Killer Instinct: The Beastmaster Compendium

Keep in mind theres vorseals inside that give killer effect

Before I blow my points on something stupid again, what should I be focusing on with my domain invasion points?

Save them for mage earrings/accessories honestly.

Have you got Naegling?
Same gear, Naegling, Zhivago or Sephina and you'll pull easy 60k Savage Blade + Light (about 80k-ish)
Berserk, warcry and aggressor are a good bonus both for your attack and for naegling bonus.

Your comment intrigued me and while I didn't test with Level 2 skillchains, here is a lengthy Level 1 skillchain from testing on Apex Toads.


Would there be any benefit to extending beyond step 6? Additional Magic Burst damage?
Here are some numbers from messing around against Wild Rabbits:

Primal Rend @1000 TP
w/Agwu's Axe offhand- 11826
w/Ikenga's Axe offhand - 13540
w/Malevolence offhand - 13614
w/Diamond Aspis - 14930

Uh!
Nice stuff!!

Oh, I didn't even clue in that it was a reference to Dolichenus bonus... More testing required!

That's pretty cool. How about Fernagu?

w/Fernagu - 15471

That makes sense, but the accuracy brrr

Shield should have better #s if using /DRG at least.

Assuming testing was done just /NIN or /DNC?

I mean, R30 Ikenga off hand is still a better choice than Fernagu, way better.
But the shield gives the SC extended window too

Fair point - you are correct, the testing was done /DNC.
With /DRG and Diamond Aspis - 16375


Dolichenus (Increases WSD based on Skillchain Length)
+ diamond aspis (Extends Skillchain Length)

Level 132 Apex Jagil
Static Gear (No WSD/MAB apart from Axe/Shield)
Sekkanoki Primal Rend Damage:
Step 1/2: 2482
Step 3: 2556 (+3%)
Step 4: 2630 (+6%)
Step 5: 2705 (+9%)
Step 6: 2779 (+12%)
Step 7: 2854 (+15%)
Step 8: 2928 (+18%)
Step 9: 3003 (+21%)
Step 10: 3077 (+24%)
Step 11: 3152 (+27%)
Step 12: 3226 (+30%)
...
Step 21: 3226 (Caps at +30%)

I assume that 30% is on top of the 120% (when it proc) right?

Wouldn't /war be better than drg at this point?
I understand the ws dmg trait and the accuracy, but /drg doesn't give much else (jumps maybe?)

As /war bst gets access to berserk, warcry, aggressor, defender etc, with a +25% duration, DA trait that for a fencer build is always nice and finally dmg limit + 1.

I think the subjob can go either way. Depending on your buffs and the enemy's debuffs; Bergressor isn't doing much.

Lotus bats for Example are being hit with Dia 3, Corrosive Ooze, Fulltime Killer Instinct, Nerfed Fury/Frailty (if you are using Sylvie), and Chaos Roll.

Even more so if you are getting real buffs from players/mules, Aria, Etc.

BST is also one of the more accurate jobs out there in my experience. So it will really come down to Double Attack boosting TP gain. For Dolci/Empyrean you will probably want /WAR or tp gain will be rather slow imo.

While the DA is kind of lack luster for most front loaded weaponskills, it will improve damage with Decimation/Ruinator by providing an additional hit. Personally I find dual wield better for maximizing those type of weaponskills.

Also /WAR gives you access to Infernal Scythe/Shadow of Death which are pretty solid Dark Magic WS.

/DRG sub is great for highly buffed situations/capped attack. It's really nice with R15 Mythic Axe or Pangu Path B. Losing the Double Attack with these weapons does not hurt your TP gain much at all. Some will argue that you do not want DA when AM3 is active.

The 10% Boost from /DRG is applicable to all weaponskill hits and even boosts your magical weaponskill damage. This also will boost skillchain damage as the cherry on top.

This sub is also giving you Damage Limit I.

It also grants access to a conserve tp trait I & 2(2 depending on MLVL) which can make skill chaining a bit easier. Especially if using a magical weaponskill (the tp return on those isn't great to begin with imo)

While hate shedding jumps are overkill due to Snarl, I'll take it. BST basically becomes a ghost in combat. Certain enemies you don't really want on you at all (Volte are Arseholes).

The downside is you are losing access to magical sword/scythe WS if that matters.

I can't really fault anyone for using either subjob. Stuff is situational, and it depends on user preference.

Thank you for testing! This is super interesting.

