Maikoa's Magic Abyss Chaser Guide

Introduction

Hello, I'm Maikoa, one of the few insane people who decided "Magic AC is fun and I'm going to main it." I've played multiple MMOs throughout my life, RO being the very first. I don't play it as my main game anymore currently but you'll see me talk in the Discord a lot either hating on someone or helping new people who need stuff clarified.

Why make a guide, you ask? well, better have one than none, amirite? [insert smug dog pic here]

"But you don't play it as your main game anymore." Well, this was a long overdue guide and I decided to just finish it recently. I still hop on to the game from time to time to do some farming so I guess I still have some credibility

Notes

So, giving you guys a heads up before you decide to play Abyss Chaser and any of its variants (Magic, Ranged or Melee) that this class isn't the best general farmer. I'm not going to explain why for the other damage types (Melee and Ranged) as this is a Magic guide but the main reason Magic isn't an amazing general farmer is due to well, being Melee and autocast based classes aren't really good at mobs that die in 1 hit. Another reason is Abyss Square, our strongest damaging spell, has a 3 second cooldown. THIS IS A MASSIVE DOWNSIDE and basically stops us from spamming Abyss Square. Now if both of those reason didn't dissuade you from playing Abyss Chaser, well then, let's get's started, brothers and sisters

Stats/Traits

Farming (Niflheim Floor 2, Mjolnir's Underground Cave, Biosphere: Temple)

NOTE: These can also apply to areas before said locations, I just put them there because they are currently the trinity of best farm areas

These are stats you use should for general farming when there's actually no hard mob to kill you or you basically 1 shot every mob already.

Stats

• STR - 66 (all remaining points here); Carry Weight

• AGI - 120; ASPD, Pretty self explanatory

• VIT - 110; This one is personal preference but I like having a decent HP pool whenever I mob so I don't get bursted down by mobs of 10-15
• INT - 120; MATK is your best friend.
• DEX - 100; This one is personal preference as well, I like the added HIT so I always make sure I have 100 + extra ASPD always helps
• LUK - 1; Just bring panacea when you get cursed, I mean, you have to bring it anyways when you get confused in biosphere: temple so.. might as well

Traits

• SPL - 110; It's time to P U M P
• CON - 100; the lower your con, the lower you chances of hitting mobs (Yes, it has happened to me; No, it's not funny)
• WIS - 35; MRES is good. you have a high enough agi pool to just dodge most physical dmg

End Game (Varmundt's Biosphere: Depths and Varmundt's Biosphere: Depths Abyss)

These are stats you use should for when you decided that you're a big boy already or you have the gears to be a big boy already

Stats

• STR - 1; Nothing in the end game areas has a ton of weight. Not needed
• AGI - 120; ASPD, Pretty self explanatory
• VIT - 110; DO NOT LOWER THAN 110; The D1 and D2 maps are very punishing and every bit of HP really helps here
• INT - 120; MATK is your best friend.
• DEX - 100; This one can be lower but I have never tried going below 100; If you decide this is going to be lower, put the other points in VIT
• LUK - 100; This time around, LUK is vital in not pissing yourself off due to the amount of mass curses that happens in Depths Abss. Gives you immunity to curse which lets you move fast and continue to steam roll.

Traits

• SPL - 110; It's time to P U M P
• CON - 100; the lower your con, the lower you chances of hitting mobs (Yes, it has happened to me; No, it's not funny)
• WIS - 35; MRES is good. you have a high enough agi pool to just dodge most physical dmg

Core Skills

Thief

Improve Dodge - Something Something Dodge Chance

Double Attack - This helps proc autocasted skills

Stalker

Plagiarism (Intimidate) - Your main way of copying skills from other classes

Preserve - Prevents you from losing your copied skill for a certain amount of time

Reject Sword (Counter Instinct) - Good defensive skill

Compulsion Discount (Haggle) - Who doesn't like discounts?

