Guide - [ADVANCED] Best reforges and Maximizing YOUR Damage (2023)

TLDR (you won't get the best results by following this simplified short guide):
best reforges:
ARCHERS:

Fierce

for armor

Strong

for epic and legendary and a combination of

hurtful

and

forceful

on everything else (try to aim for 3 strength per 2 crit damage for roughly the best damage)

Rapid

for bow (

unreal

,

deadly

or

hasty

for crit chance, depending on how much crit chance you need to hit the 100% cap)

MAGES:

Wise

for armor (

smart

if you want better survivability, you lose 25 intelligence but gain 15 defense, smart is almost on par with wise), necromancer's brooch (necrotic reforge) whenever you have the money.

Bizarre

for all talismans

Heroic

for swords

Rich

for bows

BERSERKERS:

Pure/spiked

for armor (

fierce

if you can hit 100% attack speed and crit chance without pure or spiked) and renowned if available

Forceful/hurtful

for commons,

strange

for uncommons,

itchy

for rares,

strong/hurtful/forceful

for epics and

strong

for legendaries (Again, aim for 3 strength per 2 crit damage and reforge accordingly)

(Video) The Best Reforge For Damage On Weapons And Armor After Strength Nerf (Hypixel Skyblock)

Fast

for swords (or

sharp

for crit chance). If you have the money then go for a gilded midas (midas' jewel reforge stone)
If you really want to reach peak attack speed (100%) you can reforge some epic talismans to strange.

If you have the money you can replace reforges on common, uncommon and rare talismans with the silky reforge for crit damage (reforge stone from the tarantula broodmother) or bloody for attack speed and crit damage (reforge stone from dungeon mobs

CD=Crit Damage
STR=Strength
AS=(Bonus) Attack Speed
DPS=Damage Per Second
INT=Intelligence

ADVANCED GUIDE TO MAXIMIZING DAMAGE

Now that the reforge update is finally here, everyone wants to maximize their damage and there have been numerous guides and every youtuber has had some kind of a take on what reforges you'll want for your gear. And every guide and piece of advice I've seen has been in one way or another... wrong.

We've been wired to think that strength>crit damage. Attack speed is a huge question mark at the moment and nobody seems to see the potential it has. And I'm here to debunk some myths and help you dish out the most damage you can with math to back it up!

Debunking a Major Myth

Let's start with the simple. Strength is not strictly better than crit damage. To prove this we need to introduce a simplified version of the Hypixel Skyblock's damage formula and test subject Steve who wants to deal as much damage as possible.

(5 + WEAPON DAMAGE + STR/5) x (1 + CD/100) x (1 + STR/100)

As you can see, strength boosts your base weapon damage and acts as a multiplier whereas crit damage is only a multiplier. Strength would seem to be the superior stat but hear me out. The reason why we leave enchantments and combat level out of the equation is to make things easier. Most if not all enchants and the combat level bonus are multiplicative damage multipliers thus not further affecting our tests and calculations.

STEVE currently has a total of 1000 strength and crit damage combined. He can choose to stack 800 strength or crit damage to test how much damage he can deal with his newly bought hot potato booked Aspect of the Dragons (245 base damage).

with 800 STR (and 200 CD), Steve deals 11,070 damage
and 7,830 damage with his maxed out CD of 800

Steve now tries out something completely different and distributes the two stats evenly and, surprisingly enough, deals 12,600 damage, which is roughly 14% more damage than stacking as much STR as possible.

From all of this we can learn that rather than treating STR and CD unequally we should rather see them as two stats that support each other and it's best to have a good combination of both. MORE ON HOW TO GET THE OPTIMAL AMOUNT OF STR/CD FURTHER DOWN BELOW

Introducing Bonus Attack Speed

Keep in mind that Archers and Mages can't utilize attack speed the same as berserkers or pseudo-dps-tanks. I'd only recommend using AS if most of your damage is dealt with melee weapons. So any archers or mages out there can skip this part.

For what content is AS a great stat to stack?
- Slayers
- Dungeons
- Golems

When to avoid AS and spec STR and CD or INT instead?
- you are an archer or a mage
- doing dragons (you want as much STR and CD for bow damage and meleeing dragons is CPS capped and doesn't benefit from AS (correct me if I'm wrong on this))
- you have bad ping
- Can't maintain at least 4 CPS comfortably while tracking your target
- have below average tracking and can't consistently land hits on your target

There are great many reasons to sacrifice 100-150 STR/CD to get 100% AS and attack twice as fast.

