Next we’ll talk about using equipment to protect yourself.
Defensive equipment held together with weapons are “Shields” and “Orbs”.
Shields are used to take enemy attacks and reduce damage.
Remember that there are large and small shields.
Larger shields are better at reducing damage, while smaller ones are better at avoiding attacks.
You can choose whichever type you like.
With regard to orbs, they aren’t as good as shields at reducing damage nor avoiding attacks.
What orbs are good for is speeding up the cooldown times for reusing artifacts.
All active artifacts require time to cool down before reusing them, but using an orb reduces the time needed for reuse.
If you’re confident that you can evade fiends’ attacks, then an orb would suit you better than a shield.
Orbs will allow you to enter into battle more aggressively.
As for equipment that can be worn, there are “Helmets”, “Armor”, and “Boots”.
Each of these will increase your HP, but they have slightly differing attributes.
Armor gives you the most HP, helmets recover more HP when defeating enemies, and shoes will make you move faster during battle.
Consider your skills when deciding what kinds of equipment to buy to help you on your adventure.
Last up are “Accessories”, also known as “relics”.
These are like passive artifacts, and while their effects aren’t as strong as passive artifacts, they’re good for raising the bottom limit of your skill values.
They’re quite rare and hard to obtain but if you can get your hands on them, they’ll make you tougher.
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