Guide for the Page, White Knight, and Paladin

Page, White Knight, and, Paladin Guide4/14/2009 v1.35, for Global MapleStory v.68

What's New?
--Skill descriptions have been adjusted a little bit, and more personal input has been made available. Training areas have also received new entries, as well as anything related to Oblivion 4 from Time Temple. Boss Hunter's Compilation has been scrapped, and in its place are the technical aspects of training in general. Appendices will still remain outdated, although I will probably throw out items that have expiration dates.
[WARNING] It has come to my attention that I haven't taken into consideration BW damage swing vs. stab ratio (thanks Djinn671!), and knowing this, anyone using damage formulas and numbers involving BWs are below the real values. An investigation will soon be under way.

Help on the following is appreciated!

• Verifying the existence of various 60%/10% scrolls. Specifically, scrolls that you'd almost always find in Dark Scroll flavor. I'm pretty sure I'm missing a few...
• Verifying the complete equipment list. Am I missing any?
• Additional possible training grounds. I, as a high leveled Paladin, cannot exactly tell what's good and what's bad in the lower levels.

NOTE: To find your way around the guide quickly, please use your browser's finder function (ctrl+f) and copy+paste the topic you're looking for. Finding the topic you're looking for should only take a try or two.


Table of Contents

1. Table of Contents
2. Introduction
3. Getting Started --Planning now and later
   1. Equipment options
      • Sword vs. Blunt Weapon
      • One-handed vs. Two-handed
      • Top/Bottom vs. Overall
   2. Setting your Dexterity Limit
      • Normal Dex
      • Low Dex
      • No Dex
   3. The Bonus: HP Washing
4. Training Guide for Pages, White Knights and Paladins --Down and dirty with the best of 'em
   1. Warrior Skill Set (Warrior Basics)
   2. Page Skill Set (Page's Path)
   3. WK Skill Set (White Knight's Code)
   4. Paladin Skill Set (Paladin of Light)
   5. Skill Builds
      • Warrior Skill Builds
      • Page Skill Builds
      • WK Skill Builds
      • Paladin Skill Builds
   6. Training Areas
   7. Hunter's Compilation
5. Calculations, Comparisons, and Formulas --MATH MATH MATH .... ...
6. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
7. Appendices
   1. Monster HP/Exp Ratios and Weaknesses Index
   2. Appendix of Damage Values
   3. Appendix of Weapons and Armor, and Their Stats
   4. Appendix of Scrolls
8. History and Revisions
9. Legal Stuff
10. Credits

Introduction

Why, hello there. This guide is dedicated to all of the people who are playing Paladins, or are planning to start one. For the most part, I'll expect that anyone reading this guide will have at least gotten the basic grasps of MapleStory shown in the Training Camp (that's where you start). It's okay if you don't know what the heck scrolls are or other advanced concepts in MapleStory, I'll explain them when needed.

What's in this guide?
This guide will be dedicated to being a near ultimate resource center for anyone who wants to be a Page, White Knight or Paladin. You can expect to come here and have a VAST amount of info at your fingertips (and ctrl+f function). While this guide will have plenty of detailed information about the Warrior/Page/White Knight/Paladin classes, I'll also make lots of comparison notes between the other two subclasses of the Warrior, especially the Fighter/Crusader/Hero, so you'll be a lot wiser in knowing if you have chosen the right class or not.

However, I do not recommend reading all of this guide in one day, or even one week. MapleStory is a game with dozens of classes, players, skills, monsters, equipment, you name it. It's best if you took the learning curb at your own pace, and play the game for a week or two just so you can get the feel for things. Speaking of time, the in-game economy also changes fairly unpredictably. I will not cover economic aspects except for the most obvious ones, since the economy varies between servers and some merchant guilds could make item prices go out of whack.

How deep does the "rabbit hole" go?
This guide has been structured so that you'll find progressively more adept material the further down you scroll until you hit the FAQ section. The "Getting Started" section has many of the terms explained, and it helps players to get started on the game. Even if you are an experienced White Knight or Paladin, it wouldn't hurt to read "Getting Started" just in case you missed a pointer or two somehow. If you already have experience with Warriors already, you can probably skip straight to topic #4, "Training Guide for Pages, White Knights, and Paladins", where I list the skills, make suggested skill builds, and suggested training areas. Players that really want to be the absolute best and have all the information one can know should take a look at topic #5, "Calculations, Comparisons, and Formulas". I'll bet most of you won't care about 80% of the stuff that's in there since it's mostly research material (or if you're a math/science phobic) but I as well as a few people care, so it's there in case you ever want to take a peek.

If you're ever in doubt about something in this guide, and you see a code string like [8A25G], that means there's something mathematical to back it up. Just do a search for the corresponding code in the "CCF" section and you'll find it (although [8A25G] is just an example, it's fake). Otherwise, read the FAQ and hope it's there, or try to contact me. Please try to look for your answer first though.

About me:
I personally own a normal DEX Paladin that uses two-handed swords, and I have been known to switch to one-handed swords occasionally, albeit mostly for fun. I'm in a guild that does Zruns weekly, and I enjoy doing quests, helping other people (even if it's high school homework) while not trying to promote laziness. I have been playing MapleStory since the start of Bera (by coincidence), although my current character has been around since the start of Khaini. That's ... at least two and a half years? I'll try not to be biased in this guide, while stating the facts as truthfully as possible. Well, except for when it comes to calculations and examples, I'll be using Swords because I'm use to it, and no one likes to deal with ugly numbers from Blunt Weapon calculations. One last thing I should say about myself is that I'm very, very cheap. I don't spend real life money on this game. I don't even go into the Maple Trading System to farm NX for the real life money benefits. So you could do with a little bit of caution when I get around to mentioning Cash Shop items, although I generally know about them since many luxuries of Cash Shop become the talk of the MapleStory crowd.

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Spoiler

This is a guide written for MapleStory viewers. MapleStory itself is a game that involves contact with strangers who may or may not wish to cause you harm. Please realize that in this vast culture, there will be someone who will, perhaps inevitably, use swear words or use sex references, and there WILL be fights that will break out between people or even rival groups. Also, do not give out ANY information about your MapleStory account to ANYONE; not even the GMs and System Admins should have the pleasure of receiving your account info upon request (they should have access to that information anyways). No one but yourself is responsible for your account and character safety. Please take to heart the horror stories of other people getting their account "hacked" and learn not to make the same mistakes.

As for this guide itself, please remember that it is just that: a guide. You are not bound to follow it, I can't make you follow it, and if you do something that you don't like now or later, that is your own fault. A guide also only provides the information. While it will list the best, or some of the best, information available to the community, it's not necessarily as easy as you might imagine it, and you'll still have to exert some effort in achieving your goals. Yet another thing you should be warned about is that MapleStory is a continually evolving game, and if at any point I have decided to quit, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, this guide is only relevant to the time it was last updated. Use it with caution if that becomes the case. Lastly, a guide will contain SPOILERS! If you don't like spoilers, please back away from this guide like it is a radioactive poisonous snake from hell via your browser functions.

Getting Started

Hopefully you have experienced a little bit of MapleStory and have got a feel for the interface and options. If you haven't yet, you might experience a little difficulty in understanding this guide. I hope you know what the AP is!

You're probably wondering what the Page/White Knight/Paladin job chain is like. Here's a list of features:
PROS

• Warriors have the best Max HP stat. This is compounded by the fact that Warriors have an easy time HP-washing due to their low Max MP stats and low MP consumption rates. If you don't know what HP-washing is, don't worry about it yet.
• Warriors in general have high survivability ratings, thanks to their defensive skills and massive HP bank. For practical reasons, not much is fatal, except for too much damage (trying to kill Horntail at level 80 is not a good idea), and instant death. You only need to seriously worry about dying if you're going up against a boss monster.
• Warriors in general have good, practical mob attack skills.
• High Weapon Defense (wDef). Good for the early levels, but this advantage fades as you level up due to how the numbers work out, to the point of being insignificant.
• Pages, White Knights and Paladins can have stable, predictable damage.
• White Knights and Paladins can use elemental charges to destroy enemies, and have a slight damage advantage.
• White Knights and Paladins can freeze things!
• White Knights and Paladins can stun things as well. Redundant with freezing, maybe, but Paladins can be completely cheap and spam a stunning mobbing attack.
• Solo class! Thanks to freezing and stunning, White Knights and Paladins are fully capable of supporting themselves financially when training solo in the higher levels, even if you don't get any special drops.

Neutral

• Paladins only have attack skills that hit once, as opposed to six hits when using the Savage Blow attack once (this is a Bandit skill). It is debatable whether monster wDef applies to the attack to the whole skill, or to each individual hit. However, having multiple hits in one attack skill acts as a damage "stabilizer". All damage values from skills are based on your damage range. The probability of dealing the highest possible damage becomes six times harder in the Savage Blow example, but dealing the lowest possible damage has also become six times harder.

CONS

• Melee attacks. Bowmen and star-using Thieves are at a disadvantage if monsters get too close. On the other hand, Warriors will almost always have to walk up to monsters to bash their skulls in, and this results in a higher chance of touching monsters and receiving contact damage (playfully known as "bump" or "hugging" damage)
• Contrary to what some people might think, Warriors have the least evasion. They're the only class that doesn't get any mobility skills, and they have the least Avoid, which determines how much a monster misses you with contact damage.
• Warriors are generally slow.
• White Knights and Paladins are reliant on elemental charges. They do sub-par damage if they do not have an elemental advantage against a monster.
• No unique party skills.
• White Knights and Paladins don't make great bossing classes due to the elemental reliance and lack of party skills. They're resilient, but that's about it.
• Little Magic Defense (mDef). Then again, only the Magicians have any mDef beyond pitiful. But then again, many of the monsters in the late game have magic attacks, so that's bad.

If you want to continue making a Warrior, then see Dances with Balrog in Perion when you've reached level 10.


Equipment Options

Let's consider the possibilities with the limited unique equipment options first. It's important to consider this step first because, unlike your stats and skills, you can't really control the equipment and scrolls you might find. You'll want to build your stats and consider your options off of something less mutable and more solid.

For the complete list of equipment you can use as a Warrior, see the "Appendix of Weapons and Armor, and Their Stats".

Sword vs. Blunt Weapon
These two weapon types are the primary weapons of choice, considering that the skill sets of the Page, White Knight and Paladin are all built around these two weapons. Unlike the Fighter/Crusader/Hero or Spearman/Dragon Knight/Dark Knight sub-classes of the Warrior, going hybrid by using both weapon types unique to the Paladin class will cripple your ability and damage, one way or another. If you are considering using both the sword and the blunt weapon for one character, you will not find many suggestions for that in this guide.

Swords have more stable damage compared to BWs (Blunt Weapons), while BWs have higher maximum damage, but much lower minimum damage. The mathematical formula even proves that swords are superior to BWs in terms of damage output. However, the catch is that swords are also a preferred weapon of the Fighter/Crusader/Hero subclass. This means the prices of swords will be higher than BWs as well as their related scrolls, because there will be twice as many people looking for swords. Be prepared to spend much more for sword weaponry than BW weaponry if you decide to choose swords as your weapon of preference.

Table of Standard Swords and Blunt Weapons

Level	1h Swds	2h Swds	1h BWs	2h BWs
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
120

One-handed vs. Two-handed
You might have noticed that both swords and BWs come in one-handed (1h) or two-handed (2h) styles. There's actually quite a bit of a difference between them.

1h weapons allow you to benefit from the extra defense of a shield (which matters little) and any additional stat benefits the shield may have while any attacks you make are generally quick. To roughly match the DPS (Damage per Second) of a 2h weapon, you must have at least 17 more wAtk. This can come from scrolling your 1h sword and/or your shield for wAtk.

Scrolls have four traits. They have a success rate (usually 10%, 30%, 60%, and 100%), the type of equipment it is for, the stats the scroll enhances the equipment by, and the percent chance it will destroy the equipment upon failure (usually 50%). Equipment can only be enhanced by scrolls if they have slots left. Using a scroll consumes a slot, regardless of success or failure. However, there are many strange varieties of scrolls, and exceptions certainly exist.

2h weapons are a bit slower, but you'll enjoy more attacking power. Ranges for any weapon in a single category can differ, but generally 2h weapons have longer range than the 1h weapons, which could make the difference between keeping monsters at bay and being run over by them.

Top/Bottom vs. Overall
In general, Warriors have armor that come in sets of Top and Bottom for each level. However, level 30, 80 and 110 armor are Overalls instead. (Please note that the level 110 overall armor is currently not available in the game.) There are a few differences between these two options.

Top and bottom armor sets generally have more defense than overalls, and they both come with 7 slots. You can use these slots to scroll and upgrade your equipment (not just armor, anything that has slots and the appropriate scroll can be upgraded). Top armor can be scrolled for STR, while the bottom armor can be scrolled for DEX or jump. The best you can milk out of each slot, assuming you succeed in scrolling, is 3 of the main stat (4 if you're scrolling for jump) and any other benefits the scroll has. Using a top and bottom armor set is generally taking the middle path between the two stats, but it's also a bit cheaper in that you can purchase one or both armor pieces pre-scrolled from other players.

Overall armor pieces have less defense, but they have 10 slots, and the scrolls for overall armor have quite a bit of potential. Overall armor can be scrolled for STR or DEX, and each slot can be scrolled for up to 5 of the main stat at a time. People either want to scroll an overall for all STR or DEX. The lack of good and great overalls available pre-scrolled makes them very expensive.

Male vs. Female
There are different sets of top/bottom and overall equipment for females than for males. For the large part, the main difference is that there are less females in MapleStory, which makes their armor cheap, yet hard to find. Pre-scrolled female armor is also hard to come by since scrolls are indiscriminate of sex, and again, there aren't many females.

Female armor does have it's advantages though. An early advantage is the level 25 Sky Shark set, which gives 12 speed, and can be helpful for traveling or for weak monster killing. A really late advantage, albeit small, with female armor is that they have a little more stat points than the male counterparts. A Purple Lucida set can give you 10 STR and 6 DEX, while a Blue Neos set gives you 9 STR, 2 DEX, and 5 Accuracy.


