SnipeSura
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First of all before you start reading, take in mind that this guide is written Based solely on my opinion and Experiences in Wom2. What this means is that this guide is based on my preferences and my journey as playing a Weapon Sura as a main on this server. No Guide is perfect, so feel free to share your experiences, or suggest something else that could be done better. This guide is beginner friendly and goes up to lv90. An end game part in the guide will be added in the Future.
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS GUIDE:
-Pros & Cons of playing a Sura
-Which Skills & Stats to prioritize
-What items you need to prioritize
-Detailed explanation for every level bracket
-What kind of Alchemy to get, and When to get it
-How to be Efficient in farming as a Sura
-How to utilize your buffer as 2nd Attacker
-Tips & Tricks
Let's start by getting the most important question out of the way, Will I ever make the same Damage as a body warrior in pvm? - The simple answer to that is no. Will you be able to farm content easier as a weapon sura? Absolutely yes! Here is a small comparison:
-Pros & Cons of playing a Sura
Take a lvl80 Body warrior and a lvl80 Weapon Sura, both farming Red Forest lvl90 Metins.
-A body warrior will need to invest in much better Resistance items, like getting earth resistance, physical block and stuff like that...
-As a Sura you will need none of that. A weapon Sura has already enough sustainability from his Enchanted blade, and enough resistance from his spells like Fear & Enchanted Armour.
So in other words, a warrior will out farm you in red forest, but a warrior will need to invest much more money into gear in order to be able to survive the red forest lv90 metins.
In other words, Sura is much more Tanky, but does less damage than a warrior. This gives you the opportunity to invest more into your buffer and prepare it become your 2nd Attacker. This pretty much applies to all content in this game, Keep in mind this is just a small example of the differences between a Weapon Sura and Body Warrior. ( I might come back to this part in the future and Edit it more, to provide more detailed comparisons if people ask for it in the comments )
-Which Skills & Stats to prioritize
As shown in the picture Your stat priority for your sura is: INT > STR > VIT (keep in mind at some point around lv 80-90 if you are fully geared you can go into "DEX" Instead of "VIT" as third stat, as it will give you more Attack power, hence you will deal more damage to metins, but again do this at your own risk, i wouldn't personally recommend that)
Since we're speaking about stats, I would like to mention that on a Weapon sura You always, BUT ALWAYS prioritize INT over STR as a bonus on your equipment, since it buffs your most powerfull spell Enchanted blade, it overpowers STR almost double the amount.
Here are the correct Values:
1 STR = 1.625 Attack Power (Base attack power)
1 INT = 3.75 Attack Power (towards your Enchanted Blade spell)
Regarding your Spell order it is pretty simple, it should be something like this:
Enchanted Blade as First spell to Perfect Master
Fear as your Second spell to Perfect Master
Enchanted Armour as your Third spell to Perfect Master
**Level Bracket 1-20**
Here are some goals you need to focus on achieving in this bracket:
-Horse Lv1 once you reach Level 15
-Base Equipment from +4 up to +6 with any bonuses, preferably HP + Crit
-Sword+9 for lv15 or lv20 with any bonuses
-Buffer leveled up to Minimum lv18 ( preferable to take it higher if possible)
Now let's talk on what approach you should have here, and how to achieve those goals.
You're starting fresh, 0 gear, 0 help. Map1 is a great source of income if farmed correctly, so what you can do before rushing lv 30 or 35 is basically farm map1 Metins + Bosses like: Lykos, Scrofa, Bera, Tigris. Your best source of income at this point is Selling Green Changers + Map1 Upgrade materials. You shouldn't worry too much about your current equipment since investing money in to this bracket should be focused only on the items mentioned above. You can get some small budget equipment like +6 to help you farm easier and faster until you reach to the point where you have enough Cash to buy a fms +9. Keep in mind do not overspend yang here since most of the gear you buy will get replaced anyway, also it is not wrong to stay lvl 18-20 for a longer time until you've farmed enough cash to buy the necessary items. This is a hard PVM server, Rushing in leveling without gear will get you nowhere.
**Sources of income in this bracket **
Lv1-Lv20 Map 1 Metins + Bosses:
-Sell Green Bonus Changers on Market
-Sell Polymorph Marbles on Market
-Sell Upgrade Materials on Market
-Sell Spirit Stones from +0/+3 On Market (Yes they sell. People who do mining buy them 😂)
**IMPORTANT NOTE** You only take 2 spells on your sura and buffer, since you will want to lock on lv35 for a brief time until you've farmed up the required items. In that way you can progress on making 2x G1 spells at the same time.
