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In this topic i will be talking about the many mechanics and behaviors of the death knight skills
In this one i will be talking about dk most iconic skill Dark Shield

As the skill describe, with some chance it ignore damage in accordance with your defense
leveling the skill does not increase the amount of damage the skill ignore, but it only increase the chance for the ignore to happen
when activated the skill will calculate your armor and give you a buff that ignore damage in accordance with that armor value
 
now the real catch with this skill is that it does not calculate your armor constantly (or when ever you get hit)
but only when the skill is activated!
 
see video below
 
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as you can see in the video, i activated the skill when i had my gear on and a armor value of 7800
then i took my armor off and started getting hit, you can immediately notice that i still get 0 damage although my armor is 0
that because the skill got activated when i had armor
but the moment i activate the skill again, it calculate my new armor value, which is 0 and i get hit constantly to death
without getting the 0 damage
 
this information can be really useful to know in a lot ways
 
first of all be sure to activate the skill when your armor is at its highest value
like when you are effected by shaman earth protection
or when you are under the effect of scrolls and potions
use skill aura of hatred then dark shield for extra protection is also useful
 
another cheesy strategy is to have PvE gear then use dark shield then switch back to PvP gear
giving that your PvE gear give more armor, making the skill more useful although your armor not as high
 
one last thing
make sure to not reactivate dark shield without making sure your armor is at its highest
as activating the skill again will reset the buff with the armor new value
 
this is it for death knight Dark shield
be ready for the next thread where i will be talking about death call and how its useful in PvP
Thanks for reading...
 

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update log:
- updated 07/09/2018
- updated 23/02/2019, v7.7.0
- updated 09/05/2020, v8.4.2
- updated 04/12/2020, relic section rewrite.
- updated 04/06/2021 v9.3.0
 
 BASIC SKILLS BUILDS 
 
PvP build
 Dark Shield  5/5
- Dark Shield give's the chance to ignore enemy damage with accordance to your armor, the more armor you have the more damage the skill will ignore
which will give a increase chance of survival, as of the last time this skill got an update the chance of working is 75%, giving a huge 
durability and allowing you to withstand great amount of damage.
 
 Thorn of Death   3/5
- Leveling Thorn of Death will allow you to increase your output damage and let you kill enemies faster, its a given that you need to have a damage skill with some levels for all classes
 
 Exhalation of Darkness  5/5
- which will give you extra magical damage, as much as you have magical damage the skill damage will increase
- (Update 8.4.2) the stun duration now increase with the skill level as follows 2/2.5/3/3.5/4 making it an essential skill in PvP!
 
as for Provocation   and Threads of Darkness keep them at 1/5
- use Provocation to make enemy lose target in case you want to run and use Threads of Darkness to pull running enemy's toward you
- you could give Threads of Darkness some levels as it give extra damage to all following attacks but then you need to lose some levels in other skills,
There is also the possibility of leveling Threads of Darkness to 3/5 or even 5/5 as the skill will increase all other skill damage toward the effected target
- (Update 8.4.2) Threads of Darkness cooldown was decreased from 30 to 22 and its debuff duration was increased from 2/3/4/5/6 to 4/5/6/7/8 making it more spamable and the debuff duration increase allows you to deal more damage to enemies
 
PvE build
 
 Dark Shield 5/5
- Dark Shield give the chance to ignore enemy damage with accordance to your armor, the more armor you have the more damage the skill will ignore
which will give a increase chance of survival, as of the last time this skill got an update the chance of working is 80%, giving a huge 
durability and allowing you to withstand great amount of damage.
 Thorn of Death  3/5
- You need this skill to for outputting damage to enemies and bosses
 Provocation  5/5
- as of latest updates support classes heal Provoke the monsters to attack them so you need something to attract the monsters attention away from the healers
- also bosses attack the higher damage outputted to them, so most of the time bosses will attack damagers so you need something to attract the boss attention to you
- try spamming this skill it have low energy cost and cooldown.
as you can see Dark Shield is leveled max in any case, this skill considered the heart and soul of DeathKnight, and is the most important Basic skill we have.
 
- For knights who want to pass to the second map
level Dark Shield it will give you durability to kill 5-6k mini bosses without help
and survive if you get lot of Monsters around you, then level Thorn of Death for some damage
 
 
 EXPERT SKILLS BUILDS 
There is lot of build you can go with expert skills and combine them with base skills and each other
 
 Health steal build 
and this build it self split to some builds
of course  all Health steal skills need Horror accessories , thought it is not necessary, it help a lot, also getting Saturation 4/4 as it give 25% extra Health steal for 15 seconds.
saturation  will take 10% of your health along side energy with the latest update to the skill instead of the old 4%, you need to take this 10% in consideration, 10% of health is a lot of health for tanks that became easy for them to reach 4k-6k health
 
1 - AoE Health steal/Dungeons and Bosses
 hurricane 4/4
 saturation  4/4
- Use these skills with each other to get high Health Steal parameter and then burst enemies with high physical damage and steal health from them
- The more enemies around you, the more Health Steal you do!
- use  Death Call to attract the target around you toward you so that you can set yourself up for life stealing from them with the build.
 
