Focuses on the transformation.
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Ferality Wildsoul Identity
The main meter is the center orb (Phantom Beast Energy). This meter is required for you to cast both Bear and Fox skills. You can gain back this meter by either using Phantom Beast Skills, or passively when you are in human form.
There are two other meters that are required to be managed as well. The yellow meter (Bear Energy) is gained by using bear skills or passively when you are in bear form. The blue meter (Fox Energy) is gained by using fox skills or passively when you are in fox form.
When the Bear meter is full, you unlock "Forbidden Sorcery: Ripping Bear" which is tied to the Z keybind. To use this skill, you must already be in bear form. This skill claws at the enemy and finishes with a large final slash dealing massive damage.
When the Fox meter is full, you unlock "Forbidden Sorcery: Fox Star Rainstorm" which is tied to the Z keybind. To use this skill, you must already be in bear form. This skill summons 5 orbs and launches them towards the direction you are facing dealing massive damage.
How do the two builds compare?
Ferality
Phantom Beast Awakening
Summary
Focuses on human skills and resource management.
Pros
- Burst focused
- Paralysis immunity
- Push immunity
- Tanky
- Easy to play
- Spammy
- Mobile (2x spacebar + swift)
Cons
- Very high mana drain
- Less utility
- May need mana food
- Downtime periods
- Uptime based
- May need food if not running MPE
Ferality
Summary
Focuses on the transformation.
Pros
- Burst focused
- Paralysis immunity
- Push immunity
- Tanky
Cons
- Very high mana drain
- Less utility
- May need mana food
Phantom Beast Awakening
Summary
Focuses on human skills and resource management.
Pros
- Easy to play
- Spammy
- Mobile (2x spacebar + swift)
Cons
- Downtime periods
- Uptime based
- May need food if not running MPE
Chaos Dungeon
Fox Illusion
Level 14
Growling Bear
Level 14
Fox Leap
Level 14
Crow Parade
Level 11
Fox Flame
Level 10
Swish Bear
Level 10
Vulpine Velocity
Level 10
Tailwind
Level 10
Chaos Brawl
Ark Grid Cores
Sun
Moon
Star
Order
Chaos
Notes
This build is the lesser of the two "Fox-To-Be" options. Forbidden Sorcery allows for much easier meter management without the worry of constantly over capping fox meter.
Ark Passives
Evolution
Specialization
30/30
Crit
10/30
Limit Break
3/3
Unlimited Magick
1/2
Zealous Smite
1/2
Standing Striker
2/2
Enlightenment
Ferality
3/3
Awakened Potential
3/3
Wild Impulses
3/3
Bestial Resonance
1/5
Hunter Instinct
3/3
Swiftness
1/5
Leap
Unleashed Power
5/5
Release Potential
5/5
Ancient Strength
3/3
Nimble Movement
X/3
Notes
Nimble Movement is optional as a way to mitigate wasted meter on the Fox-to-Be + Strong Fox ark grid combo. Keep in mind, playing with Nimble Movement will cause you to have to manage your Phantom Beast meter more than you would have you with Ancient Strength. Ancient Strength will still be the better but can be swapped out for comfortability.
Engravings
Core Engravings
Pick One
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Notes
- Mass Increase is used because many of our skills are instant or not animation locked so you are unable to feel the effects of Mass Increase.
- Cursed Doll can be swapped around in favor of either Hit Master or Ether Predator.
Skills
Fox Flame
Level 14
Weak Point Lv. 1, Mid Stagger, Paralysis Immunity
- Energy Concentration: On hit, gain 45% more fox energy.
- Flash: Immediately launches the final ray dealing more damage.
- Enhanced Strike: Increases damage of final ray.
Boulder Bear
Level 14
Weak Point Lv. 1, Mid Stagger, Push Immunity
- Magick Control: Reduces MP cost.
- Enhanced Strike: Increases damage.
- Ancient Strength: Increases attack range, grants push immunity, and increases damage.
Fox Illusion
Level 14
Low Stagger, Paralysis Immunity, Counter
- Enhanced Phantom Beast: Reduces phantom beast energy consumption.
