Element Upgrade Tier List & Ranking

Element Upgrade Tier List

Elements define your damage output. This tier list ranks all elemental upgrades for different scenarios.

Overall Tier List (PvE)

S-Tier Elements

1. Fire Element

• Damage: 5% max HP/s for 5 seconds
• Why S-Tier: Highest DPS, boss melter
• Best With: Solar Scythe, Flame Ring
• Usage Rate: 65% of players

Strengths: ✅ Maximum boss DPS ✅ AOE burn spreads ✅ Synergizes with most weapons

Weaknesses: ❌ Reduced vs Ice enemies ❌ High Spirit cost

2. Thunder Element (Rare)

• Damage: Chain lightning to 5 enemies
• Why S-Tier: Multi-target farm god
• Best With: Imperialist, Group farming
• Rarity: 5% dungeon spawn rate

Strengths: ✅ Clears mob packs instantly ✅ No target cap ✅ Works from range

Weaknesses: ❌ Weak vs single target ❌ Very rare to find

A-Tier Elements

3. Frost Element

• Damage: Moderate + 70% slow
• Why A-Tier: Best utility, kiting
• Best With: Frost Blade, Kite builds

Strengths: ✅ Controls enemy movement ✅ Safety for solo play ✅ PvP meta pick

Weaknesses: ❌ Lower damage than Fire ❌ Bosses have slow resist

4. Element Circle

• Damage: Continuous AOE around player
• Why A-Tier: Passive damage, spirit farm
• Best With: Crystal Armor, Rage Spirits

Strengths: ✅ Zero effort damage ✅ Generates spirits passively ✅ Stacks with other elements

Weaknesses: ❌ Must stay close to enemies ❌ Low range

B-Tier Elements

5. Poison Element

• Damage: 3% max HP/s for 10 seconds
• Why B-Tier: Anti-heal niche
• Best With: PvP, vs Life Steal bosses

Strengths: ✅ Long duration ✅ Reduces enemy healing 50% ✅ Stacks indefinitely

Weaknesses: ❌ Lowest damage per second ❌ Desert enemies immune

6. Dark Element (Secret)

• Damage: Curse debuff (-30% enemy damage)
• Why B-Tier: Defensive option
• Best With: Tank builds, solo survival

Strengths: ✅ Reduces boss damage ✅ Unique defensive option ✅ Helps teammates survive

Weaknesses: ❌ No direct damage boost ❌ Hard to unlock (hidden quest)

PvP Tier List

PvP S-Tier

1. Frost Element

• Slowing enemies = free hits
• Counters dash builds
• Meta choice for Arena

2. Fire Element

• Burn pressure forces healing
• DOT continues after death
• Burst damage synergy

PvP A-Tier

3. Thunder Element

• Chains to nearby teammates (2v2)
• Bursts squishy targets
• Unpredictable

4. Poison Element

• Counters Life Steal builds
• Long duration pressure
• Anti-meta pick

PvP B-Tier

5. Element Circle

• Requires close range (risky)
• Telegraphs position
• Niche in 1v1

Speedrun Tier List

Speedrun S-Tier

1. Fire Element + Rage Spirits

• Melts everything fastest
• Meta speedrun combo
• Sub-3-minute Tundra possible

2. Thunder Element

• Clears packs instantly
• Skip mob grouping
• Saves 30+ seconds per run

Speedrun A-Tier

3. Element Circle

• Passive damage while moving
• Kill while dodging
• Safe option

Boss Tier List

Best for Bosses

1. Fire Element - Maximum single-target DPS 2. Poison Element - Long fights, stacking damage 3. Dark Element - Reduces boss damage (survivability)

Worst for Bosses

4. Thunder Element - No multi-target needed 5. Element Circle - Too risky to stay close

Element Synergies

Top Synergy Combos

Fire + Flame Ring + Solar Scythe

• Triple fire synergy
• Melts bosses in seconds
• +150% burn damage total

Frost + Super Ring + Frost Blade

• Perma-slow enemies
• Kite anything
• Never get hit

Thunder + Imperialist + Crystal Armor

• Chain lightning everywhere
• AOE massacre
• Farm 100+ enemies at once

Element Circle + Rage Spirits + Life Steal

• Passive spirit generation
• Infinite damage scaling
• Invincible build

Element Stacking

Can You Stack Multiple?

NO: Only one element active at a time BUT: Element Circle works with other elements

Best Stack:

• Fire Element (main damage)
• Element Circle (passive damage)
• Both deal separate damage

When to Pick Each Element

Pick Fire If:

✅ Fighting bosses ✅ Need maximum DPS ✅ Have Flame Ring

Pick Frost If:

✅ Solo survival ✅ Kiting playstyle ✅ PvP Arena

Pick Thunder If:

✅ Farming mobs ✅ Group content ✅ See it in dungeon (it's rare!)

Pick Poison If:

✅ Enemy has Life Steal ✅ PvP vs sustain builds ✅ Long boss fights

Pick Element Circle If:

✅ Using Rage Spirits build ✅ Melee weapon ✅ Need passive farming

Pick Dark If:

✅ Tank build ✅ Reducing boss damage ✅ Supporting team

Element Drop Rates

Dungeon Spawn Chances

Pro Tip: Restart dungeon if you don't see Fire/Thunder in first 3 upgrades

Element Priority Guide

Dungeon Upgrade Order

Round 1:

1. Spirit Capacity (always first)
2. Rage Spirits
3. Fire Element

Round 2-3: 4. Life Steal 5. Element Circle (if Fire active) 6. Stamina

Round 4+: 7. Stack more Rage Spirits 8. Recovery 9. Any damage upgrades

Common Mistakes

❌ Taking Poison vs Fire Fire is almost always better

❌ Skipping Element Circle It's a hidden S-tier when stacked

❌ Using Thunder on bosses Waste of element slot

❌ Not matching weapon to element Fire Element needs fire-scaling weapon

Advanced: Element Damage Math

Fire Element DPS

Base: 5% enemy max HP/s With Flame Ring: +25% = 6.25%/s With Solar Scythe: +20% = 7.5%/s Total: 7.5% enemy HP per second for 5s = 37.5% max HP total

Example: 10,000 HP boss

• Fire burn: 3,750 damage over 5 seconds
• Your attacks: ~2,000 DPS × 5 = 10,000
• Total: 13,750 damage in 5 seconds

Thunder Element DPS

Base: 100% weapon damage to 5 targets If Imperialist (200 base damage):

• Main target: 200 damage
• Chains: 200 × 5 = 1,000 damage
• Total: 1,200 damage per attack

With attack speed: 2 attacks/second = 2,400 DPS to groups

Meta Evolution

Current Meta (v1.5)

• Fire Element dominates
• Thunder rare but OP when found
• Frost for PvP

Predicted Meta (v1.6)

• New Water Element (counters Fire?)
• Thunder spawn rate nerf?
• Element stacking system?

Conclusion

Tier Summary:

• PvE Boss: Fire > Poison > Dark
• PvE Farming: Thunder > Element Circle > Fire
• PvP: Frost > Fire > Poison
• Speedrun: Fire > Thunder > Circle

Golden Rule: Fire Element is the safest pick 90% of the time. Only skip it for Thunder (rare) or specific niche builds!