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Soma Guide (after going through bad times for soma users) :')


Hachike

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For the first thing I want to say to you who want to play Soma. Soma is a difficult character to play, her skill, her Speed and her cooldown skill is something very difficult for beginners. But if you are already used it perfectly or professionally, soma is a very good character in terms of damage, support, and also her speed (after balance skill). After being completely revamp by Naddic, Soma becomes a character who is able to compete with other characters in terms of speed and of course damage.

but isn't there anything negative that happened to soma after the revamp?, of course there is, namely in terms of cooldown skills, naddic seems to forget about cooldown after they increase the speed of soma's skills and it's really felt when you play against bosses (solo), or dungeons like "War Games".

For Example (After Balance skill):  

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First introduction of Soma

Demage Type: Physical

Using Conditional Type: Air Strike and of course Chase. Soma can usually deal all types of conditional damage, so why don't we choose Back too?, the main reason is, not all soma skills get Back damage. And My main reason is because on average soma skill is easier or faster to use when done in the Air, and if we use the skill in the Air, there are some skills that don't get Back damage (especially when dealing with bosses).

Pros: Soma is the character with the best damage in closers, with improved speed and mobility from the previous one (since the beginning of the balancing skill). With good support abilities, Soma can be a versatile character in terms of solo or party.

Cons: Although I said that Soma's speed has been increased by the developer, but there are other obstacles that arise after that, namely cooldown skill. When we complete the dungeon with a party it is not too significant, this deficiency will be felt when we play solo. Then besides the cooldown, Soma has another lack, namely Skill Cost which is very MP draining.

 

Next is about Skill & Passive:

Basic Skill

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if you activate this skill, you will get a buff like this image.png.b2144cbf70e7e30aa33cabc604477df0.png

 

 

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Cancel skill from enemies, and give invicible for 1 second (+0.2 seconds per skill level)

 

 

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Allows you to dodge from enemy skills

 

Character Passive

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With the ability to manipulate fire and lightning, soma has own uniqueness when compared to other characters. If you use "Asura's Dencent" image.png.f402d3b65d0b43ef141f190b1f620064.png then you- can activate other skills such as (Destructive Strike image.png.8f0f8a76651c79cb08815b07f5cdbb0e.png  and Sky Breaker image.png.0fdda0bd7f0f4d9bba26ae7064891573.png). Then if you use the skill "Indra's Lightning" image.png.e54f679b9423bcc6ee59e113fac08750.png you can activate- other skills such as (Skanda image.png.39ee55f5d3f82bdefe8b0dbdec05660e.png and Lightning Dance image.png.4cc0f02427bca2914e28c2e0bf5b5189.png ). This is what makes Soma very difficult for beginners to use. If you are not good at setting- the type of attack (fire and lightning) then the skill will turn gray or cannot be used. image.png.75cc3c4901f17ef66500dad1363c6c1c.png

You can also get buffs after using Asura's or Indra's skills    image.png.2152ce4c05c7292f9e2803b932f0cc7e.png

 

 

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At the beginning when Soma appeared and had not gotten the 3rd job yet (namely Special Agent), the Mantra image.png.be452a6a6c5cc5681bc66fab08abd386.png skill (which can give buffs in the form of- HP and MP) was very useless. But after getting the Special Agent Job, this Mantra image.png.be452a6a6c5cc5681bc66fab08abd386.png skill is finally buffed and becomes more useful when used alone or- to support other players.

This passive gets another advantage in the form of (Destructive Strike's image.png.8f0f8a76651c79cb08815b07f5cdbb0e.png Damage Increase, Skanda's image.png.39ee55f5d3f82bdefe8b0dbdec05660e.png Damage Increase, and Lion Roar's image.png.c3d2b1287152911537e372a0d629a8ec.png- Damage Increase) when you already finish the 3rd job quest.

