Lxna's Here Comes the (Cross) Rain Again Guide
Introduction
Hello everybody! I'm Lxna, I have played ragnarok fopr 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 started as an Imperial Guard because i really like more chonky (tanky) class and it was the perfect starter for me!
Important to say that I am not even remotely close of being a good Imperial Guard as I just started playing recently, i am just sharing my opinion and thoughts about the progression based in my experience!
Notes
Imperial guard (IG) is a really strong starter, has great dps output, it is really tanky (in farming runs it's almost impervious to damage!) and it has a really smooth and enjoyable gear progression. I do recommend this class, even if it's your first character on the server.
Do note that IG have a magic, a melee and recently a ranged physical build, but this guide will focus only on the magic vertent, which the main skill used is Cross Rain.
Some pros and cons for the magic build in my opinion:
Pros:
- You are immune to magic damage (well, you dodge it, but it is really helpful);
- 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!
- You can almost mantain 100% physical damage immune while farming using
Guardian Shield - Turned off brain for farming! Use skill, teleport, use skill, teleport and repeat until rich!
Cons:
- Farm will get brainless along you upgrade your gear. At the start it will be harder and slower than other classes;
- You will only feel the smoothness of
Cross Rain farming once you get the Dimension Weapon + Crown combo, as it almost decrease the skill cd in half!; - Your damage will be mainly Holy! This means that you will not be able to farm comfortably some endgame maps like Biosphere B - Temple or Depth 1. With
Imperial Pressure this no longer will be a problem;
Skills, what to use and when
Relevant Skills
Cross Rain
Our main damage dealer, the skill that should in your prefered skill button as this will be the one that you will be pressing it all the time:
This skill has Holy property all the time, so unfortunately, if mob is immune to holy damage we almost cannot kill it!
Imperial Pressure
Our new skill that came just in the latest update (November, 2024). This skill has neutral element, but if use Guardian Stance it will be changed to Holy property. More on that later.
Attack Stance and 
Guard Stance
IG can only use one stance at a time. Attack stance will increase your damage and lower your defences, while Guardian Stance will increase your defence while lower your weapon attack, so it has no offset for us!
Guardian Shield
This skill can only be used while in
Auto Guard
Activate this skill to receive a 30% chance to block incoming attacks, nothing more. Use skill, get chonkier. Love it.
Inspiration
One of our most important buffs. It improves all our stats in +30, gives flee and max Hp +20%, but it consumes hp and sp every 5 seconds. We can offset this downside using
Shield Spell or
The One Potion (50035) .
Prestige
One of our best buffs of it all! With this buff we can dodge every magic damage (almost like self GTB card). The gist of the skill is that the dodge chance is calculated by the following formulae:
(INT+LUK) x (SkillLv /20 * BaseLv/200) + SkillLv
Breaking down this, we will always have level 275 and Prestige at level 5, so the formula will be:
(INT+LUK) x (5/20*275/200)+ 5 = (INT+LUK) x (34,38%) + 5%.
So to get 100% magic chance we would need 277 points distributed in int and luk to get it. You can chase that with gear or while using
Holy Shield
Our best free buff of it all. It boosts cross rain damage by almost 50% and increase our defences against the force of evil (Shadow and undead). Keep it up all time!
Shield Spell
This buff you will use depending on what you need at the moment.
- If you are low on SP use it on level 2;
- If you are low on HP use it on level 1;
- If you dont need to recover use it on level 3 to increase your MATK!;
Vanguard Force
This skill is toggle, so just use it again in case you die!
What skills do I use to farm?
Once you start gearing your character and getting stronger, you will notice that sometimes you can ditch some buff because you already are overkilling what you are farming. Always adapt the buffs you need conform what you are hunting!
