Penghaw's Night Watch Guide

Disclaimer:

This is a WIP.
Last updated: 2023-08-30
THIS IS NEITHER THE OPTIMAL NOR THE ONLY WAY TO PLAY NW.
BE CREATIVE, RAGNAROK OFFERS MULTIPLE VIABLE BUILDS FOR MOST CLASSES.
Most of the contents here are just me sharing my thoughts and experience.
Currently in the middle of burnout so my gear progression will be slow.
To-do list:
1. Update Progression End-Game gear section
2. Make damage comparison with Physical Ranged Attack Stone + CON Stone (DUAL)
3. Make damage comparison PCC +12 A vs Ice Rune Coat +11 A

Keywords

In this guide I will be using various keywords which are commonly known throughout the game.

Keyword	Acronym For	Notes
NW	Night Watch	The class you're reading this guide for
DPS	Damage Per Second	How much damage you can dish out in 1 second. Also how some people measure their e-peen with.
AOE	Area Of Effect	Unit is measured in cell count from edge to edge. E.g. 11x11 = 5 cells to the left/above + 1 center + 5 cells to the right/below
ASPD	Attack Speed	Max value is 193. Formula: 50 / (200-FinalASPD) = Attacks per second. E.g. 193 ASPD = 50 / (200 - 193) = 7 attacks per second. This and ACD also determines how many skills you can cast per second.
GL	Grenade Launcher	One of NW's weapon options
GG	Gatling Gun	One of NW's weapon options
FCT	Fixed Cast Time	One of two elements that determines how long it takes to cast your skill
VCT	Variable Cast Time	The other element that determines how long it takes to cast your skill
ACD	After Cast Delay	Determines how long your character is locked in animation after casting skill. Can be reduced with ACD reduction effects. Needs the necessary ASPD to utilize properly.

Introduction

Night Watch is one of the extended classes available in Ragnarok Online.
They specialize in doing damage from a distance, be it single-target or area.
There are 5 different types of guns available for them, each useful for various situations.
They cannot farm or do MVPs as efficient as other classes designed for them, but they can do a pretty good job at it.

Pros & Cons

Pros:

Extended class means no rebirth hassle and less EXP required to level compared to the main classes
Extended class also means easy access to 100% DEF Bypass in form of Shadow Gears
Able to farm relatively well thanks to large AOE skills
Able to do MVPs relatively well thanks to skills that can crit
Guns deal 100% damage to all size, meaning you have an extra Shadow Gear slot by skipping Infinity Shadow Gear
Almost all skills have 0 VCT, and you only need to worry about FCT after you become Night Watch

Cons:

Extended class also means lower total stats
Due to how their skill is distributed, you will most likely need 2 weapons - 1 for farming and 1 for doing MVPs
Above is also the reason why you will most likely need 2 sets of gears to optimize
Not the best class at farming or doing MVPs
Small HP pool - meaning you are squishy and dies easily without correct positioning
Need to invest in 50% ACD reduction to spam skills optimally
Suffers from CONundrum™ like Wind Hawks and bow-build Abyss Chasers
- CONundrum™ - a situation where you are forced to spend points into CON while other crit-based classes can optimally go for POW and CRT

Weapon Options

Your weapon choice will determine your playstyle.
Here's a simple breakdown of each gun and what skills you get.

Pistol

Capable of dealing the highest damage in one skill amongst the Night Watch's arsenal.
Can deal with most MVPs swiftly.
Sadly only have single target skills, so you will need to pair this with another gun for farming.

Skill	Properties	Summary
Only One Bullet	Single-target Bypass Defense 1s FCT 0.35s Cooldown 0.5s ACD	Deals significantly less damage compared to Magazine for One. Innate bonus doesn't matter because you will not be using pistols before getting 100% DEF Bypass. Don't bother using.
Magazine for One	Single-target Can crit 1s FCT 0.5s Cooldown 1s ACD	Capable of dealing over 1 billion damage when properly geared in 1 cast. However requires a lot of investment to do so. Needs 50% ACD reduction and 175 ASPD to spam efficiently (twice per second).

Rifle

The very weapon that relates with NW's identity as being mediocre.
Capable of competing with Pistol in terms of single-target DPS.
Allows you to use Anti-Material Blast (Obliterator) which has a 70% chance to reduce target's resistance by 50% for 10s.
Can deal the highest AOE DPS, but middling cast range and AOE makes it clunky.

Skill	Properties	Summary
Only One Bullet	Single-target Can crit 1s FCT 0.35s Cooldown 0.5s ACD	Requires 31% ACD reduction and 183 ASPD to spam efficiently. Capable of doing DPS on par with pistol's Magazine for One when spammed to the limit.
Spiral Shooting	Single-target 7x7 AOE Can crit 1s FCT 0.5s Cooldown 1s ACD	The only crit skill that deals AOE damage in NW's arsenal. However cast range is relatively short, AOE is middling, and needs to target an enemy. Needs 50% ACD reduction and 175 ASPD to spam efficiently (twice per second).

Shotgun

Honestly I never tried this weapon, because its skills are bad.
GL has significantly wider AOE with Wild Fire.
GG has significantly wider AOE with The Vigilante at Night AND bypasses defense.
Also has big ASPD penalty.

