The Complete Elemental Master Guide by Goldie: Difference between revisions

Unlike [[Arch Mage]], Elemental Master has a lot of utility skills (i.e. Land Protector, Dispell, Blinding Mist, Insignias, Defensive Stances of Spirits, etc.) in its arsenal, making it possible for the class to leave behind defensive gears, and run full DPS while surviving most of the monsters' and bosses' skills and attacks.

== Introduction ==

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| style=background-color:#77DD77; border:2px solid;" | <center><big><span style="font-family: verdana;"> '''Pros''' </center></big></span>

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* EMs excel in space manipulation, zoning, and '''crowd control''' ('''CC''') skills.  

** Four (4) of their skills, if you'll include Psychic Wave, are lingering and count as '''damage over time''' ('''DoT''') skills. This is useful and efficient when you're farming, as it is as simple as placing any of your DoT skills on the ground before teleporting away. You can still kill the monsters and you can still get their drops (thanks to the '''<u>@autoloot</u>''' feature). The only scenario I could think of where this won't be applicable is when you're finishing a Kill Count quest. In that case you'll need to be onscreen to get the count.  

** They have a generous amount of crowd control skills like '''{{#skill:2453}}''' which roots and immobilizes monsters in one place, while their DoT skills possess a "hit-locking" CC effect that flinches monsters and displaces them away from you.

** Their ultimate skill''' https://static.divine-pride.net/images/skill/5380.png <span style="background:linear-gradient(to right, #FF3F34 0%, #2C6FBB 25%, #268F15 50%, #B5651D 75%, #800080 100%); -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent;">Elemental Buster</span>''' acts as their 4th job equivalent of Psychic Wave as it can be endowed to either <span style="color:red;">Fire</span>, <span style="color:blue;">Water</span>, <span style="color:green;">Wind</span>, <span style="color:brown;">Earth</span>, or <span style="color:purple;">Poison</span>—basically assuming the elemental property of their currently summoned '''High Elemental Spirits'''; but unbeknownst to many it also acts as a CC skill! Both normal and boss monsters with the exception of MVPs hit by this skill are rendered immobile and stunned during the entire duration of the skill animation. We'll go more in-depth about Elemental Buster and its secret shenanigans once we go into the [[The_Complete_Elemental_Master_Guide_by_Goldie#Elemental_Master|Elemental Master section]], so please bear with me! <s>*''cough''* '''Autocast Elemental Buster''' ''*cough*''</s>

* The class does not shy away when effortlessly '''one'''-'''hit knocking out''' ('''OHKO''') monsters due to its immanent high burst damage.  

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* Place 10 skill points on this one and max it out. A good skill to defend yourself and your party members against normal melee attacks. When supporting, you can just spam this underneath your party's tank. Be sure to bring a lot of Blue Gemstones not only for spamming Safety Wall but for your subsequent skills in the Sage branch.  

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* Just enough points as a prerequisite skill for '''{{#skill:12}}'''.

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* Dump whatever skill points you have left on this one I suppose.

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* Just enough points as a prerequisite skill for the Sage's '''{{#skill:283}}''' skill.

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* Allot enough skill points as a prerequisite skill to '''{{#skill:289}}'''.

* This skill does exactly what its name describes. It disrupts or breaks the spell chanting of monsters and players alike.

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* At max level, Volcano gives +20% <span style="color:red;">Fire</span> Damage which directly interacts with the elemental table and it only means if you're doing 100% <span style="color:red;">Fire</span> damage on a monster you'll do +120% instead.  Also gives +30 ATK/MAtk. You'll use this one most of the time when focusing on DPS.

* Any entity inside its AoE will benefit from Volcano's effects.  

* Recasting this skill won't consume another Blue Gemstone or until the current elemental floor buff expires.

* Note: Only 1 Land Protector, Volcano, Deluge, and Violent Gale can be activated from the same caster at a time. Casting any of the elemental floor buffs will replace Volcano.

* At max level, Deluge gives +20% <span style="color:blue;">Water</span> Damage which directly interacts with the elemental table and it only means if you're doing 100% <span style="color:blue;">Water</span> damage on a monster you'll do +120% instead. Also gives +15% MaxHP which works perfectly well with HP-based builds of the Inquisitors and [[Dragon_Knight|Dragon Knights]]. It also gives more HP% on your Elementals and High Elementals—we'll talk more about it in their [[The_Complete_Elemental_Master_Guide_by_Goldie#How_to_keep_Elementals_&_High_Elementals_Alive|own section]].

* Any entity inside its AoE will benefit from Deluge's effects.

* Recasting this skill won't consume another Blue Gemstone or until the current elemental floor buff expires.

* Note: Only 1 Land Protector, Volcano, Deluge, and Violent Gale can be activated from the same caster at a time. Casting any of the elemental floor buffs will replace Deluge.

* At max level, Violent Gale gives +20% <span style="color:green;">Wind</span> Damage which directly interacts with the elemental table and it only means if you're doing 100% <span style="color:green;">Wind</span> damage on a monster you'll do +120% instead.  Also gives +15 FLEE which may help in some FLEE-based builds.

* Any entity inside its AoE will benefit from Violent Gale's effects.

* Recasting this skill won't consume another Blue Gemstone or until the current elemental floor buff expires.

