Lxna's Elemental Master of Puppets Build Guide

Introduction

Hello everybody! I'm Lxna, I have played ragnarok for many years but this year I started pushing myself into getting better at the game, understanding mechanics, and helping others so we always have a community to grow together. I started MuhRo around August 24, and since then i've been growing stronger, farming and making some friends on my journey. I have started as an Imperial Guard but I had to make a new character because I was having trouble farming late end game maps, because there's lots of holy immune mobs.

After looking at my options, I chose EM because it is very versatile because of the easy choice of element you want use mid fight, very fun and you get awesome pokemons puppets to aid you!

Important to say that I just started playing with this class recently so there's lots of things I don't know and will update conform I find it necessary!

Notes

Elemental Master is currently one of the most strong if not the strongest Magic class build in the current patch.

This is because:

• We benefit from the time dimensions combo ( Time Dimensions Rune Crown(Elemental Master) [1] (400536) + Dimensions Elemental Magic Book [2] (540079) );
• Not only benefit, but the combination of both makes us auto cast our Elemental Buster entirely free and spammable. As a comparison, Imperial Guard dimension's combo only reduce mains skill CD in almost half, but don't auto cast anything;
• And all of that with the case that we can choose the element of our burst skill at any type, almost free;

Some pros and cons for the magic build in my opinion:

Pros:

• You have a lot of element coverage which will make it easier to farm specific maps ;
• AOE skill - you use the skill, things die inside the range, you teleport out of it, repeat! No need to click on the specific mob!
• Cute pokemons puppets elemental summons that will help you and change your offence and defence to the desired element (all of them are cute, except you Serpens, you were much better before :( );
• Turned off brain for farming! Use skill, teleport, use skill, teleport and repeat until rich!

Cons:

• This is not a one button to win build. You will need to alternate between at least 3 skills during each farming sessions;
• As a mage class, at the start you will be very squishy! Go after some resistances/ mresistances asap;
• You will need to do a lot of micro managing during game play. You need to keep track of how many elemental stones do you still have, how many gems are left, etc;
• Your skill bar will be full of skills that you need to use. Few more than others, but it's good to remember each shortcut because speed matters;

Skills, what to use and when and stuff to micromanaging

Skills

Offence Skills

Skill	Element	Description
Diamond Storm	Water	Our main skill if we opt for Dimensions Elemental Magic Book [2] (540079) . 9x9 targetable AOE.
Conflagration	Fire	Our second main skill if we opt for Dimensions Elemental Magic Book [2] (540079) . 9x9 targetable AOE.
Terra Drive	Earth	Our main skill if we opt for Dimensions Elemental Spell Book [2] (540080) . 9x9 targetable AOE.
Lightning Land	Wind	Our second main skill if we opt for Dimensions Elemental Spell Book [2] (540080) . 9x9 targetable AOE.
Venom Swamp	Poison	Our third main skill no matter what book we choose. 9x9 targetable AOE.
Elemental Buster	Any	This is our burst skill with 13x13 AOE, but the catch is that we will never directly cast it. It is auto casted whenever we use Diamond Storm or Terra Drive, depending if you are using Dimensions Elemental Magic Book [2] (540079) or Dimensions Elemental Spell Book [2] (540080) , respectively. This skill inherently the element of the pokémon we have summoned during the cast

Utility/Buff Skills

Skill	Description
Spell Enchanting	Our main utility skill, keep it up all time. Free +20 S.MATK is HUGE!
Land Protector	The reason why every party need an EM to do party content. You nullify any aoe skill inside the land protected, so we don't wipe for meteors from OGHC, Lasgand's storm gust and earth strain, etc.
Dispell	Awesome skill that dispell all monster buffs. It's game changer in some tougher fights
Wall of Fog (Blinding Mist)	Situational skill that can save you in some specific cases, like Jabberwocky dragon's breath.
Extreme Vacuum	This skill push mobs to it, so you can use in events like the fall's sentinel tree or to run from some mobs, like Alice's insects which are magic immune.
Striking	HUGE dps increase for physical users. Use every time you see a inquisitor in your party lol
Increasing Activity	Transfer 50 AP to a party member. Very useful on party play when your party wipes or someone need ap to use some buff.
Indulge	Recovers 50% sp at the cost of some hp

Elemental Skills

Skill	Element	Description
Summon Elemental Diluvio	Water	Our water pokemon. This is the summon that gives the most dps numbers on dummies using Dimensions Elemental Magic Book [2] (540079)
Summon Elemental Ardor	Fire	Our fire pokemon. This is the summon that you'll use more often with Dimensions Elemental Magic Book [2] (540079) because fire element is good
Summon Elemental Terremotus	Earth	Our earth pokemon. This is the summon that gives the most dps numbers on dummies using Dimensions Elemental Spell Book [2] (540080)
Summon Elemental Procella	Wind	Our wind pokemon. You will use this one to some specific farms, like biosphere A Ice.
Summon Elemental Serpens	Poison	Our poison pokemon. Good all around element, but for end game farming it's better to use specific element for higher multiplier. Also they massacred our boy, he was so cool!!
Elemental Veil	-	Turns your High Spirit transparent. Helps with reducing visual clutter on the screen and they also don't attack mobs, so they won't die.
Elemental Control	-	Switch your high spirit behaviour. Lv 1 for passive, Lv 2 for defensive and Lv 3 for aggressive. We usually use it at lv 2 just to get it's bonus. Whenever you use this with a High Elemental summoned, you will get an enchant on your armor based on your summoned pokemon. Use this to counter mechanics!

For 3rd class summons and what each individually do please check Elemental Master. Special mention to Summon Ventus lv 1 as it's free guyak!

What to use and when

We can have some types of gameplay, which makes our class very versatile and fun to play but hard to master:

1. Use AOE skill > teleport > use AOE skill. This is our mindless farm, farming easy maps like Biosphere A and below;
2. Use AOE skill and get closer to use diamond storm + elemental buster combo. This is where our class shines on high dps. You'll need to play like this in Biosphere B and higher maps.
3. Party support. If you don't have high enough dps, you'll be as useful providing lan protector and awesome buffs like strinking and spekll enchant. Our class can also give AP to others using xxx, which is very useful when the party wipes mid instance;
4. Betel/Jabberwocky mega tank. You can build your character to be dragon immune using some specific gear + 284. More on that later.