- NOTE : by the name this build can only work if big numbers of enemy's are targeting you, so that you get a use of that AoE skills
its most effective in dungeons and against groups of players and/or mobs, although its not really a problem because you Steel Hurricane should deal up to 500-1000 depends on your damage
- even in 1v1/2v2 you will get a good amount of Health Steal
- and remember these AoE skills can detect and reveal Invisible enemy's
 
2- Single target Health steal
 saturation  4/4
 Sharp Shadow  4/4
- as of latest update for sharp shadow Steal Health from enemy's if you on the effect of Saturation

so leveling Saturation and Sharp Shadow 4/4 is really good, also this skill damage is magical so adding some magical damage to your gears and weapons is good for more damage from it
- NOTE : the build is best and most effective in 1v1/2v2 arena, it can also be used in farming bosses as long as you don't get lot of enemy's around
don't get me wrong, its good in group fight and dungeons but it will not show its max potentials...
 
 Regeneration build 
Secret Reserve  4/4        --update notes! read below...--
-This build need you to get a large amount of health regeneration which this skill multiply it to increase your regen
- just remember Regeneration effect get cut in half if being attacked or in battlemode(When your health GUI flash red)
- also recently i encountered some characters who wait until your Secret Reserve is activated To use all there skills and kill you before it do anything
  so getting some armor so that you can survive for the skill to do its magic
- Gear like Heroic Endurance, Golden Dawn,  Kronus, rings, and shields have a Hp regeneration Bonuses
- other gears that you can enchant with regeneration like amulets, caps and shields for more regeneration
- NOTE : this skill is useful in most of situations you might encounter and can reach to high regeneration income, that's probably why people consider it "Broken", however beware of smart players as they could play around this skill, also this skill help you by giving you bonus armor, if you managed to get high hp regeneration then the skill well do more than 900 regeneration
a tick for 12 seconds
--update notes--
I'm gonna keep this build for the sake of people who might be curios to know, but this skill and build got nerfed and while its still useful the loses requirement to reach favorable result outweigh its benefits, because of its high cooldown(2 minutes) the skill is most beneficial in arena and only recommended there, i will not recommend the skill for PvE where you need a constant healing
as for latest update to secret reserve the skill now increase the "Health regen parameter" instead of giving a healing buff depending on health regen, and the skill decrease the regeneration rate while also receive a increase to its cooldown. the skill need full focus on health regeneration to acquire needed results...
 
 Stun build 
 Blow of Silence  4/4
 Sharp Shadow  4/4
with some Skills CoolDown  luck and timing you can stun the enemy for a long time
- also you can combine Health steal build with the stun build, as the stun build use Sharp Shadow get Saturation to 1/4 and then Sharp shadow will steal 50% with it
use it with blow of silence to deal extra damage and steal even more
- NOTE : this build is best used in arena and 1v1/2v2, as you can completely control an enemy if your skills succeed to hit, just remember that 2 of these skill require you
to hit for there effect to happen so building accuracy is good, also remember Blow of Silence Does not stun the enemy but prevent them from using abilitys
which mean they can move and the skill does not end if you fail to attack but stay until you successfully attack or the duration end
- also use this skill on multiable targets if your team is in need, and don't waste all these stuns on 1 target, to give your team a chance to breathe
-Use Exhalation of Darkness  with this build because it also stun the enemy.
 
 Survivability/tanky build 
 Dark Shield  5/5
 Aura of Hatred  4/4
 Blood Protection 4/4
- this is the only build that work great for heavy tanky death knight it offer both bonus armor and damage reduction for you.
- this build can be used to withstand bosses and players, and with support classes shield you will be literately a tank
 
 
  Aura of Hatred
- Aura of Hatred can be used with every build mentioned here, for more defense and surviving or for bonus damage, and considered one of the best expert skills for death knights
the 15% increase can go along way with more defend, as well as increasing your solidity making you a better tank in general
 
 
 
RELICS
while i can't give specific guiding to relics because choosing relics depends on you and your playstyle and what you need, i can still give some opinions on likable relics.
- Each Base Skill can have 4 relics, offensive, defensive, empowered and special
 
PvE
Great relic of Menacing is a great edition to your aggression skill, giving you a 60% increase aggro to the skill making it better at keeping bosses and enemies away from your party and making mobs focus on you
Generally any life steal relic is good for dk and are recommended for him, they will help him with his AoE build and life steal build
 
defensive relic are a great plus for PvE dks, they will make you more tanky and able to survive
 
Icy relic of intractability is arguably one of the best relic a dk could have, increasing his dark shield effect by 40%, this relic is a must have!
 
