User blog:RaySchechter/Thoughts on building Divine for the Phantom of Shadow

This blog will show you how to maximize your Divine power as efficiently as possible in order to tackle the Phantom of Shadow. If you do not know what the Divine system is, please check out these available Divine resources:


 * Lists of all available Divine Items
 * Strategy Guide: Tips_on_Building_Divine_Power
 * Strategy Guide: The_Gorgon_Path_Legendary_Equipment_And_Divine_Guide

Since the release of the Phantoms (Phantom of Fire, Phantom of Lightning, and Phantom of Shadow), the Tips on Building Divine Power Strategy Guide is a bit out of date so I decided to look into what it would take for me to acquire enough Divine power to take on the monster with the most Divine armor, the Phantom of Shadow.

If you look at the resources listed above, you will notice that Casandra has a Divine shield of 810 Phantom of Shadow has a Divine shield of 1300. That is a difference of 490 Divine power!

Many of the monsters in this blog also use the Piercing and Resistance system.

1) We are going to build our Divine power by hitting monsters with no or low any Divine.  Our goal here is to build our Divine power up to 300:

a) Poseidon and Whirlpool -+ Required Divine Power    | 0 Drop damage              | 1 Epic 5.4M, 2 Epic 10.11M Suggested Attack         | 600+ Resistance               | 15 Physical, 5 Water -+

Divine Equipment Summary: -+--+-- Magic    | Whirlpool            |   80 -+--+-- Total    |                      |   80 -+--+--

b) Jahanna and Force of Nature -+ Required Divine Power    | 80 Drop damage              | 1 Epic 8.9M, 2 Epic 18.9M, 3 Epic 34.8M Suggested Attack         | 310+ Resistance               | None -+

Divine Equipment Summary: -+--+-- Amulet   | Force of Nature      |   80 Magic    | Whirlpool            |   80 -+--+-- Total    |                      |  160 -+--+--

c) Alexandra and Warrior Unbound -+ Required Divine Power    | 0 Drop damage              | 1 Epic 10.3M, 2 Epic 20.7M, 3 Epic 35.5M, Legendary 20.0M (40%) Suggested Attack         | 345+ Resistance               | None -+

Divine Equipment Summary: -+--+-- Amulet   | Force of Nature      |   80 Magic    | Whirlpool            |   80 Off-Hand | Warrior Unbound      |  160 -+--+-- Total    |                      |  320 -+--+--

2) Here we are going to get a lot of Divine power.  This is why we targeted 300 Divine in the previous section:

a) Phantom of Fire -+ Required Divine Power    | 300 Drop damage              | 1 Epic 13.6M, 2 Epics 21.8M, 3 Epics 38.2M, Legendary 72.8M Suggested Attack         | Unknown Resistance               | 10 Physical, -15 to all four elementals -+

Divine Equipment Summary: -+--+-- Amulet   | Phantom Amulet       |  160 Armor    | Phantom Armor        |  150 Boots    | Phantom Boot         |   20 Glove    | Phantom Glove        |   80 Magic    | Whirlpool            |   80 Off-Hand | Phantom Defense      |  180 Weapon   | Phantom Blade        |  100 -+--+-- Total    |                      |  770 -+--+--

3) Now we are going to fill in the gaps:

a) Svarog and Mandible Crown -+ Required Divine Power    | 600 Drop damage              | 1 Epic 6.2M, 2 epic 13.1M, Legendary 19.3M Suggested Attack         | 895+ Resistance               | 18 Physical, 20 Fire, 20 Earth -+

Divine Equipment Summary: -+--+-- Amulet   | Phantom Amulet       |  160 Armor    | Phantom Armor        |  150 Boots    | Phantom Boot         |   20 Glove    | Phantom Glove        |   80 Helmet   | Mandible Crown       |  190 Magic    | Whirlpool            |   80 Off-Hand | Phantom Defense      |  180 Weapon   | Phantom Blade        |  100 -+--+-- Total    |                      |  960 -+--+--