 

 

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The fourth job is called Task Force, where Levia, Misteltein and Soma become a team and gain unique skills for themselves. (This skill is not accompanied by a buff, and only deals damage to the enemy). image.png.e957de30bed7a119f128ccde2294c6f0.png

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Active Skills (Trainee Agent)

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As I said before, this skill is very useless if you haven't gotten the "Great Nature" passive 3rd Job character. But this skill becomes very useful if you have passed the 3rd job, by giving HP/MP and Phase Force Recovery time by (+0.5% per skill level) to yourself and your party for 3 seconds, and becoming immune from enemy attacks.

 

This skill also gives the Hero Time! buff, which if we get this buff we can use fire and lightning skills without having to activate Asura's Stanceimage.png.25c3d33d31a076b172ebdcdb53fc4a01.png or Indra's Stance image.png.addda57e4952c8560551b327ecf455d9.png . Unfortunately the duration of this buff is only 10 seconds. image.png.71f749fce15d028a2c18bf068ab46d30.png

 

*The lack of this skill is, you can't move while using this skill. So use it as effectively as possible.

 

 

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Use this skill if you want to activate other fire type skills like (Destructive Strike image.png.8f0f8a76651c79cb08815b07f5cdbb0e.png and Sky Breaker image.png.0fdda0bd7f0f4d9bba26ae7064891573.png). If you use it on the ground, this skill will automatically become Air Type.

You have to use this skill to activate Asura's Stance. image.png.25c3d33d31a076b172ebdcdb53fc4a01.png

You also get 2 buffs when you use it    image.png.68affbbfdae5c14be6f99ed89d3aede1.png  image.png.16e4e0c2b071f8dbc1be29e3685c1e5e.png

 

 

3.       image.png.153503b1b543957dcf7f1d69b7385264.png 

Like Asura's Descent, use this skill if you want to activate other lightning elemental skills such as (Skanda image.png.39ee55f5d3f82bdefe8b0dbdec05660e.png and Lightning Dance image.png.4cc0f02427bca2914e28c2e0bf5b5189.png). You have to use this skill to activate Indra’s Stance. image.png.addda57e4952c8560551b327ecf455d9.png

 

You also get a buff image.png.be24189d7a2583e4183a2f66abeb743b.png

 

 

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There's not much I can say for this skill, basically this skill is meant to grab the enemy. And this skill doesn't give any buff, so as much as possible if you don't have a lot of SP (skill points), just upgrade this skill to lvl 10, because if you upgrade this skill to Master image.png.82170a8a8c2f0387ce3560834c82ea0c.png, you will get Reduce the critical damage resistance of the enemies hit by the additional hit by 20% for 10 seconds when u use this skill.

 

 

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This skill will count as the Chase if you use it in the air or on the ground. If you use it properly, there will be an effect called “Ksana” which will add damage and also make your character untouchable (iframe) when using this skill. And also gives additional damage when you activate “Ksana”.

Use this skill in the Air to speed up the attack animation. If you have completed the 4th job, then the damage from this skill will increase.

 

*Note: Ksana is a unique system that only exists in character Soma looks like spells. If you hit a skill that has “Ksana” perfectly, you will get additional damage (or full damage) from the skill that requires Ksana. This is what makes it sometimes difficult for beginners to get the best damage from Destructive Strike image.png.8f0f8a76651c79cb08815b07f5cdbb0e.png, Sky Breaker image.png.0fdda0bd7f0f4d9bba26ae7064891573.png, and Rank 1 Special Move skills image.png.c2b3180d7aea909d93fdd42e7a478022.png.

 

This how Ksana looks like: image.png.0dabc690558e5c718539f99c99f979d5.png

 

 

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When you use this skill, Soma will become an iframe. Get the uniqueness of Super Armor Crash and also decrease crit damage resistance of enemies by 20% for 15 seconds. 

*Usually this skill is not very useful in dungeons. Unlike in PVP, this skill is very useful for lifting fallen enemies

 

 

Active Skills – Novice Agent

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When you use this skill, you will get conditional damage ABC (Air, Back, Chase). If you activate Ksana in this skill, the damage given will increase up to 3 times. You will also get iframe when you using this skill with Ksana.

