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-How to make builds for Miriam.+---- 
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 +Miriam Build Guide 
 + 
 +> Because I'm bored... 
 + 
 +A simple guide for how to make builds for Miriam. Due to how the game works it is possible to make a lot of different builds, and the players skill level can change what strategies works best or worst. As such I'll go through the basics of maximising a build for its purpose, but it's still worthwhile to adapt it to your own needs. 
 + 
 +---- 
 +====General==== 
 + 
 +First of all builds can generally be summed up into 2 types: 
 +  * Weapon damage (Str) 
 +  * Shard damage (Int) 
 + 
 +Since they require different builds, but any weapon can use the same type of builds, same with shards can use the same type of build. So let's dig more into which stats are worthwhile to build for: 
 + 
 +  * Strength - Improves all weapon damage 
 +  * Intelligence - Improves all shard damage 
 +  * Constitution - Improves Defence 
 +  * Mind - Improves Magical Defence (invisible stat) 
 +  * Luck - Slightly improves drop rates and critical hit chance 
 +  * Defence - Reduces physical damage taken (slash, blunt, pierce) 
 +  * Magical Defence - Reduces magical/elemental damage taken (invisible stat) 
 +  * Mana Per Second (MPS) - How fast you regain Mana, from food/drinks. 
 + 
 +Strength is going to be the primary stat for weapon builds. Intelligence same for shard builds. Constitution and Mind are generally not worth investing into as all they do is give more Def/MDef and it's usually easier to just flat out get better Def instead.  
 + 
 +===Luck=== 
 + 
 +Luck despite many people loving the stat is honestly very lacking, the critical chance isn't high enough to compete with the Str/Int stats in pure damage output, and the drop rates are barely noticeable until very heavy investment into luck. The notable exception is Plunder Ring which just gives you a flat +25% drop rate to all non shards, the most efficient way of farming is maxing out Str or Int and slap on 2 Plunder Rings, to kill the enemy as fast as you can with the 2 Plunders equipped, reset and repeat. 
 + 
 +===Mana=== 
 + 
 +Mana Per Second is generally put always useful and separate from gear, since they're permanent bonuses you get from certain food, specifically the drinks. Notably you can get the first after getting the "Drinks/R" recipe book after Abyssal Guardian mini boss. It's going to be crucial for any Shard builds, but it's generally something you want no matter what for any build. You can get away without it if you make a weapon build using a weapon that doesn't use much or any Techniques (like Greatsword). 
 + 
 +===Defence=== 
 + 
 +Defence is a very important or almost useless stat depending on the player skill. If you're good enough you can largely ignore it entirely and just pick whatever gear gives the best Str/Int bonus. But most people aren't quite there, and I recommend upgrading Def as often as you feel the need to. Generally put you can sacrifice 1-2 pieces of gear, preferably the ones with the smallest amount of Str/Int for gear that gives more Def instead. 
 + 
 +MDef being an invisible stat that most players doesn't even know exists (and thus make them question what Mind even does?), you can pretty much ignore. 
 + 
 +---- 
 +====Strength Build==== 
 + 
 +Since all weapons scale with Strength it's a very straight forward and simple build idea. You can do this from the start of the game since you don't need anything particular like the MPS-drinks to get started. 
 + 
 +All you really need to do is try to stack as much Strength bonuses as you can. Be it gear, new weapons with higher damage, food bonuses (to Str), various shards (Weapon mastery and Optimizer, later Augment Strength). This works the same for all weapons. 
 + 
 +Some useful gear: 
 + 
 +Accessories: 
 +  * Cursed Ring (+10) - Can be gotten very early, luck penalty irrelevant against boss. 
 +  * Risk Ring (+15) - Upgraded Cursed ring, if you're not getting hit much. 
 +  * Gold/Silver/Traverser ring (*)- Very grindy to max out, can be better at end. 
 +  * Black Belt (+3) - Faster attacks. 
 +Body: 
 +  * Hound Vest (+3) - Can be gotten pretty early 
 +  * Assassin's Vest (+1) - Faster attack speed, depending on weapon can be worth it. 
 +  * Flame Mail (+8) - Best armour for damage. 
 +  * Shinobi Garb (+5) - Good all round with other bonuses. 
 +  * Coronation Gown (+5) - Good all round with other bonuses. 
