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Fire Boar
 Join Date: Jun 2006
IGN: Unholy
Gateway: Scania Global
Class: Dark Knight
Guild: Faction
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A Guide For The Pure Pole Armer
Unholy's Pure Pole Armer Guide Last Updated: 10th March 2008.
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Table of Contents
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Section 1.0: Introduction After much consideration, I decided I'd help out the new non-hacking generation & maybe also the older generation of Pure Pole Armers (PA in short). I am part of a rare breed of Dragon Knight which is usually discriminated against because we are supposedly "Weak" or "Weaker" than Hybrids or Spear DKs. That's where those who discriminate against us are incorrect. And i shall explain why as i go through. I'll highlight the different builds of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd jobs, and move into more depth on each one as I go along. So let's get started... Section 2.0: Defining a Pure Pole Arm Spearman/Dragon Knight
Section 3.0: 1st Job - Warrior > Swordsman - Level 10 to Level 30 In this section, we'll be discussing the builds, sp distribution, advantages, and disadvantages of the warrior first job (spearman prodigy). Section 3.1: 1st Job Builds - 61 Skill Points - Level 10 to Level 30 My PA DK was raised with a planned build. However, there are 2 main builds for PA users. I chose the first. Build 1 (Iron Will Build): 
You can distribute these skills (post-max hp inmprovement) in any way you like. I would suggest first getting improving hp recovery to 5, then hp increase to 10, then power strike to 3, so you can put points into sb, maybe to about level 5, then max powerstrike, then continue to max slash blast, then finish off the build with 3 points on endure. Advantages of this build:
Disadvantages of this build:
Section 3.2: 1st Job Builds - 61 Skill Points - Level 10 to Level 30 Build 2 (Iron Body Build): 
Most people who go with this build end up not using their 2nd job sp on iron will, and instead use it on iron body. Distribute sp in the same fashion as the first build except endure stays on 3 and iron body goes to 3. Advantages of this build:
Disadvantages of this build:
Once you make the job advancement as a warrior, you'll be granted 1 sp to start with. This point goes into Improving HP Recovery. Now, some of you may ask, is defence such a big deal? The answer to that question is "Yes & No". This is because when you're starting out in the world (unfunded characters only), you want to get hit by monsters as little as possible. And if the monsters did have to hit you, you would rather they did as little damage as possible. This is the mindset of many people, and therefore choose the iron-body build and later live to regret it. Don't regret your build, you can always reset the sp, it isn't such a big waste. However, when you are higher level, defence will begin to no longer matter to you, because warriors have such high defence anyway. Which is why it's more important to add to the mdef rather than the wdef. This is why the Iron Will build is preferred. Section 4.0: 2nd Job - Warrior > Swordsman > Spearman - Level 30 to Level 70 In this section, we'll be discussing the builds, sp distribution, advantages, and disadvantages of the warrior second job (dragon knight prodigy). Section 4.1: 2nd Job Builds - 121 Skill Points - Level 30 to Level 70 My DK's 2nd job build was fairly straightforward and simple. Once again, there are 2 builds for PA users. Build 1 (Iron Will Build):
This build grants you extra magic defence and weapon defence, although not as much weapon def as the iron body build. But it will matter less as the levels go by. After levelling to level 70, it is suggested you use the spare sp you receive on Endure. Advantages of this build:
Disadvantages of this build:
Section 4.2: 2nd Job Builds - 121 Skill Points - Level 30 to Level 70 Build 2 (Iron Body Build):
This build grants you additional weapon defence, but less magic defence. Although weapon defence becomes redundant post-level 70, you will gain extra sp by the end of 2nd job. 5 additional sp. You may put this into whatever you see fit, but i recommend adding points to endure, and if necessary, to hp improvement. After levelling to level 70, it is suggested you use the spare sp you receive on Endure. Advantages of this build:
Disadvantages of this build:
As your start out into the world as a Spearman, you'll be granted 1 sp. You would be wise enough to put that point into Pole Arm Mastery. Make sure you only have pole arm mastery on level 19 instead of 20. Keep it on 19 until you have maxed all the other important skills, then you may add the final point to max out mastery. After you've become a Spearman, you'll be more worried about how fast you level than how much damage monsters do to you. You'll start making money and you'll need to save it in order to purchase your higher level equipment. Section 5.0: 3rd Job - Warrior > Swordsman > Spearman > Dragon Knight - Level 70 to Level 120 In this section, we'll be discussing the builds, sp distribution, advantages, and disadvantages of the warrior third job (dark knight prodigy). Section 5.1: 3rd Job Builds - 151 Skill Points - Level 70 to Level 120 Once again, my Dragon Knight's build was straightforward, I took a path I thought was simple, yet solid. There are more than 2 builds for the Pure Pole Arm Dragon Knight. Build 1 (Iron Will with no PA Crusher Build):
As you start level 70, and complete your 3rd job advancement, you'll be granted 1 sp, and 5 bonus ap. (AP distribution will be discussed in the "Dex or Dexless?" section) This build is the most common pure pole arm build. Maximising Attack and Mobbing. Power Crash however is used rarely. Advantages of this build:
Disadvantages of this build:
Section 5.2: 3rd Job Builds - 148 Skill Points - Level 70 to Level 120 Build 2 (Iron Body with no PA Crusher Build):
As you start level 70, and complete your 3rd job advancement, you'll be granted 1 sp, and 5 bonus ap. (AP distribution will be discussed in the "Dex or Dexless?" section) This build is the most common pure pole arm build. Maximising Attack and Mobbing. Power Crash however is used rarely. Advantages of this build:
Disadvantages of this build:
Section 5.3: 3rd Job Builds - 148 Skill Points - Level 70 to Level 120 Build 3 (Iron Will with PA Crusher Build): [IMG]http://www.hidden-street.net/characters/images/dknight003.gif[/IMG]
This build adds a secondary attack to the dragon knight's build. Pole Arm crusher. Although pole arm crusher wouldn't do as much total damage as pole arm fury, it is more preferred to have max crusher than max roar, crash and resistance. There are many alternatives to this build such as level 10 resist and level 20 roar. Advantages of this build:
Disadvantages of this build:
Section 5.4: 3rd Job Builds - 148 Skill Points - Level 70 to Level 120 Build 4 (Iron Will with PA Crusher Build): [IMG]http://www.hidden-street.net/characters/images/dknight003.gif[/IMG]
This build adds a secondary attack to the dragon knight's build. Pole Arm crusher. Although pole arm crusher wouldn't do as much total damage as pole arm fury, it is more preferred to have max crusher than max roar, crash and resistance. There are many alternatives to this build such as level 10 resist and level 20 roar. Advantages of this build:
Disadvantages of this build:
Life as a Pure Pole Arm Dragon Knight brings endless hours of fun. Although we are a very difficult breed to train, we definitely have our advantages. Priests can be very discriminating when it comes to training with a PA DK. PLEASE NOTE: I DID NOT ASSIGN THE 3RD JOB SPARE SP THAT YOU GET AT THE END OF 120, YOU CAN ASSIGN THIS TO WHATEVER YOU LIKE. Section 6.0: 4th Job - Warrior > Swordsman > Spearman > Dragon Knight > Dark Knight - Level 120 to Level 200 In this section, we'll be discussing the builds, sp distribution, advantages, and disadvantages of the warrior fourth job (dark knight). Section 6.1: 4th Job Builds - 243 Skill Points - Level 120 to Level 200 This is the only known build so far for a Dark Knight, I'm not exactly sure if anyone's actually written a build for Dark Knights, hopefully this is the first and hopefully, everyone finds it quite useful. There are going to be many updates to this section seeing as 4th job skillbooks need to be found/bought and actually used like scrolls. Prices and rarity depend on server. For this section, I will list them in order of how to max skills up until level 200. (So help me God). Do not forget that after making the advancement, you receive 3 extra sp. 1 of these points will go into rush, the other 2 will go into beholder. How it Looks Level by Level:
As you start level 120, and complete your 4th job advancement, you'll be granted 3 sp, and 5 bonus ap. (AP distribution will be discussed in the "Dex or Dexless?" section) This build is the ONLY Dark Knight pure pole arm build. You can also put beholder aura to 6 points, instead of 5, because there's a significant heal jump from 5 to 6 (100 hp to 160 hp). Any further changes will be announced. Section 7.0: Dex or Dexless? Dex is a very important issue, especially with dragon knights who have to have it in their blood to duke it out with a priest by their side. Dexless warriors are defined as "Perfect". Sure they're perfect, but what do you have to go through to afford godly dex equipment, and even then, would you have enough accuracy to hit high level monsters properly? In this section, we'll discuss what you need to have dex, what you need to have no dex, and where to cap your dex. For those who have never heard of the accuracy formula created by ?DREAM?, this is it. A simple mathematical equation that shows you how much accuracy you need to hit a monster.
