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Battledome Sets

You may be wondering what a "set" is. A battledome set is a selection of up to eight items of equipment. You cannot equip more than 8 of these to a single pet at any given time. In addition to this, in the battledome, keep in mind you can only use 2 of these items per turn! You will cycle through your equipment depending on different strategies and situations, and the 8 different weapons you have lets you be flexible during a battle. A normal set is based around a combination of constants, dual-duties and shields with a healer. A freezer, bomb or stealer may also be found in a set. These sets below are not the only good ones out there, they vary a lot and some may be better than these. If you are new to the battledome, I highly suggest this arrangement: 2 constants, 2 dual duties, 2 shields, and 2 special. The only possible exception to this rule is with pets trained almost exclusively with the lab ray, for whom most shields and dual duties are ineffective. With these, a set with more constants and fewer shields/dual duties may be advisable. Let me explain what these mean.

Constants

Constants are offensive weapons in the battledome. They usually deal a decent amount of icons towards your opponent, and rarely defend some of their own. They are your big damage dealers. It is ideal to have two DIFFERENT constants. This is to add variety when trying to attack your opponent with elements they may have trouble defending against.

Dual Duties

Dual duties are weapons that are somewhat halfway between a constant, and a shield. They deal a good amount of icons to your opponent, but at the same time, they have the potential to defend icons from your opponent at the same time. These are ideal when you do not want to attack all out and play it safe, but still want to inflict a good amount of damage.

Shields

Shields are pretty straight forward. They are items that your pet uses to defend with. Shields block certain icons that your opponent throw at you, and if you play your cards right you can block a great amount of damage from your opponent. Two different kinds of shields are ideal to block a more variety of weapons.

Special

Special weapons are usually items that you can only use once every battle. These can be a 'bomb', a healer, a freezer, a stealer, a defender, a reflector or others. Bombs are once per battle weapons that usually deal a massive amount of damage to your opponent. Timing your bomb when your opponent is unlikely to defend against it can change the tide of a battle or end it instantly if played right. A healer is an item that replenishes lost hp and recover from the damage you may have taken during battle. A freezer is a weapon that freezes your opponent for the next round, allowing you do do whatever you want for that turn with no consequences. A stealer is a weapon that has the potential to take an item from your opponents set. This allows you to use that item for the remainder of the battle, but it is returned to your opponent at the end. Then there is what I call a defender, is a once per battle item that acts like the opposite of a bomb. These items usually block most, or all damage for that entire round. Lastly, there are reflectors. These items work like shields, but instead of blocking incoming damage, they actually take a portion of the attack thrown at you, and sends it back to your opponent inflicting damage.

Here are some pre-made sets that you are free to use as your base set. Feel free to make any changes you wish depending on your liking.

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Battledome Sets
Beginner Sets - Intermediate Sets - Advanced Sets - Elite Sets

Battledome Sets

Beginner Sets - Intermediate Sets - Advanced Sets - Elite Sets

Beginner Set

Costs roughly: 200,000 NP

Constant	Alternatives
Ridiculously Heavy Battle Hammer Cost: 2,000 NP	Carved Qasalan Blowgun Cost: 6,500 NP	Pumpkin Launcher Cost: 2,300 NP
	Scroll of Virtue Cost: 1,500 NP	Festive Holdiay Scroll Cost: 90 NP
	Rainbow Scroll Cost: 7,000 NP	Pike Pike Cost: 60,000 NP
	Quill Sword Cost: 5,000 NP	Throwing Cutlass Cost: 5,000 NP

Notes: Most sets have at least two constants or dual-duties.

Ridiculously Heavy Battle Hammer, Scroll of the Earth and Carved Qasalan Blowgun are the cheapest 9-iconers in the market.

Dual Duty	Alternatives
Snowager Sword Cost: 2,200 NP Gilded War Hammer Cost: 60,000 NP	Blunted Qasalan Gladius Sword Cost: 88,000 NP	Elegant Desert Sword Cost: 17,000 NP
	Oversized Maractite Rune Sword Cost: 10,000 NP	Ancient Gnarled Wand Cost: 99,999 NP

Notes: Most sets have at least two constants or dual-duties.

