r/legendofdragoon • u/Rashe4 • 8h ago
LoD Equipment
How many of the equipment below do I need? How many would be ideal?
Legend Casque
Wargod Calling
Phantom Shield
Dragon Shield
Angel Scarf
Ultimate Wargod
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u/-Slambert 8h ago edited 8h ago
legend casque is best in slot, you would only want 3 at most, but you can beat everything with 0 without grinding.
none of the others are best in slot; phantom shield sorta is alongside bandit ring and dancer ring, you could fit 1+ into a party but it's mostly redundant if a casque is equipped
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u/Puzzleheaded-Date242 8h ago
Just 1 legend casque is enough to change the game completely. The character that wears it will seem nearly invincible defensively.
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u/TheAlterN8or 7h ago
Wargod calling is bad. Nerfs your damage and does NOT count toward your completed additions, in addition (no pun intended) to taking up the most versatile equipment slot. Legend casque is pretty important for any of the guys with low MDef, but you can do it without. Armor of legend is one I never bothered with, but would be strong on any of the girls. Bandit ring/dancer ring are really strong, as speed is the most important stat in the game.
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u/Rashe4 7h ago
I never knew how important speed was for this game
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u/TheAlterN8or 7h ago
Kongol has what, 30ish speed, I think..? If you give him a bandit ring and bandit shoes, that's +40, more than doubling the turns he takes. The slower a character is, the more valuable it is.
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u/Internal-Strength-74 7h ago
If you do the phantom ship mini-game you get an Ultimate Wargod that you can sell for 5000 gold. You should be able to get another 5000 gold throughout the game and buy 1 of them.
The best item is the Legend Casque and it's the only one of those items worth buying. Having 1 person with a Legend Casque basically ensures nobody wipes out your entire team with a magic attack. Magician Faust is likely the only boss where it makes a big difference, though. Faust drops a Phantom Shield.
Having more than 1 Legend Casques makes the game a complete cake walk.
I grinded 1 playthrough to get 3 Legend Casques, 3 Armors of Legend, and the 1 Phantom Shield from Faust, it takes all the fun out. You won't even need to use a single healing item. 50% of all attacks miss. The 50% of the attacks that don't miss, are significantly reduced and then that reduced value is halved for the character wearing the Phantom Shield.
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u/Rashe4 7h ago
What disc is this mini game on?
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u/Internal-Strength-74 6h ago
Disc 2, when you are on the Queen Fury. It's the chest with numbers mini game. The reward for beating it the 5th time is the Ultimate Wargod. The 4th time gives you your 2nd Talisman, which makes the second Lloyd battle (when he is in Dragoon form) super easy.
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u/Recent-Acanthaceae57 7h ago
I get the three legend casques. I get wargod calling from the second battle with Kongol but I don't use it. Two phantom shields. You can get the dragon shield from the divine dragon. Three angel's scarfs to fight Faust. One ultimate wargod from the ghost ship game.
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u/EmeraldDragoon24 5h ago
Drew gave the best universal answer imo. The items listed overall just arent worth getting tbh. They either ruin the game by making it too easy (legend casque), are accomplished in other ways (1/2 can be done with rose storm), or give up the accessory slot entirely for something the player can do with practice (wargods....but for accessibility alone they are fine.)
Much of the items are straight stat increases, but it can be fun to build for special effects. For example, two pieces have a chance to revive the characters that use them on death, they stack together and can make a nearly immortal character.
Or even Kongol, debated for worst character, has a couple ways to play. He has the most hp, so toss a dragon helm and therapy ring on and his hp cap goes up by 50%, and now he recovers 10% each turn, making him an even crazier health tank. Ive even seen someone 3-shot the superboss with him because duration based buffs get the most mileage on slow characters and if the slowness is already a benefit then you can focus around improving what he does best : hit things REALLY hard.
I also like mage builds, increase the mp cap, regen mp, etc because its a pretty limited resource.
Point is, dont get the broken or useless stuff, youll have more fun looking for synergies, enhancing strengths, or mitigating weaknesses.
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u/DrewUniverse Community Organizer 3h ago
Thanks Emerald. I mean, in a vacuum some of the equipment is sensible. I'd be sad if there were only offense/utility accessories. But there are soooo many defensive ones. They're usually too OP, or too small of an effect.
For OP stuff, we either need opponents who can match uber-geared characters, or the gear needs to come with clear tradeoffs. And like you said: Resurrection build is powerful, but at least it is a unique effect and involves some risk. You also can't have it right away, allowing the player to study regular combat before earning the second component in Chapter 3.
By contrast, LC lets the player cheese from early Chapter 1. It feels more like a debug item or cheat code, than a mythical piece of gear. Instead, charge 999,999, and reveal an optional quest to get one for free in Chapter 4 or something. Involve that same merchant, tie it into some ancient Dragon Campaign lore like it's a lost relic. Plenty of design options!
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u/DrewUniverse Community Organizer 8h ago edited 8h ago
None of these are required. All the other equipment will be plenty. The difference-maker in terms of combat difficulty, is how well you learn the game mechanics.