Melee Hyper Novice Guide by Jetago

Introduction

Hi~ I'm Jetago, a Hyper Novice Main~

And I decided to write this guide to provide a couple of tips based on my experience for anyone interested in following the path of the Physical Hyper Novice *-*

This guide will be focused on the Melee branch of the Hyper Novice

Double Bowling Bash and Mega Sonic Blow builds.

Hopefully it'll be helpful.

Stats and Traits

First of all, let's go over the basics, Stats, Traits and their benefits.

Stats and Traits

Stat / Trait Recommended Notes Str 100-120 Primary damage stat, Increases Atk with Melee weapons, also increases weight limit. Agi 90-100+ Increases Attack Speed, Flee and SoftDef, and enhances the effect of Attack Speed potions (100 total Agi grants Sleep status immunity). Vit 90-100+ Increases MaxHP, SoftDef, SoftMdef and HP Recovery, and enhances the effect of HP Recovery consumables (100 total Vit grants Stun status immunity). Int 50-90 Increases MaxSP, SoftMdef and SP Recovery, and enhances the effect of SP Recovery consumables (100 total Int grants Silence status immunity). Dex 60-100 Increases Hit and SoftMdef, and reduces Variable Cast Time, and slightly increases Atk and Attack Speed. Luk 60-90-120+ Increases Critical Rate, primary stat for critical builds, and slightly increases Atk, Hit, Flee and Perfect Dodge (100 total Luk grants Curse status immunity). Pow 110 Primary damage trait, Increases Atk, P.Atk and the base damage scaling of our skills. Sta 0-75+ Increases Res, Optional, get some points if you want to be more resistant to Physical Attacks (close it preferably in multiples of 3). Wis 0-75+ Increases Mres, Optional, get some points if you want to be more resistant to Magical Attacks (close it preferably in multiples of 3). Spl 0 Increases Matk and S.Matk, not needed for physical damage dealers. Con 0-75-110 Increases Hit, Flee and P.Atk, second best trait for no-critical builds (close it preferably in multiples of 5). Crt 0-75-110 Increases C.Rate, second best trait for critical builds (close it preferably in multiples of 3).

Skills

Having such a wide variety of 1st and 2nd class skills, Hyper Novices can be built in many different ways, here i will just mention some of the skills that I personally consider useful and that you may want to keep in mind, but feel free to experiment and pick the ones that fit you best.

Skills

Super Novice Blessing 10 Increases Str, Int and Dex by 10 for 4 minutes. Increase Agility 10 Increases Agi by 12 and Attack Speed by 10% for 4 minutes. Improve Concentration 10 Increases Agi and Dex by 12% for 4 minutes. Warp Portal 4 Allows you to memorize up to 3 different locations (use /memo) and create portals to reach them quickly. Teleport 2 Basically an Infinite Fly Wing (12887) put level 1 in your skill bar to avoid the window pop-up. Magnum Break 1 Damages and knocks back enemies in a 5x5 AoE around you and increases your damage for a short period after use. Enlarge Weight Limit 10 Increases Weight Limit by 2000. Discount 10 Buy items from Npcs for 24% less zeny. Overcharge 10 Sell items to Npcs for 24% more zeny. Pushcart 10 Enables using a pushcart with 8000 weight capacity. Expanded Super Novice Faith 10 Increases MaxHP by 2000 and Holy element resistance by 50%. Auto Guard 10 Enables a 30% chance to block physical attacks. Impositio Manus 5 Increases Atk and Matk by 25 for you and your party members for 2 minutes. Aspersio 5 Enchants your weapon with Holy element, Holy deals increased damage against Shadow and Undead (and will do better than Neutral against Ghost) elements. Enchant Poison 5 Enchants your weapon with Poison element, Poison deals increased damage against Fire, Water, Wind and Earth elements. Breakthrough 5 Increases Atk by 100, MaxHP by 2000, MaxSP by 200 and Healing received by 10%. Transcendence 5 Increases Matk by 100, MaxHP by 2000, MaxSP by 200 and Healing received by 15%. Angel, Help me! 1 Restores for you and your party members within an area of 15x15 cells around you 1000 HP and 350 SP per second for 20 seconds. Hyper Novice Self Study Tactics 10 Increases P.Atk and the base damage scaling of our skills. Double Bowling Bash 10 Primary offensive skill, deals damage in a 9x9 AoE around the target and increases its damage with the number of enemies within the AoE. Mega Sonic Blow 10 Primary offensive skill, single target, can Crit and its damage gets doubled when the target's HP is below 50%. Shield Chain Rush 7-10 Secondary offensive skill, ranged, deals damage in a 9x9 AoE around the target, can be used to get rid of low HP enemies or for basic farming. Breaking Limit 1 AP Buff, massively increases our skills final damage (+100% Mega Sonic Blow | +120% Double Bowling Bash and Shield Chain Rush) for 5 minutes. Overcoming Crisis 5 AP Buff, increases our MaxHP by 75000 and P.Atk by 15 for 5 minutes.

Gear Progression - Double Bowling Bash

Skill Notes: We're going to need at least 30% After Cast Delay reduction to get the max spam rate of DBB, Attack Speed doesn't need to be very high since it has a long cooldown, however higher numbers would help with with animation delay and cast delay of other skills/buffs.