Blocker	Alternatives
Leaf Shield Cost: 53,000 NP Virtupets X-514 Super Shield Cost: 150,000 NP	Shiny Shoal Shell Shield Cost: 95,000 NP	Flaming Bronze Helm Cost: 24,000 NP
	Parasol of Unfortunate Demise Cost: 9,000 NP	Patched Magic Hat Cost: 94,000 NP
	Parchment Cloak Cost: 11,000 NP	Studded Leather Cuirass Cost: 87,000 NP

Notes: Leaf Shield is cheap yet powerful. This is as powerful as it could get at this level blocking a total of 13 icons (5 earth, 5 water, 3 physical). Virtupets X-514 Super Shield is the shield to use when you really don't know what your opponent is going to use. Its icons are diverse but shallow.

Flaming Bronze Helm is the cheapest near full physical blocker. The added 5 water defense is a bonus.

Parasol of Unfortunate Demise is very useful for labbed pets as it fully blocks light and blocks earth and water based on either your strength boost or your opponent's.

Parchment Cloak is best for pets over 150 INT because it blocks more icons.

2-P Defensive	2-P Offensive
Blue Draping Cloak Cost: 35,000 NP	Sroom Fruit Potion Cost: 21,000 NP	Flaming Blooble Potion Cost: 22,000 NP
Blue Draping Cloak Cost: 35,000 NP	Flask of Liquid Light Cost: 58,000 NP	Flask of Liquid Fire Cost: 45,000 NP

Notes: These weapons are best if you are battling in 2-player mode. They are dependent on your opponent's stats, and thus are pretty much useless against 1-P opponents.

Blue Draping Cloak adds on extra defensive icons if your opponent's movement is greater than 20.

The four offensive weapons are intelligence potions. More info on intelligence weapons can be found here.

Bomb	Alternatives
Brain Muffin Cost: 1,000 NP	Jar of Meepit Eyes Cost: 1,000 NP	Water Muffin Cost: 900 NP
	Darigan Muffin Cost: 950 NP	Icy Muffin Cost: 900 NP
	Ultranova Cost: 5,000 NP	Dark Nova Cost: 900 NP

Notes: At this level, all the worthwhile bombs are single use. Jar of Meepit Eyes is a very cheap 12.5 icon bomb.

If you want something stronger and have money to spend, the muffins are also a good option dealing 15 icons. You might want to remember though that they are only single use.

Ultranova is an amazing bomb for weaker pets as it has healing. Remember that it is fragile and rather expensive!

Dark Nova is a okay bomb/healer that will stay cheaper thanks to Apple Bobbing.

One-Use Dual Duty	Alternatives
Slippery Floor Potion Cost: 1,900 NP	Potion of Concealment Cost: 350 NP	Steam Jug Cost: 800 NP
Slippery Floor Potion Cost: 1,900 NP	Stream of Light Cost: 840 NP	Starlight Potion Cost: 350 NP

Notes: There are very many good full-icon blockers for very cheap. Slippery Floor Potion is definitely the best as it blocks all water and fire with 6 icons attack.

The alternative blockers only block one full icon type but may be useful.
Earth: Potion of Concealment
Light: Steam Jug, Nanka Bottle
Dark: Starlight Potion, Steam Jug
Water: Slippery Floor Potion, Fire Jug
Fire: Slippery Floor Potion

Freezer	Alternatives
Snowglobe Staff Cost: 85,000 NP	Green Frost Cannon Cost: 500 NP

Notes: Need a freezer for that first-round-freeze on those 1 player fights? Snowglobe Staff is a great option. It may not be 100% but it is very cheap and still has a good freezing percentage (around 20%).

Green Frost Cannon has a 10% freezing chance but is much cheaper.

Healing	Alternatives
Lesser Healing Scroll Cost: 5,000 NP	Bronze Scorchstone Cost: 16,600 NP	Magical Healing Potion Cost: 50 NP

Notes: Healing is important. Choose a healer that is suitable for your pet.

Others	Alternatives
Downsize! Cost: 10,000 NP	Thick Smoke Bomb Cost: 10,500 NP

Notes: Downsize! is a very useful weapon to have especially during those tight rounds when you feel that your opponent is going to do massive damage. It blocks 50% of all kind of icons.

Since the only upgrade for Downsize! is the expensive Thyoras Tear, Thick Smoke Bomb is the only alternative you could ever have. Remember to only use this during those important fights since it is only SINGLE USE and a bit expensive.