**Level Bracket 20-40**
Here are some goals you need to focus on achieving in this bracket:
-War horse on lv35
-Work towards G spells on your Sura (Enchanted Blade + Fear)
-Finish your lvl30 Biologist (Orc tooth) On Buffer As well
-Obtain a decent fms with 30-35 avg & stones +4
-Obtain a decent armor lv34 +9 with HP & 50 Attack Value
-Obtain Double drop gear like Silver bracelet +9 and Ebony Earrings +9
-Obtain the rest of the equipment for your level, like Golden necklace/Silver Necklace+9 with HP+Crit, Leather boots+9 HP+Crit, a Pentagon shield +7/+9 with Stun + INT on it , lv21 helmet+9 with 5/8 Attack speed on it (this helmet will not be changed until high lvl)
-Level up your buffer to 35 and start working on G spells (Enchant Damage + Blessing Spell) and reading Leadership Books
**Recommended** obtain *Crap items* with 12 INT, like Bell + Shield for your buffer, Level Buffer to lvl40 & curse EXP on buffer.
Now let's talk on what approach you should have here, and how to achieve those goals.
Considering You've already bought your fms+9, your next focus should be getting to lv35 and obtaining your War horse. Upon reaching lv35 My advice is to Curse your experience, so that you can farm the necessary items to move forward, going lv40 without the recommended gear or without any double drop items will not be the wisest choice here. On how to transition correctly and when to go to lvl40, reaad the next Level Bracket in this guide (Down below)
**Sources of income in this bracket **
Lvl20-35 Map2 Metins + Bosses, Monkey dungeuon (Horse Medal farm)
Lv30+ Fishing Map1
Lv30+ Mining Map1 (This is optional since Mining is not very profitable without having Mining spell as P)
-Sell Green Bonus Changers on Market
-Sell Polymorph Marbles on Market
-Sell Upgrade Materials on Market
-Sell Spirit Stones from +0/+3 On Market (Yes they sell. People who do mining buy them 😂)
-Sell Horse Medals on Market
**Level Bracket 40-60**
Here are some goals you need to focus on achieving in this bracket:
-Military Horse
-Pet lvl80 with Aggression lv10 (there are 2 approaches for this, will be explained below)
-P Spells on your Sura
-P Spells on your Buffer (Enchant Damage + Blessing Spell )
-Finish your Biologist Quests Lv40/50/60 On buffer As well
Equipment:
-Heaven's Tear Bracelet +9 Bonus: Drop + HP
-Heaven's Tear Earrings +9 Bonus: Drop (Not biggest priority, but it's a huge Damage boost + Critical on lv54)
-Heaven's Tear Necklace +9 Bonus: Hp + Crit (Stun as well if you can find one)
-FireBirdshoes +9 Bonus: Hp + Crit (Stun as well if you can find one)
-Lv 54 Armor +9 HP+ Atk Value S+4
**Optional** Horned Helmet +9 (this might be needed if you plan to farm Firelands on lv60)
**Recommended** Buy a Pet on Buffer, and Exp Buffer to LV60 and Curse EXP on buffer.
Now let's talk on what approach you should have here, and how to achieve those goals. Keep in mind This part of the guide will probabbly be the longest once and also will be divided into 2 brackets within the lv40-60 bracket, since you will need to spend alot of time prepearing your character to go lv60+
Considering you've bought all the recommended gear from the previous Bracket, you're now ready to go lv40 and curse your Experience Again 😂
Here is the main reason why I would prefer this:
Like I mentioned above there are 2 approaches on how you can get your pet to lvl80 (or 100 if you want, in my opinion lv80 is enough) in this level bracket.
The first way is through farming metins in Valley map or Yongbi Dessert, or the second approach is to levelup your pet in one of the Spider Dungeuons, 2 or 3. Keep in mind the method of leveling your pet in SD2/3 Requires very specific gear, P spells, also P spells on buffer as well. So it is basically up to you on how you'd like to approach this, both methods work fine, just pick one that suits you the best.
**Gear Requirement for SD2/3**
-Helmet with 20% Arachnid (spider)
-lv41 Shield with Stun + 20% arachnid, preferably Physical Block as well
-Ebony Bracelet with HP+20% Arachnid + HP abs
-Ebony Earrings +9 with 20% arachnid
-Phoenix Shoes +9 with HP + Crit
-Lv50 Sword +9
-lv54 Armor +9 With HP+ HP abs
Now regarding what you're gonna be farming, once you hit lv40 with decent gear and good bonuses you get acccess to much more content.
