Melee Hyper Novice Guide by Jetago

Introduction

Hi, I'm Jetago, a Hyper Novice main ^^~

I decided to write this guide to provide a couple of tips for anyone interested in being a Physical Hyper Novice *-*

It'll be focused of course on Double Bowling Bash and Mega Sonic Blow builds

I hope it'll be helpful ^^.

Stats and Traits

Let's go over the basics, Stats and traits and their benefits.

Stat	Points	Note
Str	120	this is our main damage status, increases Atk and Weight Limit, max it out for the maximal damage output.
Agi	90-100+	Increases Aspd, Flee and improves the effect of Aspd potions, we're going to need a high Aspd to be able to spam our skills properly.
Vit	90-100+	Increases MaxHp, Def, Mdef and Hp recovery, improves our tankiness and survivality (100 total Vit grants Stun status immunity).
Int	50-90	Increases Matk, MaxSp, Mdef, Sp recovery and reduces Variable Cast Time (100 total Int grants Silence status immunity).
Dex	60-100	Increases Hit and reduces Variable Cast Time, also slightly increases Atk and Aspd.
Luk	60-90/120-125	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).

Trait	Points	Note
Pow	110	Increases Atk, P.Atk and base damage of skills, this is our main damage trait.
Sta	0-70+	Increases Res, optional, get some points if you want to be more resistant to Physical attacks (Close it preferably in multiples of 3).
Wis	0-70+	Increases Mres, optional, get some points if you want to be more resistant to Magical attacks (Close it preferably in multples of 3).
Spl	0	Increases Matk and S.Matk, not needed for physical damage dealers.
Con	0/70-110	Increases P.Atk, Hit and Flee, this is the second best damage trait for No-Crit builds and third for Crit (Close it preferably in multiples of 5).
Crt	0/70-110	Increases C.Rate and H.Plus, this is the second best damage trait for Crit builds (Close it preferably in multiples of 3).

Skills

Here i will mention some of the skills that I personally find useful and that you may want to take into account.

Super Novice
Blessing	10	Increases Str, Int, Dex and Hit for 4 minutes
Increase Agility	10	Increases Agi, Aspd and Movement Speed for 4 minutes
Teleport	1	Basically an Infinite Fly Wing (12887) use level 1 to avoid the window pop-up
Warp Portal	4	Memorize up to 3 different locations (use /memo) and gain the ability to create portals to reach them quickly
Magnum Break	1	Deals damage and knock-back enemies within 5x5 cells around you and significantly increases your damage for a short period after use (The damage bonus doesn't increase with the level of this skill, just level 1 is fine)
Improve Concentration	10	Increases your Agi and Dex by a percentage for 4 minutes
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 cart with 8000 extra 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 essentially Ghost) elements enemies
Enchant Poison	5	Enchants your weapon with Poison element, Poison deals increased damage against Fire, Water, Wind and Earth elements enemies
Breakthrough	5	Increases Atk, MaxHp, MaxSp and Healing received
Transcendence	5	Increases MaxHp, MaxSp and Healing received
Angel, Help me!	1	Restores for you and your party members within an area of 15x15 cells around you 1000Hp and 350Sp per second for 20 seconds
Hyper Novice
Self Study Tactics	10	Increases P.Atk and Hyper Novice skills base damage
Double Bowling Bash	10	Main offensive skill, deals damage in a 9x9 AoE around the target and further increases its damage with the number of enemies within the AoE
Mega Sonic Blow	10	Main offensive skill, single target, spammable, can Crit and its damage gets doubled when the target's Hp is below 50%
Shield Chain Rush	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 a large amount and P.Atk/S.Matk by +15 for 5 minutes

Skill Tree Example

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, 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.

