Hero MP – Part One

Basic User’s Guide to Hero MP

Hero MP is probably the most often used feature in FFXV: ANE and also the one feature that has changed the most throughout the years. In the beginning, we had a 10,000 Hero MP bar that has leaped into the trillions! Everyone craves more Hero MP, and it is essential to growth so you can (try to) burn everyone out there.

 This guide is a complete rework of the original Hero MP – Slay the Monsters guide.

What This Guide Covers

 

• MP Bar Overview
• MP Boosts in the game
• Gear, Gems, etc.
• And MORE!

 

Before We Begin

Let’s look at some of the terms used in this guide and what they mean. 

Additional MP and Max MP

It’s essential to note the difference between these two features. 

• Max MP will increase your BASE MP by any type of multiplier, both temporary and permanent. 
  • Increase your Max MP through Research, Hero Skills, Gear, Gems, Cores, and more!
• Additional MP will be added on top of your base MP, including multipliers. 
  • You can find Additional MP in packs and the last update to the Order of the Hunt in the Order of Heroes building. 

 

Also Found in this Guide

Other stats and boosts that are important to note are as follows:

MP Carryover

• One of the best Hero MP features, MP Carryover, allows you to exceed the MP Bar while leveling up your hero or using MP packs in inventory. It will also preserve your MP when switching gear, gems, or whatever else would reduce your Max MP. 

Fun Fact: Even with MP Carryover, you can only get up to approximately 2.56KT MP. 

***That is 2.56 THOUSAND TRILLION***

MP Cost Reduction

• The most effective way to save MP, MP Cost Reduction will lower how much MP is used to attack a monster.

MP Recovery

• Increases how quickly Hero MP will regenerate up to the maximum MP allowed on the Hero MP Bar.

Hero MP Bar Basics

The yellow bar at the top of the hero screen and the bottom of the monster attack screen shows you all you need to know about your current MP status.

• Current MP/Full MP – This shows how much MP you have access to up to a full MP Bar. 

• Timer – If the first number is smaller, there will be a timer on the right that shows how long until your MP Bar is full. 

However, MP Carryover can make the first number bigger!

• [ + ] – Click on this button to add more MP in the form of MP packs in inventory.

• MP Packs – You can find these in your Items > My Items > War. Although it is a lot easier to search “Hero MP.”
  • Item Search is unlocked at VIP level 15.

• PYO MP – Open up a Choose Hero MP item and select the hero for who you would like to get MP.
  • You can earn these in events, get gifts from Luna in packs, and sometimes buy them in the Moogle Market!

HINT: Don’t open up a lot of MP on a hero for which you don’t have MP Carryover!

Where to Find MP Boosts

While some MP boosts are temporary and need to be activated any time you want to use them, you’ll find that most of them are permanent and are found naturally in the game. 

University

Research is one of the first ways to improve how much Hero MP you can get with each hero level and increase how effectively you use it.

Hero Research

Better known for unlocking the ability to attack higher-level monsters, Hero Research also increases your Max MP and reduces the cost to attack all monsters. In addition, there are lots of other monster-hunting skills in the Hero Research, which is vital to damaging monsters on the realm map.

• Hero Research might be even more important than combat stats in the early game stage!

Adventurer Research

Increase your Max MP, MP Recovery speed, and MP Cost Reduction by collecting Slayer Crests and Challenger Crests.

• You can find Crests in many different events, including the hourly mini-events.

Dark Adventurer Research

One node will increase your MP Recovery, but others increase Hero Attack, Critical Damage, and even your Additional Streak Per Attack, which will help you save MP when damaging monsters.  

Hero Skills Trees

As you level heroes to 200 and beyond, there are some tremendous boosts to Hero MP and monster-hunting stats in each heroes’ Skill Tree. 

TIPS: 

• Add points to the Max MP skill as you level up your hero to get the most MP possible.

• Remove points from this skill if you’re running out of AP for other skills. 

• You can remove skill points with VIP level 141.

• Carbuncle has Hero MP Mastery Skills, which will apply to any active hero.

