Melee Hyper Novice Guide by Jetago: Difference between revisions

|Increases Critical Rate, main stat for critical builds,also slightly increases Atk, Matk, Hit, Flee and Perfect Dodge, raise your Luk depending on your needs or conditions (100 total Luk grants '''Curse''' status immunity).

 

'''1st job - Super Novice'''

 

{{#skill:34}} - Increases Str, Int, Dex and Hit for 4 minutes.

 

{{#skill:29}} - Increases Agi, Aspd and Movement Speed for 4 minutes.

 

{{#skill:26}} - Basically an {{#item:12887}} use level 1 to avoid the window pop-up.

 

{{#skill:27}} - Memorize up to 3 different locations (use /memo) and gain the ability to create portals to reach them quickly.

 

{{#skill:7}} - Deals damage and knock-back enemies within 5x5 cells around you and significantly increases your damage for a short period after use.

 

{{#skill:45}} - Increases your Agi and Dex by a percentage for 4 minutes.

 

{{#skill:36}} - Increases Weight Limit by 2000.

 

{{#skill:37}} - Buy items from Npcs for 24% less zeny.

 

{{#skill:38}} - Sell items to Npcs for 24% more zeny.

 

{{#skill:39}} - Enables using a cart with 8000 extra Weight Capacity.

 

'''2nd job - Expanded Super Novice'''

 

{{#skill:248}} - Increases MaxHp by 2000 and Holy element resistance by 50%.

 

{{#skill:249}} - Enables a 30% chance to block physical attacks.

 

{{#skill:68}} - Enchants your weapon with Holy element, Holy deals increased damage against Shadow and Undead elements enemies (and will do better than Neutral vs Ghost)

 

{{#skill:138}} - Enchants you weapon with Poison element, Poison deals increased damage against Fire, Water, Wind and Earth elements enemies.

 

{{#skill:5075}} {{#skill:5077}} - Increases Atk, MaxHp, MaxSp and Heal amount received.

 

{{#skill:5076}} - Restores for you and your party members within an area of 15x15 cells around you 1000Hp and 350Sp per second for 20 seconds for a total of 20k Hp and 7k Sp.

 

'''3rd job - Hyper Novice'''

 

{{#skill:5449}} - Increases P.Atk and Hyper Novice skils base damage.

 

{{#skill:5451}} - One of our Main offensive skills, deals damage in a 9x9 AoE around the target and further increases its damage with the number of enemies within the AoE.

 

{{#skill:5452}} - One of our Main offensive skills, highly spammable single target skill that can Crit and its damage gets doubled when the target's Hp is below 50%.

 

{{#skill:5453}} - Secondary 9x9 AoE spammable ranged skill, not our priority in this guide but it can be used to get rid of low Hp enemies or for basic farming.

 

{{#skill:5461}} - Ultimate AP buff which massively increases our skills final damage; +100% Mega Sonic Blow / +120% Double Bowling Bash & Shield Chain Rush.

'''Skill Notes:''' We're going to need at least 30% After Cast Delay reduction to get the max spam rate of DBB, Aspd 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

|{{#item:19223}}

|{{#item:4995}}{{#item:4995}}

|Obtainable from [[Illusion of Frozen]] and enchantable Here:[[Illusion Enchantment]] can be refine up to +10 using {{#item:9785}} requires +11 to get the maximal benefit from its enchantments

|{{#item:400021}}

|Obtainable through Episode [[17.1 Illusion]]

| rowspan="2" |Can be bought from market for relatively cheap or dropped from monsters inside Niffelheim dungeon

|{{#item:450182}}

|{{#item:4995}}{{#item:4995}}

|Obtainable from [[Illusion of Twins]] and enchantable Here:[[Illusion Enchantment]] can be refined up to +10 using {{#item:100699}} requires +11 to get the maximal benefit from its enchantments, and combos with {{#item:470066}}

|{{#item:510070}}

{{#item:510071}}

|obtainable from: [[Bioresearch Laboratory]]

Relevant because it enables the use of {{#skill:2284}} get this ONLY if you're aiming to solo-leveling as a Super Novice, if you're already a Hyper Novice or have a better leveling path just skip it

|{{#item:500007}}

|Obtainable through Episode [[17.2 Sage Legacy]]