Early Game Gear

Gear Source Enchantment Note 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 or bought from market 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) Combos with Illusion Sprint Shoes [1] (470066) Weapon +11 Blessed Knife [2] (510070) +9 Patent Blessed Knife [2] (510071) Bioresearch Laboratory - Enables the use of Fatal Menace 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 way to level up just skip it +9 Hypocrisy Machine [3] (500007) Episode 17.2 - Can work decently until getting your next weapon thanks to its 3 card slots +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 20 million zeny Best Early-Mid weapon 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 +9 Magic Swordsman Thanatos's Sword [1] (480136) Thanatos Tower - Obtainable as monster drop or bought from market +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) Combos with Illusion Sprint Mail [1] (450182) Accessories Sinful Ruby Ring [1] (490044) Sinful Ruby Necklace [1] (490045) Sinful Accessories 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

Gear Source Enchantment Note Headgear +11[C] Crown of Beelzebub [1] (400110) Equipment Crafting - Craft Materials: Mvp drops come from Forgotten Heirloom (50001) rewarded by Main Office hunt boards; Zelunium (25731) drops in Lvl200+ dungeons such as Niflheim, Amicitia, Rudus Etc. Battle Processor [1] (410017) Rudus Melee Dmg % Obtainable as monster drop Combos with Convertible Physical Wing [1] (480124) for extra physical damage Sealed Chain (410093) Sealed Chain [1] (410094) Niflheim - Obtainable as monster drop or bought from market Ninja's Blue Mask (420031) - Armor +11 Snow Flower Armor [1] (450206) Episode 19 Ice Flower Spell (Milliduple) (311164) Ice Flower Spell (Warrior) (311101) Ice Flower Spell (Defense) (311098) Grey Wolf Suit [1] (450177) is stronger in damage but likely more grindy, Snow Flower Armor [1] (450206) provides a higher defense but can be more expensive to make +11 since it's level 2 armor +11 Grey Wolf Suit [1] (450177) Episode 18 Wolf Orb (Melee Duple) (310542) Wolf Orb (Warrior) Lv.3 (310509) Wolf Orb (Warrior) Lv.2 (310506) +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) or Any Second best Armor, capable of doubling the damage of Grey Wolf Suit [1] (450177) when fully enchanted, graded and refined Nebula of Health Lv.3 (310744) gives some extra tankiness in exchange for some damage, can also be replaced with Nebula of Sharp Lv.3 (310735) if you'd like to use it also for Mega Sonic Blow build 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) Currently the most suitable weapon for DBB build 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 Convertible Physical Wing [1] (480124) Convertible Wings - Combos with Battle Processor [1] (410017) for extra physical damage Footgear +11 Illusion Sprint Shoes [1] (470066) Illusion of Twins Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995) Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995) - +11 Snow Flower Boots [1] (470115) Episode 19 Ice Flower Spell (Overpower) (311123) Ice Flower Spell (Physical Force) (311119) Ice Flower Spell (Robust) (311116) These boots only surpass the damage of Illusion Sprint Shoes [1] (470066) when Overpower enchantments proc, if you don't want damage inconsistencies or don't need the extra Hp/Sp you can skip it +11 Grey Wolf Boots [1] (470087) Episode 18 Wolf Orb (Over Power) (310612) Wolf Orb (Physical Force) Lv.3 (310608) Wolf Orb (Robust) Lv.3 (310599) Accessories 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) Gray Wolf is slightly stronger in damage but likely more grindy than Snow Flower Grey Wolf Pendant [1] (490106) Grey Wolf Ring [1] (490107) Episode 18 Wolf Orb (Fighting Spirit) Lv.4 (310633) Wolf Orb (Fighting Spirit) Lv.4 (310633)