Setting your Dexterity Limit

This is the next step in planning for your character. Someone or something, maybe the Warrior job instructor Dances with Balrog, would have told you that Warriors primarily use STR and some of DEX. STR is primarily used for determining your damage with melee weapons, while DEX is used to supplement your accuracy. I would recommend reading the next few subtopics, even if you're only choosing one aspect range of DEX, just so you know much more about controlling your DEX level.

While other job classes in MapleStory may enforce the use of secondary stats by putting stat requirements on equipment, Warrior equipment actually only have a STR requirement. Theoretically, you can be a Warrior that has pure STR and minimal DEX, which is 4. However, Warriors are the class that have the most trouble with accuracy, and DEX is just the stat to help improve accuracy. In fact, accuracy may be the sole reason DEX is the secondary stat for Warriors (it also contributes a little to damage). It pays to give special attention to your accuracy, so you can continue to kill monsters with ease without worrying about not being able to hit them. Once you have enough accuracy to finish off monsters with ease, just put any AP you have into STR.

Equipment can grant any kind of stats, including the detailed ones and other special benefits. When you're browsing equipment and scrolling options, please keep in mind that 1 DEX = .8 accuracy and 1 LUK = .5 accuracy. Some of the best equipment comes with both DEX and LUK. Don't try to scroll for LUK since that's the primary stat for Thieves, and it doesn't really help you much anyways.

Weapons can be used equally amongst any Warriors, with a few exceptions. They generally aren't an issue.

Normal Dex
The range people consider as "Normal DEX" varies anywhere between 40-100. I prefer to think of "Normal DEX" as adding DEX when you need more accuracy, not so much relying on equipment in the long term to help supplement your accuracy.

This build is ideal for people who are just starting in MapleStory or for people who don't have much in funds or friends who will help them. Your damage won't be as great as the no-dex Warriors. On the other hand, you won't have to deal with outrageous prices when trying to obtain DEX scrolls and equipment, which Thieves and Bowmen will also be looking for. While the most logical solution would be to obtain STR equipment to deal as much damage as possible, you can also hoard even more DEX and accuracy equipment, you have some special privileges when taking on exceptionally dodgy monsters, notably Blue Mushmom and Cornians. Of course, that's entirely optional.

The Stonetooth Sword is a very rare, unique weapon in that it requires 120 DEX to use. For the price you pay though, you'll be able to use a level 100 FAST 2h sword! If you scroll it well, it will become incredibly powerful, and is a very serious contender against no-DEX Warriors. [2H120S] An alternative to the Stonetooth Sword is the Night Raven's Wing, which requires 95 DEX to use a lvl 90 fast 2h sword.

Currently, there are much less STR scroll options than there are DEX scroll options. You can scroll capes, tops, overalls and shields for STR, whereas you can scroll capes, bottoms, overalls, gloves, shoes, earrings and hats for DEX. You can purchase AP Resets from the Cash Shop in order to convert your DEX into STR in order to become low-DEX or even no-DEX, but that's very expensive. I would seriously advise going low-DEX if you think you can AP reset your DEX to a lower level.

Low Dex
Low Dex is just basically a blend of the two ends of the DEX rainbow. Typically this is defined by players as having 10-60 DEX. Players in this DEX range WILL require seriously scrolled equipment to assist them with hitting high level monsters. Some Warriors can even get a head-start on particularly high level monsters, a luxury that no-DEX Warriors probably can't afford. As low-DEX Warriors progress in levels, they can slowly convert their DEX from equips into STR. [4S40D] You can even AP reset your DEX to lower levels, or even become a no-DEX Warrior.

No Dex
This is one of the most extreme builds you can do with a Warrior, emphasizing pure STR and leeching all of your accuracy/DEX needs from your equipment. Dexterity is typically at 4 for any no-DEX Warriors, although anything close to that might as well be no-DEX. No-DEX Warriors need lots of high-end accuracy equipment in order to hit monsters with 100% accuracy. An extreme build like this needs lots of funding and/or good marketing skills in order to obtain the necessary equipment.

The Zakum Helmet (Zhelm) is a coveted item amongst all players, including Warriors. An average Zhelm gives 15 STR/DEX/INT/LUK, 150 wDef/mDef, and 20 avoid/accuracy, and it has 10 slots. This totals to 39 accuracy, give or take 1. It drops from Zakum, a boss that (usually) requires a large team effort to take down, and it is untradeable, meaning you'll have to be at the battle itself in order to claim one.

This is undoubtedly an easy source of accuracy. You can either go kill Zakum with your guild or a group of friends, or you can pay a Zhelm service group to get you a Zhelm. In the case of the latter option, please research the group that supposedly sells Zhelms and get testimony from other people if possible. There are several scammers that claim to sell Zhelms when in fact they just take your money and run off with it.

How much accuracy do you need in order to be the best? The magical amount of accuracy you'll want is 147. This covers any monster that has 40 avoid or less, assuming you are at their level or higher. This includes any monsters in final training areas and most any boss monster, notably Papulatus (2nd form has 40 avoid). You do not have to have 147 accuracy from the start, but rather build up the accuracy you have accordingly with the monsters you're faced with.

Some default and basic sources of accuracy:
--4 from having 4 minimum DEX.
--2 from having 4 minimum LUK.
--20 from having maxed the weapon Mastery of your choice.
--10 from a Sniper Pill (comes from the Ludibrium potion shop).
Total: 36

Equipment sources of accuracy:
--A weapon scrolled for accuracy.
--20 from lvl 35 Maple Weapons, 30 from lvl 43 Maple Weapons, or 35 from lvl 64 Maple Weapons.
--An Overall scrolled for DEX.
--Gloves scrolled for DEX. They're cheap because they're usually scrolled for wAtk.
--Cape scrolled for DEX.
--Shoes scrolled for jump or DEX.
--Spieglemann Necklaces.

Expensive sources of accuracy:
--Any of the above, except really good. Spieglemann Necklaces cannot be scrolled for DEX however.
--12 from Tunnelvision Pills (from Dr. Do in Mu Lung, not recommended). They override Sniper Pills.
--25 from Crystal Blade, or 40 from Black Crystal Blade.
--39 from an unscrolled Zhelm, give or take 6 for stat variations.
--21 from Flamekeeper Cordon.
--6-7 from Silver Deputy Star.
--19-24 from Mark of Naricain.
--9-29 from Horntail Pendant. You're pretty hardcore if you can get this.

Alternate sources of accuracy:
--20 from a Cleric/Priest/Bishop's Bless skill. This overrides any buffs that explicitly gives accuracy, including the Sniper Pill. Anything else that gives accuracy can also override the 20 accuracy given from Bless, so they don't stack.
--Maple Warrior skill. This gives you up to an extra 10% of your STR/DEX/INT/LUK based on the base stats of your character. You need at least 10 of a base stat for Maple Warrior to do anything. So if you have DEX reading as 78 (4+74) then Maple Warrior won't give you any accuracy, since you only have 4 base DEX.

The Bonus: HP Washing

HP Washing uses lots of AP Resets in order to boost your Max HP at no real cost to your character's power. This feat requires lots of INT equipment (equipment that's not mage-exclusive tend to be very expensive) and LOTS of real life money to complete however, but at least you can probably stop early because Warriors have the most HP of any class, and with a Spearman's Hyperbody skill, you can hit the 30,000 Max HP limit for the game.

This bonus grows with effectiveness the earlier you start. It probably may have little impact in the earlier levels, but when you're in mid 3rd to 4th job (levels 90-120), that's when it will start paying off, such as when bombs summoned by Papulatus or Pianus explode, doing 8400/11000 damage. My Paladin at level 141 only has 9000 Max HP.

How to HP Wash:

1. Level up when you are wearing as much INT equipment as possible. INT contributes to how much Max MP you earn per level. Approximately 10 INT gives you an additional point in Max MP.
2. Invest your AP into your Max HP.
3. Use your AP Resets on your Max MP.
4. Apply your recovered AP onto either STR or DEX.

You're probably wondering why you had to do step 3 and maybe step 1. The way the database mechanism Nexon has for Max HP and Max MP is a bit complicated, due to what class, Improved Max HP/MP skills, and how much AP you apply. In order to keep the Max HP/MP numbers regulated, Nexon has set two boundaries: a formula for the absolute minimum Max HP/MP, and how much AP was applied. If you didn't apply AP into your Max HP/MP, it wouldn't make sense to be able to draw AP out of your Max HP/MP and apply it elsewhere. Likewise, you cannot lower your Max MP to raise your Max HP. So the more Max MP you have, the more AP Resets you can use to increase your Max HP.

Alternatively, you can put AP into your INT and level up for several levels with an extra dozen INT. While using this method will give you very good, and possibly the best, result, you'll suffer for the levels where you have invested AP into your INT. Additionally, if you decide to reset your AP into INT just before leveling, it will cost you at least double and possibly triple the real life cash to purchase the additional AP Resets.



Training Guide for Pages, White Knights and Paladins

Here's a big chunk of the guide. Advancing jobs is a big shift in power, and it is of paramount importance that you know how to advance. Job tiers are separated by level; specifically, 1st job is level 10-30, 2nd job is level 30-70, 3rd job is 70-120, and 4th job is level 120+. Advancement steps and info will be listed under the title of each job section.

The table for skills will be first, then the proven training grounds will be listed. You'll probably reference this a lot, so it will also be pretty specific when it needs to be.

The skill field entries will be in the following format:
Skill Name
Prerequisite: What skill you need and what level it needs to be.
Type:

• Passive skills automatically work, provided the correct conditions are met. You cannot turn off passive skills.
• Active skills require the player to actively declare its use, and they cost MP. You can activate them from either double-clicking the skill icon from the skill menu (not recommended) or assign them to a key on the keyboard. They are skills that usually affect the monster. Otherwise, it is basically a one-shot catch-all category for anything that doesn't fit anywhere else.
• Attack skills are basically attacks that far exceed your default attack's power. Works just like active skills, only they deal damage. Mob attacks (attacks that hit more than 1 monster) usually cost HP as well as MP.
• Buffs are supplementary skills that have a cost, a duration, and a benefit. Any active buffs you have appear on the upper-right corner of the screen, and they slowly turn dark until they become completely dark, then they start flashing, then disappear, meaning that the buff has expired. Buffs can also come from other sources, and these types of buffs are usually not subjected to a monster's Dispel ability.
• Party Buffs are buffs that affect everyone in your party, and these are what make party members more valuable. Unfortunately for Paladins, they only get one party buff for the entire game.

Description: A little text that's copied verbatim from the game, so if there's any grammar or spelling mistakes, or if it's outright wrong, blame it on Nexon. It basically summarizes the skill.
Max Level: How much SP it takes to fully master the skill. This is entirely optional, but usually recommended.
NOTES: These are little quirks and specific details about the skill that are otherwise not immediately apparent. As far as I'm concerned, these should be purely objective.

[Skill Name] Table of Skill Variables have the level-by-level details.

There is nothing in here.

Author Commentary: Stuff that I feel needs to be said goes here. I'll try not to tell anything that's highly disputable. However, it's good to take everything into consideration when looking at skills.

Warrior Skill Set (Warrior Basics)
SP: 1 from advancement, 60 from levels.

1st Job Advancement Steps

Just have 35 STR, then talk to Dances with Balrog at the peak of Perion town, all the way north on Victoria Island. Simple!

With this skill set, you'll have the basic arsenal of a Warrior: lots of HP and staple melee attacks.

Your HP will be vital for you because as a Warrior, your main methods of attack are being up close and personal. That means you'll probably take a lot of contact damage, but don't let that scare you (unless you're going to become a Dragon Knight) since being up close and personal as a Bowman or an Assassin-to-be Thief means they're in trouble. Later on, your massive amounts of HP will allow you to boss sooner than normal, and for the most part, you can rely on yourself, unless you're confronted with a dodgy monster.

Your melee attacks will hit hard, allowing you the most privilege in keeping monsters at bay. Many of the later monsters will have a high knock-back (KB) value, meaning if you don't do enough damage in one hit, the monster will continue to advance and run you over. Being a Warrior is mostly about overcoming KB; they concentrate all their damage in one single tremendous blow. Of course, should there be many monsters swarming into the area, you can also handle them all with your great swinging blade. Warriors are the first players to have a mobbing attack that allows them to handle groups of monsters (although if the amount of monsters is too large, you'll still get overwhelmed). Go ahead, jump into the fray and lay the smack-down!


Improved HP Recovery
Type: Passive
Description: Recover additional HP every 10 sec. while standing still.
Max Level: 16
NOTES:

• Default HP recovered is 10.
• You can only recover HP if you're standing still and you're not in a combat stance or doing anything else.
• Sitting lets you recover 50% more HP (and MP) unless you're using a chair that has a fixed HP recovery rate. The bonus recovery amount stack with any other bonus recovery amounts, such as Sauna Robes.
• Recent changes to MapleStory allow you to recover HP every 5 seconds instead of 10.

Improved HP Recovery Table of Skill Variables

Lvl	HP Recovered
1	10 + 3 HP
2	10 + 6 HP
3	10 + 9 HP
4	10 + 12 HP
5	10 + 15 HP
6	10 + 18 HP
7	10 + 21 HP
8	10 + 24 HP
9	10 + 27 HP
10	10 + 30 HP
11	10 + 33 HP
12	10 + 36 HP
13	10 + 39 HP
14	10 + 42 HP
15	10 + 45 HP
16	10 + 50 HP

Improved Max HP Increase
Prerequisite: Level 5 Improved HP Recovery
Type: Passive
Description: This skill boosts up the amount of increase on MaxHP after each Level UP, or AP used on MaxHP.
Max Level: 10
NOTES:

• Default Max HP gained for Warriors per level up is 24-28.
• Default Max HP gained for Warriors per AP applied is 20-24.