PvP
any stun or silence relics are great for dk in PvP and will help you with the stun build to keep enemies under control in case one of your skills fail
 
Great relic of punishing increase the damage of your skill by 12%, making it great to deal increased damage
 
Great relic of inaccessibility increase the range of threads by 2 yards makin a total of 7 yards of range, good for caching those runners!
 
Great relic of continues effect increase the duration of an effect by 40%, great to keep your skill running for a bit longer and have great use with exhilaration of darkness
 
 
Other Death Knight Guides that might help
 
 

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(I hope I'm not late for this....)
 
Hello everyone! I'd like to present my costume to you all.
 
Mischievous Raccoon!
 

 
The costume was created as a depicition of a folklore tale about a 
raccoon that caused mischief during valentines day. Unlike cupid
who would shoot his arrows of love at people that needed just a little
push to confess to their beloved one, this raccoon would shoot his arrows at random targets, causing a very chaotic valentines day!
Noone ever knew how he got his paws onto the arrows in the first
place....
 
 
materials used for the costume:
For the clothing some silk and leather for the belts. Also of course
fur! - but do not worry - its not actual fur taken from a real poor
raccoon. It's imitated fur. But its still very comfy and realistic looking,
some fine stuff from the Chainless League merchants.
He also has a bag of arrows on his back. Also made from leather.
 
I hope you like my costume, thanks for reading if you did! :)
 
character name: Raezer
server: EU-Emerald

@Panchen 

It's basically the same if you'd use 20 Warlocks. And they wouldn't even have to be op. Full area stun 24/7 does its job well.

Since we are expecting new t5 soon (this year hopefully)...
I wanna suggest that devs give us a little more content in the aspect of questing in the next map. Like not just normal go and kill and gather stuff and then talk to that guy. We need hardcore almost impossible quests that would take a long time to finish like good ol' Chainless League quests and the Six Shadows. Also a quest system like Norlant Swamp with RNG rewards would be great. Those were the good times in questing, now it is like a boring job.
Been waiting for the next town since a long time, might as well be worth it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Long ago the Spear War caused great devastation and chaos in Arinar. After the war, there was a time of peace, but the traces of devastation remained in the memory. The hatred drenched in the hearts of the Outcasts continues to emanate from vengeance against humans and elves. The Outcasts suffered the damage from defeat, and were vulnerable to any attacks. After the War of the Spear and the last battle, they remained collected for a long time. But they planned a revenge on the humans and elves, but for that they would have to rely on an ally in order to regain what the defeat took. The Clans of the Mountains have decided to ally themselves with the Outlaws, for which Clans also hold a deadly hatred of humans and elves. They decided to appoint a representative of the alliance between Outlaws and Mountain Clans, showing the debatable power they now have. Representing the new alliance and power, the new alliance's leaders named Bloody Night Executor as a representative of the alliance's warriors and wizards. Now the chaos is coming, with the mission to destroy the people of Arinar and all those who dare to get in their way, will feel the bitter sweet of revenge. Bloody Night Executor will quench his masters on bloody nights. Bloody Night Executor, was created by the Garahan dragon with the highest descending power, containing a high resistance, and powerful spells with mass destruction. His appearance resembles boring head performer, but having a considerably different appearance as he has undergone the transformations of his creator Dada Garahan. Having detailed wings with purple stripes, and its detailed face with checkered stripes, having a red stripe of a red center having a fall to his eyes. With the change of his body in detail striped in the purple color, accompanying in the center a long red vest and buttoned. The purple color represents its power and the red represents the blood of revenge. WHO TO ARIN TO BE ABLE TO HELP THEM ??? NOW THAT A POWERFUL COVENANT HAS BEEN GROWN TO VENGE !!!                     Remarks: he has no legs, he "floats" By:luandry Player:Magokaos Serv:Br-Tourmaline nvl:26      

Note: If you don't see a relic, simply post a screenshot of it here and I will update the list. I will also be sweeping through servers and looking if any new relics pop up, so expect updates. 
 
 
Relic drop locations (info by Peter_Munk)

 
Common relics
 
 
Rare Relics
These relics can only be acquired through Miracle Shop
 
Unique Relics
 
Event-specific Relics  

Fine...

Friends!
 
Warspear Online is not just a game. It’s a wide universe with neverending battles, countless stories, but most importantly – with you, heroes of Arinar. It’s a project that became an important part of company and its employees’ lives. And we have a lot more exciting things ahead of us!
 