Thanks to its 3 card slots can work decently as a placeholder until getting your next weapon

|{{#item:510062}}

{{#item:500050}}

|Obtainable through Episode [[19 Isgard Land of Snow Flowers]]

Can be bought from market for relatively cheap, usually around 10 to 20 million zeny depending on the current state

|{{#item:460017}}

{{#item:460018}}

|{{#item:4995}}{{#item:4995}}

|Obtainable from [[Illusion of Twins]] and enchantable Here:[[Illusion Enchantment]] can be refined up to +10 using {{#item:100699}} requires +11 to get the maximal benefit from its enchantments

|{{#item:20963}}

|Obtainable from [[Fall of Glastheim]]

|{{#item:480136}}

|Can be bought from market for relatively cheap or dropped from monsters inside Thanatos Tower F11 and F12, requires at least +9 to be slightly better than +9 {{#item:480018}}

|{{#item:20948}}

|{{#item:4995}}{{#item:4995}}

|Sounds crazy since it's part of a magical set, but SN is kind of limited by "All Except Novice" requirement, its enchantments will make it work efficiently

Obtainable from [[Illusion of Labyrinth]] and enchantable Here:[[Illusion Enchantment]] can be refined up to +10 using {{#item:100423}}requires +11 to get the maximal benefit from its enchantments

|{{#item:470066}}

|{{#item:4995}}{{#item:4995}}

|Obtainable from [[Illusion of Twins]] and enchantable Here:[[Illusion Enchantment]] can be refined up to +10 using {{#item:100699}} requires +11 to get the maximal benefit from its enchantments, and combos with {{#item:450182}}

|Any level of {{#item:310199}}-Any-

|Relatively cheap accessories, not very good in general but can be used as a placeholder

Craftable with items dropped from monsters inside Thanatos Tower F12. See: [https://wiki.muhro.eu/Memories_of_Thanatos#Sinful_Accessories Sinful Accessories]

|Obtainable through Episode [[17.2 Sage Legacy]]

|Craftable Here [[Equipment Crafting#Pirate Captain's Coat, Moan of Corruption, Crown of Beelzebub, Fish Head Hat|Equipment Crafting]] MVP drop items can be obtained from {{#item:50001}} rewarded by completing Main Office hunting missions and {{#item:25731}} drops from level 200+ dungeons such as Niffelheim, Amicitia or Rudus F4

|Dropped from monsters inside Rudus Dungeon F4, can be enchanted here: [[Muzaszir]] using {{#item:100481}} and combos with {{#item:480124}} for extra physical damage

| rowspan="2" |Can be bought from market for relatively cheap or dropped from monsters inside Niffelheim dungeon

|Obtainable through Episode [[18 Direction of Prayer]]

Enchantable with {{#item:1000405}} rewarded by Episode 18 daily quests and dropped from monsters inside OZ Dungeon F2

|Obtainable from [[Constellation Tower]]

Previously the best armor, capable of doubling your damage compared to {{#item:450177}}when fully enchanted/graded/refined, it'd be needed if you'd like to farm for your next armor on your own

|Obtainable through Episode [[19 Isgard Land of Snow Flowers]]

|{{#item:4995}}

 

{{#item:4995}}

|Obtainable from [[Illusion of Twins]] and enchantable Here:[[Illusion Enchantment]] can be refined up to +10 using {{#item:100699}} requires +11 to get the maximal benefit from its enchantments

|Craftable here [[Convertible Wings]], requires +11 to get a big damage boost, combos with {{#item:410017}} for extra physical damage

|Obtainable through Episode [[18 Direction of Prayer]]

Enchantable with {{#item:1000405}} rewarded by Episode 18 daily quests and dropped from monsters inside OZ Dungeon F2

Note that these boots only surpass the damage of enchanted +11 {{#item:470066}} when Overpower enchantment procs, if you don't want damage inconsistencies or don't need the extra Hp/Sp provided by these just skip it

|{{#item:310633}}

 

{{#item:310633}}

|Obtainable thorugh Episode [[18 Direction of Prayer]]

