INTRODUCTION
MABUHAY! I'm IGN: "Setsuna Seiei" (Gundam 00) or "Seth" as most of my Thor community refer to me. Sharing with you my developing guide and gameplay for casual and aspiring "imba" assassin, assassin cross and guillotine crossplayers.
This thread serves as a platform for information sharing and community building for the love of the job class. More so, this thread is my way appreciation for the things I've learned from my sempai / senior players back at pRO (Valkyrie) and here in iRO (both Chaos and Thor). Majority of what I share came from my constant research and lurking in jRO sites, kRO sites, and WP Forums.
The content of this thread revolves around different topics. First of all, it will contain suggested stat distribution and skills builds, suggested gears & consumables, and leveling tips & progression. In addition, PvM gameplays and playthroughs on dungeon and gramps leveling, instances, and solo/party MVPing. Lastly, some PVP, WOE and Battlegrounds footage from time to time.
BY NO MEANS that I'm claiming that I'm the best resource. As the old saying goes, experience is the best teacher and practice makes "progress". Personally, I'm just grateful for this game and want to help others so that they can experience and enjoy being an assassin, assassin cross or guillotine cross player. I monitor this thread daily but it will take time for me to comment or update due to the nature of my work. Nonetheless, I hope that you are entertained, inspired or by any chance have learned something new.
P.S. Don't hesitate to correct me or share additional info since this a constantly developing project/thread.
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STAT DISTRIBUTION & SKILL BUILDS
I. PVM & MVP BUILDS
A. ASSASSIN
B. ASSASSIN CROSS
C. GUILLOTINE CROSS
1. RC/CRS & SEMI-CRIT LOCK KATAR LEVELING & END GAME BUILD (PURE 120 STR)
DESCRIPTION: A guillotine cross build that can do both RC/CRS damage and crit locking at the same time. A highly advisable leveling build for starting players. Having at least 90 base stat points on both DEX and LUK would mean fewer problems on mobs requiring high HIT points to land damage. Every 3 LUK is equivalent to 1 HIT so it does a lot of coverage to bosses and other monsters (e.g. Celine Kimi, Stefan J.E. Wolf, & Ancient Gigantes). Bakonawa Tattoo or Keraunos [1] are good investments when you switch to semi-crit lock since ASPD is also a key for the build. Shoutout to USurper & MildContempt for introducing this build.
2. RC/CRS KATAR LEVELING & OPTIMAL CRS END GAME BUILD (PURE 120 STR & 100/120 DEX)
DESCRIPTION: A Guillotine Cross built for high "ranged" damage potential. Overseas Care Package (OCP) gears particularly Fairy Leaf Powder [1] (FLP) gives love and upside on this build. Having a pair of those as your accessories increases your CRS "range" damage by 14%. You can add more damage potential by having it carded with either Gold Scaraba cards, Taffy cards or Dark Lord Essence (DLE) Force3. If you are blessed enough to have at least one Sarah's Right Earring or Left Earring with Expert Archer enchants (one EA1 & EA2 each to be exact), the range damage would reach up to 21% just having it paired with 1 FLP [1]. Designed for range damage MVPing such as Temple of God Instance, Bakonawa Instance, and Nightmare Old Glast Heim instance in the future (Amdarais has reflected so no RCing or Hit Locking).
3. CRIT LOCK & RC/CRS KATAR END GAME BUILD (PURE 120 STR/120 LUK)
DESCRIPTION: This is currently my main build for my Crit Lock Katar GX though it's very costly when it comes to additional DEX or HIT Stat foods. You also have to rely on STR Temporal Boot w/ Luck Day enchants to add more timely HIT points as well.
4. DD DA (SEMI) CRIT & CRIT LOCK KATAR END GAME BUILD (110/120 AGI & 120 LUK)
DESCRIPTION: A guillotine cross that can use both for daggers and katars effectively. This was my starter MVPing build due to its flexibility minus its inability to do a pure critical lock damage while wielding daggers. In the current mechanics of iRO, an enabled DA passive skill does not let you proc CRIT damage at 100%. We hope that iRO receives a jRO/kRO damage update soon such that a critical damage can now bypass the DA proc. Since you still have allowed HIT points, you can manage mobs and MVPs that requires some high HIT points to finish. If you allowed 110 STR, it gives you an opportunity to take advantage of the Crow Tengu Mask - Tengu Scroll damage bonus. Another optimal damage bonus can be provided through an Of Fury (MVP Lord Knight-carded) sunglasses[1] - mob scarf combo.
5. CRIT LOCK KATAR END GAME BUILD (100/110/120 AGI & 120 LUK)
DESCRIPTION: A traditional yet still exceptional guillotine cross MVPing build. Equipment setup would focus less AGI/ASPD but more LUK/CRIT damage bonuses. The same principles apply from the DD DA CRIT / Crit Lock katar build from above. You can make use of accessories beyond a pair Bakonawa Tattoos such as Assassin's Despair [1], Keraunos [1], AGI/LUK Gloves [1], Physical Enhancer Rings [1] (should be pair w/ Anti Magic Suits) and Sarah Ring(s) w/ Fatal Enchants to help boost ASPD or Critical damage. In crit lock katar mode, you can now maximize your damage while having no problems with most mobs and MVPs (such as Stephane Jack Earnest Wolf) who demands high HIT points to damage or proc AGI UP / Hallucination Walk since critical damage can bypass HIT.
