Class guide · Lv 10-30 · Easy
Warrior (Power Strike and Slash Blast) guide
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Who it is for
The first job for every future Fighter, Page and Spearman. You walk up to monsters and hit them hard, with lots of HP to take the hits back.
Good at
- Slash Blast hits up to six monsters from its first point.
- Power Strike and Slash Blast give a lot of damage for little MP.
- The most HP and defense of any first job.
- More weapon types than any other class.
Watch out for
- Short reach and no movement skill until second job.
- You get hit a lot, so HP food is a steady cost.
- Misses hurt: a missed Power Strike still spends its MP.
- Other players can easily steal your kills.
Comes after: Beginner (Maple Island). Next: Sword Fighter (Rage), Axe Fighter (Rage), Sword Page (Threaten), Blunt Weapon Page (Threaten), Spear Spearman (Iron Will), Polearm Spearman (Iron Will).
AP: stats by level
Main stat: STR. Secondary: DEX.
| Level | Where your AP goes |
|---|---|
| 1-10 | Every AP into STR. There is no stat test for the job change. You reach 57 STR and 5 DEX at Lv 10. |
| 11-14 | STR +5. |
| 15 | STR +2, DEX +3. With +2 DEX from gear you reach the 10 DEX a Sabre or Battle Axe needs. |
| 16-18 | STR +5. |
| 19-20 | DEX +5. This covers the 20 total DEX of the Lv 20 to 25 weapons (Two-Handed Sword, Iron Axe, Mithril Axe). |
| 21-28 | STR +5. |
| 29 | STR +1, DEX +4. |
| 30 | DEX +5, for the 30 total DEX of the Lv 30 two-handed weapons (Blue Axe, Scimitar, Mithril Maul, Mithril Pole Arm). |
Lv 30: about 135 STR, 27 DEX, 4 INT, 4 LUK (base, before gear). Count the DEX on your gear: add base DEX only up to what your next weapon needs. Every other point is STR.
SP: skills by level
| Level | Skills by the end of it | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Power Strike 1 | Your main attack, and it opens Slash Blast. |
| 11 | Power Strike 3, Slash Blast 1 | Six-target hits right away. |
| 12 | Power Strike 4, Slash Blast 3 | Both attacks stay useful. |
| 13-14 | Power Strike 4, Slash Blast 4, Precise Strikes 5 | Early Accuracy so you miss less. |
| 15-20 | Power Strike 20, Slash Blast 6, Precise Strikes 5 | Max Power Strike: 260% damage for 12 MP. |
| 21-25 | Power Strike 20, Slash Blast 19, Precise Strikes 6, Improved HP Recovery 1 | Slash Blast for groups. Its reach grows at skill Lv 11. |
| 26-28 | Power Strike 20, Slash Blast 19, Precise Strikes 15, Improved HP Recovery 1 | Max Precise Strikes: +20 Accuracy and +5% critical rate. |
| 29-30 | Power Strike 20, Slash Blast 19, Precise Strikes 15, Improved HP Recovery 3, Max HP Increase 3, Iron Body 1 | Improved HP Recovery 3 opens Max HP Increase (+12% HP). One point of Iron Body gives +20% Weapon Def. |
- Second job SP can't go into first job skills, so finish this plan by Lv 30.
- Option: Slash Blast 20 instead of Iron Body 1. The last Slash Blast point adds only a little damage (124% to 130%).
- Option: max Power Strike first (Lv 10 to 17), then Slash Blast. Fine if you train alone on maps where monsters don't group.
- Short on mesos? A potion-saving plan skips Slash Blast: Power Strike 20, Precise Strikes 15, Improved HP Recovery 15 (potions heal 50% more), Max HP Increase 3, Iron Body 8.
- Max HP Increase now gives a percentage of your HP at once, so taking it late loses nothing. You don't need to max it.
