But if you’ve already gotten one and are looking for an up-to-date leveling guide, then you’ve come to the right place. Here you will find information on the best possible glyphs and crystals for Reaper’s weapons, her gear and accessories, and some of the best combos you can use in PvE and PvP.
How to Level Up Fast
If you want your Reaper to shine in all her glory, then you simply ought to give her only the best possible gear and weapons. This means that you need to bring her up to level 65 as soon as possible.
How do you do this? Well, the best option is through dungeon queues or simply by accomplishing story quests. If none of these are an option for you, then you can try out side quests or vanguard quests.
The last way, although not as exciting, is purchasing the level 60 scroll, which will immediately grant you level 60. You can buy it here for 4995 EMP, which equals about $30.
Best Gear for Reaper
The top end gear for Reaper is the Stormcry set, which cannot be obtained immediately but must be upgraded from lower-tier sets. The whole progression system starts from the full Guardian set, which can be obtained by doing the “Fresh Arms and Legs” quest. However, you will see this quest only when you achieve level 65. So get to grinding!
After you receive the Guardian set, you can start converting it to more expensive sets with the help of enchantments. In this way, you can turn the Guardian set into the Twistshard set, which can be turned into the Frostmetal set. Lastly, the Frostmetal set can be turned into the Stormcry set.
Each enchantment requires certain items, which can be bought at the Specialty Merchant, and some amount of gold. Below you will find recipes for all four sets:
Guardian Set
Weapon: 109x Golden Talent 91x Wood Scrap 39x Archdevan Catalyst 6,974 Gold Chest Armor: 80x Golden Talent 64x Wood Scrap 28x Archdevan Catalyst 4,971 Gold Handwear/Footwear: 66x Golden Talent 51x Wood Scrap 22x Archdevan Catalyst 3,977 Gold
Twistshard Set
Weapon: 353x Golden Talent 100x Polished Arunic Ore 9x Archdevan Oil 21,251 Gold Chest Armor: 254x Golden Talent 70x Polished Arunic Ore 7x Archdevan Oil 15,266 Gold Handwear/Footwear: 198x Golden Talent 58x Polished Arunic Ore 5x Archdevan Oil 12,080 Gold
Frostmetal Set
Weapon: 433x Golden Daric 58x Liquid Metal 40x Hypnotic Device 5x Archdevan Surfactant 46x Emerald 5,221 Gold Chest Armor: 267x Golden Daric 35x Liquid Metal 26x Hypnotic Device 3x Archdevan Surfactant 28x Emerald 3,922 Gold Handwear/Footwear: 187x Golden Daric 26x Liquid Metal 26x Hypnotic Device 2x Archdevan Surfactant 19x Emerald 6,467 Gold
Stormcry Set
Weapon: 504x Golden Plate 96x Artisan’s Tools 55x Copper Clasp 28x Pansophic Ash 9x Elemental Essence 31x Emerald 10x Diamond 13,776 Gold Chest Armor: 341x Golden Plate 68x Artisan’s Tools 41x Copper Clasp 20x Pansophic Ash 7x Elemental Essence 21x Emerald 7x Diamond 13,076 Gold Handwear/Footwear: 245x Golden Plate 50x Artisan’s Tools 34x Copper Clasp 16x Pansophic Ash 6x Elemental Essence 24x Emerald 4x Diamond 18,885 Gold
Best Defensive and Offensive Crystals
109x Golden Talent 91x Wood Scrap 39x Archdevan Catalyst 6,974 Gold
80x Golden Talent 64x Wood Scrap 28x Archdevan Catalyst 4,971 Gold
66x Golden Talent 51x Wood Scrap 22x Archdevan Catalyst 3,977 Gold
353x Golden Talent 100x Polished Arunic Ore 9x Archdevan Oil 21,251 Gold
254x Golden Talent 70x Polished Arunic Ore 7x Archdevan Oil 15,266 Gold
198x Golden Talent 58x Polished Arunic Ore 5x Archdevan Oil 12,080 Gold
433x Golden Daric 58x Liquid Metal 40x Hypnotic Device 5x Archdevan Surfactant 46x Emerald 5,221 Gold
267x Golden Daric 35x Liquid Metal 26x Hypnotic Device 3x Archdevan Surfactant 28x Emerald 3,922 Gold
187x Golden Daric 26x Liquid Metal 26x Hypnotic Device 2x Archdevan Surfactant 19x Emerald 6,467 Gold
504x Golden Plate 96x Artisan’s Tools 55x Copper Clasp 28x Pansophic Ash 9x Elemental Essence 31x Emerald 10x Diamond 13,776 Gold
341x Golden Plate 68x Artisan’s Tools 41x Copper Clasp 20x Pansophic Ash 7x Elemental Essence 21x Emerald 7x Diamond 13,076 Gold
245x Golden Plate 50x Artisan’s Tools 34x Copper Clasp 16x Pansophic Ash 6x Elemental Essence 24x Emerald 4x Diamond 18,885 Gold
You can use glyphs and crystals to enhance your Reaper’s weapons and gear. The glyphs depicted in the image above are standard for the most optimal PvE experience. However, when it comes to crystals, the two best options for offense are Forceful and Slaying, and for defense, Glistening and Relentless.
Forceful set of crystals is great for your weapon, as it will increase the attacking power from the rear. However, you must be ready to change it for Slaying crystals that will increase critical damage when you drop below the 50% threshold of your HP.
When it comes to gear crystals, you need powerful mana regeneration ability, which is provided in full by the Glistening crystals. But you also need a lot of health to survive enemy attacks, so be sure to use Relentless on the rest of your gear.
Reaper Rotations and Combos
Reapers acquire an active skill at level 60 called Shadow Reaping. This is one of their most powerful combat skills. But since you can link many different skills together, below you will find a few other useful options for cool combos and rotations:
Shadow Reaping –> Pendulum Strike –> Whipsaw –> Grim Strike –> Sundering Strike
Death Spiral –> Double Shear –> Grim Strike –> Sundering Strike –> Death Spiral
The above combos are very effective in terms of damage, but they consume a lot of mana. If you want something that is still high on damage and doesn’t require mana refill, then try these two:
Cable Step –> Shadow Burst Cable Step –> Shadow Lash
As you can see, it takes a lot of work to unlock Reaper and to upgrade it to its top-tier form, but as soon as you do, you will have the most powerful character in TERA.
Also, don’t forget to check out other TERA guides at GameSkinny by following the links below:
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