* Note: Only 1 Land Protector, Volcano, Deluge, and Violent Gale can be activated from the same caster at a time. Casting any of the elemental floor buffs will replace Violent Gale.

* Land Protector (LP) will form a 7x7~11x11 (scales with level)  protective area on the ground that will nullify all ground magical skills.

* LP will get its own section as there's more to LP than just a protective area. For more info, check down [[The_Complete_Elemental_Master_Guide_by_Goldie#Land_Protector|below]].

* Note: Only 1 Land Protector, Volcano, Deluge, and Violent Gale can be activated from the same caster at a time. Casting any of the elemental floor buffs will replace LP. When casting LP by accident and you want to completely remove it, you can cast any of the three elemental floor buffs.

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* Skip this one. No place as a prerequisite skill either.

* ''But'' if you want to have fun and play around with this skill's randomness, then go ahead and use it I guess. You have a chance to use it to tame monsters and turn them into pets starting at Lvl. 6.

** When using buff, cards, or gears that nullify gemstone requirement such as the Performer ensemble skill '''{{#skill:312}}''', {{#item:4132}}/{{#item:4484}}, and the pair of {{#item:24675}} and {{#item:24676}}, gemstone requirement won't get completely nullified; however, Abracadabra will only consume 1 {{#icon:715}}{{#linkitem:715|Yellow Gemstone}} instead of the usual 2.

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| https://static.divine-pride.net/images/skill/653.png NPC MAX PAIN

| https://static.divine-pride.net/images/skill/653.png NPC AGI UP

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| https://static.divine-pride.net/images/skill/653.png Hallucination

| https://static.divine-pride.net/images/skill/653.png Silence

* Place 1 skill point on this one.  

* Wall of Fog is a defensive skill that will protect ''anyone'' inside its 5x3 AoE from ranged targeted skills and ranged attacks, including opposing monsters and MVPs.

* This skill also gets doubled duration when placed under '''{{#skill:286}}'''. Note that you have to cast Deluge first before placing this skill or else they won't overlap.

* Only two (2) Wall of Fogs can coexist at the same time until the first one expires or either of them gets cleared by  '''{{#skill:288}}''' or any of the ground-effect clearing skills such as the High Wizard's '''{{#skill:483}}''' skill or the Geneticist's '''{{#skill:2483}}''' skill.

** Does not apply {{#item:4147}}'s 3x3 splashing effect due to getting lower priority than Spell Fist's conversion of melee magical attacks.

* Spell Fist also doesn't need high DEX and HIT rate since it ignores FLEE for it is a magical attack in nature.

* Ideally, you'd want to have an FCT lower than 1 second or VCT lower than 90% so you can't instant cast your bolt skills. Yes, that may sound absurd but that's because you'd need to not completely cast your elemental bolts so you could apply Spell Fist as an active skill. Aim your bolt skills on a target, cast it, then immediately press Spell Fist. Instant casting your bolt skills will make it impossible for you to activate Spell Fist.

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* Either leave this one out completely or get it to max level.

* Extremely useful if you're going to be focusing on <span style="color:purple;">Poison</span> element; though keep in mind it has a 5 seconds cooldown but the costume enchant stones {{#icon:1000672}}{{#linkitem:1000672|Sorcerer Stone (Top)}} + {{#icon:25420}}{{#linkitem:25420|Sorcerer Stone (Garment)}} reduces its cooldown by 2 seconds. Typically it's used for DPS-ing or MVP-ing and rarely used for field farming unless you want to see big damage numbers with your <span style="color:purple;">Poison</span>-endowed '''{{#skill:2449}}''' <big>/</big>  '''https://static.divine-pride.net/images/skill/5380.png <span style="background:linear-gradient(to right, #FF3F34 0%, #2C6FBB 25%, #268F15 50%, #B5651D 75%, #800080 100%); -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent;">Elemental Buster</span>''', '''{{#skill:5371}}''', and '''{{#skill:2448}}'''.

* Only one (1) Killing Cloud can be activated at a time. Casting another Killing Cloud will supersede the existing one though the debuff refreshes when reapplied on the same unit.

** 2% of MaxHP and MaxSP is recovered each second.

** Damage from the next attack is amplified by 150%.

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*Generally, <span style="color:#BD0F1E;">Ardor</span> is used for almost all farming maps since <span style="color:red;">Fire</span> element wipes out most mobs in those areas.

*Likewise for '''The Immortal Instance''', both you and <span style="color:#bd0f1e;">Ardor</span> will survive Lasgand's '''{{#skill:83}}s''', and in the event you get hit by his {{#skill:91}} '''Heaven's Drive''' skill, <span style="color:red;">Fire</span> has innate resistance against <span style="color:brown;">Earth</span> property damage. More info on the [[Elements#Elemental_Attribute_Table|elemental table]].  

*With <span style="color:#BD0F1E;">Ardor</span>'s defensive buffs and your own '''{{#skill:288}}''', you can finish both Easy and Hard Mode of The Immortal without ever depending on a {{#item:4128}} like most classes just to clear Hard Mode effortlessly. Simply put, <span style="color:#BD0F1E;">Ardor</span> is tailor-fit for this instance hands down.

