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	100-120	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 grans 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	100	Increases Atk and P.Atk, this is our main damage trait.
Wis	0-35+	Increases Mres, optional, get some points if you want to be more resistant to magical attacks.
Sta	0-35+	Increases Res, optional, get some points if you want to be more resistant to Physical attacks.
Spl	0	Increases Matk and S.Matk, not needed for physical damage dealers.
Con	0/35-100	Increases P.Atk, Hit and Flee, this is the second best damage trait for non-critical builds and third best for critical.
Crt	0/35-100	Increases C.Rate and H.Plus, this is the second best damage trait for critical builds.

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
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
Aspersio	5	Enchants your weapon with Holy element, Holy deals increased damage against Shadow and Undead (and essentially Ghost) elements enemies
Enchant Poison	10	Enchants you 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 skils 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	Ultimate AP Buff, massively increases our skills final damage (+100% Mega Sonic Blow | +120% Double Bowling Bash and Shield Chain Rush) 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/Mid-Game Gear
Position	Gear	Enchantment	Notes
Upper	+11 Illusion Cap [1] (19223)	x2 Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995)	Source: Illusion of Frozen Enchantable: Illusion Enchantment can be refined to +10 using Frozen Refine Box (9785) requires +11 to get the maximal benefit from its enchantments
	+9 Red Clark Casquette [1] (400021)	-	Source: Episode 17.1
Middle	Sealed Chain (410093) Sealed Chain [1] (410094)	-	Can be bought from market for relatively cheap or dropped from monsters inside Niflheim Dungeon
Lower	Ninja's Blue Mask (420031)	-
Armor	+11 Illusion Sprint Mail [1] (450182)	x2 Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995)	Source: Illusion of Twins Enchantable: Illusion Enchantment can be refined to +10 using Twins Refinement Box (100699) requires +11 to get the maximal benefit from its enchantments, and combos with Illusion Sprint Shoes [1] (470066)
Weapon	+11 Blessed Knife [2] (510070) +9 Patent Blessed Knife [2] (510071)	-	Source: 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 leveling path just skip it
	+9 Hypocrisy Machine [3] (500007)	-	Source: Episode 17.2 Thanks to its 3 card slots can work decently until getting your next weapon
	+9 Glacier Basic Knife (510062) +9 Glacier Basic Sword (500050)	Glacier Flower Spell (Double Bowling Bash) (311335) Glacier Flower Spell (Physical - Race) (311348) Glacier Flower Spell (Physical - Size) (311350) Glacier Flower Spell (ATK) (311342)	Source: Episode 19 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) +11 Illusion Silver Guard [1] (460018)	x2 Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995)	Source: Illusion of Twins Enchantable: Illusion Enchantment can be refined to +10 using Twins Refinement Box (100699) requires +11 to get the maximal benefit from its enchantments
Garment	+8 Temporal STR Manteau [1] (20963)	-	Source: Fall of Glastheim
	+9 Magic Swordsman Thanatos's Sword [1] (480136)	-	Can be bought from market for relatively cheap or dropped from monsters inside Thanatos Tower F11 and F12
	+11 Illusion Morpheus's Shawl [1] (20948)	x2 Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995)	Source: Illusion of Labyrinth Enchantable: Illusion Enchantment can be refined to +10 using Labyrinth Refinement Box (100423) requires +11 to get the maximal benefit from its enchantments
Footgear	+11 Illusion Sprint Shoes [1] (470066)	x2 Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995)	Source: Illusion of Twins Enchantable: Illusion Enchantment can be refined to +10 using Twins Refinement Box (100699) requires +11 to get the maximal benefit from its enchantments, and combos with Illusion Sprint Mail [1] (450182)
Accessories	Sinful Ruby Ring [1] (490044) Sinful Ruby Necklace [1] (490045)	Anger Lv5 (310201) -Any-	Source: Sinful Accessories
	Automatic Booster R [1] (490024) Automatic Booster L [1] (490025)	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)	Source: Episode 17.2 Drain Life and Soul modules can be replaced with Automatic Modification Module (Fatal) (1000117) if you'd like to use them also for Mega Sonic Blow build