4) Next, we are going to increasing Divine power as high as we can before tackling the Phantom of Shadow.  We are going to skip the Pristine & Shiny gloves as well as the Pristine and Glorious Amulets for now:

a) Kessaran and Living Death -+ Required Divine Power    | 315 Drop damage              | 1 Epic 3.9M, 2 Epic 7.5M, Leg 11.6M Suggested Attack         | 625+ Resistance               | 20 Physical -+

Divine Equipment Summary: -+--+-- Amulet   | Phantom Amulet       |  160 Armor    | Phantom Armor        |  150 Boots    | Phantom Boot         |   20 Glove    | Phantom Glove        |   80 Helmet   | Mandible Crown       |  190 Magic    | Whirlpool            |   80 Off-Hand | Phantom Defense      |  180 Weapon   | Living Death         |  140 -+--+-- Total    |                      | 1000 -+--+--

b) Azeron and the Armor of Redemption -+ Required Divine Power    | 295 Drop damage              | 1 Epic 10.8M, 2 Epics 18.5M, 3 Epics 36.8M Suggested Attack         | 335+ Resistance               | None -+

Divine Equipment Summary: -+--+-- Amulet   | Phantom Amulet       |  160 Armor    | Armor of Redemption  |  180 Boots    | Phantom Boot         |   20 Glove    | Phantom Glove        |   80 Helmet   | Mandible Crown       |  190 Magic    | Whirlpool            |   80 Off-Hand | Phantom Defense      |  180 Weapon   | Living Death         |  140 -+--+-- Total    |                      | 1030 -+--+--

c) Abomination and the Heart of Abomination Here you will gain 30 Divine over the Phantom Amulet.  If your Divine is high enough, you may decide to skip this in favor of step 7. -+ Required Divine Power    | 340 Drop damage              | 1 Epic 6.0M, 2 epic 11.9M Suggested Attack         | 630+ Resistance               | -10 Fire, 5 Earth, 5 Water -+

Divine Equipment Summary: -+--+-- Amulet   | Heart of Abomination |  190 Armor    | Armor of Redemption  |  180 Boots    | Phantom Boot         |   20 Glove    | Phantom Glove        |   80 Helmet   | Mandible Crown       |  190 Magic    | Whirlpool            |   80 Off-Hand | Phantom Defense      |  180 Weapon   | Living Death         |  140 -+--+-- Total    |                      | 1060 -+--+--

d) Aspect of Death and Deaths Embrace -+ Required Divine Power    | 700 Drop damage              | 1 Epic 8.2, 2 Epics 15.4M Suggested Attack         | 1750+ Resistance               | 18 Physical, 15 to all four elementals -+

Divine Equipment Summary: -+--+-- Amulet   | Heart of Abomination |  190 Armor    | Armor of Redemption  |  180 Boots    | Phantom Boot         |   20 Glove    | Phantom Glove        |   80 Helmet   | Mandible Crown       |  190 Magic    | Deaths Embrace       |   90 Off-Hand | Phantom Defense      |  180 Weapon   | Living Death         |  140 -+--+-- Total    |                      | 1070 -+--+--

e) Vermilion and the Dragon Form Claw Here you will gain 20 Divine over the Phantom Glove.  If your Divine is high enough, you may decide to skip this in favor of step 7. -+ Required Divine Power    | 300 Drop damage              | 1 Epic 2.5M, 2 Epicx 4.9M Suggested Attack         | 595+ Resistance               | None -+

Divine Equipment Summary: -+--+-- Amulet   | Heart of Abomination |  190 Armor    | Armor of Redemption  |  180 Boots    | Phantom Boot         |   20 Glove    | Dragon Form Claw     |  100 Helmet   | Mandible Crown       |  190 Magic    | Deaths Embrace       |   90 Off-Hand | Phantom Defense      |  180 Weapon   | Living Death         |  140 -+--+-- Total    |                      | 1090 -+--+--

f) Baal and Soul Greaves -+ Required Divine Power    | 360 Drop damage              | 1 Epic 6.0M, 2 Epic 12.5M Suggested Attack         | 645+ Resistance               | 15 Physical, -10 Fire, 10 Water -+