Improved Max HP Increase Table of Skill Variables

Lvl	Max HP on Level Up	Max HP with AP
1	26 ± 2 + 4 Max HP	22 ± 2 + 3 Max HP
2	26 ± 2 + 8 Max HP	22 ± 2 + 6 Max HP
3	26 ± 2 + 12 Max HP	22 ± 2 + 9 Max HP
4	26 ± 2 + 16 Max HP	22 ± 2 + 12 Max HP
5	26 ± 2 + 20 Max HP	22 ± 2 + 15 Max HP
6	26 ± 2 + 24 Max HP	22 ± 2 + 18 Max HP
7	26 ± 2 + 28 Max HP	22 ± 2 + 21 Max HP
8	26 ± 2 + 32 Max HP	22 ± 2 + 24 Max HP
9	26 ± 2 + 36 Max HP	22 ± 2 + 27 Max HP
10	26 ± 2 + 40 Max HP	22 ± 2 + 30 Max HP

Author Commentary: I need help in verifying the Max HP gained per level and Max HP gained per AP. This skill is critical to obtain first. The effects of this skill are applied every passing level, and the sooner you have it maxed, the more Max HP you can get.


Endure
Prerequisite: Level 3 Improved Max HP Increase
Type: Passive
Description: Even when hanging on the rope or ladder, you'll be able to recover some HP after a certain amount of time.
Max Level: 8

Endure Table of Skill Variables

Lvl	Time Interval Between Recoveries
1	31 Seconds
2	28 Seconds
3	25 Seconds
4	22 Seconds
5	19 Seconds
6	16 Seconds
7	13 Seconds
8	10 Seconds

Author Commentary: Having at least 1 point in Endure will let you get your HP back when you afk on ropes and ladders. Then again I suppose this only works as much as you afk.


Iron Body
Prerequisite: Level 3 Endure
Type: Buff
Description: Temporarily increases your weapon defense.
Max Level: 20

Iron Body Table of Skill Variables

Lvl	Cost	wDef Increase	Duration
1	MP - 8	+2 wDef	75 Seconds
2	MP - 8	+4 wDef	85 Seconds
3	MP - 8	+6 wDef	95 Seconds
4	MP - 8	+8 wDef	105 Seconds
5	MP - 9	+10 wDef	120 Seconds
6	MP - 9	+12 wDef	130 Seconds
7	MP - 9	+14 wDef	140 Seconds
8	MP - 10	+16 wDef	155 Seconds
9	MP - 10	+18 wDef	165 Seconds
10	MP - 10	+20 wDef	175 Seconds
11	MP - 11	+22 wDef	190 Seconds
12	MP - 11	+24 wDef	200 Seconds
13	MP - 12	+26 wDef	215 Seconds
14	MP - 12	+28 wDef	225 Seconds
15	MP - 13	+30 wDef	240 Seconds
16	MP - 13	+32 wDef	250 Seconds
17	MP - 14	+34 wDef	265 Seconds
18	MP - 14	+36 wDef	275 Seconds
19	MP - 15	+38 wDef	290 Seconds
20	MP - 15	+40 wDef	300 Seconds

Author Commentary: Iron Body is a horrible skill to have. It gives you a fair amount of wDef, but in the long run it is ultimately futile since it will make negligible difference in the thousands of damage you'll be receiving per hit.


Power Strike
Type: Attack
Description: Use MP to deliver a killer blow to the monsters with a sword.
Max Level: 20

Power Strike Table of Skill Variables

Lvl	Cost	Damage
1	MP - 4	165% Damage
2	MP - 4	170% Damage
3	MP - 4	175% Damage
4	MP - 4	180% Damage
5	MP - 5	185% Damage
6	MP - 5	190% Damage
7	MP - 5	195% Damage
8	MP - 6	200% Damage
9	MP - 6	205% Damage
10	MP - 7	210% Damage
11	MP - 7	215% Damage
12	MP - 8	220% Damage
13	MP - 8	225% Damage
14	MP - 9	230% Damage
15	MP - 9	235% Damage
16	MP - 10	240% Damage
17	MP - 10	245% Damage
18	MP - 11	250% Damage
19	MP - 11	255% Damage
20	MP - 12	260% Damage

Author Commentary: Once you have this skill at a fairly decent level, you'll probably want to use it constantly and ditch your default attack. This is not without cost though, but as long as you can support yourself with MP, you'll be able to level much faster.


Slash Blast
Prerequisite: Level 1 Power Strike
Type: Attack
Description: Use HP and MP to attack every enemy around you with a sword.
Max Level: 20

Slash Blast Table of Skill Variables

Lvl	Cost	Damage	Range*	Targets
1	HP - 8, MP - 6	72% Damage	130%	6 Monsters
2	HP - 8, MP - 6	75% Damage	130%	6 Monsters
3	HP - 8, MP - 6	78% Damage	130%	6 Monsters
4	HP - 8, MP - 6	81% Damage	130%	6 Monsters
5	HP - 9, MP - 7	84% Damage	130%	6 Monsters
6	HP - 9, MP - 7	87% Damage	130%	6 Monsters
7	HP - 9, MP - 7	90% Damage	130%	6 Monsters
8	HP - 10, MP - 8	93% Damage	130%	6 Monsters
9	HP - 10, MP - 8	96% Damage	130%	6 Monsters
10	HP - 11, MP - 9	99% Damage	130%	6 Monsters
11	HP - 11, MP - 9	102% Damage	150%	6 Monsters
12	HP - 12, MP - 10	105% Damage	150%	6 Monsters
13	HP - 12, MP - 10	108% Damage	150%	6 Monsters
14	HP - 13, MP - 11	111% Damage	150%	6 Monsters
15	HP - 13, MP - 11	114% Damage	150%	6 Monsters
16	HP - 14, MP - 12	117% Damage	150%	6 Monsters
17	HP - 14, MP - 12	120% Damage	150%	6 Monsters
18	HP - 15, MP - 13	123% Damage	150%	6 Monsters
19	HP - 15, MP - 13	126% Damage	150%	6 Monsters
20	HP - 16, MP - 14	130% Damage	150%	6 Monsters

*Range for the initial hit is treated just like the default attack. Any other monsters within the listed range will also be hit if the first attack connects.

Author Commentary: This skill is a must-have when you want to power-train through levels. Being a Warrior means you are privileged with having the first mobbing attack skill! Mobbing attacks are generally effective against 2 or more monsters, depending on the damage the mobbing attack does, and you can dish out LOTS of damage if you have large mobs of monsters! Mobbing attacks generally come with an HP cost in addition to MP cost.


Page Skill Set (Page's Path)
SP: 1 from advancement, 120 from levels.

2nd Job Advancement Steps

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SPENT ALL YOUR SP AFTER LEVELING TO LEVEL 30 OR YOU CANNOT ADVANCE!

1. Talk to Dances with Balrog, your 1st job instructor. He will give you a letter of recommendation.
2. Go see the 2nd job instructor at West Rocky Mountain IV. He'll give you a task of collecting 30 Dark Marbles from the monsters inside a special arena.
3. Collect the 30 Dark Marbles. The Marbles do not always drop. Do not worry about being unable to hit the Lupins, since these ones have nerfed Avoid.
4. Talk to the 2nd job instructor again until he gives you Proof of a Hero.
5. Take the Proof of a Hero to Dances with Balrog. Talk to him again to make your advancement choice. If you don't choose the Page, this guide will be of little use to you!

Sure, you're strong now, but you'll need extra discipline if you want to continue gaining power. At this time, it will become time to decide your weapon of choice. Both weapons have their pros and cons (as discussed in Swords vs. Blunt Weapons), but their associated skills are pretty much the same. However, it is unwise to attempt to pursue both the sword and the blunt weapon because many of the skills at this point onward are specific to the weapon of your choosing. In this class, a large amount of your new skills will focus on the Mastery skill.


Sword Mastery / Blunt Weapon Mastery
Type: Passive
Description: Increases the sword/blunt weapon mastery and accuracy. It only applies when either a one-handed or a two-handed sword/blunt weapon is in hand.
Max Level: 20
NOTE: Mastery has the largest weight in determining your minimum damage. Default mastery level is 10%. [1W60M]

Sword Mastery / Blunt Weapon Mastery Table of Skill Variables

Lvl	Weapon Mastery	Accuracy Bonus
1	15% Mastery	+1 Accuracy
2	15% Mastery	+2 Accuracy
3	20% Mastery	+3 Accuracy
4	20% Mastery	+4 Accuracy
5	25% Mastery	+5 Accuracy
6	25% Mastery	+6 Accuracy
7	30% Mastery	+7 Accuracy
8	30% Mastery	+8 Accuracy
9	35% Mastery	+9 Accuracy
10	35% Mastery	+10 Accuracy
11	40% Mastery	+11 Accuracy
12	40% Mastery	+12 Accuracy
13	45% Mastery	+13 Accuracy
14	45% Mastery	+14 Accuracy
15	50% Mastery	+15 Accuracy
16	50% Mastery	+16 Accuracy
17	55% Mastery	+17 Accuracy
18	55% Mastery	+18 Accuracy
19	60% Mastery	+19 Accuracy
20	60% Mastery	+20 Accuracy

Author Commentary: There's no sane reason why you shouldn't get this. It really helps your accuracy, and it also jacks up your average damage. Plus, it's also required for many of the other skills.


Final Attack : Sword / Final Attack : Blunt Weapon
Prerequisite: Level 3 Sword Mastery / Blunt Weapon Mastery
Type: Passive
Description: With a certain success rate, another attack follows after performing an attacking skill. Only works with a one-handed or two-handed sword/blunt weapon in hand.
Max Level: 30
NOTES:

• Final Attack increases your attacks/minute. You cannot control the extra attacks, and they occur too fast for you to KB a monster.
• Final Attack activated by Slash Blast can hit up to 6 monsters, but the initial target receives roughly 200% damage, and subsequent damage for every additional monster you hit becomes exponentially weaker. Due to the damage formula, it's possible to get numbers below 1, which will show up as a "miss".
• Final Attack only works in conjunction with Power Strike and Slash Blast. Any later attack skills you may earn do not activate Final Attack.

Final Attack : Sword / Final Attack : Blunt Weapon Table of Skill Variables

Lvl	Probability of a Final Attack	Damage
1	2% Probability	105% Damage
2	4% Probability	110% Damage
3	6% Probability	115% Damage
4	8% Probability	120% Damage
5	10% Probability	125% Damage
6	12% Probability	130% Damage
7	14% Probability	135% Damage
8	16% Probability	140% Damage
9	18% Probability	145% Damage
10	20% Probability	150% Damage
11	22% Probability	155% Damage
12	24% Probability	160% Damage
13	26% Probability	165% Damage
14	28% Probability	170% Damage
15	30% Probability	175% Damage
16	32% Probability	180% Damage
17	34% Probability	185% Damage
18	36% Probability	190% Damage
19	38% Probability	195% Damage
20	40% Probability	200% Damage
21	42% Probability	205% Damage
22	44% Probability	210% Damage
23	46% Probability	215% Damage
24	48% Probability	220% Damage
25	50% Probability	225% Damage
26	52% Probability	230% Damage
27	54% Probability	235% Damage
28	56% Probability	240% Damage
29	58% Probability	245% Damage
30	60% Probability	250% Damage

Author Commentary: This is a skill that you either want to have all of it or none of it. It gets annoying because there's less certainty in your attacking patterns, and sometimes Final Attack activates and you take a full hit when it otherwise could have been avoidable. Final Attack is great for dishing out extra damage at no additional cost to your MP, but you'll most likely suffer a lot more damage. Some people opt to go without Final Attack.


Sword Booster / Blunt Weapon Booster
Prerequisite: Level 5 Sword Mastery / Blunt Weapon Mastery
Type: Buff
Description: Use HP and MP to temporarily boost up the attacking speed of the equipped sword/blunt weapon. It only applies when either a one-handed or a two-handed sword/blunt weapon is in hand.
Max Level: 20
NOTE: Booster increases your weapon speed by 2. [5B43S]

Sword Booster / Blunt Weapon Booster Table of Skill Variables

Lvl	Cost	Weapon Speed Increase	Duration
1	HP - 29, MP - 29	+2 Weapon Speed	10 Seconds
2	HP - 28, MP - 28	+2 Weapon Speed	20 Seconds
3	HP - 27, MP - 27	+2 Weapon Speed	30 Seconds
4	HP - 26, MP - 26	+2 Weapon Speed	40 Seconds
5	HP - 25, MP - 25	+2 Weapon Speed	50 Seconds
6	HP - 24, MP - 24	+2 Weapon Speed	60 Seconds
7	HP - 23, MP - 23	+2 Weapon Speed	70 Seconds
8	HP - 22, MP - 22	+2 Weapon Speed	80 Seconds
9	HP - 21, MP - 21	+2 Weapon Speed	90 Seconds
10	HP - 20, MP - 20	+2 Weapon Speed	100 Seconds
11	HP - 19, MP - 19	+2 Weapon Speed	110 Seconds
12	HP - 18, MP - 18	+2 Weapon Speed	120 Seconds
13	HP - 17, MP - 17	+2 Weapon Speed	130 Seconds
14	HP - 16, MP - 16	+2 Weapon Speed	140 Seconds
15	HP - 15, MP - 15	+2 Weapon Speed	150 Seconds
16	HP - 14, MP - 14	+2 Weapon Speed	160 Seconds
17	HP - 13, MP - 13	+2 Weapon Speed	170 Seconds
18	HP - 12, MP - 12	+2 Weapon Speed	180 Seconds
19	HP - 11, MP - 11	+2 Weapon Speed	190 Seconds
20	HP - 10, MP - 10	+2 Weapon Speed	200 Seconds

Author Commentary: This skill may be left at any level and you'll still receive the same benefits (although you shouldn't have to deal with a short duration). If you do this, you can distribute spare SP into other 2nd job, or even 1st job, skills that you want more of.


Threaten
Type: Active
Description: Use MP to temporarily threaten an enemy. Decreases the level of weapon attack and weapon defense of every enemy around the area.
Max Level: 20
NOTE: Monsters that have been Threatened will have an orange mark on them.