Late-Game Gear
Position	Gear	Enchantment	Notes
Upper	+11/12[C/A] Crown of Beelzebub [1] (400110)	-	Source: Equipment Crafting MVP drop items can be obtained from Forgotten Heirloom (50001) rewarded by completing Main Office hunting missions; Zelunium (25731) drops in level 200+ dungeons such as Niffelheim, Amicitia or Rudus F4 Currently the most reliable Headgear for this build
Middle	Battle Processor [1] (410017)	Melee Damage%	Dropped from monsters inside Rudus Dungeon F4, Enchantable: Muzaszir Battle Processor Accelerator (100481) combos with Convertible Physical Wing [1] (480124) for extra physical damage
	Sealed Chain (410093) Sealed Chain [1] (410094)	-	Can be bought from market for relatively cheap or dropped from monsters inside Niflheim dungeon
Lower	Ninja's Blue Mask (420031)	-
Armor	+11 Gray Wolf Suit [1] (450177)	Wolf Orb (Melee Duple) (310542) Wolf Orb (Warrior) Lv.3 (310509) Wolf Orb (Warrior) Lv.2 (310506)	Source: Episode 18 Amethyst Fragment (1000405) can be obtained through Episode 18 daily quests and dropped from monsters inside OZ Dungeon F2
	+12[A] Nebula Armor of Power [1] (450169)	Star Cluster of Power Lv.3 (310676) Nebula of Fighting Lv.3 (310729) STR+5 (4704) or Any	Source: Constellation Tower Second best armor, capable of doubling your damage when compared to Gray Wolf Suit [1] (450177) when fully enchanted/graded/refined Nebula of Fighting can 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)	Glacier Flower Spell (Physical Grade) Lv5 (311453) Glacier Flower Spell (Double Bowling Bash) (311335) Glacier Flower Spell (Double Bowling Bash) (311335)	Source: Episode 19 Currently the most reliable weapon for this build
Shield	+11 Illusion Guard [1] (460017) +11 Illusion Silver Guard [1] (460018)	x2 Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995)	Source: Illusion of Twins Enchantable: Illusion Enchantment can be refined to +10 using Twins Refinement Box (100699) requires +11 to get the maximal benefit from its enchantments
Garment	+11 Convertible Physical Wing [1] (480124)	-	Source: Convertible Wings requires +11 to get a big damage boost, combos with Battle Processor [1] (410017) for extra physical damage
Footgear	+11 Gray Wolf Boots [1] (470087)	Wolf Orb (Over Power) (310612) Wolf Orb (Physical Force) Lv.3 (310608) Wolf Orb (Robust) Lv.3 (310599)	Source: Episode 18 Amethyst Fragment (1000405) can be obtained through Episode 18 daily quests and dropped from monsters inside OZ Dungeon F2 Note:: these boots only surpass the damage of enchanted +11 Illusion Sprint Shoes [1] (470066) when Overpower enchantment procs, if you don't want damage inconsistencies or don't need the extra Hp/Sp provided by these just skip it
Accessories	Gray Wolf Pendant [1] (490106) Gray Wolf Ring [1] (490107)	x2 Wolf Orb (Fighting Spirit) Lv.4 (310633) -Any-	Source: Episode 18 Amethyst Fragment (1000405) can be obtained through Episode 18 daily quests and dropped from monsters inside OZ Dungeon F2