*<span style="color:#0685CF;">Diluvio</span> is a close contender for '''The Immortal Instance''' next to <span style="color:#BD0F1E;">Ardor</span>. She can withstand Lasgand's '''{{#skill:83}}s''' and has full immunity against his''' {{#skill:89}}''' skill. Use her if <span style="color:#BD0F1E;">Ardor</span> died and your skill to summon him is on CD.

*When you need to survive Encroached Tan's '''{{#skill:2204}}''' and Ghost Ship Captain's '''{{#skill:86}}''', <span style="color:#0685CF;">Diluvio</span> is your strongest choice since she can endow your armor to the <span style="color:blue;">Water</span> property and she will give you 100% resistance against <span style="color:blue;">Water</span>-based attacks when you activate '''Lvl. 2''' '''{{#skill:2456}}''' ('''Defensive Mode''').

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* [[Thanatos_Tower_Revamp|Thanatos Tower Flr. 12]]

* [[Abandoned_Pit#Floor_1|Abandoned Pit Flr. 1]]

* [[Varmundt%27s_Biosphere#Biosphere_Ice|Varmundt's Biosphere (Ice)]]

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*<span style="color:green;">Ventus</span> will always going to make it to the list no matter what despite her being an Elemental because it is simply necessary and I just can't help it but include our baby <span style="color:green;">Ventus</span>!

*We're already in 4th jobs era and <span style="color:green;">Ventus</span> is still our best friend and our close confidant for everywhere else we go~ Whether we need to have Guyak she'll give it to us  for free with the help of her Wind Step skill. Now you can casually farm {{#item:25223}}at Second Power Plant and when you don't want to be late for events she'll make your move faster than the speed of light!

*Just be wary because once you use <span style="color:green;">Ventus</span> or any of the Sorcerer Elementals you won't be able to use or autocast your 4th skill '''https://static.divine-pride.net/images/skill/5380.png <span style="background:linear-gradient(to right, #FF3F34 0%, #2C6FBB 25%, #268F15 50%, #B5651D 75%, #800080 100%); -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent;">Elemental Buster</span>''' since this skill requires you to have your High Elementals present to activate.  

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This is the section where I'll be explaining on how to keep our spirits alive. This is unknown to most players who hadn't played the class priorly. Only people who have played the class religiously since Day 1 as a Sorcerer during the 3rd job era would know the secret sauce on how to make your Elemental and High Elementals live their lives as your own personal tank or meat shield.

Now since our spirits don't have their own '''<big>UI</big>''' unlike the [[Homunculus]] of Biolos, we will be following the following equations to formulate their individual stats:

  '''Max HP'''    = [(SummonerMaxHP ÷ 3) + (SummonerINT x 10) + (SummonerJobLv x 20)] × [(SummonLv + 2) ÷ 3]

  '''Max SP'''    = (SummonerMaxSP ÷ 4)

  '''FLEE|Flee Rate''' = SummonerFLEE + [(SummonerBaseLv) ÷ (5 − SummonLv)]

  '''HIT|Hit Rate'''  = SummonerHIT + SummonerBaseLv

If the called Spirit is:

As what can be seen from the equations, all of the stats for the Elementals and High Elementals are influenced and dependent with that of the summoner's. Besides inheriting their summoner's stats, they also get additional stats based on what forms ('''Child''', '''Adolescent''', or '''Adult''') they assume as well as what kind of spirit they are. Taking into consideration the '''MDef''' equation <code>SummonerMDEF + [(SummonerINT) ÷ (5 − SummonLv)]</code>, a Level 3 <span style="color:red;">Agni</span> for example will yield higher '''MDef''' values due to having lower divisor values  as compared to Lvls. 1 or 2. Although, it's uncertain or rather I haven't confirmed with [GM] Muh what would be the value for it if it's <span style="color:#BD0F1E;">Ardor</span> for instance since technically he is already on Adult form, and 4th job High Elementals don't have a child or adolescent form. It's even more uncertain for <span style="color:purple;">Serpens</span>' case since he doesn't have any 3rd job base counterpart or maybe whatever base Elemental he was summoned from that's where he'll get his benefits from. But anyway with that in mind, you would also want to build as much HP% as you could get since in the equation for '''MaxHP''' <code>(SummonerMaxHP ÷ 3)</code> , your total MaxHP is divided by 3, and the only way to mitigate that is if you build tons of MaxHP% either from equips, consumables or party buffs. It's also noticeable that our Spirits don't benefit at all in our '''total MAtk''' or '''ATK''' which explains why their magical skills and basic attacks do little to nothing against monsters.   

