The Complete Elemental Master Guide by Goldie: Difference between revisions

The benefit of creating a x1 EM character is the '''+50% drop rate buff''' that you will get once you've reached '''Base Level 250''' and it is capped at this level. Going for Base Level 251 and above will no longer give you any additional drop rate buff. As you climb higher starting from Level 1, you will already get the drop rate buff but at a much lower percentage. The drop rate buff you get from x1 only affects raw loots but not cards though so keep that in mind. Some players will settle for Level 250 and stop, but there are those who would level up 'til 260, 265, and 275 so they can equip items that has level restrictions or so that they can enter and farm dungeons that have level requirements like [[Zero Cell Sector|Zero Cell Sector.]]

So before everything else, I'd like to list the top six things you will always need when leveling for x1 Experience Rate:

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*'''Poring Sunglasses''' are obtained from [[Poring Village#Items|Poring Village]] Instance, dropped by the '''MVP King Poring'''.

*'''EXP Advisor''' needs to be [[Equipment Crafting#Roby - EXP Advisor, Vesper Headgear, Cyclop's Eye|crafted]]. '''NPC Roby''' {{#navi:m_crafting|55|120}} is located at '''Equipment Workshop''' ('''@go 59'''). Can be enchanted with {{#item:100710}}, bought from [[Muzaszir|NPC Muzaszir]] {{#navi:muh_market|168|209}} at [[Market Place#Muzaszir|Market]] ('''@go 37''') for 1 million zeny each

**Enchanted with:

*'''Fire Condor Card''' boosts the damage output of your '''{{#skill:17}}''' skill by 100% and decreases its VCT% by 50%. Wearing two (2) copies of Fire Condors will make you instant cast your Fire Ball skill.

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====Leveling as a Sorcerer (100-200)====

* '''Shadow Staff''' is contained in {{#item:23806}}, which is a reward obtained for completing [[Bioresearch Laboratory]], exchanged with {{#item:50009}} at [[Board Quests#Instance Board Quests|NPC Doil]]  {{#navi:main_office|124|48}} in the '''1st Floor of Main Office''' ('''@go 15'''), or exchanged with {{#item:732}} at [[Kachua]] for a chance to drop.

** Can be enchanted using {{#item:100025}}, dropped by the MVP from [[Bioresearch_Laboratory#Enchantment_Process|Bioresearch Laboratory]], or exchanged exchanged with {{#item:50009}} at [[Board Quests#Instance Board Quests|NPC Doil]]  {{#navi:main_office|124|48}} in the '''1st Floor of Main Office''' ('''@go 15''').

* '''Patent Shadow Staff''' needs to be [[Ancient Hero / Patent / Hero-LT Weapons#Upgrading/Reforming|reformed]] from a +7 and above {{#icon:26118}}{{#linkitem:26118|Shadow Staff}}. A {{#item:100753}} is needed to reform the Shadow Staff which can be obtained from the MVP in [[Bioresearch Laboratory]], or exchanged with {{#item:50009}} at [[Board Quests#Instance Board Quests|NPC Doil]]  {{#navi:main_office|124|48}} in the '''1st Floor of Main Office''' ('''@go 15''').

** Can be enchanted using {{#item:100413}}, obtained by exchanging {{#item:100025}} to '''NPC Muzaszir''' {{#navi:muh_market|168|209}} at [[Market Place#Muzaszir|Market]] ('''@go 37'''), or by opening {{#item:100706}} that can be dropped from the MVP in [[Bioresearch Laboratory]], or exchanged with {{#item:50009}} at [[Board Quests#Instance Board Quests|NPC Doil]]  {{#navi:main_office|124|48}} in the '''1st Floor of Main Office''' ('''@go 15''').

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In order to make your leveling grind as a Sorcerer bearable, I highly suggest you use Sorcerer exclusive items that will either reduce the CD of your skills like '''{{#skill:2449}}''' and''' {{#skill:2447}}''', cards and equipment that will boost the damage output of your x1 character so you can level up faster. We all want to ease the suffering of leveling up as a Sorcerer and you can only do that if you follow the set of gears I have listed. Think of it this way: sacrificing some of your EXP gears in favor of Sorcerer progression gears won't slow you down, it will slow you down even more the moment you can't kill the mobs fast enough, so better to run the right gears on your Sorcerer. That being said, I encourage you to use the shadow staves {{#item:26118}} + {{#item:550012}}, the costume enchant stones  {{#item:25419}} + {{#item:25420}}, and the shadow gears {{#item:24297}} or {{#item:24310}}.  

