How I do my Gear Progression for Liberated Boss Mules

[@oHoriizon]

"Liberated boss mules" is a crazy statement

[@Inscribed]

This guide really opened my eyes - I never thought about 21* abso being roughly equivalent to ~19* AU; the fodder is also so much easier to get for the former. Thanks!

[@hazte9727]

Definitely a future project for me, especially with the extra fams that I will have (I hope) after farming in Grandis. W mans!

[@lokmanlife3023]

Damn..your mules is stronger than my main.. sheesh..

[@JP-ir9qn]

Thanks for making this video after i asked it recent video! keep making your content its super fun to watch

[@Lukishi]

Not in perfect order but I wrote a summary for myself :) 1: Fill equip slots with 10* and epic pots 2: Get CRA gear 10* and epic pots 3: Get 5 set abso. (nlomien + scrapyward/dwt or struggle hlomien) 4: Get 5 set abso to 10* and epic pots. 5: Create fodder for abso (Shoulder/Shoe = CRA shop, Glove = Magnus shop/Downtown Black Market, Cape = CZak / HRanmaru) 6: SF event 21* everything 7: HLuwill and CSlime 5% for slime ring, twilight mark, arcane weapon 8: SF event 21* any other equips Gollux: fodder 21* reinforced into 20* sup Familiar: two 15% IED WSE: 3 useful lines Level 260 for origin + mastery if you like the class

[@maxskyx-bq3ri]

Why not umbra is so cheap now

[@damianwaluszko7607]

@@maxskyx-bq3ri As in video, getting full arcane without luck in drops is 3 months. And you will end with 17* and risk another weeks if want to push it further. 21* abso is stronger than 17* arcane. Remember its for mules, if you want a main or mule that goes over seren, it isnt ideal (unless u rich and want that liberation earlier)

[@sponge5753]

Came for the video left with rediscovering why I play video games

[@mehhhhhhhhhhh]

never thought of using absos like this hmmm gonna try on my main, subbed

[@ReesesPiecesPLUR]

Banger video on progression!

[@watershadowdragon]

Thank you so much for such a clear guide ❤❤❤.

[@brabden]

better mules than I'll ever have

[@Essenia]

big fan! ☺

[@brabden]

@@Essenia 🐐

[@Paeslyn]

As a person who doesn't follow the mule meta at all, this is actually kinda goated. Big Fan Essenia.

[@bryantandres7505]

One thing I need to learn to do is settling 21* on mules/submains. It is so tempting to tap to 22* everything and it ends up costing me so much and takes away from my main.

[@Essenia]

i think the tendency to settle 21* vs 22* also depends on what you've experienced, for me i've struggled on SFing a lot before so remembering that makes me want to settle 21* 😭

[@adenlee8017]

Never really thought of using absos all the way to BM. Probably should try this in the future i guess. With a bit of funding

[@Beanelli]

With upcoming liberation changes it won't be all too long before Essenia has 52 ctene mules

[@laggyeddie9527]

I think the 21* abso is really shocking me here cus everyone always say dont do it because you can get arcane soon, but seems like it will work well on those 220 mules

[@Essenia]

@@laggyeddie9527 I find it funny when people say to not do this and that while ignoring the math, but at the end of the day not everyone will agree !

[@laggyeddie9527]

@Essenia oh i do have a question tho, do u do it on hyperburns too? Or do u just get arcanes

[@ThorodGL]

Awesome video, really helpful to see the strength of absos even up to lib! When foddering for 20* sup gollux, I'm assuming you use KT for ring and then any Domi spares for pendant? Do you typically use the first 21* Domi you get as a fodder since gollux is really important, then equip the second 21* Domi?

[@Essenia]

yes, good question! ^^ either kanna or meister rings for sup ring and dom pendants for sup pend. order doesn't matter because you want to finish both, but if if i had to pick one, do fodder -> transfer first so you can stop running gollux daily

[@gumibeeo]

Tell me more about those super long hlom struggle runs, do you have a super handsome khali who sometimes shows up on his shade in those runs 👀

[@Essenia]

👀possibly with the outcome of having to rerun 3 times

[@ShinPkGaming]

Would love to know what is the estimated cost per mule!