As an example, let's say you have a total of 1,300,000 HP and using the equation <code>(SummonerMaxHP ÷ 3)</code>, that will be equivalent to 433,333 HP. Additionally if you have a total 196 INT and you substitute that value to the equation <code>(SummonerINT x 10)</code>, you'll get 1,960. Lastly with the equations (<code>SummonerJobLv x 20)</code>  and <code>[(SummonLv + 2) ÷ 3]</code>, it'll give us values equal to 1,200 and 1.7 (assuming a High Elemental is considered in its Adult Form, could be lower if it's in Child Form; this will need confirmation first), respectively. Multiply 1,200 with 1.7 to yield a value equivalent to 2,040. Add up the remaining value of 25,000 HP from '''Lvl. 5''' '''Elemental Spirit Mastery''' to 433,333 HP + 1960 HP + 2,040 HP. The total value 462,333 HP will then be multiplied with '''Lvl. 5''' '''Elemental Sympathy''''s 25%, to give us the High Elemental's total HP of ≈'''<u>577,916</u>'''. This could be more if you used other class buffs; my basis for the 1,300,000 HP is from my [[The_Complete_Elemental_Master_Guide_by_Goldie#High_End_Tank_Gears|high end tank gears]] and [[The_Complete_Elemental_Master_Guide_by_Goldie#Shadow_Gears|tank shadow gears]].   

Now unfortunately to say but our Spirits won't benefit at all from Race%, Size%, Element%, and Protocol% reductions. So everything that you will work on your tank gears are focused on improving '''MaxHP%''', '''Max DEF''', '''Max MDef''', and '''Max FLEE Rate'''.   

Both the Elementals and High Elementals follow the same equations in calculating their individual stats. Now the question if High Elementals have their own set of equations the answer is nobody knows but the Gravity developers. Information regarding the 4th job spirits is few and so for the meantime while we lack accurate info we'll be following the one above earlier. I could only imagine it being better for the High Elementals if they did have their own equations. As you can see, the formula didn't include the 4th jobs traits such as STA, WIS, RES, & MRES, so if in a turn of events it did somehow included those traits then our High Elementals are supposedly should be tankier than Elementals. Fret not though, because even with those traits your High Elementals are still durable. With the proper set of tank gears, my High Elementals could survive even the hardest hitting skills of MVPs such as Juncea's '''{{#skill:83}}''', Schulang's''' {{#skill:85}}''', Lasgand's '''{{#skill:91}} Heaven's Drive''', Sakray's '''{{#skill:2216}}''', Sorcerer Celia's '''{{#skill:2449}}''', Rune Knight Seyren's '''{{#skill:2006}}''', Temple Biosphere mobs' '''{{#skill:254}}''', the https://static.divine-pride.net/images/skill/254.png '''Dark Grand Crosses''' of the Depth Valkyries as well as https://static.divine-pride.net/images/skill/653.png '''NPC Earthquakes''' from Depth Salamanders—both from Depth Abyss 2. The only thing it can't survive so far is Betelgeuse's '''{{#skill:2217}}''' though they can survive Tiara's, Warlock Katrinn's, and Fenrir's Tetra Vortex.

==== Costume Enchant Stones ====

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| {{#icon:19602}} Any Upper Costume of you liking

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|'''Middle Costume'''

| {{#icon:19603}} Any Middle Costume of your liking

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|'''Lower Costume'''

| {{#icon:19604}} Any Lower Costume of your liking

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|'''Garment Costume'''

| {{#icon:20506}} Any Garment Costume of your liking

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The costume enchant stone combo {{#item:25006}} + {{#item:25008}} grants a bit of VIT values for a moderate amount of +MaxHP% and remains optional and good if you can get a hands on them. {{#item:1000672}} and {{#item:25170}} + {{#item:1000521}}will supply the missing FCT reduction you will lose from some of your main gear equipment and would help with instant casting your summoning skills. For more info on where and how to get them, you can check this [[Costume_Enchants_(Fashion_Points)|page]].

<small>Requires 3 {{#item:6360}}to cast.</small>

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* +25% Water property magical damage.

<small>Requires 3 {{#item:6361}}to cast.</small>

So again, <u>be mindful and strategic as to how you will place your insignias and which level of insignias you're going to use</u>.  

[[File:Insignia.Stand.png|center|thumb|386x386px|'''Level 3 Earth Insignia'''. MVP within range to debuff it and buff yourself with Earth Insignia.]]

=== Land Protector & Insignia Interaction ===

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* Already got your Dimensions combo? Great! Now you'll have lesser skills to include in your rotation. That's because the Dimensions combo {{#icon:400536}}{{#linkitem:400536|Time Dimensions Rune Crown (Elemental Master)}} + {{#icon:540079}}{{#linkitem:540079|Dimensions Elemental Magic Book}} lets you autocast '''https://static.divine-pride.net/images/skill/5380.png <span style="background:linear-gradient(to right, #FF3F34 0%, #2C6FBB 25%, #268F15 50%, #B5651D 75%, #800080 100%); -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent;">Elemental Buster</span>''' every time you cast '''{{#skill:5369}}''' while {{#icon:400536}}{{#linkitem:400536|Time Dimensions Rune Crown (Elemental Master)}} + {{#icon:540080}}{{#linkitem:540080|Dimensions Elemental Spell Book}} lets you autocast Elemental Buster every time you cast '''{{#skill:5373}}''' so long as both combos are '''Grade A'''.

* You will start with your 1st DoT skill like '''{{#skill:5372}}''' (DS combo) or '''{{#skill:5370}}''' (TD combo). Proceed that with either DS or TD to autocast Elemental Buster. Now while DS and TD is on CD, you have the option to cast another DoT of your choice. It's up to you if you want to cast either '''{{#skill:5371}}''' or '''{{#skill:5372}}''' and/or '''{{#skill:5371}}''' or '''{{#skill:5370}}''' next. If you have enough ACD, you could just use both skills before DS or TD goes off-CD. I recommend at least '''60% ACD''' for a fluid skill cycle.