Shadow Chaser

Reproduce - Gives us access to utility skills we can get from Warlocks

Auto Shadow Spell - Put Meteor Storm/Lord of Vermillion here for a slight MATK boost

Escape - Mobility

Feint Bomb - More Mobility

Abyss Chaser

Magic Sword Mastery - Passive that gives you Increased Magic Damage against all Sizes

From the Abyss - Our main way of autocasting when we hit Abyss Chaser

Abyss Square - Our main source of damage, can be hard casted or autocasted when From the Abyss is activated

Abyss Flame - Alternate source of damage. can only be hard casted and is super strong (Caster AC is now 100% viable)

Abyss Slayer - B I G Buff

Omega Abyss Strike - Our only way of dealing with Ghost 4 Mobs (This skill is garbage now. ABYSS FLAME IS KING)

Plagiarize and Reproduce

Skills to Plagiarize

Mobility

Charge Attack - Only use this on Depths and Depths Abyss. Hass a crazy high amount of distance which is amazing for mobs with Boss Properties (The only way to get this is by making a Knight alt and doing "@duel")

Flying Kick - Useful for normal mobs. Has distance compared to Charge Attack but makes up for it by not knocking back your targetted mob

Damage

Lord of Vermilion - Good against mobs that are fire resistant

Meteor Storm - Your main Plagiarize damage skill

Skills to Reproduce

Comet - Only get this for bossing or group content. Very useful debuff which makes AM obsolete when you're in a party setting

Drain Life - General farming skill. What pots? Exactly

Gear Progression

Early Game

Type	Gear	Where to Get	Notes
Upper	+9/11 Illusion Morpheus's Hood [1] (19428)	Illusion of Labyrinth	Gives solid MATK. You can enchant it with 2x Rune of Intellect Lv2 (29001) if you're aiming for a +11
Middle	Cor Core Booster (410091) or Cor Core Booster [1] (410092)	Rudus Floor 4	Pairs really well with CD in Mouth. Slotted if you want to put in a card but unslotted is fine as is
Lower	CD in Mouth (420003)	Rudus Floor 4	Easy obtainable Lower headgear and gives good MATK + autocast Soul Strike
Armor	+9 Grace Stalker Suit [1] (450105)	Grace Gears	The Grace Set combo for Abyss Chaser works really well at helping you amplify your early game damage (Meteor Storm autocast)
Weapon	+11 Illusion Ancient Dagger [2] (510034)	Illusion of Twins	Probably the only Illusion dagger that supports autocast builds in the very early game
Shield	+11 Illusion Guard [1] (460017)	Illusion of Twins	Gives you ASPD if equipped with Illusion Ancient Dagger [2] (510034) . Enchant with 2x Rune of Intellect Lv2 (29001) . This shield should carry you all the way to late-game/end-game
Garment	+9 Grace Magic Manteau [1] (480019)	Grace Gears	Activates the Grace Set Combo
Shoes	+9 Grace Magic Boots [1] (470021)	Grace Gears	Activates the Grace Set Combo
Accessory (Right)	Grace Magic Ring [1] (490020)	Grace Gears	Activates the Grace Set Combo
Accessory (Left)	Illusion Morpheus's Bracelet [1] (32239)	Illusion of Labyrinth