Threaten Table of Skill Variables

Lvl	Cost	Decrease in Enemy wAtk	Decrease in Enemy wDef	Range	Duration
1	MP - 12	-1 Enemy wAtk	-1 Enemy wDef	(-250, 150) x (250, -150)	44 Seconds
2	MP - 12	-2 Enemy wAtk	-2 Enemy wDef	(-250, 150) x (250, -150)	48 Seconds
3	MP - 12	-3 Enemy wAtk	-3 Enemy wDef	(-250, 150) x (250, -150)	52 Seconds
4	MP - 12	-4 Enemy wAtk	-4 Enemy wDef	(-250, 150) x (250, -150)	56 Seconds
5	MP - 12	-5 Enemy wAtk	-5 Enemy wDef	(-250, 150) x (250, -150)	60 Seconds
6	MP - 12	-6 Enemy wAtk	-6 Enemy wDef	(-250, 150) x (250, -150)	64 Seconds
7	MP - 12	-7 Enemy wAtk	-7 Enemy wDef	(-250, 150) x (250, -150)	68 Seconds
8	MP - 12	-8 Enemy wAtk	-8 Enemy wDef	(-250, 150) x (250, -150)	72 Seconds
9	MP - 12	-9 Enemy wAtk	-9 Enemy wDef	(-250, 150) x (250, -150)	76 Seconds
10	MP - 12	-10 Enemy wAtk	-10 Enemy wDef	(-250, 150) x (250, -150)	80 Seconds
11	MP - 20	-11 Enemy wAtk	-11 Enemy wDef	(-300, 200) x (300, -200)	84 Seconds
12	MP - 20	-12 Enemy wAtk	-12 Enemy wDef	(-300, 200) x (300, -200)	88 Seconds
13	MP - 20	-13 Enemy wAtk	-13 Enemy wDef	(-300, 200) x (300, -200)	92 Seconds
14	MP - 20	-14 Enemy wAtk	-14 Enemy wDef	(-300, 200) x (300, -200)	96 Seconds
15	MP - 20	-15 Enemy wAtk	-15 Enemy wDef	(-300, 200) x (300, -200)	100 Seconds
16	MP - 20	-16 Enemy wAtk	-16 Enemy wDef	(-300, 200) x (300, -200)	104 Seconds
17	MP - 20	-17 Enemy wAtk	-17 Enemy wDef	(-300, 200) x (300, -200)	108 Seconds
18	MP - 20	-18 Enemy wAtk	-18 Enemy wDef	(-300, 200) x (300, -200)	112 Seconds
19	MP - 20	-19 Enemy wAtk	-19 Enemy wDef	(-300, 200) x (300, -200)	116 Seconds
20	MP - 20	-20 Enemy wAtk	-20 Enemy wDef	(-300, 200) x (300, -200)	120 Seconds

Author Commentary: There has been some debate as to whether this skill actually meant a percent of the monster's wAtk and wDef instead of a fixed value. Those claims are probably unfounded due to how the monster wAtk formula works. [2H54T] Threaten tends to have less and less effect as you become more powerful, mostly due to the astronomical numbers rather than some effect on the skill itself. Many players regard Threaten as having little use, but some more players use Threaten in daily training.


Power Guard
Prerequisite: Level 3 Threaten
Type: Buff
Description: Returns a portion of the damage received from the enemy. Can't return more than 10% of the enemy's Max HP at once, however.
Max Level: 30
NOTES:

• This skill only works on monster contact damage.
• In addition to reducing damage, Power Guard reduces KB done to your character.
• You can only return damage worth up to 10% of the monster's max HP, while you sustain the rest of the damage. Damage returned and damage sustained added together equal the amount of damage you would have received if you didn't have Power Guard on, ± 1.
• If you return less than 1 damage to the monster, there will be no number at all. It use to say "miss".
• If you kill a monster with Power Guard, the drops will appear from your location instead of the monster's. This can result in spoils ending up in locations that are unreachable. Proof: Pianus regular kill, Pianus Power Guard kill.
• Power Guard returns 50% less damage against boss monsters.

Power Guard Table of Skill Variables

Lvl	Cost	Percent of Damage Returned	KB Effect Reduction	Duration
1	MP - 15	11% Damage Returned	-11% KB Distance	3 Seconds
2	MP - 15	12% Damage Returned	-12% KB Distance	6 Seconds
3	MP - 15	13% Damage Returned	-13% KB Distance	9 Seconds
4	MP - 15	14% Damage Returned	-14% KB Distance	12 Seconds
5	MP - 15	15% Damage Returned	-15% KB Distance	15 Seconds
6	MP - 15	16% Damage Returned	-16% KB Distance	18 Seconds
7	MP - 15	17% Damage Returned	-17% KB Distance	21 Seconds
8	MP - 15	18% Damage Returned	-18% KB Distance	24 Seconds
9	MP - 15	19% Damage Returned	-19% KB Distance	27 Seconds
10	MP - 15	20% Damage Returned	-20% KB Distance	30 Seconds
11	MP - 15	21% Damage Returned	-21% KB Distance	33 Seconds
12	MP - 15	22% Damage Returned	-22% KB Distance	36 Seconds
13	MP - 15	23% Damage Returned	-23% KB Distance	39 Seconds
14	MP - 15	24% Damage Returned	-24% KB Distance	42 Seconds
15	MP - 15	25% Damage Returned	-25% KB Distance	45 Seconds
16	MP - 30	26% Damage Returned	-26% KB Distance	48 Seconds
17	MP - 30	27% Damage Returned	-27% KB Distance	51 Seconds
18	MP - 30	28% Damage Returned	-28% KB Distance	54 Seconds
19	MP - 30	29% Damage Returned	-29% KB Distance	57 Seconds
20	MP - 30	30% Damage Returned	-30% KB Distance	60 Seconds
21	MP - 30	31% Damage Returned	-31% KB Distance	63 Seconds
22	MP - 30	32% Damage Returned	-32% KB Distance	66 Seconds
23	MP - 30	33% Damage Returned	-33% KB Distance	69 Seconds
24	MP - 30	34% Damage Returned	-34% KB Distance	72 Seconds
25	MP - 30	35% Damage Returned	-35% KB Distance	75 Seconds
26	MP - 30	36% Damage Returned	-36% KB Distance	78 Seconds
27	MP - 30	37% Damage Returned	-37% KB Distance	81 Seconds
28	MP - 30	38% Damage Returned	-38% KB Distance	84 Seconds
29	MP - 30	39% Damage Returned	-39% KB Distance	87 Seconds
30	MP - 30	40% Damage Returned	-40% KB Distance	90 Seconds

Author Commentary: The limit defined in the skill description is beyond impractical. There's only one situation I can think of where this limit plays a difference: touching the Time Sphere without any armor. Anyways, Power Guard is primarily a defensive skill, not an offensive one. The fact that it reduces KB done to you greatly helps training when the map has multiple platforms and such. It can also play a vital role when it comes to dealing with bosses that have insanely high contact damage, such as Zakum (why would you run into him in the first place?).


WK Skill Set (White Knight's Code)
SP: 1 from advancement, 150 from levels.

3rd Job Advancement Steps

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SPENT ALL YOUR SP AFTER LEVELING TO LEVEL 70 OR YOU CANNOT ADVANCE!

1. Talk to Tylus, your 3rd job instructor, who can be found in the Chief's Residence in the main map of El Nath. Tylus will outline the details of the advancement, then he will ask you to talk to Dances with Balrog.
2. Talk to Dances with Balrog. He will describe a dark clone of himself in an alternate dimension. Seek out the Dimension Door in Ant Tunnel Park (which is where the VIP Taxi takes you).
3. After you enter the dimension, you have 20 minutes to find and kill Dances with Balrog's Clone. Grab the Dark Charm it drops.
4. Return to Dances with Balrog with the Dark Charm, and he will exchange it for a Necklace of Strength.
5. Return to Tylus, your 3rd job instructor, with the Necklace of Strength and give it to him. He will then tell you to find the holy grounds in the snowfields.
6. Bring along at least 1 Dark Crystal. Find the map Holy Field at the Snowfield just off of Sharp Cliff II, and talk to the Holy Rock at the bottom. Fake Geist Balrog may spawn here during events, so watch out!
7. Give the Holy Rock the Dark Crystal in order to answer 5 random questions. If you have been doing quests and paying attention to details, you should be fine. Otherwise, I would suggest looking up a guide with the answers before attempting this. Failure to answer a SINGLE question correctly will cost you another Dark Crystal, and you'll have to answer 5 random questions again. If you succeed, you'll be given the Necklace of Wisdom.
8. Return to Tylus with the Necklace of Wisdom. Congratulations, you have completed the job advancement test!

At this point, you'll notice that many numbers have started rising at an alarming rate. The Exp you earn and need, the monster's HP, the damage, nearly everything! With the next class tier of skills, your damage will also start rising really fast.

Once again, the weapon dichotomy continues. This time, you'll be focusing on using elements to your advantage. What element is good against what monster is something you may explore by yourself, or learn from fellow Mages (who are certainly specialists in the elemental fields themselves). Knowing may very well be half the battle.

WARNING: It's possible to put SP into a skill that uses the wrong weapon since there are no prerequisites. Be careful when you're applying SP.


Improving MP Recovery
Type: Passive
Description: Recovering even more MP every 10 seconds.
Max Level: 20
NOTES:

• Default MP recovered is 3.
• Sitting lets you recover 50% more MP (and HP) unless you're using a chair that has a fixed MP recovery rate. The bonus recovery amount stack with any other bonus recovery amounts, such as Sauna Robes.

Improving MP Recovery Table of Skill Variables

Lvl	MP Recovered
1	3 + 2 MP
2	3 + 4 MP
3	3 + 6 MP
4	3 + 8 MP
5	3 + 10 MP
6	3 + 12 MP
7	3 + 14 MP
8	3 + 16 MP
9	3 + 18 MP
10	3 + 20 MP
11	3 + 21 MP
12	3 + 22 MP
13	3 + 23 MP
14	3 + 24 MP
15	3 + 25 MP
16	3 + 26 MP
17	3 + 27 MP
18	3 + 28 MP
19	3 + 29 MP
20	3 + 30 MP

Author Commentary: This skill at max only saves you approximately 216k mesos in any level of training, assuming you're getting 10% per hour. Also, sitting lets you recover MP 50% faster, unless the chair you're using has a fixed MP recovery rate. Very low priority skill.


Shield Mastery
Type: Passive
Description: Shield Defense increases. However, it does not affect if the character does not equip the shield.
Max Level: 20
NOTE: Shield Mastery only affects the wDef stat of a shield. It does not give you any mDef benefits.

Shield Mastery Table of Skill Variables

Lvl	Defense from Shield
1	+5%
2	+10%
3	+15%
4	+20%
5	+25%
6	+30%
7	+35%
8	+40%
9	+45%
10	+50%
11	+55%
12	+60%
13	+65%
14	+70%
15	+75%
16	+80%
17	+85%
18	+90%
19	+95%
20	+100%

Charge Blow
Type: Attack
Description: Make the enemy stun. You can use this skill only when your combo is charged up.
Max Level: 30
NOTES:

• You must have an elemental charge buff active when using this, and you'll lose your elemental charge when using this skill. On a very relevant point, this skill by itself is useless.
• Ice Charge Blow freezes monsters, and it does not stun in the case it fails to freeze monsters. You cannot stun Thanatos with Ice Charge Blow for example.
• Charge Blow has the same speed as your default attack, and it has extra element animations. Without the element animations, Charge Blow looks identical to the default attack.
• You cannot stun boss monsters.
• Level 30 Charge Blow is required for the Paladin's Advanced Charge skill.

Charge Blow Table of Skill Variables

Lvl	Cost	Damage	Probability to Stun	Stun Duration	Range*	Targets
1	HP - 15, MP - 12	162% Damage	32% Probability	2 Seconds	130%	6 Monsters
2	HP - 15, MP - 12	164% Damage	34% Probability	2 Seconds	130%	6 Monsters
3	HP - 15, MP - 12	166% Damage	36% Probability	2 Seconds	130%	6 Monsters
4	HP - 15, MP - 12	168% Damage	38% Probability	2 Seconds	130%	6 Monsters
5	HP - 15, MP - 12	170% Damage	40% Probability	2 Seconds	130%	6 Monsters
6	HP - 15, MP - 12	172% Damage	42% Probability	2 Seconds	130%	6 Monsters
7	HP - 15, MP - 12	174% Damage	44% Probability	2 Seconds	130%	6 Monsters
8	HP - 15, MP - 12	176% Damage	46% Probability	2 Seconds	130%	6 Monsters
9	HP - 15, MP - 12	178% Damage	48% Probability	2 Seconds	130%	6 Monsters
10	HP - 15, MP - 12	180% Damage	50% Probability	2 Seconds	130%	6 Monsters
11	HP - 20, MP - 19	183% Damage	52% Probability	3 Seconds	140%	6 Monsters
12	HP - 20, MP - 19	186% Damage	54% Probability	3 Seconds	140%	6 Monsters
13	HP - 20, MP - 19	189% Damage	56% Probability	3 Seconds	140%	6 Monsters
14	HP - 20, MP - 19	192% Damage	58% Probability	3 Seconds	140%	6 Monsters
15	HP - 20, MP - 19	195% Damage	60% Probability	3 Seconds	140%	6 Monsters
16	HP - 20, MP - 19	198% Damage	62% Probability	3 Seconds	140%	6 Monsters
17	HP - 20, MP - 19	201% Damage	64% Probability	3 Seconds	140%	6 Monsters
18	HP - 20, MP - 19	204% Damage	66% Probability	3 Seconds	140%	6 Monsters
19	HP - 20, MP - 19	207% Damage	68% Probability	3 Seconds	140%	6 Monsters
20	HP - 20, MP - 19	210% Damage	70% Probability	3 Seconds	140%	6 Monsters
21	HP - 25, MP - 26	214% Damage	72% Probability	4 Seconds	150%	6 Monsters
22	HP - 25, MP - 26	218% Damage	74% Probability	4 Seconds	150%	6 Monsters
23	HP - 25, MP - 26	222% Damage	76% Probability	4 Seconds	150%	6 Monsters
24	HP - 25, MP - 26	226% Damage	78% Probability	4 Seconds	150%	6 Monsters
25	HP - 25, MP - 26	230% Damage	80% Probability	4 Seconds	150%	6 Monsters
26	HP - 25, MP - 26	234% Damage	82% Probability	4 Seconds	150%	6 Monsters
27	HP - 25, MP - 26	238% Damage	84% Probability	4 Seconds	150%	6 Monsters
28	HP - 25, MP - 26	242% Damage	86% Probability	4 Seconds	150%	6 Monsters
29	HP - 25, MP - 26	246% Damage	88% Probability	4 Seconds	150%	6 Monsters
30	HP - 25, MP - 26	250% Damage	90% Probability	4 Seconds	150%	6 Monsters

*Range for the initial hit is treated just like the default attack. Any other monsters within the listed range will also be hit if the first attack connects.