Early Game Gear

Equipment Source Enchantment Notes Headgear +9 Red Clark Casquette [1] (400021) Episode 17.1 - - +11 Illusion Cap [1] (19223) Illusion of Frozen Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995) Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995) Can be refined up to +10 with Frozen Refine Box (9785) Sealed Chain (410093) Sealed Chain [1] (410094) Niflheim - Obtainable as monster drop in Niflheim Dungeon F2 Ninja's Blue Mask (420031) - Armor +11 Illusion Sprint Mail [1] (450182) Illusion of Twins Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995) Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995) Can be refined up to +10 with Twins Refinement Box (100699) Weapon +9 Hypocrisy Machine [3] (500007) Episode 17.2 - Can work decently until getting your next weapon thanks to its 3 card slots Obtainable as monster drop in Varmundt's Tartaros Storage Dungeon +9 Glacier Basic Knife (510062) +9 Glacier Basic Sword (500050) Episode 19 Glacier Flower Spell (Double Bowling Bash) (311335) Glacier Flower Spell (Physical - Race) (311348) Glacier Flower Spell (Physical - Size) (311350) Glacier Flower Spell (ATK) (311342) Can be bought from market for relatively cheap, usually around 10 to 20m Zeny or crafted at Ice Castle Shield +11 Illusion Guard [1] (460017) Illusion of Twins Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995) Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995) Can be refined up to +10 with Twins Refinement Box (100699) +11 Illusion Silver Guard [1] (460018) Garment +11 Illusion Morpheus's Shawl [1] (20948) Illusion of Labyrinth Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995) Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995) Can be refined up to +10 with Labyrinth Refinement Box (100423) Footgear +11 Illusion Sprint Shoes [1] (470066) Illusion of Twins Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995) Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995) Can be refined up to +10 with Twins Refinement Box (100699) Accessories Sinful Ruby Ring [1] (490044) Sinful Ruby Necklace [1] (490045) Thanatos Tower Anger Lv5 (310201) / Any Relatively cheap accessories, decent until getting something better Automatic Booster R [1] (490024) Automatic Booster L [1] (490025) Episode 17.2 Automatic Modification Module (All Force) (1000143) Automatic Modification Module (Attack Speed) (1000116) Automatic Modification Module (Drain Life) (1000136) (R) Automatic Modification Module (Drain Soul) (1000137) (L) Drain Life and Drain Soul Modules can be replaced with Automatic Modification Module (Fatal) (1000117) if you'd like to use them also for Mega Sonic Blow build

Mid to Late Game Gear

Equipment Source Enchantment Notes Headgear +11/12[C/A] Crown of Beelzebub [1] (400110) Equipment Crafting - This is currently the strongest Upper Headgear for Double Bowling Bash build Battle Processor [1] (410017) Rudus Melee Damage% Melee Damage% Obtainable as monster drop in Rudus Dungeon F4 Ninja's Blue Mask (420031) Niflheim - Still usable from the previous step Armor +11 Gray Wolf Suit [1] (450177) Episode 18 Wolf Orb (Melee Duple) (310542) Wolf Orb (Warrior) Lv.3 (310509) Wolf Orb (Warrior) Lv.2 (310506) - +11 Snow Flower Armor [1] (450206) Episode 19 Ice Flower Spell (Melee Duple) (311164) Ice Flower Spell (Warrior) (311101) Ice Flower Spell (Physical Defense) (311098) Weapon +9 Glacier Basic Knife (510062) +9 Glacier Basic Sword (500050) Episode 19 Glacier Flower Spell (Double Bowling Bash) (311335) Glacier Flower Spell (Physical - Race) (311348) Glacier Flower Spell (Physical - Size) (311350) Glacier Flower Spell (ATK) (311342) Still usable from the previous step while you work on getting a fully enchanted and graded Dim Glacier Weapon +12[A] Dim Glacier Basic Knife [1] (510076) +12[A] Dim Glacier Basic Sword [1] (500055) Episode 19 Glacier Flower Spell (Physical Grade) Lv5 (311453) Glacier Flower Spell (Double Bowling Bash) (311335) Glacier Flower Spell (Double Bowling Bash) (311335) This is currently the strongest Weapon for Double Bowling Bash build Shield +11 Illusion Guard [1] (460017) Illusion of Twins Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995) Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995) Still usable from the previous step +11 Illusion Silver Guard [1] (460018) Garment +11 Convertible Physical Wing [1] (480124) Convertible Wings - - +12[C] Dim Glacier Manteau [1] (480283) Episode 20 Grace of the Snake God (312157) Malice of the Snake God(ATK) Lv10 (312146) Malice of the Snake God(DEF) Lv10 (312136) Just slightly weaker than Fire Rune Manteau [1] (480230) in terms of damage (Not counting the Varmundt's Crystal enchantment) while providing a higher defense and being possibly far cheaper +12[A] Fire Rune Manteau [1] (480230) Varmundt's Biosphere Varmundt's Crystal(Death) Lv5 (311881) Or Any Power of Varmundt Lv3 (310922) STR+5 (4704) - Footgear +11 Gray Wolf Boots [1] (470087) Episode 18 Wolf Orb (Over Power) (310612) Wolf Orb (Physical Force) Lv.3 (310608) Wolf Orb (Robust) Lv.3 (310599) Note that these boots only surpass the damage of the Illusion Sprint Shoes [1] (470066) from the previous step when the Over Power enchantments proc, if you don't want damage inconsistencies or don't need the extra HP and SP you can skip these. +11 Snow Flower Boots [1] (470115) Episode 19 Ice Flower Spell (Over Power) (311123) Ice Flower Spell (Physical Force) (311119) Ice Flower Spell (Robust) (311116) Accessories Gray Wolf Pendant [1] (490106) Gray Wolf Ring [1] (490107) Episode 18 Wolf Orb (Fighting Spirit) Lv.4 (310633) Wolf Orb (Fighting Spirit) Lv.4 (310633) - Snow Flower Pendant [1] (490176) Snow Flower Ring [1] (490177) Episode 19 Ice Flower Spell (Fighting Spirit) (311129) Ice Flower Spell (All Force) (311137) Ice Flower Spell (STR) (311092) (R) Ice Flower Spell (VIT) (311096) (L) - Venom Rune Ring [1] (490303) Venom Magic Ring [1] (490306) Varmundt's Biosphere Brilliant Biosphere Gem (Boss Type) (311943) Tenacity of Varmundt Lv5 (311953) Fragment of Varmundt (POW) Lv5 (311978) Feel free to keep Any Biosphere Gem of your preference, Boss or Normal Type Gems are just okay for general use but can be difficult to obtain