Mid Game

Type	Gear	Where to Get	Notes
Upper	+9[C] Vesper Headgear [1] (400111)	Equipment Crafting	This is basically your end game headgear but you can use it as a mid-game headgear as well when you grade it up to +9C due to the bonuses it gives
Middle	Cor Core Booster (410091) / Cor Core Booster [1] (410092) or Battle Processor (410016) / Battle Processor [1] (410017)	Rudus Floor 4	Pairs really well with CD in Mouth. Slotted if you want to put in a card but unslotted is fine as is Battle Processor pairs really well with your Convertible Magic Wing
Lower	CD in Mouth (420003)	Rudus Floor 4	Easy obtainable Lower headgear and gives good MATK + autocast Soul Strike
Armor	+9/11 Snow Flower Robe [1] (450207) or +11 Gray Wolf Robe [1] (450178) or +11 Convertible Magical Armor [1] (450406)	Issgard Equipment (Snow Flower) Gray Wolf Equipment (Gray Wolf) Convertible Armors (Convertibles)	Snow Flower Enchants: Ice Flower Spell (Shadow Spell) (311154) , Ice Flower Spell (Magician) (311102) , Ice Flower Spell (Physical Defense) (311098) or Ice Flower Spell (Magical Defense) (311099) Gray Wolf Enchants: Wolf Orb (Shadow Spell) (310532) , Wolf Orb (Mage) Lv.3 (310510) , Wolf Orb (Mage) Lv.2 (310507) Convertible Magical Armor: This is a new armor line released on (10/10/2024), This is a good option if you dislike enchanting but you will need to +12 this or the garment to maximize the combo potential it has
Weapon	+9 Glacier Rogue Knife (510061) or +11[B] Magic Sword-LT [2] (510040)	Issgard Equipment (Glacier Rogue Knife) Ancient Hero Weapons (Magic Sword-LT)	Glacier Rouge Knife Enchants: Glacier Flower Spell (Abyss Square) (311288) , Glacier Flower Spell (Magical - Race) (311349) , Glacier Flower Spell (Magical - Element) (311353) , Glacier Flower Spell (MATK) (311343) "Why Magic Sword-LT?" - It gives you a really well rounded stats that Abyss Chaser really wants + you have access to autocasting Psychic Wave which is a good bonus damage increase
Shield	+11 Illusion Guard [1] (460017)	Illusion of Twins	Enchant with 2x Rune of Intellect Lv2 (29001)
Garment	+11 Convertible Magical Wing [1] (480125)	Convertible Wings	Really good mid-game option that pairs really well with Battle Processor for more MATK and Magical Damage against every Element
Shoes	+7/11 Gray Wolf Shoes [1] (470088) or +9 Snow Flower Shoes [1] (470116)	Issgard Equipment (Snow Flower) Gray Wolf Equipment (Gray Wolf)	Snow Flower Enchants: Ice Flower Spell (Spell Buster) (311121) , Ice Flower Spell (Fixed Casting) (311117) , Ice Flower Spell (Vital) (311113) or Ice Flower Spell (Magical Defense) (311099) Gray Wolf Enchants: Wolf Orb (Spell Buster) (310610) , Wolf Orb (Fixed Casting) Lv.3 (310602) , Wolf Orb (Robust) Lv.3 (310599) (This slot doesn't matter, I just gave you the best option tbh)
Accessory (Right)	Brilliant Light Sapphire Ring [1] (490064)	Brilliant Light Accessories	Look for the following Enchants: Destructive Evil Lv3 (310254) , Happiness Lv3 (310224) (I'm not gonna suggest to try and find more than lvl 3 because this is basically a midgame accessory and we don't want you spending your hard earned zeny on something you will replace later on, however, if you do get more than Lvl 3, just keep it)
Accessory (Left)	Brilliant Light Sapphire Necklace [1] (490065)	Brilliant Light Accessories	Look for the following Enchants: Destructive Evil Lv3 (310254) , Happiness Lv3 (310224) (I'm not gonna suggest to try and find more than lvl 3 because this is basically a midgame accessory and we don't want you spending your hard earned zeny on something you will replace later on, however, if you do get more than Lvl 3, just keep it)