Divine Equipment Summary: -+--+-- Amulet   | Heart of Abomination |  190 Armor    | Armor of Redemption  |  180 Boots    | Soul Greaves         |   30 Glove    | Dragon Form Claw     |  100 Helmet   | Mandible Crown       |  190 Magic    | Deaths Embrace       |   90 Off-Hand | Phantom Defense      |  180 Weapon   | Living Death         |  140 -+--+-- Total    |                      | 1100 -+--+--

g) Cassandra and Imbued Medusas versus the Gorgon's Heart The Imbued Medusas has a Divine power of 200 while the Gorgon's Heart has a Divine power of 210, a difference of only 10 more Divine.  The Gorgon's Heart requires you to first obtain a Deathgauntlet and a Deathmantle, two Imbued Medusas and then some additional monsters - I recommend checking out the The Gorgon Path Legendary Equipment And Divine Guide Strategy Guide for a more in-depth look on how to obtain the Gorgon's Heart. If you are like me and are impatient, you may just opt for the Imbued Medusa: -+ Required Divine Power    | 810 Drop damage              | 1 Epic 12.5M, 2 Epics 30.9M Suggested Attack         | 2175+ Resistance               | 35 Physical, 20 Earth, -15 Wind -+

Divine Equipment Summary: -+--+-- Amulet   | Heart of Abomination |  190 Armor    | Armor of Redemption  |  180 Boots    | Soul Greaves         |   30 Glove    | Dragon Form Claw     |  100 Helmet   | Mandible Crown       |  190 Magic    | Deaths Embrace       |   90 Off-Hand | Imbued Medusa        |  200 Weapon   | Living Death         |  140 -+--+-- Total    |                      | 1120 -+--+--

5) Generals Be prepared to put in a lot of stamina and energy Odin - World Monster - 40 Divine Neo Alystra - Kessaran alchemy - 15 Divine
 * Free

You can buy a general for 30 Favor Points Kanbe - 20 Divine
 * Oracle

Be prepared to make a lot of rolls Jera - Corruption - 60 Divine Sylphora - Battlelust - 60 Divine
 * Chests

Although no longer available, you may have picked one of these up Nax the Bilighted - 70 Divine Eternal Alystra - 36 Divine
 * Arenas

So, 15 - 70 Divine is possible. For 30 Favor Points you can get Kanbe for an easy 20 Divine points.

Divine Summary: 1120 + 15 to 70 (1135 to 1190)

6) Chaos Gems Ranges are based on available data as of November 2019.  Unfortunately, there is no data on Legendary gems with Divine at this time.  Depending on equipment, your avatar may have equipped up to a total of seven Chaos Gems at any one time.  Keep in mind that Legendary gems can only be forged on Legendary equipment: - Common Gem    | 7 – 17 Rare Gem      | 11 – 29 Epic Gem      | 14 – 46 Legendary Gem | Unknown -

1300 - 1145 = 155 Divine needed 4 Epic gems with 41 Divine each = 164 Divine 6 Rare gems with 26  Divine each = 156 Divine

Possible Divine Summary So Far: -- Equipment  | 1120 Generals   | 15 to 70 Chaos Gems | (7 to 46) x 7 => 49 to 322 -- Totals: 1142 to 1512

7) Phantom of Shadow Finally!   On the way to creating the Shiny gloves and the Glorious Amulet you will also be creating the Pristine Gloves and Pristine Amulets. It is more efficient to set your priority on the Demonic Shards first because the other components for the Pristine Gloves and Pristine Amulets will be dropped in the process.

Some players may instead use some of their gem slots in favor of gems with Elemental properties. With four elementals, that leaves only three slots for Legendary gems with Divine. -+ Required Divine Power    | 1300 Drop damage              | Legendary 317.8M Suggested Attack         | Unknown Resistance               | 500 Physical, -100 to all four elementals -+

Divine Equipment Summary: -+--+-- Amulet   | Glorious Amulet      |  245 Armor    | Armor of Redemption  |  180 Boots    | Soul Greaves         |   30 Glove    | Shiny Glove          |  200 Helmet   | Mandible Crown       |  190 Magic    | Deaths Embrace       |   90 Off-Hand | Gorgons Heart        |  210 Weapon   | Living Death         |  140 -+--+-- Total    |                      | 1285 -+--+--

And there you have it.

Note - this blog is origional work and was researched without the aid of any other guide.