For each map, I calculate every monster type and compare with the typing of each of our summons and calculate a "score". The summon with more score will be the suggested summon for that farm.

To see how I calculated, you can check this google sheet: Lxna's Elemental Calculator

With that classification, the table below will list what gameplay type ( 1 thru 4), which skill to use, which pokemon to summon and the common strategy for each map:

Type of map	Map	Gameplay Type	Summon Elemental	Main skill	Secondary Skill	Strategy
Dungeon	Any map below lv 200	1 - Aoe+TP	Any	Conflagration	Venom Swamp	You probably one shot eveything here. Just use any skill that isnt on cd and teleport and repeat.
Dungeon	Abandoned Pit F2	1 - Aoe+TP	Summon Elemental Ardor	Conflagration	Lightning Land	Fire will hit every mob here, while wind wont hit Wasted Intermediate Rgan
Dungeon	Niflheim Dungeon F2	1 - Aoe+TP	Summon Elemental Ardor	Conflagration	Lightning Land	Fire and Wind will hit every mob here. Focus on Grote for the Bloody Branch (12103)
Dungeon	Clock Tower Basement	1 - Aoe+TP	Summon Elemental Ardor	Conflagration	Venom Swamp	Fire will hit everything smoothly, poison will hit 75% on most mobs but none are immune
Dungeon	Biosphere A - Ice	1 - Aoe+TP	Summon Elemental Procella	Lightning Land	Venom Swamp	Wind will rule here. If you meet Ktunallanux, prepare for a fun fight! Use LP, Dispell and Spell breaker whenever possible.
Dungeon	Biosphere A - Fire	1 - Aoe+TP	Summon Elemental Diluvio	Diamond Storm	Venom Swamp	Water will rule here. If you meet Detale, use LP and dispell him whenever he starts magic absorbing
Dungeon	Biosphere A - Glade	1 - Aoe+TP	Summon Elemental Ardor	Conflagration	Venom Swamp	Most fun map of the biospheres A for me, density is gooood
Dungeon	Biosphere A - Death	1 - Aoe+TP	Summon Elemental Ardor	Conflagration	Diamond Storm	Fire will destroy everything here! Make insane mobs, its fun!
Dungeon	Biosphere B - Soul	2 - Aoe + Buster + TP	Summon Elemental Diluvio	Diamond Storm	Lightning Land	Now we may need to start using buster to one shot things. You need Dimensions Elemental Magic Book [2] (540079) to safely farm here
Dungeon	Biosphere B - Venom	2 - Aoe + Buster + TP	Summon Elemental Ardor	Conflagration	Lightning Land	Dont forget to use Diamond Storm to proc Elemental Buster whenever you are in danger. Kukre uses a lot of Strip Skills, its so annoying
Dungeon	Biosphere B - Temple	2 - Aoe + Buster + TP	Summon Elemental Ardor	Conflagration	Venom Swamp	Dont forget to use Diamond Storm to proc Elemental Buster whenever you are crowded. One of the best maps to farm!
Dungeon	Biosphere Depth 1	2 - Aoe + Buster + TP	Summon Elemental Ardor	Diamond Storm	Conflagration	This is where you'll need to know what you are doing otherwise you will wipe a lot. Highly advise you to log a creator on an alt to use Full Chemical Protection and a SA to use talisman buffs as it will help a lot specially with healing. Bring Yggdrasil Seed (608) for healing and Panacea (525) to clear Curse/Hallucination.
Instance	Old Glast Heim Challenge	3 - Party support	Summon Ventus lv 1 to clear through first phase then Summon Elemental Ardor for boss	Diamond Storm	Conflagration	Put Land Protector before the fight right where the boss will spawn. If you don't instakill it, boss will use max pain, so careful to not hit it and use a Dispell. Repeat until dead
Instance	Airship Destruction	3 - Party support	Summon Elemental Diluvio	Diamond Storm	Conflagration	Aquila will use max pain and berserk if you don't instakill it. In either case, Dispell just nullifies it and you can safely kill while ignoring mechanics
Instance	Simulation Battle	3 - Party support	Summon Elemental Diluvio	Diamond Storm	Conflagration	Focus on dps if your damage is high enough, or just buff your party members and set a Land Protector to protect against the meteors
Instance	Alice Twisted Madness	3 - Party support	Summon Elemental Ardor	Conflagration	Diamond Storm	Before the boss phase you'll set a Land Protector right near the start, and focus on dps-ing in the magic only damage phase. Whenever a cat comes inside the LP use Diamond Storm to kill it with Elemental Buster
Instance	Constellation Tower 15* ( Floor 50*)	3 - Party support	Summon Elemental Ardor	Diamond Storm	Conflagration	Before the boss phase you'll set a Land Protectora little to the left, and focus on dps-ing. Avoid traps and make sure your pokemon is inside the land protector and you are using elemental veil, otherwise it will almost instadie and you'll lose a lot of dps.
Instance	Constellation Tower 25* ( Floor 75*)	3 - Party support	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
Instance	The Immortal Hard	3 - Party support	Summon Elemental Diluvio	Diamond Storm	Conflagration	Before the boss you'll set a Land Protector right near the start. If you are dps, focus on killing it the faster you can, if you are focusing on supporting, you will need to move land protector as the shadow lasgand get closer to the real one. If they get close, it will do a lot of dmg and maybe party wiping!

