Hey guys! I'm trying to work my way from Defender Elite into Vanguard and need to pass the 5 star HoH. I'm very fond of the Divine Avenger and I need an equipment set for general exploration through the arcades. This is what I'm thinking of making since I'm trying to shy away from the given Azure set:
Helm: Chaos Cowl
Armor: Vog Cub Coat
Shield: Grey Owlite Shield
Primary Weapon: Divine Avenger
Secondary Weapon: Acheron
Any tips or suggestions? Thanks in advance! I appreciate your help!
Your loadout is a great starting point. You'll be well prepared armor-wise for FSC and other challenging levels, and you definitely get the stats to buff your divine avenger with a good deal of room to grow. The one issue, which hardly matters, is that you're going for chaos COWL and vog cub COAT. If you switched these (chaos cloak + vog cub cap) you'd be able to use chaos + divine veil, chaos + seerus and chaos + black kat cowl. It's not that huge of a deal since you can just go back and craft chaos cloak later anyway since running full chaos is an experience.
I'd suggest getting one of each of the following as you do branch out. These are the things that will make you stronger fastest.
An autogun for Vanaduke and Maulos:
Blitz needle = Prefer DPS, prefer to pay in crowns
Plague needle = Prefer utility, prefer to pay in lockdowns
A versatile sidegun for general play:
Nova Driver/Umbra driver = High damage + switch shooting
A status driver = Not as high damage + switch shooting + utility
Valiance = Larger clip + weak charge + normal = always somewhat useful
Other Blasters = Larger clip + weak charge + bigger bullets
A flourish for fiends and general utility:
Rigadoon = highest utility
Barb thorn blade = high damage + crowd oriented charge
Final flourish = high damage + mobile single target charge
A vortex bomb for dreams and nightmares: (least necessary)
Electron = Extra clumping from shock. Elemental damage added.
Obsidian Crusher = Healers damage poisoned enemies.
Celestial Vortex = Helps clean up stragglers with strong fire. Costs 200$.
Operation Crimson hammer
This is probably the best thing you can buy for your knight. You get 2 extra weapons, extra content to play and access to Seerus's mask. I'd definitely pick it up at some point.