Author Commentary: It's questionable whether this skill can improve training or not, but it definitely saves you mesos by stopping monsters cold in their tracks. People who don't use it to save money are rather annoyed when trying to use it for offensive purposes. Since this skill that is based on percent success for stunning monsters, this is a skill that you should concentrate on maxing once you've decided to start putting points into it. It's also a very expensive skill to use at this moment, so please do not repeatedly spam charges and CBs unless you're up against a mob of 5 or 6.


Fire Charge (Sword) / Flame Charge (BW)
Type: Buff
Description: You can attack with fire power. The skill gets canceled if you use Charge Blow or if the time runs out.
Max Level: 30
NOTES:

• If you find yourself up against a fire-resistant monster, you can switch your element charge, or you can cancel this buff by right-clicking the buff icon on the upper right corner of your screen. You can also discharge the buff by using Charge Blow.
• If you have Fire Charge active, any monsters immune to fire will nullify your damage. In other words, you'll only do 1 damage to them.
• All elemental charges grant additional mAtk. This may have had a use long ago but it serves to do nothing now. These values will not be listed.

Fire/Flame Charge Table of Skill Variables

Lvl	Cost	Damage Modifier	Element Modifier	Duration
1	MP - 25	102% Damage	106.5% Fire Damage	12 Seconds
2	MP - 25	103% Damage	108.0% Fire Damage	19 Seconds
3	MP - 25	104% Damage	109.5% Fire Damage	26 Seconds
4	MP - 25	105% Damage	111.0% Fire Damage	33 Seconds
5	MP - 25	106% Damage	112.5% Fire Damage	40 Seconds
6	MP - 25	108% Damage	114.0% Fire Damage	47 Seconds
7	MP - 25	108% Damage	115.5% Fire Damage	54 Seconds
8	MP - 25	109% Damage	117.0% Fire Damage	61 Seconds
9	MP - 25	109% Damage	118.5% Fire Damage	68 Seconds
10	MP - 25	110% Damage	120.0% Fire Damage	75 Seconds
11	MP - 30	110% Damage	121.5% Fire Damage	82 Seconds
12	MP - 30	111% Damage	123.0% Fire Damage	89 Seconds
13	MP - 30	111% Damage	124.5% Fire Damage	96 Seconds
14	MP - 30	112% Damage	126.0% Fire Damage	103 Seconds
15	MP - 30	112% Damage	127.5% Fire Damage	110 Seconds
16	MP - 30	113% Damage	129.0% Fire Damage	116 Seconds
17	MP - 30	113% Damage	130.5% Fire Damage	122 Seconds
18	MP - 30	114% Damage	132.0% Fire Damage	128 Seconds
19	MP - 30	114% Damage	133.5% Fire Damage	134 Seconds
20	MP - 30	115% Damage	135.0% Fire Damage	140 Seconds
21	MP - 35	115% Damage	136.5% Fire Damage	146 Seconds
22	MP - 35	116% Damage	138.0% Fire Damage	152 Seconds
23	MP - 35	116% Damage	139.5% Fire Damage	158 Seconds
24	MP - 35	117% Damage	141.0% Fire Damage	164 Seconds
25	MP - 35	117% Damage	142.5% Fire Damage	170 Seconds
26	MP - 35	118% Damage	144.0% Fire Damage	176 Seconds
27	MP - 35	118% Damage	145.5% Fire Damage	182 Seconds
28	MP - 35	119% Damage	147.0% Fire Damage	188 Seconds
29	MP - 35	119% Damage	148.5% Fire Damage	194 Seconds
30	MP - 35	120% Damage	150.0% Fire Damage	200 Seconds

Author Commentary: Many monsters in MapleStory are weak to fire, so choosing Fire Charge as your first element charge isn't a bad idea. It also does more damage than Ice Charge; Fire Charge doing 180% damage at max compared to Ice Charge's 165%.


Ice Charge (Sword) / Blizzard Charge (BW)
Type: Buff
Description: You can attack with ice power. The skill gets canceled if you use Charge Blow or if the time runs out.
Max Level: 30
NOTES:

• Ice Charge freezes monsters briefly. After level 15 Ice Charge, the duration increases a little bit. Ice-resistant and ice-immune monsters, as well as bosses, are immune to freezing.
• If you find yourself up against an ice-resistant monster, you can switch your element charge, or you can cancel this buff by right-clicking the buff icon on the upper right corner of your screen. You can also discharge the buff by using Charge Blow.
• If you have Ice Charge active, any monsters immune to ice will nullify your damage. In other words, you'll only do 1 damage to them.
• All elemental charges grant additional mAtk. This may have had a use long ago but it serves to do nothing now. These values will not be listed.

Ice/Blizzard Charge Table of Skill Variables

Lvl	Cost	Damage Modifier	Element Modifier	Freeze Duration	Duration
1	MP - 25	100% Damage	106.5% Ice Damage	1 Second	12 Seconds
2	MP - 25	101% Damage	108.0% Ice Damage	1 Second	19 Seconds
3	MP - 25	101% Damage	109.5% Ice Damage	1 Second	26 Seconds
4	MP - 25	102% Damage	111.0% Ice Damage	1 Second	33 Seconds
5	MP - 25	102% Damage	112.5% Ice Damage	1 Second	40 Seconds
6	MP - 25	102% Damage	114.0% Ice Damage	1 Second	47 Seconds
7	MP - 25	103% Damage	115.5% Ice Damage	1 Second	54 Seconds
8	MP - 25	103% Damage	117.0% Ice Damage	1 Second	61 Seconds
9	MP - 25	103% Damage	118.5% Ice Damage	1 Second	68 Seconds
10	MP - 25	104% Damage	120.0% Ice Damage	1 Second	75 Seconds
11	MP - 30	104% Damage	121.5% Ice Damage	1 Second	82 Seconds
12	MP - 30	104% Damage	123.0% Ice Damage	1 Second	89 Seconds
13	MP - 30	105% Damage	124.5% Ice Damage	1 Second	96 Seconds
14	MP - 30	105% Damage	126.0% Ice Damage	1 Second	103 Seconds
15	MP - 30	105% Damage	127.5% Ice Damage	1 Second	110 Seconds
16	MP - 30	106% Damage	129.0% Ice Damage	2 Seconds	116 Seconds
17	MP - 30	106% Damage	130.5% Ice Damage	2 Seconds	122 Seconds
18	MP - 30	106% Damage	132.0% Ice Damage	2 Seconds	128 Seconds
19	MP - 30	107% Damage	133.5% Ice Damage	2 Seconds	134 Seconds
20	MP - 30	107% Damage	135.0% Ice Damage	2 Seconds	140 Seconds
21	MP - 35	107% Damage	136.5% Ice Damage	2 Seconds	146 Seconds
22	MP - 35	108% Damage	138.0% Ice Damage	2 Seconds	152 Seconds
23	MP - 35	108% Damage	139.5% Ice Damage	2 Seconds	158 Seconds
24	MP - 35	108% Damage	141.0% Ice Damage	2 Seconds	164 Seconds
25	MP - 35	108% Damage	142.5% Ice Damage	2 Seconds	170 Seconds
26	MP - 35	109% Damage	144.0% Ice Damage	2 Seconds	176 Seconds
27	MP - 35	109% Damage	145.5% Ice Damage	2 Seconds	182 Seconds
28	MP - 35	109% Damage	147.0% Ice Damage	2 Seconds	188 Seconds
29	MP - 35	109% Damage	148.5% Ice Damage	2 Seconds	194 Seconds
30	MP - 35	110% Damage	150.0% Ice Damage	2 Seconds	200 Seconds

Author Commentary: There aren't many monsters that are weak to ice; in fact, many are actually resistant or immune. Many monsters in Leafre are weak to ice however. It is the weakest element charge out of all of the element charges you'll have, doing 165% damage total at max level.


Thunder Charge (Sword) / Lightning Charge (BW)
Type: Buff
Description: You can attack with lightning power. The skill gets canceled if you use Charge Blow or if the time runs out.
Max Level: 30
NOTES:

• If you find yourself up against a lightning-resistant monster, you can switch your element charge, or you can cancel this buff by right-clicking the buff icon on the upper right corner of your screen. You can also discharge the buff by using Charge Blow.
• If you have Lightning Charge active, any monsters immune to lightning will nullify your damage. In other words, you'll only do 1 damage to them.
• All elemental charges grant additional mAtk. This may have had a use long ago but it serves to do nothing now. These values will not be listed.

Lightning/Thunder Charge Table of Skill Variables

Lvl	Cost	Damage Modifier	Element Modifier	Duration
1	MP - 25	102% Damage	106.5% Lightning Damage	12 Seconds
2	MP - 25	104% Damage	108.0% Lightning Damage	19 Seconds
3	MP - 25	106% Damage	109.5% Lightning Damage	26 Seconds
4	MP - 25	107% Damage	111.0% Lightning Damage	33 Seconds
5	MP - 25	108% Damage	112.5% Lightning Damage	40 Seconds
6	MP - 25	109% Damage	114.0% Lightning Damage	47 Seconds
7	MP - 25	110% Damage	115.5% Lightning Damage	54 Seconds
8	MP - 25	111% Damage	117.0% Lightning Damage	61 Seconds
9	MP - 25	112% Damage	118.5% Lightning Damage	68 Seconds
10	MP - 25	113% Damage	120.0% Lightning Damage	75 Seconds
11	MP - 30	114% Damage	121.5% Lightning Damage	82 Seconds
12	MP - 30	115% Damage	123.0% Lightning Damage	89 Seconds
13	MP - 30	116% Damage	124.5% Lightning Damage	96 Seconds
14	MP - 30	117% Damage	126.0% Lightning Damage	103 Seconds
15	MP - 30	117% Damage	127.5% Lightning Damage	110 Seconds
16	MP - 30	118% Damage	129.0% Lightning Damage	116 Seconds
17	MP - 30	118% Damage	130.5% Lightning Damage	122 Seconds
18	MP - 30	119% Damage	132.0% Lightning Damage	128 Seconds
19	MP - 30	119% Damage	133.5% Lightning Damage	134 Seconds
20	MP - 30	120% Damage	135.0% Lightning Damage	140 Seconds
21	MP - 35	120% Damage	136.5% Lightning Damage	146 Seconds
22	MP - 35	121% Damage	138.0% Lightning Damage	152 Seconds
23	MP - 35	121% Damage	139.5% Lightning Damage	158 Seconds
24	MP - 35	122% Damage	141.0% Lightning Damage	164 Seconds
25	MP - 35	122% Damage	142.5% Lightning Damage	170 Seconds
26	MP - 35	123% Damage	144.0% Lightning Damage	176 Seconds
27	MP - 35	123% Damage	145.5% Lightning Damage	182 Seconds
28	MP - 35	124% Damage	147.0% Lightning Damage	188 Seconds
29	MP - 35	124% Damage	148.5% Lightning Damage	194 Seconds
30	MP - 35	125% Damage	150.0% Lightning Damage	200 Seconds

Author Commentary: Lightning element has very little effect since so few monsters are weak to or resist lightning. It would be a bad idea to start off with Lightning Charge; rather it would be best to save Lightning Charge for late WK career. Lightning Charge is also the strongest of the charges you'll have as a WK, doing +187.5% damage total at max level.


Magic Crash
Prerequisite: Level 3 Charge Blow
Type: Active
Description: Cancel out enemy's magical defense up skill in a certain rate.
Max Level: 20
NOTE: If you are successful, a little animation symbol will show up above the monster's head.

Magic Crash Table of Skill Variables

Lvl	Cost	Probability to Cancel Enemy mDef Buff
1	MP - 35	24% Probability
2	MP - 33	28% Probability
3	MP - 31	32% Probability
4	MP - 29	36% Probability
5	MP - 27	40% Probability
6	MP - 25	44% Probability
7	MP - 23	48% Probability
8	MP - 21	52% Probability
9	MP - 19	56% Probability
10	MP - 17	60% Probability
11	MP - 16	64% Probability
12	MP - 15	68% Probability
13	MP - 14	72% Probability
14	MP - 13	76% Probability
15	MP - 12	80% Probability
16	MP - 11	84% Probability
17	MP - 10	88% Probability
18	MP - 9	92% Probability
19	MP - 8	96% Probability
20	MP - 7	100% Probability

Author Commentary: A Priest/Bishop's Dispel skill accomplishes the same thing. Seeing how very little monsters actually have mDef Buffs (NOT mAtk Null, which is what Pianus, Bone Fish, and others use) and how Magic Crash doesn't benefit you at all, this skill pretty much wins nominations for being the most useless skill ever.


Paladin Skill Set (Paladin of Light)
SP: 3 from advancement, 240+ from levels.

4th Job Advancement Steps

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SPENT ALL YOUR SP AFTER LEVELING TO LEVEL 120 OR YOU CANNOT ADVANCE!