So after all that, this what my current skillbar looks like, and i have a shortkey for every skill lol

Stuff micromanaging

Almost every skill has a catalyst cost. Some are buyable at a NPC, some you'll need to farm. Here's a list of what I always keep with me:

Item	What's for	Where to get/farm	Alternate method
3x Wind of Verdure (992)	Summon Ventus Lv 1	Transform Rough Wind (996) using lv 1 4 Elemental Analysis	Buy at (para_mk 53, 104)
Rough Wind (996)	Summon Ventus Lv 3	Biosphere B - Temple drops TONS of that	Buy 10 Wind of Verdure (992) at (para_mk 53, 104) and transform it using lv 2 4 Elemental Analysis
Lightning Stone (1000291)	Summon Elemental Procella	Magician Dealer (main_office 63, 59)	-
Great Nature (997)	Summon Tera Lv 3	Sleepers at (yuno_fild02 53, 104)	Buy 10 Green Live (993) at (para_mk 53, 104) and transform it using lv 2 4 Elemental Analysis
Earth Stone (1000292)	Summon Elemental Terremotus	Magician Dealer (main_office 63, 59)	-
Flame Heart (994)	Summon Agni Lv 3	Gigs at (mag_dun02 231, 76)	Buy 10 Red Blood (990) at (para_mk 53, 104) and transform it using lv 2 4 Elemental Analysis
Flame Stone (1000293)	Summon Elemental Ardor	Magician Dealer (main_office 63, 59)	-
Mystic Frozen (995)	Summon Aqua Lv 3	Kill everything at (iz_d05_i 143, 187)	Buy 10 Crystal Blue (991) at (para_mk 53, 104) and transform it using lv 2 4 Elemental Analysis
Ice Stone (1000295)	Summon Elemental Diluvio	Magician Dealer (main_office 63, 59)	-
Poison Stone (1000294)	Summon Elemental Serpens	Magician Dealer (main_office 63, 59)	-
Panacea (525)	Clear abnormal status	Sold at any tool dealer for 500z/ea	Farm at mag_dun2
Yggdrasil Seed (608)	Healing	Instances > Bioresearch Laboratory drops a lot	Buy from players
Yellow Gemstone (715)	Lots of skills	Sold at any tool dealer for 4500z/ea	Lots of monsters drops, save them on your storage whenever you have some in your inventory
Blue Gemstone (717)	Lots of skills	Sold at any tool dealer for 1500z/ea	Lots of monsters drops, save them on your storage whenever you have some in your inventory

Stats and Traits

Stats

I will post my attributes, but adjust conform your necessity!! I use max int and dex because i close my vct using stats instead of %! More on that later.

Stat	#
Str	59
Agi	78
Vit	100
Int	130
Dex	130
Luk	3

Traits

Stat	#
SPL	110
CON	110
WIS	72

Make sure to have at least 105 SPL/CON and 125 int for gear buffs.

Gear and farming progression

I've used Choi's Guide To Magic almost entirely to progress through every phase with very few changes. In every phase i will list the equipments expected to have and the changes made from his guide!

One thing that I highly recommend is to progress your gear as your progress the character story! If it is your first time playing renewal or if you have never payed attention in ragnarok story, take a breath and enjoy the npcs and story! Is pretty rewarding to feel that you've farmed what you needed to start farming in some place stronger as you progress with your story together!

Phase Eden

At Level 100, you can talk with Labraham and Louis at @go Eden to get your Advanced Paradise Gear. These gears will require Old Pick (7318) , Blue Hair (1034) , and Elastic Band (7200) .

Additionally, you can talk with Lucy in the same room to receive your Advanced Paradise Shadow Gear by renting it for 20 Eden Coins for 3 days or buying the set permanently for 230 in total.

Phase Eden - Gear Progression Table

Position	Equipment	Note
Head - Top	Advanced Paradise Hat (400140)	Lothaire (moc_para01 109, 79)
Head - Mid	-
Head - Low	-
Body	Advanced Paradise Robe (450186)	Louis (moc_para01 109, 87)
Weapon	Paradise Sorcerer Magic Book (540031)	Louis (moc_para01 109, 87)
Shield	Any Shield
Robe	Advanced Paradise Muffler (480106)	Louis (moc_para01 109, 87)
Shoes	Advanced Paradise Shoes (470093)	Louis (moc_para01 109, 87)
Accessory (Right)	Advanced Paradise Necklace (490129)	Louis (moc_para01 109, 87)
Accessory (Left)	Advanced Paradise Magic Ring (490128)	Louis (moc_para01 109, 87)

Phase One

Moving forward, your main priority is to see where you can reduce your fixed cast time, and your second priority will be increasing your damage output (for now).

Your best skill for leveling is Psychic Wave and you can alternate that with Diamond Dust and Varetyr Spear due high CDs.

You should start progressing through the story to unlock all the maps and instances, and if this is your first character ever you will need to do it, so you can just buy the episode unlock with further characters!

With the phase eden equipment you can probably finish episode 16.1 Banquet for Heroes and start progressing through 17.1 Illusion. Episode 17 is the episode where you will start your farm adventure, probably hunting in Rudus 1, 2 and 3 looking for Unknown Parts (25669) and Cor Core (25723) .

If you are only rushing levels to get as soon as possible to 4th class, focus on doing the eden hunting missions for the highest illusion dungeon you can comfortably and constantly kill!

The following table has the minimum level required to access the content related to farm. Focus here is minimum, as chances are that each new map that we unlock will be to hard for us to properly farm there without progressing our gear.

What and where to farm

Level	Map/Story	Gear related	Related maps	Items to look for
150+	17.1 Illusion	Grace Set	Warper > Dungeons > Rudus (Every floor gets harder, but increases the odds of dropping items)	Every piece costs 20x Unknown Parts (25669) and each refine ticket costs 20x Cor Core (25723)
160+	Illusion of Twins	Illusion Guard [1] (460017) / Illusion Silver Guard [1] (460018)	Warper > Illusion Dungeons > Illusion of Frozen	Twins Refinement Box (100699) to refine Illusion Guard / Illusion Silver Guard
170+	Illusion of Labyrinth	Illusion Morpheus's Hood [1] (19428)	Warper > Illusion Dungeons > Illusion of Labyrinth	Labyrinth Refinement Box (100423) to refine Illusion Morpheus's Hood