End Game Gear

Gear Source Enchantment Note Headgear +12[A] Crown of Beelzebub [1] (400110) Equipment Crafting - Currently the most suitable Upper Headgear for DBB build Gambler's Seal [1] (410233) Alice Twisted Madness Melee Dmg % - Ace of Hearts in Mouth (Melee Physical) (420210) Str Melee Dmg % 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) Currently BiS Armor, provides a great damage boost, especially against Boss class monsters 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) Currently the most suitable weapon for DBB build Shield +12[A] Mad Bunny-LT [1] (460020) Alice Twisted Madness Defense Lv.3 (310863) Or Physical Lv.3 (310866) Pretty optional shield, not exactly an upgrade in terms of damage but provides great utility in Defense, Aspd, Acd, Crit Rate etc. if you don't need these stats you can skip it If you choose Defense enchant it'll end up dealing less damage than an Illusion Silver Guard [1] (460018) , With Physical enchant still loses but the difference is smaller +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 similar damage to a Illusion Silver Guard [1] (460018) but much more defense and potentially better utility Garment +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) Slightly weaker than Flame Rune Manteau [1] (480230) but providing a higher defense and being possibly far cheaper Not worth Grading to [A] +12[A] Flame Rune Manteau [1] (480230) Varmundt's Biosphere Varmundt's Crystal (Death) Lv5 (311881) Or Any Power of Varmundt Lv3 (310922) STR+5 (4704) Or Any Slightly stronger than Dim Glacier Manteau [1] (480283) in the general but much stronger against enemies of specific elements based on Varmundt's Crystal enchant 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) Slightly weaker than Flame Rune Boots [1] (470173) but providing a higher defense and being possibly far cheaper Not worth Grading to [A] +12[A] Flame Rune Boots [1] (470173) Varmundt's Biosphere Varmundt's Crystal (Death) Lv5 (311881) Or Any Power of Varmundt Lv3 (310922) STR+5 (4704) Or Any Slightly stronger than Dim Glacier Boots [1] (470197) in the general but much stronger against enemies of specific elements based on Varmundt's Crystal enchant Accessories 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 45% Biosphere gem of your preference Brilliant Biosphere Gem (Boss Type) (311943) is pure min-maxing and can be difficult to obtain Currently BiS Accessories

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) Or +9/10 Perfect Size Shadow Weapon (24425) using Mistress Egg (9193) +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 Aspd 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 140 to 150 Crit Rate to always hit crit on any monster, except inside Varmundt's Depth 1 and 2 which would require up to 200.

Early Game Gear

Gear Source Enchantment Note Headgear +9 Ascendant Crown [1] (5897) Equipment Crafting - Provides some sorted stats, source of Crit Rate +9 Red Clark Casquette [1] (400021) Episode 17.1 - - +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 Lv2 (4995) provides better damage Rune of Luck Lv2 (29007) helps with your Crit Rate Sealed Chain (410093) Sealed Chain [1] (410094) Niflheim - Obtainable as monster drop or bought from market 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) Combos with Illusion Sprint Shoes [1] (470066) Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995) provides better damage Rune of Luck Lv2 (29007) helps with your Crit Rate Weapon +11 Blessed Knife [2] (510070) +9 Patent Blessed Knife [2] (510071) Bioresearch Laboratory - Enables the use of Fatal Menace 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 way to level up just skip it +9 Hypocrisy Machine [3] (500007) Episode 17.2 - Can work decently until getting your next weapon thanks to its 3 card slots +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 20 million zeny Best Early-Mid weapon 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 Lv2 (4995) provides better damage Rune of Luck Lv2 (29007) helps with your Crit Rate +11 Illusion Silver Guard [1] (460018) Garment +9 Magic Swordsman Thanatos's Sword [1] (480136) Thanatos Tower - Obtainable as monster drop or bought from market +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 Lv2 (4995) provides better damage Rune of Luck Lv2 (29007) helps with your Crit 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) Combos with Illusion Sprint Mail [1] (450182) Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995) provides better damage Rune of Luck Lv2 (29007) helps with your Crit Rate Accessories Sinful Ruby Ring [1] (490044) Sinful Ruby Necklace [1] (490045) Sinful Accessories 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