[@Essenia]

for libbed chars with full 21*s and good pots it's probably at least 100b ^-^ if you want a more accurate estimate you can use a star force and cubing calculator to see

[@ShinPkGaming]

Hii just a follow up question, at what point do u start going for L pot and what would the CP be around

[@Essenia]

@@ShinPkGaming if you mean 3L potentials, it would be after full 21* 2L! you should be able to approach 80m+ cp unlibbed that way with maxed arcane symbols

[@raxatv]

how does your bossing timeline look along with this? ex. what cp ballpark or gear prog are you soloing hlom, when are you doing hluwill, and when is ctene feasible (assuming all solos)? also separate but do you have any tips for managing gskills? LOL cd not ticking when afk is so cruel

[@Essenia]

i dont know the exact cp requirements but my ab can solo nslime comfortably around 10m cp, hlom around 35-40m cp, and green dot ctene at 45m cp w/ lvl 1 origin yea i agree 😭if i dont need them badly ill just log off the character and forget about it for a week, but if i know ill need it next week i just log on and afk on it while i go eat

[@hanselramonpenamariano9017]

Super very nice helping amazing tip thanx

[@Shadow-gk4zb]

0:46 Future hyperburn AB!!!

[@MyCloudArchive]

can you do a guide on mercs comboing?

[@Essenia]

imo there are already plenty of great guides out there! ^^ merc doc: docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1Sz5rdODR3cgaw3WcfjjVN_OBQV2298vc_kVyFOfdh_8/mobilebasic merc comboing by Bread: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYq0haB_l654Z5o

[@Sylanthus]

Is it a bad idea to 21* absos on a main and then eventually swap to arcanes as needed?

[@Essenia]

i think it's a good idea if your meso income is high, otherwise settling at 17* arcanes for a while is good enough as well

[@BobBuilder-b8i]

Do you also 21* abso weapon while waiting for the arcane weapon box to drop or just leave at 17*?

[@Essenia]

17* abso straight to 17* arcane wep! imo it's a waste to star force weapons past 17

[@observerAzir]

Thank you. Nice video！

[@DaniusGaming]

Hi ! I love your videos teaching

[@Essenia]

sorry for the very late reply, i probably thought i had already typed a reply 😂but for anyone reading it now, it's either 1 of 2 options (both of which still aim for 21* abso): 1) the character is weak and has to get carried for hlomien, in that case i'd still use the fodder items. 2) the character can solo hlomien because its other gear is good even with 17* absos, in that case you can slowly upgrade the mule by saving abso spares from hlomien and laddering each item 17 > 18,19 (makes no sense to stop at 20* bc 20 > 21 has very high gains:cost ratio), 21* no safeguard on starforce events

[@arkhero_ms]

isnt abso hat better than cra hat? or can u explain me plzzzzzzz

[@Essenia]

It would be better by 1-3% fd at most but cra hat is better than abso hat after lib, so I don't think it's worth wasting 10b+ temporarily for so little gain!

[@DefinitelyNotDavid1]

Hey Essenia thanks for the awesome video as always! I was wondering, if I follow this video guide at the very least I can do up to Cgloom right assuming I play weaker classes?

[@Essenia]

yup! although some classes are a bit weaker than others and moreso in burst-favored bosses, the amount of damage from 6th job powercreep makes it so any class should easily be able to do cgloom/ctene with 21* absos

[@DefinitelyNotDavid1]

@@Essenia Thank you so much!

[@bleu135]

how much does it cost on average? and do you transfer fodder to absolab 22>21 or 21>20 then tap?

[@Gingerillaz]

Always transfer at 21 and tap the absos to 21 it’s way cheaper. If you cba getting abso spares just leave it at 20*

[@abrarisme]

do you solo all of these for the lib missions? if you're 21* on everything at 255 I assume you're doing over 100bps so they should be all possible. unless you're way less than 100 bps? I guess an unanswered question is where you park the item potentials. legendary fake 3L on all?

[@WithersendMS]

@Essenia how many nodes does it take per ctene mule?

[@Essenia]

at least maxed boosts and high skill nodes depending on class, so at least 1-1.5k!

[@WithersendMS]

@@Essenia Thank you so much!

[@eugenekong5415]

Would this video also be applicable for gearing a main? If not, what changes should I make from this video to go about gearing a main?

