Chronological picture? What chronological picture? Teach. Honestly, I’d wish to start from the muse, however if I enact that, I’ll potentially reside wide awake no longer being in a jam to post right here for a extraordinarily very prolonged time all but again. Esteem I acknowledged in this post, I’m attempting to battle via my backlog of drafts and notes so I will be succesful to also flip all of them into correct articles and post them already as quickly as doable.
So I’ll discuss when I started playing the Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia mobile sport in a single other post. It used to be surely some time ago even though. Yeah, I have all varieties of notes and drafts for hundreds of themes, and loads of them are from loads of months ago.
My backlog of drafts and notes is no longer any shaggy dog memoir. Being in a jam to post this one is rarely going to get a dent in acknowledged backlog. However it’s a start. And, hopefully, I will post many extra to a minimal of decrease the quantity even if it’s perfect microscopic by microscopic.
Well-liked Final Fantasy Character
Anyway, reduction to the particular topic of this post – Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII (#advert) is one in every of my favorite characters in DFFOO. No longer no 1 even though. At this time, that title goes to Zack Horny. I’d utter Cloud is extra quantity 2 for the time being. Truly, now that I focus on about it, he’s continuously been quantity 2, up to now. However, all but again, no longer the particular topic of this post, so let’s discuss that some other time.
Sphere Draw in DFFOO
On the quite loads of hand, there could be a reason I started by saying I contend with Cloud. It’s because spheres aren’t truly required on this sport. They’re extra of a luxury, and they’re a one-time employ. That you just can’t get them reduction after giving them to a personality. That you just might also overwrite the sphere whenever you happen to pray to must give the personality a fresh one, however that silent plan the distinctive sphere will be misplaced. Which is why the final word thing to enact is to either hoard them, or give them to your faves, or a minimal of somebody you’re doubtless to make employ of as on the total as doable.
Properly, for me, Cloud is a favorite on this sport, and I strive to make employ of him every time I will, so I needed to give him spheres.
Cloud Sphere Slots
Cloud can equip A (Assault), D (Beef up), and E (Jamming) spheres.
I in point of fact looked via a listing of currently readily accessible spheres to explore which ones I will be in a jam to give to Cloud.
A Spheres for Cloud
I believed Cloud can also silent equip either an attack up (contend with Tifa Lockhart’s (from Final Fantasy VII) Vital Assault Long, which raises attack by 10% for 6 turns when dealing a serious hit) or max fearless up (contend with Ace’s (from Final Fantasy Kind-0) Smash Hit Boost Long, which raises max fearless by 10% for 6 turns when breaking draw or attacking a damaged draw) sphere.
In the tip, I gave Agrias Oaks’s (from Final Fantasy Ways) Paunchy HP Boost A sphere to Cloud. It raises his max fearless by 10% when his HP is max.
Would I had been at an advantage giving him an attack up A sphere as a substitute? I don’t know. I enact know that I contend with seeing him get one of these excessive max fearless (I farmed him triple attack 108 and max fearless 330 artifacts, too. Yeah, I contend with him ample to battle via such anxiousness, and it used to be surely hundreds of tension. Took days of farming old to I will be succesful to also get those artifacts for him) even when he’s no longer one in every of the synergy characters. Besides, I truly feel he already hits hard ample anyway.
Acquire I remorse giving him Agrias’ sphere? Properly, truly, there’s no point regretting it because it’s completed already, and I will’t trade what has already been completed. I point out, I will be succesful to also give him one other A sphere, however that would point out losing Agrias’ sphere, and I’d barely no longer enact that. Besides, I focus on the sphere works effectively ample on him anyway. Or is that perfect me attempting to provide an explanation for what I’ve completed? Honestly, I don’t know.
To this point, the entirely peril I’ve truly encountered with this sphere is with the “when HP is max half”. Cloud has no plan of healing himself. So when an enemy decides to deal an HP attack and he will get hit, then he’ll lose the enact of Agrias’ sphere. And he gained’t be in a jam to get it reduction till the birthday celebration’s healer can enlighten him reduction to paunchy effectively being.