Enchantable with {{#item:1000405}} rewarded by Episode 18 daily quests and dropped from monsters inside OZ Dungeon F2

|Craftable Here: [[Equipment Crafting#Pirate Captain's Coat, Moan of Corruption, Crown of Beelzebub, Fish Head Hat|Equipment Crafting]] MVP drop items can be obtained from {{#item:50001}} rewarded by completing Main Office hunting missions and {{#item:25731}} drops from level 200+ dungeons such as Niffelheim, Amicitia or Rudus F4

| rowspan="2" |Obtainable from [[Alice Twisted Madness]] can be enchanted here: [[Muzaszir]] using {{#item:102278}} and {{#item:102277}}

|Obtainable from [[Varmundt's Biosphere Depth]]  

|Obtainable through Episode [[19 Isgard Land of Snow Flowers]]

|Obtainable from [[Alice Twisted Madness]]

|Obtainable from [[Varmundt's Biosphere]]

|Obtainable from [[Varmundt's Biosphere]]

|Obtainable from [[Varmundt's Biosphere]]

Feel free to keep any 45% Biosphere gem that fits your preference

{{#item:311943}}is pure min-maxing

|{{#item:5897}}

|Can be crafted Here: [[Equipment Crafting#Ascendant Crown, Adventurer's Backpack, Fallen Angel Wings|Equipment Crafting]] or bough from Cash Shop

Provides some sorted stats, early source of critical rate, get it to +9 to get the maximal benefit from it

|{{#item:19223}}

|{{#item:4995}}{{#item:4995}}

|Obtainable from [[Illusion of Frozen]] and enchantable Here:[[Illusion Enchantment]] can be refine up to +10 using {{#item:9785}} requires +11 to get the maximal benefit from its enchantments

|{{#item:400021}}

|Obtainable through Episode [[17.1 Illusion]]

| rowspan="2" |Can be bought from market for relatively cheap or dropped from monsters inside Niffelheim dungeon

|{{#item:450182}}

|{{#item:4995}}{{#item:4995}}

|Obtainable from [[Illusion of Twins]] and enchantable Here:[[Illusion Enchantment]] can be refined up to +10 using {{#item:100699}} requires +11 to get the maximal benefit from its enchantments, and combos with {{#item:470066}}

|{{#item:510070}}

{{#item:510071}}

|obtainable from: [[Bioresearch Laboratory]]

Relevant because it enables the use of {{#skill:2284}} get this ONLY if you're aiming to solo-leveling as a Super Novice, if you're already a Hyper Novice or have a better leveling path just skip it

|{{#item:500007}}

|Obtainable through Episode [[17.2 Sage Legacy]]

Thanks to its 3 card slots can work decently as a placeholder until getting your next weapon

|{{#item:510062}}

{{#item:500050}}

|Obtainable through Episode [[19 Isgard Land of Snow Flowers]]

Can be bought from market for relatively cheap, usually around 10 to 20 million zeny depending on the current state

|{{#item:460017}}

{{#item:460018}}

|{{#item:4995}}{{#item:4995}}

|Obtainable from [[Illusion of Twins]] and enchantable Here:[[Illusion Enchantment]] can be refined up to +10 using {{#item:100699}} requires +11 to get the maximal benefit from its enchantments

|{{#item:20964}}

|Obtainable from [[Fall of Glastheim]]

|{{#item:480136}}

|Can be bought from market for relatively cheap or dropped from monsters inside Thanatos Tower F11 and F12, requires at least +9 to be slightly better than +9 {{#item:480018}}

|{{#item:20948}}

|{{#item:4995}}{{#item:4995}}

|Sounds crazy since it's part of a magical set, but SN is kind of limited by "All Except Novice" requirement, its enchantments will make it work efficiently

Obtainable from [[Illusion of Labyrinth]] and enchantable Here:[[Illusion Enchantment]] can be refined up to +10 using {{#item:100423}}requires +11 to get the maximal benefit from its enchantments

|{{#item:470066}}

|{{#item:4995}}{{#item:4995}}

|Obtainable from [[Illusion of Twins]] and enchantable Here:[[Illusion Enchantment]] can be refined up to +10 using {{#item:100699}} requires +11 to get the maximal benefit from its enchantments, and combos with {{#item:450182}}

|Any level of {{#item:310209}}-Any-

|Relatively cheap accessories, not very good in general but can be used as a placeholder

