Sakura's Rawr (Dragonic Breath) guide towards the Journey's End

Introduction

Hello everybody, Sakura here, i've been playing MuhRO for over a year at the time of writing this guide. I love the class a lot, being able to carry lots of stuff, hit hard and not afraid of being hit :< and you get to have a mount. The purpose of this guide is to show the Best in slot (BiS) equipment and some tips and tricks for playing Dragon Knight mainly Dragonic Breath. As this is my first guide please be lenient >//< and enjoy reading!

Videos

• A short video show casing the end game of Dragon Knight - Dragonic Breath Build Featuring Biosphere Depth 2, CT 25* (Betelgeuse) and HoL Lv20 (Rigel). Click here for Tips for Fighting Rigel.
• DcB DK Solo Tan Hard Click here for Tips for Fighting MVP Encroached Tan.
• Leveling from Lv1 Swordman to Lv275 Dragon Knight in under 1 Hour. [EXP Event] Click here for Tips for Leveling.
• Niflheim Dungeon 2 as DcB DK (Mid Progression Equipment) Click here for Progression Guide.

Notable Stats+Traits, Skills and Consumables

A short explanation on Stats and Traits, more in-depth info can be found here.

Stats

Stats	Effects	Notes
Str	Increase Weight Attack & Weight Limit	Suggested Value at 100-120, it improve some of your Damage and easier loot management. Click here to see how much it affect your Damage.
Agi	Increase Attack Speed (Aspd) & Flee	Suggested Value at 1, its possible to get 193 (Max Aspd) with equipment and consumables alone.
Vit	Increase Max HP & HP Healing Effectiveness	Suggested Value at 130, the most important stats for DcB DK. Click here to see how much it affect your Damage.
Int	Increase Max SP & Reduce Cast Speed	Suggested Value at 60-100+, increasing Max SP improve some of our damage but not a lot, the main reason to up this stat is for the cast point. Stop adding Int until you get 530 cast point.(1 Int = 1 cast point)
Dex	Reduce Cast Speed, Increase Hit & Slight Increase Attack Speed	Suggested Value at 120, the 2nd most important stats for DcB DK is to get 530 cast point((Dex*2) + int). Not worth to add beyond 120 Dex as it cost a lot just for +1 Dex (2 cast points), instead, relocate the remaining to Int until you reach instant cast. Using Stats to gain Instant Cast is Better than getting Instant Cast by VCT 100%.
Luk	Increase some Hit & Attack	Suggested Value at 1-100, the main reason for this stats is just to get curse immunity (total Luk at 0 or 100).

• Tips for Runestone Crafting, up 130 stats on Dex & Luk, remaining stats point go towards Str for holding more materials while crafting, click here to see the crafting success chance. You can Reset / Save Stats build with NPC Lotus located at (main_office 124, 167).
• Don't forget to visit Clan Room for permanent additional Stats gain, can switch between Clan anytime. [Sword Clan give +1 Str & Vit], [Arc Wand Clan give +1 int & Dex], [Golden Mace Clan give +1 Luk & Int], and [Crossbow Clan give +1 Dex & Agi] located at (main_office 113, 310).

Traits

Traits	Effects	Notes
POW	Increases Attack & some P.Attack	Suggested Value at 110, max this asap as this is our main trait for damage as it scale with DcB Skill.
STA	Increases RES	Suggested Value at 0-72, this trait reduce Physical damage receive. Choose either STA or WIS at 72, not enough trait points for both.
WIS	Increases Mres	Suggested Value at 0-72, this trait reduce Magical damage receive. Choose either STA or WIS at 72, not enough trait points for both.
SPL	Increases Magic Attack	Suggested Value at 0.
CON	Increases Hit & some P.Attack	Suggested Value at 110, our secondary traits to increase damage.
CRT	Increases Critical Damage	Suggested Value at 0.

Notable Skills from Swordman to Dragon Knight. Further info can can visit here.

Skills

	Skills	Effects	Notes
Swordman	Magnum Break	When casted, the buff last for 10 seconds that increase +20% fire physical property to your Damage	This skill is super good to improve damage during MVP fight, not so much for farming as you need to refresh every 10 seconds.
↑	Endure	When casted, the buff last for 37 seconds or after taking 7 hits from monster (whichever come first) will make you immune to stagger effect from physical hit	This skill has niche usage when you are not wearing Lord Bearer's Shadow Gear.
Knight	Spear Mastery	A Passive skill that +40 Mastery Attack	More Attack is always welcome.
↑	Riding	A Passive skill that enable us to get a mount which Improve movement speed, increase weight limit, Ignore Size Penalty with Spears Weapon, + Mastery Attack	Never say no to a Cute Mount and all the benefits it bring :3
↑	Cavalry Mastery	A Passive skill that regain our Attack Speed back to normal	Riding a mount reduces our Attack Speed so this skill balance back the Attack Speed.
↑	Charge Attack	An Active Skill that you cast on a target and "Jump" towards it from 14 Cells away	This skill is one of the best movement skill in game as it bring you closer to the monster, faster movement = faster kill = faster farming.
↑	Concentration	When Casted, the buff last for 1 minute that increase +15% Attack, +50 Hit at a cost of -15% Def	This skill improve Damage by a bit, good for MVP and its duration is manageable in farming.
Rune Knight	Dragon Training	A Passive skill that works like Riding but slightly better	This skill alone restore our Attack speed back to normal.
↑	Dragon Breath	An Active skill that deal AoE Fire Ranged Physical attack to a target	This skill is pre-requisite for Dragon Knight Skill.
↑	Dragon Breath Water	An Active skill that deal AoE Water Ranged Physical attack to a target	This skill is pre-requisite for Dragon Knight Skill.
↑	Rune Mastery	A Passive skill that allow us to consume Runestones for self Buff & crafting Runestones	This skill is the most important skill that allow us to use Runestones. Check on Consumables Section. Also for Runestone Crafting Chances.
Dragon Knight	Two Handed Defense	A Passive skill that give reduce damage taken from 10% Small, 15% Medium and 18% Large sized monster	This skill is super good that increase our survivability.
↑	Dragonic Aura	When casted on a monster, a buff will be applied on you and last for 5 minutes, it increases our main skill Dragonic Breath (DcB) by A LOT	This skill is the most important buff for Dragon Knight.
↑	Dragonic Breath	An Active skill that deal 9x9 AoE Ranged Physical attack to a target	This skill is our Main Skill, it IGNORE Def of monsters and its Damage scale with our POW, Max HP & Max SP. We need to achieve instant cast by getting 530 cast point, the formula is ((dex*2)+int) and 185+ Attack speed for max spam. Try to get 193 (max Attack speed) for seamless Charge Attack + Dragonic Breath spam.

Cutie Mounts

Knight	Lord Knight	Rune Knight (J)	Dragon Knight

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Be aware that consumables that get marked by "X" next to their name will be Dispelled upon death.

• Only Hagalas Runestone get Dispelled when you Logout but not by death.

