Atlantica Online - Formation Builder Guide

This is not a guide for Pro-Players, this is a Formation Builder Guide designed for new people under lvl 80. If you are lvl 80 or above and you don't know what is the best choice for your formation, maybe you are not new, you are no0b :D

If you want to read my guide you must meet the following requirements:

1.      Don't even think about Class A & B mercenaries.

2.      You must believe that there are some mandatory mercenaries in your formation that will works good in PvP and PvE.

3.      If you are PowerSaw and you come here, you are no0b! and I don’t like you.

4.      When I say hire that #@%! Mercenary, you will say: As you wish!

It’s OK? Good, let’s continue...

Mandatory Mercenaries

- Monk

- Viking

- Exorcist

- Shaman or Oracle

Formation is like football

Let’s think about football :D I think a good formation should have something like this 3-3-2, this means, 3 Melees, 3 Longs, 2 Staff, and your Main char.

This is a basic formation, Pro-people can use something different, but remember you are not yet PRO.

WTF the monk does?

Is simple words, the monk protects your ass.

He has two Passive skills, and you can use only 1 at a time:

1.    Protection (Default passive skill)

2.    Shield of Protection

Protection: Increases the main character's defense and restores health every turn. This mean, that if somebody hits you, he will do anything about it, but when you get your turn, you will receive a health.

Shield of Protection: Increases the main character’s defense and restores health when main character takes damage, this mean, every time that you get a hit, monk will health you.

So… what passive skill should you use?

In my opinion it should be this way:

Protection: Sword and PowerSaw Mains

Shield of Protection: Spear, Axe, Staff, Bow, Cannon, Gun, Instrument

Protection should be use for people with a lot of physical defense an low Magic defense.

Mercenary replacement

How should you replace your mercenaries?

Spearman, is not good if you don't have strategy, and you will get that strategy only when you are good, and you know what? you are not good yet, so... fire that spearman. and try to get another good tank mercenary for your front line, maybe a BT or Exorcist.

Swordman, is a good tank, but is not the best one, try to get another good mercenary for your front line, maybe a BT or Exorcist.

Gunner is good, but she has the must useless skill in the game, so try to replace her for other good gun  mercenary, maybe an Inventor, and then replace inventor for Jannisary.

Archer is good, but there are other better mercenaries, like Prophet, so if you like BOWs, then repalce your Archer for Prophet.

Artilleryman, is very good for you under lvl 80, and the only one that can replace him is the Cannonier at lvl 87, replace it when you can.

Shaman is great or your formation, and the only one who can replace her is Oracle at lvl 76, replace your Shaman when you get that lvl.

Your monk is the Most Valuable Player of your formation, even if you think is not (remember you are new)

Circumstancial Mercenaries

Witch

This is a great mercenary, very strategic, but... does not fit in all the formations or mains, you should read a completed guide bout her :D

Princess

She is just great and she is a powerful weapon and instrument if you are long, but similar to witch. under lvl 100 sometimes is not than great.

So your formation should see like this:

Viking       - Main        - Any Melee

Any Long - Exorcist    - Any Long

Monk        - Any Long - Any Healer

Remember, this is a basic formation, when get more experience in battle, you will do a great job building your new formation.

See ya in the next post.