1. Talk to Tylus, your 3rd job instructor. He will give you a fancy purple Letter of Recommendation, and will tell you to find Bishop Harmonia somewhere in Minar Forest of Leafre.
2. Find and talk to Harmonia, your 4th job instructor in The Priests' Forest, by entering the top portal at the map Valley of the Antellope. Harmonia will tell you some stories regarding some of the major bosses in MapleStory. Then he will tell you to bring him the Heroic Star and the Heroic Pentagon.
3. There are two ways to obtain the Heroic Star and Pentagon.
   1. Kill Manon and Griffey for the Heroic Star and Heroic Pentagon, respectively. They do not always drop the required items.
   2. 1. Talk to Chief Tatamo, who will make you a deal regarding the Heroic Star and Pentagon. He'll ask you to bring the Scroll of Secrets. (I don't remember if he tells you where to find it, but it doesn't matter if you're reading this guide)
      2. Go find the scroll NPC on the 44th floor of Eos Tower in Ludibrium. Pay 10 million mesos to buy the Scroll of Secrets.
      3. Return to Chief Tatamo with the Scroll of Secrets and he will give you the Heroic Star and Pentagon.
4. Return to Harmonia, your 4th job instructor, with the Heroic Star and Pentagon. Congratulations, you have advanced to the final job of MapleStory!

You may or may not have overcome great trials in your career as a White Knight, but you are now reaching into epic proportions. You have only just begun to realize your destiny!

Unfortunately, you're also braving the unknown, and new skills that you may learn will take a lot more than just beating up monsters. The 4th job will require you to embark upon enlightening quests and find Skill Books in order to receive new skills. In order to increase their potency however, you'll have to find additional tomes from monsters, called Mastery Books, in order to increase your mastery of a skill up from 10 to 20 and even up to 30. Further increasing your skill mastery level has its own catch: level 20 Mastery Books have a 70% chance of working, and level 30 Mastery Books have a 50% chance of working! If don't succeed in increasing your skill mastery level, you can simply grab another corresponding Mastery Book and try again as many times as you need to.

Entries found in this subsection will contain an entry for what quest you need to complete in order to gain the skill, and extra entries for what monsters drop Mastery Books and Skill Books. If an entry lists a quest, simply find the quest in the quest list after the skill list. Some skills are already in your skill inventory when you advance to 4th job. These skills will have their name highlighted in blue.


Achilles
Type: Passive
Description: Permanently increases the weapon defense of one's armor.
Max Level: 30
Skill Drop Locations: 20-Skelegon/Skelesaurus; 30-Manon
NOTES:

• Achilles is applied after Power Guard takes effect. Proof with level 4 Achilles: Before/After.
• It permanently reduces any damage to HP, including magic attacks and 1/1. It does not work against obstacle, environmental, and possibly poison damage.
• The number on the screen does not reflect the amount of damage you take with Achilles. For example, if you have lvl 1 Achilles and it shows you took 9000 damage from a 1/1 attack, you'll be left with 45 HP.

Achilles Table of Skill Variables

Lvl	Damage Reduced
1	-.5% Damage Received
2	-1.0% Damage Received
3	-1.5% Damage Received
4	-2.0% Damage Received
5	-2.5% Damage Received
6	-3.0% Damage Received
7	-3.5% Damage Received
8	-4.0% Damage Received
9	-4.5% Damage Received
10	-5.0% Damage Received
11	-5.5% Damage Received
12	-6.0% Damage Received
13	-6.5% Damage Received
14	-7.0% Damage Received
15	-7.5% Damage Received
16	-8.0% Damage Received
17	-8.5% Damage Received
18	-9.0% Damage Received
19	-9.5% Damage Received
20	-10.0% Damage Received
21	-10.5% Damage Received
22	-11.0% Damage Received
23	-11.5% Damage Received
24	-12.0% Damage Received
25	-12.5% Damage Received
26	-13.0% Damage Received
27	-13.5% Damage Received
28	-14.0% Damage Received
29	-14.5% Damage Received
30	-15.0% Damage Received

Author Commentary: This isn't a bad skill to have, but it's not exactly great either. It doesn't hurt to have at least one point in it to act as "insurance" against possible 1/1 catastrophes. These catastrophes include, but are not limited to, getting 1/1ed and poisoned when fighting Ergoth, and getting 1/1ed by Pianus just when you exit the map (which effectively negates your temporary invincibility) and get hugged by a Flyeye.




Guardian
Type: Passive
Description: Blocks the monster's attack by using the shield with a given success rate. Additionally, if the close-range attack is blocked, the attacking monster will be stunned for 2 seconds. The skill only works when equipped with a shield
Max Level: 30
Skill Drop Locations: 10-"A Shield's True Power"; 20-Skelegon/Skelesaurus; 30-Manon
NOTE:

• A semi-flashy animation will appear on your character if you successfully block an attack.
• You can only stun the enemy if you are attacked by contact damage.

Guardian Table of Skill Variables

Lvl	Probability to Block Attacks
1	.5% Probability
2	1.0% Probability
3	1.5% Probability
4	2.0% Probability
5	2.5% Probability
6	3.0% Probability
7	3.5% Probability
8	4.0% Probability
9	4.5% Probability
10	5.0% Probability
11	5.5% Probability
12	6.0% Probability
13	6.5% Probability
14	7.0% Probability
15	7.5% Probability
16	8.0% Probability
17	8.5% Probability
18	9.0% Probability
19	9.5% Probability
20	10.0% Probability
21	10.5% Probability
22	11.0% Probability
23	11.5% Probability
24	12.0% Probability
25	12.5% Probability
26	13.0% Probability
27	13.5% Probability
28	14.0% Probability
29	14.5% Probability
30	15.0% Probability

Author Commentary: I do not have this skill. The 2nd note may be a lie, but I really think it's absurd if you could stun monsters from a mile away or something. Anyways, this skill certainly beats Shield Mastery, since it reduces damage taken by a percent amount instead of some small fixed value. Additionally, since you're a Paladin, the stunning effect has a lot less meaning due to ACB, unless you're using Blast. As of lately, I've been hearing that the stun effect does not always work.


Maple Warrior
Type: Party Buff
Description: Increases all players' stats within a party by certain percentage.
Max Level: 30
Skill Drop Locations: 10-"The Warrior's Extreme Path"; 20-Horntail; 30-*Mastery Book does not exist*

Maple Warrior Table of Skill Variables

Lvl	Cost	Stats Boosted	Range	Duration
1	MP - 10	+1% to Base Stats	(-400, 300) x (400, -300)	30 Seconds
2	MP - 10	+1% to Base Stats	(-400, 300) x (400, -300)	60 Seconds
3	MP - 10	+2% to Base Stats	(-400, 300) x (400, -300)	90 Seconds
4	MP - 10	+2% to Base Stats	(-400, 300) x (400, -300)	120 Seconds
5	MP - 10	+3% to Base Stats	(-400, 300) x (400, -300)	150 Seconds
6	MP - 20	+3% to Base Stats	(-400, 300) x (400, -300)	180 Seconds
7	MP - 20	+4% to Base Stats	(-400, 300) x (400, -300)	210 Seconds
8	MP - 20	+4% to Base Stats	(-400, 300) x (400, -300)	240 Seconds
9	MP - 20	+5% to Base Stats	(-400, 300) x (400, -300)	270 Seconds
10	MP - 20	+5% to Base Stats	(-400, 300) x (400, -300)	300 Seconds
11	MP - 30	+6% to Base Stats	(-400, 300) x (400, -300)	330 Seconds
12	MP - 30	+6% to Base Stats	(-400, 300) x (400, -300)	360 Seconds
13	MP - 30	+7% to Base Stats	(-400, 300) x (400, -300)	390 Seconds
14	MP - 30	+7% to Base Stats	(-400, 300) x (400, -300)	420 Seconds
15	MP - 30	+8% to Base Stats	(-400, 300) x (400, -300)	450 Seconds
16	MP - 40	+8% to Base Stats	(-400, 300) x (400, -300)	480 Seconds
17	MP - 40	+9% to Base Stats	(-400, 300) x (400, -300)	510 Seconds
18	MP - 40	+9% to Base Stats	(-400, 300) x (400, -300)	540 Seconds
19	MP - 40	+10% to Base Stats	(-400, 300) x (400, -300)	570 Seconds
20	MP - 40	+10% to Base Stats	(-400, 300) x (400, -300)	600 Seconds
21	MP - 50	+11% to Base Stats	(-400, 300) x (400, -300)	630 Seconds
22	MP - 50	+11% to Base Stats	(-400, 300) x (400, -300)	660 Seconds
23	MP - 50	+12% to Base Stats	(-400, 300) x (400, -300)	690 Seconds
24	MP - 50	+12% to Base Stats	(-400, 300) x (400, -300)	720 Seconds
25	MP - 50	+13% to Base Stats	(-400, 300) x (400, -300)	750 Seconds
26	MP - 60	+13% to Base Stats	(-400, 300) x (400, -300)	780 Seconds
27	MP - 60	+14% to Base Stats	(-400, 300) x (400, -300)	810 Seconds
28	MP - 60	+14% to Base Stats	(-400, 300) x (400, -300)	840 Seconds
29	MP - 60	+15% to Base Stats	(-400, 300) x (400, -300)	870 Seconds
30	MP - 60	+15% to Base Stats	(-400, 300) x (400, -300)	900 Seconds

Author Commentary: This is the only party buff skill Paladins ever get, and it's a skill that EVERY 4th jobber can have. If you are in a party and you have MW, make sure you communicate with other players who have MW so everyone can determine who has the best level of MW. MW buffs from other players in the party overwrite the current MW buff, so it's important you get the best one available.


Monster Magnet
Type: Active
Description: Pulls a monster from afar up close.
Max Level: 30
Skill Drop Locations: 20-Nest Golem, Left Pianus; 30-Right Pianus
NOTES:

• This skill can be charged up by holding down the assigned key. Charging up the skill determines how many monsters you can target in range, pulling up to as many as six.
• "Catch!" will appear above a monster which you successfully pull towards you. Caught monsters will be aggravated.
• Monsters that would have been subjected to Monster Magnet, but you failed to catch, will have "miss" above their heads. These monsters will not be aggravated.
• Monsters cannot be dragged off of their platforms.
• Attempts to pull stationary monsters (such as Jr. Newties) automatically fail.
• Attempts to pull boss monsters automatically fail.

Monster Magnet Table of Skill Variables

Lvl	Cost	Probability to Pull Monsters	Range
1	MP - 10	42% Probability	200% Range
2	MP - 10	44% Probability	200% Range
3	MP - 10	46% Probability	200% Range
4	MP - 10	48% Probability	200% Range
5	MP - 10	50% Probability	200% Range
6	MP - 13	52% Probability	200% Range
7	MP - 13	54% Probability	200% Range
8	MP - 13	56% Probability	200% Range
9	MP - 13	58% Probability	200% Range
10	MP - 13	60% Probability	200% Range
11	MP - 18	62% Probability	300% Range
12	MP - 18	64% Probability	300% Range
13	MP - 18	66% Probability	300% Range
14	MP - 18	68% Probability	300% Range
15	MP - 18	70% Probability	300% Range
16	MP - 21	72% Probability	300% Range
17	MP - 21	74% Probability	300% Range
18	MP - 21	76% Probability	300% Range
19	MP - 21	78% Probability	300% Range
20	MP - 21	80% Probability	300% Range
21	MP - 26	82% Probability	400% Range
22	MP - 26	84% Probability	400% Range
23	MP - 26	86% Probability	400% Range
24	MP - 26	88% Probability	400% Range
25	MP - 26	90% Probability	400% Range
26	MP - 25	91% Probability	400% Range
27	MP - 24	92% Probability	400% Range
28	MP - 23	93% Probability	400% Range
29	MP - 22	94% Probability	400% Range
30	MP - 21	95% Probability	400% Range

Author Commentary: The situation I can see this being useful is when you're on a linear platform analogue and there's no rope or portal or anything there, in which case it would be good to spare yourself the walk to the bunch of monsters there and walking back. This can save you some time when you're furiously trying to destroy monsters.


Power Stance
Type: Buff
Description: Enables one to stay at the same spot after being struck, resisting knock-back effects.
Max Level: 30
Skill Drop Locations: 10-[Storybook] Crimson Balrog's Proposal, dropped by Crimson Balrog; 20-Dark Cornian (unconfirmed), Papulatus, Leviathan; 30-Zakum
NOTE: This skill does not work against obstacles. Sorry, no JQ abuse for you!

Power Stance Table of Skill Variables

Lvl	Cost	Probability to Stay Put	Duration
1	MP - 30	42% Probability	10 Seconds
2	MP - 30	44% Probability	20 Seconds
3	MP - 30	46% Probability	30 Seconds
4	MP - 30	48% Probability	40 Seconds
5	MP - 30	50% Probability	50 Seconds
6	MP - 36	52% Probability	60 Seconds
7	MP - 36	54% Probability	70 Seconds
8	MP - 36	56% Probability	80 Seconds
9	MP - 36	58% Probability	90 Seconds
10	MP - 36	60% Probability	100 Seconds
11	MP - 42	62% Probability	110 Seconds
12	MP - 42	64% Probability	120 Seconds
13	MP - 42	66% Probability	130 Seconds
14	MP - 42	68% Probability	140 Seconds
15	MP - 42	70% Probability	150 Seconds
16	MP - 48	72% Probability	160 Seconds
17	MP - 48	74% Probability	170 Seconds
18	MP - 48	76% Probability	180 Seconds
19	MP - 48	78% Probability	190 Seconds
20	MP - 48	80% Probability	200 Seconds
21	MP - 54	81% Probability	210 Seconds
22	MP - 54	82% Probability	220 Seconds
23	MP - 54	83% Probability	230 Seconds
24	MP - 54	84% Probability	240 Seconds
25	MP - 54	85% Probability	250 Seconds
26	MP - 53	86% Probability	260 Seconds
27	MP - 52	87% Probability	270 Seconds
28	MP - 51	88% Probability	280 Seconds
29	MP - 50	89% Probability	290 Seconds
30	MP - 50	90% Probability	300 Seconds

Author Commentary: This skill is an excellent support skill when you're bossing. Unfortunately it has little training value: when you're trying to climb up when the monsters keep knocking you back down, and when you're trying to get as much speed as possible in your training cycle. Only get this skill if you like bossing a lot, and you must be certain, because the Power Stance 20 Mastery Book is unbelievably rare.