Gear Source Enchantment Note Headgear +11/12[C/A] Boitata Hat [1] (400109) Equipment Crafting - Craft Materials: Glacier Extract (1001037) come from recycling Dim Glacier weapons from Episode 19; Zelunium (25731) drops in Lvl200+ dungeons such as Niflheim, Amicitia, Rudus Etc. Decent Headgear for any Crit Build +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) Or Any With proper enchants and refinement it can deal a higher damage and provide a better Crit 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 Dmg % Obtainable as monster drop Sealed Chain (410093) Sealed Chain [1] (410094) Niflheim - Obtainable as monster drop or bought from market Bondage Necklace (420076) - Young Leaf of World Tree (Strength) (420017) any variation of this Fall of Glastheim C.RATE Lv2 (311089) ATK Lv.2 (310987) STR+3 (4702) Or any - Armor +11 Snow Flower Armor [1] (450206) Episode 19 Ice Flower Spell (Milliduple) (311164) Ice Flower Spell (Warrior) (311101) Ice Flower Spell (Defense) (311098) Grey Wolf Suit [1] (450177) is stronger in damage but likely more grindy, Snow Flower Armor [1] (450206) provides a higher defense but can be more expensive to make +11 since it's level 2 armor +11 Grey Wolf Suit [1] (450177) Episode 18 Wolf Orb (Melee Duple) (310542) Wolf Orb (Warrior) Lv.3 (310509) Wolf Orb (Warrior) Lv.2 (310506) +12[A] Nebula Armor of Power [1] (450169) Constellation Tower Star Cluster of Power Lv.3 (310676) Nebula of Sharp Lv.3 (310735) STR+5 (4704) Or Any Capable of doubling the damage of Grey Wolf Suit [1] (450177) when fully enchanted, graded and refined Nebula Armor of Power [1] (450169) is more flexible to share between builds, Nebula Suit of Creative [1] (450172) provides a better Crit Rate but can be trickier to get the right enchantment, it is also rumored to be BiS armor for future updates +12[A] Nebula Suit of Creative [1] (450172) 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) Second BiS weapon, can be skiped if you'd want to get your next weapon from market instead of farming +12[A] Dimensions Hyper Sword [2] (500094) Varmundt's Biosphere Depth 2 Any Gem and Crystal of your preference Currently BiS Weapon for MSB Build, effective even without enchantments 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[C/A] Pirate Captain's Coat [1] (480174) Equipment Crafting - Craft Materials: Mvp drops come from Forgotten Heirloom (50001) rewarded by Main Office hunt boards; Zelunium (25731) drops in Lvl200+ dungeons such as Niflheim, Amicitia, Rudus Etc. Footgear +11 Illusion Sprint Shoes [1] (470066) Illusion of Twins Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995) Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995) - +11 Snow Flower Boots [1] (470115) Episode 19 Ice Flower Spell (Overpower) (311123) Ice Flower Spell (Physical Force) (311119) Ice Flower Spell (Robust) (311116) These boots only surpass the damage of Illusion Sprint Shoes [1] (470066) when Overpower enchantments proc, if you don't want damage inconsistencies or don't need the extra Hp/Sp you can skip it +11 Grey Wolf Boots [1] (470087) Episode 18 Wolf Orb (Over Power) (310612) Wolf Orb (Physical Force) Lv.3 (310608) Wolf Orb (Robust) Lv.3 (310599) Accessories 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) Gray Wolf is slightly stronger in damage but likely more grindy than Snow Flower Grey Wolf Pendant [1] (490106) Grey Wolf Ring [1] (490107) Episode 18 Wolf Orb (Critical) Lv.4 (310632) And/Or Wolf Orb (Fighting Spirit) Lv.4 (310633)