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* Put leftover pts. into LUK

* If you hate getting cursed and bringing either {{#item:523}} or {{#item:525}}is burdensome for you then get a total of 100 pts. for Curse immunity.

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=== Leveling as a Mage / Sage / Professor ===

* For every Eden Quests you complete and successfully turn-in, you will be rewarded with {{#icon:25223}}{{#linkitem:25223|Eden Coins}}and the amount you get will vary on the difficulty of the quests. Keep these coins for later use to buy {{#icon:23204}}{{#linkitem:23204|Brilliant Protection Scrolls}}and {{#icon:14534}}{{#linkitem:14534|Small Life Potions}}from the '''NPC Eden Machine''' {{#navi:moc_para01|50|31}} to improve your sustain and survivability once you reach 3rd job Sorcerer and you finally start leveling up in [[Illusion Dungeons]].

* Once you've transitioned to Sage, don't forget to go back to the Eden Office and get your 2nd job weapon from '''NPC Labraham''' {{#navi:moc_para01|108|83}}. Here, I suggest you pick {{#icon:540027}}{{#linkitem:540027|Paradise Sage Magic Book}} instead of {{#icon:540028}}{{#linkitem:540028|Paradise Sage Spellbook}} since the former gives you VCT% to help with your casting time.

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*Can be bought from vendors ('''@ws itemid''') for an affordable price and combos with {{#item:410092}}; these two won't cost much.

|'''Armor'''

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*{{#item:4409}}

*{{#item:4119}}  

*Refine the robe to +9 using the {{#item:100130}}, which costs 20 {{#item:25723}}

*You can farm Unknown Parts and Cor Cores at '''Rudus Flr. 2''' {{#navi:sp_rudus2|185|258}} or you can buy them from vendors.

*'''Bathory Card''' is preferably worn when you farm in [[Thanatos_Tower_Revamp|Thanatos Tower Flr. 12]] for raw zeny. This card makes you immune to the monsters' https://static.divine-pride.net/images/skill/653.png '''Dark Soul Strike''' and https://static.divine-pride.net/images/skill/653.png '''Dark Jupitel Thunder'''.

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The free '''Paradise Shadow Gears''' {{#item:24687|Paradise Shadow Weapon}}, {{#item:24688|Paradise Shadow Shield}}, {{#item:24689|Paradise Shadow Armor}}, {{#item:24690|Paradise Shadow Shoes}}, {{#item:24691|Paradise Shadow Earring}}, and {{#item:24692|Paradise Shadow Pendant}} are still going to be useful and you can continue using them 'til Part III of the early game stage. As you continue your progress, you are also expected to gradually work on the Shadow Gears listed in this [[The_Complete_Elemental_Master_Guide_by_Goldie#Shadow_Gears_2|section]] as you collect resources to craft them.

==== Part II ====

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*A remainder gear from Early Game Progression - Part I.

|'''Armor'''

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*{{#item:300376}}  

*{{#item:300308}}

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*You will need to [[Equipment_Crafting#EXP_Advisor,_Vesper_Headgear,_Cyclop's_Eye|craft]] '''Vesper Headgear'''. You don't need to fully grade and upgrade this headgear as this is only a placeholder. Minimal upgrades will be enough just to get you started and helps you improve your damage so you can start farming on better maps.

**Enchants for the Rune Crown will be for later; focus on getting the Rune Crown first.

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*{{#item:300376}}  

*{{#item:300308}}

{{#item:400111}} is another piece of equipment you will need to craft. I don't recommend committing too much on this headgear as this will not be your endgame headgear but it is for other classes such as our cousins the Arch Mages. While this headgear only acts as a placeholder, it still imparts a strong increase in damage. Having on Grade D is okay to have but better if you can get Grade C. You can always resell it later don't worry.

===Mid Game===

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*Small upgrades on '''Vesper Headgear''' just to improve your damage a bit.

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|'''Middle'''

Technically, it's not supposed to be your first exposure to Varmundt and its Biospheres since you can access it as early as you gain access to Episode 17.2 but at the current state of your gears at the time you can't farm in those areas just yet. But now that you do, you can now start upgrading your accessories to {{#item:490307}} and {{#item:490304}}. You would need to [[Varmundt's Biosphere#Varmundt Rune Equipment / Rings|reform]] two (2) copies of {{#item:490301}}first. They give good increase in damage so farm for them as soon as you are able to. For more info on their enchants, check this [[Varmundt%27s_Biosphere#Varmundt_Ring_Enchants|page]]. As stated on the table, you need not to aim for the {{#icon:311943}}{{#linkitem:311943|Brilliant Biosphere Gem (Boss Type)}}and {{#icon:311942}}{{#linkitem:311942|Brilliant Biosphere Gem (Normal Type)}}as it's purely RNG to get them so for now you can just settle for the different racial enchants and focus more on upgrading the 3rd and 4th slot enchants. Now if you're looking for an upgrade for your Convertible Magical Wing, you can start making your own {{#item:480233}} as you farm for your two Varmundt rings as well. Death Rune Manteau needs [[Varmundt%27s_Biosphere#Varmundt_Equipment_Reform|reforming]] too just like the rings. The manteau starts to perform slightly better than Convertible Wing at +10~+11 Grade C. For more info on how to enchant your Varmundt Rings and Death Rune Manteau, refer to this [[Varmundt%27s_Biosphere#Rune_Armor_Enchants|page]].