Destructive strike is an Asura's Stance  skill, so if you want to use this skill, you have to activate Asura's Stance image.png.25c3d33d31a076b172ebdcdb53fc4a01.png first. And use this skill in the air to speed up the attack animation.

 

 

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Press and hold this skill if you want to get instant damage, and this skill will make Soma immune when using it. Every time you use this skill, the Special Move: Divine Spear image.png.f596669797e034b7f0c1e9850a001f37.png will decrease the cooldown.

To activate this skill you have to activate Indra's Stance first. image.png.addda57e4952c8560551b327ecf455d9.png

 

 

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It's the same with Two Moons skill, I can't say much about this skill. The point in this skill is useful if you face many enemies, because this skill will suck or unite every enemy to one spot.

*If you don't have a lot of SP points, I suggest at least raising it to level 10 or Master image.png.2b618e5c757720331d06c04c1f368ab1.png so that it counts as “Direct Damage” when you use this skill.

 

 

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If you use this skill, Soma will get an iframe, and this skill will always be counted as Chase and Critical.

 

*For those of you who are playing Soma for the first time, there is a way to use this skill without having to wait animation skills. The trick is to use the Lightning Dance skill image.png.4cc0f02427bca2914e28c2e0bf5b5189.png to full casting at first time, then you will get a buff like this. image.png.a22fb6338e9e7ade76fa7ad1f6e2b26b.png  

*Remember, this buff is only 10 seconds

 

 

Active Skills – Regular Agent

1.       image.png.be37b0d897c1e4f044938ceb87fe1441.png

Use this skill until full cast, then you will get the buff Indra's Authority: Divine Spear  image.png.a22fb6338e9e7ade76fa7ad1f6e2b26b.png which is a buff to use Special Move: Divine Spear  image.png.f596669797e034b7f0c1e9850a001f37.png instantly. Besides that you will also get Direct Damage in the last punch.

 

Besides the buff above, you will also get another buff like Indra's Authority: Heavenly Star image.png.f4cf854a8ebc7c3619b7f45507a21429.png ,  which is to activate the Heavenly Star Buff contained in the Skanda skill. You can press 2 times Skanda image.png.39ee55f5d3f82bdefe8b0dbdec05660e.png after this buff is active. (Remember. this buff is only 5 seconds).

 

When you get the Heavenly Stars buff, the cooldown of Skanda image.png.39ee55f5d3f82bdefe8b0dbdec05660e.png will immediately reset.

*To activate this skill you have to activate Indra's Stance first. image.png.addda57e4952c8560551b327ecf455d9.png

 

 

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This skill is accompanied by Direct Damage, but only in the last attack animation of this skill. This skill also provides a buff in the form of "Yakhsa Advent" when you use it, you can stack this buff up to max of 10 times.   image.png.5f6bde831d9f2c93b92a7bb696f1b081.png

 

 

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With great damage makes this skill can be used to defeat enemies type boss instantly (your character must also have high stats). The lack of this skill is, you have to activate Ksana to get perfect damage.

Sky Breaker is an Asura's Stance image.png.25c3d33d31a076b172ebdcdb53fc4a01.png skill, so if you want to use this skill, you have to activate Asura's Stance first.

 

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This skill will trigger Chase and Back conditional damage, so my advice is to use this skill in the Air. Besides that soma will also be immune when this skill is used. This skill also gives buff.  image.png.a72592d5e24ebc446c3acf9fd8f9a692.png 

 

*Destructive Strike image.png.8f0f8a76651c79cb08815b07f5cdbb0e.png cooldown will be reset after using this skill. 

 

 

Active Skills – Special Agent

1.       image.png.d3f3c178aba48eea936a5180dc8f3239.png

Similar to the regular version, EX Asura’s Descent however deals more damage as forced ABC in a larger range while decreasing the Crit Damage Resistance of hit by target by 15% for 20 seconds. The Asura’s Descent and Deva buff are increased as well, and give better bonus stats.
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This skill will count as Air Attack even if you use it on the ground, I usually use this skill at the beginning so I don't have to jump again hehe.

