Rakugaki's PvM Hyper Novice - Revision history

Kwongkwong: /* Equipment */ grammer derp fix

2026-06-16T17:53:16Z

Equipment: grammer derp fix

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	\|Footgear		\|Footgear
	\|???		\|???
	\|It is still unknown if this will ever be implemented. But if it does get implemented, if both this and {{#item:19204}} are equipped and if the refine rate ~~of this and =~~ 21 or higher, then level 5 {{#skill:378}} can be used, resulting in a large increase in Physical damage.		\|It is still unknown if this will ever be implemented. But if it does get implemented, if both this and {{#item:19204}} are equipped and if the total refine rate is 21 or higher, then level 5 {{#skill:378}} can be used, resulting in a large increase in Physical damage.
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Kwongkwong: /* Equipment */ grammar derp fix

2026-06-16T17:52:23Z

Equipment: grammar derp fix

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	\|???		\|???
	\|It is still unknown if this will ever be implemented. But if it does get implemented, if both this and {{#item:19204}} are equipped and if the refine rate ~~of this and =~~ 21 or higher, then level 5 {{#skill:378}} can be used, resulting in a large increase in Physical damage.		\|It is still unknown if this will ever be implemented. But if it does get implemented, if both this and {{#item:19204}} are equipped and if the total refine rate is 21 or higher, then level 5 {{#skill:378}} can be used, resulting in a large increase in Physical damage.
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Kwongkwong: /* Equipment */ This'll boost Ranged Physical HN hopefully. Maybe wearing a shirt on one foot and a soccer shoe on another while wearing a goofy hat looks so poisonous, it enables Level 5 Enchant Deadly Poison...

2026-06-16T10:00:30Z

Equipment: This'll boost Ranged Physical HN hopefully. Maybe wearing a shirt on one foot and a soccer shoe on another while wearing a goofy hat looks so poisonous, it enables Level 5 Enchant Deadly Poison...

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	\| style="background-color: #98DE9B; text-align: center;" colspan="4" \| '''Hyper Novice 285+ (Future, currently unobtainable here)'''		\| style="background-color: #98DE9B; text-align: center;" colspan="4" \| '''Hyper Novice 285+ (Future, currently unobtainable here)'''
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	\|~~/wah~~		\|Racing Shoes
	\|~~Equipment~~		\|Footgear
	\|~~Nothing yet...~~		\|???
	\|~~No new equipment for Ranged Hyper Novice yet. Sadge.~~.. ~~T_T~~		\|It is still unknown if this will ever be implemented. But if it does get implemented, if both this and {{#item:19204}} are equipped and if the refine rate of this and = 21 or higher, then level 5 {{#skill:378}} can be used, resulting in a large increase in Physical damage.
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	\| style="background-color: #98DE9B; text-align: center;" colspan="4" \| '''Shadow Equipment'''		\| style="background-color: #98DE9B; text-align: center;" colspan="4" \| '''Shadow Equipment'''

Kwongkwong: /* Equipment */ Added speculative racing shoes which either looks like a fancier cotton shirt, or what looks like SOCCER SHOES, not racing shoes. Wut...

2026-06-16T09:58:02Z

Equipment: Added speculative racing shoes which either looks like a fancier cotton shirt, or what looks like SOCCER SHOES, not racing shoes. Wut...

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	\| style="background-color: #880808; color:White; text-align: center;" colspan="4" \| '''Hyper Novice 285+ (Future, currently unobtainable here)'''		\| style="background-color: #880808; color:White; text-align: center;" colspan="4" \| '''Hyper Novice 285+ (Future, currently unobtainable here)'''
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			\|Racing Shoes
			\|Footgear
	\|???		\|???
	\|~~???~~		\|It is still unknown if this will ever be implemented. But if it does get implemented, if both this and {{#item:19204}} are equipped and if the refine rate of this and = 21 or higher, then level 5 {{#skill:378}} can be used, resulting in a large increase in Physical damage.
	~~\|???~~
	~~\|???~~
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Kwongkwong: /* Equipment */ Added important notice to Frontier Headgear. Also this is Raku desu. For some reason when I logged in, I'm "KwongKwong". Like wut... Also I'm semi-alive. Enough time to maybe do some minor guide edits and :PandaAdmireWizard:-ing GaoSuper, but not enough time to play the game

2026-05-29T12:55:25Z

Equipment: Added important notice to Frontier Headgear. Also this is Raku desu. For some reason when I logged in, I'm "KwongKwong". Like wut... Also I'm semi-alive. Enough time to maybe do some minor guide edits and :PandaAdmireWizard:-ing GaoSuper, but not enough time to play the game