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Section 7.1: Where do I cap my DEX? This is a very important question. There are many factors that affect where you should cap your DEX. This includes:
1. NX Cash: You can have higher dex and then later on lower it with ap resets from the cash shop. You can lower it everytime you upgrade your DEX equipment to better ones. The most important upgrade would be a Zakum Helmet. 2. Priest Avaliability: A priest with max bless will add 20 accuracy to your training. This is a very important part of being a dexless or low dex dragon knight. 3. DEX Equipment: Most of your DEX will come from your overall, shoes, and zakum helmet, although these will come at a very expensive price. 4. Zakum Helmet: The most coveted item in all of MapleStory. Adds not only dex, but str, int, luk, accuracy, avoid, and a lot of wdef and mdef. Most Dragon Knights cap their DEX in the low 60's to the low 100's. (60 - 110) Section 7.2: DEXless Build A DEXless build is defined as having less than 10 Base DEX. As mentioned before, it is very difficult to fund and raise a DEXless warrior. You'll have to choose the correct training spots so you're able to hit the monsters properly. A DEXless Warrior's stats would look like this:
The DEXless warrior does a lot more damage when it doesn't miss, the amount of damage it does in comparison to a dex warrior is quite significant. This is very important in the levels after 100, where every point of str and dex count and are essential. Section 7.3: DEX Build A DEX build is the most common build of Dragon Knight. The DEX is usually capped in the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's even 100's. Their ability to hit monsters is a lot better than DEXless or low-DEX warriors, but their total damage in a hit is considerably lower especially noticable in the higher levels. A DEX warriorr's stats would look like this:
The damage range for a DEX warrior would be considerably closer, although due to stab/slash, damage is still all over the place until you start using 3rd job skills. Section 8.0: Spear VS Pole Arm
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Section 9.0: Training Locations The training locations of a Pure Pole Arm Dragon Knight are essential to many factors of it's future. This includes:
A Pole Armer's training spots are limited. In this section, we'll discuss and highlight the main training spots, and how it affects finances and equipment. Please note that I will only advise players to train in maps where the traffic is minimal, but the spawn is decent. I encourage an alliance with another player to control spawn in another part of the map to maximise training speeds and spawn. Therefore, I will advise future pole armers to stay away from henesys hunting grounds.
Section 9.1: Training Locations : 1st Job First Job Swordsmen (spearmen prodigies) training spots are very limited. As the only class to take little damage from the monsters around it's level, Swordsmen usually show up in many places. The following is a list of training locations for the appropriate level swordsman. Level 10 - 20: Truthfully, any monster that gives off more than 8 exp, and spawns in masses. For example, slimes, stumps, orange mushrooms.
Level 20 - 30: You'll either be at Pig Beach, or killing green & horned mushrooms for level 20 - 30 in the Ant Tunnels or Ellinia Tree Dungeons. A decent alternative is axe stumps and dark axe stumps and also slimes.
Section 9.2: Training Locations : 2nd Job Second Job Spearmen train in usually the same spot for many levels. You'll be getting rid of your low level weapons and getting to hold your pole arms, starting with the Mithril Pole Arm. Although i recommend using a 100% scrolled 2-Handed Axe until level 35 because of it's speed. (2-Handed Axe is Level 25). The following is a list of training locations for the appropriate level spearman. Recently added [i]( Level 30 - 40: Here, we continue to train on monsters that spawn quickly and these monsters begin to give off more exp. For example, boars, evil eyes, jr. cellions/lioners/grupins, and even leatty.
Level 40 - 50: Training from 40 to 50 is a very very tough part of training a spearman. EXP starts slowing down at places such as jr. kitties.
Level 50 - 60: Now it starts slowing down even more, however, level 50+ isn't so hard due to the fact that The Nine Dragons is quite a fast paced weapon. You'll mainly be at jr. yetis and hectors, or maybe even zombies.
Level 60 - 70: The final leg of your second job. And it gets harder, the experience starts running into the high hundred thousands, and even into the dreaded 7 digits. A lot of motivation and a lot of zombies will get you through.