Intermediate Set

Costs roughly: 5,813,000 NP

Constant	Alternatives
Scroll of Knowledge Cost: 53,000 NP	Scroll of Ultranova Cost: 45,000 NP	Geraptiku Attack Leaf Cost: 350,000 NP
	Altadorian Halberd Cost: 92,000 NP	Scroll of the Scholar Cost: 5,000 NP
	Scuzzys Comb Cost: 190,000 NP	Ramtors Spellbook Cost: 100,000 NP
	Scroll of the Wise Cost: 18,000 NP	Scroll of the Fool Cost: 17,000 NP
	Chakram of the Air Faerie Cost: 200,000 NP	Energy Blaster Cost: 150,000 NP
	Barbat Throwing Star Cost: 260,000 NP	Bow of the Fire Faerie Cost: 500,000 NP
	Ylanas Blaster Cost: 1,500,000 NP	Bow Of Destiny Cost: 1,700,000 NP
	Wand Of Reality Cost: 1,800,000 NP	Brynns Legendary Sword of Wraith Smiting Cost: 1,500,000 NP
	Altador Cup Throwing Star Cost: 1,600,000 NP	Dr. Sloths Personal Bath Buddy Cost: 1,750,000 NP

Notes: Scroll of Knowledge has one of the best power-to-price ratios around. Geraptiku Attack Leaf is a nice constant purely for attack power. If you are willing to spend a hundred thousand Neopoints per constant, Scuzzys Comb, Ramtors Spellbook and Chakram of the Air Faerie are also great since they also deal 10 solid icons each with more stacked icons. Bow of the Fire Faerie does more.

The more expensive options like Ylanas Blaster, Altador Cup Throwing Star, Wand of Reality, and Wand of Destiny will give you even more icons. Dr. Sloths Personal Bath Buddy gives the most icons in this price range, doing a solid 14 icons, and it's fairly immune to inflation because it can be bought in the Hidden Tower.

Dual-Duty	Alternatives
Hanso Charisma Charm Cost: 700,000 NP	Altadorian Swordbreaker Cost: 260,000 NP	Jhudoras Cursed Sword Cost: 350,000 NP
Hanso Charisma Charm Cost: 700,000 NP	Rusty Pitchfork Cost: 900,000 NP	Golden Compass Cost: 35,000 NP

Notes: Golden Compass is also a good constant to have at this level. it does 9 offensive icons (3 fire, 3 light, 3 air) and 2.6 defensive icons (2.6 dark).

Hanso Charisma Charm is the cheapest full dark blocker dual-duty, as well as doing 10 offensive icons. Rusty Pitchfork is also a great dual-duty, defending physical icons alongside an 11-icon attack.

Blocker	Alternatives
Sophies Magic Hat Cost: 450,000 NP	Leaf Shield Cost: 53,000 NP	Patched Magic Hat Cost: 94,000 NP
	Royal Blue Cape Cost: 580,000 NP	Devious Top Hat and Cane Cost: 300,000 NP
	Blue Draping Cloak Cost: 35,000 NP	Parasol of Unfortunate Demise Cost: 9,000 NP

Notes: Sophies Magic Hat is more expensive than Leaf Shield and only provides just 1 more defense icon. Your choice should be based on the kind of icons you think is more likely to be used by your opponent. Parasol of unfortunate demise is still the most viable option for labbed pets at this stage.

Shields should be dependent on what you encounter the most.

1-P Opponents	Alternatives
Prickly Potion Cost: 150,000 NP	Voidberry Potion Cost: 70,000 NP	Glowing Cauldron Cost: 15,000,000 NP

Notes: These two weapons are great for 1-P battling as they use your opponent's strength boost. For more in-depth details, see this article. These are also useful against 2-P opponents with a much higher relative strength boost.

Bomb	Alternatives
Rainbow Clockwork Grundo Cost: 3,200,000 NP	Shooting Star Muffin Cost: 10,000 NP	Swift Darkfire Negg Bomb Cost: 13,000 NP

Notes: The first major bomb. It will provide the much needed boost to your set.

Otherwise, the 15-icon muffins will still do you good. Honey Potion used to be the bomb but the release of Ylanas Blaster and Brynns Legendary Sword of Wraith Smiting for only 200K more has shoved it aside.

Swift Darkfire Negg Bomb is a powerful addition to a set, doing a constant 15 icons.

One-Use Dual Duty	Alternatives
Slippery Floor Potion Cost: 1,900 NP	Potion of Concealment Cost: 350 NP	Steam Jug Cost: 800 NP
Slippery Floor Potion Cost: 1,900 NP	Stream of Light Cost: 840 NP	Starlight Potion Cost: 350 NP

Notes: There are very many good full-icon blockers for very cheap. Slippery Floor Potion is definitely the best as it blocks all water and fire with 6 icons attack.