 +Head: 
 +  * Pirate Hat/Dullahammer Helm/Beast Beret (+1) - All fine for early game. 
 +  * Cowboy Hat (+2) - Craftable early good for gun build. 
 +  * Wolf Hood (+3) - Grab one of these as soon as you can. 
 +  * Gunslinger Hat (+3) Can be good for gun builds 
 +  * Traveler's Hat (+6) - Get this when you get to hidden sands. 
 +  * Demon Horns (+8) - Best damage helm. 
 +  * Pleiades (+5) - Good all rounder with other bonuses. 
 +  * Recycle Hat (+3) - Another gun bonus hat. 
 +Back: 
 +  * Gunman's Scarf (0) - No str bonus, easy to make early, gun bonus. 
 +  * Flame Scarf (+3) - First scarf with str bonus, get it. 
 +  * Over the Rainbow (+3) - Same damage as flame, but more other bonuses. 
 + 
 +The most important shards: 
 +  * Augment Strength 
 +  * Optimizer 
 +  * <Weapon> Mastery (Example Sword Mastery) 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +Example, before/after Craftwork you could have: 
 +  * Cursed Ring x2 +20str 
 +  * Hound Vest +3str 
 +  * Cowboy Hat +2str 
 +  * Gunman's Scarf +0str 
 + 
 +Before Bathin you could have: 
 +  * Cursed Ring x2 +20str 
 +  * Assassin's Vest +1str 
 +  * Wolf's Hood +3str 
 +  * Gunman's Scarf +0str 
 +   
 +Before/after Orobas you could have: 
 +  * Cursed Ring x2 +20str (or 1 risk ring) 
 +  * Flame Mail +8str 
 +  * Traveler's Hat +6str 
 +  * Flame Scarf +3str 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +====Intelligence Build==== 
 + 
 +Shards scale only off Intelligence, so you can focus entirely on that stat. But spell-slinger-builds suffer from a couple of restrictions, namely that they're entirely dependent on MP/S bonuses thus they're very weak and annoying to play in the early game. While it's still possible to play spell-slinger early on, you'll spend a lot of time just standing waiting for MP to regen or run back and forth through doors to hit candles for that tiny 5% of MP back. 
 + 
 +This means spell-slinger becomes much more feasible once you beat the Abyssal Guardian mini boss, and can get to the Drinks/R recipe book, you can then craft all 4 drinks for +4 MP/S. Combine with one or two of the gear pieces that increases MP/S and they play style becomes much more enjoyable, and much less downtime. 
 + 
 +Anyway, similar to the other build, just stack Int from gear/food/shards. 
 + 
 +Some useful gear: 
 + 
 +Accessories: 
 +  * Thick Glasses (+3) - Early, buy from store. 
 +  * Warlock's Necklace (+5) - Early quest, very good, MP/S boost. 
 +  * Cursed Ring (+10) - Can be gotten very early, luck penalty irrelevant against boss. 
 +  * Flame/Ice/Thunder Ring (0) - No Int, but increases elemental damage +20%. 
 +  * Risk Ring (+15) - Upgraded Cursed ring, if you're not getting hit much. 
 +  * Solomon's Ring (+6) - Very late game, mostly for shard drop rate. 
 +  * Demon Necklace (0) - Increases shard attack speed, not a fan. 
 +  * Skull Necklace (0) - Shard damage +50%, shard mp cost +100%, strong with combo. 
 +  * Gebel's Glasses (3) - Infinite mana... obviously broken. Use with skull necklace. 
 +  * Gold/Silver/Traverser ring (*) - Don't use, doesn't work on shard damage. 
 +Body: 
 +  * Tea Dress (2) - Early, easy to craft, all round good, used in quest. 
 +  * Feather Robe (3) - Quest reward, decent. 
 +  * Silk Dress (5) - Can craft when reaching Sands, used for quest/craft. 
 +  * Kalasiris (5) - Upgraded Silk Dress 
 +  * Scarlet Dress (8) - Best body piece for damage. 
 +  * Coronation Gown - +5 str, good all round with other bonuses. 
 +Head: 
 +  * Circlet (1) - Buy from store, can be used to craft others later. 
 +  * Cat Ears (2) - Ok stop gap if it drops. 