End Game Gear

Equipment Source Enchantment Notes Headgear +12[A] Crown of Beelzebub [1] (400110) Equipment Crafting - - Gambler's Seal [1] (410233) Alice Twisted Madness Melee Damage% Melee Damage% - Ace of Hearts in Mouth (Melee Physical) (420210) Str / Vit / Any Melee Damage% Armor +11/12[A] Engraved Flame Earth Rune Armor [1] (450282) Varmundt's Biosphere Depth Flame Earth Rune Lv10 (312334) Earth Rune Lv5 (312324) Flame Rune Lv5 (312319) On its own provides a great damage boost especially against Boss Class monsters +12[A] Nebula Armor of Power [1] (450169) Constellation Tower Star Cluster of Power Lv.3 (310676) Nebula of Fighting Lv.3 (310729) Or Nebula of Health Lv.3 (310744) STR+5 (4704) Theoretically Best in Slot Armor thanks to its combos with Garden of Time / Hall of Life equipment Weapon +12[A] Dim Glacier Basic Knife [1] (510076) +12[A] Dim Glacier Basic Sword [1] (500055) Episode 19 Glacier Flower Spell (Physical Grade) Lv5 (311453) Glacier Flower Spell (Double Bowling Bash) (311335) Glacier Flower Spell (Double Bowling Bash) (311335) - Shield +11/12[C] Glacier Guard [1] (460040) Episode 20 Glacier Flower Meow Power(Intelligence) (312095) Glacier Flower Meow Power(Magical Resistance) (312093) Glacier Flower Meow Power(Attack) (312091) Provides slightly better damage than Illusion Shields and also a higher defense and potentially better utility Garment +12[A] Circulation of Life: Spring [1] (480349) Garden of Time Life of Spring (Power) (313012) Physical Fruit Lv20 (312538) Physical Flower Lv5 (312513) New Best in Slot Garment with enchantments that combine with Constellation Tower equipment Footgear +12[C] Dim Glacier Boots [1] (470197) Episode 20 Glory of the Snake God (312188) Mystery of the Snake God(ATK) Lv10 (312177) Mystery of the Snake God(DEF) Lv10 (312167) Just slightly weaker than Fire Rune Boots [1] (470173) in terms of damage (Not counting the Varmundt's Crystal enchantment) while providing a higher defense and being possibly far cheaper +12[A] Fire Rune Boots [1] (470173) Varmundt's Biosphere Varmundt's Crystal(Death) Lv5 (311881) Or Any Power of Varmundt Lv3 (310922) STR+5 (4704) - Accessories Stellar Power Seal [1] (490132) Constellation Tower Star Cluster of Strength Lv5 (313028) Star of Mettle Lv.5 (310696) Star of Mettle Lv.5 (310696) - Signet of Circulation: Spring [1] (490483) Garden of Time Signet of Power Lv5 (312986) Token of Life (312981) New Best in Slot Left Accessory with enchantments that combine with Constellation Tower equipment

Shadow Gear and Costume Stones

Shadow Gear Enchantment +10 Maximum Mammoth Shadow Armor (24679) POW +5 as best enchantment option. Melee Dmg% as best second attribute or alternative. +10 Maximum Mammoth Shadow Shoes (24680) +10 Infinity Shadow Weapon (24386) +9/10 Perfect Size Shadow Weapon (24425) +10 Durable Shadow Shield (24735) +9/10 Full Penetration Shadow Earring (24661) +9/10 Full Penetration Shadow Pendant (24662) Stones Melee Stone (Top) (1000377) Super Novice Stone (Mid) (1001328) Guillotine Cross Stone (Low) (1000976) Or other Low + Garment combo with +15% Dmg vs All Race/Size/Element. Ranger (Low) + (Garment) II / Shadow Chaser (Low) + (Garment) I or II Guillotine Cross Stone II (Garment) (1000221) Power Stone(Dual) (1001055)

Gear Progression - Mega Sonic Blow

Skill Notes: We're going to need at least 30% After Cast Delay reduction and 183 Attack Speed to get the max spam rate of MSB, however higher numbers would help with with animation delay and cast delay of other skills/buffs, also we need around 150 to 160+ Critical Rate to always hit crit on any monster in general content, for newer content such as Varmundt's Depth and Garden of Time will be needed 200+ Critical Rate.