Basic of self buffing
Considering you will be needing all the buffs to start hunting, use all the buffs in this list, in no specific order:
- Vanguard Force (this is toggle, just use it once)
- Guard Stance (this is toggle, just use it once) (If you dont need the extra defences, consider switching this to Attack Stance
- Auto Guard
- Inspiration > Prestige
- Guardian Shield
- Holy Shield
- Shield Spell
Once buffs ends, you will need to refresh them. To know which buff had ended you can keep an eye in the chat as it says in red per example "The Holy shield effect has been canceled";
If you dont want to keep track of every single buff, prioritize these:
- Holy Shield
- Inspiration > Prestige
- Guardian Shield
- Shield Spell
- Auto Guard
Offensive Skills
You will be using Cross Rain almost every time with very few exceptions. Your main strategy is to teleport, get the aggro of all the mobs around you and while they are almost on you, you make it rain to kill everything! Don't forget that this skills demands that you need to be in the screen to get kill account, so if you are doing kill quests like eden boards wait for the mob to be killed to get the credit!
If you happen to encounter something holy immune (Novices in Bioresearch Laboratory, per example) you can use the following skills, as both will hit neutral magic damage:
- Imperial Pressure with Attack Stance
Genesis Ray with Inspiration
Skill Tree Build
This is the skills that I use! Feel free to adapt conform your needs!
Swordsman
Paladin
Royal Guard
Imperial Guard
Stats and Traits
Stats
Generally, stats should be based on what best suits you. As such, I won't provide my exact Stat distribution, as you should update yours accordingly.
Int: Provides the highest bonus in StatusMATK. It also provides the second-highest reduction in Variable Cast Time.
Dex: Provides the third-highest bonus in StatusMATK. It also provides the highest reduction in Variable Cast Time from stats. Early on, you will want a lot of Dex, as your gear may not provide the VCT reduction you need. Later on, it will be a lower priority.
Luk: Provides the second-highest bonus in StatusMATK. Personal preference, but i usuaully go with more luk than dex, as it also increases our chance of magic dodge using prestige.
Vit: Provides a lot of tankiness through HP, SoftDEF, and SoftMDEF.
Agi: Provides some additional tankiness by providing FLEE, and the ATKSPD improves DPS by reducing Cast animation.
Str: Provides additional weight capacity which will help for farming.
Traits
Traits are additional stats that provide bonuses for fourth classes. Traits are bit more straightforward:
SPL (110): Provides the highest bonus in S.MATK and your abilities will additionally scale off SPL.
CON (100-110): Provides the second-highest bonus in S.MATK.
STA (72): As we can dodge every magic damage, we can put all the remaining points into STA, as it will increase our Physical Resistance
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.
| Position | Equipment | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Head - Top |  Advanced Paradise Hat (400140)
|
Louis
(moc_para01 109, 87) |
| Head - Mid | - | |
| Head - Low | - | |
| Body |  Advanced Paradise Robe (450186)
|
Louis
(moc_para01 109, 87) |
| Weapon |  Paradise Royal Guard Sword (500036)
|
Labraham
(moc_para01 109, 83) |
| Shield |  Mirror Shield (2107)
|
Peter
(paramk 81, 37) |
| Robe |  Advanced Paradise Muffler (480106)
|
Louis
(moc_para01 109, 87) |
| Shoes |  Advanced Paradise Cap (400139)
|
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).
Cross rain only has 1.5s Fixed Casting Time (FCT) and Cross Rain has 0.5 FCT and 6s Variable Casting Time (VCT), so at this point we should have at least 120 points in INT and DEX to help reduce GR VCT.