Late/End Game

Type	Gear	Where to Get	Notes
Upper	+12[A] Vesper Headgear [1] (400111)	Equipment Crafting	Sadly, we can't use Time Dimension Rune Crown because we're magic but Vesper is the best we can do. Can go +14 based on preference
Middle	Gambler's Seal [1] (410233)	Alice Twisted Madness	Really good flexible middle slot; Enchants to aim for: 9-10% increases all property magical damage, 9-10 S.MATK, 9-10% MATK
Lower	Ace of Spades in Mouth (Magical) (420213)	Alice Twisted Madness	Pretty straightforward combo with Gambler's Seal, Ideal enchants are +5 Int/Vit + +7 S.MATK/+7% Increases all property magical damage
Armor	+12[A] Soul Purification Rune Robe [1] (450280) or +12[A] Nebula Robe of Spell [1] (450173)	Varmundt's Biosphere Depth(Soul Purification Rune Robe) Constellation Tower (Nebula Robe of Spell)	Soul Purification Rune Robe Enchants: Soul Purification Rune 10Lv (312374) , Purification Rune 5Lv (312364) , Soul Rune 5Lv (312359) Nebula Robe of Spell Enchants: Star Cluster of Spell Lv.3 (310688) , Nebula of Spell Lv.3 (310738) , INT+5 (4714) Why SPRR: Hands down the best damage and defensive armor with the current patch Why Nebula Robe of Spell: You're future-proofing for the upcoming HOL update because it becomes BIS by then
Weapon	+12[A] Flush Jewel Detector Mk47 [2] (510077) or +12[A] Dim Glacier Rogue Knife [1] (510075)	Einbech Weapons (Flush Jewel Detector Mk47) Issgard Equipment (Dim Glacier)	Flush Jewel Detector Mk47 Enchants: Expert Magician Lv5 (311393) , After Attack Delay Lv5 (311394) Dim Glacier Rogue Knife Enchants: Glacier Flower Spell (Magical Grade) Lv5 (311458) , Glacier Flower Spell (Abyss Square) (311288) , Glacier Flower Spell (Abyss Square) (311288) Why Flush over Dim Glacier: Gives overall higher damage, extra Abyss Square 60% Damage is not to be sneezed at since it's our main damage source. Also, 2 slots > 1 slot Why Dim Glacier over Flush: Well, because you're a cheapo, basically or you wanted the bonus +1SPL/CON and +3S.MAtk at +14/+15
Shield	+12[A] Mad Bunny-LT [1] (460020)	Alice Twisted Madness	Enchants: Attack Speed Lv.3 (310856) / Magical Lv.3 (310872) / HP Lv.3 (310875) Very well rounded shield which gives us all of the stats we want as AC. "But why these enchants" you ask? AC doesn't really use VCT as much unless you like hard casting like me, but then again, you just get it from other sources. We have no use for ACD, our main damage is a 3 second cooldown when casted. no amount of ACD is going to save us from that
Garment	+12[A] Death Rune Manteau [1] (480233)	Varmundt's Biosphere	Varmundt's Crystal(Glade) Lv5 (311876) , Spell of Varmundt Lv3 (310925) , INT+5 (4714) Note: 2nd slot enchants of Death Rune Manteau is pure preference. I like this the most so I suggested it
Shoes	+12[A] Moan of Corruption [1] (470204)	Equipment Crafting	Best Magic-based Boots in the game, hands down. If you're not using this, it's probably because you're using drop rate boots. If not, just put the fries in the bag, lil bro
Accessory (Right)	Temple Rune Ring [1] (490304) or Stellar Spell Seal [1] (490136)	Varmundt's Biosphere (Temple Rune Ring) Constellation Tower (Stellar Spell Seal)	Temple Rune Ring Enchants: Brilliant Biosphere Gem (Boss Type) (311943) or Brilliant Biosphere Gem (Vibra-rupt) (311935) , Intelligence of Varmundt Lv5 (311958) , Fragment of Varmundt (SPL) Lv5 (311998) Stellar Spell Seal Enchants: Star of Spell Lv.5 (310711) , Star of Spell Lv.5 (310711) Why TRR? D A M A G E Why Stellar Spell Seal? Future proofing as usual or you like the VCT like me because you like to cast Abyss Square from time to time Note: 2nd slot enchants of TRR is pure preference. I like these the most so I suggested them
Accessory (Left)	Temple Magic Ring [1] (490307)	Varmundt's Biosphere	Brilliant Biosphere Gem (Boss Type) (311943) or Brilliant Biosphere Gem (Vibra-rupt) (311935) , Intelligence of Varmundt Lv5 (311958) , Fragment of Varmundt (SPL) Lv5 (311998) Note: 2nd slot enchants of TMR is pure preference. I like these the most so I suggested them

FURIOUS GEARS NOTE: Furious Gears just got released. NOT WORTH. The amount of mats you need to make is 3x more than what it needs for you to make your Flush Weapon and 2x more than a Dim Glacier Dagger and even then it still loses out to Flush MK47. That's not even considering the fact that you need the full set to make it be worth your time. MOAN IS GIGABIS in Boots. You drop moan = you might as well reroll to a physical class

Future Gears

Type	Gear	Where to get	Notes
Garment	[1] (480351)	Hall of Life	Enchants: , Life of Autumn (Earth) (313018) , [2] (312558) , [3] (312498)
Accessory (Right)	Stellar Spell Seal [1] (490136)	Constellation Tower	"Oh, but we have it already. Why is it in the future gears tab?" Bro, stop yapping. We get a slot 2 enchant for Stellar Spell Seal 2nd Slot Enchant: Star Cluster of Intelligence 5Lv (313038)
Accessory (Left)	[4] (490485)	Hall of Life	Enchants: Signet of Spell 5Lv (312996) , Token of Life (312981)

Shadow Gears

Type	Shadow Gear
Weapon	+10 Magical Spell Shadow Weapon (24753)
Shield	+10 Magical Spell Shadow Shield (24754)
Armor	+10 Full Spell Shadow Armor (24883)
Shoes	+10 Full Spell Shadow Shoes (24884)
Accessory (Right)	+10 Full Tempest Shadow Earring (24665)
Accessory (Left)	+10 Full Tempest Shadow Pendant (24668)