In the meantime, our studio is growing: we evolve, strengthen our team with talented specialists, set ambitious goals and tasks. And it’s time for us to take a step forward and share good news with you.
 
While we are busy with implementing our grand plans for conquering underwater territories, our second team is working on expanding world of Arinar even further and making a new story that unfolds in parallel with events in Warspear Online. That’s why we decided to invite you, our most passionate critics, to participate in the testing of new mobile MMORPG Skylore before everyone else!
 
Skylore is our new project with its unique story, different combat modes, dynamic leveling up system, and vivid open world.
 
The game will be available only in Russian language on the first few stages of closed testing.
So russian-speaking users, who live in Russia and CIS countries, will be able to participate in the testing.
Residents of other regions will be able to join the next stages of testing.
 
To take part in closed testing, fill in an application form on our official site.
You can find more detailed information about how the testing will be carried out here.
 
Also join our VK and Facebook groups – the most recent news about project and information on further stages of testing will be there.
 
AIGRIND Team

My warm greetings to all new Warspear players 😉
Here I will give my advices that will better your Warspear experience
 
1. First and foremost ... The story.
 
No RPG can be separated from its story as they both go hand in hand.
That being said you should know why there are four factions, why are you questing and what lies your purpose in game otherwise it will be a boring cycle of grinding quests like a machine.
Firstly you should get started by the "Story of Warspear" app from Playstore(android). That explains the reason why there are four factions, whom are allies and their background stories (I will try as much not to spoil it),
To gain experience in this game you need to complete Quests (missions from npcs). This is a unique aspect of warspear that has its advantages as well as disadvantages but for all that is Good kindly extend the dialogues and read them 😄 all quests from different native lands are intertwined making the game more interesting.
 
*****IF YOU ARE A LEVEL 15 AND HAVE FINISHED MAP 2 *****
 
In order to access map 4 and continue the main storyline you require these quests to be done in the following order.
 
>CL quests (Chainless League bosses like Granite Guard, Gar-Shag, Lake Elemental, Sea Monster, Gridaur ||
*Berengar Guards is optional only if you want to do Berengar Tower Heroic Difficulty for Achievement). You need to do them inorder to get reputation for Berengar Tower Dungeons which is coming up next (Please note there is no such thing as level restriction for opting a dungeon its just a level recommendation ... do not confuse)
 
>You will be getting quest from Rolu-Arhn, a npc, to go to swamps ... take it and head off to T1.
 
*New Enemy quest is for levels 21 and above ... you need to do Astral labyrinth (Old Lab) and go into Kronus labyrinth (New lab) and talk to npc ... not needed at this moment.
*Berengar Shadows (Six Shadows) is no longer needed to progress in storyline.
 
>Norlant swamps quests Echo of Tragedy and Ravva's Power.
Echo of tragedy requires you to spam Big Ravva teleports till you reach Vitold's area and talk to him.
Ravva's Power is the continuation where you get the quest from Vitold himself right after checking in Echo of Tragedy. You require to spam Big Ravva teleports (again... sigh) till you reach Kotta Ravva, a native settlement where you need to talk to a NPC.
After that you need to spam (yes ... again ... 2xSigh) Small Ravva Teleports (NOTE DO NOT DIE AT THIS POINT ... NO RESPAWN STATUE AT KOTTA RAVVA DYING MEANS U NEED TO START AGAIN FROM SCRATCH !! IF YOU ARE SURE YOU CANNOT MAKE IT TO NEXT TELEPORT SIMPLY TAKE THE KOTTA RAVVA TELEPORT BACK !!!) till you reach an area where you can see a huge beautiful broken elf queen statue face .... you need to take Valariya (thats her name) Stone from her head and head back to T1 M3 (Zeneth-Haf)  and check in quest to Faviy. 
 
> Return to T5 map 2 and talk to npc and then go to berengar and get gatekeeper quest. You need to go to astral labyrinth and kill him and get his coffer. 
 
>Berengar Tower Easy (Fljar) Normal (Stone crusher) Hard (Juggernaut) must be done and can be done inorder to reach map 4 Ayvondil. Heroic (Asterius) can be done if you need that extra experience points or achievement. 
 
And off you are to map 4 ! Good Luck.
 
Please do note if you are playing in US-Sapphire server you are extremely lucky cause ...Many are there to help you out including me 24/7 😄 .
 
Regarding Six Shadow Kindly message me on SavageSage (Tanksage) or Prokzz (Tenzz).
 
Note if I do not reply your message I would be either beating up 2 million + HP bosses, already helping a questor or lagging so kindly understand.
 
 Sorry inadvance.
 