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.
| Level | Map/Story | Gear related | Related maps | Items to look for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120+ | Illusion of Frozen |  Illusion Sacred Mission [1] (28922)
|
Warper > Illusion Dungeons > Illusion of Frozen |  Frozen Refine Box (9785) to refine Illusion Sacred Mission
|
| 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)
|
| 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
|
And the gear you will be focusing on:
| 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 Genesis Armor [1] (450089)
|
(sp_cor 118, 131) to buy for 20x Unknown Parts (25669) and 20x Cor Core (25723) to refine to +9
|
| Weapon | Paradise Royal Guard Sword (500036)
|
We will keep the weapon until we are level +200, so focus on other equipments first. |
| Shield | +9~+11 Illusion Sacred Mission [1] (28922)
|
You can farm it in Illusion of Frozen. This shield has plenty of defences so it will help you survive more. You will use this until late 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) or  Rune of Vitality Lv2 (29010) . Alternatively, you can use  Illusion Silver Guard [1] (460018) at the cost of chonkyness.
|
| 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 1.5s FCT so we can use Cross Rain to farm even faster. Focus on getting these first:
- Grace Magic Boots [1] (470021) : 0.5s
Royal Guard Stone (Top) (1000616) : 0.5s- Brilliant/ Sinful Sapphire Accessory Combo: 0.5s
Once we get 1.5s FCT our focus should be getting our weapon ready! This will be the biggest damage jump for the lowest price.
| Level | Map/Story | Gear related | Related maps | Items to look for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 170+ | Oz Labyrinth |  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.
| 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)
|
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)
|
If you get the Yggdrasil leaf (any stats, only the enchant matters), try to hit these enchants:
|
| Body | +11 Gray Wolf Robe [1] (450178) +9~+11 |
For Gray Wolf:  Wolf Orb (Mage) Lv.2 (310507) , Wolf Orb (Mage) Lv.3 (310510) ,  Wolf Orb (Shadow Spell) (310532)
For Snow Flower: |
| Weapon | +9  Glacier Sword (500049)
|
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: |
| Shield | +9~+11 Illusion Sacred Mission [1] (28922)
|
You can farm it in Illusion of Frozen. This shield has plenty of defences so it will help you survive more. You will use this until late 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) or Rune of Vitality Lv2 (29010) . Alternatively, you can use Illusion Silver Guard [1] (460018) at the cost of chonkyness.
|
| 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)
|
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)
|
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:
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!
| 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!
|
| 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:
|
| Body | +11 Gray Wolf Robe [1] (450178) +9~+11 |
For Gray Wolf: Wolf Orb (Mage) Lv.2 (310507) , Wolf Orb (Mage) Lv.3 (310510) , Wolf Orb (Shadow Spell) (310532)
For Snow Flower: |
| Weapon | +9 Glacier Sword (500049)
+12A |
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: |
| Shield | +9~+11 Illusion Sacred Mission [1] (28922)
|
You can farm it in Illusion of Frozen. This shield has plenty of defences so it will help you survive more. You will use this until late 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) or Rune of Vitality Lv2 (29010) . Alternatively, you can use Illusion Silver Guard [1] (460018) at the cost of chonkyness.
|
| Robe | +11 Convertible Magical Wing [1] (480125) ,
+9 |
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: |
| 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)
|
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)
|
For Brilliant Enchants: Any Happiness, Any Destructive Evil.
