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MapleStory Classic Warrior Leveling Guide

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Summary

A level 10-30 Warrior route covering STR and DEX allocation, Power Strike and Slash Blast order, weapon multipliers, equipment choices, and second-job preparation.

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Warriors in MapleStory Classic don't have to commit early: Fighter, Page, and Spearman share the same 1st-job build, so AP and SP carry to 30 no matter what. 4 STR / 1 DEX per level, max Power Strike, then Slash Blast. Below: the SP order, every weapon and armor from 10 to 30, and the swing/stab math.

Contents

The Warrior at a glance
AP allocation: pure STR or low-DEX?
Weapon multipliers: the Classic World rewrite
Skill build: the SP math
Weapons: Fighter, Page, and Spearman
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 Warrior at a glance

Advance at lv 10 via Dances with Balrog in Perion. All three branches share the 1st-job tree and are STR-primary / DEX-secondary, so your AP and SP carry cleanly to 2nd job.

Three 2nd-job branches (all STR-primary):
• Fighter → sword + axe, Rage party buff (+35 AP), 25% bleed proc on Axe Mastery.
• Page → sword + BW, BW stun procs, Threaten debuff, Power Guard reflect.
• Spearman → spear + polearm, Iron Will, and the legendary Hyper Body party buff.

AP allocation: pure STR or low-DEX?

How DEX factors into warrior damage:

MAX = (1 + (STR × WeaponMult + DEX + AttackPower) / 100) × WATK × SkillPercent

• WATK is the outer multiplier on the whole formula, so +1 WATK on a weapon scroll beats almost any armor stat upgrade.
• STR runs through the weapon's swing/stab multiplier (1.5 to 3.5), the second-best DPS stat per point.
• DEX adds 1:1 into the inner slot alongside flat AttackPower (Rage, masteries). Real damage, but worth far less per point than WATK. Scrolling DEX for damage is a bad trade.
• Put just enough DEX into gear to meet stat reqs; everything else goes into STR; weapon scroll slots target WATK first. Full derivation in the damage formula guide.

Standard build (recommended): 4 STR / 1 DEX per level

By lv 30: roughly STR 84 / DEX 24 with pre-10 beginner investment.
Lv 30 weapons (Gladius, Mithril Maul, Mithril Pole Arm) need STR 65 / DEX 30. Bridge the 6 DEX gap with a +DEX armor variant or scroll.
Lv 30 chest armor (Hwarang, Martial Arts Pants) needs STR 50 / DEX 20, cleared exactly at lv 30.

Weapon multipliers: the Classic World rewrite

Classic World rewrote every warrior weapon's multiplier. Each weapon has two numbers (swing and stab). Real damage also depends on attack speed and base WATK, so the multiplier is only one piece.

Weapon	Swing	Stab
1H Sword	1.8	1.8
2H Sword	2.5	2.5
1H Axe / 1H Blunt	2.4	1.2
2H Axe / 2H Blunt	3.0	2.0
Spear	1.5	3.5
Polearm	3.5	1.5

Speed across the lv 10-30 range:
• 1H weapons are Fast (4-5). The multiplier gap to 2H is smaller than it looks once speed is factored in.
• 2H Sword and 2H Axe are Normal (6). Higher per-hit, slower swing; speed partially cancels the multiplier gain.
• 2H Blunt, spears, polearms are Slow (7-8). The lv 30 Mithril Maul is the one Normal-speed (6) 2H Blunt.

Swing/stab alternates per cast at a 60/40 ratio. Power Strike, Slash Blast, and every Final Attack alternate swing and stab animations, so damage resolves to the 60/40 weighted average `0.6 × swing + 0.4 × stab` (back-solved from Littlefoot's in-game basic-attack AVG column). On warrior weapons: 1H Axe/Blunt avg 1.92, 2H Axe/Blunt avg 2.6, polearm avg 2.7, spear avg 2.3. 1H Sword (1.8/1.8) and 2H Sword (2.5/2.5) are symmetric so mixing doesn't change them. Full breakdown in the damage formula guide.