Consumables

Item	Effects	Notes	Where to get
[Bound] Bubble Gum (12264)	+100% Drop rate for 30 minutes	A must have consumables for field, dungeon & instances farming.	can get from Eden Machine.
Almighty (12883)	+10 All Stats for 30 minutes	One of the essential Food Buff for DcB DK to reach Instant Cast.	can get from Eden Machine.
Brilliant Protection Scroll (23204)	+500 Def and +200 Mdef for 30 minutes	Optional Scroll since we have High Max HP, use only when you die a lot.	can get from Eden Machine.
X Collection Of Scrolls Shooting Transformation (22758)	+30% Range Physical Attack for 10 minutes	This Scroll increase Damage more than Trans Candy Red (11592) ,	can get from Eden Machine.
X Level 10 Increase Agility Scroll (12216)	Self Buff a Lv10 Increase Agility for 4 minutes	A super useful scroll if you don't want to keep going back to town for rebuff.	can get from Increase Agility Scroll Box (10) (12914) at Eden Machine.
X Level 10 Blessing Scroll (12215)	Self Buff a Lv10 Blessing for 4 minutes	A super useful scroll if you don't want to keep going back to town for rebuff.	can get from Blessing Scroll Box (10) (12913) at Eden Machine.
X Berserk Potion (657)	Increases Attack Speed for 30 minutes	The Attack speed from this potion stack with Enrich Celermine Juice (12437) ,	can get from any Tool Dealer.
Concentrated Golden Syrup Potion (1100005)	Heal 2750 HP	This is the Best HP Potion we have, spam-able and Heal increases with Healing effectiveness and Vit.	can buy from players or created by Genetic, more info here.
Concentrated Blue Syrup Potion (1100004)	Heal 360 SP	This is the Best SP Potion we have, spam-able and Heal increases with Healing effectiveness and Int.	can buy from players or created by Genetic, more info here.
Yggdrasil Berry (607)	100% Full Heal HP & SP	This is the only Item that Full Heal your HP & SP, but it has 4 seconds cooldown and is quite heavy to carry.	can buy from players or farm from dungeons and instances.
Enrich Celermine Juice (12437)	+10% Attack speed for about 8 minutes+ (500 seconds)	This Potion increases your Attack speed. You can get the 30 Minutes Version by Combining them from Mandy. (main_office 68, 59).	can buy from players or created by Genetic, more info here.
Red Herb Activator (100232)	+15% Melee & Range Physical Damage for about 8 minutes+ (500 Seconds)	This Potion increase our Damage by quite a bit, may help to 1 hit Kill the monster you're farming. You can get the 30 Minutes Version by Combining them from Mandy. (main_office 68, 59).	can buy from players or created by Genetic, more info here.
HP Increase Potion (Large) (12424)	Heal 5% HP, and Max HP increased by 2500 + (10/3)*[Base Level] for 8 minutes+ (500 seconds).	This Potion increases our Max HP by Flat Value and Damage by a bit, You can get the 30 Minutes Version by Combining them from Mandy. (main_office 68, 59).	can buy from players or created by Genetic, more info here.
Minor Brisket (12431)	+20 Vit for 5 minutes	This Food increases our Max HP and Damage by quite a bit, You can get the 30 Minutes Version by Combining them from Mandy. (main_office 68, 59).	can buy from players or created by Genetic, more info here.
X Nosiege Runestone (12725)	Recover 25% Max HP upon usage but the important one is it removes Stun, Sleep, Curse, Stone Curse, Poison Blind, Silence, Bleeding, Confusion, Frozen,Deep Sleep, Burning, Freezing, Guillotine Cross Poisons Marsh of Abyss and Mandragora Howling Debuff. Then Immune to those Debuff for 60 seconds	A super useful Runestones in Tower of Trials as monster there cast all sorts of Debuff.	have to be crafted by yourself since the Runestones are untradable, more info here.
X Isia Runestone (12728)	+50% Incoming Healing Effectiveness. Last 15 Minutes.	This Runestone improve Healing from Potion by A Lot, worth to use if you use Potions a lot.	have to be crafted by yourself since the Runestones are untradable, more info here.
X Asir Runestone (12729)	Increases Weapon ATK by 70+(7 x RuneMasteryLv) Increases Scaling ASPD by (0.4 x RuneMasteryLv). Last 15 Minutes.	This Runestone increases your Damage and Attack Speed.	have to be crafted by yourself since the Runestones are untradable, more info here.
Hagalas Runestone (12733)	Increases Def and Mdef based on this formula: (JobLevel x RuneMasteryLv / 4). Last 15 Minutes.	A Defensive Runestone that help with survivability.	have to be crafted by yourself since the Runestones are untradable, more info here.
X Turisus Runestone (12731)	+30 Str. Last 15 Minutes.	A Runestone that improve your Damage.	have to be crafted by yourself since the Runestones are untradable, more info here.
X Lux Anima Runestone (22540)	Increase +30% Physical Damage to All Size, +30% Range & Melee Physical Attack, +30% Critical Damage, +30% Max HP & Max SP. Last 15 Minutes.	This is the Best Runestone, it increase your Damage significantly.	have to be crafted by yourself since the Runestones are untradable, more info here.

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Progression Equipment

These Equipment will help you towards the end game and is budget conscious. It is targeted to farm at Niflheim Dungeon 2 as efficient as possible. With Almighty Food, Runestone and Agility + Blessing from the healer, you can one shot monster from Niflheim Dungeon 02, please enjoy this short video.

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For Progression (In my opinion), after getting to Dragon Knight with Wind Cutter Equipment, you can start making Equipment for Dragonic Breath Build. After you get most of the Equipment from the List below and achieved Instant Cast. You can try +12 A your Dimensions Dragon Lance, after that you should be focusing on getting Shadow Gear. After Almighty Shadow Gear, try getting Lord Bearer's Armor and Shoe then follow by Master Shadow Weapon and Shield. Try getting any Cheap Bio5 MVP Card that give +20 to All Stats. You will have A lot Excess Cast Point ((dex*2) + int), now you can decide to slowly replace Equipment. Shoe to +12 A Gaebolg Boots (Full Enchant) → +12 A Nebula Suit of Concentration (Full Enchant) → Stamina Signet of Star (Just Enchant x2 Master Archer Lv5) → +12 A Circulation of Life Summer (Don't need to Enchant first) → Signet of Circulation Summer (Just get Token of Life Enchant) → Stamina Signet of Star (Enchant Star Cluster of Str Lv5) → Signet of Circulation Summer (Enchant Concentration Lv3) → Circulation of Life Summer (Fully Enchant 2nd Slot) → Circulation of Life Summer (Fully Enchant 3rd Slot) → Signet of Circulation Summer (Enchant Concentration Lv5) → Reform Gaebolg Boots to Yorscalp Boots. After that you can revisit the rest of the Enchant that is not fully upgraded, or even invest in some MVP Card (RK Seyren, TGK & Ghost Ship Captain), lastly visit Shadow Gear Enchanting for min/maxing.

Progression Equipment

	Equipment	Notes
Upper Head Gear	+9 D Crown of Beelzebub [1] (400110)	This Crown doesn't need to be Graded too much, just at +9 D is sufficient to 1 hit kill monsters in Niflheim Dungeon 2, you can invest on it more but i'd recommended stop at Refine +11 Grade C. Further info can visit here.
Mid Head Gear	Poring Sunglasses (19117) or Poring Sunglasses+ [1] (19118)	Depends whether you need the card slot for slight damage increase for last hitting monster. Further info can visit here.
Low Head Gear (Farm)	Drops Balloon (19147)	Try to get Drops Balloon (19147) because of the +2 Dex but can get any balloon from Poring Family for 5% drop rate if you don't need the stats. Balloons from Poring Family can be Enchanted, BiS for the enchant is MaxHP Lv.2 (310991) more info here. Further info for drop rate can visit here.
Armor	+9 DEX Soutane [1] (15400)	This Armor provide the highest Dex Boost in all off the Equipment. Best enchant on 2nd slot is DEX Blessing (310079) 3rd slot and 4th is DEX+8 (4727) , you don't have to get a perfect +8 Dex, +7/+6 Dex works too, so long as you can get instant cast. Further info can visit here..
Weapon	+9 Glacier Lance (630018) +9 Dimensions Dragon Lance [2] (630041)	At Lv210 you can use Glacier Two-Handed Lance, Best Enchant on 1st slot is Glacier Flower Spell (Dragonic Breath) (311443) , 2nd slot is Glacier Flower Spell (Physical-Race) (311348) , 3rd slot can pick any one of the Physical - Size, Element, or Race. 4th slot is Glacier Flower Spell (ATK) (311342) . Further info on getting it can visit here, for enchantment can visit here. Once you reached Lv250, switch to Dimensional Dragon Lance. At just +9 without enchant it already out damage +9 Glacier fully enchanted. This is the single piece of equipment on this list that is worth fully refine and grade it to +12 A, it is future proofed. Further info can visit here. Click here for +9 Fully Enchanted Glacier Lance VS +9 Clean Dimensions Dragon Lance.
Garment	+9 Clergy's Manteau [1] (20947)	The main reason for this Garment is for the Dex stats enchant it provide. Best enchant for 2nd, 3rd and 4th slot is DEX+8 (4727) , you don't have to get a perfect +8 Dex, +7/+6 Dex works too, so long as you can get instant cast. Further info can visit here.
Shoes	+11 Illusion Sprint Shoes [1] (470066)	This Shoe provide Dex stats on its enchant and some Long Range Physical Damage %, best enchant to get is Rune of Dexterity Lv2 (29004) . Don't have to spend too much on the enchant, if you get Rune of Dexterity Lv1 (29003) it works too. Further info on getting it can visit here, for enchantment can visit here.
Accessory 1	Brilliant Light Ruby Ring [1] (490056)	The best enchant on 3rd slot is Solace Lv5 (310236) and 4th slot is Divine Evil Lv5 (310251) but prioritize on 4th slot more than 3rd slot. Further info on getting it can visit here, for enchantment can visit here.
Accessory 2	Brilliant Light Ruby Necklace [1] (490057)	The best enchant on 3rd slot is Solace Lv5 (310236) and 4th slot is Divine Evil Lv5 (310251) but prioritize on 4th slot more than 3rd slot. Further info on getting it can visit here, for enchantment can visit here.