Rush
Type: Attack
Description: Makes a mad dash forward, pushing off up to 10 monsters.
Max Level: 30
Skill Drop Locations: 10-[Storybook] Indecipherable Book, dropped by Taurospears; 20-Dark Cornian, Left Pianus; 30-Right Pianus
NOTES:

• Rush pushes up to 15 monsters instead of 10.
• Rush has a hidden cool-down time of approximately 2 seconds if you successfully hit a monster. This is probably to prevent the skill from being overpowered.
• You do not go anywhere if you fail to hit a monster with rush. This, and the above bullet point, prevent you from using Rush as a means of fast travel.
• If Rushing would cause you to go over a platform edge or hit a wall, you'll be stopped prematurely. This mechanism does not work perfectly however, since sometimes you can Rush over a small gap, change elevations, or even fall off a ledge.
• During a few frames for the rush animation, you'll be invincible (if you hit a monster). You can abuse this to avoid some attacks during training. Evidence that this design is intentional but not bannable is the fix Nexon implemented for rush abusers at Pianus; you can no longer abuse rush to avoid Pianus's attacks when you're on the right-most platform, but you can still do it on the ground floor.
• Rush works to push back monsters, even if you don't have enough accuracy to hit them (Proof). This does not apply for "un-hittable" monsters.
• Monsters in a state of being knocked back cannot be pushed by Rush.
• You cannot push stationary targets, such as Pianus or Zakum.
• There are no extra animations for the element charges you use. Rush is just plain, vanilla flavored. (elemental charge bonuses still apply though)
• You can only execute this attack if you're using a sword or a BW. The other Warrior classes, the Dark Knight and Hero, have their own version of Rush, and they are limited accordingly.

Rush Table of Skill Variables

Lvl	Cost	Damage	Range	Targets
1	MP - 22	72% Damage	160% Forward Range	15 Monsters
2	MP - 24	74% Damage	160% Forward Range	15 Monsters
3	MP - 26	76% Damage	160% Forward Range	15 Monsters
4	MP - 28	78% Damage	170% Forward Range	15 Monsters
5	MP - 30	80% Damage	170% Forward Range	15 Monsters
6	MP - 32	82% Damage	170% Forward Range	15 Monsters
7	MP - 34	84% Damage	180% Forward Range	15 Monsters
8	MP - 36	86% Damage	180% Forward Range	15 Monsters
9	MP - 38	88% Damage	180% Forward Range	15 Monsters
10	MP - 40	90% Damage	190% Forward Range	15 Monsters
11	MP - 42	92% Damage	190% Forward Range	15 Monsters
12	MP - 44	94% Damage	190% Forward Range	15 Monsters
13	MP - 46	96% Damage	200% Forward Range	15 Monsters
14	MP - 48	98% Damage	200% Forward Range	15 Monsters
15	MP - 50	100% Damage	200% Forward Range	15 Monsters
16	MP - 52	102% Damage	210% Forward Range	15 Monsters
17	MP - 54	104% Damage	210% Forward Range	15 Monsters
18	MP - 56	106% Damage	210% Forward Range	15 Monsters
19	MP - 58	108% Damage	220% Forward Range	15 Monsters
20	MP - 60	110% Damage	220% Forward Range	15 Monsters
21	MP - 59	112% Damage	220% Forward Range	15 Monsters
22	MP - 58	114% Damage	230% Forward Range	15 Monsters
23	MP - 57	116% Damage	230% Forward Range	15 Monsters
24	MP - 56	118% Damage	230% Forward Range	15 Monsters
25	MP - 55	120% Damage	240% Forward Range	15 Monsters
26	MP - 54	122% Damage	240% Forward Range	15 Monsters
27	MP - 53	124% Damage	240% Forward Range	15 Monsters
28	MP - 52	126% Damage	250% Forward Range	15 Monsters
29	MP - 51	128% Damage	250% Forward Range	15 Monsters
30	MP - 50	130% Damage	250% Forward Range	15 Monsters

Author Commentary: Having at least 1 point in Rush pretty much makes you four times as deadly! Okay, that's an exaggeration, but you'll be missing out on a lot if you don't have Rush. You can stack up lots of mobs with this ability, and combined with your ACB attack, you can destroy hoards of mobs within seconds. Rush can also be defensive if you have good timing senses. If you Rush just before an attack hits you, you can dodge the attack. Also, if you use Ice Rush, you can freeze all of your victims on the spot, preventing them from retaliating whatsoever. Some of the downfalls of Rush is that if you're stacking 3 or more mobs, you risk bumping into them and sustaining damage. After you Rush monsters, you might have to step a little closer in order to hit them.

Maxing Rush doesn't do a world of wonders unfortunately, but many people have found that it benefits training in an appreciable amount. Alternatively, if you keep Rush at lvl 1-3, you can stand at a certain distance from stationary monster/bosses and attack them with Blast, while keeping Rush ready to avoid attacks without risking damage from contact. This trick can be fairly hard to execute however, since it can be difficult to judge distances correctly, given human error.


Blast
Type: Attack
Description: Strikes a single, tremendous blow to a single monster.
Max Level: 30
Skill Drop Locations: 20-Skelegons/Skelesaurus; 30-Papulatus
NOTES:

• While the Blast animation looks like a stab, it actually uses the default swing/stab ratio of 3/2.
• You can only execute this attack if you're using a sword or a BW.

Blast Table of Skill Variables

Lvl	Cost	Damage
1	MP - 17	170% Damage
2	MP - 17	190% Damage
3	MP - 17	210% Damage
4	MP - 17	230% Damage
5	MP - 17	250% Damage
6	MP - 20	270% Damage
7	MP - 20	290% Damage
8	MP - 20	310% Damage
9	MP - 20	330% Damage
10	MP - 20	350% Damage
11	MP - 23	360% Damage
12	MP - 23	370% Damage
13	MP - 23	380% Damage
14	MP - 23	390% Damage
15	MP - 23	400% Damage
16	MP - 26	410% Damage
17	MP - 26	420% Damage
18	MP - 26	430% Damage
19	MP - 26	440% Damage
20	MP - 26	450% Damage
21	MP - 29	460% Damage
22	MP - 29	470% Damage
23	MP - 29	480% Damage
24	MP - 29	490% Damage
25	MP - 29	500% Damage
26	MP - 28	510% Damage
27	MP - 27	520% Damage
28	MP - 26	530% Damage
29	MP - 25	540% Damage
30	MP - 24	550% Damage

Author Commentary: This skill is the best one you've got when it comes to bosses or other solitary targets. It even beats a Hero's Brandish damage (2x 260% = 520%) vs. single targets. Seeing how ACB beats Blast in terms of damage however, and ACB does it in 10 SP rather than 30, Blast can be considered a secondary priority. One bright side is that Blast has a consistent attack animation. If you have a fast (5) weapon such as a 1h Sword or a Stonetooth Sword, you can cause almost uninterrupted KBing (it does not prevent monsters from being able to take action though). Blast has an incredible amount of reach.

Getting Blast Mastery Books can be somewhat of a challenge, as both Blast 20 and Blast 30 are rare in their own rights (and Papulatus is not known for being generous with its drops).


Holy Charge (Sword) / Divine Charge (BW)
Type: Buff
Description: Temporarily adds a holy element to the sword/blunt weapon. The skill gets canceled when the charge blow is used or expires.
Max Level: 20
Skill Drop Locations: 10-"The Holy Knight"; 20-Nest Golem (Sword), Dark Wyvern (BW), Griffey (Both)
NOTES:

• If you find yourself up against a holy-resistant monster, you can switch your element charge, or you can cancel this buff by right-clicking the buff icon on the upper right corner of your screen. You can also discharge the buff by using Charge Blow if you don't have max ACB.
• If you have Holy Charge active, any monsters immune to holy will nullify your damage. In other words, you'll only do 1 damage to them.
• All elemental charges grant additional mAtk. This may have had a use long ago but it serves to do nothing now. These values will not be listed.

Holy Charge Table of Skill Variables

Lvl	Cost	Damage Modifier	Element Modifier	Duration
1	MP - 20	102% Damage	121.5% Holy Damage	15 Seconds
2	MP - 20	104% Damage	123.0% Holy Damage	30 Seconds
3	MP - 20	106% Damage	124.5% Holy Damage	45 Seconds
4	MP - 20	108% Damage	126.0% Holy Damage	60 Seconds
5	MP - 20	110% Damage	127.5% Holy Damage	75 Seconds
6	MP - 20	112% Damage	129.0% Holy Damage	90 Seconds
7	MP - 20	114% Damage	130.5% Holy Damage	105 Seconds
8	MP - 20	116% Damage	132.0% Holy Damage	120 Seconds
9	MP - 20	118% Damage	133.5% Holy Damage	135 Seconds
10	MP - 20	120% Damage	135.0% Holy Damage	150 Seconds
11	MP - 30	122% Damage	136.5% Holy Damage	165 Seconds
12	MP - 30	124% Damage	138.0% Holy Damage	180 Seconds
13	MP - 30	126% Damage	139.5% Holy Damage	195 Seconds
14	MP - 30	128% Damage	141.0% Holy Damage	210 Seconds
15	MP - 30	130% Damage	142.5% Holy Damage	225 Seconds
16	MP - 30	132% Damage	144.0% Holy Damage	240 Seconds
17	MP - 30	134% Damage	145.5% Holy Damage	255 Seconds
18	MP - 30	136% Damage	147.0% Holy Damage	270 Seconds
19	MP - 30	138% Damage	148.5% Holy Damage	285 Seconds
20	MP - 30	140% Damage	150.0% Holy Damage	300 Seconds

Author Commentary: This is the strongest element charge Paladins will have, doing 210% damage, and it's a good element to have too. There are many monsters that are weak to holy, and there are very few monsters that resist or are immune to holy.

The quests and monsters you have to overcome to raise this skill's potential are highly unfriendly for your personal disposition. It's possible you might go many levels without an upgrade if you don't have friends.


Hero's Will
Type: Active
Description: Enables one to shrug off abnormal conditions. The higher the skill level, the more types of abnormal conditions one can nullify.
Max Level: 5
Skill Drop Locations: 10-"Will of a Warrior"
NOTES:

• Although the game description claims the Mastery Level is 10, you cannot go higher than 5.
• Hero's Will only nullifies Seduce.
• You cannot use Hero's Will if you are sealed.

Hero's Will Table of Skill Variables

Lvl	Cost	Cancel Abnormality	Cooldown Time
1	MP - 30	Cancels Seduce	600 Seconds
2	MP - 30	Cancels Seduce	540 Seconds
3	MP - 30	Cancels Seduce	480 Seconds
4	MP - 30	Cancels Seduce	420 Seconds
5	MP - 30	Cancels Seduce	360 Seconds

Author Commentary: This skill is basically a last resort. Seduce is actually pretty deadly, causing you to randomly jump, go left or go right (never a combination of the three), and it disables ALL of your keyboard functions except chat and Hero's Will. That also means you cannot use a potion while Seduced, and it's very possible you can die while Seduced. Fortunately there's only a couple monsters capable of inflicting this disastrous malady.

A good exercise involving proper use of Hero's Will is preparing the stage for killing Lyka in Time Temple, as Lyka isn't incredibly threatening when handled properly (it's rather simple, seriously), and the location is readily accessible once you complete the quests involved.


Advanced Charge
Prerequisite: Level 30 Charge Blow
Type: Passive
Description: Increases the damage incurred when using Charge Blow. With a given success rate, the charge does not expire even after the initial Charge Blow.
Max Level: 10
Skill Drop Locations: 10-Zakum
NOTE: This skill is just an add-on for Charge Blow. Don't freak out if you can't grab this skill icon to put on your keyboard, because you're suppose to use Charge Blow, not Advanced Charge. Just a reminder, you can't use Charge Blow if you don't have an element charge buff active.

Advanced Charge Table of Skill Variables

Lvl	Damage for Charge Blow	Probability to Keep Charge
1	260% Damage	10% Probability
2	270% Damage	20% Probability
3	280% Damage	30% Probability
4	290% Damage	40% Probability
5	300% Damage	50% Probability
6	310% Damage	60% Probability
7	320% Damage	70% Probability
8	330% Damage	80% Probability
9	340% Damage	90% Probability
10	350% Damage	100% Probability

Author Commentary: This is the staple Paladin attack, and it should also consist of your skill uses at any time when training. If you're thinking "spammable uninterruptable mobbing stunning" for this attack, you're absolutely right! With this skill, training anywhere reasonable pretty much means you'll never lose money ever again. Unless you're purposely getting hurt. When combining ACB with Holy Charge, it looks like you have Sachial Wings, so avoid making redundant fashion choices when browsing the Cash Shop. Be careful not to let your HP sink too low when using ACB to attack highly damaging monsters. For all of these wonderful benefits ACB gives, getting the skillbook from Zakum is where the rub is....


Heaven's Hammer
Type: Attack
Description: Strikes the ground with a huge hammer to attack up to 15 monsters. The skill works when charged up in a Holy Charge.
Max Level: 30
Skill Drop Locations: 10-"Sayram's Skill"; 20-Zakum; 30-Horntail
NOTES:

• You only need a weapon (any) to use Heaven's Hammer. You do not need Holy Charge
• If a monster has 200k HP or less, Heaven's Hammer will reduce its HP down to 1 (unless the monster is specially rigged somehow). This means you can 2-hit any regular monster, including immune targets, with Heaven's Hammer. Proof: HH+PG Pianus
• You cannot see the damage you do to monsters with this attack. However, a small animation will show on the monsters that you hit.
• If you do damage with Ice Heaven's Hammer, the monsters will be frozen. Monsters already at 1 HP will not be frozen.
• Monsters hit with this attack, but are already at 1 HP, will still be aggravated.
• Heaven's Hammer always hits. This includes "invincible" monsters, but not "un-hittable" monsters (those lacking a hit collision detection such as Papulatus while it's retreated in its shell) or monsters who can only be hit with the default attack.
• Heaven's Hammer is so powerful that it can cut through wAtk Null monster buffs!
• Heaven's Hammer cannot kill monsters.

