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'''Last updated: | Hi, I'm Satsujinhan and I've been playing melee chaser ever since I first started out in renewal servers. I've received questions in game regarding my build, gears and so forth, and now I'm finally making this guide for everyone. This whole guide is based on what I've done and tested so far, so there are still some spots I will fill in once I get there in game. If you spot any mistakes, have additional questions etc, you can find me on the server's Discord as Satsujinhan or you can ROdex me in game on my abyss chaser Satsujinhan. | ||
'''Last updated: May 3rd, 2026''' | |||
== '''Stats''' == | == '''Stats''' == | ||
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** Once you’re all set with your Fire Rune gears, you can start looking into getting yourself your [https://wiki.muhro.eu/Varmundt%27s_Biosphere_Depth Depth 1 armor]. Early on, Depth 1 can seem daunting due to mobs having high HP and damage reduction buffs, which means finding a party to do a 30 minute run is a good idea. You will need to rake up reputation here as well, in order to to craft your armor, engrave it and enchant it. Be aware that engraving makes your armor master account bound, and you need 3 500 reputation to be able to revert the engraving to make it tradeable again. Engraving the armor gives it better stats. | ** Once you’re all set with your Fire Rune gears, you can start looking into getting yourself your [https://wiki.muhro.eu/Varmundt%27s_Biosphere_Depth Depth 1 armor]. Early on, Depth 1 can seem daunting due to mobs having high HP and damage reduction buffs, which means finding a party to do a 30 minute run is a good idea. You will need to rake up reputation here as well, in order to to craft your armor, engrave it and enchant it. Be aware that engraving makes your armor master account bound, and you need 3 500 reputation to be able to revert the engraving to make it tradeable again. Engraving the armor gives it better stats. | ||
* '''Depth 2''' '''Dimensional gear set''' | * '''Depth 2''' '''Dimensional gear set''' | ||
** The Dimensional gear set from [https://wiki.muhro.eu/Varmundt%27s_Biosphere_Depth_2 Depth 2] is | ** The Dimensional gear set from [https://wiki.muhro.eu/Varmundt%27s_Biosphere_Depth_2 Depth 2] is currently the BiS for Deft Stab builds. With the new enchant for non-crit damage, I highly suggest going for Power lvl 3 and Fierce lvl however high you can go on your Time Dimension Rune Crown. (I recently rerolled my crown from Tenacity/Strength to Fierce/Power and the DPS difference was measurable in billions. Yes, billions, you read that right.) | ||
*'''Hall of Life + Nebula gears combo''' | *'''Hall of Life + Nebula gears combo''' | ||
**Finally, I have acquired these gears and gotten their enchant up enough so that my DPS is now better with them than the D1 armor and Varmundt gears. What you're looking at getting here is the Spring garment and Spring accessory. To go with them, Nebula Armor of Power and Stellar Power Seal. Good news is that since nobody likes spring gears, the materials from Lake of Fire are probably the cheapest ones to get. You can most likely trade any other season parts with at least 2:1 ratio. The hardest part in all of these gears is enchanting. Unless you're willing to throw billions in zeny into the mats from vends and whatnot, it will take some time to get what you need. Personally, I struggled with Stellar Power Seal enchants - that double mettle sure did not want to come easy. With the Signet of Circulation Spring, there is now option the option to pick perfect enchant for slot 3, so unless you want to gamble for fun, I suggest you go that route. It takes more mats, but at least you will get the Power Signet needed. | **Finally, I have acquired these gears and gotten their enchant up enough so that my DPS is now better with them than the D1 armor and Varmundt gears. What you're looking at getting here is the Spring garment and Spring accessory. To go with them, Nebula Armor of Power and Stellar Power Seal. Good news is that since nobody likes spring gears, the materials from Lake of Fire are probably the cheapest ones to get. You can most likely trade any other season parts with at least 2:1 ratio. The hardest part in all of these gears is enchanting. Unless you're willing to throw billions in zeny into the mats from vends and whatnot, it will take some time to get what you need. Personally, I struggled with Stellar Power Seal enchants - that double mettle sure did not want to come easy. With the Signet of Circulation Spring, there is now option the option to pick perfect enchant for slot 3, so unless you want to gamble for fun, I suggest you go that route. It takes more mats, but at least you will get the Power Signet needed. | ||
*'''Episode 21 Gaebolg/Yorscalp gears''' | *'''Episode 21 Gaebolg/Yorscalp gears''' | ||
