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MapleStory Classic Thief Leveling Guide

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Summary

A level 10-30 Thief route covering Assassin and Bandit commitment, LUK and DEX allocation, Lucky Seven or Double Stab SP orders, claws, daggers, and armor.

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Thief in MapleStory Classic comes down to one choice at lv 10: the advancement SP locks you into Assassin (Lucky Seven) or Bandit (Double Stab). After that: 4 LUK / 1 DEX per level, max your attack first. That's the build. The rest is detail: SP orders, gear tables, and the Lucky Seven math that makes LUK worth about 2.6x DEX.

Contents

The Thief at a glance
AP allocation: pure LUK or low-DEX?
Skill build: the SP math
Weapons: claws or daggers, and when to upgrade
Armor: meet the requirements, scroll the rest
Scrolling: cheap and safe until level 50
Where to grind from 10 to 30
Level 30: pick your second job

The Thief at a glance

Advance at lv 10 via Dark Lord in Kerning City. Both branches are LUK-primary, but the lv 10 advancement SP commits you to either Lucky Seven (Assassin) or Double Stab (Bandit), so pick early.

Two 2nd-job branches at lv 30 (both LUK-primary):
• Assassin → claw + stars, Lucky Seven main. Standard physical formula with WeaponMult locked to 2.6 and mastery locked to 0.5: LUK dominates, DEX and AP contribute, leveling Claw Mastery does not tighten L7's spread.
• Bandit → dagger melee, Savage Blow main (standard formula; DEX still counts). Shield slot, stealth pulls, burst.

AP allocation: pure LUK or low-DEX?

Lucky Seven breaks the normal damage rules. Damage data posted by Slash on the community Discord (first tested 2026-04-20, weapon multiplier corrected 2026-05-09) pinned down hidden rules built into the skill that change how your stats pay off:

• LUK is about 2.6x more valuable than DEX for your MAX hit with L7. This is why LUK-heavy (and dexless) Assassins hit so much harder.
• Rage (+35 AP), Claw Mastery's +20 AP passive, and any +AP scrolls all boost L7. Older guides claimed AP didn't matter for L7; that's wrong. AP-boosting scrolls are worth chasing.
• Leveling Claw Mastery does NOT make L7 more consistent (its MIN-hit floor is locked by the skill), but Claw Mastery's +20 AP passive still helps L7 and every other attack. Max it as planned.
• L7's weapon multiplier is locked at 2.6 on both your MIN and MAX hit, a step above the claw's normal 2.5. Stacked on the LUK weighting, that's why LUK pays off so hard for Assassins.

Bandits (Double Stab / Savage Blow) use the normal damage rules: DEX, weapon attack, and the weapon multiplier all pull weight. Bandits should not go dexless.

Standard build (recommended): 4 LUK / 1 DEX per level until DEX reaches the minimum threshold to unlock your weapon

DEX threshold: Assassins 30, Bandits 25. Once you hit your threshold, stop adding DEX and pump everything into LUK.
By lv 30 the character builder's auto-AP lands you at LUK 132 / DEX 30, capping DEX at the 30 weapon threshold and pouring the rest into LUK.
Lv 30 claws (Steel Guards line) need DEX 30 / LUK 65, cleared comfortably.
Lv 30 daggers (Reef Claw) need DEX 25 / LUK 60, also cleared comfortably.

Dexless (Assassins only)

5 LUK per level, DEX from gear. Fine lv 10-14 (Garnier, Triangular Zamadar have no DEX req). From lv 15 the Steel Titans claw demands DEX 15, so real-dexless means +DEX variants (Mithril Titans +1, Gold Titans +2) plus scrolled DEX armor. By lv 30 every claw needs DEX 20-30, so you're just low-DEX-with-gear.

One caveat: stat-ACC = `floor(DEX/3) + floor(LUK/6) + 5`. Every 3 DEX = +1 ACC, every 6 LUK = +1 ACC. Dexless is fine on damage but may miss late-20s mobs.

For Bandits, dexless is worse: their skills use the standard formula where DEX pulls real weight. The exotic out is STR-req daggers (Stinger lv 22, Iron Dagger lv 25, Cass lv 30), which let you go pure-STR / pure-LUK, but that's a niche commitment.