(Video) How to Get MAX Damage - Hypixel Skyblock Reforge Guide

Firstly, it's simply more DPS. Faster slayers, easier dungeons and better placement on golems, all great things. MORE, FASTER, BETTER!

In the next example we will be using the stats of an end game player using a 290 base damage MIDAS and 1100 combined STR and CD to calculate the damage the player deals with and without AS

(5 + 290 + 647/5) x (1 + 647/100) x (1 + 453/100) x 1.1 = 19,285


(5 + 290 + 555/5) x (1+ 555/100) x (1 + 395/100) x 2 = 26,327

By dividing the results
26,327/19,285=1,37
we find that by maxing attack speed our player dealt 37% more damage!

Secondly, the magma boss and some dungeon mobs will feature a new mechanic. The damage dealt beyond a certain threshold will be significantly reduced (to 10% if I recall), which means that if you dealt 20,000 damage to a mob that has that threshold set to 2,000 damage will take 3,800 damage from your attack. This means that you will further benefit from attack speed and by now having 100% attack speed instead of 10% will almost double your damage on certain damage capped mobs. Remember that hitting more mobs results in more life steal meaning that attack speed will also increase your survivability and might just be the thing that keeps your dungeon team going.

Reforge strategies to get a good amount of AS

Pure/Spiked/Renowned on armor, strange uncommon talismans and itchy rare talismans and a Spicy/Fabled sword. This strategy will work especially well with a high level hound pet, since without it, you'd be around 55-60% AS.

Fierce on armor, strange uncommon talismans and itchy rare talismans and a fast sword. With legendary ender dragon and/or superior dragon armor this strategy will get you to a few percentage points away from the 100% AS cap.

Pure/Spiked/Renowned on armor, strange uncommon talismans and itchy rare talismans and a fast sword. This should only be used if you don't have superior dragon armor, hound pet or a legendary ender dragon. Especially good for revs, since reaper falchion gets epic reforges and has 10% less AS compared to AOTD, Midas, Pigman or any other slayer sword.

You should ALWAYS prioritize reforging uncommon talismans and rare talismans even if you use fierce armor and a spicy/fabled or even sharp sword, since you only lose 1 STR or CD to gain 1 AS.

Keep in mind that spiked and renowned are better versions of pure and are both relatively expensive. I wouldn't put renowned on any current gear (even superior) until we have confirmation on what armor will be the best after we get all dungeon floors. But spiked might be a decent investment to get a slight head start compared to other players as it doesn't cost fortunes and even then I recommend using those reforge stones exclusively on frozen blaze or superior.

HOW TO MAXIMIZE YOUR DAMAGE USING MATH AND A FREE ONLINE CALCULATOR

(Video) How to easily deal more damage in Hypixel Skyblock!

While holding your main weapon (bow for archer, sword for tank/berserker) take a look at how much STR and CD you have and write it down on a piece of paper or type it out on notepad/word, whatever works for you. I suggest you do it either without a splash or with a dungeon potion + weird tuba + mana/overflux orb (depending on what your dungeon team has) or a godsplash + weird tuba + mana/overflux orb.

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In my case I got 591 STR and 451 CD without a splash, tuba or overflux.


Go to the symbolabs website (you can type "function calculator" to your search engine, should be the first result) and follow the instructions down below or, alternatively, follow this link: Symbolab damage formula , fill in your stats and proceed to step 3

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Click "See All" once and select extreme points.

type the following: (5+(your weapon damage)+x/5)
so for me it would be (I run an AOTD with a lvl 89 tier boosted e drag) (5+289,5+x/5)

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After that you type *(combined STR + CD - x)
for me that would be *(591 STR and 451 CD - x)

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then paint the text you wrote like this:

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and type in / and divide by 100

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add +1 inside the brackets

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and type *(1+x/100)

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and you're done! Press Go!


Now, scroll down and don't let any of the scary math stuff scare you; it'll only further confuse.

A bit further down you will find a graph that looks something like this:

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On the Y-axis you have your damage and on the X-axis your STR. We will find our optimal strength on the right-side blue dot.

Zoom to the blue dot on the right side of the Y-axis like in the following video:


You finally have the result and know exactly how much STR and CD you need. Now you will likely need to reforge some of your talismans.

If you found yourself having too much strength, start with reforging legendaries and epics to strong (or alternatively forceful uncommons to strange and forceful rares to itchy if you want attack speed), then proceed to reforging other rarities of talismans from forceful to hurtful.

If you have too much crit damage, reforge hurtful legendaries and epics to strong (or, again, hurtful uncommons to strange and forceful rares to itchy if you want attack speed) and other rarities of talismans from hurtful to forceful.