Early Game Gear

Equipment Source Enchantment Notes Headgear +9 Ascendant Crown [1] (5897) Equipment Crafting - Provides various stats, will help with your Critical Rate +11 Illusion Cap [1] (19223) Illusion of Frozen Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995) And/Or Rune of Luck Lv2 (29007) Can be refined up to +10 with Frozen Refine Box (9785) Rune of Strength provides a higher damage, Rune of Luck will help with your Critical Rate Sealed Chain (410093) Sealed Chain [1] (410094) Niflheim - Obtainable as monster drop in Niflheim Dungeon F2 Bondage Necklace (420076) - Armor +11 Illusion Sprint Mail [1] (450182) Illusion of Twins Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995) And/Or Rune of Luck Lv2 (29007) Can be refined up to +10 with Twins Refinement Box (100699) Rune of Strength provides a higher damage, Rune of Luck will help with your Critical Rate Weapon +9 Hypocrisy Machine [3] (500007) Episode 17.2 - Can work decently until getting your next weapon thanks to its 3 card slots Obtainable as monster drop in Varmundt's Tartaros Storage Dungeon +9 Glacier Basic Knife (510062) +9 Glacier Basic Sword (500050) Episode 19 Glacier Flower Spell (Mega Sonic Blow) (311336) Glacier Flower Spell (Physical - Race) (311348) Glacier Flower Spell (Physical - Size) (311350) Glacier Flower Spell (CRI) (311344) Can be bought from market for relatively cheap, usually around 10 to 20m Zeny or crafted at Ice Castle Shield +11 Illusion Guard [1] (460017) Illusion of Twins Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995) And/Or Rune of Luck Lv2 (29007) Can be refined up to +10 with Twins Refinement Box (100699) Rune of Strength provides a higher damage, Rune of Luck will help with your Critical Rate +11 Illusion Silver Guard [1] (460018) Garment +11 Illusion Morpheus's Shawl [1] (20948) Illusion of Labyrinth Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995) And/Or Rune of Luck Lv2 (29007) Can be refined up to +10 with Labyrinth Refinement Box (100423) Rune of Strength provides a higher damage, Rune of Luck will help with your Critical Rate Footgear +11 Illusion Sprint Shoes [1] (470066) Illusion of Twins Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995) And/Or Rune of Luck Lv2 (29007) Can be refined up to +10 with Twins Refinement Box (100699) Rune of Strength provides a higher damage, Rune of Luck will help with your Critical Rate Accessories Sinful Ruby Ring [1] (490044) Sinful Ruby Necklace [1] (490045) Thanatos Tower Resentment Lv5 (310211) / Any Relatively cheap accessories, decent until getting something better Automatic Booster R [1] (490024) Automatic Booster L [1] (490025) Episode 17.2 Automatic Modification Module (All Force) (1000143) Automatic Modification Module (Attack Speed) (1000116) Automatic Modification Module (Fatal) (1000117) -

