Dark Knight Lann

• Wasbewwi wrote on 2012-04-28 20:52
  Okayyy so .. at dark knight level 10. Point into Aura 2 or Steal 2? I maxed HP + that SP 90% thingy. 1 in the att and one in the aura.............. and one in steal. SOOO aura 2 or steal 2? :D
• MareneCorp wrote on 2012-04-28 20:56
  Steal is pretty useless, I'd max out attack if you haven't already, then aura for the additional stamina.
• Wasbewwi wrote on 2012-04-28 21:00
  What would you recommend maxing in dk then? :O
• Excalibur wrote on 2012-04-28 21:11

  Quote from Wasbewwi;850925:

  What would you recommend maxing in dk then? :O

  
  
  Did you completely read his post?
  
  

  Quote from MareneCorp;850922:

  Steal is pretty useless, I'd max out attack if you haven't already, then aura for the additional stamina.

• Wasbewwi wrote on 2012-04-28 22:25
  Those are 2 skills of dk. That's such a small overview of it.
• MareneCorp wrote on 2012-04-28 23:02
  I haven't been on enough to make a proper guide, but here's an idea of what I would do.
  You don't need steal AT ALL, except for that 1 point in it. Just forget about it, it's too little of a difference to even be worth the time. Max out HP and Attack buffs, then work on aura, SP, and that buff (which I forgot the name of) that gives you 200 increase in each stat for each 1 point invested in it (for 3 points total, 600 increase in all stats), this needs to be maxed.
  
  Keep in mind this is only an idea, I'll take a look at the actual numbers later, whenever I can get online.
  
  Edit:
  

  [Image: http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/6361/dkstats.jpg]

  
  
  As you can see I messed up my DK a bit, but this was back when even Glas wasn't out yet. Old stuff. So, you'd want to max out Revelation: HP and ATT first for maximum potential, have 1 on steal, max out SP recovery (Slashing high/Furious 7) then choose between going pure resistance or pure aura, resistance is useless if it only works half the time.
  
  For now, I recommend getting aura first, you need that Revelation: Potential maxed out ASAP. Any spare PP can go into Aura/resistance, or even into the "Steal family" if you want, if you still need to apply PP before getting the second transformation.
  
  Second transformation stats, same thing, in a sense. Max out ATT and HP, then choose between Revelation: Vigor and Fissure.
• Invertex wrote on 2012-04-28 23:12
  Well, DK doesn't have Defence boosting skills (that's Pally). Regardless, for first stage it might be easier to just list what not to get.
  Marene already covered why you want to get certain skills.
  
  Therefore the skills you want during 1st Stage are...
  
  1 Steal
  1 2nd Transformation
  Max Revelation: HP
  Max Revelation: ATT
  Max Revelation: Fatigue
  Max Revelation: Aura
  Max Revelation: Potential
  
  That should take you to about Lv. 19. Sink the last point into Revelation: Resistance.
  
  From there, on 2nd Stage.
  
  1 Fissure
  1 Revelation: Regeneration
  +4 (Max) Revelation: Resistance
  Max Revelation: Longevity
  Max Revelation: Fury
  Max Revelation: Vigor
  Max Revelation: Destiny
  
  At that point you'll be at Lv. 38. Spend the last two points in Encroach.
  
  Explanation stuff:
  Steal isn't worth it other than a single point to enable you to fire projectiles. The projectiles offer some versatility, but it's not worth buffing them as they'll do pathetic damage regardless.
  
  Revelation Resistance is used as a sink for points in order to unlock later trees. It's that or Steal, and honestly Resistance will be more useful than anything else.
  
  Encroach is used as the final sink for points as boosting Fissure is more beneficial than minor HP/Stam regen.
  
  2nd Stage skills Regeneration and Stamina are skipped as they do not offer strong enough bonuses to make them worth sinking points into. You're already nearly invincible in a well leveled 2nd Stage Trans and you have the aura for even more stamina boosting.
  
