SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris – How to Build the Best Team in Multiplayer

A guide on how to build the best team of SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris in multiplayer mode.

How to Build the Best Team in Multiplayer?

Preface

This is the first time I’ve written a guide for a game. The guides discuss how to build a powerful team in multiplayer mode. There should be doubts and deficiencies in the guide. Please point them out. Recently, I’m in online mode. You can add me to friends to play together. For some basic tips about multiplayer mode, I recommend you to read the guide of ylg and NkaBall, which should be helpful to you.

At the same time, thanks to ylg’s guide for helping me solve a lot of confusion in the game.

TeamRole

I divide the team role into the following parts. In my opinion, a role can serve multiple team roles at the same time.

Attacker

The attacker is usually equipped with a powerful attack ability, which can cause a lot of damage to the boss when the MP is sufficient. These are related to their weapon types and skills.

I use the following two as indicators of whether it can be used as an attacker. In actual combat, whether you can act as an attacker depends on the specific situation. The following conditions are not necessarily satisfied. But if neither of these conditions is met, then it must not be an attacker. (In unfairness, I just think that the characters who can use spear, katana, two-handed swords, axes and Dual Blades are powerful)

1. Powerful skill DMG gain

Attackers can be equipped with high attack DMG and powerful battle skills against bosses, such as:
Increase Attack HG
Boss Killer HG
Increase Critical HG
Increase Element Damage HG
And attack-enhanced chanting magic, such as:
Sharpness (Lisbeth, Rain)
Song of Battle(Seven)
Enhance Element DMG

2. roles who can use mainstream high DMG weapons

Spear
Katana

2-Handed Sword

Dual Blades
Axes

The above is the mainstream high damage weapon I consider.

Attackers can be divided into melee attacker and long-range attacker according to their weapon classes, which are related to their main damage skills.

1.Melee attacker

Dual Blades

2-Handed Sword

Axes

2.Long-range attacker

Katana
Spear
Here are some of the excellent attackers I think:
Yukki(Katana or 2-Handed Sword)
Lisbeth
Sakuya
Leafa
Kirito(2-handed sword)
Sumeragi
Rain
Seven
Klein(Katana or Spear)
Sinon
Black Lotus

Supporter

Supporter generally have excellent chanting magic for assisting or controlling. This type of magic can provide team members with excellent DMG or defend gains and Restrictions on the enemy.

Here are some of the most useful chant magic I think:

1. Status Gain

Sharpness
Protection
Song of Battle
Song of Protection
Enhance Element DMG
Magia
Quick
Weakness

2. Restrict

Blind

3. Recovery

Refresh
Resurrection

Generally speaking, it is better for the supporter to be equipped with three or more of the above supporting skills.

Here are some of the excellent supporter I think:

Seven
Kirito
Asuna
Rain
Leafa
Lisbeth
Yukki
Strea
Philia

Tank (Body Shield)

As the name implies, tanks are role with high HP, high defense, and high element resistance. They mainly play the role of absorbing damage in the team. However, the tank does not have the contributions of the above two roles. In the boss battle, it is mostly a fast-paced battle. Generally, The boss will be directly suppressed by high damage or special attacks from the attacker. Moreover, in actual combat, the tank often has no room to play, and even because of the lack of attack dmg, it cannot attract the hatred of the boss. So in my opinion, the tanks are non-essential in a team.

Role selection

In the current game, the main battle of Boss is fast-paced. Therefore, the attacker is the core of the team. The general 4-person team needs to have 2-3 attackers, and the other is the supporter.

At the same time, a character can be both an attacker and a supporter. For example, Seven has the magic of attack and defense gains, which is a typical supporter, but the spear Seven also has the ability to cause a lot of damage to the boss. So Seven is also an attacker.

Four attackers are also feasible. In actual combat, 4 elite players with the most powerful weapons in level 1000 can easily kill any boss.

In our daily game lobby, the choice is not as elaborate as above, after all, as long as you choose the character you like to play.

Teamwork

Selection of Items

The most important Items:

Pure Mana Crystal

Dew of Yggdrasil

The former is an important source of MP. In the game, the main source of damage is skill damage. If a team does have fewer MPs, it is difficult to ensure the continuity of skill damage, and at the same time, the chanting magic related to gain and recovery can not be released. Therefore, a well-conscious player needs to know how to use it to support the team.

The latter is an important item for resurrecting teammates. Compared to the Sap of Yggdrasil, it can be bought from the store, so I won’t say much about it.

Application of BUFF and DEBUFF

Many buffs in the game can provide huge gains for yourself and your teammates, so remember to release them and keep them active.

Below is my recommended buff:

1.Attack BUFF

Sharpness

Song of Battle

Enhance Element DMG

It should be noted that these three buffs can be added at the same time, so let your team get them to maximize the DMG.

2.Defense BUFF:

Protection

Song of Protection

They are also buffs that can be added at the same time, and used at the same time to ensure the viability of the team.

3.Magic Enhancement BUFF:

Magia

It is mainly used to enhance the DMG of level 3 elemental magic. It must be used when there are attackers using it in the team.

4.DEBUFF

Weakness

Weakness is the most useful debuff. It reduces the defend of the boss and directly gives a large amount of attack gain to teammates. It is a must-have for a good team.

Keep Yourself Alive

The most important thing is to ensure that you survive. Many BOSS attack routines are actually very simple, and generally BOSS attacks have dead ends. After a short period of attack, BOSS will not do anything. After you have passed a mission many times and found out the BOSS routine, you can use dodge or block to make sure you are not hit by the boss.

When your level is low, try to carry equipment that increases defense. Guarantee your own survival to provide support for the team.

When you have mastered the above three points, then congratulations, you are an excellent teammate.

Stun the Boss

In this game, the boss can be stunned when the union rumble state is turned on. The following are two stun methods.

1. In the union rumble state, press the attack and sprint to launch a small range of slashes. You can stun the boss for a short time. Teammates can respond to the switch during this time.

2. In the union rumble state, when you are flying, press acceleration and jump to perform high-speed sprint, then press the attack button twice quickly to stun the boss for a long time.

Therefore, choose the second method when conditions permitted, which can win more time for your team.

Generally speaking, a good team will choose to enter the union rumble state in turn to keep the boss in a dizzy.

Attacker’s Opportunity

When the boss is stunned, the attacker can cause a lot damage on the boss without considering other issues.

In normal circumstances, the attacker needs to find the best time to attack the boss. For example, the delay time after the boss fails to hit you, and the blank time after the boss skill ends.

In the state of union rumble, you can directly stun the boss to create an attack opportunity. When multiple attackers attack together, you can easily suppress the boss and stun him.

by 4t

3 Comments

Kristian
July 15, 2020 / 4:14 pm Reply
Nice Guide for you first but I would like to say that Bows have huge damage, my friend plays dual swords and I output him in damage by far, also im able to stay alive longer as I can stay back and kite around. Just something you may want to add but thanks for the guide it helps picking my support characters skills.
Sam
July 25, 2020 / 6:06 am Reply
I see a bunch of characters that aren’t in this game including Seven and Rain. I’m confused…
Palumatzu
August 14, 2020 / 10:29 am Reply
I think this was a very poorly done guide – Spears, Seven, Rain, Yukki, Dew of Yggdrasil… There is so much here that just plain does not show up in SAOAL at all. This is another game’s guide, under the wrong title.