Skill build: the SP math

Lv 10-30 gives 61 SP; maxing everything costs 105, so you have to skip something. Per-level effects live on the Warrior class page.

Skill	Max	What it does at max	Prereq
Improved HP Recovery	15	Passive +20% HP recovery, regen ticks every 10s	None
Max HP Increase	15	Passive Max HP +25%	Improved HP Recovery lv 3
Precise Strikes	15	Passive +20 Accuracy, +5% Critical Rate	None
Iron Body	20	Buff: Weapon Def +30% for 600s (MP -15)	Max HP Increase lv 3
Power Strike	20	260% damage single-target attack	None
Slash Blast	20	130% damage on up to 4 enemies (AoE)	Power Strike lv 1

Every warrior maxes the same core (58 SP locked):
• Power Strike 20 (260% single-target, main attack)
• Slash Blast 20 (130% AoE up to 4 mobs, mandatory; it's your only real AoE until 3rd job)
• Max HP Increase 15 (+25% MaxHP, biggest 1st-job survival lever)
• Improved HP Recovery 3 (MHI prereq; the skill itself is weak, don't over-invest)

Remaining 3 SP flex, usually into Precise Strikes (+1% crit / +4 ACC per 3 points, always on).

Precise Strikes is new to Classic World. Pre-BB warriors had no 1st-job crit passive. Max (15 SP) gives +5% crit rate and +20 accuracy, free and permanent.

Lvl	SP gained	Spend on
10	1 (advancement)	Power Strike +1 (PS 1, online immediately)
11	3	Slash Blast +1 (SB 1, AoE online), Power Strike +2 (PS 3)
12	3	Power Strike +3 (PS 6)
13	3	Slash Blast +3 (SB 4)
14	3	Power Strike +3 (PS 9)
15	3	Slash Blast +3 (SB 7)
16	3	Power Strike +3 (PS 12)
17	3	Slash Blast +3 (SB 10)
18	3	Power Strike +3 (PS 15)
19	3	Slash Blast +3 (SB 13)
20	3	Power Strike +3 (PS 18)
21	3	Power Strike +2 (PS 20 MAX), Slash Blast +1 (SB 14)
22	3	Slash Blast +3 (SB 17)
23	3	Slash Blast +3 (SB 20 MAX)
24	3	Improved HP Recovery +3 (IHR 3, MaxHP unlocked)
25	3	Max HP Increase +3 (MaxHP 3)
26	3	Max HP Increase +3 (MaxHP 6)
27	3	Max HP Increase +3 (MaxHP 9)
28	3	Max HP Increase +3 (MaxHP 12)
29	3	Max HP Increase +3 (MaxHP 15 MAX)
30	3	flex +3

Max HP Increase was reworked in MS Classic. In Pre-BB MapleStory, most warriors rushed Max HP Increase early because each level scaled your MaxHP growth on every future level-up, so putting points in late meant losing out on permanent HP. Classic flattens it to a simple passive +25% MaxHP at max, applied instantly. There's no longer any penalty for deferring it, which is why the build above holds it until Power Strike and Slash Blast are maxed.

Niche alternatives:
• Party Crit build (dedicated cleric) → skip HP skills, max Precise Strikes instead. Highest 1st-job damage when someone's keeping you alive; strictly worse solo.
• Boss-only build → leave Slash Blast at 1 SP, pour 22 SP into Precise Strikes 15 + Iron Body 7. Don't pick this if you're solo grinding; you'll have no AoE for 20+ levels.

Weapons: Fighter, Page, and Spearman

Fighter masters 1H/2H sword + axe; Page masters 1H/2H sword + BW; Spearman masters spear + polearm.

One-handed weapons (for shield-users)

1H weapons keep the shield slot and are all Fast (4-5) in this range. 1H Sword has a lower multiplier ceiling (1.8/1.8) but swings often. 1H Axe/Blunt at 2.4 swing sits just below 2H Sword's 2.5; Page's BW Mastery adds +20 AP and a 25% stun proc on BW.