AP Reset potions are cash-shop in Classic World. If you're new, start with 4 LUK / 1 DEX and reset later if you want to try dexless.

Skill build: the SP math

Lv 10-30 gives 61 SP; maxing everything costs 110, so you have to skip something. Per-level effects live on the Thief class page.

Skill	Max	What it does at max	Prereq
Nimble Body	15	Passive +15 Accuracy, +15 Avoidability	None
Keen Eyes	15	+150 attack range for throwing weapons (claws + stars)	Nimble Body lv 3
Disorder	20	Debuff: enemy ATK -25, WDEF -10% for 30s	None
Dark Sight	20	Stealth, no speed penalty at max (MP -30)	Disorder lv 3
Double Stab	20	160% per hit x 2 hits = 320% total, single target	None
Lucky Seven	20	120% per star x 2 stars, LUK-primary (claw); WeaponMult 2.6 / mastery 0.5	None

The lv 10 decision: Lucky Seven or Double Stab. The advancement SP goes straight into one of them, so you're committed to Assassin or Bandit from level 10.
• Lucky Seven (Assassin) → 120% × 2 hits = 240% per cast, ranged, LUK-only formula. Stays your main attack at 2nd job.
• Double Stab (Bandit) → 160% × 2 hits = 320% per cast, melee, standard formula. Higher per-cast damage while leveling, but replaced by Savage Blow at 30 (SP Reset callout below).

Assassin build (Lucky Seven)

Assassin locks in 53 SP:
• Lucky Seven 20 (main attack)
• Keen Eyes 15 (+150 throwing range)
• Nimble Body 15 (+15 avoid, Keen Eyes prereq)
• Disorder 3 (Dark Sight prereq)

Remaining 8 SP flex, usually into Dark Sight for positioning.

Lvl	SP gained	Spend on
10	1 (advancement)	Lucky Seven +1 (L7 1, online immediately)
11	3	Nimble Body +3 (NB 3, unlocks Keen Eyes)
12	3	Keen Eyes +1 (KE 1, +10 range), Lucky Seven +2 (L7 3)
13	3	Lucky Seven +3 (L7 6)
14	3	Lucky Seven +3 (L7 9)
15	3	Lucky Seven +3 (L7 12)
16	3	Lucky Seven +3 (L7 15)
17	3	Lucky Seven +3 (L7 18)
18	3	Lucky Seven +2 (L7 20 MAX), Keen Eyes +1 (KE 2)
19	3	Keen Eyes +3 (KE 5)
20	3	Keen Eyes +3 (KE 8)
21	3	Keen Eyes +3 (KE 11)
22	3	Keen Eyes +3 (KE 14)
23	3	Keen Eyes +1 (KE 15 MAX), Nimble Body +2 (NB 5)
24	3	Nimble Body +3 (NB 8)
25	3	Nimble Body +3 (NB 11)
26	3	Nimble Body +3 (NB 14)
27	3	Nimble Body +1 (NB 15 MAX), Disorder +2 (D 2)
28	3	Disorder +1 (D 3, unlocks Dark Sight), flex +2
29	3	flex +3
30	3	flex +3

Flex 8 SP → Dark Sight for stealth positioning and escape (no attack while stealthed). More Disorder is a weak per-point return.

Bandit build (Double Stab)

Bandit locks in 58 SP (Keen Eyes is wasted; Bandits don't throw stars):
• Double Stab 20 (main attack until Savage Blow replaces it at 30)
• Dark Sight 20 (stealth, the Bandit identity)
• Nimble Body 15 (+15 avoid)
• Disorder 3 (Dark Sight prereq)

3 flex SP, you'll likely SP Reset at 2nd job anyway.

Lvl	SP gained	Spend on
10	1 (advancement)	Double Stab +1 (Stab 1, online immediately)
11	3	Double Stab +3 (Stab 4)
12	3	Double Stab +3 (Stab 7)
13	3	Double Stab +3 (Stab 10)
14	3	Double Stab +3 (Stab 13)
15	3	Double Stab +3 (Stab 16)
16	3	Double Stab +3 (Stab 19)
17	3	Double Stab +1 (Stab 20 MAX), Disorder +2 (D 2)
18	3	Disorder +1 (D 3, unlocks Dark Sight), Dark Sight +2 (Dark 2)
19	3	Dark Sight +3 (Dark 5)
20	3	Dark Sight +3 (Dark 8)
21	3	Dark Sight +3 (Dark 11)
22	3	Dark Sight +3 (Dark 14)
23	3	Dark Sight +3 (Dark 17)
24	3	Dark Sight +3 (Dark 20 MAX)
25	3	Nimble Body +3 (NB 3)
26	3	Nimble Body +3 (NB 6)
27	3	Nimble Body +3 (NB 9)
28	3	Nimble Body +3 (NB 12)
29	3	Nimble Body +3 (NB 15 MAX)
30	3	flex +3