Heaven's Hammer Table of Skill Variables

Lvl	Cost	Damage	Cooldown Time	Range	Targets
1	MP - 31	420% Damage	310 Seconds	(-400,350) x (400,-250)	15 Monsters
2	MP - 32	440% Damage	300 Seconds	(-400,350) x (400,-250)	15 Monsters
3	MP - 33	460% Damage	290 Seconds	(-400,350) x (400,-250)	15 Monsters
4	MP - 34	480% Damage	280 Seconds	(-400,350) x (400,-250)	15 Monsters
5	MP - 35	500% Damage	270 Seconds	(-400,350) x (400,-250)	15 Monsters
6	MP - 36	520% Damage	260 Seconds	(-400,350) x (400,-250)	15 Monsters
7	MP - 37	540% Damage	250 Seconds	(-400,350) x (400,-250)	15 Monsters
8	MP - 38	560% Damage	240 Seconds	(-400,350) x (400,-250)	15 Monsters
9	MP - 39	580% Damage	230 Seconds	(-400,350) x (400,-250)	15 Monsters
10	MP - 40	600% Damage	220 Seconds	(-400,350) x (400,-250)	15 Monsters
11	MP - 41	620% Damage	210 Seconds	(-400,350) x (400,-250)	15 Monsters
12	MP - 42	640% Damage	200 Seconds	(-400,350) x (400,-250)	15 Monsters
13	MP - 43	660% Damage	190 Seconds	(-400,350) x (400,-250)	15 Monsters
14	MP - 44	680% Damage	180 Seconds	(-400,350) x (400,-250)	15 Monsters
15	MP - 45	700% Damage	170 Seconds	(-400,350) x (400,-250)	15 Monsters
16	MP - 46	720% Damage	160 Seconds	(-400,350) x (400,-250)	15 Monsters
17	MP - 47	740% Damage	150 Seconds	(-400,350) x (400,-250)	15 Monsters
18	MP - 48	760% Damage	140 Seconds	(-400,350) x (400,-250)	15 Monsters
19	MP - 49	780% Damage	130 Seconds	(-400,350) x (400,-250)	15 Monsters
20	MP - 50	800% Damage	120 Seconds	(-400,350) x (400,-250)	15 Monsters
21	MP - 51	810% Damage	110 Seconds	(-400,350) x (400,-250)	15 Monsters
22	MP - 52	820% Damage	100 Seconds	(-400,350) x (400,-250)	15 Monsters
23	MP - 53	830% Damage	90 Seconds	(-400,350) x (400,-250)	15 Monsters
24	MP - 54	840% Damage	80 Seconds	(-400,350) x (400,-250)	15 Monsters
25	MP - 55	850% Damage	70 Seconds	(-400,350) x (400,-250)	15 Monsters
26	MP - 56	860% Damage	60 Seconds	(-400,350) x (400,-250)	15 Monsters
27	MP - 57	870% Damage	50 Seconds	(-400,350) x (400,-250)	15 Monsters
28	MP - 58	880% Damage	40 Seconds	(-400,350) x (400,-250)	15 Monsters
29	MP - 59	890% Damage	30 Seconds	(-400,350) x (400,-250)	15 Monsters
30	MP - 60	900% Damage	20 Seconds	(-400,350) x (400,-250)	15 Monsters

Author Commentary: This is the Paladin's signature attack. Some people also regard it as the Paladin's Ultimate, since it devastates the entire screen (the other two Warrior subclasses lack something this powerful, but they still have a full-screen attack). This ability works best if you're in a party at a multi-platform training map. Heaven's Hammer is an excellent KSing attack when you're killing Crimson Balrogs, if you can ignore the accusations of you hacking; the ignorant people just can't absorb all that awesomeness. Other than the fact that Heaven's Hammer never kills, the other highly annoying downfall is the cool-down time. This skill is also very slow, meaning you're probably better off using more down-to-earth attacks when dealing with small groups of monsters.

Watch out when using Heaven's Hammer around self-destructing monsters, especially Pianus' Bloody Booms. They will self-destruct for having 1 HP and will leave you hurting if you happen to be in range. On the other hand, if they give experience, then Heaven's Hammer will be an excellent attack to use against them. (as of the current GMS version, only Firebombs exhibit this characteristic)

It's been speculated that Heaven's Hammer always does the maximum damage allowed whenever it is used. Of course, it still does not kill monsters, but the results tested on Crimson Guardians before GMS v.68 has always shown an incredibly consistent amount of leftover HP after using Heaven's Hammer on fresh spawn. This begs the question of whether the damage bonus value is even used at all.


Skill Quests

The Warrior's Extreme Path

This is actually just your 4th job advancement. Once you advance, you should have Maple Warrior Skill Book in your inventory. It is essentially a tutorial for how to use Skill Books and Mastery Books.

[Storybook] Indecipherable Book

1. Talk to Manji in Perion with the storybook in hand. He says he can translate it, but you'll need to do some training first.
2. Create a party with you as the leader, and invite a 4th job Warrior. ONLY 1. Go to Sanctuary Entrance 3 and enter the middle portal to a hidden arena.
3. Kill 200 Taurospears before time runs out. The kills your teammate earns count.
4. Return to Manji, and he will give you the Skill Book for Rush.

A Shield's True Power

1. Head to Leafre : Forest Crossing and talk to the NPC Moose.
2. After a bit of conversation, he'll give you Skill-Earning Shield and will ask you to kill 200 Dark Kentaurus in his special arena.
3. Enter Moose's arena while having the shield equipped. Kill as many Dark Kentaurus as you can within the time limit, you do not have to do this in one go. Re-enter the arena if necessary. WARNING: if you aren't using the Skill-Earning Shield while inside the arena, you'll instantly DIE!
4. After satisfying Moose's prerequisites, he will grant you the Guardian skill, take away your Skill-Earning Shield and replace it with the Gellerhead Shield. (lvl 120, 7 STR, 3 DEX, 5 Avoid, 1xx wDef, 3x mDef, 7 Slots, UNTRADEABLE)

The Holy Knight

1. Talk to Harmonia, your 4th job advancement NPC. He'll comment on how you're not a true Paladin, and that in order to become one, you'll need to offer a holy offering at the Statue in Orbis Tower. He will ask you to go to Aqua Road and talk to Taeng about the Holy Cup, a diver exploring the bottom of the ocean.
2. Talk to Taeng, found inside the ship at Grave of a Wrecked Ship. He'll ask for 10 Shark Dentures in return for the Holy Cup.
3. Go to Chief Tatamo in Leafre. He'll tell you that you must go deep within the Cave of Life to get Holy Water of Life, and that you should talk to Moira to help you get in.
4. Skip this step if you found a player with the Certificate of the Dragon Squad. Unfortunately, this is the hard part. You must gather 5 other people who are at least level 80 in order to start the Horntail PQ (other Paladins and Bishops need something from HTPQ, so they're probably willing). You do not have to actually defeat Horntail.
5. Have everyone going into HTPQ complete Moira's quest, which will either be "The War of the Dragons" if you're doing it for the first time, or "Making Secret Medicine".
   • Gather the following items: Busted Dagger , Cornian Marrow , and Skull Shoulderpad from Dark Cornians; 10 Tough Dragon Skin from either Drakes, Red Drakes, Red Wyverns, Blue Wyverns, or Dark Wyverns; Manon's Cry from Manon; 1 Steel Plate and 1 Mithril Plate.
   • Talk to Mos in Leafre to forge a new Cornian Dagger from the Busted Dagger and the two Plates.
   • Have everyone going along with you for HTPQ talk to Moira to complete her quest. Upon completion, you'll immediately transform into a Green Cornian. DO NOT ATTACK OR BE ATTACKED, OR THE TRANSFORMATION WILL END.
   • Drop down below, get admitted by the Gatekeeper Keroben, and enter the Cave of Life. (dropping down while not transformed will result in losing 500 HP and being forced out of the map)
6. If you are with a player that has Certificate of the Dragon Squad, let that player form the party with him as the leader, then have him talk to the Stone Slab at the top and skip the next step. Otherwise, have all 6 players (including you) party up together, and have the leader talk to the Horntail Schedule at the bottom.
7. Complete HTPQ.
   • Designate one person to stay outside next to the Stump in the middle of the room.
   • Everyone else goes into the top left portal. This is a series of rooms that contain monsters and a portal at the top right. Kill the monsters until you find a key. Drop the key onto the shining hole next to the portal. You will hear a sound, and the key has transferred to the designated player waiting outside. Have the designated player talk to the Stump in order to unlock the way, thus allowing the rest of the party to proceed.
   • Eventually, you'll find a special red key. Exit the room WITH the key.
   • Everyone will be together again. Head towards the next area by talking to the Horntail Schedule.
   • The Purple Crystal will give a hint regarding this stage. Hit the flower-like plant in the middle to cause it to light up, then have the leader enter the portal.
   • In this room, Skelesaurus spawn indefinitely. They drop the Root of Life (for bishops, they may have gotten one earlier), Marks of the Dragon Squad (for getting the Certificate of the Dragon Squad) and 6 blue keys. Once you gather 6 blue keys, talk to the Horntail Schedule on the otherside of the wall at the far end of the map. It will ask you to kill the rest of the Skelesaurus (which have stopped spawning) before proceeding on.
8. Your party will now be in the Horntail preparation room. The Mark of the Squad NPC in the middle of this room acts like Adobis for Zakum raid parties. Ignore it, and go to the far end of the room.
9. You'll find a small spring of Holy Water. Double-click on it to fill up your Holy Cup to obtain Holy Water of Life.
10. Bring the Holy Water of Life to the Statue on the 8th floor of Orbis Tower. Congratulations, you now have Holy/Divine Charge!

[Storybook] Crimson Balrog's Proposal

1. With the storybook in hand, talk to Harmonia, your 4th job instructor. He complains that the plans are incomplete. He'll tell you to talk to Spiruna.
2. Talk to Spiruna in Orbis's Cloud Park IV. She'll do a bit of scrying, and will tell you to find Lycanthrope's Plans from Lycanthropes.
3. Obtain Lycanthrope's Plans from Lycanthropes.
4. Return to Spiruna, and she'll piece together the whole plot about kidnapping Tylus, your 3rd job instructor.
5. Return to Harmonia, your 4th job instructor. He'll decide that direct intervention will suffice.
6. Talk to Tylus at El Nath's Chief's Residence. He will become concerned.
7. Gather a party of other 4th job players, where you are the party leader. Enter El Nath PQ via Tylus, and defend Tylus for at least 4 minutes. The Crimson Balrogs in this PQ only do at most 2.4k magic damage, so it is safe for Bowmen and Assassins. Additionally, the Crimson Balrogs in ENPQ drop a few Skill Books for other classes (remember, they're untradeable). Alternatively, it is possible to solo ENPQ by yourself by luring the monsters away.
8. After you get a blue message prompt to exit to the right side of the screen, do so. You will be rewarded with Tylus's Trust.
9. Talk to Tylus outside of ENPQ, and he will teach you the skill Power Stance.

Will of a Warrior

1. Talk to Chief Tatamo. He'll tell you of a story about how Carta the Sea Witch took away the will-power.
2. Talk to Carta the Sea Witch somewhere in a cave in Deep Sea Gorge I. After persisting, she'll tell you that all the will-power can be found in a special dimension that can only be opened for 5 minutes using the focus, a Miniature Pianus.
3. Kill Pianus to obtain Miniature Pianus. There's a very small chance you won't get one. Alternatively, you can buy them from other players. It is recommended that you have multiple Miniature Pianuses.
4. Make a party with other people (or by yourself) with you as the leader. You must have the Miniature Pianus in possession. Talk to Carta and tell her you want to go inside the special dimension. You have 5 minutes to collect 40 Pieces of Courage. You do not have to do this in one go. If you fall short, obtain another Miniature Pianus and try again.
5. Once you collect enough Pieces of Courage, Carta will tell you that you cannot reabsorb them in their current state. She gives you a deal that she will concoct a potion with them in exchange for her Mithril Wristband.
6. Talk to Eurek the Alchemist. She will tell you to get her the Wristband from Griffey and 10 Mithril Plates to restore it.
7. Kill Griffey for the Ragged Wristband . This may take multiple tries.
8. Return to Eurek with the items, and she will combine them into Mithril Wristband.
9. Return to Carta the Sea Witch and she'll give you the Skill Book for Hero's Will, the Firm Hand , in exchange for the Mithril Wristband.

Sayram's Skill

1. Talk to Wiz the Librarian, found in the first floor of Helios Tower. He'll give you Sayram's Journal , and will ask you to talk to Chief Tatamo.
2. Talk to Chief Tatamo. He'll take away Sayram's Journal, recount the stories about Sayram, and will ask you to get Sayram's Necklace from Griffey; a memento from Sayram to Griffey.
3. Obtain Sayram's Necklace from Griffey.
4. Return Sayram's Necklace to Chief Tatamo. He'll tell you to talk to the Insignificant Being.
5. Find the Insignificant Being at Another Entrance deep in Victoria Island's Dungeon. He'll talk about a forgotten shrine, and will ask you to obtain a key to the shrine and Sayram's Shield.
6. Kill Jr. Balrog for the Key to the Forgotten Shrine. Alternatively, you can get a Black Sack and summon a Jr. Balrog to kill.
7. You now have access to the forgotten shrine. Go the Sanctuary Entrance 4 and enter the portal in the middle.
8. You have 20 minutes in the forgotten shrine. Kill all the Jr. Balrogs inside, then continue on.
9. There are 5 shield statues. They are randomized, and I have no idea how to tell which one's the correct one, so select one at random, and hope it's the correct one. If it's not the correct one, you'll be teleported back to Another Entrance. If you do break the correct one, you'll obtain Sayram's Shield.
10. Return to Wiz the Librarian with the Key to the Forgotten Shrine and Sayram's Shield. You'll be rewarded with Heaven's Hammer.

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