Lvl	Weapon	WATK	Speed	STR req	DEX req	Notes
10	Long Sword	27	4	20	0	Common
15	Sabre	32	4	30	10	Warrior
20	Viking Sword	37	4	40	15	Warrior
25	Eloon	42	4	50	20	Warrior/Thief
30	Gladius	47	4	65	30	Warrior
10	Double Axe	27	4	20	0	Common
15	Battle Axe	32	4	30	10	Warrior
25	Mithril Axe	42	4	50	20	Warrior
30	Fireman's Axe	50	5	60	25	Warrior
10	Steel Pipe	29	5	0	0	Common
15	Mace	34	5	20	0	Warrior/Mage
20	Iron Mace	39	5	30	0	Warrior/Mage
25	Fusion Mace	41	4	40	0	Warrior/Mage
30	War Hammer	49	5	60	25	Warrior

Two-handed weapons (no shield, more damage)

2H trades the shield for higher base WATK and higher multipliers (2.5-3.0 swing vs 1.8-2.4 on 1H). Most are Normal (6) or Slow (7), so speed partially cancels the multiplier gain. 2H Axe and 2H BW share the highest non-spear/polearm swing multiplier (3.0).

Lvl	Weapon	WATK	Speed	STR req	DEX req	Notes
10	Wooden Sword	30	6	25	0	Common
20	Two-Handed Sword	40	6	45	20	Warrior
25	Broadsword	45	6	55	25	Warrior
30	Scimitar	50	6	65	30	Warrior
10	Metal Axe	30	6	25	0	Common
20	Iron Axe	40	6	45	20	Warrior
25	Two-Handed Axe	45	6	55	25	Warrior
30	Blue Axe	50	6	65	30	Warrior
10	Wooden Mallet	32	7	25	0	Common
15	Heavy Mace	37	7	35	15	Warrior
20	Square Hammer	42	7	45	20	Warrior
30	Mithril Maul	49	6	65	30	fastest 2H BW

Mithril Maul is the only Normal-speed (6) 2H Blunt in this range; every other 2H BW is Slow (7). With BW Booster (-2 stages) it lands at speed 4 vs 5, so it stays one numeric stage faster than the rest of the tier forever. Strict speed pick for Page.

Spears and polearms (Spearman path)

Spear and polearm are mirror images (1.5/3.5 vs 3.5/1.5). Because every Spearman skill alternates swing and stab per cast at a 60/40 swing-favored ratio, polearm averages 2.7 and spear averages 2.3 on Power Strike / Slash Blast / FA, a ~17% polearm advantage on the inner-term multiplier. Earlier versions of this guide assumed 50/50 alternation and called them a wash; under the verified 60/40 ratio polearm wins every mixed skill. Both are Slow (7 to 8), so the payoff still leans on Booster at 2nd job. Spearman has no 2nd-job AoE either, so Slash Blast stays your only crowd clear. Choose polearm for per-hit damage, spear for speed/stat-req edge cases.

Lvl	Weapon	WATK	Speed	STR req	DEX req	Notes
10	Spear	32	8	25	0	Common
15	Fork on a Stick	37	8	25	0	Common
20	Fish Spear	39	7	35	0	+1 acc
30	Forked Spear	52	8	65	30	Warrior
10	Pole Arm	32	8	15	0	Common
15	Iron Ball	37	8	35	15	Warrior
20	Studded Polearm	39	7	45	20	Warrior
25	Janitor's Mop	47	8	45	0	Common
30	Mithril Pole Arm	52	8	65	30	Warrior

Janitor's Mop is the dark horse of pre-30 Spearman gear: 47 WATK at level 25 with no DEX requirement.

1H + shield vs 2H no-shield

Fighters and Pages pick between 1H + shield and 2H; Spearmen are shield-locked out. After the Classic World rewrite bumped 1H Axe/Blunt to 2.4 swing, the per-hit gap vs 2H now comes mostly from base WATK.

1H + shield upsides:
• Lv 30 warrior shield = 109 WDEF + 20 HP + a full scroll slot.
• Shield accepts accuracy scrolls. ACC is one of the strongest stackable sources for warriors, and 2H can't match it.
• A miss = 0 damage. Missing 1 in 5 swings is a flat 20% DPS loss, bigger than most multiplier gains from going 2H.

