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[Preview] This Guide is a Complete Reference for all Arrow Rush focused Dragon Builds and covers all Dragon Types (Priests, Dark Lords,and Wizards) ...

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Table of Contents
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[SEC 1.0] Introduction

[SEC 2.0] Frequently Asked Questions

[SEC 3.0] Build Graphs and Stat Point Distribution

[SEC 4.1] Shaman Skill Build

[SEC 5.1] Light Magicial Skill Build
[SEC 5.2] Dark Magicial Skill Build
[SEC 5.3] Hybrid Light Magician Skill Build
[SEC 5.4] Hybrid Dark Magician Skill Build

[SEC 6.1] PvP/GvG Priest Skill Build
[SEC 6.2] PvM Priest Skill Build

[SEC 7.1] PvP/GvG Dark Lord Skill Build
[SEC 7.2] PvM Dark Lord Skill Build

[SEC 8.0] Wizard Build Primer
[SEC 8.1] Earth/Fire Wizard Skill Builds
[SEC 8.2] Wind/Earth Wizard Skill Builds
[SEC 8.3] Water/Wind Wizard Skill Builds
[SEC 8.4] Elec/Water Wizard Skill Builds
[SEC 8.5] Fire/Elec Wizard Skill Builds

[SEC 9.0] Leveling Guide Primer
[SEC 9.1] Key Quests
[SEC 9.2] Episode Quests
[SEC 9.3] Love Hunter Quests
[SEC 9.4] Card Quests
[SEC 9.5] Party Quests
[SEC 9.6] Grinding Areas
[SEC 9.7] Chaos Tower
[SEC 9.8] Monster Guild Quests

[SEC 10.0] Equipment Primer
[SEC 10.1] Equipment Modification
[SEC 10.2] Useful Quest Equipment
[SEC 10.3] Useful (Player Shop) Equipment
[SEC 10.4] MyShop Equipment
[SEC 10.5] Pharoah Set
[SEC 10.6] Sacrifice Set
[SEC 10.7] Gatcha Sets
[SEC 10.8] 4g Sets
[SEC 10.9] Accessories

[SEC 11.0] Guide to Galder Making

[SEC 12.0] PvP/GvG Primer
[SEC 12.1] Understanding the Priest
[SEC 12.2] Understanding the Dark Lord
[SEC 12.3] Understanding the Wizard
[SEC 12.4] Combating Powers
[SEC 12.5] Combating Magics
[SEC 12.6] Combating Senses
[SEC 12.7] Combating Charms

[SEC 13.0] Credits

[SEC 14.0] Version History

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[SEC 1.0] Introduction

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If you are interested in this Guide, please realize that it was intended for anyone interested in playing a Dragon. This means that while a Sheep may find use in the Guide, it's not really geared towards them.

This is Primarily a Guide to Arrow Rush Dragon Builds. Arrow Rush is one of, if not the, strongest Single Target Spell that a Mage will have access to early on and will allow for OHKOs on Stronger Targets. Although Ring and Storm Builds have their uses (Primarily if you are going Wizard), Rush remains useful throughout your Trickster life (Leveling, Bossing, PvP, GvG, etc.). I also find it more useful because Mana Arrow serves as a Pre-Requisite to several Dragon Skills later on as well and if you need to Level Mana Arrow to Level 10 anyways, you may as well get Rush. The Spell is just that strong and that useful. Thus, it is my own personal preference in terms of Builds and I highly suggest it to everyone who isn't knowingly avoiding Rush to save TM.

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[SEC 2.0] Frequently Asked Questions
(and comments thereof)

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Is a Dragon right for me? What kind of Dragon should I be?

Spoiler!

You would figure that this is the First Question that a person would ask before trying out a Dragon but it surprisingly is not. In anycase, you should consider playing a Dragon if you like the idea of a Character who can heal himself, has a variety of skills, is not totally equipment dependent, and can both Solo and Party well. Although it is one of the Slower Classes to Start, once you get the Core of your 2nd Class Skills, you'll start to feel the power of Dragons as you gain more Options and become Stronger. As a General Bias, the best general idea of Dragons are as follows:

Priest: Specializes in Support and Defense. Light Attacks are Weaker but more Accurate than other magic Spells and tend to be focused on AoEs. Think of them as the Generic Healer who can Heal the party, Recover Debuffs, and Cast Attacks around himself to protect him. Will tend to Level faster than Darks.