Freezer	Alternatives
Randomly Firing Freeze Ray Cost: 650,000 NP	Snowglobe Staff Cost: 85,000 NP	Scroll of Freezing Cost: 99,999 NP
Randomly Firing Freeze Ray Cost: 650,000 NP	Rainbow Frost Cannon Cost: 400,000 NP	Black Frost Cannon Cost: 400,000 NP

Notes: Snowglobe Staff still works, but is rather weak at this level. It may not be 100% but it is very cheap and still has a good freezing percentage (around 20%).

Scroll Of Freezing is a 100% freezer but is fragile and might break after a few uses (if it breaks, it's gone forever).

Healer	Alternatives
Greater Healing Scroll Cost: 600,000 NP	Helm of Recovery Cost: 500,000 NP	Short Sleeved Yellow Tunic Cost: 4,750,000 NP
Greater Healing Scroll Cost: 600,000 NP	Blue Scorchstone Cost: 400,000 NP	Lucky Robots Foot Cost: 45,000 NP

Notes: Greater Healing Scroll is a good healer that gives 50-hp heal.

Helm of Recovery does the exact same thing as the Greater Healing Scroll so compare prices before buying!

If you want a greater heal, Short Sleeved Yellow Tunic is great since it not only heals 75 HP but also have some added defense (2 fire, 2 water, 2 dark). Your pet must have 500 intelligence to use this.

Blue Scorchstone may be better for pets with lower HP, as it has overheal.

Lucky Robots Foot is a one use full healer, so decide whether you want to spend the neopoints!.

Others	Alternatives
Downsize! Cost: 10,000 NP	Thick Smoke Bomb Cost: 10,500 NP

Notes: Downsize! is a very useful weapon to have especially during those tight rounds when you feel that your opponent is going to do massive damage. It blocks 50% of all kind of icons.

Since the only multi-use upgrade for Downsize! is the expensive Thyoras Tear, Thick Smoke Bomb is the only alternative available to most battlers, but remember to use it only during those important fights since it is SINGLE USE and a bit expensive.

Advanced Set

Costs roughly: 48,450,000 NP

Constant	Alternatives
Kelpbeards Trident Cost: 8,890,000 NP Skarls Hasty Mace Cost: 6,900,000 NP	Sword of Thare Cost: 10,800,000 NP	Sword of Tawre Cost: 10,800,000 NP
	Sword of Ari Cost: 10,880,000 NP	Sword of Reif Cost: 10,800,000 NP
	Sword of Thigl Cost: 10,800,000 NP	Sword of Skardsen Cost: 10,740,000 NP
	Pirate Captains Cutlass Cost: 12,500,000 NP	Sword of Lameness Cost: 16,250,000 NP
	Werelupe Claw Necklace Cost: 6,800,000 NP	Glittery Faerie Dust Cost: 11,400,000 NP
	Ultra Bubble Gun Cost: 6,000,000 NP	Twin Faerie Blades Cost: 9,500,000 NP

Notes: Advanced sets depend entirely on your strategy and budget. There are a lot of other weapons that can be used at this level and choosing the right combination is crucial.

Blocker	Alternatives
Hubrid Nox Memorial Shield Cost: 8,100,000 NP	Ghostkershield Cost: 7,500,000 NP	Faerie Tabard Cost: 7,300,000 NP
	Shield of Faerieland Cost: 11,800,000 NP	Dr. Sloths Personal Body Armour Cost: 5,800,000 NP
	Pirate Captains Hat Cost: 4,300,000 NP	Frozen Cyodrake Shield Cost: 15,250,000 NP

Notes: Here, the first five are the "big five" shields of the battledome. Each blocks all of one icon: Hubrid Nox Memorial Shield and Dr. Sloths Personal Body Armour (light), Ghostkershield (dark), Shield of Faerieland (air), and Faerie Tabard (water). The last two shields are unique in either the full icon the block or the amount.

Bomb	Alternatives
Ghostkerbomb Cost: 7,400,000 NP	Jhudoras Potion Cost: 9,000,000 NP

Notes: Ghostkerbomb is the best bomb out there.

Jhudoras Potion is the only near effective alternative but also costs much more.

Freezer	Alternatives
H4000 Helmet Cost: 7,500,000 NP	Freezing Potion Cost: 7,500,000 NP	Magical Marbles of Mystery Cost: 7,500,000 NP

Notes: This is the cheapest, non-species, 100% freeze. If you are not going to change your pet's species, species freezers are a lot cheaper.

