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Fast, high avoid, and the best meso skills on a 3x meso server.

Classes5 min readUpdated Oct 23
TL;DR
  • 1st job at 10 in Kerning City, with the Dark Lord.
  • Main stat LUK. DEX (and some STR for daggers) only for gear.
  • Two paths: Assassin (claw) or Bandit (dagger).
  • Meso Up and Pickpocket matter more here: mesos are scarce at 3x.
  • Night Lords need the Triple Throw skill book from Zakum.

Why play it here

Meso makersMeso Up adds to monster mesos on top of our 3x. Pickpocket mesos come from your damage.
Wanted in partiesHaste for every PQ; Smokescreen at bosses.
Easy Triple ThrowZakum drops the Triple Throw skill book on nearly every kill.
FastHaste, and Flash Jump for Hermits.

1. Job advancements

Job Level Where Talk to
1st 10 Kerning City Dark Lord
2nd 30 Kerning City, then the test map Dark Lord
3rd 70 El Nath Arec
4th 120 Leafre Hellin

How the tests work

Take the letter to the test NPC, collect 30 Dark Marbles, and bring the Proof of a Hero back.

Two tests. Strength: beat a clone of your first instructor in a hidden passage on Victoria Island (they tell you where). Wisdom: answer the Holy Stone's quiz near El Nath (it takes 1 Dark Crystal). Bring both necklaces to Arec. Spend your 2nd-job SP first: Arec only lets you keep SP from levels after 70.

Arec writes you a letter for Hellin in Leafre. Finish the quest there, then advance. You get the Maple Warrior skill book on the spot.

2. Pick your path

Assassin → Hermit → Night Lord

Claws and throwing stars from range.

Triple Throw

Bandit → Chief Bandit → Shadower

Daggers up close, meso skills.

Boomerang Step
Assassins need throwing stars.

Recharge them at NPC shops. At 3x mesos, budget for them early.

3. Stats (AP)

LUKEvery spare point.
DEX, STROnly enough to wear your weapon and armor.
HP washingNot needed. AP Resets are 3,100 NX in the Cash Shop if you want more HP for Horntail later.

@luk 5 adds 5 points at once.

4. Build on OkichiMS

Max each skill before the next, left to right. Mobbing first: at 10x EXP, the faster you clear a map, the faster you level.

Job SP order Why here
Thief (1st), claw Lucky Seven 20 → Nimble Body 3 → Keen Eyes 8 → Disorder 3 → Dark Sight → Nimble Body Lucky Seven carries you to 30
Thief (1st), dagger Double Stab 20 → Nimble Body 3 → Disorder 3 → Dark Sight → Nimble Body Double Stab is all a Bandit needs

2nd to 4th job, by path

Job SP order Why here
Assassin Claw Mastery 20 → Critical Throw 30 → Claw Booster 20 → Haste 20 → Endure 3 → Drain Haste for every PQ party; Drain saves potions
Hermit Avenger 30 → Shadow Partner 30 → Meso Up 20 → Flash Jump 20 → Alchemist 20 Avenger mobs; Meso Up adds to our scarce mesos
Night Lord Triple Throw → Shadow Shifter → Maple Warrior → Venomous Star → Ninja Ambush → Ninja Storm Avenger until you loot the Triple Throw book
Job SP order Why here
Bandit Savage Blow 30 → Dagger Mastery 20 → Dagger Booster 20 → Haste 20 → Steal → Endure Haste for every PQ party
Chief Bandit Band of Thieves 30 → Meso Explosion 3 → Pickpocket 20 → Assaulter 30 → Chakra 3 → Meso Guard 20 Band of Thieves mobs; Pickpocket funds your scrolls
Shadower Boomerang Step → Assassinate → Maple Warrior → Shadow Shifter → Venomous Stab → Smokescreen Boomerang Step mobs; Assassinate for bosses

Meso skills at 3x mesos

Multiplies the mesos monsters drop for you, on top of the 3x rate. The best funding skill for 60% scrolls (3m each at Asia).

Drops mesos as you hit, based on your damage. The amount doesn't depend on the server meso rate.

Both spend your mesos. Use them for bursts, not for everyday training.

5. 4th job on this server

4th-job skills stop at their master level until you read a book. Your SP piles up until then; that's normal.

  1. Talk to Hellin twiceAfter advancing, pick "Teach me the skills of my class". That sets 2 more skills to master level 10.
  2. Skill booksTriple Throw (Zakum, Papulatus, Pianus) and Taunt (Gallopera in Malaysia). Untradeable: loot your own.
  3. Mastery booksRaise a skill to 20, then 30. They drop from bosses and Leafre and Temple of Time monsters.

Where each skill comes from

Shadow Shifter, Venomous Star, Shadow Stars: level 10 when you advance. Ninja Ambush, Ninja Storm: Hellin's second talk. Triple Throw, Taunt: skill books. Hero's Will: quest "Regained Will Power".

Boomerang Step, Shadow Shifter, Venomous Stab: level 10 when you advance. Assassinate, Ninja Ambush: Hellin's second talk. Smokescreen: quest "Black Clouds...". Taunt: skill book. Hero's Will: quest "Regained Will Power".

Skill Book for 20 Book for 30
Triple Throw Zakum, Pink Bean Horntail (nearly every kill), Chimera
Boomerang Step Pink Bean, Lyka Crimson Balrog, Blue Mushmom
Assassinate Griffey Ergoth, Hsalf
Shadow Shifter Leviathan, Dodo Leviathan, Dodo, Pianus
Maple Warrior Horntail, nearly every kill Horntail

Mastery books are tradeable, so buying one in the Free Market is often quicker.

6. Gear and scrolls

Level Get How
30 Spiegelmann's Necklace 40 coins at Cody
50 Goddess Wristband + glove ATT 60% 60 coins or 10 Orbis PQ feathers; scroll 3m at Asia or 8 coins at Cody
50-90 Altair Earrings, Lord Pirate's Hat (4 tiers), Horus' Eye at 70 Cody coins. Scroll the last tier only
Any Weapon ATT 60% Claw or dagger: Asia, 3m, or 8 coins at Cody
50+ Zakum Helmet Zakum. Untradeable: reloot for better stats
120+ Horntail Necklace, 10% vouchers, Vega's Spells Boss Marks at Raul

More: Scrolling, Party quests, Bosses.

7. Where to train

Level Spot Why for thieves
10-30 Kerning PQ, Henesys PQ, Ant Tunnel Kerning PQ starts in your home town
30-50 Ludibrium PQ, The Path of Time (Chronos) Party EXP and coins to 50
50-70 Orbis PQ, Drake Hunting Ground, Dead Mine Orbis PQ feathers for the Goddess Wristband
70-100 Wolf Territory IV/V, Kentaurus in Leafre Avenger and Band of Thieves hit groups
100-130 Wyvern Canyon, Temple of Time roads These monsters drop mastery books (4x drops)

All maps and IDs: Training spots.