Bandit SP Reset trick. The cash shop sells an SP Reset scroll. Once Savage Blow (450% per cast) is maxed, the 20 SP in Double Stab is dead weight. Reset and push 61 SP into utility: Dark Sight 20, Nimble Body 15, Disorder 20 (the ATK/WDEF debuff earns its keep in 2nd-job boss/party play), and 6 SP wherever.

Assassins don't benefit from the reset; Lucky Seven stays your main attack at 2nd job.

Weapons: claws or daggers, and when to upgrade

Claws use a 2.5x weapon multiplier; daggers use 2.0x on stab (what Double Stab and Savage Blow read). At identical WATK, a Bandit's per-hit damage is ~20% below an Assassin's from the multiplier alone.

Claws (Assassin path)

Lvl	Weapon	WATK	Speed	DEX req	LUK req	Bonus
10	Garnier	20	5	0	25	None
10	Beginner's Garnier	19	5	0	25	untradeable
15	Steel Titans	22	4	15	35	None
15	Mithril Titans	22	4	15	35	+1 DEX
15	Gold Titans	22	4	15	35	+2 DEX
20	Bronze Igor	27	4	20	45	None
20	Steel Igor	27	4	20	45	+1 DEX
20	Adamantium Igor	27	4	20	45	+2 DEX
25	Meba	29	3	25	55	fastest claw
30	Steel Guards	37	4	30	65	None
30	Mithril Guards	37	4	30	65	+1 DEX
30	Adamantium Guards	37	4	30	65	+2 DEX

Meba is a 25-29 weapon you'll outgrow quickly. It's the only speed-3 claw in the game, which matters before Claw Booster exists. At 2nd job, Claw Booster reduces speed by 2, down to a floor of speed 0. That takes Meba to speed 1 (Fastest) and Steel Guards to speed 2 (Faster), so Meba keeps a one-stage speed edge even with Booster. Steel Guards still comes out ahead, but on its 37 WATK (vs 29) rather than on speed. Don't perfect-scroll a Meba.

Claw variants (except Meba) ship in +0/+1/+2 DEX colours. Stack with DEX armor variants to stay 1-2 base DEX behind your gear.

Throwing stars (Assassin ammo)

Stars go in the dedicated star slot, consumed per throw, recharged at any NPC shop. All stars are lv 10 with no DEX/LUK req, so any Assassin can equip any of them. Their WATK stacks onto your claw's WATK and multiplies through L7's whole damage expression: higher WATK is always better.

Star	WATK	Lvl	Availability
Subi Throwing-Stars	+15	10	NPC buyable (starter)
Wolbi Throwing-Stars	+17	10	Common drop
Mokbi Throwing-Stars	+19	10	Mid-game drop
Kumbi Throwing-Stars	+21	10	Mid-game drop
Tobi Throwing-Stars	+23	10	Late-game drop
Steely Throwing-Knives	+25	10	Late-game drop
Snowball	+17	10	Event reskin of Wolbi
Wooden Top	+19	10	Event reskin of Mokbi
Icicle	+21	10	Event reskin of Kumbi
Ilbi Throwing-Stars	+27	10	Endgame, rare drop
Hwabi Throwing-Stars	+29	10	Highest WATK star in the game, endgame drop

Star WATK stacks 1:1 with your claw's WATK, and L7 multiplies total WeaponAttack by the whole inner damage expression, so every +WATK on your star is a pure damage line. Subi (+15) to Tobi (+23) on a 20 WATK claw is ~23% more damage per cast (35 vs 43 total WATK). A bare Steel Guards (37 WATK) to Steel Guards + Hwabi (66 WATK) is ~78% more.