Skill	Properties	Summary
Wild Fire	Ground-target 7x7 AOE 1s FCT 0.5s Cooldown 1s ACD	Deals more damage at the cost of smaller AOE compared to GL. Needs 50% ACD reduction and 175 ASPD to spam efficiently (twice per second).
The Vigilante at Night	No target 7x7 AOE 1.5s FCT 0.5s Cooldown 1s ACD	Deals more damage at the cost of smaller AOE compared to GG. Needs 50% ACD reduction and 175 ASPD to spam efficiently (twice per second).

Gatling Gun

One of the best weapon options for NW.
Gets innate DEF Bypass and deals damage in a massive AOE.
Also capable of dealing the most single-target damage excluding crit skills.

Skill	Properties	Summary
Magazine for One	Single-target 1s FCT 0.5s Cooldown 1s ACD	Deals massive single-target damage even though it cannot crit. Needs 50% ACD reduction and 175 ASPD to spam efficiently (twice per second).
The Vigilante at Night	No target 11x11 AOE 1.5s FCT 0.5s Cooldown 1s ACD	Deals deals damage in a massive 11x11 AOE around the caster. Has innate 100% DEF Bypass, good for early-mid game. Needs 50% ACD reduction and 175 ASPD to spam efficiently (twice per second).

Grenade Launcher

Has the highest base weapon damage among NW's weapon options.
Also has the highest ASPD penalty, making it somewhat hard to spam skills with.
Very effective at clearing enemy clusters from a distance.

Skill	Properties	Summary
Wild Fire	Ground-target 11x11 AOE 1s FCT 0.5s Cooldown 1s ACD	Deals massive damage in a 11x11 AOE. Ignores terrain, meaning enemies behind a wall but still within the AOE will take damage. Needs 50% ACD reduction and 175 ASPD to spam efficiently (twice per second).
Spiral Shooting	Single-target 1s FCT 0.5s Cooldown 1s ACD	Deals deals damage in a massive 11x11 AOE around the target. Needs 50% ACD reduction and 175 ASPD to spam efficiently (twice per second).

Stats & Skill Build

Stats Build

This is how I build my stats at Lv 260.
You don't have to copy it 100%, but it should give you an idea on how to build your stats.
Stats do more than what I explained, you can check various online sources for the complete details.

Points Distribution

Stats	Points	Explanation
STR	100	Slightly adds damage. Get in multiples of 5. Adds 1 Status ATK for every 5 total points. Adds 30 weight limit for each base points.
AGI	2	If you have 50% ACD, get until you have 175 ASPD so you can spam skills efficiently. Otherwise don't bother. Adds 1 Flee for each total points. Grants immunity to Bleed and Sleep at 100 total points. Increases attack speed for each total points. Adds 1 Soft DEF for every 5 total points.
VIT	120	Helps your survive damage since you are squishy. Adds 1% Max HP for each total points. Adds 1 Soft DEF for every 2 total points. Adds 1 Soft MDEF for every 5 total points. Grants immunity to Stun at 100 total points. CMIIW.
INT	120	Helps your survive magic damage since you are squishy. Grants immunity to Silence at 100 total points. Some skills still ignore this. Adds 1 Soft MDEF for each total points. Adds 1% Max SP for each total points.
DEX	120	Primary damage stats. Can get to 130 if you want. Adds 1 Status ATK for each total points. Adds 0.5% Weapon ATK for each total points. Slightly increases attack speed for each total points. Adds 1 HIT for each total points. Adds 1 Soft MDEF for every 5 total points.
LUK	54	Get in multiples of 3 until you can reach 144-150 Crit. Can settle for less since Intensive Aim gives 30 Crit. Can ignore if not playing crit. Adds 1 Crit for every 3 total points. Adds 1 ATK for every 3 total points.

POW	100	Adds damage. Ideally get it in multiples of 3. Adds 5 Status ATK for each total points. Adds 1 P.ATK for every 3 total points.
CON	100	Slightly adds damage. Improves NW's skills' damage since they all scale with this. Max it out. Adds 1 P.ATK for every 5 total points.
CRT	35	Leftover points. Gives bonus Critical Damage via C.RATE stats. Adds 1 C.RATE for every 3 total points.

Geared Screenshot

These images are based on my current setup which you can check here.
With non-crit gears

With crit gears and Intensive Aim

Skill Build

I will only be listing skills that are good and give explanation on why you should take them.
You can spend leftover points however you see fit.

Gunslinger

Skill	Recommended Lv	Notes
Single Action	10	Free bonus stats.
Snake Eyes	10	Free bonus stats.
Coin Flip	5	Required for .
Increase Accuracy	1	Minor bonus stats.
Chain Action	10	Helps your leveling early game. Required for Rapid Shower (Trigger Happy Shot).
Rapid Shower (Trigger Happy Shot)	10	Helps your leveling early game. Required for Desperado.
Desperado	5	AOE skill with radius too small to make use of. Required for Gatling Fever.
Gatling Fever	1	Required for Fire Rain (Fire Deluge).