4. DD DA NON-CRIT & RC/CRS KATAR LEVELING / END GAME BUILD (120 STR / 120 AGI)
DESCRIPTION: A Glt. Cross that can also shift between daggers and katars as well. However with as little as 1 LUK meant no CRIT damage output at all unless you have a Vanberk or Lucky Day enchant proc. Katar usage is mostly Rolling Cutter (RC) and Cross Ripper Slasher (CRS) not Crit locking. This is the most recognizable form of DD DA having a maximized STR & AGI points. It has a much more damage as compared to DD DA Non-Pure Crit.
5. RANGED RC/CRS KATAR LEVELING / END GAME BUILD (120 STR /120 DEX)
DESCRIPTION: A Glt. Cross that is built mostly for Katar CRS damage. Can pierce through most monsters and players with its optimized DEX points. Designed for long distance MVPing such as Temple of God Instance and Bakonawa Instance. Still testing suggested stat build below.
6. DD (PURE) CRIT END GAME BUILD (110-120 AGI / 120 LUK)
DESCRIPTION: An MVPing build like no other. Shares the same build principles with Katar Crit Glt. Crosses but this time you can burst god-like damage through daggers (card stacking and modifiers). On the other hand, aspiring DrD Crit Glt. Crosses should not use this a a leveling build since you compromise Advance Katar Mastery due to no skill points distributed to Double Attack (DA). One big rule of thumb is that this build requires one's high thief to job change at level 42 or else one's DD Crit aspirations is doomed already. You can check MadHatter's DD Crit build pinned thread for the best resource.
GEARS & CONSUMABLES
I. Weapons
Here is a list of essential weapons I use as well as recommendations:
A. KATARS (preferably +9 or above)
1. FOR PVM / MVP (DEMI/NON DEMI-HUMAN)
2. FOR PVM / MVP / PVP / WOE (DEMI-HUMAN)
B. DAGGERS
Main Hand (Right Hand)
- +9 or above 2x Liberation (Abyssmal Knight card) Faceworm Queen Leg [2] (for Crit locking Demi-Human MVPs)
- +9 or above 1x Liberation (Abyssmal Knight card) RWC Knife [1]
- +9 or above 2x Liberation (Abyssmal Knight card) Dessert Twilight [2]
- +9 or above 3x Liberation (Abyssmal Knight card) Scalpel [3]
- +10/+14 or above 2x Liberation (Abyssmal Knight card), 1x Shorcut (1 Soheon card) Scalpel [3]
- +10/+14 or above 1x Liberation (Abyssmal Knight card), 1x Shorcut (1 Soheon card) Dessert Twilight [2]
Off Hand (Left Hand)
- +9 or above Ice Pick Sharp10 [1]
- +9 or above 1x Liberation (Abyssmal Knight card) Ice Pick [1]
- +9 or above 1x Boned/Titan (Skel Worker/Minorous) Ice Pick [1]
- +10/+14 +9 or above 2x Liberation (Abyssmal Knight card), 1x Shorcut (1 Soheon card), 1x Penetration (Memory of Thanatos card) Sandstorm [4] / Valkyrie Knife [4]
B. Gears
Here is a list of essential gears I live by as well as recommendations:
1. HG (Top)
2. HG (Mid)
3. HG (Low)
4. Body (Armor)
5. Robe (Garment)
6. Shoes (Footgear)
7. Accessories
- Bakonawa Agimat Tattoo 2x (ATK + 7%, APSD +10%)
- Assassin's Despair [1] (+1 ASPD) with Golden Scaraba card, DLE FORCE3, GC 109 card
- Pendant of Maelstorm [1] (ATK +6%) with Golden Scaraba card, DLE FORCE3, GC 109 card
- Medal of Honor - Thief (ATK +5%)
- LUK Glove [1] with Golden Scaraba card, Tiyanak Card, DLE LUK3, GC 109 card
- STR Glove [1] with Golden Scaraba card, DLE FORCE3, , GC 109 card
C. Consumables
Here is a list of essential consumable items I live by:
1. Buff Consumables
a. Skill Buff
- Increase Agi Scroll (Cast level 10 skill)
- Blessing Scroll (Cast level 10 skill on user)
- Assumptio Scroll (Cast level 5 skill on user)
- Aloevera (Cast level 1 Provoke skill on user)
- Box of Gloom (Cast level 1 Improve Concentration on user)
b. Primary Stats Buff
- Reno VIP Buff (+7 to all stats for 30 minutes)
- Savage BBQ (+20 STR for 5 minutes)
- Drosera Herb Stew (+20 AGI for 5 minutes)
- Minor Brisket (+20 VIT for 5 minutes)
- Siroma Iced Tea (+20 DEX for 5 minutes)
- Petit Tail Noodles (+20 LUK for 5 minutes)
- Takoyaki (+9 LUK & +20 ATK/mATK for 10 minutes, overrides the +7 LUK VIP Buff)
- Lucky Rice Cake (+21 LUK for 10 mins)
c. Substats Buff