Hitting the exact optimal amount of strength is not necessary by any means. The impact on your damage of missing the mark by something like 15 strength either way doesn't affect your damage that much, but I hope you'll now be doing more damage than before.

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Will be tweaking the guide if something needs changing. Don't be afraid to tell me if something felt particularly confusing or if you think my math or anything else I wrote was wrong.

FAQs

What is the best damage reforge in skyblock? ›

For early-game, use:
  • Rapid if you don't need Crit Chance (obtained from the Blacksmith). On a Rare-rarity bow: ...
  • Unreal if you need some Crit Chance but not as much as Hasty (obtained from the Blacksmith). On a Rare-rarity bow: ...
  • Hasty if you need a lot of Crit Chance (obtained from the Blacksmith). On a Rare-rarity bow:
Sep 4, 2022

Whats the best reforge for AOTD in Hypixel skyblock? ›

  • Cropie Armor.
  • Fermento Armor.
  • The Garden.
  • Squash Armor.
  • Melon Armor.

What are the best Reforges for talismans damage? ›

  • Better Armor (Dragon Armor) (Strong is recommended) (If poor then get Unstable or Young or Wise)
  • Better reforges (A mix to optimise what you are doing)
  • Better pets (Uncommon/Rare Griffin is a good choice)
  • Better Sword (Aspect of the Dragons/Aspect of the End + Strong Dragon Armor)
Oct 16, 2021

What gives the perfect reforge Hypixel skyblock? ›

Reforge stones give some of the most useful reforges.

Is godly the best reforge? ›

The best universal modifier is Godly or Demonic. The two modifiers only differ in knockback, a stat that is not considered very useful (or even beneficial) in many situations. The difference in knockback is also negligible enough that Godly and Demonic can be treated as the same modifier.

What is the most damage ever done in skyblock? ›

The maximum ❁ Damage can be obtained using:
  • Emerald Blade with at least 2,000,000,000 coins.
  • 10 Hot Potato Books and 5 Fuming Potato Book.
  • A legendary Blaze Pet.

Is AOTD better then AOTE? ›

A warped aote is much better for damage, but aotd is better for progression through the game. Livid is just better. You can forget about crit chance and just work on damage. This makes the AOTD's damage less then the Livid.

What's better AOTD or Pigman sword? ›

Pigman sword is better because it's easier to get pigmen pet and tactiacian sword isn't that good compared to them because it's an epic item and the atod and pigman is legendary so that means their reforges will be better.

Is AOTD or Midas better? ›

Midas is wayy better. Ender dragon is only worth it if you have an aotd, which is pointless. Midas is not better, if you are late game you will already have aotd which when paired with legy edrag compared to Midas with tiger is better.

Does upgrading talisman increase damage? ›

Although talismans cannot be upgraded, they provide powerful boosts that can help you throughout your journey in the Lands Between, such as increased damage, carrying capacity, and damage negation.

Is Mythic a good reforge? ›

Is mythic really the best reforge? It boosts all stats, but things like wise would be useful too. It is a balance with a lean on intel and uh look at where legendary ended up at yeah everybody prefers one thing and rather have varied reforged in different items than do this.

How rare is the legendary reforge? ›

Reforging is a mechanic that allows the player to add additional stats to Weapons and Armor, similar to Enchanting.
...
Prices.
Reforge RarityPrice
UNCOMMON500 coins
RARE1,000 coins
EPIC2,500 coins
LEGENDARY5,000 coins
5 more rows

How rare is a jaderald? ›

Jaderald is a drop from the Crystal Nucleus's Treasure Stash after obtaining and placing all 5 Gemstone Crystals. It has a 0.47% chance to be rolled as a drop.

Is Fierce reforge better than pure? ›

Of course if you are using something like raider axe or aote you could put pure on 1-2 pieces to get CC up to 100%, but adjust well since Fierce gives more damage than Pure.

Is Godly better than Legendary? ›

The best modifiers are: Godly, for melee weapons that cannot have their speed modified, or for melee weapons that cannot have their size modified. (That means melee weapons that are not swung.) Legendary, for other melee weapons.

Is heroic better than spicy reforge? ›

Heroic is legit ONLY good for weapons that you main the ability with and mage weapons, like spirit sceptre, aote (bc ability), otherwise it's "well rounded" but you don't need half of those stats, so it's bad any way you slice it. Spicy is good, Fast is pretty good, and Sharp is good if you need cc.