End-Game Gear
Position	Gear	Enchantment	Notes
Upper	+12[A] Crown of Beelzebub [1] (400110)	-	Source: Equipment Crafting MVP drop items can be obtained from Forgotten Heirloom (50001) rewarded by completing Main Office hunting missions; Zelunium (25731) drops in level 200+ dungeons such as Niffelheim, Amicitia or Rudus F4
Middle	Gambler's Seal [1] (410233)	Melee Damage%	Source: Alice Twisted Madness Enchantable: Muzaszir Loki's Coin (102278) Loki's Advice(Melee Physical) (102277)
Lower	Ace of Hearts in Mouth (Melee Physical) (420210)
Armor	+11/12[A] Engraved Flame Earth Rune Armor [1] (450282)	Flame Earth Rune 10Lv (312334) Earth Rune 5Lv (312324) Flame Rune 5Lv (312319)	Source: Varmundt's Biosphere Depth Best in Slot armor provides a big damage boost especially againts Boss class monsters
Weapon	+12[A] Dim Glacier Basic Knife [1] (510076) +12[A] Dim Glacier Basic Sword [1] (500055)	Glacier Flower Spell (Physical Grade) Lv5 (311453) Glacier Flower Spell (Double Bowling Bash) (311335) Glacier Flower Spell (Double Bowling Bash) (311335)	Source: Episode 19
Shield	+12[A] Mad Bunny-LT [1] (460020)	Defense Lv.3 (310863) or Physical Lv.3 (310866)	Source: Alice Twisted Madness Pretty optional shield, not exactly an upgrade in terms of damage but provides great utility in Defense, Aspd, Acd Critical 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 Guard, With Physical enchant still loses but the difference is smaller
Garment	+12[A] Fire Rune Manteau [1] (480230)	Varmundt's Crystal(Death) Lv5 (311881) or Any Power of Varmundt Lv3 (310922) STR+5 (4704) or Any	Source: Varmundt's Biosphere
Footgear	+12[A] Fire Rune Boots [1] (470173)	Varmundt's Crystal(Death) Lv5 (311881) or Any Power of Varmundt Lv3 (310922) STR+5 (4704) or Any	Source: Varmundt's Biosphere
Accessories	Venom Rune Ring [1] (490303) Venom Magic Ring [1] (490306)	Brilliant Biosphere Gem (Boss Type) (311943) Tenacity of Varmundt Lv5 (311953) Fragment of Varmundt (POW) Lv5 (311978)	Source: Varmundt's Biosphere 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

Shadow Gear and Costume Enchant Stones
+10 Maximum Mammoth Shadow Armor (24679)	Melee Stone (Top) (1000377)
+10 Maximum Mammoth Shadow Shoes (24680)	Melee Stone (1000378)
+10 Infinity Shadow Weapon (24386)	Melee Stone (Low) (1000379)
+10 Durable Shadow Shield (24735)	Melee Physical Attack Stone (Garment) (1001053)
+9/10 Full Penetration Shadow Earring (24661)	Power Stone(Dual) (1001055)
+9/10 Full Penetration Shadow Pendant (24662)	-
Note: for the shadow gear Enchantment Pow+5 is the best option for this build. Melee Damage% is decent as well

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 Critical Rate to always hit crit on any monster, except inside Varmundt's Depth 1 and 2 which would require up to 200

Early/Mid-Game Gear
Position	Gear	Enchantment	Notes
Upper	+9 Ascendant Crown [1] (5897)	-	Source: Equipment Crafting or Cash Shop Provides some sorted stats, early source of critical rate
	+11 Illusion Cap [1] (19223)	x2 Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995)	Source: Illusion of Frozen Enchantable: Illusion Enchantment can be refined to +10 using Frozen Refine Box (9785) requires +11 to get the maximal benefit from its enchantments
	+9 Red Clark Casquette [1] (400021)	-	Source: Episode 17.1
Middle	Sealed Chain (410093) Sealed Chain [1] (410094)	-	Can be bought from market for relatively cheap or dropped from monsters inside Niflheim dungeon
Lower	Bondage Necklace (420076)	-
Armor	+11 Illusion Sprint Mail [1] (450182)	x2 Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995)	Source: Illusion of Twins Enchantable: Illusion Enchantment can be refined to +10 using Twins Refinement Box (100699) requires +11 to get the maximal benefit from its enchantments, and combos with Illusion Sprint Shoes [1] (470066)
Weapon	+11 Blessed Knife [2] (510070) +9 Patent Blessed Knife [2] (510071)	-	Source: 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 leveling path just skip it
	+9 Hypocrisy Machine [3] (500007)	-	Source: Episode 17.2 Thanks to its 3 card slots can work decently until getting your next weapon
	+9 Glacier Basic Knife (510062) +9 Glacier Basic Sword (500050)	Glacier Flower Spell (Mega Sonic Blow) (311336) Glacier Flower Spell (Physical - Race) (311348) Glacier Flower Spell (Physical - Size) (311350) Glacier Flower Spell (ATK) (311342)	Source: Episode 19 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) +11 Illusion Silver Guard [1] (460018)	x2 Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995)	Source: Illusion of Twins Enchantable: Illusion Enchantment can be refined to +10 using Twins Refinement Box (100699) requires +11 to get the maximal benefit from its enchantments
Garment	+8 Temporal AGI Manteau [1] (20964)	-	Source: Fall of Glastheim
	+9 Magic Swordsman Thanatos's Sword [1] (480136)	-	Can be bought from market for relatively cheap or dropped from monsters inside Thanatos Tower F11 and F12
	+11 Illusion Morpheus's Shawl [1] (20948)	x2 Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995)	Source: Illusion of Labyrinth Enchantable: Illusion Enchantment can be refined to +10 using Labyrinth Refinement Box (100423) requires +11 to get the maximal benefit from its enchantments
Footgear	+11 Illusion Sprint Shoes [1] (470066)	x2 Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995)	Source: Illusion of Twins Enchantable: Illusion Enchantment can be refined to +10 using Twins Refinement Box (100699) requires +11 to get the maximal benefit from its enchantments, and combos with Illusion Sprint Mail [1] (450182)
Accessories	Sinful Ruby Ring [1] (490044) Sinful Ruby Necklace [1] (490045)	Resentment Lv5 (310211) -Any-	Source: Sinful Accessories
	Automatic Booster R [1] (490024) Automatic Booster L [1] (490025)	Automatic Modification Module (All Force) (1000143) Automatic Modification Module (Attack Speed) (1000116) Automatic Modification Module (Fatal) (1000117)	Source: Episode 17.2