Regarding how to do other quests like swamps etc. Kindly refer other guides like "Massive Spoiler for Norlant Swamps" by Ladygi under Guides section and give her a huge thumbs up for her work and dedication !.
 
2. Assign an email and password to you account.
 
Last thing you want is spending 50$ having a decent level 17 hero and ... For some reasons ... You uninstalled the game (soft boot) you are going to lose all that for good.
 
Next as a beginner boost you need to go on your PC.
Open Steam (Download it if you dont have it) and download the game through steam on your PC.
Log in your account (the assigned email and pass) and then go back to steam.
Download the DLC Starter pack (there are two warspears on steam one is the main game and other the beginner starter pack).
Run the starter pack and go back to the game.
From your gifts section in miracle shop you will receive steam costume (depending on your gender) as well as extra pocket and a EXPERIENCE BOOSTER (Elixir of Knowledge).
It will only be claimed when you take the gift into your bag so choose wisely which hero will you use it on.
 
More information is given at the end of this post by Akasha.
PLEASE DO CHECK IT AS IT CONTAINS LINKS THAT COMPLETES THIS POST!!!.
 
3.Lets get into the game 😉
 
If its your first time playing an RPG that is medieval based(swords magic etc.) you must know few Triangular rules (no illuminati)
3 types of classes ... Damager, tanker, and a healer.
• Rule of teamwork:
The game is based on teamwork and strategy you need to know your role and bind to your hero as one.
 
Tanker: His duty is to take that punch for protecting his friend and pushing the assailants back. If you are self sacrificing and fearless. This class is good for you.
Damager: His duty is to remove the root problem as quickly as possible before It can lay eggs or cause further damage. Why take a punch when you can instead beat him up ? Lol if you are this bad-ass dude this class is yours.
Healer: You better like it if you negotiate and make peace ? Heal each other wounds and move for better tomorrow ? If you are this kind hearted saint .. Healers are for you.
 
That should solve the issue with choosing your first hero ...
 
• Rule of teamwork (2)
Tanker will defend everyone by using his special taunt skill and lead the way for party to follow.
Damager will assist the tank in finishing off enemies before they can hurt tankers more.
Healers are the life lines of a party (Party are the temporary groups you can form... While in party kill quests etc. Become common for all who has that quest).
 
• Rule of PvP
Aside from boring AI Controlled mobs, PvP allows you to challenge other players and benefit from the experience in a fun way .... or just beat em ... But you need to know few things before hand ...
 
Tankers in general are having advantage when fighting with damagers as they can withstand damage with their high HP and Def.
However Tankers are weak when fighting Casters as casters can control the poor melee beast.
 
Damager can nuke out casters but weak to tankers since they (tankers) can withstand their damage and kill the damager.
 
Healers can send tankers to oblivion but due to their low vitality they are easy picks for damagers.
 
Now I shall not discuss how to ... Equip weapon? Chat with friends? Etc. As the game hints already took care of it for me 😛
 
4.Your heros skill build ..
 
This is were most newbies mess up with and get punished to get those expensive skill redistribution books. So you need to plan your builds properly ... There are many guides for classes in other sections of the forum which I shall not discuss here as they are advanced topics but just know your role and for first few levels the skills you upgrade should be correct (damager = attack skill or attack buffs/healer = healing and support skill/Tanker = tanking and damage skills)
Always read your skills description to have better understanding of what they do and form your own combos in battle 😉 incase you don't know how to check your skills simply Menu> Character > Skills > click on a skill double times to view it ... Click on it once and then menu to either hot key it or skill study(add skill points to it) skill points are obtained every even levels(2,4,6,8 etc. You also get 2 skill points at level 10 and 20 and soon ... 30)
 
 
5.Always keep chatting and maintain good friendly attitude
 
This will give you the advantage of meeting a stronger hero who can help you out or a group of loyal friends ... Dont be shy to ask at world chat. Just dont spam ... Its annoying.
 
6.Beware of Scammers
 
Always use common sense when it comes to this one. In order to avoid basic scam ..
for this you need to know the mechanism of exchange ...
its simple as you exchange with somebody you click on those empty bags to give and item or click on the gold to give gold. Once your done press Done. This will show the player what you are giving but not exchange ... When the other person has given properly you must click on the items on his side that he offers to see if its really the item you need cause some items have same icons . After all is well press done again to confirm.
 
*PLEASE NOTE*
If someone asks you to pay inadvance for a service such as help for boss etc. kindly pay him after he has completed his part ... 
Never pay in advance unless it is someone who is credible or who you trust ! 
 
Same goes for those who say to pay first for a weapon on armor.
 