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	\|[[Chapter_1#Zero_Cell_Sector]]		\|[[Chapter_1#Zero_Cell_Sector]]
	\|Headgear that greatly boosts the Hyper Novice's ability to effectively manipulate Wind and Water. Significantly boosts Wind and Water Magic Damage and the equivalent skills {{#skill:5456}} and {{#skill:5457}}. It must be graded and refined to A and at least +12, and it must absolutely be paired with a Grade A +12 {{#item:550177}}. Pairing them will result in {{#skill:5462}} granting an extra effect to the two aforementioned skills for half of its duration (150 seconds). {{#skill:5456}} will autocast Level 5 {{#skill:5227}} on the target. {{#skill:5457}} will autocast Level 5 {{#skill:5216}} where you stand. This is the best-in-slot headgear for Wind and/or Water-focused Hyper Novices.		\|Headgear that greatly boosts the Hyper Novice's ability to effectively manipulate Wind and Water. Significantly boosts Wind and Water Magic Damage and the equivalent skills {{#skill:5456}} and {{#skill:5457}}. It must be graded and refined to A and at least +12, and it must absolutely be paired with a Grade A +12 {{#item:550177}}. Pairing them will result in {{#skill:5462}} granting an extra effect to the two aforementioned skills for half of its duration (150 seconds). {{#skill:5456}} will autocast Level 5 {{#skill:5227}} on the target. {{#skill:5457}} will autocast Level 5 {{#skill:5216}} where you stand. This is the best-in-slot headgear for Wind and/or Water-focused Hyper Novices.

			'''IMPORTANT NOTICE: Swapping headgears while the buff is active will remove it! Use Cart Boost wisely, or try getting 120 AP in 90 seconds or less to mitigate the problem.'''
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	\|{{#item:400545}}		\|{{#item:400545}}

G5457s: /* Tips and Tricks */

2026-03-05T20:32:53Z

Tips and Tricks

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	**120-140: Eden Board Quests 120-140		**120-140: Eden Board Quests 120-140
	**120-130: Illusion of Frozen		**120-130: Illusion of Frozen
	**130-150: Illusion of Vampire. Save the {{#item:6223}}. You can turn them to {{#item:985}}		**130-150: Illusion of Vampire. Save the {{#item:6223}}. You can turn them to {{#item:985}}, then {{#item:1000331}} at the later parts of the game.
	*150-170 [[17.1 Illusion]], farm Cor Core and Unknown Parts, get Grace Equips and some MATK OS Headgear and Rutilus Stick-OS. If possible, get enough zeny to buy/craft {{#item:550080}}, then upgrade to {{#item:550081}} to make life so much easier.		*150-170 [[17.1 Illusion]], farm Cor Core and Unknown Parts, get Grace Equips and some MATK OS Headgear and Rutilus Stick-OS. If possible, get enough zeny to buy/craft {{#item:550080}}, then upgrade to {{#item:550081}} to make life so much easier.
	**150-160: Illusion of Teddy Bear		**150-160: Illusion of Teddy Bear

G5457s: /* Tips and Tricks */ Expanded 1x Leveling section

2026-03-05T20:28:11Z

Tips and Tricks: Expanded 1x Leveling section

G5457s: /* Equipment */ Added Stardust Equipment to future stuff. Thanks GaoSuper! :PandaAdmireWizard:

2026-03-05T19:53:26Z

Equipment: Added Stardust Equipment to future stuff. Thanks GaoSuper! :PandaAdmireWizard:

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+|{{#item:401117}}
-|????
+|Upper Headgear
-|????
+|[[Stardust Equipment]]
-|????
+|Significantly increases Ghost and Wind element damage and skills. Must be paired with {{#item:500134}}, preferably a +12 Grade A in order to activate its special effect: When casting {{#skill:5460}}, autocast {{#skill:2214}}.
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 | style="background-color: #ADD8E6; text-align: center;" colspan="4" | '''Shadow Equipment'''

G5457s: /* Tips and Tricks */ Added New Game+ 1x leveling guide, currently WIP. 100-200 is still missing and will be worked on

2026-03-04T21:59:19Z

Tips and Tricks: Added New Game+ 1x leveling guide, currently WIP. 100-200 is still missing and will be worked on

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-|'''WORK IN PROGRESS''', placeholder, may contain suboptimal info
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 '''Path 1: Questing Route'''
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 *1:55 - Stat distribution (/dex+ 99), Payon Dungeon
 *More coming soon!
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G5457s: /* Equipment */ Added Furious equips, moved the cute cheap candle mace to 275+

