Daevanion Boards: understand nodes and spend points

Daevanions are a permanent progression system built around several boards. Every crystal unlocks a node and moves your character toward a stat bonus, a skill level or a special effect.

The system starts around level 12 with the Nezekan Board. More boards become available as the character progresses. The values shown here come from the current Asian client and must be confirmed for the global release.

Read the interface

Each board begins at its central node. Reaching a distant reward requires every connected node along the route. The real cost of a target therefore includes both the node itself and the path leading to it.

Node colors provide a quick indication of their purpose:

• grey nodes mainly grant stats
• green nodes improve passive skills
• blue nodes improve active skills
• orange nodes provide stronger special effects.

Select a node before spending anything. The right panel shows its effect, character-level requirement and the number of crystals required to complete the selected route.

Boards relevant to the global release

Nezekan, Zikel, Vaizel and Triniel support general progression. Each board offers a different combination of stats, skill improvements and end-of-route effects.

Ariel is exclusive to PvE, while Azphel is exclusive to PvP. Both use crystals tied to their own board. An Ariel Daevanion Crystal cannot develop Azphel or a general board.

Two additional boards appear on some Asian clients, but they are omitted here because their availability at global launch is not confirmed.

Do not choose a board from its name alone. Inspect its nodes, identify the affected skills and open Board Effect. This tab summarizes the bonuses currently active on that board.

The Nezekan screen shown here mentions Combat Speed, Cooldown Reduction, Attack bonuses and Defense bonuses. That does not mean every route is equally useful for every class.

Choose a route without wasting points

Start by identifying what the character needs. Low sustained damage, a slow rotation and poor survival require different choices.

We recommend the following process:

1. find a skill you regularly use or a bonus that works in most fights
2. select its node and check the complete route cost
3. inspect the intermediate nodes and confirm that they support the build
4. compare this path with another nearby destination
5. spend only when the route provides several coherent gains.

Avoid developing every direction evenly. A few completed routes usually provide more value than several unfinished branches that never reach their important reward.

Obtain Daevanion Crystals

The interface does not list every source in one place. Green quests and several activities award Daevanion Crystals. Check their rewards before skipping a secondary objective, especially while leveling.

Other sources identified on the Asian servers include:

• quests that directly award general, Ariel or Azphel crystals
• the Shugo Festa shop, which may exchange its tokens for general crystals
• Awakening and Punitive Battles, which may provide Ariel-related fragments.

These activities, currencies and rewards may change for global release. Use this list to recognize crystal icons in reward previews rather than as a guaranteed launch checklist.

Substance Morph can also produce specific crystals. The observed client offers two Ariel recipes:

• 10 Fragments of Ariel's Trace and 5 Odyle for a 10% success chance
• 100 Fragments of Ariel's Trace and 50 Odyle for a 100% success chance.

Azphel recipes follow the same structure for the PvP board, using Azphel-related fragments. The 10% attempt has a lower immediate cost, but repeated failures can exceed the guaranteed recipe. Choose according to your stock and tolerance for risk.

Leveling priorities

Favor always-active stats and skills from your main rotation. Narrow effects can wait until you regularly play the relevant content. Keep Ariel crystals for PvE progression and Azphel crystals for PvP.

Do not assume that resetting a board will remain free. The interface includes a reset control, but its cost and restrictions may change. Check the global client before experimenting with an expensive path.

Verify the result

After a major investment, open Board Effect and compare the acquired bonuses with the original goal. Then test the rotation in familiar content. A higher displayed power value does not guarantee that a node improves actual gameplay.

A good Daevanion route does not collect every attractive node. It reaches the right effects with as few wasted steps as possible.