Farming in valley can yield you very good money since the upgrade materials sell nice on the market, as well the Orc Fight Poly Marbles.
Farming in Yongbi Desert can also make you very good money from the materials you drop there as well as the poly Marbles.
Another option here is Mount sohan, farming lv50 metins which drop normal Bonus Changers which are also a very nice source of income.
Keep in mind all of the farms mentioned above can be done as lv40 with the gear I've previously recommended. By staying on lv40 you will be leveling your pet while making money to buy the next recommended items to continue in your progress.
When should you level up past 40 and what is your next stop?
It mainly depends on how you plan to levelup your pet, if you've already reached lvl80 pet you can go ahead and levelup to 50 or 55, and start farming Temple lv55 metins.
The whole idea of this bracket is to not rush and get the necessary gear in order to progress. The gear i've recomended above is pretty expensive yes, but most of it you will not change up until lv80 or 90. You can aslo get by with some decent lv54 +6 equipment, but your damage will be much much lower.
A bonus approach in this bracket would be Farming Unlock stones in the Demon Tower Dungeuon and selling them on the market, but keep in mind this will require you to have a specific set of items with 20% undead on them, in order to be able to be efficient, and you do not want to limit yourself to 1 source of income, so be carefull on when and how you decide to level up.
Idealy your next stop sould be lvl60 or lv65 Farming firelands or Ghost Forest and prepearing to go into the next bracket.
On top of that you have the option to do the Naaga Dungeuon on lv60, as well Spider baroness, which might be tricky as a sura but still doable if you're willing to do that. (let me know in the comments below if you want me to come back to this part and edit it, to provide more info on how you should take the approach of Farming those Dungeuons on lv60)
**Sources of income in this bracket **
lv 35+ Maps: Valley, Yongbi Desert, Mount Sohan, Firelands, Ghost Forest
LV 55-60Naaga Dungeuon, Spider Baroness, Demon Tower
-Sell Upgrade Materials on Market (from all maps mentioned above, Every Upgrade material has a decent Price on the market, research the price before posting an item)
-Sell Polomyroph Marbles on the Market
-Sell Green bonus Changers on the Market
-Sell Bonus Changers on the Market
-Upgrade and Sell Items +9 By making them in Demon Tower
**Level Bracket 60-90**
-Level up your Pet to lv100
-Finish your Biologist missions lv70/80 on Buffer As well
-Level up pet on Buffer to at least lv80 Minimum with Aggresion 10
-Start utilizing your buffer as a 2nd Attacker
**Recommended Gear For Sura**
-Poison Sword +9 (30+ avg Preferable with 8/12 INT, Stones +5)
-Black Magic Armor +9 (HP + 50 Attack Value)
-Soul Crystal Necklace +9 (HP + Pierce)
**Recommended Gear For Buffer**
-Bamboo Bell +9 (35+ Avg Stones +5)
-Heaven's Tear Bracelet +9 (HP + Pierce)
-Heaven's Tear Necklace +9 (HP + Crit)
-Phoenix Shoes +6/+9 (HP + Crit)
-Ebony Earrings +9
-Lv70 Armor +6/+9 (HP + Attack)
-Lv60 Helmet +6/+9 (Earth Res + Atk Speed preferable)
**Optional Shield lv41/61 with Str 12 + 12 Agi**
Now let's talk on what approach you should have here, and how to achieve those goals, Keep in mind this is the last bracket in this guide, since after that its pretty much end game on lv90- lv105, in the future I will come back and edit the guide with a 90-105 Bracket.
First Approach into lv 60-75
Like mentioned above this bracket is pretty much close to end game (Items for end game will be listed below, and I totally advise to not go past lv90 if you have not obtained any of those)
But before you get there, first thing you need to do now is Get a Decent poison sword +9, an armor +9, then get ready to go to lvl75 and Curse your experience. Considering that you've already obtained all of the recommended items from the previous bracket, and already farming Firelands/Ghost forest, geting the weapon + armor should be of no issue at all.
After that your next Step is to get your pet to lvl100.
Leveling your pet to lv100
Again 2 Ways you can do this: Level it up yourself in Heaven's Lair 1 at the Ice golems, or Pay In-game to another Player for EXP boost to get your pet to lvl100 in Heaven's lair 2.