2026-03-03T19:33:19Z

Equipment: Added Furious equips, moved the cute cheap candle mace to 275+

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	\| style="background-color: #880808; color:White; text-align: center;" colspan="4" \| '''Hyper Novice (230-275)'''		\| style="background-color: #880808; color:White; text-align: center;" colspan="4" \| '''Hyper Novice (230-275)'''
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			\|{{#item:400675}}
			\|Upper Headgear
			\|[[Furious Equipment]], jor_fild02 at<br>{{#navi:jor_back2\|167\|232}} from Angry Beetle
			\|While leveling up, you may have gotten some nice looking "junk" like {{#item:1001075}} and {{#item:1001084}}. You can save them and a bunch of cards to obtain this helmet. When paired with {{#skill:550148}}, you get an FCT reduction bonus. Upgrade it to +11 Grade C. The Furious equipment set looks like a good alternative to the Dim Glacier and Glacier sets and seems to be right in-between the two in terms of power levels.
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	\|{{#item:400109}}		\|{{#item:400109}}
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	\|[[20 The Immortal]]		\|[[20 The Immortal]]
	\|An armor that gives a lot of power, sufficient for the late-game, but lacking in the end-game. It can be easily graded, because it doesn't need an exorbitant amount of zeny and expensive {{#item:6635}} to refine. Try obtaining a +12 Grade C. Currently can be purchased from player vendors at cheap prices.		\|An armor that gives a lot of power, sufficient for the late-game, but lacking in the end-game. It can be easily graded, because it doesn't need an exorbitant amount of zeny and expensive {{#item:6635}} to refine. Try obtaining a +12 Grade C. Currently can be purchased from player vendors at cheap prices.
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			\|{{#item:500103}}
			\|One-Handed Sword
			\|[[Furious Equipment]], jor_fild02 at<br>{{#navi:jor_back2\|167\|232}} from Angry Beetle
			\|While leveling up, you may have gotten some nice looking "junk" like {{#item:1001075}} and {{#item:1001077}}. You can save them and a bunch of cards to obtain this weapon. When paired with {{#item:400675}}, {{#skill:5451}} gets FCT reduction bonus. A +10 Grade C is more than enough, but a +11 Grade B is nicer. Good for {{#skill:5451}} builds.
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	\|{{#item:500055}}		\|{{#item:500055}}
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	\|[[20 The Immortal]]		\|[[20 The Immortal]]
	\|Sufficient for the late-game but lacking in the end-game. It can be easily graded, because it doesn't need an exorbitant amount of zeny and expensive {{#item:6635}} to refine. Try obtaining a +12 Grade C. Currently can be purchased from player vendors at cheap prices.		\|Sufficient for the late-game but lacking in the end-game. It can be easily graded, because it doesn't need an exorbitant amount of zeny and expensive {{#item:6635}} to refine. Try obtaining a +12 Grade C. Currently can be purchased from player vendors at cheap prices.
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			\|{{#item:470265}}
			\|Footgear
			\|[[Furious Equipment]], jor_fild02 at<br>{{#navi:jor_back2\|167\|232}} from Angry Beetle
			\|While leveling up, you may have gotten some nice looking "junk" like {{#item:1001075}} and {{#item:1001087}}. You can save them and a bunch of cards to obtain this footgear. Upgrade it to a +11 Grade C.
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	\|{{#item:470196}}		\|{{#item:470196}}
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	\|Sword		\|Sword
	\|[[Varmundt's Biosphere Depth 2\|Depth 2]]		\|[[Varmundt's Biosphere Depth 2\|Depth 2]]
	\|~~Most powerful and best-in-slot weapon~~ despite its -17 ASPD penalty. It can have two powerful enchants of your choosing, no RNG nonsense. At Grade A and paired with a Grade A {{#item:400545}}, it further increases {{#Skill:5451}} damage and FINALLY gives the Physical Hyper Novice an actual gap closer - {{#skill:2022}}. Though if you step on something incredibly sticky, like {{#skill:405}}, {{#skill:2022}} will fail.		\|One of the strongest weapons despite its -17 ASPD penalty. It can have two powerful enchants of your choosing, no RNG nonsense. At Grade A and paired with a Grade A {{#item:400545}}, it further increases {{#Skill:5451}} damage and FINALLY gives the Physical Hyper Novice an actual gap closer - {{#skill:2022}}. Though if you step on something incredibly sticky, like {{#skill:405}}, {{#skill:2022}} will fail.
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			\|{{#item:590112}}
			\|Mace
			\|[[Chapter 1]]
			\|An adorably cute, unfrighteningly spoopy, and totally harmless little mace tailor-made for {{#skill:5451}}, greatly increasing its effectiveness. Unlike the Frontier combo for Mage HNs, this is a standalone. When using {{#skill:5461}}, for 150 seconds, enables the use of {{#skill:6513}} and reduces the cooldown of {{#skill:5451}} by 0.2 seconds. Finally, because it is a Mace, and a cute one at that, its -10 ASPD penalty is also cute compared to Daggers and One-Handed Swords (-15 and -17 respectively). ADORABLE!
			Try getting a very scary and intimidating-looking +10 {{#item:590081}}, preferably with Non-Crit Physical Damage modifiers and reform it, to something that is literally a cheap plastic pumpkin with a cheap paraffin candle inside nailed to a wooden handle that can be bought at a thrift store. How something so cheap and fragile-looking is actually indestructible and can easily eliminate angry homonculi with zero cells with the right hands is a mystery.
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	\|{{#item:460020}}		\|{{#item:460020}}
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	\| style="background-color: #880808; color:White; text-align: center;" colspan="4" \| '''Hyper Novice 285+ (Future, currently unobtainable here)'''		\| style="background-color: #880808; color:White; text-align: center;" colspan="4" \| '''Hyper Novice 285+ (Future, currently unobtainable here)'''
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	\|~~{{#item:590112}}~~		\|???
	\|~~Weapon~~		\|???
	\|~~[[Chapter 1]]~~		\|???
	\|An adorably cute, unfrighteningly spoopy, and totally harmless little mace tailor-made for {{#skill:5451}}, greatly increasing its effectiveness. Unlike the Frontier combo for Mage HNs, this is a standalone. When using {{#skill:5461}}, for 150 seconds, enables the use of {{#skill:6513}} and reduces the cooldown of {{#skill:5451}} by 0.2 seconds. Finally, because it is a Mace, and a cute one at that, its -10 ASPD penalty is also cute compared to Daggers and One-Handed Swords (-15 and -17 respectively). ADORABLE!		\|???
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	\| style="background-color: #880808; color:White; text-align: center;" colspan="4" \| '''Shadow Equipment'''		\| style="background-color: #880808; color:White; text-align: center;" colspan="4" \| '''Shadow Equipment'''