Late-Game Gear
Position	Gear	Enchantment	Notes
Upper	+11/12[C/A] Boitata Hat [1] (400109)	-	Source: Equipment Crafting Glacia Extracts can be obtained from recycling Dim glacier weapons from Episode 19 or just bought from market; Zelunium (25731) drops in level 200+ dungeons such as Niffelheim, Amicitia or Rudus F4 Decent generic Headgear for Critical builds
	+11/12 Temporal Circlet (Super Novice) [1] (19491)	Acute Lv5 (29085) Temporal Jewel (LUK) Lv 3 (29689) STR+4 (4703) or Any	Source: Old Glast Heim Challenge Mode With proper enchants and refinement it can deal a higher damage and provide a better Critical Rate than Boitata Hat but it'll be only usable for Novices while Boitata can be used for Any class
Middle	Battle Processor [1] (410017)	Melee Damage%	Dropped from monsters inside Rudus Dungeon F4, Enchantable: Muzaszir Battle Processor Accelerator (100481)
	Sealed Chain (410093) Sealed Chain [1] (410094)	-	Can be bought from market for relatively cheap or dropped from monsters inside Niflheim dungeon
Lower	Bondage Necklace (420076)	-
	Young Leaf of World Tree (Strength) (420017) any variation of this	C.RATE Lv2 (311089) ATK Lv.2 (310987) STR+3 (4702) or any	Source: Fall of Glastheim
Armor	+11 Gray Wolf Suit [1] (450177)	Wolf Orb (Melee Duple) (310542) Wolf Orb (Warrior) Lv.3 (310509) Wolf Orb (Warrior) Lv.2 (310506)	Source: Episode 18 Amethyst Fragment (1000405) can be obtained through Episode 18 daily quests and dropped from monsters inside OZ Dungeon F2
	+12[A] Nebula Armor of Power [1] (450169)	Star Cluster of Power Lv.3 (310676) Nebula of Sharp Lv.3 (310735) STR+5 (4704) or Any	Source: Constellation Tower Previous best armor, capable of doubling your damage when compared to Gray Wolf Suit [1] (450177) when fully enchanted/graded/refined
Weapon	+12[A] Dim Glacier Basic Knife [1] (510076) +12[A] Dim Glacier Basic Sword [1] (500055)	Glacier Flower Spell (Physical Grade) Lv5 (311453) Glacier Flower Spell (Mega Sonic Blow) (311336) Glacier Flower Spell (Mega Sonic Blow) (311336)	Source: Episode 19 Previous best 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)	Any Gem and Crystal of your preference	Source: Varmundt's Biosphere Depth 2 Best in Slot weapon for this build, effective even without enchantments
Shield	+11 Illusion Guard [1] (460017) +11 Illusion Silver Guard [1] (460018)	x2 Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995)	Source: Illusion of Twins Enchantable: Illusion Enchantment can be refined to +10 using Twins Refinement Box (100699) requires +11 to get the maximal benefit from its enchantments
Garment	+11[C/A] Pirate Captain's Coat [1] (480174)	-	Source: Equipment Crafting MVP drop items can be obtained from Forgotten Heirloom (50001) rewarded by completing Main Office hunting missions; Zelunium (25731) drops in level 200+ dungeons such as Niffelheim, Amicitia or Rudus F4
Footgear	+11 Gray Wolf Boots [1] (470087)	Wolf Orb (Over Power) (310612) Wolf Orb (Physical Force) Lv.3 (310608) Wolf Orb (Robust) Lv.3 (310599)	Source: Episode 18 Amethyst Fragment (1000405) can be obtained through Episode 18 daily quests and dropped from monsters inside OZ Dungeon F2 Note: these boots only surpass the damage of enchanted +11 Illusion Sprint Shoes [1] (470066) when Overpower enchantment procs, if you don't want damage inconsistencies or don't need the extra Hp/Sp provided by these just skip it
Accessories	Gray Wolf Pendant [1] (490106) Gray Wolf Ring [1] (490107)	Wolf Orb (Fighting Spirit) Lv.4 (310633) And/Or Wolf Orb (Critical) Lv.4 (310632) -Any-	Source: Episode 18 Amethyst Fragment (1000405) can be obtained through Episode 18 daily quests and dropped from monsters inside OZ Dungeon F2 Choose your enchantments depending on your needs of Critical Rate