2H upsides:
• Higher per-hit (2.5-3.0 swing on 2H sword/axe/BW, 3.5 on spear/polearm) and higher base WATK.
• Simpler gearing (no shield to chase).
• Wins outright once your ACC clears the target mob's avoid floor.

Physical ACC formula: `floor(DEX / 3) + floor(LUK / 6) + 5 + gear ACC + skill/buff ACC`, universal across every class and weapon. A lv 30 warrior with 24 DEX has 13 ACC from stats alone (8 from DEX plus the +5 base). Shield accuracy scrolls stack on top with no DEX trade-off. Hit chance also scales with level gap: ACC is effectively divided by `((monLv − charLv) + 51) / 51` when the mob is higher level, so fighting above your level punishes ACC hard. See the Accuracy Simulator for exact per-mob numbers.

Armor: meet the requirements, scroll the rest

Warrior armor rules:
• Most tiers ship in STR and DEX colour variants; a few have HP variants.
• WDEF is identical across colour variants of the same tier.
• Overalls unlock at lv 15 (Steel Fitted Mail) and replace top+bottom. Only Overall slots can scroll +STR/+DEX; tops and bottoms can only scroll WDEF.

Hats

Most warrior hats only have DEX-bonus colour variants. The lv 20 split is the only point with a STR option (Football Helmet, +2 STR) vs DEX (Viking Helm, +2 DEX). Common-class hats (Bandana, Metal Gear, Starry Bandana, Bamboo Hat) fill gaps when the tier demands DEX you don't have.

Lvl	Item	STR	DEX	Bonus	Stat req	WDEF
10	Koif (Warrior)	-	Bronze / Metal / Mithril +1	+2 acc	STR 10	15-17
10	Red Bandana (any)	-	-	+10 HP	None	9
10	Yellow Bandana (any)	+1	-	-	None	9
12	Helmet (Warrior)	-	Bronze / Steel / Mithril +1	+2 acc	STR 15	16-18
15	Full Helm (Warrior)	-	Bronze / Steel / Mithril +1	+3 acc	STR 20	19-21
15	Metal Gear (any)	+1	-	+5 HP	None	12
15	Yellow Metal Gear (any)	-	+1	+10 HP	None	13
20	Football Helmet (Warrior)	Bronze Steel Mithril +2	-	+4 acc	STR 30, DEX 10	23-25
20	Viking Helm (Warrior)	-	Bronze / Iron / Mithril +2	+4 acc	STR 30, DEX 10	23-25
22	Sharp Helm (Warrior)	-	Steel / Mithril / Gold +2	+4 acc	STR 34, DEX 12	25-27
25	Burgernet Helm (Warrior)	-	Iron / Gold / Orihalcon +2	+5 acc	STR 40, DEX 15	27-29
25	Red Starry Bandana (any)	+2	-	-	STR 10	18
25	Green Bamboo Hat (any)	-	+2	-	STR 10	18
30	Jousting Helmet (Warrior)	-	+3	+6 acc	STR 50, DEX 20	31

Tops

STR and DEX colour variants at every tier. Lolico/Sergeant/Master Sergeant/Hwarang are the male versions; Lolica/Lamelle/Shark/Hwarang Shirt are the female parallels with identical stats.

Lvl	Tier	STR	DEX	Stat req	WDEF
10	Lolico / Lolica Armor	Brown / Orange +1	Blue / Blueberry +1	STR 10	27
15	Corporal	Steel +1	Brown +1	STR 20	32
20	Sergeant / Lamelle	Red / Red Lamelle +2	Blue / Green Lamelle +2	STR 30, DEX 10	37
25	Master Sergeant / Shark	Orihalcon / Red Shark +2	Silver / Sky Shark +2	STR 40, DEX 15	42
30	Hwarang Shirt	Red +3	Green +3	STR 50, DEX 20	47