Where to train
| Level | Maps | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 10-14 | The Rain-Forest East of Henesys, L Forest I, The Tree That Grew II | Pigs, Slimes and Stumps die fast to a fresh Power Strike. |
| 15-20 | Line 1 <Area 1>, West Rocky Mountain III, Tree Dungeon, Forest Up North IV | Dense Bubblings and Green Mushrooms. West Rocky Mountain III is close to Perion for refills. |
| 21-25 | Ant Tunnel III, Deep Ant Tunnel I | Horny and Zombie Mushrooms in big numbers. Slash Blast shines here. |
| 26-30 | Ant Tunnel Park, The Land of Wild Boar II, Deep Ant Tunnel I | Evil Eyes pay well and the shop in Ant Tunnel Park sells HP food and Pure Water on the spot. Wild Boars are the Perion side choice. |
Every level range: where to train by level. MesoLens also ranks the maps for your own character, from your level and stats.
Gear by level
| Level | What to wear |
|---|---|
| 10-14 | Wooden Sword or Metal Axe from River in Perion (30 attack). Metal Koif (Smithing 1) and Juno gloves (Stump drop or Smithing 2). |
| 15-19 | Sabre or Battle Axe from River. Steel Fitted Mail (female only at 15) from Harry in Perion. Steel Fingerless Gloves: no NPC sells them, craft them (Smithing 3) or buy them on the Free Market. |
| 20-24 | Two-Handed Sword, Iron Axe or Pickaxe. Red Kendo Robe (male warriors' first overall) and Iron Viking Helm (Smithing 4). |
| 25-29 | Mithril Axe (20 DEX), or Broadsword or Two-Handed Axe if you have 25 total DEX. White Fingerless Gloves (Smithing 5), Old Raggedy Cape. |
| 30 | Blue Axe or Scimitar (two-handed), or Gladius or Fireman's Axe with a Red Cross Shield. Jousting Helmet (+3 DEX), Steel Missel and Emerald Battle Grieves (both Smithing 6). |
| 10-30 | Future Spearman? River also sells Pole Arm (Lv 10), Spear (Lv 10), Fork on a Stick and Iron Ball (Lv 15) and Studded Polearm (Lv 20). Janitor's Mop (Lv 25, Weaponcrafting 5) needs no DEX. |
Before you buy, check what a piece really sells for: how to price-check the Free Market.
Quests and party quests
- Lv 11: Fixing Blackbull's House in Perion gives a Wooden Buckler or, rarely, a Steel Shield.
- Lv 12: take Henesys citizenship (Arthur at Henesys Town Hall). Its ranks unlock STR overall and glove scrolls from Flint, in the same hall. Raymond there sells Supreme Sniper Potions (+7 Accuracy) to everyone.
- Lv 21: Maya and the Weird Medicine, one of the biggest early EXP quests.
- Lv 23: Jane Doe's Stranger's Identity in Kerning City for the Old Raggedy Cape (+1 Accuracy).
- Lv 28: Caretaker's Ledger pays the most EXP before 30 and gives the Faded Maple Leaf Earrings.
- One-time quests before Lv 30 give over a quarter of the EXP you need. Do them on the way.
- Kerning City Party Quest from Lv 21: party of 4, start with Lakelis. King Slime (Lv 32) can drop Squishy Shoes (Lv 28, +1 to all stats).
Tips and common mistakes
Tips
- Use Slash Blast when it hits three or more monsters. On one target, Power Strike is cheaper and stronger.
- Your level adds more Accuracy than DEX does. If a map makes you miss, a few levels fix it faster than DEX.
- Keep casting the Beginner skill Recovery whenever it is ready, until second job. It saves HP food.
- Buy for value: Red Potion, Fried Chicken or Meat for HP, Orange or Lemon for MP. White and Blue Potions cost more per point.
- Two-handed weapons reach a bit farther and hit harder. A one-handed weapon lets you carry a shield.
- King Slime hits melee players hard. Bring extra HP food to KPQ.
Common mistakes
- Adding DEX for the job change: there is no stat test any more.
- Raising DEX past what your next weapon needs. Every extra point is lost damage.
- Maxing Max HP Increase early out of old habit. It no longer loses HP if you wait.
- Moving to a map where Power Strike misses. Stirge maps need about 47 Accuracy, so they are bad for most warriors at Lv 20.
- Leaving first job SP unspent at Lv 30: second job SP can't be moved back.
Written by the MesoLens team from the game data and community guides: NiaDB, Warrior guide, Lv 1-30 · NiaDB, Best grind maps for every level · NiaDB, Kerning City Party Quest guide.
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