End-Game Gear
Position	Gear	Enchantment	Notes
Upper	+12[A] Time Dimensions Rune Crown(Hyper Novice) [1] (400545)	Acute Jewel 5Lv (312753) Time Dimension Jewel (Luck) 3Lv (312712) STR+5 (4704) or any	Source: Varmundt's Biosphere Depth 2 Best in Slot headgear for this build
Middle	Gambler's Seal [1] (410233)	Melee Damage%	Source: Alice Twisted Madness Enchantable: Muzaszir Loki's Coin (102278) Loki's Advice(Melee Physical) (102277)
Lower	Ace of Hearts in Mouth (Melee Physical) (420210)
Armor	+11/12[A] Engraved Corruption Poison Rune Cloth [1] (450285)	Corruption Poison Rune 10Lv (312394) Poison Rune 5Lv (312384) Corruption Rune 5Lv (312379)	Source: Varmundt's Biosphere Depth Provides a more manageable Critical Rate at the cost of sacrificing a little bit of damage
	+11/12[A] Engraved Flame Earth Rune Armor [1] (450282)	Flame Earth Rune 10Lv (312334) Earth Rune 5Lv (312324) Flame Rune 5Lv (312319)	Source: Varmundt's Biosphere Depth Best in terms of damage but reduces your Critical Rate, if you can manage that go for it
Weapon	+12[A] Dimensions Hyper Sword [2] (500094)	Any Gem and Crystal that fits your preference	Source: Varmundt's Biosphere Depth 2 Best in Slot weapon for this build, effective even without enchantments
Shield	+12[A] Mad Bunny-LT [1] (460020)	Defense Lv.3 (310863) or Physical Lv.3 (310866)	Obtainable from Alice Twisted Madness Pretty optional shield, not exactly an upgrade in terms of damage but provides great utility in Defense, Aspd, Acd Critical 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 Guard, With Physical enchant still loses but the difference is smaller
Garment	+12[A] Pirate Captain's Coat [1] (480174)	-	Source: Equipment Crafting Provides a more manageable Critical Rate and After Cast Delay reduction, additionally it can be used for any other critical class either ranged or melee
	+12[A] Fire Rune Manteau [1] (480230)	Varmundt's Crystal(Death) Lv5 (311881) or Any Power of Varmundt Lv3 (310922) or Creative of Varmundt Lv3 (310932) STR+5 (4704) or Any	Source: Varmundt's Biosphere When compared with Pirate Captain's Coat [1] (480174) Fire Manteau only really shines when fighting specific elemental monsters Creative of Varmundt Lv3 (310932) could provide better damage but Power of Varmundt Lv3 (310922) is more versatile since it works for any build
Footgear	+12[A] Fire Rune Boots [1] (470173)	Varmundt's Crystal(Death) Lv5 (311881) or Any Power of Varmundt Lv3 (310922) or Creative of Varmundt Lv3 (310932) STR+5 (4704) or Any	Source: Varmundt's Biosphere Creative of Varmundt Lv3 (310932) could 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)	Brilliant Biosphere Gem (Boss Type) (311943) Tenacity of Varmundt Lv5 (311953) or Focus of Varmundt Lv5 (311963) Fragment of Varmundt (POW) Lv5 (311978)	Source: Varmundt's Biosphere 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) could provide better damage but Tenacity of Varmundt Lv5 (311953) is more versatile since it works for any build