Phase One - Gear Progression Table

Position	Equipment	Note
Head - Top	+9~+11 Illusion Morpheus's Hood [1] (19428)	Check table above
Head - Mid	Cor Core Booster (410091) or Cor Core Booster [1] (410092)	Both drops from Rudus 4, which are for level 200+. It's ok if you can't get these now, but you can buy from other players if you want to
Head - Low	CD in Mouth (420003)	Same as above, buy it only if you want
Body	+9 Grace Psychic Robe [1] (450112)	(sp_cor 118, 131) to buy for 20x Unknown Parts (25669) and 20x Cor Core (25723) to refine to +9
Weapon	Paradise Sorcerer Magic Book (540031)	We will keep the weapon until we are level +200, so focus on other equipments first.
Shield	+9~+11 Illusion Guard [1] (460017) / Illusion Silver Guard [1] (460018)	You can farm it in Illusion of Twins. You will use this until mid game, so maybe is worth an effort of farming here and getting to at least +11. Don't forget to enchant it with either Rune of Intellect Lv2 (29001)
Robe	+9 Grace Magic Manteau [1] (480019)	(sp_cor 118, 131) to buy for 20x Unknown Parts (25669) and 20x Cor Core (25723) to refine to +9
Shoes	+9 Grace Magic Boots [1] (470021)	(sp_cor 118, 131) to buy for 20x Unknown Parts (25669) and 20x Cor Core (25723) to refine to +9
Accessory (Right)	Grace Magic Ring [1] (490020)	(sp_cor 118, 131) to buy for 20x Unknown Parts (25669)
Accessory (Left)	Advanced Paradise Magic Ring (490128)	Louis (moc_para01 109, 87)

Pro tip: Check Armor Weapon Tickets page to safely refine level 1 gear to +11.

Phase Two

At this point, we really need to get the 1.0s FCT so we can use almost all of our new 4th skills to farm even faster. Focus on getting these first:

• Grace Magic Boots [1] (470021) : 0.5s
• Sorcerer Stone (Top) (1000672) : 0.5s
• Brilliant/ Sinful Sapphire Accessories: 0.2s / 0.3s

The final FCT required can be acquired these ways:

• Minor Casting Stone (Garment) (25170)
• Automatic Leg Type B [1] (470023) using Automatic Modification Module (Fixed Casting) (1000134)
• Gray Wolf Shoes [1] (470088) using Wolf Orb (Fixed Casting) Lv.1 (310600)

Or you can wait until next phase where we will get our +9[C] Moan of Corruption [1] (470204) which will already give 1s FCT!

Once we get 1.0s FCT our focus should be getting our weapon ready! This will be the biggest damage jump for the lowest price.

What and where to farm

Level	Map/Story	Gear related	Related maps	Items to look for
170+	Oz Labyrinth 2nd floor	Gray Wolf Robe [1] (450178)	Warper > Dungeons > Oz Dungeon > Walk to South Portal	Best place to farm Amethyst Fragment (1000405) used to enchant Gray Wolf Equipment
180+	Odin		Warper > Dungeons > Odin's Past (Ps: You need to walk there by foot the first time to unlock the direct warp. (odin_tem03 279, 234)	Great place to farm as soon as you get level 200 to grind for the first job levels and to farm some good zeny
200+	Rudus 4	Cor Core Booster [1] (410092) , CD in Mouth (420003)	Warper > Dungeons > Rudus F4 (Ps: You need to walk there by foot the first time to unlock the direct warp. (sp_rudus3 380, 42)	Decent zeny and xp farming, specially if you are beginning in the +200 maps!
210+	Episode 19 maps	Issgard Equipment	Warper > Dungeons > Snake's nest	Start farming your Dim Glacier Weapon Box (41246) here and progress to abandoned pit once you get stronger
			Warper > Dungeons > Abandoned Pit	2nd floor is the best place to farm Dim Glacier Weapon Box (41246) to get materials to craft your first glacier weapon and future dim glacier. Decent zeny too. It's hard, you may need to farm in lower maps first.

Between the Gray Wolf Robe [1] (450178) and the Snow Flower Robe [1] (450207) , both options are great. Gray Wolf Robe [1] (450178) provides more damage and Snow Flower Robe [1] (450207) provides more tankiness. Personally I don't like to farm for amethyst fragments because it takes a lot of time to get all the ammount necessary and Oz Dungeon 2 does not drop anything useful other than the amethysts, but this is entirely personal preference.

Phase Two - Gear Progression Table

Position	Equipment	Note
Head - Top	+9 Vesper Headgear [1] (400111)	To craft Vesper Helmet Vesper helmet is a great mid game helmet. Into the next step we will start grading it until grade C, but keep it ungraded for now.
Head - Mid	Battle Processor [1] (410017) Cor Core Booster [1] (410092)	Use battle processor if you either got a Yggdrasil leaf or want to craft a Convertible Magical Wing [1] (480125) in the next step. Otherwise keep the Cor Core as it is.
Head - Low	CD in Mouth (420003) Young Leaf of World Tree (Intelligence) (420022)	If you get the Yggdrasil leaf (any stats, only the enchant matters), try to hit these enchants: SPL Lv2 (311081) OR S.MATK Lv.2 (310985) , Spell Lv2 (4814) OR MATK Lv.2 (310989) , INT+3 (4712) . Check this page for more information about enchanting it
Body	+11 Gray Wolf Robe [1] (450178) +9~+11 Snow Flower Robe [1] (450207) +9~+11 Glacier Robe [1] (450265)	For Gray Wolf: Wolf Orb (Mage) Lv.2 (310507) , Wolf Orb (Mage) Lv.3 (310510) , Wolf Orb (Shadow Spell) (310532) For Snow Flower: Ice Flower Magic Stone(Physical Defense) (1000717) , Ice Flower Magic Stone(Magician) (1000721) , Ice Flower Magic Stone(Shadow Spell) (1000773) For Glacier: Glacier Flower Meow Power(Grand Mage) (312066) , Glacier Flower Meow Power(Mage) (312063) , Glacier Flower Meow Power(SPL&WIS) (312059)
Weapon	+9 Glacier Book (540049)	Number one priority after getting the required FCT! You can farm for the materials like I did, or you can just buy one as they are cheap. Enchants: Glacier Flower Spell (Magical - Element) (311353) , Glacier Flower Spell (Magical - Size) (311351) , Glacier Flower Spell (Magical - Race) (311349) , Glacier Flower Spell (MATK) (311343)
Shield	+9~+11 Illusion Guard [1] (460017) / Illusion Silver Guard [1] (460018)	You can farm it in Illusion of Twins. You will use this until mid game, so maybe is worth an effort of farming here and getting to at least +11. Don't forget to enchant it with either Rune of Intellect Lv2 (29001)
Robe	+9 Grace Magic Manteau [1] (480019)	Keep the Grace Manteau for now
Shoes	+9 Grace Magic Boots [1] (470021)	Keep the grace shoes for now and focus on other equipment as our next show upgrade will be a huge one!
Accessory (Right)	Brilliant Light Sapphire Ring [1] (490064) Sinful Sapphire Ring [1] (490052)	For Brilliant Enchants: Any Happiness, Any Destructive Evil. For Sinful Enchants: Any Horror, Any Dragon Scale. I recommend at least level 3 for both.
Accessory (Left)	Brilliant Light Sapphire Necklace [1] (490065) Sinful Sapphire Necklace [1] (490053)	For Brilliant Enchants: Any Happiness, Any Destructive Evil. For Sinful Enchants: Any Horror, Any Dragon Scale. I recommend at least level 3 for both.