Rebellion

Skill	Recommended Lv	Notes
Fire Rain (Fire Deluge)	1 or 5	Gives bonus damage when using Rebellion Stone (1001048) . Required for Round Trip (Circle Dance).
Round Trip (Circle Dance)	10	Rebellion's best skill. Allows you to farm effectively even at early levels. Only usable when using GG.
	1	Instantly gives you 10 coins which will be spent to cast some of your skills.
Fallen Angel (Nephilim)	0 or 1	Optional. Only usable when using Pistol. Allows you to teleport to a cell at the cost of 1 coin.
Platinum Alter	5	Only usable when using Holy bullet. Removed when you change bullets. Gives you a barrier based on your max HP, and gives you an ATK boost. Consumes all your coins to give stronger buff. Cannot be used together with Heat Barrel (Acceleration Bullet).
Heat Barrel (Acceleration Bullet)	5	Reduces FCT and gives bonus ATK at the cost of reducing HIT. Consumes all your coins to give stronger buff. Cooldown is longer than duration. Cannot be used together with Platinum Alter.
Anti-Material Blast (Obliterator)	0 or 5	Optional. Only usable when using Rifle. Has a 70% chance to reduce enemy resistance by 50% for 10s.

Night Watch

Skill	Recommended Lv	Notes
P.F.I	10	Free MASSIVE damage boost.
Grenade Mastery	10	Free MASSIVE CON boost.
Intensive Aim	1	What makes you capable of doing over 1 billion damage in a single skill. Moving with Fallen Angel (Nephilim) does not cancel the status.
Hidden Card	10	One of the most powerful buffs in-game. Early game this skill alone easily doubles your damage output or more.
The Vigilante at Night	0 or 5	Optional. Mandatory if using GG. An amazing skill that helps you retain the Round Trip (Circle Dance) spam playstyle.
Only One Bullet	0 or 5	Optional. Mandatory if using Rifle. Meant to be spammed, so you will need to stack some ACD reduction and ASPD.
Spiral Shooting	0 or 5	Optional. Mandatory if using Rifle. Rifle's only farming skill.
Magazine for One	0 or 5	Optional. Mandatory if using Pistol or GG. Single-target massive damage that can be spammed up to twice per second.
Wild Fire	0 or 5	Optional. Mandatory if using GL. The best farming skill IMO.

Progression

WIP
Road to Night Watch

Early Game

You spin me right round baby right Round Trip (Circle Dance).
Leveling from Gunslinger until Rebellion will be a breeze since we don't have to do rebirth.
From then you will start spamming Round Trip (Circle Dance) all the way until you become NW.

Gears

Slot	Gear	Enchants	How to get	Notes
Headgear - Top	Stripe Hat [1] (400049) Sagittarius Celestial Coronet [1] (400061) Ignis Cap [1] (400022)		OS / OS-LT Headgears	Any of these are very good early game headgears that provides extra FCT.
Headgear - Middle	Sealed Chain (410093) Sealed Chain [1] (410094)		Nifleheim F2	Decent stats boost, usable until late game. Often sold in market for less than 5m.
Headgear - Lower	Bondage Necklace (420076)		Nifleheim F2	Decent stats boost, usable until late game. Often sold in market for less than 5m.
Headgear - Lower	Feather in Mouth (420030)		Amicitia F2	Decent stats boost, usable until late game.
Headgear - Lower	Blood Sucker (18754)		Equipment Crafting	Provides sustain so you can save zeny from buying potions.
Armor	Grace Trip Suit [1] (450108)		Grace Set	Gives massive bonus when equipped as a set and increases Round Trip (Circle Dance) significantly. Get this to +9 with the certificate.
Weapon	Illusion Butcher [2] (28254)	Any Ranged Physical Damage Any Ignore Physical of Normal Monsters OR Physical Damage to Normal Monsters	Illusion of Labyrinth	Get this to at least +10 and put 2x Mutant Heart Hunter Bellare Card (27307) on it.
Garment	Grace Attack Manteau [1] (480018)		Grace Set	Good bonus and easy to +9 with the certificate.
Shoes	Grace Attack Boots [1] (470020)		Grace Set	Good bonus and easy to +9 with the certificate.
Accessory - Pendant	Sheriff's Left Badge [1] (28495)		Complete Fistful of Zeny Quest	Very easy to get and gives decent bonus for early game.
Accessory - Ring	Grace Attack Ring [1] (490019)		Grace Set	Good bonus for early game.
Shadow Gear - Weapon	Rebellion Advanced Paradise Shadow Weapon (24711)		Eden Gear	Very easy to get, just rent it since it lasts for 1 month.
Shadow Gear - Shield	Advanced Paradise Shadow Shield (24693)		Eden Gear	Very easy to get, just rent it since it lasts for 1 month.
Shadow Gear - Armor	Advanced Paradise Shadow Armor (24694)		Eden Gear	Very easy to get, just rent it since it lasts for 1 month.
Shadow Gear - Shoes	Advanced Paradise Shadow Shoes (24695)		Eden Gear	Very easy to get, just rent it since it lasts for 1 month.
Shadow Gear - Pendant	Advanced Paradise Shadow Pendant (24697)		Eden Gear	Very easy to get, just rent it since it lasts for 1 month.
Shadow Gear - Earring	Advanced Paradise Shadow Earring (24696)		Eden Gear	Very easy to get, just rent it since it lasts for 1 month.
Pet	Incubus Egg (9052)		Pet System	Helps sustain your SP meaning you save tons of zeny in the long run.

