The most frequent pitfall for progressing players is the sunken-cost trap. Players often land a decent mid-tier roll, spend additional shards trying to edge out a 2% improvement, and end up burning their stockpile down to zero with a worse passive than they started with. Always keep a usable baseline passive locked before taking risks.
Another major mistake involves ignoring synergy caps. Certain combat statistics hit diminishing returns once pushed past specific percentages. Pushing critical chance past 75% on a build that already benefits from active fighting style buffs wastes roll slots that could instead support raw damage multipliers or cooldown reduction.
Watch your resource allocation across your entire loadout. Pouring every shard into your primary blade while neglecting secondary fighting styles leaves defensive gaps. High-tier raid bosses punish glass cannons that lack evasion or quick recover frames. Balance your offensive traits with sufficient stamina sustain to guarantee consistent rotation execution.
