My build and veno weapon after fb19 one

If you're still using the FB19 weapon, I'd suggest either crafting a level 39 glaive, or buying one off the AH for a reasonable price which you have enough magic/strength to use. If you don't re-stat anything all you have to do for the next 29 levels is put all of your points except for 4 for strength into magic.


I suggest the glaive because, as a caster, the glaive has a shorter magic damage range than the pataka which has a shorter physical damage range and larger magical damage range meaning it gives you consistently higher spell damage and more erratic physical damage.

I wouldn't really bother with shards until you're about 50-60. You outgrow your equipment too quickly before then to make sharding worth it. If you use low-cost shards, the benefit isn't really that much. The exception might be legendary (gold) weapons and armor. But even there I've noticed the increase in resale value is less than the cost of the shards. Also, if you're going to shard, the priority should be sharding your weapon since that's used every time you cast a spell. Shards on your armor only matter when you get hit, which as a veno should be rarely.

But if you insist, I'd say go with p.def shards on arcane armor. Your choice on light. Your 39 vit is already giving you +408 hp over a regular mag or light build, so I don't think extra hp are really necessary unless you restat.

Also, keep an eye out for a Wheel of Fate. It's a level 43 legendary glaive whose stats are ridiculously better than any crafted item at its level. Its average mag attack is 451 vs. 362 for a 3-star level 44 magic sword. A 3-star level 51 wand is the first crafted/dropped weapon which has base stats which are better (you'd still need to get lucky and get a significant +mag attack bonus). So I'd easily call it a legendary that's 10 levels better than anything else you can get.

They usually cost 1.5+ million, but I've seen them as low as 1.3 mil. Don't be put off by the price. It's a very popular weapon so when you get your TT60 weapon, you'll easily be able to sell it for as much as you paid for it. Just think of it as putting 1.5 mil into the bank when you're 43, and withdrawing it when you're 60. The discipline you learn in saving up the money for it will help you save for a hercules and phoenix as well.

Or you can try to get one yourself from FB39 - lacking a tabber doesn't affect the drop rate. It drops from Hercule Trioc, a boss with only magical attacks so having a magic tank pet really helps. I don't think you can solo it until you're 53 though. If you're going to farm FB39, I'd recommend skipping Farren Sereneti. He's in a different section of the dungeon from Calcid of the Flame and Hercule Trioc, and he's got two really nasty AOEs which can easily kill you or your pet. His drops are kinda bleh for a veno too.

http://www.crystalgalaxie.com/~attitude/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12:fb39-gate-of-delirium&catid=18:dungeon-map&Itemid=14

Nodzzzzz - Heavens Tear wrote: »

what is a good mage tank pet please

Golem works just fine.

Solandri - Heavens Tear wrote: »

Free: Oddfoot (penguin), Carapest (anteater), Antelope
Rare: Shadou Cub (1.6 mil), Frogling (300k)

Actually, the pets with best Mdef and HP at level 41 are in decreasing order :
Astral Beetle (lvl2), Rhinodrake (lvl 7), Tuskmoor (lvl 8), Carapest (lvl 19), Quinfu (lvl 1), Oddfoot (lvl 4)

Golems are not that good against magical mobs.

(I really should post my spreadsheet...)

Are there spreadsheets anywhere that gives the stats of various pets at the same levels?