For Sinful Enchants: Any Horror, Any Dragon Scale. I recommend at least level 3 for both. |
| 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 Sword [1] (500054) )
|
| +9 | No grade | Refine to +9 using Etherium with Refiner Leona at @go refine #navi:prontera|150|160 |
| +0 | No grade > D | Talk to Grade Enhancer Garm at #navi:prontera|150|160, buy 5 Etel Aquamarine 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 20% so this will need 5 tries in average! |
| +9 | D | Refine to +9 using Etherium with Refiner Leona at @go refine #navi:prontera|150|160 |
| +10 | D | Use a 101637 that can be bought from Forr in #navi:prontera|150|160 and combine it to get +1 refine, getting to +10 |
| +10 | D > C | Talk to Grade Enhancer Garm at #navi:prontera|150|160, buy 5 Etel Topaz 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 30% so this will need 4 tries in average! |
| +9 | C | Refine to +9 using Etherium with Refiner Leona at @go refine #navi:prontera|150|160 |
| +10 | C | Use a 101637 that can be bought from Forr in #navi:prontera|150|160 and combine it to get +1 refine, getting to +10 |
| +11 | C | Use a 101637 that can be bought from Forr in #navi:prontera|150|160 and combine it to get +1 refine, getting to +11 |
| +11 | C > B | Talk to Grade Enhancer Garm at #navi:prontera|150|160, buy 5 Etel Amethytr 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 50% so this will need 2 tries in average! |
| +9 | B | Refine to +9 using Etherium with Refiner Leona at @go refine #navi:prontera|150|160 |
| +10 | B | Use a 101637 that can be bought from Forr in #navi:prontera|150|160 and combine it to get +1 refine, getting to +10 |
| +11 | B | Use a 101637 that can be bought from Forr in #navi:prontera|150|160 and combine it to get +1 refine, getting to +11 |
| +11 | B > A | Talk to Grade Enhancer Garm at #navi:prontera|150|160, buy 10 Etel Amber 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 50% so this will need 2 tries in average! |
| +9 | A | Refine to +9 using Etherium with Refiner Leona at @go refine #navi:prontera|150|160 |
| +10 | A | Use a 101637 that can be bought from Forr in #navi:prontera|150|160 and combine it to get +1 refine, getting to +10 |
| +11 | A | Use a 101637 that can be bought from Forr in #navi:prontera|150|160 and combine it to get +1 refine, getting to +11 |
| +12 | A | Use a 101637 that can be bought from Forr in #navi:prontera|150|160 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.
| 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!
|
| 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:
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| Body | Any of the previous armor OR 12 A  Nebula Robe of Spell [1] (450173)
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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: |
| Weapon | +12A Dim Glacier Sword [1] (500054)
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You will hold on your weapon for now, but you will soon change to the endgame weapon! |
| Shield | +9  Glacier Guard [1] (460040)
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Finally it's time to switch our shield. This one will give you more surviveability and slightly more damage!
Enchants: |
| Robe | +11 Convertible Magical Wing [1] (480125) ,
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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)
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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)
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Soon we will change these acessories into the varmundt and CT ones! |
| Accessory (Left) | Brilliant Light Sapphire Necklace [1] (490065)
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Soon we will change these acessories into the varmundt and CT ones! |
Phase Five
AKA the final phase. Phase Five revolves around the gear you get from Constellation Tower, Alice Twisted Madness, and Biosphere Depths and Depths 2. The Enchants on the Stellar Spell Seal provide a large boost in VCT reduction that you'll need after losing the Convertible Magical Wing and Wolf Robe. I don't recommend switching out of the Convertible Magical Wing until you get the Stellar Spell Seal fully enchanted and upgraded.
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.
The Items from Alice Twisted Madness can provide S.Matk and Magic Damage with Element or provide a lot of VCT Reduction. You should get enchants according to the amount of VCT reduction you need for your build.
