Dex/ Magik Build

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Build summary	A pretty solid build for both PVE and PVP
Recommended starting class(es)	Ive started with both Royal and Magician. Both work equally well (this one based on Magician start
Recommended Soul Level
	Recommended stats (Leave at default (**) if not raised)
Vitality	30
Will/Intelligence	24
Endurance	30
Strength	22
Dexterity	30
Magic	43
Faith	18
Luck	11
Recommended equipment	Weapons: +5 Crescent Uchi (Right Hand) +5 Kris (Left Hand *primary carry*) +5 DSS (Left Hand) +5 Sticky Compound Longbow (left Hand) +5 Moon Spear (Right Hand) +10 PFS (Left Hand *primary carry*) ToB (Right Hand *primary carry*) Lava Bow (use it for the first run through, then after building up my dex, I move to the Sticky ** do not use this on Maneater through the fog, he will run away if hit with it **) Rings: Magical Sharpness, Cling and Graverobbers are what I use most. Armor: Body- Binded (including gloves and boots) Head- Silver Coronet (adds a bit more MP which comes in handy sometimes) I mix and match alot depending on what Im doing at the moment but ALWAYS have the Kris and both shields on me at all times. Both the +5 Moon Spear and +5 Crescent Uchi do approximately 375- 380 damage per strike with this high a magic level. ** Scraping spear ** I get invaded by so many BPs using it that I decided to carry it around with me sometimes when I blue. Been trying to build a +5 Dark PFS but that is way hard lol.
Recommended spells/miracles	Soul Ray Homing Soul Ray Firestorm 2nd Chance Fire Spray Fireball Warding At the moment Im carrying Soul Ray, Fireball, 2nd Chance and Fire Spray. I like to have INT up at 24 so I can carry Firestorm and Soul Ray at the same time, or I will bundle up with Homing Soul Arrow and Fireball. Add the Kris and ring of sharpness to the mix and all these spells do sweet damage. You can easily takes out old hero in one Firestorm casting if your placement is right.
Gameplay tips and progression	I built this up to lvl 128, for me they never seem finished until somewhere between 125- 130 You can adjust it to you liking. I like to run through 1.1 free and clear making the world white. Then make a run at the dragons treasure. Gather that up and then work/ farm the 1.2 area, gather up the winged spear and short bow and farm for sharpstones/ hardstones to get the spear up to +4 or +5. If using a royal you should be able to do this all while still at lvl 1 or what ever the base magician lvl is. Build up the shield to +4 or +5 at the same time then build up to (basically strong enough to use the spear and bow. It takes a little time but I think its worth it to be able to step out with some decent weapons. Then go get Miraldas armor (Built using a female character). I found engaging her with Soul Arrow until MP is exhausted to be the best way to deal with her. Then use the spear and shield. From there I usually build up Vit/ Magik and Dex to minimum of 18s and Faith to 18 for ToB usage, Though lately I decided that was probably a waste of lvls and should just go ahead and use ToG for 2nd Chance After that, what ever you want to build up works fine. I do like to get the crescent uchi to +4 minimum before NG+, same with the Sticky bow.

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ukol12 25 Jul 2010 22:20

You might want to start off with a royal instead of a magician, because the magician has 11 luck, which is uneccesary since luck should only be high if you're making a bbs build. Sure it's only 4 stat points, but might as well pump them into another stat. Since you're using Crescent Uchis, dex doesn't scale with them so the only reason you would want 30 dex is for the sticky bow, which is not enough to raise dex to 30. You might also want to lower Str to 18, since the Steel Shield as the same hitRes as the pfs, but it weighs less. You might to put all these extra points into either VIT, END, and maybe magic. So then you're left with a pretty good spellsword build. btw, don't go for the dark shield upgrade. It changes your HitRes back to base and doesn't even offer 100% magic damage, while the DSS+5 has 65 HitRes( I think), and 100% magic damage, plus the ability to parry, so if you want magic defense, go with the DSS. If you want Physical Defense, go with the Steel Shield.