===Endgame===

**ACD + 5% & ACD + 5%

**VCT + 5% & VCT + 5%

|'''Lower'''

| align="center" | {{#item:420213}}

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*'''Glacier Guard''' enchanted with {{#item:312095}}, {{#item:312093}} or {{#item:312092}}, and {{#item:312091}}.

*In terms of damage output, the MAtk% + 10% of either {{#icon:4636}}{{#linkitem:4636|Bijou Card}} or {{#icon:300275}}{{#linkitem:300275|Horror of Thanatos Card}} (shield should be +15) is stronger than the +5% Medium/Large Size modifiers that {{#icon:27385}}{{#linkitem:27385|Mutating Khalitzburg Card}}gives when it combos with Mutating White Knight Card.

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|'''Shadow Armor'''

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** '''1st line''': MAtk% + 1~3% or All property magical damage + 1~5%.

** '''2nd line''': SPL + 5.

| align="center" | +10 {{#item:24792}} <br> or <br> +10 {{#item:24753}}

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* '''Master Shadow Weapon''' can be enchanted with {{#item:1001253}} by talking to '''NPC Azzam the Lucky''' {{#navi:grademk|47|181}} in the '''Equipment Enhancement Room''' (@go 50).

* '''Magical Spell Shadow Weapon''' can be enchanted with {{#item:101177}} or {{#item:101264}}.

** '''1st line''': MAtk% + 1~3% or All property magical damage + 1~5%.

| align="center" | +10 {{#item:24793}} <br> or <br> +10 {{#item:24754}}

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* '''Master Shadow Shield''' can be enchanted with {{#item:1001253}} by talking to '''NPC Azzam the Lucky''' {{#navi:grademk|47|181}} in the '''Equipment Enhancement Room''' (@go 50).

* '''Magical Spell Shadow Shield''' can be enchanted with {{#item:101177}} or {{#item:101264}}.

** '''1st line''': MAtk% + 1~3% or All property magical damage + 1~5%.

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|'''Shadow Shoe'''

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** '''1st line''': MAtk% + 1~3% or All property magical damage + 1~5%.

** '''2nd line''': SPL + 5.

* '''Lord Bearer's Shadow Shoes''' will combo with {{#icon:24764}}{{#linkitem:24764|Lord Bearer's Shadow Armor}} to give you a permanent '''{{#skill:8}}''' effect and some MaxHP% + 25%.  

** This is a personal favorite of mine when farming any dungeons that is not [[Varmundt's Biosphere Depth 2]] since it prevents me from getting flinched by physical attacks which makes farming more efficient.

|'''Shadow Earring (Right)'''

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** '''1st line''': MAtk% + 1~3% or All property magical damage + 1~5%.

** '''2nd line''': SPL + 5.

|'''Shadow Pendant (Left)'''

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** '''1st line''': MAtk% + 1~3% or All property magical damage + 1~5%.

** '''2nd line''': SPL + 5.

In terms of precedence, {{#item:24665}} and {{#item:24668}}takes priority over your other Shadow Gears when starting out. You would want to eliminate '''MDef''' as soon as possible and get full '''MDef''' pierce as your damage diminishes the higher the '''MDef''' of the monsters.  

=== Costume Enchant Stones ===

!Type

!Item

!Notes

|'''Upper Costume'''

| {{#icon:19602}} Any Upper Costume of your liking

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|'''Middle Costume'''

| {{#icon:19603}} Any Middle Costume of your liking

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|'''Lower Costume'''

| {{#icon:19604}} Any Lower Costume of your liking

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|'''Garment Costume'''

| {{#icon:20506}} Any Garment Costume of your liking

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* '''Elemental Master Stone''' ('''Garment''') gives the following effects:

** For every level of '''{{#skill:5368}}''', it increases your <span style="color:red;">Fire</span> and <span style="color:purple;">Poison</span> property magical damage by 2%.

!Card

!Notes

|'''Upper'''

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*<small>{{#item:300377}}</small>

*<small>{{#item:4583}}</small>

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**For a list of possible enchants, refer to this [[Slotty|page]].  

**Just be aware that when you use this headgear in place of your Time Dimension Rune Crown (TDRC) you will lose the ability to autocast '''https://static.divine-pride.net/images/skill/5380.png <span style="background:linear-gradient(to right, #FF3F34 0%, #2C6FBB 25%, #268F15 50%, #B5651D 75%, #800080 100%); -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent;">Elemental Buster</span>'''. Due to this, you will stick to your 4th job skills though without the autocasted Elemental Buster.

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|'''Middle'''  

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|'''Armor'''

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*<small>{{#item:300472}}</small>

*For farming low to mid game dungeons, Kafra Uniform can be used instead of {{#icon:450173}}{{#linkitem:450173|Nebula Robe of Spell}} when you have enough damage to OHKO the monsters.