From my abilities, that on the total entirely lasts for contend with 1 or 2 turns. Plus, enemies don’t HP attack each flip. So, for essentially the most half, I don’t have any considerations maintaining the enact of Agrias’ sphere spirited for Cloud.
If it meant no longer losing Agrias’ sphere, would I give Cloud a obvious sphere? Hmm, that’s in point of fact a troublesome ask. Cloud has had this sphere ever since I purpled Agrias, which used to be in some unspecified time in the future of the time her Ex confirmed up on a banner alongside Faris’. That appears contend with forever ago.
I focus on I got plan too frail to Cloud having this sphere. So I don’t know if I wish to trade it and give him one thing else. Perchance if I truly feel contend with he’s no longer dealing ample injury anymore, I’d have to give him an attack up sphere as a substitute. However, for now, I focus on he’s silent doing beautiful effectively with this sphere.
E Spheres for Cloud
Yeah, the D sphere slot will have to had been subsequent, however there’s a reason I’m initiating with the E slot as a substitute. That reason is because Cloud already has an E sphere, however he silent has no D sphere.
There’s hundreds of E spheres, however I truly feel that hundreds of them aren’t truly a correct fit for Cloud.
Let’s steal the Emperor’s Debuff Success Assault Long
sphere, for instance. It raises attack by 10% for 6 turns after inflicting a debuff. The entirely plan for Cloud to inflict a debuff is for him to paralyze an enemy.
However you entirely get a guaranteed paralyze after utilizing his 2nd skill, Finishing Touch. The rest of the time, it’s up to RNG whether or no longer you would also paralyze an enemy with Imperfect Reduce.
The sphere’s enact does supreme for 6 turns, however I silent truly feel it’s a bit too unreliable and that one thing contend with this is in a position to be better on one other personality, specifically ones who can with out considerations inflict debuffs with most, if no longer all, of their abilities, so the sphere will even be spirited the total time.
I believed to be giving him spheres contend with:
- Vincent’s Paunchy HP Vital Assault Down – inflict 30% attack down for 6 turns when HP is max and a serious hit happens
- Fran’s
Paunchy HP Smash Hit Boost Down – inflict 30% max fearless down for 6 turns when HP is maxand breaking draw or attacking a damaged draw
- Ultimecia’s
Paunchy HP Vital Guard Down – inflict 30% defense down for 6 turns when HP is max and a serious hit happens - Setzer’s
Paunchy HP Vital Whisk Down – inflict 20% scoot down for 6 turns when HP is max and a serious hit happens - Tidus’
Paunchy HP Smash Hit Whisk Down – inflict 20% scoot down for 6 turns when HP is max and breaking a draw or attacking a damaged draw
to give him mighty extra utility.
However I couldn’t somewhat prefer which one might be top doubtless for him. Perchance the chase down ones were the top doubtless since he’ll be somewhat monotonous.
In the tip, I made up my mind to give him Faris’
Paunchy HP Vital Poison All
sphere, which lowers enemy fearless by 30% of their preliminary fearless initially of their flip for 6 turns when HP is max and a serious hit happens.
This sphere’s poison is invisible, which plan you gained’t gaze it as a debuff on the enemy. It also poisons the total enemies in a wave even if Cloud entirely uses his Imperfect Reduce, Finishing Touch, Vital Crush, or HP+.
30% of an enemy’s preliminary fearless truly isn’t that mighty, however it indubitably silent pleases me to explore the poison enact going on anyway. And I contend with how the total enemies are poisoned even if Cloud entirely assaults one in every of them.
So, would I had been at an advantage giving him the quite loads of spheres I’ve been pondering contend with Setzer’s or Ultimecia’s? Properly, I don’t study about that. I enact know that all those other spheres inflict a seen debuff on the enemy, to allow them to also conflict with other characters who already give those debuffs. Or those other characters can also inflict a elevated version of a debuff, which might overwrite the sphere’s weaker version.
Acquire I remorse giving Faris’ sphere to Cloud? Nope. After I was having a glimpse via the listing of readily accessible E spheres and attempting to prefer which one used to be top doubtless to give to Cloud, Faris’ sphere used to be the particular person that truly caught my attention.