  You get a single point in Regeneration as it's a prerequisite for Revelation: Destiny. And Destiny is the stats skill, which is really really good.
• Wasbewwi wrote on 2012-04-29 02:11
  While we're still talking about spear lann, what should I be maxing in my skills?
  
  I have:
  Combat Mastery E
  Crit MAX
  Windmill E
  Strength M. C
  Gliding Fury MAX
  Fury Infusion MAX
  Willpower M. D
  Agility M. A
  Smash M. MAX
  Life Flare F
  Battle Resp. 9
  Moon Splitter MAX
  SP: Berserk MAX
  SP: Slashing High MAX
  Stamina M. MAX
  HP Potion Prof. MAX
  Lightning Fury MAX
  Furious Seven MAX
  Yeah.
• MareneCorp wrote on 2012-04-29 02:23
  Maxing life flare is a must for spear Lanns, well, Lann in general. Get your Will to r9 as well as Agility (for criticals and gliding/lightning fury damage, respectively), and definitely Strength to r9 for that damage boost. I wouldn't say "max" the masteries yet, because I know they take over 1k AP to max. Work on getting Combat Mastery and Windmill to as close as max as you can after the masteries.
• Wasbewwi wrote on 2012-04-29 02:25
  I'm working on plate mastery to r6 first. :P I'm at r7. Why not max it, eh?
• MareneCorp wrote on 2012-04-29 02:34

  Quote from Wasbewwi;851093:

  I'm working on plate mastery to r6 first. :P I'm at r7. Why not max it, eh?

  
  
  That's a good idea, always can use the extra defense. :thumb:
• Wasbewwi wrote on 2012-04-29 02:38
  ALWAYS. Having 4k defense during CBH is crap.
• Invertex wrote on 2012-04-29 03:24

  Quote from Wasbewwi;851102:

  ALWAYS. Having 4k defense during CBH is crap.

  
  
  You mind listing all your equipment and their enchants as well as how much money you have.
  I can almost guarantee there are a few easy things you could do to bump yourself to 5k-6k Defence.
• Wasbewwi wrote on 2012-04-29 07:19
  Is it possible to add people on Vindi from other servers, anyway, like in Mabinogi?
  
  So currently I have:
  Swift Set with +3 boots and greaves.
  Tough Irukul Belt
  Rocheste Magician thingy (2 set bonus with belt)
  Cadet's Ring
  Sarghamiu's Nose Ring
  ENCHANTLESS.
  +3 Jargursh's Bloodletters.
  
  I have 5.9m
• Invertex wrote on 2012-04-29 07:50
  Well, you're probably working on making a few of those Swift pieces into BH pieces, so that's fine. +5 those boots/greaves though.
  
  Upgrade the belt to a Solid Thor Leather Belt, it should take ~1m in order to craft it if you buy all the materials.
  
  Get a Warrior's Courage Emblem, as that's the only way to fill up that slot.
  
  Rings are mediocre, but there isn't much you can do outside of a "side-grade" to the Warrior's Courage Ring or upgrades to Ocean's Embrace or Ghostly Ring (both of which are expensive).
  
  Really the easiest way for you to get defence would be either Warlord or Healthy on your accessories. It's better to do Warlord first (as it has the risk of breaking the item), but you'll likely need an 100% chance at gaining Def. Healthy should only be 2m at most if you're on West, so you could get one or two Healthies + Elixirs. That's 130 Def per scroll and some HP. Warlord Passion is the nicest possible Def enchant combo for accessories, but you'll likely need to take the cheaper route of Warlord Healthy.
  
  Of note is that a full set of Healthy enchants should take about 10m, which is about the same cost as all the mats to get the 3 BH pieces you're going for. However the former will give you 650 Defence right away.
  
  Might as well get your spears to +5 as well.
  
  
  There isn't much you can do with ~5m. But with 10m-20m you could pull yourself into the 12k Att 6k Def range, which isn't too bad.