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Best upgrade for archer with 2b

Hey archers! I recently started playing Maplestory in my free time and am going to make the final push on my marksman to hit that 200. My damage is a little subpar though at around 43~50k range unbuffed, and since I have a total budget of 2b I was wondering what was the best way to increase my range. Here's what I've got so far:

199ATT Empress Xbow (almost perfect, no enhance)
8ATT CRA Hat
Clean CRA Top
Clean CRA Bot
4ATT Empress Cape
7ATT Empress Glove (6% DEX)
Clean Empress Boots
15ATT Heart
6%DEX Earrings
24ATT mask
10ATT ABsolute Belt
6%DEX Tempest Pendant
6%DEX Tempest Ring
Absolute Ring
Angelic Blessing
Pivotal adventurer Ring
RED Badge

Looking around it seems like one of the best things is to replace some of my accessories with Gollux (I might go for Solid or Cracked since I can't afford the full set of Reinforced or Superior), or increase the %DEX of things like my earrings, though it starts to get a little pricey. Cubing all of my equipment is something I'm told gives a lot of range too, but I don't exactly have the NX to throw at cubes for it even with Miracle Time coming up, unless it really makes that much of a difference. I've also seen some people say that Tyrant is an option as the prices are slowly going down and end-game will shift toward Tyrant as well, but blowing the entire budget on one equip isn't something I want to do exactly. What item do you think has highest priority in getting upgraded? Why would you upgrade that over the others?

Thanks!

March 6, 2014

12 Comments • Newest first

Aerogaa

Wow, 90k range? I'm gonna have hit 100k after the next miracle time and I only gained 10k from getting things to 6% DEX ;-;

I CAN ONLY TRY HARDER..

Update! I got my CRA, bow, secondary, and Gollux to unique tier! Everything's at 6%DEX+ at least and I'm now at a 70kish range with 73% boss attack! I still have my old empress pieces that I didn't cube much, but I hope to replace those with Tyrants in the near future!

Reply March 8, 2014 - edited
Aerogaa

Just a little update!

I went with 2 packs of black and 1 pack of reds, and I've concluded that reds are complete and utter PoS.

I got 3 equipment to unique while the rest are epic, and they all give at least 6%STAT (except secondary, which landed 60%boss so I'm just gonna roll with it). I couldn't get my gollux up at all with the Red cubes unfortunately. I have a little bit of NX left and I'm going to give miracle time another go, trying to pump up a few more things! And this time, go all black. ; w ;

Reply March 8, 2014 - edited
Aerogaa

Alright, thanks! I've seen people looking for attack or boss pots on their weapon and secondary, would you suggest going for these as well? I'm still deciding on Red vs Black cubes, what's your opinion on it?

THANKS I WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK, MAY BERA SHINE ON US! ;_;

Reply March 8, 2014 - edited
Aerogaa

Ah, I see your point! Just try to get it to a decent %DEX point and move on to get everything. However most of my equipment is 2lined and rare, I understand getting to a good %DEX point and moving on if I have anything left over, would unique be a good point to aim for or should I aim for just epic %DEX first before moving on? Since it's all rare should I aim for getting to a good tier or getting a good pot? After all this cubing I should be able to get a stamp to bump to 3lined on my equipment, so that's not a big deal right now.

Reply March 8, 2014 - edited
Aerogaa

@illogikul I have one at 44ATK right now that still needs to be hammered, I planned to hammer it and finish it off at the next big scrolling event and maybe sell it for profit instead of using it for myself.

@heavenlykai Same! FOr things like CRA and Empress I figured there's no choice, but it really hurts when there's no resale value on things. I have a Reinforced pendant and belt at the moment, and I also got myself a SweetH20 Tattoo. I'm down to about 1.5b now after buying those items. I might try to grind for a 5 att secondary, otherwise I'll cube what I have now. I"ll be cubing my weapon, then my secondary, then my CRA, Gollux, Mask, then Tattoo (the tattoo already has 7%DEX on it, so it's not a big deal right now). My empress set I'll cube if there is anything remaining. I haven't bought good 12-15% earrings yet since there wasn't anything good in the FM earlier, but I'm expecting after Miracle Time things should get a bit easier to find.