Dark Lord: Specializes in Debuffs and Offense. They hit fast and hard. Although their only AoE is Slow and an MP Guzzler, the main Draw are it's numerous Single Target Attacks that devestate enemies and skills like Fear that make them something to fear in PvP/GvG.

Wizard: Unlike the former 2, this variant specializes more in PVM than PVP. Depending on your Element Choice, they can make great Speed Casters, AoE Mages, Single Target Spammers, or even Status Inflicters. They will generally Level Faster but Require more TM to unlock their skills and some of the newer skills you won't touch until much later on due to their TM Level Requirements.

If any of these sounds like something you'd like to try, I suggest you go for it and look into playing a Dragon. They're great fun!

You Lie! Light Dragons are supposed to go with Ring Builds to not Waste TM!

Spoiler!

That is actually a common misconception based upon the idea that Light Wave requiring Mana Ring as a Pre-requisite. It was, and still is, believed by some that Light Dragons should go Ring to avoid Redundancy with Light Arrow and to Open up Access to Light Wave. However, Light Wave is not a very useful AoE due to it's Area of Effect, which is a Cone behind the Target, and Light Arrow is not very strong, requiring Ring to be Combo'd with it to make it reasonably close to Rush's Damage. In that Respect, you actually hurt your TM by focusing on Light Wave and Ring+Light Arrow Combo'd due to the lack of use Light Wave would see and the Time/MP you'd be using to Combo Ring+Light Arrow. Could you do it? Yes, and it works for some, but it's just not my preference is all.

Dark Dragons should use Storm Builds so they can level with Gravity Crush later on.

Spoiler!

This is a very iffy Position. While Gravity Crush is indeed strong and has it's uses, do note that you must be TM 125 to even Learn it, costs 2000 MP per Cast at Mastery, has a 3 second cast, hits only 5 Targets, and a 15 Second Cooldown. In this time, your monsters could have been Tagged before you got GC's cast off and arguably, you could've killed 2-3 within the time it took you to cast GC alternating Rush, Hellfire/Wicked Flame, and Dark Lance. It is indeed a strong spell but I do not believe that it is worth gunning for as, to even unlock it, you would be putting off when you get Dark Lance and/or Hellfire/Wicked Flame, which are both accessible earlier and have more general uses.

Which Light Skills do you suggest I aim for?

Spoiler!

Assuming that you are not a Shield of Heaven Bandwagoner, then the question usually implies: Which Light AoE should I be aiming for? The answer to this is Radiant Strike. It is Stronger than all of Light's other AoE's (Yes, sadly, even the newest - Celestial Strike - and the Priest's Searing Light) AFAIK. RS is centered on you, has a reasonably large AoE, and Targets 3. While you may be thinking that you want more than 3 Targets, outside of a few mobbier places, you'd actually be hard pressed to gather more than 3 without actually dragging them into place so 3 is actually not a bad number of Targets to be honest.

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[SEC 3.0] Build Graphs and Stat Point Distribution

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[NOTE] For a Basic Stat Primer, check out out the MMOG-TO Wiki Stat Entry.


Build Graphs


Builds at Level 200 w/o Bonus Points Applied.


(Credits: HK-47 <Trickster Stats Table Generator>)

[NOTE] This does not factor in Builds with 2+ Power

There are 2 Types of Builds here: Sense or Charm Focused. Of these, the 1-4 Combos are more for the experienced or funded while the 2-3 Combos are better for General Use. Just think of it as Specialized VS Versatile here.