Farming

Location	Loot Setup	Notes
Gefenia F3	@autoloot 100 @nolootid +932\|+2864\|+1919\|+5072\|+1974\|+2866\|+2865	You can start farming here with just Round Trip (Circle Dance). Make sure to sell loot with Overcharge. Girl's Naivety (12370) can translate to a lot of money since taming is super easy here and there's a high demand of Incubus Egg (9052) . Read Pet System Taming Chance section for details. TL;DR taming chance is always starts at 2%, but can be increased up to 100% based on: How high your LUK is. How low the target monster's current HP is. How high your Base LV is compared to the target monster's Base LV. Demand might change depending on player population. Requires a bit of walking from F1. Alternatively you can also farm in F1 with less yield or use Kafra Card (12211) to reduce back and forth.

Mid Game

At this point you should already be a NW.
Time to figure out which farming weapon you prefer.
Common choices are GG ( The Vigilante at Night) or GL ( Wild Fire).
Rifle ( Spiral Shooting) is also available but it is significantly worse than the other 2 and you will be needing tons of CRIT.
At this point you can also start looking up for costume enchants using your fashion points or from market.

Gears

Slot	Gear	Enchants	How to get	Notes
Headgear - Top	Stripe Hat [1] (400049) Sagittarius Celestial Coronet [1] (400061) Ignis Cap [1] (400022)		OS / OS-LT Headgears	Any of these are very good early game headgears that provides extra FCT.
Headgear - Top	Illusion Hot-Blooded Headband [1] (19344)	Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995) Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995)	Illusion of Teddy Bear	If you don't need extra FCT this is a really good headgear IF you get it to +11 with the listed enchants.
Headgear - Middle	Sealed Chain (410093) Sealed Chain [1] (410094)		Nifleheim F2	Decent stats boost, usable until late game. Often sold in market for less than 5m.
Headgear - Lower	Bondage Necklace (420076)		Nifleheim F2	Decent stats boost, usable until late game. Often sold in market for less than 5m.
Headgear - Lower	Feather in Mouth (420030)		Amicitia F2	Decent stats boost, usable until late game.
Headgear - Lower	Blood Sucker (18754)		Equipment Crafting	Provides sustain so you can save zeny from buying potions.
Armor	Gray Wolf Suit [1] (450177)	Wolf Orb (Angle Shot) (310533) Wolf Orb (Shooter) Lv.3 (310508) Wolf Orb (Shooter) Lv.2 (310505)	Gray Wolf Equipment	Get this to +11 with the listed enchants. Gives significant upgrade and usable until you can switch to Nebula armor.
Armor	Illusion Sprint Mail [1] (450182)	Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995) Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995)	Illusion of Twins	Get this to +11 with the listed enchants. Cheaper but worse than Gray Wolf Armor. Must be equipped alongside +11 Illusion Sprint Shoes [1] (470066) .
Weapon	Glacier Launcher (840009)	Glacier Flower Spell (Wild Fire) (311329) Glacier Flower Spell (Physical - Element) (311352) Glacier Flower Spell (Physical - Race) (311348) Glacier Flower Spell (ATK) (311342)	Glacier Weapons	Get this to +9 with the listed enchants. Usually there are people in trade channel selling this at +0 for 20m.
Weapon	Glacier Gatling (830013)	Glacier Flower Spell (The Vigilante at Night) (311325) Glacier Flower Spell (Physical - Element) (311352) Glacier Flower Spell (Physical - Race) (311348) Glacier Flower Spell (ATK) (311342)	Glacier Weapons	Get this to +9 with the listed enchants. Usually there are people in trade channel selling this at +0 for 20m.
Garment	Pirate Captain's Coat [1] (480174)		Equipment Crafting	Provides decent bonus at +9. Later on you will upgrade it to A +12 and will be usable until late game.
Shoes	Gray Wolf Boots [1] (470087)	Wolf Orb (Fixed Casting) Lv.3 (310602) Any	Gray Wolf Equipment	Get this to +7 with Wolf Orb (Fixed Casting) Lv.3 (310602) . The FCT is useful until you can switch to Ice Rune Boots.
Shoes	Illusion Sprint Shoes [1] (470066)	Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995) Rune of Strength Lv2 (4995)	Illusion of Twins	Get this to +11 with the listed enchants. Cheaper but worse than Gray Wolf Boots. Must be equipped alongside +11 Illusion Sprint Mail [1] (450182) .
Accessory - Pendant	Automatic Booster R [1] (490024)	Automatic Modification Orb (Attack Speed) (310093) Automatic Modification Orb (All Force) (310120) Automatic Modification Orb (Expert Archer) (310095)	Automatic Equipment (17.2)	Tons of bonus and usable until you can afford Varmundt or Stellar Seal.
Accessory - Pendant	Sinful Ruby Necklace [1] (490045)		Sinful Accessories	The only accessory combo that gives FCT. Must be equipped alongside Sinful Ruby Ring [1] (490044) .
Accessory - Ring	Automatic Booster L [1] (490025)	Automatic Modification Orb (Attack Speed) (310093) Automatic Modification Orb (All Force) (310120) Automatic Modification Orb (Expert Archer) (310095)	Automatic Equipment (17.2)	Tons of bonus and usable until you can afford Varmundt or Stellar Seal.
Accessory - Ring	Sinful Ruby Ring [1] (490044)		Sinful Accessories	The only accessory combo that gives FCT. Must be equipped alongside Sinful Ruby Necklace [1] (490045) .
Shadow Gear - Weapon	God Hammer Shadow Weapon (24607)		Shadow Gear	Upgrade it until you have a total of +20 with the other Shadow Gear pieces to get 100% DEF Bypass.
Shadow Gear - Armor	Rebellion Shadow Armor (24402)		Shadow Gear	Upgrade it until you have a total of +20 with the other Shadow Gear pieces to get 100% DEF Bypass.
Shadow Gear - Shoes	Rebellion Shadow Shoes (24405)		Shadow Gear	Upgrade it until you have a total of +20 with the other Shadow Gear pieces to get 100% DEF Bypass.
Shadow Gear - Pendant	Teleport Shadow Pendant (24143)		Shadow Gear	Upgrade it until you have a total of +20 with the other Shadow Gear pieces to get 100% DEF Bypass.
Pet	Incubus Egg (9052)		Pet System	Helps sustain your SP meaning you save tons of zeny in the long run.