*Same as previous version, this skill active Asura's Stance buff as well image.png.25c3d33d31a076b172ebdcdb53fc4a01.png

 

 

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Different from the previous version, if you change this skill to EX, soma will be able to dash 3 times. Holding up to 3 charges, EX Indra’s Lightning replace original version for better damage and mobility, while every use of this skill lowers the cooldown of Special Move: Divine Spear by 1.5 seconds. You also get a better buff than the previous version.  image.png.c06836f040bee0a6d3060f2b5d37b65b.png

 

*Same as the previous version, this skill also activates Indra's Stance. image.png.addda57e4952c8560551b327ecf455d9.png

 

 

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My favorite skill so far, with much better damage than the previous version, this skill can be used to kill low tier bosses instantly. With mobility that makes it easier for us to chase enemies, Soma will also be immune when this skill is used. The lack of this skill is, you have to activate Ksana to get perfect damage, if yuo failed to get Ksana you need to wait until 20 seconds to be able to use it again.

 

Each successful Ksana for EX Sky Breaker also gives a permanent and stacking Asura’s Blessing buff. image.png.f5bfa820c37f44ff42adcf244b0633df.png

 

Same as the previous version, this skill also activates by Asura’s Stance. image.png.25c3d33d31a076b172ebdcdb53fc4a01.png

 

*Note: This skill should also be prioritized when aiming for skill tunes. image.png.70b86fa65787e008fe892b32a4e9b89a.png

 

 

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Activates the Blessed Elixir to fully heal 100% HP, MP, and also Awakened Empowered State to herself and all party member when this skill animation end. Just like Mantra image.png.be452a6a6c5cc5681bc66fab08abd386.png, this skill also provides a Hero Time! buff, but with a longer duration which becomes Superhero Time!. This skill got Direct damage as well when the animation skill’s ends. image.png.71f749fce15d028a2c18bf068ab46d30.png      >   image.png.0832df903ffb663a8ee5f865c3a95fa1.png

 

if you are aiming for a speed run while running dungeons, my advice is not to use this skill until the animation ends, because when you use this skill, all skills will reset their cooldown without having to wait for the animation ends. But you don't get the Superhero Time! Buff.

Because the damage produced by this skill is not that big, so I suggest for those of you who don't have enough SP, level 6 is still better.

*This skill does not consume MP to cast.

 

Active Skills – Task Force

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As I said above, this skill normally doesn't have buffs and only deals damage.

 

Forced Air:

Asura's Descent image.png.f402d3b65d0b43ef141f190b1f620064.pngSpecial Move: Divine Fire image.png.c2b3180d7aea909d93fdd42e7a478022.png, Destructive Strike image.png.8f0f8a76651c79cb08815b07f5cdbb0e.png, EX Asura's Descent image.png.958618cda9a2184c72de4b543b8c23a1.png, EX Indra's Lightning image.png.d76005a3c75e42e54ff621d37eb4ba2c.png,

EX Sky Breaker image.png.e0555bb21586e1474a1a7728d7b62b59.png

 

 

Forced Back

Asura's Descent image.png.f402d3b65d0b43ef141f190b1f620064.png, Destructive Strike image.png.8f0f8a76651c79cb08815b07f5cdbb0e.png, Phase Wave Bullet image.png.9a3435bbedd70ce432672b55697ebdb7.png, Lightning Dance image.png.4cc0f02427bca2914e28c2e0bf5b5189.png, Sky Breaker image.png.0fdda0bd7f0f4d9bba26ae7064891573.png,Karma image.png.312b2e008a02b4c5646bd91da34fe9c8.png,