[Build Graph: 1441 - 1 Power, 4 Magic, 4 Sense, 1 Charm]

This Build has 2 Focuses: LK and WT. The Higher LK is useful for PvP/GvG and the WT is useful for PVM. It is the toughest of all the Builds to Start out with as you will die more often and the difference in LK at the early levels is really negligible - if you use Rush, you will miss. Maybe less often, but you will. The 3 Types of Characters that tend to Benefit most from this Build are Dark Lords (Being able to Out-LK your opponent is Key here), Priests with SoH (SoH gives you an HP Buffer based on MA), and Light Wizards going Fire/Lightning or Water/Lightning (Light for SoH, Elements are chosen because the LK helps with their Lower Accuracy).

[Build Graph: 1432 - 1 Power, 4 Magic, 3 Sense, 2 Charm]

This Build is better for those who want more LK but still have a fair amount of Defensive Stats. 1432 would have 2x more HP, DP, HV more than a 1441 Build while still maintaining a large amount of LK/WT for use. This is a better Compromise for those who want a little Defense but still an Overall Offense Oriented Build.

[Build Graph: 1423 - 1 Power, 4 Magic, 2 Sense, 3 Charm]

This Build is better for those who want a little more LK but prefer to have a good amount of Defense. You would have 2x more LK/WT than a 1414 Build but you'd still have a mostly Defense Oriented Build. This is a better Compromise for those who want a little more Accuracy but still an Overall Defense Oriented Build.

[Build Graph: 1414 - 1 Power, 4 Magic, 1 Sense, 4 Charm]

This Build is the only Build to make use of all of the Stats in it's Chosen Specialty. HP, DP, and HV are all going to prove useful to you and in PVM, you will eventually get enough LK from Equipment to hit everything. The Build "feels" slower than the other Builds but in the long run, if you are an AoE User or just plan to stick to PVM, this is the Build most useful for you. Ergo, for Priests who don't plan to PvP/GvG, the combination of this Build and SoH will essentially make you untouchable. Light Wizards can benefit from this as well as Earth/Wind and Wind/Water would all Benefit from having a Defensive Build.

Stat Point Distribution

There really are only 2 ways you would divide your Bonus Points as a Magic-Type: MA and LK. MA is for increasing your Damage and LK is for increasing your Magic Accuracy, Crit Rate, and Block Rate. You don't have much reason to put into any other Stats as you can Comp whatever else you need.


[Stat Allocation: Pure MA - 4 Points to MA]

You get +1 MA every 2 Levels instead of every 4 levels this way. MA controls your Damage so this is Optimal for Damage-Focused Builds. This is also Optimal for any Light Build as Light Shield and Shield of Heaven are based on MA. It is recommended for anyone who is interested in simply dealing lots of Damage, wants a "safe" place to put their stats, or are planning to go PvM/Bossing only. If you go PvP/GvG, you'll need a LK Set to compensate as most Serious PvPers/GvGers have insane LK.

[Stat Allocation: Pure LK - 4 Points to LK]

You get +1 LK every 2 Levels instead of every 4 levels this way. This is the path to take if you have enough MA from Equipment and are planning to PvP/GvG. LK gives you more Crit, Blocking, and Accuracy so it makes for a worthwhile Stat to put your points into if have another source of MA. You can always refine your Rods for MA but only Comp for LK outside of Base Equip LK so you're LK is somewhat more Limited as MA can be Comp'd for as well. With typical Mages pushing LK for PvP/GvG, unless you have some good Equipment, LK is the way to go if you plan to focus more on PvP/GvG. However, note that this Build is "Slower" since your MA won't hit OHKO Points as fast as a Pure MA Build will.

[Stat Allocation: Hybrid MA/LK - 3:1, 2:2, and 1:3 MA/LK Ratio]

I actually think this is a much harder Build to work with than a Specialized Build. This is only recommended for people who are funded or MyShopped as, without good Equipment and experience, it's hard to plan to push LK while maintaining enough MA to OHKO at each point you would move up to the next Leveling Spot. The idea here is to only add enough MA to OHKO and push the rest into LK for PvP/GvG. Again, I do not recommend this for all but those who already know what they want and, even then, I would suggest that you instead get in intervals of 4 (IE For 3:1, just add 4 to MA 3 times and then 4 to LK 1 time to get to the same point but benefit from the Stat Points faster). It's somewhat worthwhile to minimize waste but it's still a lot of hassle for what amounts to not too large a gain honestly.