Farming

Location	Loot Setup	Notes
Oz Labyrinth F2	@autoloot 20	The best place to farm Amethyst Fragment (1000405) . Amethyst Fragment (1000405) has 0 weight so you can farm almost indefinitely. Bring Water ammo if you're having trouble 1-shotting. Cannot warp directly so you have to walk a bit from F1.
Snake God's Warmth F2	@autoloot 100	Easily accessible by warping to Dungeons > Snake's Nest. Good place if you want to start building your Dim Glacier weapon early. Monsters here have a chance between 4.62% to 9% to drop Etel Dust (1000322) . All loots are decent, so you can just pick up everything. Not as good as Abandoned Pit F1 but this place has lower entry barrier.
Thanatos Tower Revamp F12	@autoloot 100 @nolootid +7054	The best place to farm raw zeny. Need to clear Thanatos Tower to access. Cannot warp directly, so you'll have to walk all the way up from F9. Requires you to have Kafra Card (12211) otherwise you will go back and forth a lot. Use either Water or Holy ammo. Monsters there can cast Decrease Agility, so it is highly recommended to use Guyak Pudding (12710) . Monsters there can cast SP drain, so bring your SP restoration items. Highly recommend you to have Bathory Card (4119) . It will change your property to Shadow. All monsters there cast Shadow-property spells, meaning you are now immune. SP drain IS NOT a shadow-property spell so it will still affect you. Brigan (7054) has the worst weight to zeny ratio, so you can opt to skip it.

End Game

Min-maxing time Painchamp

Gears

Get Full Penet SG to free up slots for Max Mammoth SG Remaining weapon and shield SG are free Get Dim glacier A +12 Temporal Circlet Wolf Acc for crit Pirate cap coat nebula? ice rune boots

Farming

Location	Loot ID	Notes
Abandoned Pit F1	@autoloot 100 @nolootid +620019\|+587	Best place to farm Dim Glacier weapon as most monsters here also have a 11.96% chance to drop Etel Dust (1000322) . Blacklist Dim Glacier Mechanic Axe [1] (620019) because it is EXTREMELY heavy at 700. Red Prickly Fruit (587) is worthless and weights 5. Can opt for Wind ammo as 2 monsters here are Water. But you have to ignore the Earth monsters then.
Clock Tower Unknown Basement	@autoloot 100 @nolootid +641\|+508\|+525\|+15282\|+1259\|+1258\|+962\|+938\|+999\|+1006\|+997+\|+637\|+1611	The best farming spot available right now. Drops everything you need. Oridecon (984) and Elunium (985) for refining Shadowdecon (25729) can be traded into any of Weapon Upgrade Stone (Low) (1000430) , Armor Upgrade Stone (Low) (1000434) , or Accessory Upgrade Stone (Low) (1000438) . Shadowdecon (25729) can also be traded into Shadow Crate (50034) for Shadow (50033) . Zelunium (25731) can be traded into Blacksmith's Blessing (6635) . Blacklisted items are stuff that are heavy and/or worthless. Personally I think this place is unhealthy for the game because once you reach this place you don't need to farm anything else, reducing social interaction by trading (or is that a good thing?).

Costume Enchants

You can start working towards these since early game since they will be usable until late game.
Either frequently check out the market and/or the trade channel, or try your luck with the costume enchant boxes.