- Concentration Potion
- Awakening Potion
- Enriched Celermine Juice (ASPD+1)
- Schwartzwald Pine Jubilee (HIT +10/FLEE +20)
- Sesame Pastry (+30 Hit for 3 mins)
- Military Ration B (+33 Hit for 10 minutes)
- Honey Pastry (+30 Flee for 3 mins)
- Military Ration C (+33 Flee for 10 minutes)
- Abrasive (+30 Crit for 5 minutes)
- Buche De Noel (HP & SP restoration + 3%, +3 Hit, & +7 Crit for 10 minutes)
- Arunafeltz Desert Sandwich (+7 Crit for 10 minutes)
- Schwartzwald Pine Jubilee (+10 Hit and +20 Flee for 10 minutes)
- Rune Strawberry Cake (+5 ATK and +5 MATK for 10 minutes)
- Tasty Pink Ration (+15 ATK for 10 minutes)
- Distilled Fighting Spirit (+30 ATK for 1 minute)
III. Gameplay Videos
DUNGEON LEVELING GAMEPLAY
Bifrost Tower 1/F - Cenere & Antique Book
RC/CRS Katar & DD DA Crit GX Build *x2 speed
Nightmare Clocktower Level 3/F - Big Bell
RC/CRS Katar GX Build *x2 speed
Scaraba Hole Dungeon 2/F Leveling
GRAMPS LEVELING GAMEPLAY
Payon Dungeon 1/F - Rafflesia & Bathory (11th-17th of August 2017)
Grimtooth Katar Sin Build *x2 speed
Geffen Dungeon 4/F - Skogul & Tatacho (8th-14th of July 2015)
RC/CRS Katar GX Build *x2 speed
Geffen Dungeon 4/F - Green Lichtern & Miming (15th-21st of July 2015)
RC/CRS Katar GX Build *x2 speed
SOLO INSTANCE GAMEPLAY
Sara's Memory Instance (99+)
Crit Lock / Rolling Cutter Katar*x2 speed
Ghost Palace Instance (120+)
Crit Lock Katar *x2 speed
Airship Raid Instance (125+)
Crit Lock Katar *x2 speed
Devil's Tower Instance (130+)
Crit Lock Katar *x2 speed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzK1dcBLLhU
SOLO MVP GAMEPLAY
MVP Egnicem Cenia
Crit Lock & Counter Slash Katar Build
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68uPuEj2hU0
MVP Grand Pere & 2 Mini-MVP Jitterbugs
DD DA Semi-Crit & Crit Lock Katar Build
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIr_bWfMg0U
MVP Corrupted Soul & MVP Amdarais
DD Crit Build
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uegRg4TBjjM&
DD DA Semi-Crit Build
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97R5Ykgm94c
DD DA Non-Crit Build
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlCwIO4qFH4
MVP Powered Amdarais & MVP Bijou
MVP Charleston 3
MVP Timeholder
DD DA Semi-Crit Build
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCge8o3qdx4
Crit Lock Katar Build
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmqJqqfDVSk
MVP Celine Kimi
Pure RC Katar Build
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ROFOIX6egM&
MVP Grim Reaper Ankou
MVP Evil Necromancer
PARTY MVP GAMEPLAY
MVP 4 Mini-MVP Dark Faceworms
DD DA Crit Build *x1 speed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-KUOsE3dCs
MVP Grand Pere & 2 Mini-MVP Jitterbugs
DD DA Crit Build *x1 speed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVcIeqfLJVY
MVP Evil Fanatic/ Demon Believer
DD DA Crit Build *x1 speed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsLlyFGS1tA
MVP Baphomet & Dark Lord
Crit Lock / Counter Slash Katar Build *x1 speed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4ys4qvbPM0
MVP Vesper
Crit Lock / Counter Slash Katar Build *x1 speed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu7c8G1ZkYg
MVP Celine Kimi
Pure Rolling Cutter Katar Build *x1 speed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdWAEnMqc0Y
E. PVP/WOE/BATTLEGROUNDS
1. PVP GAMEPLAY
2. WOE GAMEPLAY
WOE TE
Crit Lock / Sonic Blow Katar Build *x1 speed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv-pU3_MQmk
Crit Lock / Sonic Blow Katar Build *x1 speed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A79lAQnCWE0
Crit Lock / Sonic Blow Katar Build (switched to Gunslinger for DEF) *x1 speed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlnihsrkLYw
WOE FE
WOE SE
RC/CRS Katar Build *x1 speed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGfsW9WuBgI
DD DA BREAKER & RC/CRS Katar Build *x1 speed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IANn_DdN-g
C. BATTLEGROUNDS GAMEPLAY
Edited by SetsunaGmr, 02 January 2018 - 12:46 AM.