Admittedly, I had the idea that the 30% poison might be mighty extra, however, effectively, the same will be acknowledged for the quite loads of spheres anyway. The fact is they’re truly no longer compulsory for anybody to have. They perfect give some added utility, which is correct and which used to be what I truly wanted for Cloud anyway.
Splendid contend with with Agrias’ sphere, the entirely peril I’ve truly encountered with this one is with the “when HP is max” half. So, perfect contend with with Agrias’ sphere, I’d must wait 1 or 2 turns for the birthday celebration’s healer to get Cloud reduction to max HP so he can get reduction to poisoning the enemies all but again. However the sphere’s enact lasts for 6 turns, so it’s truly no longer mighty of a peril the least bit.
If it meant no longer losing Faris’ sphere, would I give Cloud a obvious sphere? Hmm, effectively, I perfect looked via the listing of currently readily accessible E spheres (there had been loads of fresh ones added since I supreme checked), and I’m no longer truly seeing one thing that appears to be better than Faris’. I focus on I’ll be sticking with this one for Cloud.
D Spheres for Cloud
Esteem I acknowledged, I don’t have a D sphere for Cloud but even supposing I’m hoping in narrate to give him one quickly, so I will at supreme complete all his sphere slots.
There’s hundreds of D spheres, however loads aren’t correct for Cloud the least bit, specifically the ones that require the user to “grant a buff”. Cloud doesn’t grant any buffs, so those varieties of spheres are automatically out of the ask for him.
Here are the listing of D spheres that I’m pondering for him:
- Sazh’s
Vital Assault All Long – raises birthday celebration’s attack by 5% for 6 turns when dealing a serious hit
5% attack isn’t that mighty, however it indubitably’s for the total birthday celebration, and it appears to be the norm for D spheres anyway. Cloud has no anxiousness dealing serious hits, so he’ll have to don’t have any considerations maintaining this sphere spirited. For certain, the peril is that I’d must pull for Sazh’s Ex, and I’m no longer obvious but if I wish to pink him as I haven’t even taken the time to in point of fact explore at his updated kit.
- Wakka’s
Buff Assault Boost All 5 – raises birthday celebration attack and max fearless by 5% when 5 or extra buffs are spirited
If I’m determining this as it will be, the “5 or extra spirited buffs” refers back to the total birthday celebration, so as prolonged as there are 5 or extra buffs, this sphere’s enact can also silent quick. Besides, Cloud himself already will get hundreds of buffs, so it is going to also silent be easy ample for him to make employ of this sphere. Plus, even if the amplify is entirely 5%, this one in point of fact raises each attack and max fearless, which is big. It doesn’t in point of fact have a flip length, which plan this is in a position to supreme as prolonged as there are 5 or extra buffs.
Splendid contend with with Sazh even though, I’d must pull for Wakka’s Ex. Along with no longer being obvious if I wish to make employ of scarce ingots to pink him (assuming I even get his Ex within the first set up), his Ex presentations up with Aerith’s, if I’m remembering as it will be. The peril right here is that I have already got Aerith’s Ex, so I will’t truly provide an explanation for utilizing gem stones on this banner. Incandescent my luck, I’d perfect reside wide awake with Aerith’s complete kit even supposing I have already got her entirely MLB.
- Ramza’s
Buff Nasty Boost All 3 – raises birthday celebration preliminary fearless and max fearless by 5% when 3 or extra buffs are spirited
It’s equivalent to Wakka’s sphere, however this one entirely requires 3 or extra spirited buffs. This one also will increase the birthday celebration’s preliminary fearless and max fearless as an quite loads of of attack and max fearless. Is it better to steal preliminary fearless or attack? I voice attack might be better.
However there’s nothing atrocious with elevating preliminary fearless. As an illustration, Zack will completely steal pleasure in an amplify in preliminary fearless since his Ex’s barrier defend is basically based off his preliminary fearless.
For the time being, I’m leaning in opposition to this sphere, basically because I have already got Ramza’s Ex, so a minimal of I don’t must pull for it. I enact must MLB it even though.