Reflector	Alternatives
Triple Turbo Dryer Cost: 10,000,000 NP	Ultra Dual Shovel Cost: 9,000,000 NP	Craftsmans Lens Cost: 13,000,000 NP

Notes: These reflectors have great situational use if you know your opponent has a mass mon-icon dealing weapon.

Healer	Alternatives
Bag of Healing Dust Cost: 10,000,000 NP	Leaded Elemental Vial Cost: 45,000,000 NP	Crisp Blue Tunic Cost: 8,000,000 NP

Notes: This is the cheapest, non-species, 50% healer. If you are not going to change your pet's species, some species have a good healer and are a lot cheaper.

Crisp Blue Tunic drains 100 HP from your opponent and heals you, but has an intelligence requirement to use.

Other	Alternatives
Downsize! Cost: 10,000 NP	Thick Smoke Bomb Cost: 10,500 NP	Thyoras Tear Cost: 75,000,000 NP

Notes: Downsize! is a very useful weapon to have especially during those tight rounds when you feel that your opponent is going to do massive damage. It blocks 50% of all kind of icons.

Elite Set

Costs roughly: 1,500,000,000+ NP

Constant	Alternatives
Super Attack Pea Cost: 1,200,000,000 NP	Seasonal Attack Pea Cost: 600,000,000 NP	Grapes of Wrath Cost: 200,000,000 NP
	Sword of White Lies Cost: 75,000,000 NP	Ghostkersword Cost: 77,500,000 NP
	Attack Pea Cost: 400,000,000 NP	Skarls Sword Cost: 350,000,000 NP

Notes: Elite sets depend entirely on your strategy and budget. There are a lot of other weapons that can be used at this level and choosing the right combination is crucial.

Constant/Healer	Alternatives
Wand of the Dark Faerie Cost: 450,000,000 NP	Illusens Staff Cost: 250,000,000 NP	Rod of Dark Nova Cost: 1,200,000,000 NP

Notes: Elite sets depend entirely on your strategy and budget. There are a lot of other weapons that can be used at this level and choosing the right combination is crucial.

Blocker	Alternatives
Hubrid Nox Memorial Shield Cost: 8,100,000 NP	Ghostkershield Cost: 7,500,000 NP	Faerie Tabard Cost: 7,300,000 NP
Hubrid Nox Memorial Shield Cost: 8,100,000 NP	Shield of Faerieland Cost: 11,800,000 NP	Dr. Sloths Personal Body Armour Cost: 5,800,000 NP

Notes: Here you have the "big five" shields of the battledome. Each blocks all of one icon: Hubrid Nox Memorial Shield and Dr. Sloths Personal Body Armour (light), Ghostkershield (dark), Shield of Faerieland (air), and Faerie Tabard (water).

Bomb	Alternatives
Ghostkerbomb Cost: 7,400,000 NP	Jhudoras Potion Cost: 9,000,000 NP

Notes: Ghostkerbomb is the best bomb out there.

Jhudoras Potion is only near effective alternative but also costs much more.

Freezer	Alternatives
Moehog Skull Cost: 300,000,000 NP	Sleep Ray Cost: 25,000,000 NP	Heavy Blue Tunic Cost: 8,200,000 NP

Notes: Moehog Skull is the best freezer in the game. Otherwise, Sleep Ray and Heavy Blue Tunic are the next best.

Reflector	Alternatives
Kings Lens Cost: 50,000,000 NP	Fyora's Looking Glass Cost: ?? NP	Reflectozap 2000 Cost: ?? NP

Notes: Elite sets depend entirely on your strategy and budget. There are a lot of other weapons that can be used at this level and choosing the right combination is crucial.

Healer	Alternatives
Leaded Elemental Vial Cost: 45,000,000 NP	Jade Scorchstone Cost: 60,000,000 NP

Notes: This is the cheapest, non-species, 50% healer. If you are not going to change your pet's species, some species have a good healer and are a lot cheaper.

Other	Alternatives
Thyoras Tear Cost: 75,000,000 NP	Thick Smoke Bomb Cost: 10,500 NP

Notes: Thyoras Tear is the battledomer's best full damage blocker.

Conclusion

So, those are the four sets. If you didn't notice, the more advanced you get, the more expensive the weapons become. Good luck!

Special thanks to Xepha, TJ, Crimson, BlackJaguar, Livvy and Demon

This article was written by Mike for The Daily Neopets' Battlepedia.
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