Phase Three

Now it's time to start part of our endgame equipment! Our biggest focus in this step will be shoes, garment and dim glacier weapon! You will also start doing and understading grading and refinement. These wiki pages are good reads so you can understand how to self craft the following gear:

• Refinement
• Grade Enhancing

Be prepared to farm a lot. Serious, you will need something near 3k dim glacier boxes so you can fully craft your weapon lol.

Now you will notice that you will need tons of Oridecon (984) , Elunium (985) , Zelunium (25731) , Shadowdecon (25729) and Etel Dust (1000322) ! Don't sleep on those, as you will use thousands of them to craft equipment like Moan of Corruption [1] (470204) , transform into Blacksmith's Blessing (6635) to refine or craft your shadow gear!

What and where to farm

Level	Map/Story	Gear related	Related maps	Items to look for
210+	Episode 19 maps	Issgard Equipment	Warper > Dungeons > Abandoned Pit	2nd floor is the best place to farm Dim Glacier Weapon Box (41246) to get materials to craft your first glacier weapon and future dim glacier. Decent zeny too. It's hard, you may need to farm in lower maps first.
200+	Niflheim		Warper > Dungeons > Niflheim Dungeon (Ps: You need to walk there by foot the first time to unlock the direct warp. (sp_rudus3 380, 42)	Good zeny and xp farming. This map tends to be easier to us IGs as monster has weakness to holy. Good starting map!
240+	Clock Tower Unknown Basement		Warper > Dungeons > Clock Tower Unknown Basement (Ps: You need to walk there by foot the first time to unlock the direct warp. (c_tower1 243, 22024)	One of the best places to farm. You will get Oridecon (984) , Elunium (985) , Zelunium Ore (25730) , Zelunium (25731) , Shadowdecon Ore (25728) and Shadowdecon (25729) , which you will need a lot at this point. Awesome raw zeny too, by killing monster and selling the gear that drops here.
240+	Niflheim 2		Warper > Dungeons > Niflheim Dungeon > Climb the stairs going south and enter the portal	Most of your grind will be on this map! Focus on killing Grotes as they drop Bloody Branch (12103) which can be sold to players. Tons of Zelunium Ore (25730) , Zelunium (25731) , Shadowdecon Ore (25728) and Shadowdecon (25729) and raw zeny too. Go crazy but don't ks other people as it's rude!

Phase Three - Gear Progression Table

Position	Equipment	Note
Head - Top	+9 [C] Vesper Headgear [1] (400111)	To craft Vesper Helmet Grade it only to C as anything further will not be worth it as we will change our headgear later on.
Head - Mid	Battle Processor [1] (410017)	Battle processor has a combo with Convertible Magical Wing [1] (480125) so I highly advise you getting one.
Head - Low	Young Leaf of World Tree (Intelligence) (420022)	Hit these enchants: SPL Lv2 (311081) OR S.MATK Lv.2 (310985) , Spell Lv2 (4814) OR MATK Lv.2 (310989) , INT+3 (4712) . Check this page for more information about enchanting it
Body	+11 Gray Wolf Robe [1] (450178) +9~+11 Snow Flower Robe [1] (450207) +9~+11 Glacier Robe [1] (450265)	For Gray Wolf: Wolf Orb (Mage) Lv.2 (310507) , Wolf Orb (Mage) Lv.3 (310510) , Wolf Orb (Shadow Spell) (310532) For Snow Flower: Ice Flower Magic Stone(Physical Defense) (1000717) , Ice Flower Magic Stone(Magician) (1000721) , Ice Flower Magic Stone(Shadow Spell) (1000773) For Glacier: Glacier Flower Meow Power(Grand Mage) (312066) , Glacier Flower Meow Power(Mage) (312063) , Glacier Flower Meow Power(SPL&WIS) (312059)
Weapon	+9 Glacier Book (540049) +12 [A] Dim Glacier Book [1] (540056)	You will start your journey on refining and grading equipment with this one. Hopefully it has a refine box, so it's pretty easy to begin and to understand. Check the next table to get a glimpse on how to do it. Aim for these enchants: Glacier Flower Spell (Conflagration) (311296) , Glacier Flower Spell (Conflagration) (311296) , Glacier Flower Spell (Magical Grade) Lv5 (311458)
Shield	+9~+11 Illusion Guard [1] (460017) / Illusion Silver Guard [1] (460018)	You can farm it in Illusion of Twins. You will use this until mid game, so maybe is worth an effort of farming here and getting to at least +11. Don't forget to enchant it with either Rune of Intellect Lv2 (29001)
Robe	+11 Convertible Magical Wing [1] (480125) , +9 Glacier Muffler [1] (450267)	Check Choi's Mini Guide on how to craft CMW or alternatively use a Glacier Manteau. I think that CMW is easier and better at this point. If you choose Glacier, use these enchants: Glacier Flower Meow Power(Physical Defense) (312056) , Glacier Flower Meow Power(Caster) (312070) , Glacier Flower Meow Power(Powerful) (312073)
Shoes	+9 [C] Moan of Corruption [1] (470204)	This will be our first end game item. We only need it grade C for now. Prioritize this along the dim glacier weapon.
Accessory (Right)	Brilliant Light Sapphire Ring [1] (490064) Sinful Sapphire Ring [1] (490052)	For Brilliant Enchants: Any Happiness, Any Destructive Evil. For Sinful Enchants: Any Horror, Any Dragon Scale. I recommend at least level 3 for both.
Accessory (Left)	Brilliant Light Sapphire Necklace [1] (490065) Sinful Sapphire Necklace [1] (490053)	For Brilliant Enchants: Any Happiness, Any Destructive Evil. For Sinful Enchants: Any Horror, Any Dragon Scale. I recommend at least level 3 for both.

