Before starting this quest, we'll want to make sure we have 4 empty inventory slots and 83 gold. Once we have those, we'll be heading to Swan Lake Basin 374 439 and purchase the qualification weapons from the Mercenary Association Leader. To pass the test, we must lower the durability of these weapons to 99 or less. Simply equip them and kill things with it. Give the weapons back to the ɴᴘᴄ to become a fully pledged mercenary!



ᴇǫᴜɪᴘ sʜɪᴇʟᴅ
Often forgotten, equipping a shield on support classes can be very helpful. It also pairs well with a wand or a saber.

With this build, we'll find ourselves as the main source of dps in a duo. Using attack speed on any physical jobs is also a very easy method to solo level. Near level 45, if buffs are still running out before cooldown time, we can add a few points into agility.

Our routine will vary based on the skills we've brought from other jobs, but the main concept remains unchanged: self-buff, debuff enemy, click enemy as fast as possible. Repeat. With this build, it's very important to keep our self-buffs active at all times. This ensures our damage output is as efficient as possible.

ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ-ʙʟᴏᴄᴋᴇʀ
Self-buff. Increase p.defense (req. shield)

ʙʀᴏɴᴢᴇ sɪɴᴇᴡ, ɪʀᴏɴ ʙᴏɴᴇ
Passive. Reduce damage taken

ᴇǫᴜɪᴘ sʜɪᴇʟᴅ
Get if using shield on other attack speed jobs


◌ Stats
◌ Common builds
◌ Gear
◌ Optional consumables


We'll be using Blademaster buffs as our primary arsenal. The other skills can fill the gap for whatever else we might be struggling with; more speed, healing, etc.

ᴠᴀʀɪᴀᴛɪᴏɴ 1: ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴅᴍɢ
ᵇˡᵃᵈᵉᵐᵃˢᵗᵉʳ ˢᵏᶦˡˡˢ ⁻⁻ ˡᵃˢʰ ᵒᵘᵗ ⁻ ᵇᵘʳⁿᶦⁿᵍ ʳᵃᵍᵉ ⁻ ᵃˡˡ ᵒᵘᵗ ᵃˢˢᵃᵘˡᵗ
ʷᶦᵗᶜʰ ᵈᵒᶜᵗᵒʳ ˢᵏᶦˡˡˢ ⁻⁻ ᵇˡᵒᵒᵈ ᵇᵒᶦˡ ⁻ ᵐᵃʳᵗᶦᵃˡ ʰᵉˣ
ᵈᵃⁿᶜᵉʳ ˢᵏᶦˡˡˢ ⁻⁻ ᵉᵠᵘᶦᵖ ᵈᵃⁿᶜᵉʷᵉᵃʳ ⁺ ᵗʰᶦᵉᶠ ˢᵏᶦˡˡˢ ⁻⁻ ᵉᵠᵘᶦᵖ ᶜˡᵒᵗʰᶦⁿᵍ

ᴠᴀʀɪᴀᴛɪᴏɴ 2: ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀᴛᴋ sᴘᴇᴇᴅ
ᵇˡᵃᵈᵉᵐᵃˢᵗᵉʳ ˢᵏᶦˡˡˢ ⁻⁻ ˡᵃˢʰ ᵒᵘᵗ ⁻ ᵇᵘʳⁿᶦⁿᵍ ʳᵃᵍᵉ ⁻ ᵃˡˡ ᵒᵘᵗ ᵃˢˢᵃᵘˡᵗ
ʰᵘⁿᵗᵉʳ ˢᵏᶦˡˡˢ ⁻⁻ ᵃᶦᵐ ⁻ ʳᵉᵃᵈʸ ᶠᵒʳ ᵃᶜᵗᶦᵒⁿ ⁺ ᵈᵃⁿᶜᵉʳ ˢᵏᶦˡˡˢ
ᵈᵃⁿᶜᵉʳ ˢᵏᶦˡˡˢ ⁻⁻ ᵉᵠᵘᶦᵖ ᵈᵃⁿᶜᵉʷᵉᵃʳ ⁺ ᵗʰᶦᵉᶠ ˢᵏᶦˡˡˢ ⁻⁻ ᵉᵠᵘᶦᵖ ᶜˡᵒᵗʰᶦⁿᵍ