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Progression Cards

	Cards	Notes
Upper Head Gear	Melted Poring Card (300174)	This Card can be used for general farming give +10% Max HP and a total of 4% decreased damage from Earth and Poison elemental @ base vit 130.
Mid Head Gear	Melted Poring Card (300174)	This Card can be used for general farming give +10% Max HP and a total of 4% decreased damage from Earth and Poison elemental @ base vit 130.
Low Head Gear	-	-
Armor	Yoscopus Sorcerer Card (300525) Yoscopus Guardian Card (300524) Amitera Card (300254) Observation Card (4392)	Both of these Cards Combo with Yoster Negotiator Card (Garment Card), both work about the same can choose either one. (Yoscopus Sorcerer for Dex stats and Yoscopus Guardian for Str stats) Amitera Card is good if you prefer more HP, but it loses out some Damage against Yoscopus Sorcerer and Yoscopus Guardian. Use Observation Card to combo with Empathize Card (Garment Card) if this is the only option for you. Click here for Yoster Sorceror Card + Yoster Negotiator Card VS the Rest from the list.
Weapon	Yormi Card (300519) Scalleg Card (300506) Polluted Wander Man Card (27361) Rekenber High Guard Card (300264)	Yormi Card + Scalleg Card combo is BiS if you are starting out, and depending on the card availability and your budget, you can try the rest of the listed card. Click here for Yormi Card + Scalleg Card Test Result against the rest on the list.
Garment	Yoster Negotiator Card (300517) Empathize Card (300270)	Yoster Negotiator is BiS card if combo with either Yoscopus Sorcerer (Armor Card) or Yoscopus Guardian (Armor Card). Use Empathize Card if Yoster Negotiator is unavailable. Click here for Yoster Sorceror Card + Yoster Negotiator Card VS the Rest from the list.
Shoes	Letterster Card (300509) Papila Card (300091)	Cliolima Card, BiS card for farming Demon race. Best for Niflheim Dungeon 2, since most of the monster there are Demon. Papila Card is good for general farming and the the +2 Dex is good for Instant Cast if you haven't already reach it. Any Shoe Cards from Episode 17.2 that give +10% Max HP & Max SP works too.
Accessory 1	Broken Beta Guards Card (300076) Broken Omega Cleaner Card (300077) Snow Rabbit Iceslug Card (300468)	BiS card for all purpose farm, any Vit stats + % Max HP are welcome. Get Broken Omega Cleaner Card if you still need Dex for instance cast. Or can get any accessories card from Episode 17.2, that give +10% Max HP if Broken Beta Guards Card is unavailable. Can use Snow Rabbit Iceslug Card if this is the only option available to you. Click here for +6 Vit | +20% Max HP VS +21% Long Range Physical Damage.
Accessory 2	Broken Beta Guards Card (300076) Broken Omega Cleaner Card (300077) Aferde Card (300447)	BiS card for all purpose farm, any Vit stats + % Max HP are welcome. Get Broken Omega Cleaner Card if you still need Dex for instance cast. Or can get any accessories card from Episode 17.2, that give +10% Max HP if Broken Beta Guards Card is unavailable. Can use Aferde Card if this is the only option available to you. Click here for +6 Vit | +20% Max HP VS +21% Long Range Physical Damage.

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These Blue Shadow Gear were BiS before the release of Advance Shadow Gear from ToT. You can wear these Blue SG for quite some time while farming for the Advance Shadow Gear.

• For Costume Stones you can use the same as here.

Shadow Gears

	Item	Notes
Armor	+10 Lord Bearer's Shadow Armor (24764)	Best enchant is Long Range Damage % on 1st line and Pow or P.atk on 2nd line. Prioritize on LR % > Pow / P.atk. Can use Advanced Shadow Spellbook (Range) (101262) for the enchant. Further info can visit here for enchant, and here for the Shadow Gear under Bearer's Conversion/Upgrade.
Shoes	+10 Lord Bearer's Shadow Shoes (24763)	Best enchant is Long Range Damage % on 1st line and Pow or P.atk on 2nd line. Prioritize on LR % > Pow / P.atk. Can use Advanced Shadow Spellbook (Range) (101262) for the enchant. Further info can visit here for enchant, and here for the Shadow Gear under Bearer's Conversion/Upgrade.
Weapon	+10 Master Shadow Weapon (24792)	Best enchant on slot 1 is +3 Pow and for slot 2 is +5 Vit or +5 Dex, pick Vit for Damage or Dex for instant cast. Further info can visit here for enchant, and here for the Shadow Gear.
Shield	+10 Master Shadow Shield (24793)	Best enchant on slot 1 is +3 Pow and for slot 2 is +5 Vit or +5 Dex, pick Vit for Damage or Dex for instant cast. Further info can visit here for enchant, and here for the Shadow Gear.
Accessory 1	+10 Almighty Shadow Pendant (24340)	Best enchant is Long Range Damage % on 1st line and Pow or P.atk on 2nd line. Prioritize on LR % > Pow / P.atk. Can use Advanced Shadow Spellbook (Range) (101262) for the enchant. Further info can visit here for enchant, and here for the Shadow Gear under Status Conversion/Upgrade.
Accessory 2	+10 Almighty Shadow Earring (24339)	Best enchant is Long Range Damage % on 1st line and Pow or P.atk on 2nd line. Prioritize on LR % > Pow / P.atk. Can use Advanced Shadow Spellbook (Range) (101262) for the enchant. Further info can visit here for enchant, and here for the Shadow Gear under Status Conversion/Upgrade.

MVP and Farming Gear

Farm gear are basically gears that provide increase drop rate %, the higher it is the more item drops you'll get. Be wary equipping farm gear may reduce your Damage, and always try to aim for 1 Hit / 2 Hit kill the monster you're farming for maximum efficiency.