Mid to Late Game Gear

Equipment Source Enchantment Notes Headgear +11/12[C/A] Boitata Hat [1] (400109) Equipment Crafting - Decent Upper Headgear in general for Critical builds +11/12 Temporal Circlet (Super Novice) [1] (19491) Old Glast Heim Challenge Mode Acute Lv5 (29085) Temporal Jewel (LUK) Lv 3 (29689) STR+4 (4703) With proper enchantment and refinement it can deal a higher damage and provide a better Critical Rate than Boitata Hat but it'll be only usable for Novices while Boitata can be used for Any class Battle Processor [1] (410017) Rudus Melee Damage% Melee Damage% Obtainable as monster drop in Rudus Dungeon F4 Young Leaf of World Tree (Strength) (420017) Fall of Glastheim C.RATE Lv2 (311089) ATK Lv.2 (310987) STR+3 (4702) Any variation of the leaf can be used, only the enchantments in it matter Armor +11 Gray Wolf Suit [1] (450177) Episode 18 Wolf Orb (Melee Duple) (310542) Wolf Orb (Warrior) Lv.3 (310509) Wolf Orb (Warrior) Lv.2 (310506) - +11 Snow Flower Armor [1] (450206) Episode 19 Ice Flower Spell (Melee Duple) (311164) Ice Flower Spell (Warrior) (311101) Ice Flower Spell (Physical Defense) (311098) Weapon +9 Glacier Basic Knife (510062) +9 Glacier Basic Sword (500050) Episode 19 Glacier Flower Spell (Mega Sonic Blow) (311336) Glacier Flower Spell (Physical - Race) (311348) Glacier Flower Spell (Physical - Size) (311350) Glacier Flower Spell (CRI) (311344) Still usable from the previous step while you work on getting your next weapon +12[A] Dim Glacier Basic Knife [1] (510076) +12[A] Dim Glacier Basic Sword [1] (500055) Episode 19 Glacier Flower Spell (Physical Grade) Lv5 (311453) Glacier Flower Spell (Mega Sonic Blow) (311336) Glacier Flower Spell (Mega Sonic Blow) (311336) This one can be skiped if you'd want to get your endgame weapon from the market instead of farming Shield +11 Illusion Guard [1] (460017) Illusion of Twins Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995) Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995) Still usable from the previous step +11 Illusion Silver Guard [1] (460018) Garment +11 Convertible Critical Wing [1] (480197) Convertible Wings - - +12[A] Fire Rune Manteau [1] (480230) Varmundt's Biosphere Varmundt's Crystal(Death) Lv5 (311881) Or Any Power of Varmundt Lv3 (310922) Or Creative of Varmundt Lv3 (310932) STR+5 (4704) Compared to Pirate Captain's Coat [1] (480174) Fire Manteau only becomes stronger when fighting specific elemental monsters based on Varmundt's Crystal Enchantment +12[A] Pirate Captain's Coat [1] (480174) Equipment Crafting - Provides a better general damage than Fire Rune Manteau [1] (480230) and a more manageable Critical Rate and After Cast Delay reduction, additionally it can be used for any other critical class either ranged or melee Footgear +11 Illusion Sprint Shoes [1] (470066) Illusion of Twins Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995) Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995) Still usable from the previous step +11 Gray Wolf Boots [1] (470087) Episode 18 Wolf Orb (Over Power) (310612) Wolf Orb (Physical Force) Lv.3 (310608) Wolf Orb (Robust) Lv.3 (310599) Note that these boots only surpass the damage of the Illusion Sprint Shoes [1] (470066) from the previous step when the Over Power enchantments proc, if you don't want damage inconsistencies or don't need the extra HP and SP you can skip these. +11 Snow Flower Boots [1] (470115) Episode 19 Ice Flower Spell (Over Power) (311123) Ice Flower Spell (Physical Force) (311119) Ice Flower Spell (Robust) (311116) Accessories Gray Wolf Pendant [1] (490106) Gray Wolf Ring [1] (490107) Episode 18 Wolf Orb (Critical) Lv.4 (310632) And/Or Wolf Orb (Fighting Spirit) Lv.4 (310633) - Snow Flower Pendant [1] (490176) Snow Flower Ring [1] (490177) Episode 19 Ice Flower Spell (Fatal) (311128) Ice Flower Spell (All Force) (311137) Ice Flower Spell (STR) (311092) (R) Ice Flower Spell (LUK) (311097) (L) - Venom Rune Ring [1] (490303) Venom Magic Ring [1] (490306) Varmundt's Biosphere Brilliant Biosphere Gem (Boss Type) (311943) Tenacity of Varmundt Lv5 (311953) Or Focus of Varmundt Lv5 (311963) Fragment of Varmundt (POW) Lv5 (311978) Feel free to keep Any Biosphere Gem of your preference, Boss or Normal Type Gems are just okay for general use but can be difficult to obtain

End Game Gear

Equipment Source Enchantment Notes Headgear +12[A] Time Dimensions Rune Crown(Hyper Novice) [1] (400545) Varmundt's Biosphere Depth 2 Acute Jewel Lv5 (312753) Time Dimension Jewel (Luck) Lv3 (312712) Or Time Dimension Jewel (Agility) Lv3 (312700) STR+5 (4704) Time Dimension Jewel (Luck) Lv3 (312712) provides the highest damage Time Dimension Jewel (Agility) Lv3 (312700) sacrifices some Critical Rate and Damage to provide a higher Attack Speed and After Cast Delay reduction Gambler's Seal [1] (410233) Alice Twisted Madness Melee Damage% Critical Damage% After Cast Delay% Critical - Ace of Hearts in Mouth (Melee Physical) (420210) Str / Vit / Any Melee Damage% Armor +11/12[A] Engraved Flame Earth Rune Armor [1] (450282) Varmundt's Biosphere Depth Flame Earth Rune Lv10 (312334) Earth Rune Lv5 (312324) Flame Rune Lv5 (312319) On its own provide a damage boost especially against Boss Class monsters, not so remarkable since the Max Level / Trait expansion which boosts Nebula enchantments Flame Earth armor provides a slightly higher general damage than Corruption Poison but reduces Critical Rate +11/12[A] Engraved Corruption Poison Rune Cloth [1] (450285) Corruption Poison Rune Lv10 (312394) Poison Rune Lv5 (312384) Corruption Rune Lv5 (312379) +12[A] Nebula Suit of Creative [1] (450172) Constellation Tower Star Cluster of Power Lv.3 (310676) Nebula of Sharp Lv.3 (310735) STR+5 (4704) Theoretically Best in Slot Armor thanks to its combos with Garden of Time / Hall of Life equipment Weapon +12[A] Dimensions Hyper Sword [2] (500094) Varmundt's Biosphere Depth 2 Any Gem and Crystal of your preference - Shield +11/12[C] Glacier Guard [1] (460040) Episode 20 Glacier Flower Meow Power(Intelligence) (312095) Glacier Flower Meow Power(Magical Resistance) (312093) Glacier Flower Meow Power(Attack) (312091) Provides slightly better damage than Illusion Shields and also a higher defense and potentially better utility +12[A] Mad Bunny-LT [1] (460020) Alice Twisted Madness Defense Lv.3 (310863) Physical Lv.3 (310866) Attack Speed Lv.3 (310856) After Cast Delay Lv.3 (310853) Optional Shield, actually weaker in terms of damage than Illusion / Glacier Guards but provides great utility in Attack Speed, After Cast Delay, Critical Rate Etc Choose the enchantment depending on your need or preference Garment +12[A] Circulation of Life: Winter [1] (480352) Garden of Time Life of Winter (Creative) (313023) Physical Fruit Lv20 (312538) Physical Flower Lv5 (312513) New Best in Slot Garment with enchantments that combine with Constellation Tower equipment Footgear +12[A] Fire Rune Boots [1] (470173) Varmundt's Biosphere Varmundt's Crystal(Death) Lv5 (311881) Or Any Power of Varmundt Lv3 (310922) Or Creative of Varmundt Lv3 (310932) STR+5 (4704) - Accessories Stellar Creative Seal [1] (490135) Constellation Tower Star Cluster of Luck Lv5 (313033) Star of Sharp Lv.5 (310706) Star of Sharp Lv.5 (310706) Star of Mettle Lv.5 (310696) should also be viable but still weaker than Star of Sharp Lv.5 (310706) also it won't provide you with Critical Rate Signet of Circulation: Winter [1] (490486) Garden of Time Signet of Power Lv5 (312986) Token of Life (312981) New Best in Slot Left Accessory with enchantments that combine with Constellation Tower equipment