ʜᴇᴀʟɪɴɢ sᴋɪʟʟs
ᵈᵒᶜᵗᵒʳ ˢᵏᶦˡˡˢ ⁻⁻ ᶠᶦʳˢᵗ ᵃᶦᵈ ⁻ ʳᵉᵍᵉⁿᵉʳᵃᵗᶦᵒⁿ ⁻ ᶦⁿⁿᵉʳ ᵐᵃᵍᶦᶜ

ᵗʰᶦᵉᶠ ˢᵏᶦˡˡˢ ⁻⁻ ᶜᵒⁿᵗʳᵒˡ ᵇʳᵉᵃᵗʰᶦⁿᵍ ⁻ ʳʰʸᵗʰᵐ ᵒᶠ ˡᶦᶠᵉ ⁻ ᵖʳᵉᵐᵒⁿᶦᵗᶦᵒⁿ

The Tank job requires a party of 4+ members in order to be functional and benefit from adequate ᴇxᴘ gain. Our role consists of taking and holding aggro from teammates while they kill everything.

Tank buffs are sorted into two categories and only one from each type can be activated at the same time:

• Defense category - Circle formation, dustpan, snake
• Attack category - Arrow formation, crane, goose


In an ideal party, we'll start by receiving buffs from our doctor and musician while waiting for the puller to gather monsters. When the puller comes back with a mob, we'll cast [ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ] to keep everyone safe, and then take the aggro with [ᴍᴏᴄᴋ ᴍᴏɴsᴛᴇʀs] and [ᴡɪᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴡɪɴᴅᴍɪʟʟ].

ᴍᴏᴄᴋ ᴍᴏɴsᴛᴇʀs
A no-damage aoe that generates a massive amount of aggro

ᴡɪᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴡɪɴᴅᴍɪʟʟ
Area damage

ʙʀᴏɴᴢᴇ sɪɴᴇᴡ, ɪʀᴏɴ ʙᴏɴᴇ
Passive. Reduce damage taken

ᴇǫᴜɪᴘ ʜᴇᴀᴠʏ ᴀʀᴍᴏʀ
Get if tanking on other jobs or want extra p.def on doctor/musician

ᴇǫᴜɪᴘ sᴘᴇᴀʀ
Get if tanking on other jobs



ᴅᴇꜰᴇɴsᴇ

ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ
Increase team p.def (We'll use this one 95% of the time)

ᴅᴜsᴛᴘᴀɴ ꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ
Increases m.def (Useful in dragon's den, a level 50 area)



ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ

ᴀʀʀᴏᴡ ꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ
Increases p.atk (Use if duo partner is using attack speed build and doesn't need more speed)

ᴄʀᴀɴᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ
Increase team m.atk (Great for traditional parties or if teaming with a m.dps)

sɴᴀᴋᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ
Increase attack speed and defense (Use if duo partner is using attack speed build and requires more speed)



◌ Stats
◌ Common builds
◌ Gear
◌ Optional consumables


Mercenary skills already have everything we need for this role. Whatever else we bring can be used to fill in the gaps; or bring [ᴘɪʟꜰᴇʀ] from Thief for some fun recipe stealing.