End Game Equipment for MVP & Farming

	Equipment	Notes
Upper Head Gear	+12 A Time Dimensions Rune Crown (Dragon Knight) [1] (400529)	Best enchant on 2nd slot is Adamantine Jewel Lv5 (312783) 3rd slot is Time Dimension Jewel (Vitality) Lv3 (312706) 4th slot can go for any stats. Further info can visit here.
Mid Head Gear	Gambler's Seal [1] (410233)	BiS is 10% Long range, but if you get 10% Max HP it works too, use Loki's Black Coin (102343) to enchant. Further info can visit here.
Mid Head Gear (Farm)	Poring Sunglasses (19117) or Poring Sunglasses+ [1] (19118)	Depends whether you need the card slot for slight damage increase for last hitting monster. Further info can visit here.
Low Head Gear	Ace of Diamonds in Mouth (Ranged Physical) (420220)	BiS is 5 Vit and 7% Long range but Prioritize on 7% Long range then follow by stats, use Loki's Advice (Ranged Physical) (102342) to enchant. Further info can visit here.
Low Head Gear (Farm)	Happy Balloon (19095) or Poring Balloon (19143)	BiS is Happy Balloon for the 10% drop rate but if it's too pricey, 2nd best would be Drops Balloon (19147) because of the +2 Dex but can get any balloon from Poring Family for 5% drop rate if you don't need the stats. Balloons from Poring Family can be Enchanted, BiS for the enchant is MaxHP Lv.2 (310991) more info here. Further info for drop rate can visit here.
Armor	+12 A Nebula Suit of Concentration [1] (450171)	Best enchant on 2nd slot is Star Cluster of Concentration Lv.3 (310682) 3rd slot is Nebula of Expert Archer Lv.3 (310732) 4th slot can go for Vit or Dex. Further info can visit here. Click here for Expert ArcherLv3 VS HealthLv3 on 3rd Enchant.
Armor (Farm)	+12 Kafra Uniform [1] (15186)	Best enchant to get from 1st line is Indestructible, 2nd line would be either Vit or Dex. You can use Uniform Repair Kit (23175) for the enchant. By replacing Nebula Armor, you'll lose a lot of Attack Speed and may slow down your farm. Further info can visit here.
Weapon	+12 A Dimensions Dragon Lance [2] (630041)	For the enchant you can choose which monster / MVP you want to focus. Further info can visit here. For [1] (22174) (Formless | Neutral) hence, Biosphere Gem (Vibra-rupt) (311934) & Varmundt's Crystal (Poison) Lv3 (312800) For Betelgeuse (20994) (Dragon | Neutral) hence, Biosphere Gem (Dragon Fishing) (311928) & Varmundt's Crystal (Poison) Lv3 (312800) For Encroached Tan (22373) (Demi-Human | Poison) hence, Biosphere Gem (Execu-sect) (311937) & Varmundt's Crystal (Poison) Lv3 (312800) For Biosphere Depth 2 my build rely on these 2 enchant Biosphere Gem (Vibra-rupt) (311934) & Varmundt's Crystal (Plain) Lv3 (311874) Tips:- Notice how the 3 MVP listed shared the same Varmundt's Crystal (Poison) Lv3 (312800) , you can save some zeny to use 1 lance against 3 of them.
Garment	+12 A Circulation of Life Summer [1] (480350)	This Garment should be the most expensive gear to make but it has the highest damage boost and should last a very long time. Prioritize to max the enchant on 2nd slot and aim for Life of Summer (Concentration) (313015) (RNG involved to get Concentration). After 2nd enchant then only start focusing on 3rd enchant Physical Fruit Lv20 (312538) . The last enchant to focus is the 4th enchant Physical Flower Lv5 (312513) . Further info can visit here.
Shoes	+11 C Boots of Unknown Life [1] (470073)	This is like the cheat code damage boost for DcB DK, once the bonus vit is proc from the boots, your damage will be boosted by a large amount. BiS is 10% Max HP, the 2nd line enchant preferably MHP (flat 50~1000) too but can be any as long as you get 10% max HP on the first line enchant. Tips to use Doil the Instance Coin Shop if you don't want to run the instance. Further info can visit here. Click here for Boots of Unknown Life VS Yorscalp Boots test.
Shoes (Farm)	+12 A Yorscalp Boots [1] (470303) +12 A Glade Rune Boots [1] (470174) +12 Sombre Shoes [1] (22048)	BiS Boots for general farming and higher HP for higher survivability, best enchant on 2nd slot is Forest Magic Orb (Firing Shot) (313097) 3rd slot is Forest Magic Orb (Size Attack) (313094) 4th slot is Forest Magic Orb (HP) (313090) Further info can visit here. Glade Rune Boots have higher damage IF hitting the monster that match the element of the 2nd enchant of the boots at Lv5 (Example:- Varmundt's Crystal (Plain) Lv5 (311876) against Wind and Earth element, other elements Glade Rune Boots fall behind in Damage compared to Yorscalp. Further info can visit here. Click here for Glade Rune Boots VS Yorscalp Boots test. Sombre Shoe provide 10% drop rate or any other drop rate shoe. If you have trouble 1 shot killing the monster, considering not using drop rate shoe and go for Yorscalp or Glade Rune Boots. Further info can visit here.
Accessory 1	Stamina Signet of Star [1] (490133)	Best enchant on 2nd slot is Star Cluster of Strength Lv5 (313028) 3rd and 4th slot is Star of Master Archer Lv5 (310701) (RNG involved to get double Master Archer). Further info can visit here.
Accessory 2	Signet of Circulation Summer [1] (490484)	Best enchant on 2nd slot is Signet of Concentration Lv5 (312991) (There's a perfect enchant concentration Lv1 but cost x20 times the materials) 3rd slot is Token of Life (312981) . Further info can visit here.

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Cards recommendation for MVP / Farming

Cards

	Cards	Notes
Upper Head Gear	Yortus Bishop Card (300528) Engkanto Card (4583)	This Card give +7% Max HP, if refine +10 additional +3% Max HP and if refine +14 additional +2% Max HP. With a Total +12% Max HP. Use this Card if you lack Damage against Encroached Tan (22373) since his Element is Poison. It 30% increased damage against poison monster.
Mid Head Gear	Melted Poring Card (300174) Engkanto Card (4583) Jitterbug Card (27109)	This Card can be used for general farming give +10% Max HP and a total of 4% decreased damage from Earth and Poison elemental @ base vit 130. Use this Card if you lack Damage against Encroached Tan (22373) since his Element is Poison. It 30% increased damage against poison monster. Use this card only when fighting Neutral type MVP (Rigel and Betelgeuse) when proc it will double your damage against neutral monster and must use with the Singing Pere Card (Accessory slot) and Playing Pere Card (Accessory slot), not recommended to use for farming since the proc is unreliable and it hinders movement.
Low Head Gear	-	-
Armor	[MVP] Tao Gunka Card (4302)	This MVP Card is BiS for armor, it gives +100% Max HP and is the highest impact card to improve Damage. The downside of this card is -50% of Def & Mdef. Encroached Tan Card is not really good for DcB Build. Click here for MVP Tao Gunka Card VS MVP Encroached Tan Card.
Weapon	[MVP] Ghost Ship Captain Card (300532) Abysmal Knight Card (4140) Polluted Wander Man Card (27361) Yormi Card (300519) Scalleg Card (300506) Gan Ceann Card (300240) Brutal Murderer Card (300241)	x2 MVP Ghost Ship Captain Card is BiS for farming Boss Protocol Monster where their sizes are mix (Example:- Biosphere D1, D2 and Tower of Trials) Abysmal Knight Card + Polluted Wander Man Card are 2nd Best for Fighting Boss Protocol Monster if there's only Large and Medium sized monster. (Example:- Biosphere D2) Yormi Card + Scalleg Card is a good combo if fighting non-boss protocol and good for Small, Medium and Large sized monster. x2 Gan Ceann Card is good for ONLY fighting Large sized Monster. (Example:- Rigel and Betelgeuse) x2 Brutal Murderer Card is good for ONLY fighting Medium sized Monster. (Example:- Biosphere D1) The Highest Damage output for weapon card combo from this list is to have Boss + Size (MVP Ghost Ship Captain Card + Gan Ceann Card for Large sized monster or MVP Ghost Ship Captain Card + Brutal Murderer Card for Medium sized monster) Click here for Weapon Card Test Result
Garment	[MVP] Rune Knight Seyren Card (4679) [MVP] Snow Angel Card (300473)	This card is Bis and provide the best utility for DcB DK, +2 Aspd, +15% physical damage to all races and most importantly +20 to all stats which help reaching instant cast tremendously. This card give a huge boost to Long Range damage, @ +15 refine it gives 55% LR%, but the important one is +10% boss damage as this modifier is quite rare. Click here for MVP Rune Knight Seyren Card VS MVP Snow Angel Card
Shoes	[MVP] Venom Chimera Card (27150) Letterster Card (300509) Cliolima Card (300510) Rockstriker Card (300511) Yoster Cleaner Card (300514) Yoster Collector Card (300516)	BiS card for ALL purpose farm as it provide 15% Max HP & Max SP which scale with DcB damage, the flat Max HP boost is a bonus since with the rest of the card and gear, we will reach a very high % Max HP and flat Max HP will provide a slight boost. Letterster Card, BiS card for farming Insect race. Cliolima Card, BiS card for farming Demon race . Rockstriker Card, BiS card for farming Undead monster race . Can be use on MVP Ghost Ship Captain or MVP Lasgand. Yoster Cleaner Card, BiS card for farming Dragon monster race . Can be use on MVP Betelgeuse. Yoster Collector Card, BiS card for farming Formless monster race . Can be use on MVP Rigel, or field farming Forgotten Time Zone 1 or Zone 2. Click here for MVP Venom Chimera Card VS Specific Monster Race Card
Accessory 1	Broken Beta Guards Card (300076) Playing Pere Card (27107)	BiS card for all purpose farm, any Vit stats + % Max HP are welcome. Only use this card in combo with Jitterbug card (Headgear slot).
Accessory 2	Broken Beta Guards Card (300076) Singing Pere Card (27108)	BiS card for all purpose farm, any Vit stats + % Max HP are welcome. Only use this card in combo with Jitterbug card (Headgear slot).

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Shadow Gears & Costume Stones

These New Advance Shadow Gear from Tower of Trials triumph when facing High RES monster because of the -20% ignore RES from both sets and it surpasses the Blue Shadow Gear even at RES 0. Click here for the Test Result. Be aware that using this new set may improve Damage but you'll lose Max HP and have to relocate your stats again for Instant Cast.