Section 9.3: Training Locations : 3rd Job Congratulations to those who make it to this point. Becoming a Dragon Knight can be pretty exciting. And if you're a pure pole armer, it's just about to get more exciting. Assign that 1st sp to Dragon Fury, and head to zombies, for a few more levels for powerstriking and slash blasting and the occasional dragon fury. You may abandon Victoria Island for good now, and head to either El Nath or Ludibrium for your major, high experience training, or stay behind and train at the only place left to train, Mix Gollems. Don't forget you'll need to start making some priest friends soon. The following is a list of training locations for the appropriate level dragon knight. Level 70 - 80: Finally a Dragon Knight. New Dragon Knights will have more fun showing off their powers rather than taking the time to train with them. You may have to stick to zombies, or mix gollems, or you can take a priest to such places as Death Teddies or solo at Yetis.
Level 80 - 90: We're minimizing your locations for training now. But you can leave zombies. Experience is going to be in the millions, and it's a long road, but more motivation, and a priest will get you to 90. You'll be mainly at Ludibrium from now on.
Level 90 - 100: The list shortens even more now. You'll need to have a priest with you whenever you train unless you're rich enough to afford potions to spam.
Level 100 Onwards: Now with the release of Leafre, there are plenty more opportunities for training. Leafre is a 100+ mostly training area. However, with priests advancing to bishops, they'll be training on their own. So get yourself a 100-110 priest and head to the dragon nests. Himes is still a good place to train, so don't neglect it.
Section 10.0: Pole Arms - What to Use? Many of you might ask, does the weapon's speed affect the Pole Armer's training? The answer to that is quite simple. YES! Take me for example, my main weapon is a 112 Attack 6 STR Hellslayer with a Slow (8) speed rating. But some of you may see me training with an Eclipse. People ask me, "Why do you train with an Eclipse when your hellslayers are the best on Scania?" The answer to that is also simple, the Eclipse is rated Slow (7). 1 point faster than the Hellslayer, to you people who have never used a hellslayer before, the Eclipse is unusually faster than the hellslayer. And when I train, it makes all the difference in the world. So now, I'll list the pole arms I'd suggest you to use during your life as a Pole Arm Spearman/Dragon Knight.
Now, I've put these in order of speed. This is why the snowboards will be in front. Please note that snowboards do have a lower base attack than the normal pole arms which have a slower speed. With some lucky scrolling, you could avoid using normal pole arms at all until level 80+. You'll notice I used 2-Handed Axes during levels 10 - 30. This is because there is no mastery yet, and I prefer good weapon speeds and decent attack to high attack-low speed weapons. When you are beginning as a Swordsman, it is highly unwise to use pole arms/spears. Not only does the Slash/Stab factor come into play, but the range is a lot higher. Therefore, I suggest using 2-Handed Axes which have a higher base attack than 2-Handed Swords & 2-Handed Blunt Weapons, but have the exact same amount of weapon speed. My logic for using those axes is quite easily understood. Also, the Maple Scorpio, is a great weapon, if you can afford one. It comes with an average of +30 Accuracy, a little bit of Strength already, plus the base attack is quite decent. Also, I don't recommend upgrading to godly equipments until after you're level 90 when you start getting high-priced drops and you can afford the scrolls and items or prescrolled items with good upgrades. Section 11.0: Make it Interesting! This statement refers mostly to post-level 100 training. For those of you who are still below level 70, honestly, if you are struggling to level, don't whine to me and say "I can't level because I have a life." Do you know what I'd say to that? I'd say "If you had a life, you wouldn't be on the forums whining to me about having a life and therefore, you're unable to train." This is what you do then, find yourself a pure pole armer who's levelled past 110 at least, idolise the person, and if you can't get enough hints and tips from here, ask them for some advice. Get some motivation. Hope to be on the PA Roll Call one day. Training becomes worse, at level 120, you'll need around 30,000,000 exp to level. Usually, you'll be gaining a lot of experience from bosses such as zakum, papulatus, and pianus. But it's still not enough to to get you more than 10%. You'll be stuck at 1 set of monsters after 100. It'll be Grims and Gobies. Having a Goby party with 4 other Pole Armers and a Priest is as much fun as it gets. You all use the same skill, you're all friends, you're all alike, causing as much havoc as you can in the map. When i party with Nat (Mintrified), Alan (DarkHero22), Mike (Mikka), and Nat's Priest Hubby Alan (djtofu), it doesn't get much more fun than that. People walk into our map, and they say: "Damn, all pole