ᴅᴏᴄᴛᴏʀ
ᶠᶦʳˢᵗ ᵃᶦᵈ ⁻ ʳᵉᵍᵉⁿᵉʳᵃᵗᶦᵒⁿ ⁻ ᶦⁿⁿᵉʳ ᵐᵃᵍᶦᶜ

ᴛʜɪᴇꜰ
ᶜᵒⁿᵗʳᵒˡ ᵇʳᵉᵃᵗʰᶦⁿᵍ ⁻ ʳʰʸᵗʰᵐ ᵒᶠ ˡᶦᶠᵉ ⁻ ᵖʳᵉᵐᵒⁿᶦᵗᶦᵒⁿ / ᶠˡᵒᵃᵗᶦⁿᵍ ʷᵃˡᵏ

ᴡɪᴛᴄʜ ᴅᴏᴄᴛᴏʀ
ʷᶦᵗʰᵉʳᵉᵈ ᵉᵃʳᵗʰ ⁻ ᵈᵉᵇᵘᵍᵍᶦⁿᵍ ᵏⁿᶦᶠᵉ / ˢᵃⁿᶜᵗᵘᵃʳʸ ˢᶜᵃʳᵃᵇ ⁻ ᵘˢᵉ ᵖᵒᶦˢᵒⁿ ᶦⁿˢᵉᶜᵗ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵖᵒᶦˢᵒⁿ ⁻ ᵛᵒᵒᵈᵒᵒ ᵖᵒᶦˢᵒⁿ ᵇᵘᵍ

ᴍᴀʀᴛɪᴀʟ ᴀʀᴛɪsᴛ
ᵐᵃʳᵗᶦᵃˡ ᵃʳᵗᶦˢᵗ ˢᵏᶦˡˡˢ ⁻⁻ ᵉⁿᵈˡᵉˢˢ ʳᶦᵛᵉʳ

ᴍᴇʀᴄʜᴀɴᴛ
ᵐᵉʳᶜʰᵃⁿᵗ ˢᵏᶦˡˡˢ ⁻⁻ ᵘⁿᵈᵉʳʷʳᶦᵗᵉ ˡᶦᶠᵉ ᶦⁿˢᵘʳᵃⁿᶜᵉ

Axe mercenaries are great tanks who can solo handle mobs with ease; making them a good choice for pet leveling.

We'll be using [ᴛᴀᴜɴᴛ] to lure single enemies to allow our pets to kill them safely while we inflict single-target damage.

sᴘʟɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴄʜᴏᴘ
Fast attack that draws aggro

ᴏᴡʟ sʟᴀsʜ
A powerful attack

ᴘʀᴇᴄɪsɪᴏɴ sᴛʀɪᴋᴇ
Increase p.atk and accuracy

ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ʙʟᴏᴄᴋᴇʀ
Increase defense and block rate (Req. shield)

ᴛᴀᴜɴᴛ
Discretely pull an enemy from afar

ᴀʟʟ ʙᴇᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ᴏꜰꜰ
A strong attack

ɪʀᴏɴ ᴄᴜʀᴛᴀɪɴ
Greatly increase p.def and m.def

ʙʀᴏɴᴢᴇ sɪɴᴇᴡ, ɪʀᴏɴ ʙᴏɴᴇ
Passive. Reduce damage taken


◌ Stats
◌ Common builds
◌ Gear
◌ Optional consumables


Pet tunes are essential if we're planning to solo level with our pets.

ᴍᴜsɪᴄɪᴀɴ
ˢᵒᵒᵗʰᶦⁿᵍ ˢᵉʳᵉⁿᵃᵈᵉ ⁻ ˢᵒⁿᵍ ᵒᶠ ˢᵉʳᵉⁿᶦᵗʸ ⁻ ᵖᵒʷᵉʳ ᵇᵃˡˡᵃᵈ ⁻ ᵈᵉᶠᵉⁿˢᶦᵛᵉ ᵈᶦᵗᵗʸ ⁻ ᵖᵉᵗ ᵖʳᵃʸᵉʳ ⁻ ᵖᵉᵗ ᵖʳᵃᶦˢᶦⁿᵍ ˢᵒⁿᵍ