Slot	Enchant	Best Odds	Notes
Top	Rebellion Stone (Top) (1001047)	Costume Enchant Stone Box 28 (101675)	Gives 10% bonus damage against all size. Must have Platinum Alter at level 5.
Top	Assassin Cross Stone II (Top) (1000222)	Costume Enchant Stone Box 20 (100202)	Gives 5% ATK and 15% Crit Damage. Must be equipped alongside Guillotine Cross Stone II (Garment) (1000221) .
Top	Ranged Stone (Top) (1000375)	Costume Enchant Stone Box 22 (100502)	Gives 3% bonus long-range damage. Only worthwhile if you use the full combo.
Mid	Rebellion Stone (1001048)	Costume Enchant Stone Box 28 (101675)	Gives 10% bonus long-range damage. Must have Fire Rain (Fire Deluge) at level 5.
Mid	Ranged Stone (25061)	Costume Enchant Stone Box 22 (100502)	Gives 3% bonus long-range damage. Only worthwhile if you use the full combo.
Low	Assassin Cross Stone II (Low) (1000224)	Costume Enchant Stone Box 20 (100202)	Gives 5% ACD. Must be equipped alongside Guillotine Cross Stone II (Garment) (1000221) .
Low	Guillotine Cross Stone (Low) (1000976)	Costume Enchant Stone Box 27 (101416)	Gives 15% bonus damage against all race. Must be equipped alongside Guillotine Cross Stone II (Garment) (1000221) .
Low	Ranged Stone (Low) (1000376)	Costume Enchant Stone Box 22 (100502)	Gives 3% bonus long-range damage. Only worthwhile if you use the full combo.
Garment	Guillotine Cross Stone II (Garment) (1000221)	Costume Enchant Stone Box 20 (100202)	Gives 15% Crit Damage. Gives more bonus when equipped alongside Assassin Cross Stone II (Top) (1000222) and Assassin Cross Stone II (Low) (1000224) .
Garment	Range Physical Attack Stone (Garment) (1001054)	Costume Enchant Stone Box 28 (101675) Costume Enchant Stone Box 30 (102193)	Gives 3 P.ATK. Only worthwhile if you use the full combo.
Dual	Critical Stone (Dual) (1000855)	Costume Enchant Stone Box 26 (101271) Costume Enchant Stone Box 30 (102193)	Gives 10 Critical and 10% Crit Damage.
Dual	Concentration Stone (Dual) (1000856)	Costume Enchant Stone Box 26 (101271) Costume Enchant Stone Box 28 (101675)	Gives 5 CON.
Dual	Power Stone(Dual) (1001055)	Costume Enchant Stone Box 28 (101675)	Gives 5 POW.

Cards

You can start working towards these since early game since they will be usable until late game.
Either frequently check out the market and/or the trade channel, hunt the related monsters, or try your luck with the old card albums.

Slot	Card	Notes
Headgear	Limacina Card (300363)	Gives most damage on headgear slot.
Headgear	Abysmal King Dramoh Card (300150)	Gives some ATK%. Must be equipped alongside Abysmal Merman Card (300144) .
Headgear	King Dramoh Card (4524)	Gives some STR and Max HP. Must be equipped alongside Abysmal King Dramoh Card (300150) .
Headgear	Isaac Wigner Card (27396)	Gives 5% ACD.
Headgear	Disguiser Card (300244)	Gives 1% long range physical damage at +9 and additional 2% at +11.
Armor	Observation Card (4392)	Gives some DEX based on VIT. Must be equipped alongside Empathize Card (300270) .
Armor	Helmut Lugenburg Card (300310)	Gives most damage after Observation Card (4392) Empathize Card (300270) combo. Useful if you want to use other Garment card.
Weapon	Polluted Wander Man Card (27361)	Best generic physical damage card in weapon slot.
Weapon	Abysmal Knight Card (4140)	Best card for MVP hunting.
Garment	Empathize Card (300270)	Gives most damage on garment slot. Must be equipped alongside Observation Card (4392) .
Garment	Crux Findel Card (300426)	Gives most damage after Observation Card (4392) Empathize Card (300270) combo. Useful if you want to use other Armor card.
Shoes	Abysmal Merman Card (300144)	Gives most Crit Damage. Must be equipped alongside Abysmal King Dramoh Card (300150) .
Shoes	Entangled Intermediate Rgan Card (300380)	Best card for crit build. Must be equipped on +12 Lv 2 equipment.
Shoes	Midnight Blut Hase Card (300184)	Gives most damage for non-crit build. Very hard to get.
Shoes	Blut Hase Card (27256)	Gives most damage for non-crit build after Midnight Blut Hase Card (300184) .
Shoes	Midnight Odorico Card (300187)	Alternative for Midnight Blut Hase Card (300184) . Very hard to get.
Shoes	Odorico Card (27260)	Alternative for Blut Hase Card (27256) .
Accessory - Left	Aferde Card (300447)	Gives most damage for non-crit build. Must be equipped with Timbers Card (300449) .
Accessory - Right	Timbers Card (300449)	Gives most damage for non-crit build. Must be equipped with Aferde Card (300447) .
Accessory	Void Mimic Card (300278)	Gives most damage for crit build.
Accessory - Left	Intermediate Rgan Card (300368)	Gives Critical and Crit Damage. Must be equipped with Lowest Rgan Card (300366) .
Accessory - Right	Lowest Rgan Card (300366)	Gives Critical and Crit Damage. Must be equipped with Intermediate Rgan Card (300368) .

My Gear Progression

How I went with my NW. You don't have to 100% copy, this is just a reference.

Early Game

I played Round Trip (Circle Dance) until I become NW.
After that I started building up 1.5s FCT for The Vigilante at Night.