- Blade Charge: Stacks skill up to 3 times, increases attack range, and increases damage.
- Illusion Swoop: Once the phantom blade disappears, a phantom fox emerges and inflicts damage.
Fox Orbs
Level 14
- Energy Concentration: On hit, gain 45% more fox energy.
- Lightning: Changes skill element to lightning and gains crit damage.
- Ruthless Barrage: Increases damage.
Fox Leap
Level 13
Weak Point Lv. 1, Mid Stagger, Paralysis Immunity
- Magick Control: Lowers mana cost.
- Illusory Fox: Summons a phantom fox, reducing AoE radius and increasing damage.
- Sharp Fangs: Increases crit damage.
Vulpine Velocity
Level 10
Synergy
- Armor Destruction: Reduces enemy defense.
- Revitalize Illusion: Stacks skill up to 2 times. Increases damage.
- Divided: The illusion fox splits and increases damage if all attacks hit.
Tailwind
Level 10
Mid Stagger, Main Human Meter Skill
- Energy Concentration: On hit, gain 75% more Phantom Beast Energy.
- Transfigure: Changes skill to point mode and throws an illusion orb at the target location. Increases damage.
- Illusion Explosion: When the illusion orb disappears, it explodes an additional time dealing additional damage.
Claw
Level 7
Weak Point Lv. 1, Counter, Paralysis Immunity
- Brutal Honesty: Gain paralysis immunity.
- Charge: Dash 4 meters and gains crit damage.
T Skill and Awakening
One-Hit Bear
Hyper Awakening Skill (T Skill).
Classified as a Bear Skill and will contribute towards a stack of Hunter Instinct.
Earthquake Pound
Smack Smite
Earthquake pound has the player jump into the air, transforming into a bear and landing on the target dealing massive damage and refilling phantom beast energy back to 100%.
The Hyper Awakening, Smack Smite, functions exactly the same as Earthquake Pound.
Gem Priority
Gems are listed in order of most to least important from left to right. Grayed out icons are optional.
DMG
- The DMG gem on Forbidden Sorcery is the most important dmg gem. If ever thinking about upgrading DMG gems on Ferality, always choose to upgrade Forbidden Sorcery. (If all gems are even).
- Pre-Ark-Grid, Fox Flame and Boulder Bear are relatively similar in overall damage%. Once you unlock the Starlight Fox Core, Fox Flame will massively out-damage Boulder Bear.
- Fox Illusion and Fox Orb are practically the same damage and will often flip spots in damage.
- Fox Leap will be your last DMG gem upgrade.
CDR
- To ensure that your skills come off cooldown at relatively the same time to mitigate the waiting periods, keep Boulder Bear, Fox Flame, and Fox Leap at the same cd gem. This is not a strict requirement and can range plus or minus 1 level.
Rotation
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Notes
- THIS OPENER IS ONLY POSSIBLE WITH STIMULANT.
- At the start of the opener, Tailwind is to be used at a distance to make use of the incoming Phantom Beast Meter which will allow you to continue the end of the rotation uninterrupted. To get a feel for this, go into Trixion and practice until you can comfortably land it then move into a Guardian Raid to practice in a real scenario.
- Once you have used the first Fox Z, you can immediately press Fox Orbs during the animation, and it will still go off and count towards filling your next meter and giving a stack of Hunter's Instinct.
- Fox Leap and Fox Orbs can be used as the third skill for your Hunter's Instinct stack and if you immediately press Fox Z before hits on the target occur, the hits will instead transfer the would be wasted meter into the next fox meter, mitigating the amount of meter that you waste during a rotation.
- Occasionally, you will be short on a little bit a meter before you can cast Fox Z or Bear Z, you can stay inside that form and generate meter. Using auto attacks will allow you to also generate tiny amounts of meter to get you towards the 100% meter required to use Fox Z or Bear Z.
- After the opener, Ferality becomes a rotation-less class where you aim to manage your meter and have a priority on your skills that you want to stick to.
- Ensure that you are rotating between Fox and Bear skills to make use of Bestial Resonance.
DPS Distribution
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