Gear

More than just what your hero wears, each piece of gear is part of a whole kit of boosts, including Gems, Enchantments, and more.

Wearing Gear

Don’t forget to equip your hero with the best monster-hunting gear and gems suited for what you are trying to accomplish. 

No matter where you are in the game, we all started somewhere. Here is a list of the different monster gear available listed in order up to the best.

• Hunter’s Gear
• Beastmaster’s Gear
• Dreadmist Gear
• Monster Slayer’s Gear
• Master Monster Slayer’s Gear
• Ultimate Anniversary Gear (max: level 20)
• Ultimate Troop Gear
  • Mercenary is the best (max: level 20)
• Monster Stalker’s Gear
• Elite Monster Stalker’s Gear
• Dark Monster Slayer’s Gear (for MP purposes)
• Monster Executioner Gear

Swap out the weapon for the Dark Monster Slayer’s weapon for the MP Cost Reduction!

Gear Set Bonuses

Completed sets of Gear can give you great boosts that apply no matter which Gear Set you are wearing! 

Gear Set Leveling

After a set is complete, you can level it up in the Mythic Forge for even more passive boosts. 

Use the charts to find the best setup for your attacking purposes or to compare the gear that you have!!

Gems

There haven’t always been Gems specifically geared towards Hero MP and monster-hunting, but when they are released, they become just as important as each piece of gear that your hero wears. Unfortunately, you can only embed each type of Gem in each gear piece. 

Monster Gems

Boosting your Max MP and MP Recovery, these were the first Gems released for monster-hunting purposes. 

• Haunted Gem Level 10

• • 4,972 Max MP

• Gruesome Gem Level 10

• • 5% Critical Hit

• Spite Gem Level 10

• • 450% Hero Attack Bonus

• Monster Gem Level 10

• • Hero Monster March Speed 25%, Hero Critical Hit 3%

• Paragon Nightmare Gem Level 10

• • 482% MP Recovery

Behemoth Gems

They introduced four more Gems with the release of the Behemoth events. These Gems drop in the Dreaded Behemoth Guild Adventure Hall. When defeating all of the monsters in this dungeon, you will get the Behemoth King Grab Bag Gem Chests which contain level 1 Behemoth gems. They can be combined up to level 20 to enhance your monster gear.

• Behemoth King Royal Gem (Black) Level 20

• • 32,143% Hero Attack Bonus

• Behemoth King Oasis Gem (Blue) Level 20

• • 4.3% Hero Critical Hit and 4.3% Hero Critical Damage

• Behemoth King Crimson Gem (Red) Level 20

• • 32,143% Hero Attack Bonus

• Behemoth King Cocytus Paragon Gem (Blue) Level 20

• • 21.4M Max MP and 32,142.9% MP Recovery

HINT: When you get access to the Gemtastic Dark Gem Chest in the Guild Store tab, buy them with Loyalty, and they will drop tons of high-level gems of all types, including the Behemoth gems. 

Halloween 2019 Gems

These were released during a rotating event schedule that included Spooky Loot Tiles that you could collect to get these gems. Unfortunately, they didn’t show up again until the Gems & Gear Hall was released.

• Witch’s Familiar Gem Level 20:

• • 7.15M Max MP

• • 25% Hero Monster March Speed Bonus

• • +.5 Additional Streak per Attack

• Paragon Witch’s Familiar Gem Level 20:

• • 2% Critical Hit

• • 10% Hero Critical Damage

• • 70K% MP Recovery

• • 15% Lucky Kill

Hero Gems

The latest monster-hunting gems were released to reflect the needs at that time. 

• Hero’s Strength Gem Level 10

• • 100K% Hero Attack Bonus

• Hero’s Bravery Gem Level 10

• • 15% Hero Critical Hit

• • 15% Hero Critical Damage

• Hero’s Quickness Gem Level 10

• • 60% Hero Monster March Speed Bonus

• Hero’s Valor Paragon Gem Level 10

• • 1B Max MP (this is increased by doublers and Hero MP multipliers!!)