Shadow Gear and Costume Stones

Shadow Gear Enchantment +10 Maximum Mammoth Shadow Armor (24679) C.RATE +5 as best enchantment option or POW +5 as alternative. Melee Dmg% or Critical Dmg% as best second attribute options. +10 Maximum Mammoth Shadow Shoes (24680) +10 Infinity Shadow Weapon (24386) +9/10 Perfect Size Shadow Weapon (24425) +10 Mega Blitz Shadow Shield (24767) +9/10 Full Penetration Shadow Earring (24661) +9/10 Full Penetration Shadow Pendant (24662) Stones Assassin Cross Stone II (Top) (1000222) Super Novice Stone (Mid) (1001328) Guillotine Cross Stone (Low) (1000976) Guillotine Cross Stone II (Garment) (1000221) Critical Stone (Dual) (1000855)

Cards

Here's a list with some recommended cards for general use (No Mvps included)

Note: I recommend testing with different card sets so you can check what fits better on your preferences over damage, tankiness, versatility, Etc.

Cards

Card Effect Note Headgear Shining Seaweed Card (300360) Atk +10, P.Atk +1, Melee Dmg +3%, if Headgear is +9 Melee Dmg +2% Best Headgear card for damage Elite Rgan Healer Card (300459) P.Atk +2 Combo with Fake Iwin Soldier Card (300461) : Melee Dmg +15% Melted Poring Card (300174) MaxHp +10% If you prefer some extra tankiness Abysmal King Dramoh Card (300150) Atk +1% per 3 refines Used for combos with Abysmal Merman Card (300144) and King Dramoh Card (4524) King Dramoh Card (4524) Str +2 Combo with Abysmal King Dramoh Card (300150) : Str +4, MaxHp +15% Icewind Egg Card (300456) After Cast Delay -3%, if Headgear is +10 After Cast Delay -2%, if Headgear is Level 2 After Cast Delay -2% - Isaac Wigner Card (27396) After Cast Delay -5% - Armor Shelter Card (4393) Int +1 per 18 base Str Combo with Happy Card (300271) : Melee Dmg +15% per 40 base Str, best option for damage Unfrost Flower Card (300362) P.Atk +1, Melee Dmg +4% per 3 refines Combo with Shining Seaweed Card (300360) : Atk +10% Two Eyes Dollocaris Card (300376) Def +100, Res +50, if Armor is +12 Atk +10%, MaxHp +30%, if Armor is level 2 Res +50 Alternative for a lot more tankiness, use only on a +12 Armor, otherwise you'll lose in stats Weapon White Knight Card (4608) Atk +15, Dmg vs Medium and Large +20% Combo with Khalitzburg Knight Card (4609) : Dmg vs Medium and Large +15% Polluted Wander Man Card (27361) Dmg vs Medium and Large +30% - Rekenber Guard Card (300263) Atk +5%, if compounded on Dagger or Sword Melee Dmg +10%, Melee Dmg +5% per 3 refines - Copo Card (300455) Dmg vs Small +15%, Dmg vs Small +5% per 4 refines, if Weapon is level 5 Dmg vs Medium +12%, Dmg vs Medium +4% per 3 refines Combo with Grey Icewind Card (300457) : Dmg vs Large +10%, Dmg vs Large +3% per 2 refines Fake Iwin Soldier Card (300461) Atk +40, Melee Dmg +5%, if Weapon is +10 Melee Dmg +5%, if Weapon is level 5 Melee Dmg +10% Combo with Elite Rgan Healer Card (300459) : Melee Dmg +15% Shield Khalitzburg Knight Card (4609) Def +20, Dmg taken from Medium and Large -25% Combo with White Knight Card (4608) : Dmg taken from Medium and Large -5% Modified Senior Rgan Card (300379) Dmg taken from All Races -15%, if Shield is +12 Dmg taken from All Sizes -25%, if Shield is level 2 Res and Mres +50 Best option for defense, Use only on a +12 Shield, otherwise you'll lose in stats Elite Rgan Guardian Card (300465) Str +10, Vit +15, Luk -25, Dmg taken from All Sizes -20%, Def +20 and RES +5 per refine, if Shield is +7 Dmg vs Water, Wind, Earth and Fire +25%, if Shield is +10 Melee Dmg +10% Best option for damage but less defensive Garment Happy Card (300271) Melee Dmg +10% Combo with Shelter Card (4393) : Melee Dmg +15% per 40 base Str, Best option for damage Catherine Gaebolg Card (300422) Melee Dmg +5%, Melee Dmg +4% per 2 refines - Galensis Card (300261) Critical Rate +2 per 10 base Luk, if base Luk is 125 Critical Dmg +30% Alternative in case you need more Critical Rate Footgear Entangled Intermediate Rgan Card (300380) Critical Rate +5, if Footgear is +12 Critical Rate +15, Critical Dmg +10%, if Footgear is level 2 C.Rate +5 Best Footgear card for Critical build, use only on a +12 Footgear, otherwise you'll lose in stats Grey Icewind Card (300457) Atk +5%, if Footgear is level 2 Pow +3, Con +3 Combo with Copo Card (300455) : Dmg vs Large +10%, Dmg vs Large +3% per 2 refines Abysmal Merman Card (300144) Atk +4 per 15 base Str Combo with Abysmal King Dramoh Card (300150) : Critical Dmg +15% Accessories Void Mimic Card (300278) Critical Dmg +15% - Angel Iceslug Card (300467) (R) Melee Dmg +15%, if base Luk is 90 Critical Rate -15 - Phantom Wolf Card (300223) (R) Melee Dmg +6% Combo Effect: Melee Dmg +8% Gray Wolf Card (300220) (L) Melee Dmg +6% Primitive Rgan Card (300365) (R) Melee Dmg +8% Combo Effect: Variable Cast Time -8% Lesser Rgan Card (300367) (L) Melee Dmg +8% Lowest Rgan Card (300366) (R) Critical Rate +6, C.Rate +1 Combo Effect: Critical Dmg +8% Intermediate Rgan Card (300368) (L) Critical Rate +6, C.Rate +1