Craftable with items dropped from monsters inside Thanatos Tower F12. See: [https://wiki.muhro.eu/Memories_of_Thanatos#Sinful_Accessories Sinful Accessories]

|Obtainable through Episode [[17.2 Sage Legacy]]

|Craftable Here: [[Equipment Crafting#Boitata Hat's and Armor|Equipment Crafting]] Glacia Extracts can be obtained from recycling Dim glacier weapons from Episode 19 or just bought from market and {{#item:25731}} drops from level 200+ dungeons such as Niffelheim, Amicitia or Rudus F4

|Obtainable from [[Old Glast Heim Challenge Mode]]

With proper enchants 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, Boitata can be used for Any class

|Dropped from monsters inside Rudus Dungeon F4, can be enchanted here: [[Muzaszir]] using {{#item:100481}}

| rowspan="2" |Can be bought from market for relatively cheap or dropped from monsters inside Niffelheim dungeon

|Obtainable from [[Fall of Glastheim]]

|Obtainable through Episode [[18 Direction of Prayer]]

Enchantable with {{#item:1000405}} rewarded by Episode 18 daily quests and dropped from monsters inside OZ Dungeon F2

|Obtainable from [[Constellation Tower]]

Previously the best armor, capable of doubling your damage compared to {{#item:450177}}when fully enchanted/graded/refined,  it'd be needed if you'd like to farm for your next armor on your own

|Obtainable through Episode [[19 Isgard Land of Snow Flowers]]

Previous best weapon It'd be needed if you'd like to farm for your next weapon on your own, otherwise you can skip it

|Any Gem and Crystal that fits your preference

|Obtainable from [[Varmundt's Biosphere Depth 2]]  

Currently the Best in Slot weapon for this build, effective even without enchantments

|{{#item:4995}}{{#item:4995}}

|Obtainable from [[Illusion of Twins]] and enchantable Here:[[Illusion Enchantment]] can be refined up to +10 using {{#item:100699}} requires +11 to get the maximal benefit from its enchantments

|Craftable Here: [[Equipment Crafting#Pirate Captain's Coat, Moan of Corruption, Crown of Beelzebub, Fish Head Hat|Equipment Crafting]] MVP drop items can be obtained from {{#item:50001}} rewarded by completing Main Office hunting missions and {{#item:25731}} drops from level 200+ dungeons such as Niffelheim, Amicitia or Rudus F4

|Obtainable through Episode [[18 Direction of Prayer]]

Enchantable with {{#item:1000405}} rewarded by Episode 18 daily quests and dropped from monsters inside OZ Dungeon F2

Note that these boots only surpass the damage of enchanted +11 {{#item:470066}} when Overpower enchantment procs, if you don't want damage inconsistencies or don't need the extra Hp/Sp provided by these just skip it

AND/OR

Choose your enchantments depending on your Critical Rate needs

|Obtainable from [[Varmundt's Biosphere Depth 2]]  

| rowspan="2" |Obtainable from [[Alice Twisted Madness]] can be enchanted here: [[Muzaszir]] using {{#item:102278}} and {{#item:102277}}

|Obtainable from [[Varmundt's Biosphere Depth]]

|Obtainable from [[Varmundt's Biosphere Depth]]  

|Obtainable from [[Varmundt's Biosphere Depth 2]]  

Currently the Best in Slot weapon for this build, effective even without enchantments

|Craftable Here: [[Equipment Crafting#Pirate Captain's Coat, Moan of Corruption, Crown of Beelzebub, Fish Head Hat|Equipment Crafting]]  

|Obtainable from [[Varmundt's Biosphere]]

Depending on the rest of the gear {{#item:310932}} might result in a better damage but {{#item:310922}} is more versatile since it works for any build

|Obtainable from [[Varmundt's Biosphere]]

Depending on the rest of the gear {{#item:310932}} might result in a better damage but {{#item:310922}}is more versatile since it works for any build

|Obtainable from [[Varmundt's Biosphere]]

Feel free to keep any 45% Biosphere Gem that fits you preference

{{#item:311943}}is pure min-maxing

Depending on the rest of the gear {{#item:311963}} might result in a better damage but {{#item:311953}}is more versatile since it works for any build