**As we have finally gained a new episode on the server, Age of Heroes, with it naturally comes new gears. Currently out of the simple, unreformed ones the one worth mentioning is Gaebolg boots. Before these, you were pretty much stuck with Flame Rune Boots from Biosphere, but once you enchant the Gaebolg boots fully, and get them to grade A and +12, they outperform the rune boots. As I'm not yet able to reform the boots, I can't say much about the Yorscalp version other than they add naturally more def. | **As we have finally gained a new episode on the server, Age of Heroes, with it naturally comes new gears. Currently out of the simple, unreformed ones the one worth mentioning is Gaebolg boots. Before these, you were pretty much stuck with Flame Rune Boots from Biosphere, but once you enchant the Gaebolg boots fully, and get them to grade A and +12, they outperform the rune boots. As I'm not yet able to reform the boots, I can't say much about the Yorscalp version other than they add naturally more def. | ||
*'''Sky Rune set''' | |||
**I have finally (!) crafted this set and tested it against my TD combo. It was a massacre. Not in favor of the Sky Rune set. Granted, getting it graded, refined and enchanted sure is a lot easier than Time Dimension gears, and you can also use it at a lower level (240) are perks I can mention in its favor. Regarding DPS, it loses so badly because you can't get higher enchant for the Fierce than lvl 3. Basically, Sky Rune was able to do just a third of what my TD does with exact same gears and buffs. I suppose this could work as a simple farming set, but don't get it in case you're looking for the best possible DPS. | |||
=== Headgears === | === Headgears === | ||
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You can start looking into getting costume enchant stones once you hit shadow chaser. There’s a set that boosts Fatal Menace damage and provides even the nifty bonus of absorbing a 1% of your dealt damage as SP. This has a tendency to proc quite often when you kill off mobs, essentially ensuring you don’t run out of SP and don’t need a whole lot of SP recovery items. The shadow chaser set is more about boosting your overall physical damage against everything, and I recommend switching over to it as soon as you change jobs into abyss chaser. | You can start looking into getting costume enchant stones once you hit shadow chaser. There’s a set that boosts Fatal Menace damage and provides even the nifty bonus of absorbing a 1% of your dealt damage as SP. This has a tendency to proc quite often when you kill off mobs, essentially ensuring you don’t run out of SP and don’t need a whole lot of SP recovery items. The shadow chaser set is more about boosting your overall physical damage against everything, and I recommend switching over to it as soon as you change jobs into abyss chaser. | ||
As of January 1st, we have finally received the first items that are boosting non-crit damage (i.e. Deft Stab for us), in the form of costume enchant stones. These stones make a HUGE difference and I can't recommend getting them as soon as possible. I'm using just a low and dual garment stone, since abyss chasers also got their melee build enchant costumes, as you can see below. Due to the new sets, you will have to give up enchant stone originated SP leech - personally I just replaced it with an SP leech shadow shield and it works just the same. | |||
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=== '''Shadow gears''' === | === '''Shadow gears''' === | ||
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* Maximum Mammoth set | * Maximum Mammoth set | ||
* Deft Breaker set | * Deft Breaker set | ||
* Absorb Shadow Shield | |||
== '''Useful cards''' == | == '''Useful cards''' == | ||
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* This is basically Lasgand for physical classes. BiS and now available! (Costs an arm and a leg - and probably the soul of your firstborn as well - but is worth it.) | * This is basically Lasgand for physical classes. BiS and now available! (Costs an arm and a leg - and probably the soul of your firstborn as well - but is worth it.) | ||
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* Should happen to be so lucky that you acquire this card, it makes a lot of things a lot easier for you. Granted, to get the best effect out of it, you need to tinker around with your shadow gears' refines. (My math doesn't do mathing so I don't know how to explain it.) | |||
== '''Picking a pet''' == | == '''Picking a pet''' == | ||
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[[File:9132.png|frameless]] Little Isis | [[File:9132.png|frameless]] Little Isis | ||
[[File:9193.png|frameless]] Mistress | |||
[[File:91211.png|frameless]] Orc Hero | [[File:91211.png|frameless]] Orc Hero | ||