Cards

Type	Card	Notes
Upper	Plaga Card (27310) , Katrinn Card (4366) MVP Pick: [MVP] Ultra Limacina Card (300377) , [MVP] Vesper Card (4374) , [MVP] Fenrir Card (4556)	You can use Katrinn card if you like casting. Purely optional pick. Otherwise, Neutral Damage good MVP Reason: Ultra Limacina - SMATK per 3 Refine = GOOD, Vesper - Combos with your BIS Headgear, Fenrir - MATK per Refine = GOOD
Middle	Plagarion Card (300251) , Elite Rgan Healer Card (300459) MVP Pick: [MVP] Kiel Card (4403)	Neutral DMG good, Use Elite Rgan Healer if using Jormungandr Guardian Card MVP Reason: ABYSS FLAME BABY, Can use Sealed Kiel
Armor	Two Eyes Dollocaris Card (300376) if armor isn't +12, Meyer Lugenburg Card (300308) MVP Pick: [MVP] Demigod Lasgand Card (300472)	30% HP is nothing to sneeze at. Really good offensive and defensive card MVP Reason: Do I even need to say why?
Weapon	Jormungandr Guardian Card (300460) , Copo Card (300455) , Mutating White Knight Card (27384) MVP Pick: N/A	Jormungandr Guardian is top notch, a lot of Neutral DMG %, Combo with Elite Rgan Healer Card, Copo/MWK Card are standard size modifiers. Always a good choice to have at least one
Shield	Modified Senior Rgan Card (300379) if shield isn't +12 Mutating Khalitzburg Card (27385) MVP Pick: [MVP] Golden Thief Bug Card (4128)	More %DMG Mitigation = Better survivability MVP Reason: Earthquake? Denied
Garment	One Eye Dollocaris Card (300375) if garment isn't +12 Friedrich S. Heine Card (300424) MVP Pick: [MVP] Shadow Chaser Gertie Card (4682)	More Neutral DMG% MVP Reason: S T A T S + 10% MATK; "But why not Himmelmez" I mean, you're free to do so. Just don't go crying when you can't hit any mob in melee because you're always dead
Shoes	Icewind Card (300458) , Nightmare Verit Card (4658) MVP Pick: [MVP] Falling Bishop Card (4441) , [MVP] Death Witch Card (300248)	Icewind combos with Copo, only use when using Copo, otherwise, Nightmare Verit is good as is MVP Reason: Falling Bishop pairs really well with Moan of Corruption, Death Witch mainly because me and my homies hate Formless
Accessory (Right)	Icebear Card (300470) MVP Pick: [MVP] Beelzebub Card (4145)	Icebear... Neutral DMG +25%. not much else to say MVP Reason: Only if you really like casting Abyss Square otherwise, no other recommendation. USE ONLY 1
Accessory (Left)	Ashhopper Card (300218) MVP Pick: [MVP] Beelzebub Card (4145)	Ashhopper... Neutral DMG +35%. not much else to say

Costume Stones

Type	Item
Headgear (Top)	Arch Bishop Stone (Top) (1000857)
Headgear (Mid)	Magic Power Stone (1000529)
Headgear (Low)	Arch Bishop Stone (Low) (1000859)
Garment	Archbishop Stone (Garment) (25709) and Spell Stone (Dual) (1000921)

Pets and Consumables

Pets

• Mutating White Knight Egg (9133)
• White Knight Egg (9134)

Consumables

• Berserk Potion (657) / Infinite Berserk Potion (12886)
• Blue Herb Activator (100233)
• The One Potion (50035)
• Bubble Gum (12210)

Final Words

That's pretty much all for the guide. I'll update it as time passes on as long as I'm still playing the game

I'd like to thank my guild, Niflheim (no, we're not recruiting) and guildmates - Erik Steel, Solfernia, Sancia/Phillira, Kyukobi/Darkfall, Yuna Ryugen, Manila Clam, Zyonn, Leticia and Chirp. Without these guys, I would've been gone by the first 2 weeks of my stay in this server yet here we are, 4 months in and a guide

To Miku, Artem, CY, Jinbou and the others that made the Mage Channel the gossip channel and helped when I was just beginning, you guys rule.

PS: There was supposed to be a levelling guide but who am I kidding? I got boosted from 140 to 200. lmao