Crafting your own Dim Glacier Weapon

To craft the +12 [A] Dim Glacier Book [1] (540056) you will need the following items:

11x Dim Glacier Reinforcement Device (101637)

Cost:

• 110x Encroached Magical Crystal (1001031)

• 110x Neutralized Magical Crystal (1001032)
• 11x Poisonous Magic (1001033)

Source: opening Dim Glacier Weapon Box (41246) and then incinerating it at (icas_in 191, 56)To use the boxes to increase the refine you will use more:

• 440x Flower Petals (1000608)
• 110x Encroached Magical Crystal (1001031)
• 110x Neutralized Magical Crystal (1001032)

Ps: Flower Petals (1000608) will drop from the same monster that you will kill to get the weapon boxes.

To do the grade, each attempt will consume it specific Etel Stone, which can be bought from Grade Enhancer Garm at (grademk 33, 183) with Etel Stone (1000323) and the correct stone.
All of the stones can be bought at Jeweler at (morocc 165, 54)

How to make a Dim Glacier Weapon 12A

Refine	Grade	Action
+0	No grade	Acquire the weapon that you will craft by opening Dim Glacier Weapon Box (41246) (in our case we are looking for Dim Glacier Book [1] (540056) )
+9	No grade	Refine to +9 using Etherdeocon (1000332) with Refiner Leona at (grademk 20, 183)
+10	No grade	Use a Dim Glacier Reinforcement Device (101637) that can be bought from Forr in (icas_in 188, 59) and combine it to get +1 refine, getting to +10
+11	No grade	Use a Dim Glacier Reinforcement Device (101637) that can be bought from Forr in (icas_in 188, 59) and combine it to get +1 refine, getting to +11
+11	No grade > D	Talk to Grade Enhancer Garm at (grademk 33, 183), buy 5 Etel Aquamarine (1000325) and try to get the grade D on the weapon. ALWAYS go for the safest option so your equipment do not get destroyed! Base chance is 70% so this will need 1-2 tries in average!
+9	D	Refine to +9 using Etherdeocon (1000332) with Refiner Leona at (grademk 20, 183)
+10	D	Use a Dim Glacier Reinforcement Device (101637) that can be bought from Forr in (icas_in 188, 59) and combine it to get +1 refine, getting to +10
+11	D	Use a Dim Glacier Reinforcement Device (101637) that can be bought from Forr in (icas_in 188, 59) and combine it to get +1 refine, getting to +11
+11	D > C	Talk to Grade Enhancer Garm at (grademk 33, 183), buy 5 Etel Topaz (1000326) and try to get the grade C on the weapon. ALWAYS go for the safest option so your equipment do not get destroyed! Base chance is 60% so this will need 1-2 tries in average!
+9	C	Refine to +9 using Etherdeocon (1000332) with Refiner Leona at (grademk 20, 183)
+10	C	Use a Dim Glacier Reinforcement Device (101637) that can be bought from Forr in (icas_in 188, 59) and combine it to get +1 refine, getting to +10
+11	C	Use a Dim Glacier Reinforcement Device (101637) that can be bought from Forr in (icas_in 188, 59) and combine it to get +1 refine, getting to +11
+11	C > B	Talk to Grade Enhancer Garm at (grademk 33, 183), buy 5 Etel Amethyst (1000327) and try to get the grade B on the weapon. ALWAYS go for the safest option so your equipment do not get destroyed! Base chance is 50% so this will need 1-2 tries in average!
+9	B	Refine to +9 using Etherdeocon (1000332) with Refiner Leona at (grademk 20, 183)
+10	B	Use a Dim Glacier Reinforcement Device (101637) that can be bought from Forr in (icas_in 188, 59) and combine it to get +1 refine, getting to +10
+11	B	Use a Dim Glacier Reinforcement Device (101637) that can be bought from Forr in (icas_in 188, 59) and combine it to get +1 refine, getting to +11
+11	B > A	Talk to Grade Enhancer Garm at (grademk 33, 183), buy 10 Etel Amber (1000328) and try to get the grade A on the weapon. ALWAYS go for the safest option so your equipment do not get destroyed! Base chance is 40% so this will need 2-4 tries in average!
+9	A	Refine to +9 using Etherdeocon (1000332) with Refiner Leona at (grademk 20, 183)
+10	A	Use a Dim Glacier Reinforcement Device (101637) that can be bought from Forr in (icas_in 188, 59) and combine it to get +1 refine, getting to +10
+11	A	Use a Dim Glacier Reinforcement Device (101637) that can be bought from Forr in (icas_in 188, 59) and combine it to get +1 refine, getting to +11
+12	A	Use a Dim Glacier Reinforcement Device (101637) that can be bought from Forr in (icas_in 188, 59) and combine it to get +1 refine, getting to +12 - WE ARE FINISHED!

Phase Four

We're almost at End Game. Time to make some of the tougher gears. You can skip to Phase Five if you think you can comfortably get the Equipment from Constellation Tower (Hard), Alice Twisted Madness (Hard) and Depth 1 and 2.

