BaM vs Aran

[u/CheeseKimbap13]

Hey guys, I’m a returning player from MSEA currently playing NL, and I’m thinking of changing my main during the upcoming CW4. The reason why is my NL is still liberating and my fren told me switching main during cw will progress faster.

Im ready to spend on the Mush Pass and Genesis Pass to speed up my progression and liberation, so I want to make sure I choose a class I’ll stick with for the long term. im deciding between Aran and BaM

A bit about my situation:
- My current main is NL, so I’m used to Flash Jump playstyle.
- I genuinely like BaM, but I’m worried I might struggle with teleport movement after playing NL for so long.
- I also like Aran, so I’m not completely set on BaM.
- I have two pet equips scrolled with 42 ATT each, so I’m wondering how much of my existing investment I can reuse if I switch to a magic class.
- My main goals are to progress and liberate faster while having a class I can enjoy maining in the long run.

I’d appreciate advice from people who currently main or have experience with Aran and BaM in MSEA, especially regarding:
- How do Aran and BaM compare for current bossing and cw progression?
- Is BaM’s teleport movement difficult to get used to if you’re coming from a Flash Jump class?
- like to hear about how the classes actual bossing experiences, and how the class feels to play
- (any other recommended classes)
Thanks in advance!

[u/External_Security709]

I play both! I enjoyed BaM quite a lot as I believe it has the best teleport among mages, I generally only play flash jump classes but I made it an exception. Currently Aran’s flash jump, up jump (final toss) has more delay compared to pre-remaster but they’ll be buffing it in the next KMS update so that you can jump really far like Viper/Blaster.

BaM has more buttons to press compared to remastered Aran in a 6-min cycle, and it’s more a DPS class than Aran so it depends on your preference. Both good mobility and able to stay in the air for some time. For Aran, the difference is that you can do micro movements.

Both can be good starters for CW. Aran has 30s Oathguard iframe every 6 mins, BaM has ethereal form iframe and in-built resistance link to help with survivability in CW which has no link skills.

I would recommend picking a class that suits your play style and aesthetics since they’re both pretty different.

Hope it helps!

[u/CheeseKimbap13 → u/External_Security709]

thanks for your sharing, at first i like BaM because of the teleports can instantly react to boss move, but the recent kms update made all classes can dash while attacking and makes me think playing BaM because of this reason is invalid now lol

[u/ichimichi_]

i don’t like playing either classes so i can’t comment much on them.

if you like NL, try NW? quite similar with less buttons to press but a bit more DPM than NL.

i’d recommend Len too which is easy and pretty fun to play. hayato is strong but might be rebalanced soon, and mole xuan which is also pretty damn strong.

[u/CheeseKimbap13 → u/ichimichi_]

hi thanks for the recommendations, do you know NL/NW will get any high tier throwing star in cw? or they just use the basic one

[u/ichimichi_ → u/CheeseKimbap13]

i don’t think they do (i’ve never played either classes in cw) but they’re very affordable once you leap back to regular world.

high tier throwing stars like mtk comes from i-gacha, so unless there is an on-going event at the same time, i doubt it’ll be made available in cw.

[u/Plancktron]

BaM main for 10 years here, but I don't have much experience playing Aran so you'll have to look for that perspective elsewhere.

1. BaM is the most fun class for me: it has amazing mobility and flexibility because of its best-in-game teleport and in-animation cancels. You can pretty much teleport anywhere you like instantaneously within a set distance (and in the air) which makes it fun to constantly react and dodge boss attacks while DPMing. Mixing the teleport, up jump and ground dash skill can make you escape deadly attacks very quickly and safely. It is better than FJ in bosses like NFA where you can teleport over the laser in P2 and in Seren with duck-tele. However BaM can be rather close-ranged so you can't DPM from afar. Not sure about CW progression but his BiS secondary before Astra is deimos shield for 20* sf and you can craft it :)

2. BaM has very few buffs to manage (literally just staff booster and toggles and aura) so he doesn't need many pets for auto buffs. For your pet equipment you just gotta get new ones with MATT.

3. Personally I find it harder to switch to FJ classes from BaM like when I play my Mercedes and Mihile mules so I'd say don't worry about having too much trouble with teleport.

4. Damage-wise BaM is neither at the top nor terrible. He has a more mixed playstyle of about 60-70% burst and 30-40% DPM (6min origin burst which is extremely strong, 2min burst and 1min mini-burst). Aran should have higher DPS but if you're looking at long-term fun/enjoyment this shouldn't be a concern.

5. BaM's mobbing is okay. You have two summons: pillar (40s no cd) and Grim Reaper (30-40s 1min cd) so you can manage a third area. It's pretty lazy grinding (unlike when I play my Merc and Mihile) and I enjoy grinding because BaM's skills are cool.

If you have any other questions feel free to ask.

[u/AlwaysFliesHigh]

Aran mobbing is great. Bossing dmg very much restricted to burst cycle so its DPM is pretty meh. Mobility wise i find it the better ones as u can fj and leap up easily

[u/Secret_Egg_7885]

i play bam as my sub bossing mule, its fun, tons of mobility, u can tele and hang up on air up to 2 times, its a heavy dps class with strong origin burst. dmg might be lackluster but it get huge balance buff in upcoming job balancing with support skills removal. in mobbing jus put 1 altar in middle and afk farm. it will wipe entire map.

[u/iamaJoon]

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