Should I cube to Epic so that everything can have decent pot, or push to unique or even legendary? I have a 44 ATT heart right now that i'll perfect over time, would you recommend that I use it myself or sell it for profit (I currently am using a 15ATT heart)? Where would you recommend I go next with my equipment after miracle time since I still have 1.5b? I'm only expecting 1-2 items to reach unique or 4 epics, and ~6% on each equipment after Miracle Time.

Thanks again!

Reply March 8, 2014 - edited
Aerogaa

@HeavenlyKai Good point, I've seen belts here for ~1b and capes if I'm lucky can reach into 2b, but blowing the entire budget on just that is stupid to me.

Should I spend all 2bil on upgrading my %dex (buying 9%+DEX items like earrings)? I can farm Gollux over time for the Reinforced earrings and ring, should I buy the belt and pendant instead although it's rather expensive? How much would I have to invest in cubing during Miracle Time to make it worth it (at most I'm planning on $50)?

Reply March 7, 2014 - edited
Aerogaa

Thanks for all the input guys!

I'm starting to farm Gollux daily, so I might buy a Reinforced Belt and Pendant while farming for my own ring and earring. Reinforced can get rather pricey though!

I am still considering Tyrant (belt and cape a bit), but it's pretty low on my priority list since they're more high-end items and I feel like I should get to a more decent point before aiming high.

Considering it's Miracle Time I might do a small amount of cubing but I'm really not planning to spend a huge amount of $ into Maple; I might try to cube one equip, would you say the weapon is the most important thing to cube? Do Occult Cubes benefit from Miracle Time as well?

SweetH20 is an option, though the equips themselves aren't super cheap either at this point and they're forever untradeable afterwards. I'll transpose it for sure, after I finish them. I might transpose the Xbow! But as of right now I don't think it's a huge priority since other things need improving. Also since my xbow's 199ATT I don't really see the need to buy a fafnir yet, at least not until a new shop comes out and I can perfect it easily.

Would you say ramping up my %DEX is the biggest factor right now? Considering I don't plan to blow lots of $, would it be best to get accessories (Gollux, etc) pre-cubed with DEX and cube my CRA and bow myself?

Reply March 6, 2014 - edited
krazyazn33

Try scrolling a better glove! But your %Dex is reaaaally low as well. I'd hold off on tyrants as they're only going to get cheaper for us, (but the shoe currently).
Have you uniqued your bow yet? Do you plan on cubing this weekend? Are you aiming for the fafnir set or planning on tranposing to SW and using a mix of emp gear?

Reply March 6, 2014 - edited
cris1000

If you want to transpose that empress, finish it off and get it to 1 star then transpose it.

Reply March 6, 2014 - edited
voidjames

You really need more % Dex. I'm not sure about your $ budget, but i'd also look at cubing your bow or secondary for %att and total damage, especially because you seem to have a decent amount of att on your equips and wep, the %att would buff you up pretty well I imagine.

Reply March 6, 2014 - edited
okaythen

Wow, you got good stuff.
I'd aim for tyrants because they are getting really cheap.
Also, I wouldn't recommend getting anything under reinforced for gollux equips because the set effect for it is really garbage.
I'd stick with the %dex stuff rather than solid/cracked gollux stuff.
You can also get an emp shoulder, they're like 400m so it's not too bad.

Reply March 6, 2014 - edited
athmyst

i hear tyrants are pretty cheap right now, you might be able to get 2/3 of the tyrants. if you're lucky maybe all 3 with dat 2b budget.
hrmm... may be different for your world (cuz deres some tyrant charon capes going for like 700m in cmyk)

Reply March 6, 2014 - edited