Slot	Gear	Grade/Refine	Enchants	Cards	Notes
Headgear - Top	Stripe Hat [1] (400049)	11			0.2s + 1s (Wolf Boots FCT) + 0.3s (Sinful Ruby combo) = 1.5s FCT for The Vigilante at Night.
Headgear - Middle
Headgear - Lower	Blood Sucker (18754)
Armor	Grace Trip Suit [1] (450108)	9
Weapon	Illusion Butcher [2] (28254)	10		Mutant Heart Hunter Bellare Card (27307) Mutant Heart Hunter Bellare Card (27307)
Garment	Grace Attack Manteau [1] (480018)	9
Shoes	Grace Attack Boots [1] (470020)	9			Later on I switched to Gray Wolf Boots [1] (470087) ( Wolf Orb (Fixed Casting) Lv.3 (310602) ).
Accessory - Pendant	Sheriff's Left Badge [1] (28495)				Later on I switched to Sinful Ruby Necklace [1] (490045) .
Accessory - Ring	Grace Attack Ring [1] (490019)				Later on I switched to Sinful Ruby Ring [1] (490044) .
Costume - Top
Costume - Middle
Costume - Lower
Costume - Garment
Shadow Gear - Weapon	Rebellion Advanced Paradise Shadow Weapon (24711)	0
Shadow Gear - Shield	Advanced Paradise Shadow Shield (24693)	0
Shadow Gear - Armor	Advanced Paradise Shadow Armor (24694)	0
Shadow Gear - Shoes	Advanced Paradise Shadow Shoes (24695)	0
Shadow Gear - Pendant	Advanced Paradise Shadow Pendant (24697)	0
Shadow Gear - Earring	Advanced Paradise Shadow Earring (24696)	0
Pet	Incubus Egg (9052)

Mid Game

I felt that The Vigilante at Night is too clunky since I need to get up close, which takes time.
Wild Fire on the other hand can be cast from afar, has 11x11 AOE, and ignores terrain.
Also at that time someone was selling fully enchanted glacier weapons for 10m.
So I switched to GL and built the DEF Bypass Shadow Gear combo.
It was the easiest decision of my life.

Slot	Gear	Grade/Refine	Enchants	Cards	Notes
Headgear - Top	Crown of Beelzebub [1] (400110)	C 11			I got lucky and made this almost effortlessly.
Headgear - Middle	Victory Wing Ears [1] (400002)		Long range physical attack +2% After cast delay -3%		In hindsight Victory Wing Ears (400001) would be better since I didn't have any good cards.
Headgear - Lower	Blood Sucker (18754)
Armor	Gray Wolf Suit [1] (450177)	11	Wolf Orb (Angle Shot) (310533) Wolf Orb (After Cast Delay) (310515) Wolf Orb (Shooter) Lv.2 (310505)	Observation Card (4392)	Wolf Orb (After Cast Delay) (310515) can be swapped with Wolf Orb (Shooter) Lv.3 (310508) if you don't need ACD.
Weapon	Glacier Launcher (840009)	9	Glacier Flower Spell (Wild Fire) (311329) Glacier Flower Spell (Physical - Element) (311352) Glacier Flower Spell (Physical - Race) (311348) Glacier Flower Spell (ATK) (311342)
Garment	Pirate Captain's Coat [1] (480174)	9		Empathize Card (300270)
Shoes	Gray Wolf Boots [1] (470087)	7	Wolf Orb (Fixed Casting) Lv.3 (310602) Wolf Orb (Health) Lv.1 (310588)	Odorico Card (27260)	The FCT goes a long mile until you can get Ice Rune Boots.
Accessory - Pendant	Automatic Booster R [1] (490024)		Automatic Modification Orb (Attack Speed) (310093) Automatic Modification Orb (All Force) (310120) Automatic Modification Orb (Expert Archer) (310095)	Timbers Card (300449)	Tons of bonus and usable until you can afford Varmundt or Stellar Seal.
Accessory - Ring	Automatic Booster L [1] (490025)		Automatic Modification Orb (Attack Speed) (310093) Automatic Modification Orb (All Force) (310120) Automatic Modification Orb (Expert Archer) (310095)	Aferde Card (300447)	Tons of bonus and usable until you can afford Varmundt or Stellar Seal.
Costume - Top
Costume - Middle
Costume - Lower
Costume - Garment
Shadow Gear - Weapon	God Hammer Shadow Weapon (24607)	9			I had this at +5, then decided to go +9 for the extra bonus.
Shadow Gear - Shield
Shadow Gear - Armor	Rebellion Shadow Armor (24402)	5			Set to +5 to gain 100% DEF Bypass before I refined the weapon to +9.
Shadow Gear - Shoes	Rebellion Shadow Shoes (24405)	5			Set to +5 to gain 100% DEF Bypass before I refined the earring to +9.
Shadow Gear - Pendant	Teleport Shadow Pendant (24143)	0			Helps save money and weight.
Shadow Gear - Earring	Flare Dance Shadow Earring (24604)	9			I had this at +5, then decided to go +9 for the extra bonus.
Pet	Incubus Egg (9052)

Current Setup

At this point I have 2 sets of gears, some are shared between them.
Farming build is for clearing mobs as efficiently as possible.
Crit build is single-target so it is specifically for MVPs, thus why I use Abysmal Knight Card (4140) .