 +  * Flame/Ice/Thunder Circlet (3) - Great, easy to craft, resistance. 
 +  * Witch's Hat (6) - One of the best, MP/S bonus. 
 +  * Diabolist's Cap (8) - Highest Int bonus. 
 +  * Ancient Tiara (7) - Decent all rounder with other bonuses. 
 +  * Pleiades (5) - Decent all rounder with other bonuses. 
 +Back: 
 +  * Bat Wings (2) - Early and easy to craft, used for quest. 
 +  * Faerie Scarf (3) - Highest damage scarf, electric resistance. 
 +  * Over the Rainbow (3) - Same damage as Faerie, but more other bonuses. 
 +  * Mystical Scarf (2) - Ok, but you'll get Faerie before this. 
 +Weapon: 
 +  * Gambanteinn - Has some resistances. 
 +  * Swordbreaker - Can reduce enemy Atk 
 +  * Main Gauche - Gives a small Def bonus. 
 +  * Ambivalence - Breaks the game (own chapter) 
 + 
 +The most important shards: 
 +  * Augment Intelligence 
 +  * Words of Wisdom 
 + 
 +How to get +MP/S: 
 +  * Lemonade - +1 MP/s (Drinks/R) 
 +  * Apple Juice - +1 MP/s (Drinks/R) 
 +  * Strawberry Au Lait - +1 MP/s (Drinks/R) 
 +  * Smoothie - +1 MP/s (Drinks/R) 
 +  * Fruit Juice - +1 MP/s (Supreme Dish/R) 
 +  * Nectar - +2 MP/s (Ultimate DishR) 
 +  * Fish Hot Pot - +1 MP/s (Fish Dish/R) 
 +  * Witch's Hat - MP/S +20% 
 +  * Warlock's Necklace - Cost of shards -20% MP 
 +  * Gebel's Glasses - Infinite mana... obviously broken. 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +Example end-game max damage build: 
 +  * Skull Necklace (0) - Shard damage +50%, shard mp cost +100%, strong with combo. 
 +  * Gebel's Glasses (3) - Infinite mana... obviously broken. Use with skull necklace. 
 +  * Scarlet Dress (8) - Best body piece for damage. 
 +  * Diabolist's Cap (8) - Highest Int bonus. 
 +  * Over the Rainbow (3) - Same damage as Faerie, but more other bonuses. 
 + 
 +Example mid to end-game before grinding out everything build: 
 +  * Warlock's Necklace (+5) - Early quest, very good, MP/S boost. 
 +  * Cursed Ring (+10) - Can be gotten very early, luck penalty irrelevant against boss. 
 +  * Silk Dress (5) - Can craft when reaching Sands, used for quest/craft. 
 +  * Witch's Hat (6) - One of the best, MP/S bonus. 
 +  * Faerie Scarf (3) - Highest damage scarf, electric resistance. 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +====Luck Build==== 
 + 
 +There's always questions about Luck Builds, and while luck certainly works better in BS than in most/any of the old Castlevania games, it's honestly still not enough to make a build around. That being said, it's still popular, especially in Normal difficulty where you can compensate for running a poor build with how easy enemies are and how well certain things scale with stats. 
 + 
 +To start with I'd never recommend a "Luck Build" until the very end game, there just isn't enough gear to give noticeable amounts of Luck before the very end. And you generally need good weapons or shards to compensate for not having any bonus stats for damage, and usually not running the proper passive shards for it either. 
 + 
 +So the earliest point I can say a Luck build is even possible is after you got Invert, so you can get the Valkyrie chest-piece. And obviously, never ever use a luck build against a boss, that's just handicapping yourself since anything they drop will be 100% drop chance anyway. 
 + 
 +If you're planning to use Shard damage, you obviously want all the MPS drinks, and farm somewhere near candles that you can easily re-spawn by going in and out of the room to quickly fill up your MP again. If building weapon, just generally pick the highest damage weapon that you can stomach using that doesn't need Techniques to do damage. Greatswords are optimal for this. 
 + 
 +But over-all, the best luck build you can run, will almost always be either the Str or Int builds above, and just replace the accessories with Plunder Rings. Those are so good they dwarf any advantage you get from actual luck stats. 