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|'''Shoe'''

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*<small>{{#item:300458}}</small>

*Obtained from [[Royal Hunting]] as one of the rewards from {{#item:9932}}.

*A variety of drop rate shoes are available to choose from such as {{#item:22049}} and {{#item:22051}}. I just used Lian Shoes as top example since this shoes, in my opinion, gives slightly more utility than its other counterparts due to its '''decrease damage taken from <span style="color:gray;">Neutral</span> elemental attacks by 5%''' (i.e. Basic attacks).

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For a complete list of drop rate gears available in the server, follow the given link [[Increase item drop gears#Equipment that increases drop rate|here]].

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| <small>{{#item:4409}}</small>

| 5%

| +10

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| <small>{{#item:4561}}</small>

| 40%

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| <small>{{#item:300096}}</small>

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| <small>15%</small>* <small>(LL/TD) <br> 75%^'''C'''</small>* <small>(LL/TD)</small>

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! rowspan="5" | Shield

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| <small>{{#item:4646}}</small>

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| 8%

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|<small>{{#item:300521}}</small>

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|-

| <small>{{#item:27253}}</small>

| 3%

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| <small>50% (Fsh/Ins)</small>

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| <small>{{#item:4433}}^'''B'''</small>

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| <small>10% MHP <br>+1 VIT</small>

=== Consumables ===

Below is a list of consumables that our class often use during our day-to-day farming sessions.

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! Consumables

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*Can be converted to 1 hr. version by '''NPC''' '''Nyang Time''' {{#navi:malangdo|208|161}} in '''Malangdo'''.

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*Force Booster gives '''+5 All Traits''' and '''+10 S'''.'''MAtk'''. One of the consumables you'd surely want to always upkeep at all times.

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*Speed Booster is perfect for any builds and helps you survive and tank hits thru high FLEE. It  gives '''+50 FLEE''' and flat '''+1 ASPD''', and increases your movement speed.

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*Guyak will give +100% movement speed the same as a Geneticist's '''{{#skill:2478}}''' skill and our very own '''Lvl. 1'''  '''{{#skill:2459}}''' on '''Lvl. 2 {{#skill:2456}}''' ('''Defensive Mode''').

*Always a must have every farming sessions. No exceptions.

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*Like Guyak Pudding, Bubble Gum (BBG) is a must have every time you farm. BBG is basically free and using one will increase your farm rates so you could gain more zeny or use your resources to upgrade your equipment.

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*One of your most important consumable to upkeep when you play a '''{{#skill:2449}}''' build or you're still getting instant cast (IC) thru stats since it gives '''+20 INT'''; if you play other builds or you get your IC thru VCT%, you may leave this one behind.

*Crafted from a Biolo with their Geneticist skill '''{{#skill:2495}}'''. For more information on how to craft, refer to this [[Creations_from_special_jobclasses#Mixed_Cooking_(Genetic)|page]].

*Can be converted to 30 mins. or 1 hr. versions by '''NPC Mandy''' {{#navi:main_office|69|59}} in the '''Main Office''' ('''@go 15''').

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*It gives +12 AGI and +10% ASPD. Perfect for high FLEE builds and for filling out any lacking ASPD in your build if any.

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*One of your most important consumable to upkeep when you play a '''{{#skill:2449}}''' build or you're still getting instant cast (IC) thru stats since it gives '''+10 INT''' and '''+10 DEX'''; if you play other builds or you get your IC thru VCT%, you may leave this one behind.

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*Keep in mind Yggdrasil Berry can't be spammed as it has a 5 seconds cooldown.

*Can be farmed at '''Lasagna Dungeon''' '''3''' {{#navi:lasa_dun03|190|18}}.

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* One of the main ingredients needed to craft {{#icon:100233}}{{#linkitem:100233|Blue Herb Activators}}.

* Can be farmed at [[Varmundt%27s_Biosphere#Biosphere_Temple|Varmundt's Biosphere (Temple)]].

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For Eden consumables, you will need to travel inside '''Eden Group''' ('''@go eden''') and interact with the '''NPC''' '''Eden Machine''' {{#navi:moc_para01|50|31}}. Consumables inside the vending machine are good for 3~30 {{#icon:25223}}{{#linkitem:25223|Eden Coins}}each, depending on which item you would want to purchase. The best areas and maps to farm Eden Coins are either '''Abyss Lake 4''' {{#navi:abyss_041|169|160}} or [[17.2 Sage Legacy|Episode 17.2]]'s '''Second Power Plant''' {{#navi:ba_maison|88|271}}. To warp instantly to these two areas, you need to talk to the '''NPC Warper''' in any towns and choose '''Dungeons''' –> '''Abyss Lake 4''' or '''Varmundt Dungeons''' then '''Second Power Plant'''. You will need to travel first to Abyss Lake 4 before you can unlock it and have full access to Episode 17.2 before you can teleport to Second Power Plant—both via the NPC Warper.

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* At Loyal intimacy, it gives MAtk + 4%.

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| {{#item:9115}}

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| {{#item:9048}}

* At Loyal intimacy, they decrease Variable Casting Time (VCT) by 5%.

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==== Stats ====

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* Put leftover pts. into LUK

* If you hate getting cursed and bringing either {{#item:523}} or {{#item:525}}is burdensome for you then get a total of 100 pts. for Curse immunity.