***Scamming starts when you blindly trust a stranger so becareful!***
 
Also note ... when buying items from dealer COUNT THE NUMBER OF DIGITS OF THE PRICE OF THE ITEM YOU ARE ABOUT TO PURCHASE !!! 
Reason...
Some digits look smaller than others and you can get confused thinking a 6 digit number is a 5 digit number ... having you pay 10x more than the real price ... scammers never been trickier so stay safe !
 
7.Save all your gold !
 
As a lower level you will be getting free decent equips from quests up to level 12 (till you finish the native map) only start buying cheap craft gears when level 14-16 and invest in level 18 Red tiers equipments ... Best investment for your hero.
Want to burst level up (from lvl 1-20 in a day?)? Well then do not waste mcoins (miracle coin currency) on Novice Sets as they get you nowhere ... Instead stack on Knowledge pots (potion) and join a guild with XP buffs and buy yourself a leogryph (this minion costs 7K gold but is capable of making any low level solo bosses with ease due to its powerful healing skills... Use when you are level 6 or so ... It has 12hrs duration).
Sell all items from quests like pots old armor scrolls etc. And when you reach level 14(with no XP booster) you should be having decent 25K Gold (25000).
 
There are many guides on how to earn gold in the forum ... since I respect the hard work they have put into making them I shall not discuss the details here ....
 
just note ... There was an update that removed high prices of drops before ... due to players making bots and farming mobs for gold ... so some gold guides were made a long time ago ... just know that the "MOB FARMING" thing no longer works.
 
Incase you are into farming bosses (Actually called mini-bosses according to game's legend) please refer to the end of this post where akasha has posted links which show drop zones etc.
 
9.Arena 
 
Arena works on level tiers which is lvl 4-6/ 7-10/ 11-14/ 15-17/ 18-20 and so on .. (imagine if we get XP from mobs would these arena tiers be relevant ?) you will be paired by a random partner or a party member and fight of other players.
 
Here you need to know the pvp rule I told earlier and help your partner cover their weaknesses as you discover the enemy weaknesses ... However due the the already strong powerful old players who dominate the arena ... You might not find it fun being knocked off in 1 hit. Prepare your gears and amplify them and also prepare your strategy and skill builds;)
 
Do note you also can win a special in-game currency called arena points which allows you to buy equips and items from arena suppliers located at first towns of maps .. These equips have resil stats which reduce incoming damage from enemy players but you get increased damage from mobs (thats why they are called arena equips) and also ferocity stats which increases your damage to an enemy player but less damage to mobs. Definitely fun and worth a try to fight in arena as you also learn from losses and become an expert quickly and surely I will be seeing you on top of arena ratings 😉 .
Do not be dishearted if you lose your arena battle you still get your ratings and arena points as condolence prizes 😛
 
 
10.Enchants and amplification
 
You can enchant an equipment to add desirable stats and bonuses that can help make the game much easier to play... Enchants come in two forms ... Crystals and Runes .
 
Runes generally augument Primary statistics of your hero. (like Physical defense, Magical Defense, Maximum Health, Health regeneration and so on ... Exceptions are there however).
 
Crystals generally augument Secondary statistics of your hero. (like ... Accuracy, Penetration, Critical, Attack speed, Energy Regeneration,Maximum Energy and so on ... Exceptions are there however like damage increase crystals).
 
This is the trend in broad terms as there is no clear boundary between the two ... except ofcourse ... the name and icon (lol).
 
You can find them from your daily chests or common ones from dealer (has chance to fail and give weak enchantments but cheap and has a minimum level of item to use) or the Miracle ones from miracle shop(100% success and chance for super enchant).
 
*****PLEASE NOTE UNLIKE AMPLIFICATION, YOUR EQUIPMENT WILL BE SAFE EVEN IF ENCHANT FAILS*****
 
These are much better used when you are level 13 and above and have gears for same ...
 
What I want to stress here are Mana/Energy regeneration crystals (Crystals of Harmony) because you will find the game much harder when you reach map 2 since you will spam dry your mana pool and have to wait for its slow recovery. Invest in mana regen when you get level 13 rings and belt or above and please do choose that mana regen level 8 cape as quest item 😉 having mana regen high enough can make you a skill spamming beast !
 
As for amplification you require Sphere of Damage(for weapon)/Defense(For armor rings etc.) enchantments. Some gold as payment and when upgrading to higher enchantments (+3 on wards) Signs of Imperishability that help ensure your item does not break or get destroyed or lost amplification also depends on the tier of your equips for example Blue and Green tiers have more chance to amplify than purple to red .
you can get sphere from quests (boss and dungeon quests) or as a drop .. Or buy them from dealer 😜
Signs are only available from Guild rewards and from mcoin shop. Or as usual ... Buy them from dealer (NOTE: For signs much advisable to buy from players Or during Discount of these items (Every Sunday).
 