Daggers (Bandit path)

Lvl	Weapon	WATK	Speed	Stat req	Notes
10	Triangular Zamadar	28	4	LUK 20	Thief only
10	Beginner's Triangular Zamadar	27	4	LUK 20	untradeable starter
15	Field Dagger	30	3	DEX 10, LUK 20	Warrior/Thief, Faster
17	Triple-Tipped Zamadar	35	4	DEX 11, LUK 31	Thief only
20	Coconut Knife	35	3	DEX 15, LUK 30	Warrior/Thief, Faster
22	Stinger	40	4	STR 17, LUK 44 (no DEX)	Thief only
25	Iron Dagger	40	3	STR 20, LUK 40 (no DEX)	Warrior/Thief, Faster
27	Forked Dagger	45	4	DEX 22, LUK 54	Thief only
30	Cass	45	3	STR 25, LUK 60 (no DEX)	Warrior/Thief, Faster
30	Reef Claw	48	4	DEX 25, LUK 60	Thief only

Warrior/Thief daggers (Field Dagger, Coconut Knife, Iron Dagger, Cass) are speed 3 (Faster); Thief-only daggers are speed 4. Dagger Booster at 2nd job cuts speed by 2, down to a floor of speed 0, taking Thief-only daggers to speed 2 and Warrior/Thief daggers to speed 1, so the one-stage gap holds even with Booster. Iron Dagger, Cass, and Stinger use STR instead of DEX, so a STR-Bandit can run 100% dexless on weapons.

Armor: meet the requirements, scroll the rest

Thief armor rules:
• Most tiers ship in STR / DEX / LUK colour variants (same WDEF). Assassins grab LUK, low-DEX grabs DEX, STR-Bandits grab STR.
• Only Bandits get a shield (claws are 2-handed).
• No native Overall until the Avenger line at lv 35 (females only); the lv 30 Sauna Robe fills the gap.

Hats

STR / DEX / LUK colour variants at each tier, plus common-class hats (Bandana, Metal Gear, Baseball Cap, Starry Bandana, Bamboo Hat) that fill the lv 25 Tiberian's missing STR variant.

Lvl	Item	STR	DEX	LUK	Stat req	WDEF
10	Ghetto Beanie (Thief)	Red +1	Green +1	Black +1	LUK 10	9
10	Yellow Bandana (any)	+1	-	-	None	9
10	Black Bandana (any)	-	-	+1	None	9
15	Thief Hood (Thief)	Yellow +1	Green +1	Black +1	LUK 20	12
15	Metal Gear (any)	+1	-	-	None	12
15	Yellow Metal Gear (any)	-	+1	-	None	13
15	Blue Metal Gear (any)	+1	-	-	None	13
20	Loosecap (Thief)	Brown +2	Green +2	Black +2	DEX 10, LUK 30	15
22	Yellow Baseball Cap (any)	-	-	+2	None	16
25	Tiberian (Thief)	None	Green +2	Dark +2	DEX 15, LUK 40	18
25	Green Bamboo Hat (any)	-	+2	-	STR 10	18
25	Red Starry Bandana (any)	+2	-	-	STR 10	18
25	Yellow Starry Bandana (any)	-	-	+2	LUK 10	18
30	Guise (Thief)	Brown +3	Green +3	Dark +3	DEX 20, LUK 50	21

Tiberian (lv 25) has no STR variant. Pure-LUK Sins can bridge with Yellow Baseball Cap (+2 LUK, no req) or Yellow Starry Bandana (+2 LUK, LUK 10). STR-Bandits wear Red Starry Bandana (+2 STR) until Brown Guise at 30.

Tops

Lvl	Tier	STR	DEX	LUK	DEX req	LUK req	WDEF
10	Cloth Vest	Red +1	Blue +1	Black +1	0	10	14
15	Nightshift	Red +1	Blue +1	Dark +1	0	20	18
20	Pao	Red +2	Blue +2	Black +2	10	30	22
25	Sneak	Brown +2	Blue +2	Dark +2	15	40	26
30	Stealer	Dark Brown +3	Dark Silver +3	Silver Black +3	20	50	30

Bottoms

Lvl	Tier	STR	DEX	LUK	DEX req	LUK req	WDEF
10	Cloth Pants	Red +1	Blue +1	Black +1	0	10	10
15	Nightshift Pants	Red +1	Blue +1	Dark +1	0	20	13
20	Pao Bottom	Red +2	Blue +2	Black +2	10	30	16
25	Sneak Pants	Brown +2	Dark Brown +2	Black +2	15	40	19
30	Stealer Pants	Dark Brown +3	Dark Silver +3	Silver / Black +3	20	50	22

Overalls (Sauna Robe)

Thieves get exactly one Overall option in this range: the Sauna Robe. The Avenger line doesn't unlock until lv 35.