End Game Gear

Gear Source Enchantment Note 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) Or any Time Dimension Jewel (Luck) Lv3 (312712) provides the highest damage Time Dimension Jewel (Agility) Lv3 (312700) sacrifices some Crit Rate and Damage to provide a higher Aspd and Acd reduction Currently BiS Upper Headgear for MSB Build Gambler's Seal [1] (410233) Alice Twisted Madness Melee Dmg % Critical Dmg % After Cast Delay % Crit + - Ace of Hearts in Mouth (Melee Physical) (420210) Str Melee Dmg % Armor +12[A] Nebula Armor of Power [1] (450169) Constellation Tower Star Cluster of Power Lv.3 (310676) Nebula of Sharp Lv.3 (310735) STR+5 (4704) Or Any Nebula Armor of Power [1] (450169) is more flexible to share between builds, Nebula Suit of Creative [1] (450172) provides a better Crit Rate but can be trickier to get the right enchantment, it is also rumored to be BiS armor for future updates +12[A] Nebula Suit of Creative [1] (450172) +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) After Level/Trait cap increase, Depth armors only surpass the damage of Nebula armors when fighting Boss class monsters Engraved Flame Earth Rune Armor [1] (450282) is slightly better in damage, Engraved Corruption Poison Rune Cloth [1] (450285) provides a better Crit Rate +11/12[A] Engraved Corruption Poison Rune Cloth [1] (450285) Corruption Poison Rune Lv10 (312394) Poison Rune Lv5 (312384) Corruption Rune Lv5 (312379) Weapon +12[A] Dimensions Hyper Sword [2] (500094) Varmundt's Biosphere Depth 2 Any Gem and Crystal of your preference Currently BiS Weapon for MSB Build, effective even without enchantments 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 similar damage to a Illusion Silver Guard [1] (460018) but much more defense and potentially better utility +12[A] Mad Bunny-LT [1] (460020) Alice Twisted Madness Defense Lv.3 (310863) Or Physical Lv.3 (310866) Pretty optional shield, not exactly an upgrade in terms of damage but provides great utility in Defense, Aspd, Acd, Crit Rate etc. if you don't need these stats you can skip it If you choose Defense enchant it'll end up dealing less damage than an Illusion Silver Guard [1] (460018) , With Physical enchant still loses but the difference is smaller Garment +12[A] Flame 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) Or Any Compared to Pirate Captain's Coat [1] (480174) Fire Manteau only becomes stronger when fighting specific elemental monsters Creative of Varmundt Lv3 (310932) can provide better damage but Power of Varmundt Lv3 (310922) is more versatile since it works for any build +12[A] Pirate Captain's Coat [1] (480174) Equipment Crafting - Provides a more manageable Crit Rate and After Cast Delay reduction, additionally it can be used for any other critical class either ranged or melee Footgear +12[A] Flame 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) Or Any Creative of Varmundt Lv3 (310932) can provide better damage but Power of Varmundt Lv3 (310922) is more versatile since it works for any build Accessories 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 45% Biosphere gem of your preference Brilliant Biosphere Gem (Boss Type) (311943) is pure min-maxing and can be difficult to obtain Focus of Varmundt Lv5 (311963) can provide better damage but Tenacity of Varmundt Lv5 (311953) is more versatile since it works for any build

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 Crit Dmg% as best second attribute options. +10 Maximum Mammoth Shadow Shoes (24680) +10 Infinity Shadow Weapon (24386) Or +9/10 Perfect Size Shadow Weapon (24425) using Mistress Egg (9193) +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% 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 (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% Renovated Upper Rgan (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 Piloted Midrange 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% Grey Wolf Card (300220) (L) Melee Dmg +6% Primitive Rgan Card (300365) (R) Melee Dmg +8% Combo Effect: Variable Cast Time -8% Lower Rgan Card (300367) (L) Melee Dmg +8% Lowest Rgan Card (300366) (R) Critical Rate +6, C.Rate +1 Combo Effect: Critical Dmg +8% Midrange Rgan Card (300368) (L) Critical Rate +6, C.Rate +1

Pets

Pet Egg Source Effect / Note Incubus Egg (9052) Pet System MaxSp +5%, Enable a chance to gain 1% of the damage dealt as Sp Succubus Egg (9055) MaxHp +1%, Enable a chance to gain 5% of the damage dealt as Hp Kiel-D-01 Egg (9126) Aspd +7%, Hit +18, Melee Dmg +5% | Decent Pet for General Use Mistress Egg (9193) Nullifies Size Penalty, Dmg vs Normal Class +7% | Good for hunting Normal mobs, not the big deal vs Bosses Eddga Egg (9142) Critical Rate +8, C.Rate +3 | Best pet if you need more Critical Rate and a bit of Critical Dmg Abysmal Knight Egg (9132) Atk +5%, P.Atk +2, Dmg vs Boss Class +5% | Best pet for killing Bosses/Mvps

Utility Equipment

Gear Source Effect / Note 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~

Item Effect Concentrated Golden Syrup Potion (1100005) Recovers Hp Concentrated Blue Syrup Potion (1100004) Recovers Sp Red Herb Activator (100232) Melee Dmg +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.

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 Luxury Cap (400139)
• Advanced Paradise Suit (450185)
• Advanced Paradise Manteau (480105)
• Paradise Luxury 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 ^^.