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	**100-120: Illusion of Moonlight		**100-120: Illusion of Moonlight
	*125-150 [[16.2 Terra Gloria]], grab some Schwarzwald honor token quests, get Imperial Equips		*125-150 [[16.2 Terra Gloria]], grab some Schwarzwald honor token quests, get Imperial Equips
			**120-140: Eden Board Quests 120-140
			**120-130: Illusion of Frozen
			**130-150: Illusion of Vampire. Save the {{#item:6223}}. You can turn them to {{#item:985}}
	*150-170 [[17.1 Illusion]], farm Cor Core and Unknown Parts, get Grace Equips and some MATK OS Headgear and Rutilus Stick-OS. If possible, get enough zeny to buy/craft {{#item:550080}}, then upgrade to {{#item:550081}} to make life so much easier.		*150-170 [[17.1 Illusion]], farm Cor Core and Unknown Parts, get Grace Equips and some MATK OS Headgear and Rutilus Stick-OS. If possible, get enough zeny to buy/craft {{#item:550080}}, then upgrade to {{#item:550081}} to make life so much easier.
	**150-160: Illusion of Teddy Bear		**150-160: Illusion of Teddy Bear
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	**170-180: Illusion of Twins		**170-180: Illusion of Twins
	**170-190: Illusion of Labyrinth		**170-190: Illusion of Labyrinth
	**190-230: Abyss4, Odin Past and Einbech3		**180-190: Illusion of Underwater 2
			**190-230: Abyss4, Odin Past and Einbech3. Lots of quests means lots of heirlooms and eden coins!
	*200-210 [[18 Direction of Prayer]], Nif1, Rudus4 (requires completing [[17.1 Illusion]])		*200-210 [[18 Direction of Prayer]], Nif1, Rudus4 (requires completing [[17.1 Illusion]])
	**200-210: Nif1 or continue with Abyss4 and Einbech3		**200-210: Nif1, Rudus4, or continue with Abyss4 and Einbech3
	*210-230 [[19 Isgard Land of Snow Flowers]], Ami1, Ami2 at 230		*210-230 [[19 Isgard Land of Snow Flowers]], Ami1, Ami2 at 230
	**210-230: Abyss4, Odin Past or Einbech3 are still the best. ~~Lots of quests means lots of heirlooms and eden coins!~~		**210-230: Abyss4, Odin Past or Einbech3 are still the best.
	*230-250 [[20 The Immortal]], Nif2 at 240		*230-250 [[20 The Immortal]], Nif2 at 240
	**230-240: Amicitia 2 or Ami2 for short. So far, '''this is the MOST PAINFULLY SLOW PART''', made worse by those annoying NAPEOs teleporting like it's going out of style and slowing down your progress. Thankfully, Hyper Novices can go to Ami2 directly via {{#skill:27}}. Type /memo at Ami2's entrance and you can freely warp there. Such is the quality of life of Hyper Novices and Cardinals. ALWAYS MAKE A BEELINE FOR NAPEO BEFORE THEY TELEPORT. Everything else is collateral damage.		**230-240: Amicitia 2 or Ami2 for short. So far, '''this is the MOST PAINFULLY SLOW PART''', made worse by those annoying NAPEOs teleporting like it's going out of style and slowing down your progress. Thankfully, Hyper Novices can go to Ami2 directly via {{#skill:27}}. Type /memo at Ami2's entrance and you can freely warp there. Such is the quality of life of Hyper Novices and Cardinals. ALWAYS MAKE A BEELINE FOR NAPEO BEFORE THEY TELEPORT. Everything else is collateral damage.
	**230-240: Abyss4, Odin Past or Einbech3 are still viable, though it may take a bit longer to level up compared to Ami2. However, getting a lot of heirlooms and eden coins is still enticing.		**230-240: Abyss4, Odin Past or Einbech3 are still viable, though it may take a bit longer to level up compared to Ami2. However, getting a lot of heirlooms and eden coins is still enticing.