	Lvl	Item	WDEF	DEX req	LUK req	Bonus	Slots
	30	Blue Sauna Robe	57	0	0	+1 STR/DEX/INT/LUK	10
	30	Red Sauna Robe	57	0	0	+1 STR/DEX/INT/LUK	10

Both Sauna Robes are lv 30, no class/stat req, 10 slots, from the Returned Secret Book quest (final step of Mr. Wetbottom's chain in Sleepywood). 10 Lesser Overall LUK scrolls = +10 LUK from one piece, huge for a class starved of Overall options.

Possible Avenger gender restriction, unconfirmed. Pre-BB had several female-only thief overalls. If Classic World' Avenger is gender-locked, male thieves get no native Overall at all and the Sauna Robe becomes permanent. Run Mr. Wetbottom regardless.

Shoes

Thief shoes give Avoidability on top of WDEF. Most tiers have DEX variants + one STR variant and no LUK variant. The only LUK shoes in this range are the two no-req gems below.

Lvl	Variant	Bonus	DEX req	LUK req	WDEF	Avoid
10	Blue Gidder Shoes (Thief)	None	0	10	6	+1
10	Brown Gidder Shoes (Thief)	None	0	10	6	+1
15	Red Ninja Sandals (Thief)	+1 STR, +5 HP	0	20	8	+1
15	Yellow Ninja Sandals (Thief)	+5 HP	0	20	8	+1
15	Blue Ninja Sandals (Thief)	+1 DEX, +5 MP	0	20	8	+1
15	White Ninja Sandals (Thief)	+5 HP	0	20	8	+1
20	Red Enamel Boots (Thief)	+2 DEX	10	30	10	+2
20	Blue Enamel Boots (Thief)	+1 DEX	10	30	10	+2
20	Black Enamel Boots (Thief)	+1 DEX	10	30	10	+2
25	Blue Lappy Boots (Thief)	+1 DEX, +5 MP	15	40	12	+2
25	Red Lappy Boots (Thief)	+1 DEX, +5 HP	15	40	12	+2
25	Green Lappy Boots (Thief)	+2 DEX, +5 HP	15	40	12	+2
25	Black Lappy Boots (Thief)	+2 STR, +5 HP	15	40	12	+2
28	Squishy Shoes (any)	+1 STR, +1 DEX, +1 LUK, +1 INT	0	0	7	0
30	Bronze Chain Boots (Thief)	+3 DEX	20	50	14	+3
30	Iron Chain Boots (Thief)	+1 DEX	20	50	14	+3
30	Silver Chain Boots (Thief)	+1 DEX	20	50	14	+3
30	Gold Chain Boots (Thief)	+3 STR	20	50	14	+3
30	Black Snowshoes (Thief)	+1 LUK	0	0	14	+3

Two no-stat-req gems: Squishy Shoes (lv 28, any class, +1 all stats) and Black Snowshoes (lv 30, Thief, +1 LUK, +3 avoid, 14 WDEF). Either beats the regular Chain Boots for dexless builds short on stat investment.

Gloves

Start at lv 15. STR/DEX/LUK colour variants at each tier, and every tier has a Crit Rate bonus (+1 Crit on Duo/Mischief/Wolfskin, +2 on lv 30 Sylvia). Real damage for a class built around L7 and Critical Throw, so upgrade gloves on schedule and don't hold a lower tier for its stat line. Lv 20 Mischief has no clean LUK variant; pure-LUK holds the lv 15 Black Duo until lv 25 Dark Wolfskin.

Lvl	Tier	STR	DEX	LUK	DEX req	LUK req	WDEF
15	Duo	Brown +1	Blue +1	Black +1	0	20	6
20	Mischief	Bronze +1 or Dark +2	Bronze +1 or Mithril +2	None	10	30	8
25	Wolfskin	Bronze +2	Mithril +2	Dark +2	15	40	10
30	Sylvia	Gold +3	Silver +3	Steel +3	20	50	12

Capes

Only one cape worth wearing in this range: Old Raggedy Cape at lv 25, no req, 10 WDEF.