11. Miscellaneous.
 
Regarding Dungeons > their short forms are Dgs
Dungeons are basically rampage raid modes where you kill everyone(in map 1dgs) or kill selected few (map 2 and 4 dgs) or solve puzzles to move on (holiday dgs)
You can always check the quest log to see your requirements left to finish the dungeon.
 
If you have a dungeon quest! PLEASE touch the dead body of the boss and take his loot. The body disintegrates very quickly if you don't do that first ... You will have to repeat the whole dungeon. So many cases where even when I tell newbies to take they forget and learn the hard way 😄 ending up with me having to redo everything:!
 
Then only after that you can take the treasure and hope for the worst (lol) Please note if you get *Ethereal Essence* (craft resource) or *Ethereal matter* (for new update) do not drop it ! It is worth 20000 Gold to crafters (thats what I call beginner luck).
 
Always maintain party integrity (one of the rules mentioned above) or ... Get a bad-ass higher level to clean up everything in minutes (less fun to do ... But more fun to watch :D)
 
Also note ... dungeons require a sort of payment to enter ... In the form of seeker stamina (Menu > Character > All Attributes > check lowest column to see how much seeker you have left)
it usually recovers (*EDITED Special Thanks to "TheCabbage" for pointing out this one*) '8' hours one point.
 
Bosses are boring to kill but fun to maintain good team work practice and can also get good loot.
Do note Levels above 13 do not receive any drop in map 1 (Isn't fair for a College student to go back to kinder garden is it ? ?).
 
Levels above 20 do not get drops in map 2 (except for labyrinth six shadows Hard mode on BG dungeons etc.)
+info
Farmer’s memo - limitations: Fantastic drop and Where to find it. view
Drop list: Fantastic drop and Where to find it.ll view
 
Also do note that when a tanker is engaged with mobs and bosses or if any mob attacks a player ... Healing him using skills will taunt the mobs to attack you ....
In order to avoid it tell the tanker to agro or move away or kill the mob.
(Agro means to aggrevate or attracts the mob or boss to direct their attacks to you thus saving your friend)
 
******ONLY HEAL A TANKER AFTER HE HAS USED HIS AGGRESSION SKILL / TAUNT SKILL ... or else you're screwed ... ******
 
Keep an eye out for that ... study and know what taunt skills a tanker would have and heal him after he has used it.
 
 
Basic Must-Knows regarding Armor type and Stats.
 
RPGs like this are all about level and equipments so I will just give the brief touch on the matter.
 
As a ..
 
Tanker:
You need to focus on armor that gives you HP, DEF (heavy armor is a no-brainer), Block (If you are PURE Tanker with shield **NOTE THAT BLOCK PARAMETER DOES NOT WORK IF YOU DONT HAVE A SHIELD EQUIPPED**), Parry (If you are a blade dancer)etc. to ensure you can withstand all heavy damages your role has to give .. Accuracy and Critical if you are a Tank-Damager hybrid.
 
Damagers:
Critical and Accuracy are a must ! whats the use of machine gun that has insane recoil that you cannot even land a hit ?. Attack speed, Penetration and for some classes rogue you need Dodge etc. also a good amount of HP unless you want to get 1-Shot out.
 
Healer:
There are two types of Healers. 
Gradual healer who heals over time. (druid,shaman,charmer).
Insant healer that does burst heal.(Necro,Priest,Paladin (yep ... paladins ... mine crit heals 1700 HP along with relic 2K HP on my self and new Paladin Prayer skill ... 3K hp  along with  self heal 2K from shield bash so dont say pala arnt healers.. yea paladins are healers now)). #Pfftsageurafaggot. (lol)
 
It's evident that healers require HP to make up for their already low HP here and high MP Regen this is whats different...
 
Gradual healers need more HP and base Magic should be high  along with morderate Cooldown and Critical.
 
Instant healers require high Critical high Cooldown along with high Mana pool and good Hp.
 
Also note ... 
Small Crown with Blue back ground is a mob,(has really low hp).
 
Small Crown with a Yellow back ground is a Elite Mob (players still call them mini bosses),(they have hp ranging from 2000 - 9000 + hp .... some of them can use skills).
 
Small Crown with Red background is a Mini Boss (players call it boss -_-),(Has hp 12000+ and can use skills).
 
Big Crown with Yellow background is a Boss,(has 280000+ hp and can use 2-3 skills).
 
Big Crown with Red background is a Raid Boss.(They have 950000+ hp and can use 3 or more skills).
 
Just look at top right when you click on a monster ...
 
I am telling this cause some new players were confused what are those symbols on top right ... so ...you're welcome bros 
 
Mob (Environment) Mechanics.
 