Shadow Gears

	Item	Notes
Armor	+10 Madness Breath Shadow Armor (1270025)	Best enchant is Long Range Damage % on 1st line and Pow or P.atk on 2nd line. Prioritize on LR % > Pow / P.atk. Can use Advanced Shadow Spellbook (Range) (101262) for the enchant. Further info can visit here for enchant, and here for the Shadow Gear.
Shoes	+10 Madness Breath Shadow Shoes (1270026)	Best enchant is Long Range Damage % on 1st line and Pow or P.atk on 2nd line. Prioritize on LR % > Pow / P.atk. Can use Advanced Shadow Spellbook (Range) (101262) for the enchant. Further info can visit here for enchant, and here for the Shadow Gear.
Weapon	+10 Master Shadow Weapon (24792)	Best enchant on slot 1 is +3 Pow and for slot 2 is +5 Vit or +5 Dex, pick Vit for Damage or Dex for instant cast. Further info can visit here for enchant, and here for the Shadow Gear.
Shield	+10 Master Shadow Shield (24793)	Best enchant on slot 1 is +3 Pow and for slot 2 is +5 Vit or +5 Dex, pick Vit for Damage or Dex for instant cast. Further info can visit here for enchant, and here for the Shadow Gear.
Accessory 1	+10 Bow Master Shadow Earring (1270011)	Best enchant is Long Range Damage % on 1st line and Pow or P.atk on 2nd line. Prioritize on LR % > Pow / P.atk. Can use Advanced Shadow Spellbook (Range) (101262) for the enchant. Further info can visit here for enchant, and here for the Shadow Gear.
Accessory 2	+10 Bow Master Shadow Pendant (1270012)	Best enchant is Long Range Damage % on 1st line and Pow or P.atk on 2nd line. Prioritize on LR % > Pow / P.atk. Can use Advanced Shadow Spellbook (Range) (101262) for the enchant. Further info can visit here for enchant, and here for the Shadow Gear.

Costume Stones

	Item	Notes
Top	Rune Knight Stone II (Top) (1001939)	This stone provide a total of 10% Long Range Damage when Lv10 Dragon Training is learned. Further info can visit here.
Mid	Rune Knight Stone II (Mid) (1001940)	This stone doesn't provide anything on it's own but it combo with Dragon Knight Stone II (Garment). Further info can visit here.
Low	Ranged Stone (Low) (1000376)	This stone provide 3% Long Range Damage on it's own and combo with Ranged Stone (Dual). We have a few option for Costume Stone (Low), you can even use Teleport Stone (Low) (25228) for Field Farming, Teleport Stone (Low) (25228) for Tower of Trials, even Greed Stone (Low) (25062) for Treasure Chest reward type like CT and OGHC, but Ranged Stone (Low) has the highest Damage. Further info can visit here.
Garment	Dragon Knight Stone II (Garment) (1001948) & Ranged Stone (Dual) (1000523)	DK Stone II (Garment) Combo with RK Stone II (Top & Mid) which provide +15% physical damage against all size, +5% Max HP and +10% DcB Skill Modifier. Ranged Stone (Dual) provide +4% Long Range Damage on it's own and another +2% Long Range Damage with the combo with Ranged Stone (Low). Further info can visit here for Dragon Knight Stone II (Garment), and here for Ranged Stone (Dual).

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Pets & Runes Tablet System

Pets

Pet Name	Notes
Abysmal Knight (1219)	The best pet for fighting any Boss Protocol monster, the easiest way to tell is by these symbol on the monster name and . It provide Atk + 5%, P.Atk + 2 Increases physical damage against boss monsters by 5% when intimacy level is at Loyal. Further info can visit here.
[2] (20940)	One of the best pet for fighting any monster that is NOT Boss Protocol monster. It provide +4 Vit, +5% Max HP and chance to auto cast Lv2 Kyrie Eleison on yourself when receiving physical damage (not very important) when intimacy is at Loyal. Further info can visit here.
Incubus (1374)	Good for farming any map that you've already able to 1 hit kill the monster. It provide Max SP +5% with low chance of healing your SP with your 1% damage dealt when intimacy is at Loyal. Further info can visit here.
Succubus (1370)	Good for farming any map that you've already able to 1 hit kill the monster. It provide Max HP +1% with low chance of healing your HP with your 5% damage dealt when intimacy is at Loyal. Further info can visit here.

Runes Tablet

Tablet	Notes
Demigod Set	This is the best rune tablet in the game right now if you're fighting Boss Protocol monster . It may look intimidating to fully activate it (3 pieces) but you can just activate the 2 pieces to get +10% increase damage against Boss Protocol . When its fully activated (3 pieces) you can go ahead and upgraded to +15, you'll get +40% Damage increase damage against Boss Protocol . Further info can visit here. After activate the Demigod Set, don't forget to Equip it on your character. It is shared across your Master Account, all your alts benefit from it but you have to equip them 1 by 1.
	To Activate the Demigod 2 pieces, first you'll need to activate the Phantom Kite Rune and Grey Wolf Rune, after that you can activate the Demigod Set, collect the item listed Below.
Phantom Kite Rune	x450 Amethyst Fragment (1000405) x3 Firewind Kite Card (300222) x3 Phantom Wolf Card (300223) x150 Fabric (1059) x50 Burning Feather (6691)
Grey Wolf Rune	x550 Amethyst Fragment (1000405) x1 Grey Wolf Card (300220) x75 Wolf Claw (920)
Demigod Set	x1250 Amethyst Fragment (1000405) x150 Imperfect Rune (1001282) x2 Perfect Rune (1001283) To get Imperfect Rune and Perfect Rune you'll need to recycle Lesser Rune Card (300482) or a certain number of monster cards. Further info for Imperfect and Perfect run click here, and click here for Lesser Rune Card.
Demigod Rune3 pieces	x750 Amethyst Fragment (1000405) x1 [MVP] Twisted God Card (300228) x1 [MVP] Schulang Card (300227) x100 Holy Oil of Purification (1000501) x100 Holy Water of Purification (1000502) All of these item and cards can be farmed at Villa of Deception, both Normal and Hard mode drop the card, and both purification potions only drop from Hard mode.

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Tips and Tricks

MVP Fighting Tips

MVP	Cards	Consumables Used	Notes
[3] (22174) (Formless | NeutralLv2 | Large) (RES:1833 | MRES:850) From Hall of Life	x2 Gan Ceann Card (300240) Jitterbug Card (27109) Playing Pere Card (27107) Singing Pere Card (27108) Yoster Collector Card (300516)	Use most consumables from here. Unsealing Scroll (102433) Warm Shield Scroll (102434) Can get from here	If you have unlocked the Family Reputation you can apply Family Blessings to further improve your Damage. Unsealing scrolls and Warm Shield Scroll is a must to fight this MVP. Click here to learn about the MVP mechanics. For Traits, get 72 STA and try to avoid scattered orange squares because Aimed Shower Hurts (Physical Damage). Click here to watch the fight.
Betelgeuse (20994) (Dragon | NeutralLv2 | Large) (RES:500 | MRES:500) From Constellation Tower	x2 Gan Ceann Card (300240) Jitterbug Card (27109) Playing Pere Card (27107) Singing Pere Card (27108) Yoster Cleaner Card (300514)	Use most consumables from here. Green Potion (506) (Tool Dealer) Fireproof Potion (12118) Can get from here	If you have unlocked the Family Reputation you can apply Family Blessings to further improve your Damage. Green Potion is important to cure Hallucination Debuff. Fireproof Potion is to tank Meteor Storm (Fire). For Traits, if you don't play on Land Protector get 72 WIS to tank Comet (Neutral) and Meteor Storm (Fire) and must avoid moving Traps. Be wary when Betelgeuse casting Max Pain, may cause Party Wipe. Click here to watch the fight.
Encroached Tan (22373) (Demi-Human | PoisonLv3 | Large) (RES:868 | MRES:744) From Final Battle	x2 Gan Ceann Card (300240) x2 Engkanto Card (4583)	Use most consumables from here. Coldproof Potion (12119) Can get from here Hagalas Runestone (12733) Fire Elemental Converter (12114) Can get from here Water Elemental Converter (12115) Earth Elemental Converter (12116) Wind Elemental Converter (12117)	If you have unlocked the Family Reputation you can apply Family Blessings to further improve your Damage. Coldproof Potion is important against Encroached Tan Jack Frost, if still get one shot by it, get 72 WIS. Hagalas Runestone is crucial to gain Freeze immunity (100 Mdef from equipment) from Jack Frost, Encroaced Tan is level 268 if your Level is lower than him, you may need more Mdef. Can use any Elemental Converter to imbue your weapon and deal extra 25% Damage against Poison. Encroached Tan Hard Mode just need to out Damage his Regen, where as in Normal mode if you kill all his "Shadows" it stuns him and you'll deal significantly more damage to him. Shadows are Ghost property. Click here to watch the fight.