Special Move: Divine Light image.png.9ef6bfcd69407b4618343f27b3c4f23c.png, EX Asura's Descent image.png.958618cda9a2184c72de4b543b8c23a1.png, EX Indra's Lightning image.png.d76005a3c75e42e54ff621d37eb4ba2c.png, EX Sky Breaker (Ksana Onlyimage.png.e0555bb21586e1474a1a7728d7b62b59.png

Special Move: Blessed Elixir image.png.cd8806950190ccf105dba224409cd932.png

 

 

Forced Chase

Asura's Descent image.png.f402d3b65d0b43ef141f190b1f620064.png, Indra's Lightning image.png.0ee1127daf6678b7de16f1cead355473.png, Special Move: Divine Fire image.png.c2b3180d7aea909d93fdd42e7a478022.png, Destructive Strike image.png.8f0f8a76651c79cb08815b07f5cdbb0e.png, Skanda image.png.9f598cb8cf7ad983654d0d18bbb47e7d.png, Phase Wave Bullet ,

Special Move: Divine Spear image.png.f596669797e034b7f0c1e9850a001f37.png, Lightning Dance image.png.4cc0f02427bca2914e28c2e0bf5b5189.png, Sky Breaker image.png.0fdda0bd7f0f4d9bba26ae7064891573.png, Karma image.png.312b2e008a02b4c5646bd91da34fe9c8.png, Special Move: Divine Light image.png.9ef6bfcd69407b4618343f27b3c4f23c.png,EX Asura's Descent image.png.958618cda9a2184c72de4b543b8c23a1.png

EX Indra's Lightning image.png.d76005a3c75e42e54ff621d37eb4ba2c.png, EX Sky Breaker (Ksana Onlyimage.png.e0555bb21586e1474a1a7728d7b62b59.png, Special Move: Blessed Elixir image.png.cd8806950190ccf105dba224409cd932.png

 

 

True Demage

Phase Wave Bullet (Last Explosionimage.png.9a3435bbedd70ce432672b55697ebdb7.png, Lightning Dance (Last Punchimage.png.4cc0f02427bca2914e28c2e0bf5b5189.png, Karma (Last Spin Kickimage.png.312b2e008a02b4c5646bd91da34fe9c8.png, Special Move: Blessed Elixir image.png.cd8806950190ccf105dba224409cd932.png

 

 

Skill Cube:

I recommend this skill cube for all skill

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Title

until now I still stick with this title

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Recommended Passive Skill

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Recommended PNA

1.       Offensive Strain, Defensive Strain, Utility Strain

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2.       Special Strain

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*Note: Why I’m using Back and Air, not Chase and Air?, because back attack gives the biggest % of the other 2 conditional damage, because soma is a typical ABC character, so it doesn't matter if you use back attack with air attack. Besides targeting % I'm also aiming for TCP hehe.

 

 

3.       Amplifier

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*Note: For Soma, I prefer to use this option because compared to other options, this option does more %, especially non hybrid characters.

 

 

 

Recommended Tuning

1.       Core

  

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2.       Module

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3.       Trinket

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4.       Amplifier

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Recommended Chip

1.       Core

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2.       Module

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3.       Trinket

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4.       Amplifier

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*Note: Why I use Air instead of chase, because for me, chase is already in Tuning Costume, so to balance between air and chase, I choose Aerial for equipment tuning. And % of all are no different, that's why I don't use a back attack like in PNA.

 

 

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A little note for the SA passive and FM4 :
SA passive also gives some PPR back whenever you successfully proc ksana, and FM4 recovery comes together with the Superhero Time! buff a.k.a procs when the skill actually deals damage, so use it wisely.

Soma honestly needs more love especially on her cooldown and MP pool even I have a hard time dealing with the cooldown rn and chugging pots.

The formatting could use some work but great guide overall
:somahaha:

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Just one thing I notice during reading
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It's damage, not demage - and I see this typo everywhere
:violetread:

Also since Soma is chase/aerial, I'm not sure why she has PNA back in your guide. Even she does some back, chase/aerial should be priority on her. Although I played her before revamp, so I might be wrong (I still consider her chase/aerial > back)

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