Pets

Pets

Pet Egg Source Effect Notes Incubus Egg (9052) Pet System MaxSp +5%, Enable a chance to gain 1% of the damage dealt as Sp Decent early pets for self sustain Succubus Egg (9055) MaxHp +1%, Enable a chance to gain 5% of the damage dealt as Hp Little Isis Egg (9090) Dmg vs All Classes +4% Decent Pets for General Use Kiel Egg (9126) Aspd +7%, Hit +18, Melee Dmg +5% Mistress Egg (9193) Nullifies Size Penalty, Dmg vs Normal Class +7% Decent for hunting Normal mobs, not the big deal vs Bosses (Con: expensive to make) Eddga Egg (9142) Critical Rate +8, C.Rate +3 Best pet if you need more Critical Rate Abysmal Knight Egg (9132) Atk +5%, P.Atk +2, Dmg vs Boss Class +5% Best pet for killing Bosses/Mvps

Utility Equipment

Utility Equipment

Gear Source Effect / Notes Racing Cap (Super Novice) [1] (19204) Hugel Race When enchanted with Racing (Super Novice) Lv3 (29354) enables the use of Level 3 Cart Boost [Movement Speed +75%, Atk +30 for 90 Seconds] Royal Guard Shield [1] (28900) Token of Honor Enables the use of Level 1 Shield Spell [Recovers 3% of Max Hp every 3 Seconds for 90 Seconds] Blood Sucker (18754) Equipment Crafting Lower Headgear which enable a chance to drain 5% of the damage dealt to an enemy as Hp Poring Sunglasses (19117) Poring Village Various equipments for Item Drop Rate and Experience Gain increase Poring Sunglasses+ [1] (19118) Angel Poring Boots [1] (22101) Happy Balloon (19095) Slot Machine Poring Balloon (19143) And Variations Wave Mode Lian Shoes [1] (22069) And Variations Royal Hunting

Consumables

Just some consumables you might (or might not) need~

Consumables
Item Effect Concentrated Golden Syrup Potion (1100005) Recovers Hp Concentrated Blue Syrup Potion (1100004) Recovers Sp Red Herb Activator (100232) Increases Melee Dmg by 15% Enrich Celermine Juice (12437) Increases Agi based Aspd by 10% Awakening Potion (656) Increases Agi based Aspd by 15% Abrasive (12458) Critical Rate +30

Leveling

Note: This is mostly a reference of a viable leveling path that I tried myself with a brand new Novice using only the free equipment provided by the Eden Group.

Leveling a Super Novice can be tedious, if by any chance you have better equipment, leveling will be smoother and you could even try harder dungeons with better Experience rewards.

Leveling Tools

Gear Effect Super Novice Stone (Garment) (1001326) When learned Level 5 Breakthrough Enables the use of Level 5 Wind Cutter. Patent Blessed Knife [2] (510071) When refined to +7 or higher Enables the use of Level 10 Fatal Menace. Blessed Knife [2] (510070) When refined to +11 or higher Enables the use of Level 7 Fatal Menace. Hypocrisy Machine [3] (500007) When refined to +11 or higher Enables the use of Bowling Bash based on learned level of Sword Mastery.

Lv 1~10 - Starter Quest

Follow the MuhRO starter quest through Prontera field and the Main Office until you reach the Eden Group and get your Starting Gear from Lothaire and Shadow Gear from Lucy.