By now you must've realised that if you walk over some mobs ... they get pissed and attack you (lol).(if not ... go play the game already -_-).
 
When you look at an npc name (be it a mob or a quest giver) you will notice the ones that have yellow font names are friendly and don't get pissed ...
However the ones having red font name are really pissed off and will attack you if you get too close.
 
Each mob like that has a RANGE of varying radius.
 
Most of them have 1 yard (one box distance) radius and if you are 2 yards away from then (or have 1 box gap) they won't attack you .
 
Some have 4 or more yard radars equipped so becareful (Dungeons, Labyrinth etc.)
 
Just keep in mind to NOT walk over them but manuever around them.
 
Sometimes you will notice that your hero is 8 yards away from a mob yet you can still hit them ...
This is called GPS (Glitch Position System) (lol).
It can be caused due to poor internet signal or your phone/pc ram being overloaded by other apps working in background.
 
It can be be solved temporarily by clicking on a particular spot for 5 seconds. As a result , you hero's position will be re-aligned.
 
 
 
 
 
*will add soon ... no time to post stuff*
 
 
I think that would be enough to help you start off with a blast ? I know it is written in a raw and boring form but I will try and update it soon to make it much more appealing 😉
Let me know if you need any more advices I will gladly help or am I not The Sage of Warspear? Take care everyone !
 
For advanced and mastery discussions regarding classes please see my other posts from class discussion ! 
 
I shall share the Sage *Power that I possess (Knowledge is *Power)
 
Also note if you happen to play in US-Sapphire Realm (game servers) You can always PM (private message) me if i am online or ask me for tips and even help if you need (like bosses dg etc.)
 
My heros are *DivineSage, Springsage, Tanksage, Rapingsage ...... about 99% of ".....sage" are me 😄 (greensage. chaossage.sageofwar.heroicsage .... just pm *DivineSage )
 
You can ask me in-game for help.
 
*SavageSage changed to DivineSage .

Dear friends!
 
The candle lights begin to shine all over the town, warming even the coldest hearts during these special days and bringing dreams and hope to the new year. In this magic season, we couldn’t let this epic year be over, before honoring all those who played a so significant part in our history - our community. 
 
And among thousands of you, we’d also like to thank some of our prominent contributors with a new forum feature: The Community Award.
 
"The first snowflakes are dancing in the air as if they already heard the bells ringing, these little snow nymphs finally came down from the clouds to visit the land and prepare my favorite holiday of the year! Legend has it that one born in Arinar is chosen every year to receive a very rare gift, the brightness of a falling star.Those become wanderers - not in search for power or fortune - but destined to lighten the world from the darkness of ignorance with the blaze of knowledge... "
 
We would like to announce two Titles of Honor added to our Community Forum:
 
Legendary Mentor
this group contains the most prominent members of our community through all times. Members responsible for significant improvements to make the forum a important source of knowledge and participated with huge contribution to forum discussions. And the new promoted group members are:
Gladiator past moderators:
Blueborn Ladygi lallouss Legionn In addition, we would like to equally honor in this category our members Higgings, Krystal and Morgana, who belong to the group of moderators.
 
Lord of Knowledge
this title was granted to promote members who have shown true expertise when it comes to Warspear and nobel attitude towards community and staff. Distinctively accurate replies, excellent game-related content development, friendly and helpful with new members and our team. And the new team is composed by:
Jcbreff Omercix TheCabbage BennyBT past moderator:
Mecha Note:This titles give no special privileges on forum or elsewhere, but it's important to remember: from now on, many members will identify you as a trustworthy adviser and we expect you not to let us down, abusive behavior and breaking community rules will result in title removal.
 
Prizes
 
Each of the Legendary Mentors will receive the title of honor and additional 40 Magic Christmas Chests as prize.
Each of the Lords of Knowledge will receive the title of honor and additional 20 Magic Christmas Chests as prize.
 
Note: In order to claim your prize, winners must contact the administrator - Reivenorik - via private message.
 
AIGRIND thank our community for all 10 years of support and wish each community member
Merry Christmas!!!

useless drops? r u serious?
okay i understand that's your own opinion.
 
im diggin this snow map BGM 
great work aigrind 

This Rage + Attack speed ?  @Reivenorik
 

No, only the attack speed when you have buff - “Rage”

This is my job 

But its not always the same, there are new bosses, costumes and achievements, and also quests. I get your point but logically they cant add more and more each year. They need to work within certain limits. Oh and also forgot rides, those are something they added, not recently but they did.

Tomorrow I will publish links to the test server.
Be ready! 

Every Snow event is a little bit different, in my opinion Same basics like dungeons and quests but different events, new gear costumes skins etc., different map
But my favourite Halloween and Winter events were both in 2013