armers!" It makes you proud to be a pole armer. Using Roar to gather mobs on not only the platform you're on but other platforms is great. However, the pot usage does rise, because you'll usually need to heal after 2 roars. But when you move to another platform, a mob is already ready for you to fury. So make it interesting, chat to your buddies or guild while you train, 90% training, 10% socialising. Get a guild of pole armers and priests together and train. You know what, even cyber with a G.I.R.L. Whatever gets you going. Just try your best not to fall asleep on your keyboard. Section 12.0: Conclusion I highly encourage people to make more pure pole arm dragon knights, although we are a special and rare breed, we are not weak, we have our advantages. We are the masters of the mob. Great KSers. Don't forget to visit Mintrified's Roll Call of the Pure Pole Armers! I'd like to thank the Pure Pole Arm community for supporting me and helping me through my pole arm career. No I'm not quitting. I'm just thankful for the people around me. Special thanks go out to Natalie (Mintrified). I've always looked up to her, and even though I've overtaken her level a couple of times pre-lvl 120, she is still my idol and my beacon of hope. I'd also like to ask members of our Pole Arm community and members of the general public to please feel free to make suggestions for this thread. Maybe something I might be able to add. I'd also like to mention that I did include pictures in the original format of the post, however, I was lacking knowledge and didn't know that there was a limit of images that could be posted. So I'll make updates often and add custom-made images to the thread to make it more colorful and less insinuating to the eyes. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS. I shall do my best to answer them. Section 13.0: Frequently Asked Questions Here are some questions I as a pure pole armer have experienced in my PA Career.
Section 14.0: Dark Knight Sneak-Peek A lot of people have messaged me and requested I post some of the 4th job skills. All I can say for sure is that these skills following may not be implemented on gMS. But, here goes.
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Section 15.0: Credits
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January 18th, 2007, 8:01 AM
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Ligator
Join Date: Jun 2006
IGN: Spartans
Gateway: Scania Global
Class: Dragon Knight
Guild: Genesis
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January 18th, 2007, 10:42 AM
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Star Pixie
 Join Date: Dec 2005
IGN: Vamimathras
Gateway: Scania Global
Class: Dragon Knight
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January 18th, 2007, 11:10 AM
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Jr. Balrog
Join Date: Feb 2006
IGN: Mondays
Gateway: Bellocan Global
Class: Knight
Guild: Evolution
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January 18th, 2007, 11:20 AM
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Clang
Join Date: Nov 2006
IGN: lucha5
Gateway: Scania Global
Gateway2: Galicia Global
Class: Dragon Knight
Guild: Treason
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January 18th, 2007, 12:02 PM
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Evil Eye
 Join Date: Jun 2005
IGN: Jarski
Gateway: Scania Global
Class: Dark Knight
Guild: Polaris
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I'm Finlandian and I bite! Rawr!  Characters: Jarski: Dragon knight (Scania) lvl 12x Pure pole MustaSurma: Thief/bandit (PQ mule) (Scania) http://s1.bitefight.org/bite/city.php - Fun browser game. Last edited by Jarski; January 19th, 2007 at 7:20 PM. |
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January 18th, 2007, 1:04 PM
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Permanently Banned
Join Date: Jul 2005
IGN: Spearnow
Gateway: Bellocan Global
Class: Dragon Knight
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January 18th, 2007, 1:38 PM
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Jr. Balrog
Join Date: Sep 2006
IGN: HeroOfHeal
Gateway: Scania Global
Class: Crusader
Guild: none atm
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January 18th, 2007, 1:41 PM
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M C P V i x e n s <3
 Join Date: Aug 2005
IGN: Mintrified
Gateway: Scania Global
Class: Dark Knight
Guild: MCPVixens
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MCPVixens S> Zakum Helmets 35m/55m /find kikipink or xoEmy [only] If we are unavailable, please contact any of our guild members and they will take down your name.  Mintrified - Stage 3 (Lv140 Pure PADK) -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ENddIiK58s[/b] Last edited by spearMiNTz; January 18th, 2007 at 1:52 PM. |
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January 18th, 2007, 2:13 PM
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Slime
Join Date: Jun 2005
IGN: richboyxp
Gateway: Scania Global
Class: Dragon Knight
Guild: guildless
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