	Lvl	Cape	WDEF	Stat req	Job
	25	Old Raggedy Cape	10	None	Common

Earrings

Shared across all classes. 5 scroll slots, no WDEF, small MP/avoid bonuses. Scroll Earring LUK into them.

Lvl	Earring	Bonus
15	Single Earring	(scroll target)
20	Weighted Earrings	+1 avoid
25	Leaf Earrings	+5 MP, +2 avoid
30	Lightning Earrings	+2 avoid

Shields (Bandit-only perk)

Daggers are 1-handed, so Bandits get a shield slot. Assassins don't (claws are 2-handed). Thief-only options are the Wristguard line at lv 22, plus a couple of generic shields:

Lvl	Shield	WDEF	Stat req	Bonus	Job
5	Stolen Fence	40	None	None	Common
10	Pan Lid	45	None	None	Common
22	Seclusion Wristguard	57	DEX 34, LUK 12	+10 HP	Thief
22	Nimble Wristguard	57	DEX 12, LUK 34	+1 acc	Thief
22	Jurgen Wristguard	57	DEX 12, LUK 34	+1 DEX	Thief

Skip Seclusion Wristguard (DEX 34 / LUK 12, backwards for any LUK build). Jurgen (DEX 12, LUK 34, +1 DEX) is the strict winner; Nimble is the fallback.

Scroll the Wristguard for accuracy. A miss is zero damage, and a 2-hit Double Stab / 6-hit Savage Blow is a huge DPS hole on whiff. Bandits structurally have one more accuracy scroll slot than Assassins (who never get a shield at all). WDEF scrolls are fine defensively but accuracy usually wins the damage-per-slot math.

Scrolling: cheap and safe until level 50

Scroll rules:
• Most thief armor has 7 slots.
• Only Chaos scrolls destroy on fail. Lesser, Intermediate, Greater are all safe.
• Don't perfect-scroll lv 10-30 gear; you'll want to replace most things by Lv 35.

Grade	Success	Bonus	Destroys?
Lesser	100%	+1 stat	No
Intermediate	60%	+2 stat	No
Greater	10%	+3 stat	No
Chaos	10%	+5 stat	Yes (on fail)

Hammer Lesser (100%) LUK into your overall piece; try Intermediate (60%) Attack on weapon slots 1-2.

Where to buy them. Two Classic-only vendors stock the key Lesser scrolls for thieves:
• Tulcus (Warning Street: The Swamp of Despair II) sells Overall Armor LUK Scroll: Lesser at 15,000 mesos (for the Sauna Robe). Also stocks Topwear/Bottomwear DEF, Shoes Avoidability, Cape WDEF/MDEF/Accuracy, and Shield DEF scrolls (useful for Bandit Wristguards and the Old Raggedy Cape).
• El Moth (Victoria Road: The Tree That Grew III) sells Claw Attack Scroll: Lesser and Dagger Attack Scroll: Lesser at 20,000 mesos each.

Where to grind from 10 to 30

For per-bracket map picks (Lv 10-15 through Lv 25-30), open the Best Grind Maps guide and filter to the lv 10-30 brackets. Claws shine on flat platform maps (pelt mobs from distance); daggers want choke points (Ant Tunnel yes, open Henesys no).

Want picks tailored to your exact build? Open the Character Builder, enter your level, stats, and gear, and the Training Advisor panel ranks every map by EXP efficiency specifically for you instead of the generic bands above.

Level 30: pick your second job

Return to Dark Lord in Kerning City for a short quest, then choose:

Assassin → ranged claw. Claw Mastery (25% star-retrieve plus +20 AP, both of which apply to L7; note that leveling Claw Mastery does not tighten L7's spread since its mastery factor is locked at 0.5), Critical Throw (+15% crit / +35% crit dmg at max), Drain (15% lifesteal), Haste. Safer, more consistent.
Bandit → melee dagger burst. Savage Blow (6 × 75% = 450% per cast), Steal (+35 AP on success), Dagger Mastery (+20% crit), Haste. Glass cannon, highest single-target output of any 2nd job per the tier list.

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