What is better than a FoT in skyblock? ›

In conclusion, Livid dagger is stronger than FoT.

What is the strongest weapon in skyblock? ›

The ultimate melee weapon is the Valkyrie, with its unmatched ❁ Damage, ❁ Strength and ⫽ Ferocity. It is also by far the most costly, at 1,100,000,000 coins for a basic one and a further 180,000,000 coins for Wither Impact.

Is maxed Raider AXE better than AOTE? ›

Maxed out raider axe actually does more damage, but until then, AOTE is better and the ability is much more powerful.

What is better warped AOTE or livid dagger? ›

Livid is both cheaper and better.

What sword should I go for after AOTE? ›

After AOTE u can either get a pigman's sword or aotd. I personally prefer aotd but both are good weapons. A raider axe is good because it can outdamage an aote, give you strength from getting 50k across your wood collections and gives you 20 coins per kill (Level 10+).

Is Pigman Sword worth grinding for? ›

Pigman sword is not worth it at all. AotD is a good budget weapon, but you can go for livid dagger for outside of dungeons, or FoT for inside.

Who is the most powerful sword in Minecraft? ›

1) Netherite Axe

If weapon stats in Minecraft are considered, the netherite axe is the strongest weapon in the game.

Is Endstone sword better than AOTE? ›

Aote is actually worse in damage but better in utility. However, raider's axe deals more damage than end stone sword and is only slightly more expensive.

How do you get 50 mil Midas sword Hypixel in skyblock? ›

The Midas' Sword can be obtained from the Dark Auction, costing a minimum of 100k coins to purchase.

What is the best sword after aspect of the dragons? ›

What weapon should I get after AOTD? You could either get a flower of truth or a livid dagger. If you have 15m plus, a Shadow Fury is good if you don't want to go behind your enemy every time you use your livid, but is around 15m. Livid is still probably the best, but shadow fury is good for ghost farming.

What is the strongest weapon in Hypixel? ›

Emerald Blade has, unlike all other Weapons, a potentially unlimited Damage potential (it can 1-shot any boss in the game... theoretically).

Which Dragon Crest talisman is best? ›

There are three other Dragoncrest Talismans in Elden Ring that can also reduce incoming Physical damage, yet, the Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman is the best item among them. It can be added to any build since it enormously boosts damage negation without resorting to heavy clothing and armoring.

Does crucible knot Talisman reduce all damage? ›

The Crucible Knot Talisman reduces damage and impact of headshots. This can effect both projectiles and melee attacks that target the head.

What is the best talisman for damage Elden Ring? ›

Elden Ring: 15 Best Talismans, Ranked
  • 8 Graven-Mass.
  • 7 Cerulean Amber.
  • 6 Radagon Icon.
  • 5 Magic Scorpion.
  • 4 Crimson Amber.
  • 3 Radagon's Scarseal.
  • 2 Erdtree's Favor.
  • 1 Radagon's Soreseal.
May 9, 2022

Can you wear more than 2 talismans? ›

You can only equip one Talisman at a time in the beginning of your Elden Ring playthrough. Eventually, you'll acquire up to three additional Talisman Pouches. Here's where you can find the other three Talisman Pouches in Elden Ring: Obtained after beating Margit, the Fell Omen.

Which reforge gives most crit chance on talismans? ›

Do you know how can I increase my critical chance snd which are the best reforges for talismans? Godly/Zealous for uncommon and common talismans for Crit chance and itchy for Crit damage. Make sure that you get godly on your talismans till you get 80 chance with your armor and then reforge the rest to itchy or strong.

How many talismans can you have max? ›

After defeating Margit, The Fell Omen, you'll only have two talisman slots, so you'll need to choose carefully from the game's total. However, throughout Elden Ring, you can acquire additional talisman pouches, allowing you to equip up to a maximum of four talismans.

Can you carry 5 Talismans? ›

At the beginning of a playthrough, you will only have one Talisman Pouch. To equip more Talismans, you need the Talisman Pouch key item. You can collect three such pouches, but you won't be able to expand your Talisman slots beyond four.

What are the powers of the 12 Talismans? ›

List
TalismanPowerFirst User
Monkey TalismanAnimal ShapeshiftingJade Chan
Dog TalismanImmortality RejuvenationUncle
Pig TalismanThermal VisionHak Foo
Tiger TalismanSpiritual BalanceJackie Chan
8 more rows

Does radagons icon do anything? ›

The Radagon Icon shortens the casting time of all spells and incantations when worn, equal to around 30 extra Dexterity.