 + 
 +Accessories: 
 +  * Plunder Ring 
 +  * Solomon's Ring (Only if grinding shards) 
 +  * Gebel's Glasses (if using shard damage for infinite mp) 
 +Body: 
 +  * Valkyrie Dress (Available once you get Invert) 
 +  * Kalasiris (Just get the Valkyrie instead) 
 +Head: 
 +  * Ribbon 
 +  * Valkyrie Tiara 
 +Back: 
 +  * Bunny Scarf (But honestly +2 luck is so weak, use something else) 
 +  * Flame Scarf (For weapon builds) 
 +  * Faerie Scarf (For shard build) 
 +Books: 
 +  * Fortune Tome 
 +  * Godsend Tome (70% map completion) 
 +Yellow Shards: 
 +  * Augment Luck (Generally doesn't do enough to have it equipped) 
 +  * Augment Int (If you use shard damage, use this instead) 
 +  * Weapon Master (If you use weapon damage, use this instead) 
 +Weapons: 
 +  * Greatsword: Deathbringer, Eternal Blue 
 +  * Katana: Grand Izayoi, Mikazuki, Zangetsuto 
 +  * Spear: Black Dragon's Ode, Gae Assail, Sculptor's Chisel 
 +  * Whip: Ambivalence, Andromeda, Albireo 
 +Red Shards: 
 +  * Va Ischa (Just generally all round good that works everywhere) 
 +  * Summon Hellhound (highest damage, eats up your MP, best used with Gebels Glasses) 
 +Purple Shards: 
 +  * 8-bit Fire Ball (highest damage, low cost) 
 +  * Bolide Blast (all over decent, can stun lock enemies) 
 +  * Chisel Barrage (Only use with Gebel's Glasses) 
 +  * Teps Oceus (Only good in Normal difficulty, mentioned because a lot of players swear it's a good damage shard) 
 +  * Tiz Rosain (Only good when constantly activated/canceled instantly) 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +Example build, but there really isn't that much variety to it, since you get the useful parts so late. This is available after Orobas so you have Invert. 
 + 
 +  * Plunder Ring x2 
 +  * Valkyrie Dress 
 +  * Ribbon 
 +  * Flame Scarf 
 +  * Fortune + Godsend Tome 
 +  * Greatsword Mastery 
 +  * Deathbringer level3 
 + 
 +For a Shard version just replace with: 
 +  * Faerie Scarf 
 +  * Augment Int 
 +  * Va Ischa 
 +  * 8-Bit Fire Ball 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +====Ambivalance==== 
 + 
 +This weapon deserves its own chapter. It's an 8bit weapon, so you can pick up the 8bit coin outside of the village and run back and craft it right away. It's a whip, and can be upgraded with 16bit coin and so on, but there isn't much point to, as it gives you everything you want as a spell slinger with the first version. 
 + 
 +It has the ability to swap between doing Dark and Light damage. It starts in purple mode (Dark), and holding in the attack button for a bit changes it to yellow mode (light). 
 + 
 +This effect is buggy as all heck, and doesn't just affect the weapon, but shards as well. No one has done full research on just how many shards this affects, but it does work on most damage shards people have bothered to try or use. Heck, it even works on the damage from Spike Armour! 
 + 
 +The way this works, is that it adds Light or Dark in addition to whatever other damage types the shard (or weapon) has. So if you use Va Schia (Ice), then if you're in Yellow/Light mode it would now do Ice+Holy. When you hit an enemy with an attack with two or more damage types, it will use the one the enemy is the weakest to. Hint, most enemies are weak to Light! 
 + 
 +You can check if it works in two ways: 
 +  * Set it to Yellow/Light mode, use a shard on an enemy, and listen for that "cling" sound that comes from Light attacks. 
 +  * Equip a different weapon, use a shard on 1 enemy and read the damage number. Equip the whip and set it to Purple/Dark do the same again and read the damage number, swap to Yellow/Light and do the same. Then compare the damage numbers. (Just make sure the enemy has a different strength or weakness to the damage types) 
 + 
 +TLDR: Grab this whip as soon as you can, change to Yellow/Light mode, and keep it there for most of the game. No need to upgrade it or invest into WhipMastery or Optimizer etc, you just have it equipped to make all your attacks into Light. You can swap to Dark against bosses/enemies that resist Light. 
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