This is something i noticed.
Went to worms in KRT as /war, right after i got the shield and i tested all the axes.
Aymur AM3 felt like it did nothing (in terms of multi attacks)

Hello everyone, maybe a stupid one, but here is a list of Sheol NM where Corosive oze work in ?

Friend made test on mboze ngai and ongo and seem doesn't work, normal or Pet macc issue ?

Thks in advance.

EDIT : i mean Purulent my bad, sorry

Corrosive ooze offer Purulent? Corrosive lands the defense down debuff in everything in Gaol and never lands the Attack down debuff, because they have a native attack bonus buff for all NMs.

Purulent lands on a few monsters, Bumba and Kalunga for sure. Others may need a Rune Fencer to stick it

or maybe with the good threnody maybe, we gonna made some test, since its a water TP move based.

The dmg is water based, the debuffs are guaranteed to land unless theres something blocking it like magic shield or a higher level atk/def buff

I have a few questions.

What is the best pet to use for solely damage in Dynamis D? I was using WarlikePatrick Tail Blow but not doing a lot of damage (10k or less without any pet buffs), but maybe my gear isn't too good yet?

Current Ready move set but I know it's lacking. Using Nukumi gear though since I am not getting Nyame Path D.

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Am I supposed to be meleeing with TP gear while pet attacks or use Pet Store TP gear the whole time? Which is better DPS? Also, is it better to use Ready moves whenever or just wait until pet reaches 1k+ TP?

What is the best Axe WS for BST still? I have Aymur so I have to use Primal Rend for Aftermath level 3 though.

It depends on the style of Dynamis you are doing. If it's physical single target damage where only the pet is attacking, it's probably Blackbeard Randy. He has the highest attack stat, but pets are generally just weak. If you're AOEing physical damage, Bertha (grasshopper). If you're doing AOE magical damage, you can use a pet MAB set and do something like Patrick's Fireball (fire) or Ken's Cursed Sphere (darkness). I don't expect either of those to deal a lot of damage unless you have rolls and geomancy, though. There's also Generous Arthur's Corrosive Ooze, which is AOE water damage and applies useful debuffs: Attack Down and Defense Down.


Generally speaking, in Dynamis, unless you're specifically doing magical or physical cleave setup based on the type of statue eye colors pulled, just meleeing is going to be better damage. Your pet is going to be pretty weak unless you have buffs for it, which is usually not the case. I'd just engage the pet for Tandem bonus, pop a buffing Ready Move (Rage, Frenzied Rage) and then go HAM melee DPS style. Your pet just can't really compare in damage in today's standards and using Ready moves frequently just slows you down.


The Pet's TP only helps to modify the Ready Move. Higher TP can lead to more damage, if the ability's damage "Varies with TP". Or the buff effect can last longer. Other than that, you're not typically tracking the pets TP and are merely using Ready moves as support for yourself and others (Generous Arthur's debuffs, Pondering Peter's Wild Carrot, Rhyming Shizuna's Sheep Song, etc). So use it when you need it.



It depends on what you're using, but since you're using Aymur, idk really. Primal Rend is kind of weak without buffs. You would probably get better use out of a Barbarity +1, but if you insist on using Aymur, Calamity, Mistral Axe seem to be competitive. You do need decent gear to make it shine, though. If you're using Guttler, Onslaught is decent. Otherwise, Dolichenus is kind of standard Axe that's easy to get and puts out nice damage with Decimation. I don't really know if Aymur is a good Axe to use for Master damage anymore, it's more of a pet weapon. But I never made one, so maybe others have a different opinion on it.

depending on your other options aymur AM3 can be nice as just a way to quickly build TP for mistral/calamity while being a safe set like malig
As far as pet dmg goes just echoing buukki really, dont expect a whole lot from them unless its trash mobs, they're there for debuffs, buffs, and as a SC linker, very rarely can be used to MB for okayish dmg, they need buffs to do respectable dmg and since their only buffs are rolls that means you lose player buffing rolls which do far more for ya unless you are just not engaging at all.

Primal Rend is the best BST magical WS and hit consistent 30k damage in sortie bosses with minimal buffs and trusts. You need to update you info.

Throw your Aymur away if you don’t use primal rend please.

What boss, buffs and what effective tp threshold? Being best magical WS doesn't mean anything really.

I find offensive pets a bit of a mess in dynaD, they are all over the place depending on what mob hits harder.
If I'm purely DD I tend to use Gaston for the attack boost.
Rarely we have 3 brds and 3 cors, so i'll end up in a "non buffed" party, so the extra attack is nice.

If we're short on CORs, and I'm on statutes duty (Primal Rend) its either Angelina for Stun or Edwin for SS