damage stone instead of ardor critical damage stone if a choice has to be made between the two.
  
  At least one dark critical damage stone needs to be equipped for sustain purposes.
  
  For example, Bora, vonchi, blade, dark critical damage is worth.
  
  For strikers like Vann, the chances of Vann stealing is low and double ardor critical damage is preferred.
  
  
• Most strikers equip WoM/SoB, with some exception.
  
  Some ravians run ES for sustain so ravian will always heal back the damage so on subsequent shots, she will continue to steal on 2nd action.
  
  
• For strikers with no ardor slot and no light slot, the question at 7* will be, whether to equip 2 ardor CD or SoB.
  
  Our choice is ardor CD over SoB to lower GK damage reduction atm.

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Defenders/Attackers/Healers/Leaders' Stone Builds:

• Here, we have the new unique, Calm Icicle. It provides speed for players to move fast and act first.
  
  
• First mover build using IC (Ignition Catalyst) no longer works well after game mechanics change.
  
  Where matches last longer now and the advantage of moving first is reduced over the long match.
  
  Instead of using IC, using another unique for a long term match advantage is preferred in most circumstances now.
  
  No longer OHKO meta. 
  
  
• Another mechanics change that resulted in stone builds such as use of TB/WoM is where unique stacks are not lost upon death.
  
  This means that your player might die but the increase in attack power buff from Teranox Blood still remains.
  
  This means that your player will have permanent +75% attack power throughout the match. How powerful that is.
  
  
• Lastly for attackers, a game mechanics change is the role change, since some months ago which makes CA resist build worthy.
  
  Also reflex CA cap is raised to 65% many months ago, which makes beating the reflex game more important.
  
  Attackers are incapable of raising their reflexes to the level of leaders/defenders. 
  
  Hence, CA resist (FTS) build is needed for many attackers. 
  
  
• New best reflex unique -> Lightning speed and new non-primary reflex rare stone (thunder pass stone)
  
  Non primary reflex means you can equip the stone with a reflex zodiac stone to gain more reflex
  
  Full reflex build now -> Lightning speed + 2 reflex zodiac + thunder pass
  
  This is useful for frontline or midline players.
  
  Not useful for backline because the thunder pass stone buffs reflexes only when attacked.
  
  And when enemy players attack your backline players, they cannot CA them, which defeats the purpose of increasing reflex.
  

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Have fun and enjoy reading ~!!