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Biosphere Depth 2 Monsters

There are a total of 10 types of monster in D2, consist of 6 Large sized and 4 Medium sized. All are unique Race, but some having the same Element. Please use this to plan which Element / Race you want to target and enchant your Time Dimensional Weapon accordingly. Click here for more info.

Deadly Skills that may 1 shot you:- Earthquake from Salamander, spam potions through it or kill it before it cast. WIS trait will help to reduce the damage. Sonic Blow from Salamander, it will cast this when in melee range. Kill it before it reaches you. Meteor Assault from Flame Ghost, it always cast this when near with Cloaking (Invisible) or Snap, if its uncloak kill him before he gets near. Use detection ( Horong Card (4103) ) when its in Cloaking. Having High MaxHP and STA trait will help you survive or High Flee at 970 (95% dodge).

Skills that are very annoying:- Pneuma from Ancient Tree & Morroc Incarnation, they will cast it when you deal Physical Range damage when near them. Have to kill them further away. Example:- Using Charge attack (Range Physical Damage) on them will make them cast Pneuma instantly. Wide Curse from Morroc Incarnation, having total of 0 or 100 Luck stats will prevent curse. Deadly Curse from Flame Ghost, this only affects people who use Golden Thief Bug Card. This skill remove Magic Immune Effect from GTB. Fiber Lock from Duneyrr & Bio Ancient Tree, if you get Fiber Lock and Pneuma on you. Try to use charge attack on another monster to temporarily escape. Dispel from Morroc Incarnation, although it doesn't cast very frequently but still good to keep an eye on it. Death grasp (Pull towards monster) and Arrow Repel (Push away from monster) , these skill cause displacement. Usually only affects Melee Class.

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Leveling Tips & EXP Gears

Notes:- There are many other Leveling route out there, but this is the one that i always use as it is quite straight forward and try to wear some EXP Gear to speed up the Leveling process, but don't over wear them to the point that it affects your Damage. It is super important to finish the starting tutorial for Novice Battle Manual (7803) as it boost EXP gain from monster defeated and quest submission by 200% for 30 minutes. This Costume C. Beginner Cap (20307) is super useful for starting out your journey. Einbech 3 EXP gain from Eden Board yield higher EXP and Faster submission (160 kill count) compared to Abyss Lake 4 (240 kill count). In my opinion, if you are leeching Alts without Even Share EXP Party Setup, do Einbech 3. IF you are SOLO or Leveling Alts with Even Share EXP Party Setup, do Abyss Lake 4 (Monster at Abyss Lake 4 is about 43% more exp than monster in Einbech 3). Step-by-Step Guide:- After Tutorial, you should be able to change job [Swordman]. Go Eden and talk to Secretary Lime and Register yourself as a Member of Eden, you'll get Eden Group Mark (22508) . Go Payon Cave kill anything to get some skills and be aware not to level pass Lv40. Use Novice Battle Manual (7803) and go Orc dungeon and hit anything to at least Lv70 or able to change job [Knight]. Go Eden and talk to Eden board (Lv70-Lv99 Mission Board) and choose pick all. Then go Dungeon > Glast Heim(GH) > Monastery and kill x15 Wraith (1192) & x 15 Evil Druid (1435) keep doing the board quest until 99/50 then do once more but this time keep and don't submit the quest. After Rebirth you'll be at Lv1. Go Payon Cave kill anything then change job [High Swordman]. Submit Board quest (GH Monastery) that you kept before Rebirth to job 50 then change job [Lord Knight]. Repeat Eden board quest (GH Monastery) until job 70 and change job [Rune Knight]. Do Eden board quest (GH Monastery) once to Lv100+ and talk to Daily Hunts NPC Roxanne. Complete Illusion of Moonlight daily once (Kill count 100). Complete Illusion of Vampire daily once (Kill count 100). Complete Illusion of Twins daily once (Kill count 100), this should bring you past Lv180+. Go Eden and talk to Eden board (Lv130-Lv190 Mission Board) and choose pick all. Then go Einbech 3 dungeon (use Acolyte Skill Warp Portal to Einbech 3 if you have the memo, otherwise just walk from Einbech dungeon 1) finish the board quest once (160 kill count) and change job [Dragon Knight]. Then rinse repeat at Einbech 3 to Lv250 (Just focus on the 160 kill count and submit, the different kill count quest from Daily Hunts NPC (Example:- kill x10 Abyssman (20603) is just bonus). Or you can go over to Abyss Lake 4 depending on your Party EXP Setup. Don't forget to use Fire Elemental Converter (12114) for ghost type monster in Einbech 3 and Abyss Lake 4. Lv250-275 go Depth 1 or Depth 2 depending on your gears.

All the EXP Bonus from EXP Gear are from Defeating monster, it doesn't boost EXP gain from Board Quest / Daily Quest submission. However, it does provide Bonus EXP from an Even Shared EXP Party Setup even though you are not the one who defeat the monster. Super awesome for Leeching :3

• EXP Gears are great investment if you are planning to create more Alts.
• By wearing ALL the EXP Gears, potentially you'll get 99% EXP Bonus for any defeated monster.

EXP Gear

Equipment	Notes	Where to get
Experience Shadow Shield (24683)	If Base level <175, gives 20% EXP If Base level = or >175, gives 10% EXP Each +2 refine +1% EXP At +10, gives additional 5% EXP (Totaling 20% EXP at lvl 175 above)	Under EXP Equipment.
Experience Shadow Weapon (24770)	If Base level <175, gives 20% EXP If Base level = or >175, gives 10% EXP Each +2 refine +1% EXP At +10, gives additional 5% EXP (Totaling 20% EXP at lvl 175 above)	Under EXP Equipment.
EXP Stone (Top) (25171)	The stone alone give 2% EXP If combo with Exp Stone (Mid) (25141) & EXP Stone (Low) (25015) , it give additional 3%	From Costume Enchants Top Box 1.
Exp Stone (Mid) (25141)	The stone alone give 2% EXP	From Costume Enchants Mid Box 1.
EXP Stone (Low) (25015)	The stone alone give 2% EXP	From Costume Enchants Low Box 1.
Drooping Gunslinger [1] (19157) or Spirit of Chung E [1] (19136)	All stats +1, -10% SP Consumption for skills, +5% EXP and Drop rate, Refine at +9 give Aspd, at +12 give Movement speed. It is Enchantable with Gunslinger Scroll (23100) . Each +2 refine give +1% EXP and Drop rate, Each +4 refine give +4% Max HP & SP, Refine at +9 give +40% HP & SP Recovery Rate, at +12 give +3% Max HP & SP.	Click here for crafting Drooping Gunslinger & Spirit Of Chung E & Gunslinger Scroll (23100) can get from Muzaszir NPC. The possible Enchants for Drooping Gunslingers are here.]
Poring Sunglasses (19117) or Poring Sunglasses [1] (18839)	+5% / +4% EXP & Drop rate. It depends on whether you need the Slot for extra DPS.	You can get them from Poring Village.
Angel Poring Boots [1] (22101)	All stats +1, combo with Poring Sunglasses to get additional +5 / +4 % EXP. It can be Enchanted.	You can get them from Poring Village.
Kafra Uniform [1] (15186)	Give +5% EXP and Drop rate. Each refine +100 Max HP & +20 Max SP, Refine at +7 give +3% Max HP & SP, at +9 give +5% Max HP & SP, +12 give +100% HP & SP Recovery Rate	Further info can get from here.
Sea Otter Mini Fan [1] (28439)	All stats +1, give extra 5% EXP. It is Enchantable with Fan Modification Kit (23170) .	Click here for crafting Sea Otter Mini Fan.
Seal Mini Fan [1] (28440)	All stats +1, give extra 5% EXP. It is Enchantable with Fan Modification Kit (23170) .	Click here for crafting Seal Mini Fan.
Lien Shield [1] (2195)	The main reason for this Shield is the +10% EXP, or use any other shield from Royal Hunt.	Click here for Royal Hunt Shield.
Angeling Balloon (19152)	Increase +5% EXP and Drop rate, or use any other Balloon from Poring Family. It can be Enchanted, and most preferably try to get Blessing of Rune Midgarts (311004) for extra 5% EXP from Any monster defeated, this enchant is optional as it is quite rare.	Click here for Porings Balloon, and here for the Enchants.

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All of these Cards are to be slotted into Shoes Slot. Super useful if you know which monster you are going to kill the most. (Example:- Abyss Lake 4 consist more of Dragon Race. Einbech 3 most of them are Formless Race. Bioshpere Depth 1, 4 of the monster there are Angel Race.)