[@Essenia]

somewhat! it depends on your meso income though. if it's a lot you can use 21 absos until you get 4-5+ arcane spares each naturally through boss drops. if it's not a lot, you can settle 17 absos until 17 arcanes and skip starring absos past 17. i know people hate absos as if they do no damage with them but my mules are proof that they're good :)

[@eugenekong5415]

@@Esseniaalways coming in clutch with the replies. Thanks for the info my goat ❤️

[@herochrisx]

Great vid!!

[@Solejohn]

Love ur vids, just a quick question would arcane glove+wep as well as 21absos still be good enough/viable?

[@Essenia]

yes that's fine ^^ 17 arcane wep + glove, 21 abso shoulder, cape, shoe

[@icehism2093]

Really cool, looking into this for mules, do you tap the abso fodder to 22 or 21 before transfering

[@Essenia]

i always 21* lvl 150 fodder then transfer it to abso and tap 20-21* again! that makes the meso cost significantly cheaper because: 21* fodder costs about 6.2b 22* fodder costs about 10.3b so i wouldn't mind doing 20-30 mins of weeklies to get another abso piece to save a potential extra 4b+ from 22* fodder. if you find that too annoying you can also opt to settle 20* absos and wait for armor box drops from hlomien solos ☺

[@Devonity_MS]

@Essenia How fast do you do Ctene on that NL?

[@Essenia]

2 burst cgloom! i do normal vhilla and darknell because they're fast

[@XrVyNi]

Bit of an unrelated question, but does drop rate affect familiar card drops? I cant find anywhere online that mentions anything about it, but at the same time it feels like I dont get any more with my drop gear than without it

[@LackOfCoIor]

Familiar cards are absolutely affected by drop rate

[@XrVyNi]

@@LackOfCoIor Thanks for the reply!! Muchly appreciated

[@user-eu7zm8df8z]

In your video you said if you really liked the mule then push it to lvl 260 for origin + mastery. Just wondering what level would be a good settle otherwise?

[@LackOfCoIor]

Theyre liberated boss mules so 255 minimum for black mage

[@CereaIxD]

It depends on what you want the mule to be Essenia's are libbed, so 255 minimum If u want lomien:220 is fine Hlomien: 235 is fine

[@Essenia]

like the other comments said! 220, 235, 250, 255 are all good stopping points.

[@Yoru486_]

I mean if you fund enough on other mules and are able to do big bosses you make more mess for your main

[@masontran5083]

I feel like this is not very accurate. I have all my slots filled 10 stars, epic pots on everything and was not able to 5% lotus. 10 star epic pots is only like 800k CP. Do I need to be a certain level? Cause my mule is 210 almost max nodes still couldnt 5%. I have really good dmg uptime as well

[@Essenia]

not in a rude way but it's probably because of your low legion/links or ied, people can solo lotus with 10* gear. my NW solo'd it in 4 mins with 10 star gear~ kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHOuYWOEmrSsjpY

[@masontran5083]

@@Essenia I have 8500 legion and max relevant links so idk. I think I need IED but not sure what other sources I can get it from

[@hokageAndy]

Do you also 3line the stats after full 21? My mule is almost full 21 but sitting around 50 cp

[@Essenia]

yup! going from full 2l to full fake 3l can easily be like 4-5k stat, then add on max symbols and that's a lot of cp!

[@ahduhm]

what AF do you usually park your mules at for BM?

[@Essenia]

either 1140 (1.5x hwill) or max symbols for full damage to vhilla and bm! the difference is about 2k stat at the cost of 1 month of dailies every day. if talking about damage to bm only, 930 af (0.7x) with good gear is enough to blue dot for box drops~

[@AikouxTemae]

How high do you tap your abso and arcane weps?

[@Essenia]

Always only 17* ^_^

[@AikouxTemae]

@@Essenia thanks for the quick reply you’re the goat

[@Duky]

great resource!

[@hieudini9135]

hmm maybe i should do this instead of waiting for arcanes, thanks a lot

[@rjx_]

very pog

[@icedmintysquill]

Yesterstory goated OST

[@Essenia]

ms2 existing feels like a dream :(

[@cavin5226]

Do you solo the lib missions?

[@Essenia]

@@cavin5226 yup!

[@RoarEUReboot]

W vid❤

[@boanh1624]

Nerf essen

[@kevsthetics]

Using this for my Bucc