Despite her small frame, the Engineer in Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds is a force to reckon with when it comes to firearms. Her extensive knowledge of various weapons and combat tactics allows her to become a strategic powerhouse in the Ni no Kuni title, capable of both healing her comrades and dishing out damage in combat.
While the Engineer resembles most ranged support units in an MMO, the Cross Worlds version of the Class has a lot more nuance with regards to the flexibility of her build. In this regard, just how should players approach building their perfect Engineer in the Ni no Kuni title?
The Engineer: Attack Everywhere
Serving as the archetypal AOE damage dealer in Cross Words, the Engineer specializes in dishing out attacks that affect wider areas compared to other Classes. This makes Engineers specially made to make mobs mushier and more prone to finishers from other Classes. At the same time, their AOE damage capabilities are greatly complemented by their improved ability to heal others, making them the premier defensive support Class in the game. Here are some tips for players who plan on creating an Engineer:
- Incredible support potential: The AOE setups of the Engineer make them incredibly capable of becoming the party’s go-to support unit. Engineers built this way need to consider their AOEs as enemy deterrents to stun them or slow them down as they heal their allies or give them buffs.
- Not made to finish: Perhaps the most surprising observation one could make regarding Engineers is the nature of their AOE attacks, making them extremely potent support units. Given the larger range and the lesser damage their attacks make, Engineers are seemingly built to dish out regular damage but never expected to be primarily long-ranged attackers. Players need to manage the balance of their offense and supportive capabilities when creating the Engineer.
Core Class Skills: Area Domination
The Engineer’s Core Class Skills are designed specifically to devastate the battlefield from the context of area attacks, ensuring opponents are always deterred from advancing while allies get the necessary hits. The lack of damage output but extended range means the Engineer’s skills are designed to pave the way for allies to finish off opponents. Here are the Core Class Skills of the Engineer:
- Burst Call: The staple AOE attack in the Engineer’s arsenal, this is an attack that hits enemies caught in its radius while stunning them for one second. This is a nifty way to set up the rest of the Engineer’s toolkit while enabling the team to dish out their stronger attacks without fear of retaliation.
- Elemental Blaster: This attack unleashes a beam of elemental damage depending on the weapon equipped. Enemies hit by the blast get slowed as well, making this a nifty way for the Engineer to reposition in emergencies or give themselves room to do their other support skills.
- Explosive Shot: This allows the Engineer to fire a shot forward that explodes when hitting a target, hitting everyone around it. As such, this attack may be extremely useful as an introductory attack before dishing out the rest of the Engineer’s kit.
- (Ultimate) Destruction: The Ultimate Ability or Burst Skill of the Engineer, this allows them to call forth two cannons that fire towards the opponent, dealing massive damage to all foes in front of the Engineer.
Other Active Skills: Fulfill Aggression, Offensive Support
The other Active Skills of the Engineer provide them with better ways of diversifying their combat options. These allow them to insert some necessary support opportunities to allies, especially if they want to play the part of a healer for the team like in games such as Ni No Kuni 2. Here are other Active Skills of the Engineer worth checking out:
- Resurrection: Perhaps the only way to resurrect dead members so far, this ability heals the entire party for a large amount while also reviving dead party members with cooldown bonuses. Given how this is the only way to resurrect allies in the heat of combat, Resurrection is a must-have for the supportive Engineer.
- Flash Heal: One of the best skills in the Engineer’s arsenal, Flash Heal gives the party an emergency heal for 7.5-percent of their maximum health. The party member with the lowest health also receives almost double the healing as well as a defensive buff. Despite the relative “weakness” of this healing skill, its nature as an emergency heal can be extremely vital in emergency situations.
Passive Skills: Expanded Play Options
The Passive Skills allotted to the Engineer give them more reach in terms of both combat and support, allowing them to maximize a particular playstyle depending on the Passives equipped. Here are Passive Skills useful for the Engineer’s goals:
- Pure Medic: One of the best Passives in the Engineer’s arsenal, Pure Medic further improves the support potential of the Engineer. At its core, this Passive boosts the overall healing done by both the Engineer and their Familiars, ensuring a more active role in the party’s survival.
- Conversion: While Engineers enjoy the safety of distance when attacking, they’re still not as durable as their other companions. Conversion boosts the Engineer’s survivability, as excess healing done on anyone will transform the healing into a barrier instead, providing recipients with a nifty shield for emergencies instead of wasting excess HP.
Special Skills: Further Ranged Domination
Considering how the Engineer’s general damage output isn’t as potent as either the Witch’s or the Rogue’s, the Engineer can use a great deal of assistance from Special Skills in boosting their overall firepower within the blockchain game. With the right combination of Special Skills, the Engineer can become a more potent attacker or even add a damage component to their support repertoire. Here are some ideal Special Skills:
- Meteor Strike: One of the best Special Skills to obtain for the Engineer would be Meteor Strike, as not only does this summon a meteor towards an area but also stun all monsters caught in the range. This is extremely efficient, considering the Engineer doesn’t have a lot of crowd control options available to them.
- Shining Orb: This directional attack damages everything it hits in a straight line while inflicting stun, making this quite useful once the Engineer starts traveling around the area and lining up their shots while healing the entire party. Due to their lack of crowd control, the stun effect can become useful not just when attacking in general but when they’re also ambushed by opponents.
Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds is currently available on Android, iOS, and Windows.