	**240-250: Nif2. Slower leveling but easier for the less geared. Mobs give around half the EXP compared to [[Varmundt's Biosphere]]. However, Grotes drop the highly coveted {{#item:12103}} in exchange, and you should get more of them with the 48% increased drop rate at level 240. If you want to level up faster though, make sure you're geared enough for...		**240-250: Nif2. Slower leveling but easier for the less geared. Mobs give around half the EXP compared to [[Varmundt's Biosphere]]. However, Grotes drop the highly coveted {{#item:12103}} in exchange, and you should get more of them with the 48% increased drop rate at level 240. If you want to level up faster though, make sure you're geared enough for...
	**240-250: ...Biosphere A and B. The horrible and '''NASTEA''' Ami2 slog is finally over! Leveling is far easier because the dungeons are VERY CROWDED, the kill quest is generalized unlike Ami2 where you need to kill X number of specific mobs, and if you're strong enough, turning in a quest should take no longer than 2mins most of the time, compared to Ami2's 3-5mins depending on your luck with Napeo the {{#skill:26}} addict. Pick a dungeon of your liking - all the dungeons have mobs that give more or less the same amount of EXP (65 - 71M), and kill quests that give the same amount of EXP, despite Fire, Ice, Grass and Death mobs having ~15M less HP than Temple, Soul and Venom mobs.		**240-250: ...Biosphere A and B. The horrible and '''NASTEA''' Ami2 slog is finally over! Leveling is far easier because the dungeons are VERY CROWDED with tons of mobs, the kill quest is generalized unlike Ami2 where you need to kill X number of specific mobs, and if you're strong enough, turning in a quest should take no longer than 2mins most of the time, compared to Ami2's 3-5mins depending on your luck with Napeo the {{#skill:26}} addict. Pick a dungeon of your liking - all the dungeons have mobs that give more or less the same amount of EXP (65 - 71M), and kill quests that give the same amount of EXP, despite Fire, Ice, Grass and Death mobs having ~15M less HP than Temple, Soul and Venom mobs.
	*250-275 [[21 Age of Heroes]], [[Garden of Time]], [[Varmundt's Biosphere Depth]] if there are [[In Depth review about Varmundt Depth 1 and 2 dungeons with the Depth Keeper himself\|Depth Parties]]		*250-275 [[21 Age of Heroes]], [[Garden of Time]], [[Varmundt's Biosphere Depth]] if there are [[In Depth review about Varmundt Depth 1 and 2 dungeons with the Depth Keeper himself\|Depth Parties]]
	**250+: [[Unknown Blue Hole]] or [[Niflheim Pumpkin Farm]].		**250+: [[Unknown Blue Hole]] or [[Niflheim Pumpkin Farm]].
	**250+: [[Varmundt's Biosphere Depth]] if you're strong enough. Always keep distance from annoying stripper Lava Toads! They've been badly influenced by Ifrit the {{#skill:476}}per.		**250+: [[Varmundt's Biosphere Depth]] if you're strong enough. Always keep distance from annoying stripper Lava Toads! They've been badly influenced by Ifrit the {{#skill:476}}per. Always remember to turn-in every 300 kills!
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