Phase 5 Gear Type Item Notes Upper EXO: +11 to +12 [A] Vesper Headgear [1] (400111) Talisman: +12 [A] Time Dimensions Rune Crown(Soul Ascetic) [1] (400544) TD: INT+5 (4714) , Time Dimension Jewel (Wisdom) 3Lv (312718) or Time Dimension Jewel (Agility) 3Lv (312700) or Time Dimension Jewel (Intelligence) 3Lv (312709) , Magic Essence Jewel 1Lv (312759) Middle Gambler's Seal [1] (410233) Lower Ace of Spades in Mouth (Magical) (420213) Armor +12 [A] Nebula Robe of Spell [1] (450173) +11 to +12 [A] Engraved Soul Purification Rune Robe [1] (450284) Nebula: Star Cluster of Spell Lv.3 (310688) , Nebula of Spell Lv.3 (310738) or Nebula of Health Lv.3 (310744) , INT+5 (4714) Depth: Soul Purification Rune 10Lv (312374) , Purification Rune 5Lv (312364) , Soul Rune 5Lv (312359) Weapon EXO: +12 [A] Dim Glacier Wand [1] (550089) EXO: +11 [A] Flush Welding Wand [2] (550092) Talisman: +12 [A] Dimensions Soul Stick [2] (550131) or +12 [A] Dimensions Soul Rod [2] (550132) Dim: Glacier Flower Spell (Magical Grade) Lv5 (311458) Glacier Flower Spell (Exorcism of Malicious Soul) (311320) Glacier Flower Spell (Exorcism of Malicious Soul) (311320) Flush: Expert Magician Lv5 (311393) Caster Lv5 (311404) Time Dim: For the Dimensions Weapon, use the enchant you prefer. Shield +9 to +12 [A] Mad Bunny-LT [1] (460020) +10 to +12 [C] Glacier Guard [1] (460040) MB: Variable Casting (Magical) Lv.3 (310860) or Magical Lv.3 (310872) . Glacier: Your choice on the enchants for the Glacier Guard. Garment +11 [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) Shoe +12 [A] Moan of Corruption [1] (470204) 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)
For pure damage, Temple Rune Ring [1] (490304) is better than Stellar Spell Seal [1] (490136) due to the power of the Second Slot Enchant. However, the Second Slot Enchant is limited to two races (unless you get the normal/boss enchant). Additionally, the Stellar Seal gives 30% variable cast reduction from a single accessory which is very powerful.
Sinful Sapphire Ring [1] (490052) and Sinful Sapphire Necklace [1] (490053) will still be useful to have due to its race modifiers against dragon which will be very strong against Betelgeuse and Jabberwocky.
Misc
Shadow Gear
For more information on Magic Shadow Gear, please check out the Shadow Gear section on the Guide to Magic.
Some great options for mixed Blue Shadow Gear are:
Armor: 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 and Pets
Costume Stones:
Soul Ascetic Combo: Soul Ascetic Stone (Garment) (1001789) , Soul Reaper Stone (Top) (1001050) , Soul Reaper Stone (1001051) , Soul Reaper Stone (Low) (1001052) / Soul Linker Stone (Low) (25845) The Soul Ascetic Combo is better for Talisman builds.
Arch Bishop Combo: Arch Bishop Stone (Top) (1000857) , Arch Bishop Stone (Low) (1000859) , and Archbishop Stone (Garment) (25709) / Archbishop Stone II (Garment) (1000019) The Arch Bishop Combo is better for EXO builds
Cute Pets: White Knight Egg (9134) , Gloom Under Night Egg (9122) , Dark Illusion Egg (9139) , and Icewind Egg (9147) are good choices.
Cards
You can find a list of cards to use in my Guide to Magic. Depending on which element you are planning on using with Mild Wind, the cards that you use may be different. However, the focus of the cards below are for a neutral element focus.
Cards Type Item Notes Upper Plaga Card (27310) or Katrinn Card (4366) Depends on how much VCT you need Middle Plagarion Card (300251) or Dark Illusion Card (4169) Depends on how much VCT you need Armor Two Eyes Dollocaris Card (300376) or Meyer Lugenburg Card (300308) Weapon Mutating White Knight Card (27384) , Copo Card (300455) , or Solace Card (4394) Copo Card (300455) Pairs with Icewind Card (300458) Shield Mutating Khalitzburg Card (27385) or Modified Senior Rgan Card (300379) Modified Senior Rgan Card (300379) should be used on a +12 shield Garment One Eye Dollocaris Card (300375) , Friedrich S. Heine Card (300424) , or Smile Card (300273) Smile Card (300273) pairs with Solace Card (4394) Shoe Nightmare Verit Card (4658) , Icewind Card (300458) , or Tumblering Card (300221) Copo Card (300455) Pairs with Icewind Card (300458) Accessory (Right) Icebear Card (300470) or Creamy Card (4040) Creamy Card (4040) allows the use of teleport! Accessory (Left) Ashhopper Card (300218)