What and where to farm

Level	Map/Story	Gear related	Related maps	Items to look for
240+	Clock Tower Unknown Basement		Warper > Dungeons > Clock Tower Unknown Basement (Ps: You need to walk there by foot the first time to unlock the direct warp. (c_tower1 243, 22024)	One of the best places to farm. You will get Oridecon (984) , Elunium (985) , Zelunium Ore (25730) , Zelunium (25731) , Shadowdecon Ore (25728) and Shadowdecon (25729) , which you will need a lot at this point. Awesome raw zeny too, by killing monster and selling the gear that drops here.
240+	Niflheim 2		Warper > Dungeons > Niflheim Dungeon > Climb the stairs going south and enter the portal	Most of your grind will be on this map! Focus on killing Grotes as they drop Bloody Branch (12103) which can be sold to players. Tons of Zelunium Ore (25730) , Zelunium (25731) , Shadowdecon Ore (25728) and Shadowdecon (25729) and raw zeny too. Go crazy but don't ks other people as it's rude!
240+	Constellation Tower	Nebula Robe of Spell [1] (450173)	Warper > Instances > Constellation Tower	Try to join a group of people to run this at the harder mode, but even if you cannot find it's good to run solo at least until Naght Sieger as you will need his souls to craft Nebula
240+	Alice Twisted Madness	Gambler's Seal [1] (410233) and Ace of Spades in Mouth (Magical) (420213)	Warper > Instances > Alice Twisted Madness	Try to join a group of people to run this at the harder mode, but even if you cannot find it's good to run solo as the normal mode is easy
240+	Varmundt's Biosphere Death	Death Rune Manteau [1] (480233)	Warper > Dungeons > Varmundt Dungeons > Biosphere A > east portal to Death Biosphere	This is a really good place to farm. Tons of Zelunium (25731) and Shadowdecon (25729) , but your focus should be to deliver all the hunt 100 quests to get Death Rune (1000643) and Death Essence (1001141) . If you happen to cross the MVP and kill it is a free BSB! Yay!

Phase Four - Gear Progression Table

Position	Equipment	Note
Head - Top	+9 [C] Vesper Headgear [1] (400111)	Keep Vesper for now as it is but be prepare to upgrade it in the next step!
Head - Mid	Battle Processor [1] (410017)	Battle processor has a combo with Convertible Magical Wing [1] (480125) so I highly advise you getting one.
Head - Low	Young Leaf of World Tree (Intelligence) (420022)	Hit these enchants: SPL Lv2 (311081) OR S.MATK Lv.2 (310985) , Spell Lv2 (4814) OR MATK Lv.2 (310989) , INT+3 (4712) . Check this page for more information about enchanting it
Body	Any of the previous armor OR 11 [A] Nebula Robe of Spell [1] (450173)	Entirely up to your choice at this point. If you are in a guild that constantly runs Constellation Tower you can start crafting your Nebula from scratch or you can buy one. Up to you! 12A Nebula will be a HUGE dps boost tho. Enchants for Nebula: INT+5 (4714) , Star Cluster of Spell Lv.3 (310688) , Nebula of Spell Lv.3 (310738)
Weapon	+12A Dim Glacier Sword [1] (500054)	You will hold on your weapon for now, but you will soon change to the endgame weapon!
Shield	+9 Glacier Guard [1] (460040)	Finally it's time to switch our shield. This one will give you more surviveability and slightly more damage! Enchants: Glacier Flower Meow Power(Attack) (312091) , Glacier Flower Meow Power(Physical Resistance) (312092) , Glacier Flower Meow Power(Intelligence) (312095)
Robe	+11 Convertible Magical Wing [1] (480125) , +9 Glacier Muffler [1] (450267)	Hold your garment for now, as we will start farm Varmundt Biosphere A to craft the next gear!
Shoes	+11 C Moan of Corruption [1] (470204)	You can put this at +11 to get the extra elemental size damage, as we will continuing grading in the next step
Accessory (Right)	Brilliant Light Sapphire Ring [1] (490064) Sinful Sapphire Ring [1] (490052)	Soon we will change these acessories into the varmundt and CT ones!
Accessory (Left)	Brilliant Light Sapphire Necklace [1] (490065) Sinful Sapphire Necklace [1] (490053)	Soon we will change these acessories into the varmundt and CT ones!

Phase Five

We are finally at the end. I can guarantee that you have spent at least a good ammount of hours to get here, but I can assure we are far from over! At this phase we will slowly upgrade each piece of our gear up until we have nothing more to change and the only possible upgrades are MVP cards and refines past +12!

Also I am also at this phase, so i havent tested or either have each piece that are suggested here! Please feel free to PM me with suggestions of gear to use at this point!

Our focus will revolve around the gear you get from Constellation Tower, Alice Twisted Madness, and Biosphere Depths and Depths 2. We will also switch over Vesper+Dim Glacier to Time Dimension Crown+Dimension Weapon.

Suggested priority to upgrade

Unlikely the other phases, I will put a priority suggestion so you can try to upgrade each one at a time:

1. 9 [A] Time Dimensions Rune Crown(Imperial Guard) [1] (400530) &12 [A] Dimensions Imperial Sword [2] (500092) (You NEED both at grade A, otherwise dim glacier is better)
2. 11 [A] Moan of Corruption [1] (470204)
3. 11 [A] Death Rune Manteau [1] (480233)
4. 12 [A] Nebula Robe of Spell [1] (450173) , if you haven't yet
5. 12 [A] Moan of Corruption [1] (470204)
6. Gambler's Seal [1] (410233) and Ace of Spades in Mouth (Magical) (420213)
7. Varmundt Rings (Varmundt rings will only be better than Brilliant/Sinful if you get Intelligence of Varmundt Lv5 (311958) beyond lv 3, that is why the rings are bottom of the priority!)

Again, take this with a grain of salt and decide for yourself what's the best next upgrade you should focus on!

The Engraved Soul Purification Rune Robe [1] (450284) is the better armor, particularly against bosses. However, you will still likely need Nebula Robe of Spell [1] (450173) before being able to farm Biosphere Depths effectively. Once we get the Hall of Life update, it seems that Nebula will be the better armour because of the new enchants!