sᴏʀᴄᴇʀᴇʀ
ᵖᵘᵖᵖᵉᵗ ᵖʳᵒˡᵒⁿᵍ ˡᶦᶠᵉ ⁻ ʸᶦⁿ ᶠʳᵒᵍ ⁻ ᵖʳᵉᵐᵒⁿᶦᵗᶦᵒⁿ ⁻ ˢᵖʳᶦⁿᵍ ᶜˡᵉᵃⁿᶦⁿᵍ ⁻ ᵉᵃʳᵗʰ ˢᵖᶦʳᶦᵗ ⁻ ʷᵒᵒᵈ ˢᵖᶦʳᶦᵗ ⁻⁻ ᶠʳᵒᵍˢ



ʙʟᴀᴅᴇᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀ
ᵇᵉʳˢᵉʳᵏᵉʳ ᵇˡᵒʷ ⁻ ᵐᶦⁿᵈˡᵉˢˢ ˢˡᵃᵘᵍʰᵗᵉʳ ⁻ ᵇᵘʳⁿᶦⁿᵍ ʳᵃᵍᵉ ⁻ ᵃˡˡ ᵒᵘᵗ ᵃˢˢᵃᵘˡᵗ

ᴛʜɪᴇꜰ
ˢᵘᵖᵉʳ ˢᵗᵃᵇ ⁻ ˢᵗᵉᵃˡᵗʰʸ ˢᵗᵃᵇ ⁻ ᶜᵒⁿᵗʳᵒˡ ᵇʳᵉᵃᵗʰᶦⁿᵍ ⁻ ʳʰʸᵗʰᵐ ᵒᶠ ˡᶦᶠᵉ ⁻⁻ ᶠˡᵒᵃᵗᶦⁿᵍ ʷᵃˡᵏ

There are a couple things to consider when choosing a pet for leveling purposes: mainly, their damage output and attack type. Certain pets perform better at ᴀᴏᴇs than others, while some prefer to buff their owner rather than fighting.



◌ ᴘᴇᴛ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs

◌ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ᴅᴀᴍᴀɢᴇ
The majority of pets are already befitted with elemental damage - and we can take further advantage of this, by strengthening them with additional elemental skills.

Consumable munchies created by Merchant class:


Skills from Sorcerer:



◌ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ᴀᴅᴠᴀɴᴛᴀɢᴇ
Simply put: 🔥➝🪓➝🪵➝⛰️➝💧➝🔥
🎶 fire melts metal, which chopped a tree, that fell onto the earth, into the river, to stop the fire

In theory, it means that if we are fighting a monster who has water element:
• using earth will cause more dmg than usual
• using fire will cause less dmg usual
• using water is neutral

¹ ˢᶜʳᵉᵉⁿˢʰᵒᵗˢ ᵗᵃᵏᵉⁿ ᶦⁿ⁻ᵍᵃᵐᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵉᵈᶦᵗᵉᵈ ᵇʸ ᵐᵉ
² ˢᵏᶦˡˡ ᵃⁿᵈ ᶦᵗᵉᵐ ᶦᶜᵒⁿˢ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᵈᵒᵐᵒ⁻ᶠᵃⁿᵈᵒᵐ[domo.fandom.com]
³ ˢᵒˡᵒ ᵖᵉᵗ ᵃˣᵉ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ˡᵒᵗᵘˢᵍᵒᵈᵈᵉˢˢ[domo.lotusgoddess.ca]
⁴ ˢᵐᵃˡˡ ᵘᵖᵖᵉʳᶜᵃˢᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ˢᵘᵖᵉʳˢᶜʳᶦᵖᵗ ᶠᵒⁿᵗ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ˢᵐᵃˡˡᵗᵉˣᵗ[smalltext.io]
⁵ ˢʸᵐᵇᵒˡ • ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᶠˢʸᵐᵇᵒˡˢ[fsymbols.com]




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⁜ Quick class overview and how to equip skills from other jobs