Shadow Gear and Costume Enchant Stones
+10 Maximum Mammoth Shadow Armor (24679)	Assassin Cross Stone II (Top) (1000222)
+10 Maximum Mammoth Shadow Shoes (24680)	Melee Stone (1000378)
+10 Infinity Shadow Weapon (24386)	Guillotine Cross Stone (Low) (1000976)
+10 Mega Blitz Shadow Shield (24767)	Guillotine Cross Stone II (Garment) (1000221)
+9/10 Full Penetration Shadow Earring (24661)	Critical Stone (Dual) (1000855)
+9/10 Full Penetration Shadow Pendant (24662)	-
Note: for the shadow gear Enchantment C.Rate+5 or Pow+5 is the best option for this build. Melee Damage% is decent as well

Cards

Here's a list with some recommended cards (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.

Position	Card	Effect	Notes
Upper	Shining Seaweed Card (300360)	Atk +10, P.Atk +1, Melee Dmg +3%, if Headgear is +9 Melee Dmg +2%	Best Headgear card for damage
	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)
Middle	Shining Seaweed Card (300360)	Atk +10, P.Atk +1, Melee Dmg +3%	Best Headgear card for damage
	Melted Poring Card (300174)	MaxHp +10%	If you prefer some extra tankiness
	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 Card (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
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%
	Modified Senior Rgan Card (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	Entangled Intermediate 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)	(Right Slot only) Melee Dmg +15%, if base Luk is 90 Critical Rate -15	-
	Phantom Wolf Card (300223)	(Right Slot only) Melee Dmg +6%	Combo Effect: Melee Dmg +8%
	Gray Wolf Card (300220)	(Left Slot only) Melee Dmg +6%

Pets

Incubus Egg (9052)	MaxSp +5%, Enable a chance to gain 1% of the damage dealt as Sp with each attack
Succubus Egg (9055)	MaxHp +1%, Enable a chance to gain 5% of the damage dealt as Hp with each attack
Kiel Egg (9126)	Aspd +7%, Hit +18, Melee Dmg +5% | Decent Pet for General Use
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 damage and kill Mvps

Utility Equipment

Racing Cap (Super Novice) [1] (19204)	When enchanted with Racing (Super Novice) Lv3 (29354) enable the use of Level 3 Cart Boost [Movement Speed +75%, Atk +30 for 90 Seconds] Source: Hugel Race
Royal Guard Shield [1] (28900)	Enable the use of Level 1 Shield Spell [Recovers 3% of Max Hp every 3 Secs for 90 Secs] Source: Token of Honor
Blood Sucker (18754)	Lower Headgear which enable a chance to drain 5% of the damage dealt to an enemy as Hp with each attack Source: Equipment Crafting

Consumables

Just some consumables you might (or might not) need~

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 Aspd
Awakening Potion (656)	Increases Aspd
Abrasive (12458)	Critical Rate +30

Final Notes

Hey, you've reached the end~

That's all for now, If you have any question or suggestion, feel free to contact me via ping me on MuhRO Discord at #Novice channel as Jetago or ingame as HyperJetago

Thanks for reading ^^