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Which aura should I use, and when?

So we have an aura to increase speed, damage, and defense. Then we have drain, and decrease enemy defense.
I realize that most people will tell me it's situational and so far I kind of see the value in this; at Czak, there are a lot of status moves so it's probably best to use Blue Aura, then. At training, it's probably best to use Draining. But, when should I use Hasty, Dark, or Weakening?

For example, is +20% damage better or worse than -20% Enemy Def? Or does this depend on my current stats and if I'm looking to survive more than I am to do damage or something?

April 9, 2015

7 Comments • Newest first

LittleTLK

@ThisIs5cania:

No. All our attack are neutral element. Most high end bosses are resistant to neutral, though, so it helps.

Reply April 10, 2015
ThisIs5cania

[quote=LittleTLK]Yellow: Training, Bossing (If preferred over Dark)
Blue: cQueen, cPB, Hard Hilla
Drain: Empress, Magnus, Gollux
Debuff: cVB, cPierre, cVellum, Gollux
Dark: Everywhere Else (If preferred over Yellow)

Also, the value in debuff isn't just the PDR reduction. It's also the ele resist reduction.[/quote]
Does BaM have any elemental attacks? Just got mine to 4th job yesterday so I'm curious

Reply April 10, 2015
LittleTLK

Yellow: Training, Bossing (If preferred over Dark)
Blue: cQueen, cPB, Hard Hilla
Drain: Empress, Magnus, Gollux
Debuff: cVB, cPierre, cVellum, Gollux
Dark: Everywhere Else (If preferred over Yellow)

Also, the value in debuff isn't just the PDR reduction. It's also the ele resist reduction.

Reply April 9, 2015 - edited
22mchan

I used yellow aura at dojo today and my time was 20 seconds faster i think. Not sure if it's because of the new soul but 20 seconds... I'll confirm it tmwr.

Reply April 9, 2015 - edited
Momijii

I think Debuff Aura is only useful at CRA, Gollux, and Magnus.

Reply April 9, 2015 - edited
hangwithhung

@vivabasura nice name haha. thanks! I was hoping there was a bit more rhyme and reason to the auras than mere preference. And I had no idea that -20% def on bosses could take people so far, yet here we are haha.

Reply April 9, 2015 - edited
VivaBasura

i use dark aura at commerci runs or any place with bosses with high health and not much def
been using debuff aura at magnus for example my blows deal like 2m more per line compared to dark aura idk at gollux heard debuff is good but i havent tried
i use drain aura when i see someone going to die at party but ppl usually wants me to cast dark or yellow
havent used blue too much

Reply April 9, 2015 - edited