Bottoms

Lvl	Tier	STR	DEX	Stat req	WDEF
10	Lolico / Sophia Pants	Brown / Rookie +1	Blue / Sophia +1	STR 10	18
15	Corporal Pants	Steel +1	Brown +1	STR 20	22
20	Sergeant Kilt / Ramel Skirt	Red Kilt / Red Skirt +2	Steel Kilt / Green Skirt +2	STR 30, DEX 10	26
25	Master Sergeant Kilt / Shark Skirt	Orihalcon / Red Skirt +2	Silver / Sky Skirt +2	STR 40, DEX 15	30
30	Martial Arts Pants	Red +3	Brown +3	STR 50, DEX 20	34

Level 30 hybrid Martial Arts pants: Black (+2 STR, +1 DEX) and White (+1 STR, +2 DEX) are alternatives if you want a balanced split. Same WDEF and reqs as Red/Brown.

Overalls (warrior gets these early)

Warriors get overalls at lv 15 (Steel Fitted Mail) and upgrade through lv 20 (Kendo Robe) and lv 30 (Engrit / Black Dragon / Sauna Robe). Overall is the only chest slot you can scroll for +STR or +DEX; tops and bottoms only scroll for WDEF.

Lvl	Item	WDEF	STR req	DEX req	Bonus	Slots
15	Steel Fitted Mail (Warrior)	59	20	0	+2 STR, +1 DEX	10
20	Blue Kendo Robe (Warrior)	69	30	10	+4 DEX	10
20	Red Kendo Robe (Warrior)	69	30	10	+4 STR	10
20	White Kendo Robe (Warrior)	69	30	10	+2 STR, +2 DEX	10
30	Blue Sauna Robe (any)	57	0	0	+1 STR/DEX/INT/LUK, +10 HP	10
30	Red Sauna Robe (any)	57	0	0	+1 STR/DEX/INT/LUK, +10 HP	10
30	Red Engrit (Warrior)	89	50	20	+6 STR	10
30	Blue Engrit (Warrior)	89	50	20	+6 DEX	10
30	Yellow Engrit (Warrior)	89	50	20	+30 HP	10
30	Dark Engrit (Warrior)	89	50	20	+3 STR, +3 DEX	10
30	Black Dragon Robe (Warrior)	89	50	20	+3 STR, +3 DEX	10

Red Engrit (+6 STR) is the strongest lv 30 overall. STR 50 / DEX 20 req, cleared exactly at lv 30. 10 Lesser Overall STR scrolls stack it to +16 STR from one piece. Priority overall until lv 50 upgrades outscale it.

Shoes

Warrior shoes don't follow a clean STR/DEX pattern: most tiers have multiple DEX variants and one or zero STR variant. Two no-req gems fill the gap: Squishy Shoes (any, lv 28, +1 all stats) and Red Snowshoes (Warrior, lv 30, +1 STR). Both are the pick for STR-stacked builds gear-locked on DEX.

Lvl	Variant	Bonus	STR req	DEX req	WDEF	Avoid
15	Bronze Grieves (Warrior)	+5 HP	20	0	12	+1
15	Steel Grieves (Warrior)	+5 HP	20	0	12	+1
20	Brown High Boots (Warrior)	+1 DEX	30	10	15	+2
20	Orange High Boots (Warrior)	+2 DEX	30	10	15	+2
20	Blue High Boots (Warrior)	+1 DEX	30	10	15	+2
25	Mithril War Boots (Warrior)	+2 DEX	40	15	18	+2
25	Silver War Boots (Warrior)	+1 DEX	40	15	18	+2
25	Gold War Boots (Warrior)	+1 DEX, +5 HP	40	15	18	+2
25	Dark War Boots (Warrior)	+1 STR, +1 DEX, +5 HP	40	15	18	+2
28	Squishy Shoes (any)	+1 STR, +1 DEX, +1 LUK, +1 INT	0	0	7	0
30	Emerald Battle Grieves (Warrior)	+3 DEX	50	20	21	+3
30	Mithril Battle Grieves (Warrior)	+1 DEX	50	20	21	+3
30	Silver Battle Grieves (Warrior)	+1 DEX	50	20	21	+3
30	Blood Battle Grieves (Warrior)	+1 STR, +2 DEX	50	20	21	+3
30	Red Snowshoes (Warrior)	+1 STR	0	0	21	+3

Gloves

Every warrior glove carries small +ACC and +Crit Rate on top of WDEF, so each tier scales your damage a little. Lv 30 Missel splits into Steel (+3 STR), Bronze (+3 DEX), and Orihalcon (+3 ACC).