- Cait Sith’s
Buff Boost All 3 – raises birthday celebration max fearless by 5% when 3 or extra buffs are spirited
That is equivalent to Ramza’s sphere, however this one entirely raises one stat. That is one other possibility for Cloud, contend with in case I prefer no longer to pink Ramza’s sphere or one thing, because I have already got Cait’s Ex. Ended up with contend with 3 copies of this thing while attempting (and failing) to drag for Balthier’s Ex.
At this time, I have Cait at Ex+ 0/3. However I don’t have any plans of purpling him anytime quickly, specifically since I managed to lock him on to Dimensions’ Stay Entropy Tier 5 in his newest converse. For the time being, I have hundreds of other helps to make employ of, so it’s no longer contend with I truly prefer him for one thing.
- Deuce’s
Buff Assault Up All 3 – raises birthday celebration attack by 5% when 3 or extra buffs are spirited
That is in point of fact Cait’s sphere with the exception of this one raises attack as a substitute of max fearless. That is one other possibility for Cloud, however I potentially gained’t be giving this to him except we by some capacity get a surplus of ingots.
I have Deuce’s Ex, however I haven’t even given her a e book. It’s unhappy, however she’s already been outclassed by the likes of Rosa and Y’shtola specifically since she can’t even heal. As a minimal Cait can heal, and he’s a bodily strengthen, so he can gaze some employ in fights the set up magic is intently resisted.
- Barret’s
Smash Hit Boost All Long – elevate birthday celebration max fearless by 5% for 6 turns when breaking draw or attacking a damaged draw
That is in point of fact Cait’s sphere with the exception of with a obvious situation for activation.
I don’t have Barret’s Ex. Properly, I didn’t pull on his banner with Tifa since I already had Tifa’s Ex. And I don’t know if his Ex will ever expose up all but again.
Even though it does, I don’t focus on I’d wish to drag for it since, contend with I acknowledged, right here’s most steadily Cait’s sphere, and I have already got his Ex, so I don’t truly prefer this.
- Freya’s
HP Up All –
elevate birthday celebration’s Max HP by 10%
I don’t know if it’d be better to steal the birthday celebration’s HP (effectively, I did get Leviathan’s Lifestyles Up passive from the Leviathan Summon Board) as an quite loads of of elevating stats contend with attack and max fearless as a substitute. I point out, for certain, it’d be correct to steal the total stats, however if I had to prefer, I don’t know which one to head for.
I voice there’d be hundreds of time to imagine this since Freya’s Ex hasn’t even shown up but. Alternatively, there’s no guarantee I’d get it except I prefer to pity it, however I haven’t determined but if I wish to enact that. We’ll gaze, I voice.
- Lyse’s
Smash Hit Assault All Long – elevate birthday celebration’s attack by 5% for 6 turns when breaking draw or attacking a damaged draw
That is in point of fact Deuce’s sphere, however with a obvious activation situation. I don’t have Lyse’s Ex. I didn’t pull for it when it confirmed up since I already had Y’shtola entirely MLB.
Because it’s so equivalent to Deuce’s sphere, and I have already got Deuce’s Ex, I don’t focus on I’d problem pulling for this even if it presentations up in a future banner.
- Beatrix’s
Vital Boost All Long – elevate birthday celebration max fearless by 5% for 6 turns when dealing a serious hit
I have already got Beatrix’s Ex, and I’m pondering purpling (need extra ingots!) her, so right here’s one other doable sphere for Cloud.
Hmm, so if I had get right of entry to to all these spheres and ingots aren’t a peril the least bit, then it’d be a preference between the following:
- Wakka – since he can elevate 2 stats, attack and max fearless
- Ramza – since he can elevate 2 stats, preliminary fearless and max fearless
- Freya – max HP up appears beautiful correct, too
- Sazh – for attack up. He presentations up later than Lyse and Deuce, so he’ll be better than those 2 even supposing I’d surely must steal a more in-depth explore at his kit to clutch for obvious
- Beatrix – for max fearless up. I’m beautiful obvious she’s better than each Barret and Cait Sith. And even I’m perfect being biased? LOL
Notes:
- pics are from Amazon.com; hyperlink shown above
- screenshots are from my Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia sport legend
- in the initiating printed on my fundamental Tumblr weblog on Feb 29th, 2020 11:29:58pm