Farming Build

Planned upgrades:

Beelzebub Crown to A 12
Sealed Chain to Battle Processor with Long-range 9~10% damage enchant
Pirate Captain Coat to A 12
Accessories to Varmundt
Shadow Gear - Weapon to Mega Blitz

Slot	Gear	Grade/Refine	Enchants	Cards
Headgear - Top	Crown of Beelzebub [1] (400110)	C 11		Limacina Card (300363)
Headgear - Middle	Sealed Chain [1] (410094)			Limacina Card (300363)
Headgear - Lower	Blood Sucker (18754)
Armor	Nebula Suit of Concentration [1] (450171)	A 12	Star Cluster of Concentration Lv.3 (310682) Nebula of Expert Archer Lv.3 (310732) DEX+4 (4723)	Observation Card (4392)
Weapon	Dim Glacier Grenade Launcher [1] (840010)	A 12	Glacier Flower Spell (Physical Grade) Lv5 (311453) Glacier Flower Spell (Wild Fire) (311329) Glacier Flower Spell (Wild Fire) (311329)	Polluted Wander Man Card (27361)
Garment	Pirate Captain's Coat [1] (480174)	A 11		Empathize Card (300270)
Shoes	Ice Rune Boots [1] (470175)	A 12	Varmundt's Crystal(Ice) Lv1 (311867) Concentration of Varmundt Lv3 (310928) DEX+3 (4722)	Entangled Intermediate Rgan Card (300380)
Accessory - Pendant	Automatic Booster R [1] (490024)		Automatic Modification Orb (Attack Speed) (310093) Automatic Modification Orb (All Force) (310120) Automatic Modification Orb (Expert Archer) (310095)	Timbers Card (300449)
Accessory - Ring	Automatic Booster L [1] (490025)		Automatic Modification Orb (Attack Speed) (310093) Automatic Modification Orb (All Force) (310120) Automatic Modification Orb (Expert Archer) (310095)	Aferde Card (300447)
Costume - Top	Rebellion Stone (Top) (311463)
Costume - Middle	Rebellion Stone (311464)
Costume - Lower	Guillotine Cross Stone (Low) (311435)
Costume - Garment	Guillotine Cross Stone II (Garment) (310188)
Shadow Gear - Weapon	Physical Power Shadow Weapon (24751)	9
Shadow Gear - Shield	Separate Reload Shadow Shield (24746)	9
Shadow Gear - Armor	Full Penetration Shadow Armor (24663)	10
Shadow Gear - Shoes	Full Penetration Shadow Shoes (24664)	9
Shadow Gear - Pendant	Maximum Mammoth Shadow Pendant (24682)	10
Shadow Gear - Earring	Maximum Mammoth Shadow Earring (24681)	10
Pet	Incubus Egg (9052)

Crit Build

Planned upgrades:

Acute Lv 6 to Lv 8~10 COPIUM
Pirate Captain Coat to A 12
Accessories to Varmundt and Stellar Seal
Shadow Gear - Weapon to Mega Blitz
Pet to Abysmal Knight

Slot	Gear	Grade/Refine	Enchants	Cards
Headgear - Top	Temporal Circlet (Rebellion) [1] (19488)	12	Acute Lv6 (29086) Temporal Jewel (LUK) Lv 3 (29689) STR+2 (4701)	Limacina Card (300363)
Headgear - Middle	Sealed Chain [1] (410094)			Limacina Card (300363)
Headgear - Lower	Bondage Necklace (420076)
Armor	Nebula Suit of Concentration [1] (450171)	A 12	Star Cluster of Concentration Lv.3 (310682) Nebula of Expert Archer Lv.3 (310732) DEX+4 (4723)	Observation Card (4392)
Weapon	Dim Glacier Revolver [1] (800015)	A 12	Glacier Flower Spell (Physical Grade) Lv5 (311453) Glacier Flower Spell (Magazine for One) (311328) Glacier Flower Spell (Magazine for One) (311328)	Abysmal Knight Card (4140)
Garment	Pirate Captain's Coat [1] (480174)	A 11		Empathize Card (300270)
Shoes	Ice Rune Boots [1] (470175)	A 12	Varmundt's Crystal(Ice) Lv1 (311867) Concentration of Varmundt Lv3 (310928) DEX+3 (4722)	Entangled Intermediate Rgan Card (300380)
Accessory - Pendant	Gray Wolf Pendant [1] (490106)		Wolf Orb (Critical) Lv.4 (310632) Wolf Orb (Critical) Lv.4 (310632) Wolf Orb (VIT) Lv.2 (310488)	Void Mimic Card (300278)
Accessory - Ring	Gray Wolf Ring [1] (490107)		Wolf Orb (Critical) Lv.4 (310632) Wolf Orb (Critical) Lv.4 (310632) Wolf Orb (DEX) Lv.1 (310479)	Void Mimic Card (300278)
Costume - Top	Assassin Cross Stone II (Top) (310191)
Costume - Middle	Rebellion Stone (311464)
Costume - Lower	Guillotine Cross Stone (Low) (311435)
Costume - Garment	Guillotine Cross Stone II (Garment) (310188)
Shadow Gear - Weapon	Physical Power Shadow Weapon (24751)	9
Shadow Gear - Shield	Separate Reload Shadow Shield (24746)	9
Shadow Gear - Armor	Full Penetration Shadow Armor (24663)	10
Shadow Gear - Shoes	Full Penetration Shadow Shoes (24664)	9
Shadow Gear - Pendant	Maximum Mammoth Shadow Pendant (24682)	10
Shadow Gear - Earring	Maximum Mammoth Shadow Earring (24681)	10
Pet	Incubus Egg (9052)