Phase Five- Gear Progression Table

Position	Equipment	Note
Head - Top	+12 [A] Time Dimensions Rune Crown(Imperial Guard) [1] (400530)	Only change for the crown once you have it grade A ALONG with the weapon also grade A!
Head - Mid	Gambler's Seal [1] (410233)
Head - Low	Ace of Spades in Mouth (Magical) (420213)
Body	+12 [A] Nebula Robe of Spell [1] (450173) +12 [A] Engraved Soul Purification Rune Robe [1] (450284)	Enchants for Nebula: INT+5 (4714) , Star Cluster of Spell Lv.3 (310688) , Nebula of Spell Lv.3 (310738) Enchants for Depth: Soul Rune Lv5 (312359) , Purification Rune Lv5 (312364) , Soul Purification Rune Lv10 (312374)
Weapon	12 [A] Dimensions Imperial Sword [2] (500092)	Only change for the weapon once you have it grade A ALONG with the crown also grade A!
Shield	+12 [C] Glacier Guard [1] (460040) +12 [A]   Mad Bunny-LT [1] (460020)	You will need it to be at +12 so you can use Modified Senior Rgan Card (300379) that will help you survive in depths! Glacier enchants: Glacier Flower Meow Power(Attack) (312091) , Glacier Flower Meow Power(Physical Resistance) (312092) , Glacier Flower Meow Power(Intelligence) (312095) Mad Bunny enchant: Variable Casting (Magical) Lv.3 (310860) or   Magical Lv.3 (310872)
Robe	+12 [A] Death Rune Manteau [1] (480233) +11 [A]   Dim Glacier Muffler [1] (480284) )	DRM:   Spell of Varmundt Lv3 (310925) ,  INT+5 (4714) , Second Slot Enchant is your choice. Dim:   Grace of the Snake God (312157) ,   Malice of the Snake God(MATK) Lv10 (312156) , Malice of the Snake God(DEF) Lv10 (312136)
Shoes	+12 [A] Moan of Corruption [1] (470204)	Once you get to grade A it will be a good dps boost! So much SPL!!!
Accessory (Right)	Stellar Spell Seal [1] (490136) Temple Rune Ring [1] (490304)	SSS:   Star of Spell Lv.5 (310711) ,  Star of Spell Lv.5 (310711) TRR:   Intelligence of Varmundt Lv5 (311958) , Fragment of Varmundt (SPL) Lv5 (311998) If you don't need the VCT Reduction from Stellar Spell Seal you can use a Temple Rune Ring instead.
Accessory (Left)	Temple Magic Ring [1] (490307)	TMR: Intelligence of Varmundt Lv5 (311958) , Fragment of Varmundt (SPL) Lv5 (311998) , Second Slot Enchant is your choice. Best is Brilliant Biosphere Gem (Boss Type) (311943)

Misc

Shadow Gear

For more information on Magic Shadow Gear, please check out the Shadow Gear section on the Choi's Guide To Magic.

Some great options for mixed Blue Shadow Gear are:

• Armour: Full Spell Shadow Armor (24883)
• Weapon: Magical Spell Shadow Weapon (24753)
• Shield: Magical Spell Shadow Shield (24754)
• Shoes: Full Spell Shadow Shoes (24884)
• Earring: Full Tempest Shadow Earring (24665)
• Pendant: Full Tempest Shadow Pendant (24668)

Costume Stones

Imperial Guard Combo:

• Garment: Imperial Guard Stone (Garment) (1001603) ;
• Garment Dual: Spell Stone (Dual) (1000921) ;
• Top: Royal Guard Stone (Top) (1000616) ;
• Mid: Royal Guard Stone (1000617) ;
• Low: Royal Guard Stone (Low) (1000618) ;

Pets

• Am Mut Egg (9089) ;
• White Knight Egg (9134) ;
• Gloom Under Night Egg (9122) ;
• Dark Illusion Egg (9139) ;
• Icewind Egg (9147) ;

These are your options, choose what you like / can afford at the moment!

Cards

Please refer to Choi's Guide To Magic for a full breakdown in which card you can use. I will list the ones I currently use:

Position	Card	Note
Head - Top	Mutant Heart Hunter Sanare Card (27309) Katrinn Card (4366)	Use Katrinn Card (4366) if you need the VCT, otherwise use Mutant Heart Hunter Sanare Card (27309) for more damage!
Head - Mid	Deadre Card (300252) Elite Rgan Healer Card (300459)	Elite Rgan Healer Card (300459) only if you are using Superior Rgan Healer Card (300463) in the weapon
Head - Low	-
Body	Meyer Lugenburg Card (300308) Two Eyes Dollocaris Card (300376)	Meyer Lugenburg Card (300308) if your body has a refine < +12, if else Two Eyes Dollocaris Card (300376)
Weapon	Mutating White Knight Card (27384) Copo Card (300455) Superior Rgan Healer Card (300463)	Use Mutating White Knight Card (27384) if you are using Mutating Khalitzburg Card (27385) in your shield Use Copo Card (300455) if you are using Icewind Card (300458) in your shoes Use Superior Rgan Healer Card (300463) if you are using Elite Rgan Healer Card (300459) in your mid
Shield	Modified Senior Rgan Card (300379) Mutating Khalitzburg Card (27385)	Mutating Khalitzburg Card (27385) if your shield has a refine < +12, if else Modified Senior Rgan Card (300379)
Robe	One Eye Dollocaris Card (300375) Yellow Pitaya Card (300122)	Yellow Pitaya Card (300122) if your robe has a refine < +12, if else One Eye Dollocaris Card (300375)
Shoes	Icewind Card (300458) Nightmare Verit Card (4658)	Use Icewind Card (300458) if you are using Copo Card (300455) in your weapon
Accessory (Right)	Elite Rgan Warlock Card (300464)
Accessory (Left)	Dispol Card (300448)

Special thanks

I'd like to thanks the following people that helped me so much since the start, giving valuable knowledge and gave me something to focus very hard in the last few months! I thank you all with all my heart!

• Ririka and Dominicus, my best friends in the world!
• Choi for helping me since I couldnt even properly farm Illusions!
• Brozenwall (Zyrus) for teaching me all about gear progression on IG and with some eventual items needed!
• All of Shady Communication for the instance / depth runs that we do almost daily!