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Meanwhile, {{#item:400724}} and {{#item:470074}} are necessary for a PW build to wipe out monsters with the skill. The headgear will give the most damage boosts not only to PW itself but also to your 4th jobs skills (thanks to the 20% Size/Race/Element/Protocol modifiers of {{#icon:313427}}{{#linkitem:313427|Warrant of Bailiff}}when it gets activated), while the boots gives a total of +'''225 INT''' when its unique passive procs which drastically skyrockets PW's total damage. On the other hand, {{#item:400536}} and {{#item:470204}} are still great options as these two will evenly boost your total DPS with PW and your 4th job skills while also acting as alternative options for when you don't have Yorscalp Crown of Judgement just yet. Another headgear that you may wear is the {{#item:19483}} and this one is considerably cheaper to make than TDRC or Yorscalp. Temporal Circlet gives the second strongest damage per tick of PW next to Yorscalp so if you're looking for an early equipment boost to your PW, you might want to consider this headgear.  

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!Notes

!STR

| align="center" |1 or 100+

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* Put leftover pts. into LUK

* If you hate getting cursed and bringing either {{#item:523}} or {{#item:525}}is burdensome for you then get a total of 100 pts. for Curse immunity.

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*Needs to be [[Furious Equipment#Elemental Master|crafted]]. '''Crafter NPC Angry Beetle''' {{#navi:jor_back2|167|232}} is located at the outskirts of Ice Castle.

*Enchanted with {{#item:29073}} and {{#item:313134}}.

| Middle

| align="center" |{{#item:410233}}

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<small>

*{{#item:4583}}

</small>

* Enchanted with any of the following:

** MAtk + 5% & MAtk + 5%

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| Low

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* '''Glacier Guard''' enchanted with {{#item:312095}}, {{#item:312093}} or {{#item:312092}}, and {{#item:312091}}.

* In terms of damage output, the MAtk% + 10% of either {{#icon:4636}}{{#linkitem:4636|Bijou Card}} or {{#icon:300275}}{{#linkitem:300275|Horror of Thanatos Card}} (shield should be +15) is stronger than the +5% Medium/Large Size modifiers that {{#icon:27385}}{{#linkitem:27385|Mutating Khalitzburg Card}}gives when it combos with Mutating White Knight Card.

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<small>  

*{{#item:300145}}   

*{{#item:4576}}  

*{{#item:4671}}  

*{{#item:300424}}

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The gears for Spell Fist uses the same set of equipment as your gears for the Caster build. The furious set consisting of {{#item:400662}}, {{#item:540091}}, and {{#item:470265}} are your core gears for Spell Fist. The crown combos with the Furious Grimoire to autocast '''Lvl. 4''' '''{{#skill:5373}}''' when dealing normal melee damage; whereas the Furious Grimoire combos with Furious Boots for a chance to autocast '''Lvl. 4''' '''{{#skill:5369}}''' with an increased chance to proc it if the Boots is Grade B or higher.  

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Besides Betelgeuse, there are also moving traps during the 2nd and 3rd Phases of the fight. When you go near and touch any of the traps, it will inflict damage to you according to your MaxHP% ''in variance''. The '''2nd Phase traps''' take out about 80%~85% of your MaxHP, while the '''3rd Phase traps''' take out about 75%~80% of your MaxHP. Like Betel's "fixed 10k damage", the traps' damage are irreducible by elemental resistances (i.e. <span style="color:blue;">Water</span>/<span style="color:red;">Fire</span> Armor or {{#icon:12119}}{{#linkitem:12119|Coldproof Potion}}/{{#icon:12118}}{{#linkitem:12118|Fireproof Potion}}), defensive stats, Energy Coat, and even Wall of Fog; Land Protector won't also protect you against them. The traps also have a small chance to instantly kill you and it will not matter whether you're the tank or the DPS.

</small>

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** For more info on enchanting, check this [[Illusion_Enchantment#Illusion_Weapon_Level_4_Enchants|page]].

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The Dragon set consisting of {{#item:15393}}, {{#item:20946}}, and {{#item:22208}} have built-in resistances against Dragon races plus they can be enchanted with more resistance values. Fore more info on the enchanting costs, refer to this [[Abyss_Lake_Equipment|page]]. The Sinful accessories {{#item:490048}} and {{#item:490049}}combos with the Dragon set and can be enchanted with more '''MaxHP'''% for additional tankiness. These can be obtained from [[Memories_of_Thanatos#Sinful_Accessories|Thanatos Tower]]. More info on how to enchant the accessories [[Sinful_Enchantment|here]].

If you need additional VCT% in your build to help you reach instant cast or more '''ACD''' to help you spam '''{{#skill:276}}''', you may choose {{#item:550030}}. However if you want to skip the RNG part of enchanting Illusion Thorny Staff of Darkness with more VCT%, you can use a +10 {{#item:1602}} instead. This is a fun one because you can do four (4) {{#item:300096}} and it'll give you an instant +40% VCT or be inventive and use two (2) {{#item:4919}} plus two (2) Senior Papila Cae Cards. The rod gives you more freedom with regards to gear choices too.

!Type

!Item

!Notes

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| {{#icon:19602}} Any Upper Costume of your liking

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