Cards	Notes
Am Mut Card (4245)	Increase +10% EXP from defeating Demi-Human race monster.
Mini Demon Card (4204)	Increase +10% EXP from defeating Brute race monster.
Skeleton General Card (4221)	Increase +10% EXP from defeating Insect race monster.
Iron Fist Card (4239)	Increase +10% EXP from defeating Formless race monster.
Ancient Worm Card (4249)	Increase +10% EXP from defeating Demon race monster.
Zombie Prisoner Card (4275)	Increase +10% EXP from defeating Undead race monster.
Gullinbursti Card (4164)	Increase +10% EXP from defeating Fish race monster.
Gajomart Card (4151)	Increase +10% EXP from defeating Plant race monster.
Explosion Card (4267)	Increase +10% EXP from defeating Dragon race monster.
Christmas Cookie Card (4235)	Increase +10% EXP from defeating Angel race monster.

Advance Leveling Guide

Best time to level a character is during EXP Event, with proper preparation it is possible to get from Lv1 to Lv275 in under 1 Hour. Click here to watch the Video. Before we start, there are few things to cover :- The main EXP gain is from EXP Event and Battle Manual Books (Bonus EXP on defeating monster, Quest & Daily submission). This is optional but with Dancer/Bard Skill Mr. Kim A Rich Man (a buff that give 60% Bonus EXP from defeating monster). Further info on EXP Event can visit here. If you don't mind using Alts for Buffing, Cardinal and Trouvere/Troubadour are both super good. In order to use Mr. Kim A Rich Man, you'll need a partner Dancer/Bard but you can bypass this condition and perform solo with Trouvere skill Sonata of Kvasir. Further info can visit here. The Leveling route that i used in the video is the same as the one i posted above. I transition from Lv120 Rune Knight Wind Cutter Build (Equipment Listed Below) to Lv250 Dragon Knight Dragonic Breath Build (change Equipment to this set), but Shadow Gear remained the same as below. Rune Knight Wind Cutter Skill have some requirement to achieve but its easier to achieve compared to Ignition Break Skill and Dragon Breath Skill. Since Wind Cutter Skill ignore monster Def and have 0 Cast Time, you'll just have to get minimum 185 ASPD and 40% ACD for max Spam.

Consumables that i used are listed below. Equipment are entirely Optional and dependent on your budget.

Consumables and Skills used in the Video

Mr. Kim A Rich Man Novice Battle Manual (7803) ● HE Battle Manual (12411) Almighty (12883) ● Fly Wing (601) Isia Runestone (12728) ● Asir Runestone (12729) Hagalas Runestone (12733) ● Turisus Runestone (12731) Lux Anima Runestone (22540) ● Fire Elemental Converter (12114)

Equipment for Leveling

	Cards	Equipment	Notes	Costume Stone
Upper Head Gear	Isaac Wigner Card (27396) or Icewind Egg Card (300456) For 5% ACD	Black Ribbon [1] (5899)	It boost your Wind Cutter by 50%. Can be crafted here.	Rune Knight Stone II (Top) (313726) For Melee Physical Damage %
Mid Head Gear	Isaac Wigner Card (27396) For 5% ACD	Poring Sunglasses (19117)	This is for the 5%/4% Bonus EXP, also combo with Angel Poring Boots. It also depends whether you need the slot for extra Damage or Utility Card.	Rune Knight Stone II (Mid) (313727) For Increase Wind Cutter Skill % & 5% ACD
Low Head Gear	-	Angeling Balloon (19152)	This is for the 5% Bonus EXP from defeated monster and possible additional 5% Bonus EXP depending on the enchant. Further info can visit here.	Lord Knight Stone (Low) (29462) +% ASPD
Armor i	Shelter Card (4393) Combo with Happy Card	Kafra Uniform [1] (15186)	This is for the 5% Bonus EXP from defeated monster. Later on we will change into a stronger Armor. Further info can visit here.	-
Armor ii	Shelter Card (4393) Combo with Happy Card	+11 Grey Wolf Suit [1] (450177)	Best enchant on 2nd slot is Wolf Orb (Cutter Break) (310517) 3rd slot is Wolf Orb (After Cast Delay) (310515) 4th slot is Wolf Orb (Warrior) Lv.2 (310506) . Further info can visit here. Tips:- For Refining Lv1 Armor please use Guarantee Certificates, Click here for more info.	-
Weapon i	x2 Senior Special Alnoldi Card (300086) For Melee Physical Damage %	+9 Illusion Tae Goo Lyeon [2] (21050)	A super good starter weapon for Wind Cutter Build for the 20% ACD, the enchant could be any but preferably Physical Attack to Normal monster on the 4th Line Enchant, will be changing into a better weapon later. You can use Labyrinth Refinement Box (100423) on a +4 Illusion Tae Goo Lyeon [2] (21050) to try and get to +9. Further info on getting the weapon can visit here, for the enchant click here.	-
Weapon ii	x2 Rekenber Guard Card (300263) For Melee Physical Damage %	+11 Hypocrisy Edge [2] (600008) or +12 Adulter Fides Two-Handed Sword [2] (600017)	Hypocrisy Edge is slightly weaker than Adulter Fides Two-Handed Sword but its much more easier to get and doesn't need +12 for full potential. For Enchant, preferably try to get increase Melee Physical Damage on 2nd Line and increase Damage to Normal monster on 3rd Line. Further info for getting the weapon and Enchantment can visit here. Adulter Fides Two-Handed Sword is strong but have to +12 for full potential and it's quite troublesome to get, either opening Antiquity Villa (Twisted God) (102562) for a chance to get one, or MVP drop from Villa of Deception Instance. For Enchant, try to get on 2 enchant line increase Melee Physical Damage. Tips:- For Refining Lv4 Weapon please use Guarantee Certificates, Click here for more info.	-
Garment	Happy Card (300271) For Melee Physical Damage %	+11 Grey Wolf Muffler [1] (480090)	This Garment combo with Gray Wolf Suit for the 10% ACD. Best enchant on 2nd slot is Wolf Orb (Powerful) Lv.3 (310584) 3rd slot is Wolf Orb (Fast) Lv.3 (310575) 4th slot is Wolf Orb (VIT) Lv.3 (310494) for 3% ACD. Further info can visit here. Tips:- For Refining Lv1 Armor please use Guarantee Certificates, Click here for more info.	Rune Knight Stone (Garment) (29463) For 5% ACD when combo with Lord Knight Stone (Low) & Reload Stone (Dual) (311014) For 5% ACD
Shoes	Any Bonus EXP Monster Race Card	Angel Poring Boots [1] (22101)	This is to combo with Poring Sunglasses.	-
Accessory 1	Angel Iceslug Card (300467) For Melee Physical Damage %	Sea Otter Mini Fan [1] (28439)	For 5% Bonus EXP from defeated monster.	-
Accessory 2	Lower Rgan Card (300367) For Melee Physical Damage %	Seal Mini Fan [1] (28440)	For 5% Bonus EXP from defeated monster.	-

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The Blue Shadow Gear listed below, Lord Bearer's and Almighty Shadow Gear are previously BiS before the release of Advance Shadow Gear from ToT.

Shadow Gears

	Item	Notes
Armor	+10 Lord Bearer's Shadow Armor (24764)	Max HP % increases survivability and Damage improvement when we transition into DcB Build. Having permanent Endure is good too.
Shoes	+10 Lord Bearer's Shadow Shoes (24763)	Max HP % increases survivability and Damage improvement when we transition into DcB Build. Having permanent Endure is good too.
Weapon	+10 Experience Shadow Weapon (24770)	Use it for the Bonus +20% EXP Bonus from defeating monster.
Shield	+10 Experience Shadow Shield (24683)	Use it for the Bonus +20% EXP Bonus from defeating monster.
Accessory 1	+10 Almighty Shadow Earring (24339)	One of the most versatile Shadow Gear in the game, +10 to All stats for survivability, Damage improvement and getting instant cast when we transition into DcB Build.
Accessory 2	+10 Almighty Shadow Pendant (24340)	One of the most versatile Shadow Gear in the game, +10 to All stats for survivability, Damage improvement and getting instant cast when we transition into DcB Build.

Test with Screenshots

This section of the guide provide test for various combination of Cards, Costume Stones and Gears. All the test have been done as fair as possible. Buff used are all self-casted. Test Setup for Dummy are Damage Taken 10% Average Variance | Large | Formless unless stated otherwise under notes.