• Paradise Mace (590025)
• Paradise Cap (400137)
• Paradise Suit (450183)
• Paradise Manteau (480103)
• Paradise Boots (470067)
• Paradise Ring (490122)
• Paradise Gloves (490123)
• Paradise Shadow Weapon (24687)
• Paradise Shadow Shield (24688)
• Paradise Shadow Armor (24689)
• Paradise Shadow Shoes (24690)
• Paradise Shadow Earring (24691)
• Paradise Shadow Pendant (24692)

Lv 10~45 - Anthell

Once geared, pause the starter quest for a while and use the Warper to Anthell Dungeon and kill some Ant Egg, Andre, Deniro and Piere until you reach the Base level 45 required to change jobs, make sure to use your Novice Battle Manual (7803) before you reach level 40.

• Super Novice Priority Skills
  • Bash - As main attack skill.
  • Blessing - Stat Booster, increases Str/Dex/Int.
  • Increase Agility - Stat Booster, increases Agi/Aspd.
  • Improve Concentration - Stat Booster, increases Agi/Dex.
  • Heal - Self support, HP recovery.
  • Sword Mastery - Increases the damage dealt with Swords and Daggers.
  • Teleport - Mobility.

Lv 45~90 - Poring Village

Once reached level 45 return to the Main Office, change job to Super Novice, head back to Eden and get a Paradise Super Novice Sword (500035) from Labraham, then continue with the starter quest, talk to Lunos to be taken to the Poring Village Instance and complete it.

Alternative: Level up in Orc Dungeon F1 killing Orc Zombies and Skeletons, and later on in Glast Heim Monastery with Evil Druids and Wraiths.

Lv 90~110 - Stapo Hunt

Get the Stapo hunt quest from the Lv 90 Eden Board, repeat this quest until reaching the level required for the next job change, Stapos are located one map south of Veins Town.

• Lv 99 Stat distribution example

Str: 90

Agi: 90

Vit: 10

Int: 1

Dex: 50

Luk: 1

Once you reach 99/99 return to the Main Office and change jobs to Expanded Super Novice.

At this point you must get the Advanced Paradise Equipment Set from Louis and Labraham in Eden.

• Paradise Super Novice Dagger (510039)
• Advanced Paradise Cap (400139)
• Advanced Paradise Suit (450185)
• Advanced Paradise Manteau (480105)
• Advanced Paradise Boots (470069)
• Advanced Paradise Ring (490126)
• Advanced Paradise Gloves (490127)

You will need the following materials.

• 15x Old Pick (7318) - Obtained from Pitmen in Einbech Dungeon.
• 15x Elastic Band (7200) - Obtained from Wootan Shooters, located two maps south of Umbala Town.
• 3x Blue Hair (1034) - Obtained from Kobolds, located two maps north of Lighthalzen Town.

You should also get a Novice Shield [1] (2113) from the Lighthalzen Weapon Store, this will provide some resistances and allow you to use Auto Guard.

• Expanded Super Novice Priority Skills
  • Back Stab - As next main damage skill. Alternative: Raid (Sightless Mind).
  • Breakthrough - Passive Atk and MaxHP/SP increase.
  • Transcendence - Passive MaxHP/SP increase.
  • Angel, Help me! - Self Support, HP and SP recovery.
  • Auto Guard - Defensive buff, blocks enemy attacks.

Lv 110~150 - Illusion of Moonlight

Illusion Dungeon hunt quests give a great amount of Experience, and this one is especially easy.

Tip: Avoid the Wizard of Veritas mob, they have a larger HP pool and cast harmful magic spells.

• Lv 130 Stat distribution example

Str: 100

Agi: 100

Vit: 80

Int: 10

Dex: 60

Luk: 10

Lv 150~170 - Illusion of Vampire

Get ready with some Holy Water (523) and Aspersio in your repertoire of skills, this will be of great help since almost all the monsters in this dungeon have Shadow and Undead elements, be careful when hitting the Black Mushrooms, they can cast Self Destruction which will surely insta-kill you if you are near.

Tip: Avoid the Sweet Nightmare mob, their Ghost element will make you deal less damage on them and their Soul Drain will be rather annoying.

• Lv 170 Stat distribution example

Str: 110

Agi: 110

Vit: 100

Int: 60

Dex: 70

Luk: 60

Lv 170~180 - Recon Robot Hunt

Get the Recon Robot hunt quest from the Lv130~190 Eden Board (this quest is unlocked at Lv160), Recon Robots are located one map through the tunnel southeast of Verus Town.

Lv 180~200 - Thanatos Fragments

At this point, leveling may get slower, I highly recommend using the Thanatos Fragments hunt quests from the Main Office board, try buying the following items from the market (@ws ItemID).

(Or get them with an alt character?)

• 10x Fragment of Agony (7436)
• 10x Fragment of Misery (7437)
• 10x Fragment of Hatred (7438)
• 10x Fragment of Despair (7439)

And turn them in at the Main Office board, these quests reward you with a great amount of Experience but can only taken once a day, combine delivering these fragments with the hunting quest from the previous step until you finally reach Lv 200.

• Lv 200 Stat distribution example

Str: 120

Agi: 110

Vit: 100

Int: 89

Dex: 89

Luk: 89

Final Notes

Hey, you've reached the end~

That's all for now, If you have any question or suggestion, just let me know, send a dm or ping me in discord or ingame as Jetago

Thanks for reading ^^.