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*'''Poring Sunglasses''' are obtained from [[Poring Village#Items|Poring Village]] Instance, dropped by the '''MVP King Poring'''.

*'''EXP Advisor''' needs to be [[Equipment Crafting#Roby - EXP Advisor, Vesper Headgear, Cyclop's Eye|crafted]]. '''NPC Roby''' {{#navi:m_crafting|55|120}} is located at '''Equipment Workshop''' ('''@go 59'''). Can be enchanted with {{#item:100710}}, bought from [[Muzaszir|NPC Muzaszir]] {{#navi:muh_market|168|209}} at [[Market Place#Muzaszir|Market]] ('''@go 37''') for 1 million zeny each

**Enchanted with:

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Much like with x50 Experience Rate, you will grind levels and you will finally start using your 4th Job skills with much more forgiving CDs, higher base MAtk%, and lower global delays. And since now you will be focusing on 4th Job skills, you can stop using your Sorcerer exclusive items like {{#item:25419}} + {{#item:25420}}, {{#item:24297}}, and {{#item:24310}}and then replace them with {{#item:1002404}}, {{#item:25015}}, {{#item:25171}}, {{#item:25141}}, {{#item:24770}}, and {{#item:24683}} for more EXP points gained. If you feel like you can't kill fast enough or having a hard time clearing mobs, don't hesitate to replace your EXP gears with damage gears and modifiers so that you can hunt better. Elemental Master in a field farming scenario is pretty straightforward with its playstyle wherein you will rotate skills, press 2 or 3 buttons, and then rinse and repeat. The only thing you will have to pay attention to I guess is which High Elementals is best used for each content and I've already specified that in the [[The Complete Elemental Master Guide by Goldie#Choosing Which Spirits to Use for Each Content|High Elemental section]]. Even for the [[The Complete Elemental Master Guide by Goldie#Dungeons|dungeons section]] below, I've already highlighted which High Elementals to use for each dungeons. That pretty much sums up the x1 Experience Rate, and now it's up to you whether you would stop at Level 250 or keep climbing up higher to Level 275. I hope and pray you have a good time leveling up your characters and I wish you all the best of luck!

For more information regarding the listed '''Shadow Gears''', check this [[Shadow_Gear|page]]. For '''Shadow Gear enchanting''', you can refer to this [[Shadow_Enchanting|page]] or [[Choi%27s_Guide_To_Magic#Shadow_Gear|Choi's Guide to Magic]].

As soon as you transition to Elemental Master, you can switch back to your EXP Shadow Gears again. If you are having a hard time killing monsters, you may switch your EXP Shadow Gears and Lord Bearer's to '''Trait''' '''Shadow Gears''' and '''Trait'''-'''Enhanced Shadow Gears''' comprising of {{#item:24753}}, {{#item:24754}}, {{#item:24883}}, and {{#item:24884}} or the [[Shadow Gear#Special Master Shadow Gear|Skill Master Shadow Gear]] if you already have them in your possession. What I did with mine was I used EXP Shadow Gears, Full Tempest, and Lord Bearer's for all hunting dungeons that are not [[Varmundt's Biosphere Depth 2]]. For farming Depth 2, I have a condition if I want to use EXP Shadow Gears and that is I should always upkeep the '''{{#skill:2434}}''' from my Troubadour so that I can OHKO the mobs in Depth 2. Without this specific buff, I can't kill efficiently with EXP Shadow Gears and thus I started using my Skill Master Shadow Gears; yes, in case you're wondering, "Shouldn't you always have your performer slave for the '''{{#skill:307}}''' buff anyway?", well in my case sometimes I don't like logging in a second account because it makes my turtle net sluggish and so I just log-in only 1 character; however if you have God-like connection, then by all means log-in 2 characters, equip your EXP Shadow Gears, and buff yourself with Humming Bird and Mr. Kim.