Buffs and Consumables for all the Test

Increase Agility and Blessing from Healer Dragonic Aura Almighty (12883) get from here. Berserk Potion (657) get from Tool Dealer. Red Herb Activator (100232) get from here. Enrich Celermine Juice (12437) get from here. HP Increase Potion (Large) (12424) get from here. Minor Brisket (12431) get from here. Asir Runestone (12729) get from here. Turisus Runestone (12731) get from here. Lux Anima Runestone (22540) get from here.

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Weapon Card Test	Note:- DK can easily reach high value of Long Range % and Size % Modifier due to Lux Anima Runestone, once reaching around 100% Size Modifier we can start building Boss % Modifier. Hence the result showing Boss + Size yield the highest Damage among all the other combination. [Top]
MVP Rune Knight Seyren Card vs MVP Snow Angel Card	Note:- Left Image is MVP Rune Knight Seyren Card Right Image is MVP Snow Angel Card This test is with RES 0 to make it fair for Almighty Shadow Gear. MVP Snow Angel Card will be BiS by wearing with Bow Master Shadow set , BUT have to consume +20 Int Warg Blood Cocktail (12430) & +20 Dex Siroma Icetea (12432) to replace the stats lose from Almighty Shadow Gear for Instant Cast. [Top]
Blue Shadow Gear vs New Advance Shadow Gear	Note:- The Left image is with Vit Enchant on Nebula armor and both Master Shadow Weapon+Shield. The Middle image is with Dex Enchant on Nebula armor and both Master Shadow Weapon+Shield, the reason behind is because dropping Almighty Shadow Gear loses stats for instant cast and have to get back the stats from equipment enchant. The Right image is with Madness Breath Shadow set. [Top]
MVP Venom Chimera Card VS Specific Monster Race Card	Note:- The Left image is with MVP Venom Chimera Card. The Right image is with Specific Monster Race in this test we target Formless. [Top]
MVP Tao Gunka Card VS MVP Encroached Tan Card	Note:- The Left image is with MVP Tao Gunka Card. The Right image is with MVP Encroached Tan card. We lose a lot of Max HP and Damage for using Encroached Tan. [Top]
Costume Stone (Garment Dual & Low) Comparison	Note:- In this test we compared a few Costume Stone in different combination, Ranged Stone (Garment), Ranged Stone (Low), Vit Convert (Low) and Power Stone (Dual). This test was tested with Damage Taken 30% Average Variance | Medium | Formless [Top]
Glade Rune Boots VS Gaebolg Boots VS Yorscalp Boots	Note:- In this test, the Glade Rune Boots 2nd Enchant is Varmundt's Crystal (Plain) Lv5 (311876) (40% extra Damage against Wind & Earth Element) On 1st image, Glade Rune Boots was tested on Neutral Element dummy and it loses out to Gaebolg Boots & Yorscalp Boots in Damage. On 2nd image, Glade Rune Boots was tested on Wind Element dummy and it win Gaebolg Boots & Yorscalp Boots in Damage. On the last image, Yorscalp Boots damage is getting close to Glade Rune Boots 2nd image, and are not locked to 2 type of monster Elemental like Glade Rune Boots. [Top]
Stats Test for Damage	Note:- In this test, we are testing to see how much Str and Vit affect our Damage. Although it may not look like there's huge difference, keep in mind the dummy is set with 10% Damage Taken. Some of this mini boost may be the differences to be able to 1 shot the monster you're farming. Left Image is with 130 Vit & Str Middle Image is with 130 Vit & 110 Str Right Image is with 120 Vit & Str [Top]
Nebula of Expert ArcherLv3 vs Nebula of HealthLv3	Note:- Left Image is Nebula Suit of Concentration with Nebula of Expert Archer Lv.3 (310732) . Right Image is Nebula Suit of Concentration with Nebula of Health Lv.3 (310744) . We get more Damage with Expert Archer Lv3 but loses some Max HP. [Top]
Instant Cast by Stats VS Instant Cast by VCT 100%	Note:- Left Image and Middle Image get Instant Cast by using Stats (Dex + Int) to gain 530 cast point. Right Image get Instant Cast by using VCT 100% (x2 [MVP] Beelzebub Card (4145) (60%) + Katrinn Card (4366) (10%) + Dimensions Dragon Lance [2] (630041) (10%) + Manteau of Mystical Beast Summer [1] (480346) (10%) + Signet of Circulation Summer [1] (490484) (10%)) By using VCT 100%, we can drop Almighty Shadow Gear and go for full Damage Bow Master Shadow Gear. But in the process we lose -20% Max HP and -6 Vit from x2 Broken Beta Guards Card (300076) , another -10% Max HP from Melted Poring Card (300174) and -153 Hit from having only 1 Dex.
Runestone Crafting Chance	Note:- The Table above is base on this formula:- [Base Success Rate + ((DEX ÷ 30) + LUK ÷ 10) + (JobLv ÷ 10)) + Crafting Stone Bonus - Rune Difficulty]%. It was computed by using the lowest quality crafting stone General Rough Runestone (12737) (+4% success chance) and crafting the hardest Runestone (-20% success chance) with just base stats 130 Dex & Luk without Stats from Equipment, Buff or Food and at Lv60 Job Level and Lv10 Rune Mastery, you'll get a 97% success chance. So it's safe to use any other crafting stone that is better than General Rough Runestone (12737) to get pass 100% success chance, or you could also wear some Luk Equipment to make a total of 157 Luk to get 100% success chance. Please use Mystic Rough Runestone (12736) to craft Lux Anima Runestone (22540) to get the minimum 2~6 quantity per craft, because Gold (969) is expensive, and the other crafting stones will have chance to get minimum 1~6 quantity per craft. The rest of the runestone can use any crafting stone depending your budget. [Top]
Boots of Unknown Life VS Yorscalp Boots	Note:-This test was tested with Damage Taken 100% Average Variance | Large | Formless. Tested multiple times for consistent result. Left Image is Yorscalp Boots Right Image is Boots of Unknown Life Notice when Boots of Unknown proc on Right Image, Max HP increases significantly passing 1 Million Max HP. This improve Damage tremendously, hence the nick name "Cheat code boots" for DcB DK. [Top]
+9 Glacier Fully Enchanted VS +9 Clean Dimensions Dragon Lance	Note:-This test was tested with Damage Taken 100% Average Variance | Medium | Demon | No Runes | Only Almighty Food | No Shadow Gear, Only Costume Stone. Left Image is +9 Fully Enchanted Glacier Lance Right Image is +9 Clean Dimensions Dragon Lance Dimensions Dragon Lance at +9 without Grading and Enchant, already getting Higher Damage and you get additional x2 Card Slots. [Top]
Yormi Card + Scalleg Card VS the Rest	Note:-This test was tested with Damage Taken 100% Average Variance | Medium | Demon | No Runes | Only Almighty Food | No Shadow Gear, Only Costume Stone. Most Right Image is Yormi Card (300519) + Scalleg Card (300506) It depends on your budget and card availability, but x2 Polluted Wander Man Card (27361) is a good 2nd choice and x1 Polluted Wander Man Card (27361) + x1 Rekenber High Guard Card (300264) is 3rd choice. [Top]
Yoster Sorceror Card + Yoster Negotiator Card VS the Rest	Note:-This test was tested with Damage Taken 100% Average Variance | Medium | Demon | No Runes | Only Almighty Food | No Shadow Gear, Only Costume Stone. Left Image is Yoster Sorceror Card + Yoster Negotiator Card Middle Image is Amitera Card + Yoster Negotiator Card Right Image is Observation Card + Emphathize Card Only use Amitera Card + Yoster Negotiator Card if you want some extra Max HP by sacrificing some Damage. [Top]
Broken Beta Guards Card VS Snow Rabbit Iceslug Card	Note:-This test was tested with Damage Taken 100% Average Variance | Medium | Demon | No Runes | Only Almighty Food | No Shadow Gear, Only Costume Stone. Left Image is x2 Broken Beta Guards Card (total +6 Vit | +20% Max HP) Middle Image is x2 Broken Omega Cleaner Card (total +4 Dex +2 Vit | +20% Max HP) Right Image is Snow Rabbit Iceslug Card + Aferde Card (total +21% Long Range Physical Damage) Max HP % is Strong in this Test. [Top]

Update Log

05/10/25 -Officially posted the Guide
06/10/25 -Added D2 under Tips and Tricks section
07/10/25 -Added Stats+Traits, Nebula Con EA vs Health & Stats VS VCT Instant Cast
11/10/25 -Added Leveling Tips & EXP Gears under Tips and Tricks section & Runestone Crafting Chances under Screenshot.
16/10/25 -Added Progression Equipment Section and Tons of Screen Shot to test.