Lvl	Item	Bonus	STR req	DEX req	WDEF
10	Juno (Warrior)	+1 acc, +1 crit	10	0	6
15	Steel Fingerless Gloves (Warrior)	+1 acc, +1 crit, +5 HP	20	0	9
20	Black Cat Gloves (Warrior)	+2 acc, +1 crit	30	10	12
25	White Fingerless Gloves (Warrior)	+2 acc, +1 crit, +5 HP	40	15	15
30	Steel Missel (Warrior)	+3 STR, +1 acc, +2 crit	50	20	18
30	Bronze Missel (Warrior)	+3 DEX, +1 acc, +2 crit	50	20	18
30	Orihalcon Missel (Warrior)	+3 acc, +1 crit	50	20	18

Capes

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

	Lvl	Cape	WDEF	Bonus	Stat req	Job
	25	Old Raggedy Cape	10	+1 acc	None	Common

Earrings

Shared across all classes. 5 scroll slots, no WDEF, small MP/avoid bonuses. Scroll Earring STR 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 (1H weapon perk)

1H users (Fighter with 1H sword/axe, Page with 1H sword/BW) get a shield slot: an extra scroll slot for STR, HP, WDEF, or accuracy.

Lvl	Shield	WDEF	STR req	Bonus	Job
5	Stolen Fence	40	0	None	Common
10	Pan Lid	45	0	None	Common
10	Wooden Buckler	69	10	+3 acc	Warrior
15	Steel Shield	79	20	+3 acc	Warrior
20	Mithril Buckler	89	30	+10 HP, +4 acc	Warrior
25	Red Triangular Shield	99	40	+15 HP, +4 acc	Warrior
30	Red Cross Shield	109	50	+20 HP, +5 acc	Warrior

Scrolling: cheap and safe until level 50

Scroll rules:
• Most warrior armor has 7 slots; overalls have 10.
• 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%) Overall STR into your overall once you can afford to, most likely on your lv 30 overall (Red Engrit). Try Intermediate (60%) Attack on weapon slots 1-2.

Where to buy them. Two Classic-only vendors stock the key Lesser scrolls for warriors:
• Tulcus (Warning Street: The Swamp of Despair II) sells Overall Armor STR Scroll: Lesser at 15,000 mesos (for Steel Fitted Mail / Kendo / Engrit). Also stocks Hat Accuracy, Shoes Avoidability, Cape WDEF/MDEF/Accuracy, and Shield DEF scrolls.
• El Moth (Victoria Road: The Tree That Grew III) sells every weapon Attack Scroll: Lesser (1H/2H Sword, 1H/2H Axe, 1H/2H BW, Spear, Polearm) 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. Warriors can tank mobs that would one-shot a thief, so push a level or two ahead of the listed ranges. Well-scrolled Steel Fitted Mail plus maxed Slash Blast makes lv 18-22 Ant Tunnel comfortable even on limited potions.

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 Dances with Balrog in Perion for a short quest, then choose:

Fighter → sword + axe. Axe Mastery adds a 25% bleed proc (100% dmg over 3s, huge for grinding); Sword/Axe Mastery only apply with matching weapon. Rage = +35 AP (and -35 WDEF) party buff, 300s. Well-rounded melee.
Page → sword + BW. BW Mastery adds +20 AP and a 25% stun proc (BW only, big reason to main blunt on Page). Threaten debuffs enemy speed/ATK/WDEF; Power Guard reflects 40% of physical damage. Safest 1H/shield pick, strongest CC at 2nd job.
Spearman → spear + polearm. Spear Mastery = +60 avoid (spear only), Polearm Mastery = +20 speed (polearm only). Iron Will = +50 WDEF + 35% KB resist. Hyper Body is the legendary +30% MaxHP party buff. Pick this to be indispensable party utility.

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