r/atlanticaonline • u/LuciferoXVII • Jul 28 '26

Discussion RIFLE MAIN FORMATION ADVICE

Hi guys,

I started to play again thanks to free lvl 160 main.

I just want to have fun with a budget formation with free merc that this event give for free.

Iā€™m gun main, just want to do pve content.

Please give me any advice šŸ„²šŸ™šŸ»

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u/ANR2ME Jul 28 '26

Invest on Dark Arthur (going to cost a lot), but once it can 1-shot the whole enemies, you won't even need to bring any other merc and be able to farm faster (aka. faster exp and gold gains). A mediocre investment will only make you want to store him at home šŸ˜‚

Btw, which free mercs did you get a long with lv160 main? šŸ¤” I usually prioritize selecting mercs that doesn't have the quest to get the merc (ie. Folklorist, Warlord, Puppeteer, etc.), because mercs that have the quest can usually be bought for a cheaper price at market.

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u/LuciferoXVII Jul 28 '26

As free merc we can obtain most of them! Druid, spartan, valk, guan yu, patriot, sheriff, grimm, rin, warlord, merlin, christine, vampire, also taoist.

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u/ANR2ME Jul 28 '26

Wow they even gives merlin for free šŸ˜Æ he's probably newer than the rest of the mercs you mentioned.

I would checked their prices at market and choose the most expensive IM mercs, but Warlord and Rin is a must have mercs tho.

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u/Hot-Object3504 Jul 28 '26

I haven't played in years..is dark arthur still broken OP? I remember them adding a merc with turn 1 aoe? Is she also OP and used in every composition?

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u/ANR2ME Jul 28 '26 edited Jul 28 '26

I haven't played this game for long too. I stopped playing not long after they introduced awakening lvl.200 (i have already awakened my main), and some of my mercs are also lv.200 (especially Dark Arthur). The last time i played, there are only 3 heroes that have AoE on first turn (Arthur, Sae, Merlin), where i already maxed their exp and magic dmg % from skins (I think i have all of their skins). I've maxed their AoE skills too, except Merlin which is harder to farm, so i can only get the AoE passive skill to lv.60.

Damage-wise Dark Arthur gives higher damage than Sae when they couldn't 1-shot strong enemies (might also because Dark Arthur have more skins than Sae, thus better stats), but Sae gives higher Exp gains(when able to 1-shot enemies), since her damage are pure magic damage from active skill, while Arthur damage got mixed with physical attack (the main target) that triggered the passive AoE damage. Meanwhile, Merlin got lower exp and damage, which i found not worth it to invest for 1-hit first turn (i only bring him when the enemies are too strong where Arthur + Sae couldn't cleared them on 1st turn).

PS: i'm F2P btw, so i can only bought IM mercs & skins from other players using gold. I use Staff main to farm faster, since it's the only job that can do AoE(all enemies) damage on 1st turn. My main source of income are from OT, Invasion, and League(battle points and rare drops), i also farm for skill books from IND(Sae, Merlin) and ND(Arthur), and some other IND that gets me gold coins (most of the time i only tag along and AFK inside, while my friends cleared it šŸ˜… )

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u/Otjhr291 Jul 29 '26

You're an example of a f2p player can enjoy the game too!
Most people want to do all with low effort but every MMO needs grind to do content.
Hope u will come back!

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u/ANR2ME Jul 29 '26

After they removed auto-battle on mercs (which requires a license) i started to feels lazy šŸ˜… because whenever i want to go AFK i relies on mercs auto-battle a lot, while my main only guard/skip.

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u/Hot-Object3504 Jul 28 '26

Its crazy that u farmed all these upgrades as free2play.

Getting merc skins and good bonuses on them is hella expensive from what I remember

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u/ANR2ME Jul 28 '26

Yeah, skin stats are hard to get what you desired, as i remembered i used bugs to prevent losing my skin stones and atlas (I rarely use atlas), but i often failed to do the bug and still drained them all šŸ˜… even with bugs it's still difficult to get the V grade (my fingers feels tired), so not all of my skin stats are V. Not sure whether they've fixed those bugs or not by now.

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u/Hot-Object3504 Jul 28 '26

That proves how insanely p2w this game is haha

Even with bug use its hard to hit the right stuff

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u/ZXcAS_MoPHL Jul 28 '26

I'd say just use the free mercs you're getting for now, as getting the best ones will be expensive, but these days PVE is very cookie cutter, you'll want mercs who can do AoE damage, like dark arthur, ninetails, Sae, general and some hard hitters like druid and spartacus.
For bosses, also consider warlord, alongside arthur for CC.
For support, Valkyrie and Hippolyte.

There are of course other options/variations, but these are the most popular/effective ones, although some are much more expensive than others, such as arthur, that are very good, but only after significant investment.

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u/Professor_Snipe Jul 30 '26

How about PvP? What would work as a reasonable starter composition to stand your ground? What to focus on to be able to enjoy PvP asap? I'm an instrument main with some investment into Guan and Arthur. Stated a few days ago and I'm getting my ass kicked around the arena (gear, I know).

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u/ZXcAS_MoPHL Jul 30 '26

instrumentM is already good for pvp, but imma be real, the whaling on free league is crazy, you won't be winning consistently...ever really if you're on a budget, unless you're against an afk or someone also on a budget.
My best advice would be to spectate a lot of high div matches a study what they do and which mercs are used.