What reforge is best for damage? ›

  • If you're going for melee/physical damage, you're going to want to try to make sure that your ❁ Strength and Crit Damage are more or less the same. ...
  • Suppose we have 10 stat points in total, and we can give some to ❁ Strength, and some to Crit Damage. ...
  • If you're early-game, I'd recommend going for the Sharp reforge.
Sep 4, 2022

Can you reforge belts? ›

These are the reforges that are applicable to Equipment Like Necklaces, Gloves, Cloaks and Belts.

What does giant reforge do? ›

It is the reforge which grants the highest amount of any stat, at 240 ❤ Health on a MYTHIC Armor piece.

Does reforging a legendary remove ancient? ›

In the Kanai Cube game guide (Diablo III), it warns you: Be warned; reforging an Ancient or Primal Ancient Legendary or Set item might result in the loss of the Ancient or Primal Ancient property.

Which reforge is best for livid dagger? ›

I've been using this weapon for a while now, with the Withered reforge, but for DPS Dirty is usually better.

How rare is a diamond atom? ›

Obtaining. The Diamond Atom has a 0.2% chance of dropping from Angry Archaeologists, which can be found in the Catacombs.

How rare is a divan fragment? ›

The Divan Fragment has a 1.99% chance to drop as a reward upon completing the Crystal Nucleus quest within the Crystal Hollows. Multiple fragments may drop from a single Crystal Loot Bundle.

How do you use a Recombobulator? ›

The Recombobulator 3000 can be used in a Reforge Anvil to upgrade the rarity of any item, although it can only be used once on each item, thus only allowing for a single rarity increase. This is not counted as a Reforge.

What is the best damage reforge for Armour in Hypixel skyblock? ›

The only Blacksmith reforges I recommend for armor are Fierce, Wise, and Pure. For increasing your Damage output, use Fierce.

Is necrotic reforge better than wise? ›

Tips. Wise reforge is quite a bit cheaper than Necrotic and doesn't offer much less ✎ Intelligence. That and the fact it offers a few other stats make it a preferable alternative for newer players.

What is the best reforge for armor in Hypixel skyblock for damage? ›

Renowned is the best coz it boosts stats but in terms of blacksmith reforges fierce is the best. Spiked is also kind of good if u want attack speed and don't want to sacrifice too much damage but that's really it's only use.

What is the most overpowered armor in Minecraft? ›

Netherite. Netherite armor is the strongest armor in Minecraft, but it is not easy to find. Players will only get Netherite from one place: the Nether. Netherite ingots are needed to create Netherite armor.

What is the most powerful armor in Hypixel skyblock? ›

Superior Dragon Armor is a great armor set, as it not only provides a good amount of ❤ Health, ❈ Defense and ❁ Damage but it also provides a boost to most other stats, including ⫽ Ferocity and ✯ Magic Find.

Is mythic a good reforge? ›

Is mythic really the best reforge? It boosts all stats, but things like wise would be useful too. It is a balance with a lean on intel and uh look at where legendary ended up at yeah everybody prefers one thing and rather have varied reforged in different items than do this.

How rare is legendary reforge? ›

Prices
Reforge RarityPrice
UNCOMMON500 coins
RARE1,000 coins
EPIC2,500 coins
LEGENDARY5,000 coins
5 more rows

How much better is AOTD than AOTE? ›

A warped aote is much better for damage, but aotd is better for progression through the game. Livid is just better. You can forget about crit chance and just work on damage. This makes the AOTD's damage less then the Livid.

What sword is better than an AOTD? ›

Livid is still probably the best, but shadow fury is good for ghost farming. Livid dagger outclasses fot in DPS, fot is only better for its survivability and clearing advantages, due to its 100cc and attack speed you don't need to reforge for them, meaning higher damage.

What is the dirty reforge? ›

Dirty is the only reforge that grants ⫽ Ferocity. This reforge can be incredibly powerful when paired with the Tiger Pet and high Bonus Attack Speed, however, if you already have high Ferocity, Fabled would be better because the bonus stacks multiplicatively instead of additively, which provide better DPS.

Which is the strongest sword in Hypixel skyblock? ›

The ultimate melee weapon is the Valkyrie, with its unmatched ❁ Damage, ❁ Strength and ⫽ Ferocity. It is also by far the most costly, at 1,100,000,000 coins for a basic one and a further 180,000,000 coins for Wither Impact.

What is the most powerful weapon in Hypixel skyblock? ›

Emerald Blade has, unlike all other Weapons, a potentially unlimited Damage potential (it can 1-shot any boss in the game... theoretically).

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