• • 286K% MP Recovery

PRO TIP for GEMS: Level up your Gems evenly for all seven pieces of your gear to maximize the boosts gained! 

• Seven level 9 Gems are of better value than one level 10 and three level 9!

Enchanting Your Gear

Located in the Arcanaeum, Enchantments enhance your gear with temporary boosts. Only one provides MP benefits, however.

Accessories

• Carbuncle’s Blessing Reagent – Max Hero MP Multiplier Bonus and MP Recovery for 3 minutes. 

Cost 400,000

Crystal Nexus Cores

Setup a preset in the Crystal Nexus with all your monster-hunting Cores for easy boosting! 

King Behemoth Hunting Core

This Core was first found in the Dreaded Behemoth Guild Adventure Hall. However, later on, it was sold in Moogle Markets and Catch-up packs. Max level 6.

• Hero Attack Bonus: 300,000%

• Hero Critical Hit: 20%

• Hero Critical Damage: 20%

• Hero Attack Streak: 15

• Additional Streak per Attack: 10

• Max MP: 100M

• MP Recovery: 150,000%
  Duration – 4 Hours

Gilgamesh Core

This is a part of the November Core series which was offered in packs around Black Friday. However, younger servers will get these on a different timeline. Max level 6.

• Hero Attack Bonus: 330,000%

• Hero Critical Hit: 50%

• Hero Attack Streak: 19

• Additional Streak Per Attack: 15

• Max MP: 185M
  Duration – 4 Hours

Winter 2019 Realm Boss & PvE Cores

Part of the Winter Cores series, these were only available in packs for a short time. They have been included in some Catch-up packs later on, but they have been increasingly difficult to find. Even some younger servers have stated that these Cores haven’t been released for them alongside the rest of the Winter 2019 Cores. 

• Hero Attack Bonus: 450,000%

• Hero Critical Hit: 60%

• Hero Attack Streak: 25

• Additional Streak per Attack: 25

• Max MP: 200M

• MP Recovery: 200,000%
  Duration – 4 Hours

PvE Monster Destruction Core

When the Archaic Arena debuted in the Guild Adventure Hall, this Core was included as a premium drop. Instead of increasing your base MP like the other Cores, the PvE Monster Destruction Core increases your Hero MP Multiplier! Max level 6.

• Hero Attack Bonus: 300,000%

• Hero Critical Hit: 40%

• Hero Critical Damage: 40%

• Hero Attack Streak: 5

• MP Recovery: 100M%

• Max Hero MP Multiplier Bonus: 2,000%
  Duration – 4 Hours

Order of Heroes

Placing a hero into an Order in the Order of Heroes building will provide your empire with boosts, both from the hero and the specific Order.

Order of the Hunt

When it’s first released, this Order will offer:

• Hero Critical Damage

• Hero Attack Bonus

• Hero Monster March Speed Bonus

But as you level up to 20, you also gain

• MP Recovery

The most recently released Order of the Hunt level 40 

• Additional MP up to 1.5T!!

Make sure you add a hero to the Order of the Hunt to activate these boosts! 

Carbuncle

Adding Carbuncle to ANY Order will increase MP Recovery!

Order of Heroes MP Regeneration

Before this boost was released, only your active hero would regenerate MP. So you have to unlock this boost for each hero, but when activated, that hero will regenerate MP while sitting in an Order! 

TIP: Many players use this passive MP regeneration to collect Moogle Market tokens without opening any MP packs in inventory. 

But WAIT! There’s More!

Stay tuned for the second part of the Hero MP series, which will cover Permanent and Temporary MP boosts, how to effectively use Hero MP for different types of events, the difference between Critical Hit and Critical Damage, or even what the Streaks mean.

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What to Read Next

The original Hero MP – Slay the Monsters will stay up until it has outlived its usefulness. 

If you’re leveling up heroes for Hero MP, check out the All Hero Medals Guide.

Coming Soon

Part Two of the Hero MP guide – Advanced Users Only!!!