Nightmare Flame Temple

This is a guide for Nightmare Flame Temple as Plume Monarch. General information is more detailed or only visible on the first page

How it works:
This is a slightly altered slow build to increase out ATK and decrease the bosses DEF

Stat Targets:
100% Combo and Crit and ideally 5000 pierce

Important!

There is 2 item options for this build:


Frost Mirage

P2W option

Option 1

Postitive: Frost Mirage is the best for single target, it has great DPS

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Negative: It needs to be either 5*, have Rabbid Pal or Supreme Spirit Fusion to reach 100% Slow

Glory Glow

F2P option

Option 2

Postitive: Glory Glow is the 2nd best for single target, it has good DPS, and unlike Frost Mirage it doesn’t need help to get to 100% slow
It is also F2P so can be obtained easily through Lucky Spinner!

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Negative: It loses DPS on Frost Mirage

Skills

Alternatives - Worldly Snare
If you have below 100% Crit Rate and/or less than 4.5k Crit DMG this could be an option

Pals

This is the ideal set up, if you miss event palssee the alternatives
You cannot swap out Treasure Dragon or Snail

If you have Hamusuke I really recommend using it, for me the difference is more than half the bosses health!

If you use Glory Glow or Blizzard Visitor then you shouldn’t need Rabbids

Alternatives - These are all DPS alternatives (Somewhat in order)
The Boss DMG ones lose value the higher your Boss DMG is (200%+)

Alternatives - These are only options if you miss the Rates

Relic

The relics you use may change depending where you’re at
These are the standard ones

Alternatives - Beasthide Book
Early on this will be better until you have around 200% Boss DMG

Alternatives - Stellar Statue
If using Worldly Snare + Hundred Slashes this may perform better

Alternatives - Potent Spore
If you aren’t surviving the duration there is no good in extending the duration


Awakening

ATK >>>> Crit DMG

Talent Tree

With Talent Tree there is two main parts, End Nodes and the Stats. Below are the ones you want:

End Nodes: Yellow Archery, Blue Archery, Yellow Sorcery, Yellow Fury

Stats (Not inc base):
Combo DMG + Crit DMG + ATK SPD + Energy Regen SPD


Talent Tree Examples

These are examples of what you want. If you have less stats just get the important stuff first
For me I would always leave base stats if it means getting useful stats

For these examples I have just selected the stats we are interested in to make it clear, you still need the ones inbetween at a minimum. You can click on the images to enlarge

Fury

Archery

Sorcery

Tamer

Note
Start with Combo DMG, Crit DMG, ATK SPD, Energy Regen SPD

Then go for 40/40 ATK

Then push for 40/40 DEF if using Kingdom Treasure or 40/40 HP otherwise

Items: Artifacts

Fate

This is the best DPS Artifact you can use

All Artifact Choices

Click on the item to see explanation of use case and/or what it pairs well with

Note: These are just the best items I am aware of for P2W and F2P, other items can work and sometimes better. Please use initiative, look in the database or ask on discord

Items: Mounts

(If not using Blizzard Visitor)

OR

Empyria

Gator Menace

These are the best two DPS Mounts you can use

Empyria is often the better of the two here so if you have both use it. If not I wouldn’t spend extra to get it, Gator is close enough

All Mount Choices

Click on the item to see explanation of use case and/or what it pairs well with

Note: These are just the best items I am aware of for P2W and F2P, other items can work and sometimes better. Please use initiative, look in the database or ask on discord

Items: Back Accessory

(If not using Slow Back)

Frost Mirage

This is a different situation as Frost Mirage is actually the highest DPS back available, so I do feel I should mention it as number 1 anyway

All Back Accessory Choices

Click on the item to see explanation of use case and/or what it pairs well with

Note: These are just the best items I am aware of for P2W and F2P, other items can work and sometimes better. Please use initiative, look in the database or ask on discord

Star Hero

The Passive array seems to be the best option. Here are the choices in order:

Main: Genie of Wishes, Dreamweaver, Ainz Ooal Gown

Support → Demiurge, Zoe & Grizzbolt, Faithful Guardian

Treasure Skill

Because of the ATK it gives it beats out Field of the Unknown for me, though you need to invest in some DEF

Class Ascension

Below is the setup I would use with some adjustments you can make

The Supreme Spirit Fusion should be great for us, boosting the slow we get from pals

The Brand Ultimate skill is the one I would use for the ATK boost

Ignores none of these are exactly needed for the build


Alternatives - Prophet (Eternal Echo)
Depending which option for slow this could be better