Keep in mind that if you decide to levelup the pet yourself, you will need to have your buffer lv75 as well, in order to buffer yourselff in HL1. Also do not forget to use XP boosts like Pet XP ring, XP ring 30 min, Vote Buff and any boost if any In-Game Event is present.
In-case you decide to level up your pet on your own, you will still make some money while doing that, basically covering the costs of the consumables that you're gonna be using.
Ice Golems in HL1 drop alot of Ice marbles that can be sold on the market for a decent price, and also the mobs in those packs drop Polymorph Marbles, which can be quite expensive, depending on the Market situation.
Your First Steps farming as lv75 Sura
Now that you've got your lv100 pet, you are slowly getting ready to go into lv80.
Best time to do that is if your lv70 BIO is finished, then you have no reason to stay lv75 for long, since lv80 Bio gives you a huge Damage boost in PVM.
Keep in mind that on lv75 your drop will still be okay in Firelands and ghost forest. But once you reach lv80 you will be only farming Red Forest metins lv85-90.
At this point you will be farming Red Forest metins lv85-90 with 0 problems, if you've followed the guide up until now.
Lv75 also unlocks you the possibility now to start farming Death Reaper. It is very important for you to know that Death Reaper has 3 Tiers of loot, after reaching Tier 3 loot (100+ Kills if im not mistaken, correct me if im wrong on this) Death Reaper can become really profitable as a boss to farm on lv75+, plus on the side you will be able to make money upgrading items which you can sell on the market.
Utilizing your buffer as a 2nd Attacker
Your next and last step is to start gearing up your buffer as a 2nd Attacker.
Before you wonder why all that gear for the buffer, and not just focus on your Sura with improving your gear. let me give you an example exactly why:
You're gonna reach a certain point on your sura When your Next upgrade would Cost 3-4kkk+ in yang, which will improve your Damage by lets say 300-600 Per hit.
With investing that yang into your buffer, you're gonna get a 2nd Attacker that will start doing 3-4k per hit.
In order for this to work, you will need to XP the pet on your buffer to minimum lv80 (The higher the better)
It is up to you to decide weather you're gonna do that by yourself in HL1, or pay for a boost in HL2.
I took the hard approach and Leveled my buffer's pet in HL1 to lv92, I think it took me close to 15 hours. So you can use this info as a small guidance when you're gonna decide what you wanna do and how you wanna level your buffer's pet.
After Buffer's pet is done, you can go ahead and obtain the gear listed above. Yes that is the current gear im using on my buffer, and my buffer hits 5-6k on lv90 Metins. (without alchemy)
When do I go past lv80 on My sura?
At this point it comes to a personal Preference, if you decide to go lv90 on your sura, you will have to farm only lv90 Metins, since your drop from lv85 metins will not be the best.
Another approach to this that can work is to get your buffer to lv90 first and finish the lv85/90 Bio on her. (They take a lot of time. A LOT)
In my opinion there is no wrong way you can do this, as long as you've done all the steps in this guide, going sooner to lvl90 will not be a mistake. It will only be a self limit to lvl90 Metins as a farming option. During this time while you're finishing your Biologist quests on your Sura and Buffer, you can start slowly obtaining Your Alchemy and Endgame Items.
Preffered Alchemy on lv 60-90
Ruby CL1 Atk + AVG
Diamond CL1 Crit + Metin stones
This applies to both Sura and Buffer, be mindfull when you plan to invest into alchemy, and do calculations if this is the next step of increasing your Damage for the cheapest price.
Other than a Ruby + Diamond, as a sura you will not need any of the other alchemy pieces for now.
Also a diamond is recommended to get once you've reached 100% Crit on your sura, before that you will not see much of an increase of damage.
Here is a list which items you will need for your endgame:
Soul Crystal Earrings +9
Soul Crystal Necklace +9
King Fisher Shoes +9
These items will be required for Buffer as well.
Oh you've Reached the End of this guide! A disclaimer again that this guide is written solely based on my Experience and Opinions on how I would approach this server if I were starting from 0 again as a Weapon Sura main. This guide does not mean that this is how you should play the game, it is solely to give you an Idea and a different perspective of the game from someone that plays a Sura Main. I'm Open to any suggestions regarding this guide, it is not final, it will be upgraded in the future. As well if you see something wrong with it or you want something added, do not hesitate to let me know down below in the comments, I will be more then glad to change it up.
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS GUIDE:
-Pros & Cons of playing a Sura
-Which Skills & Stats to prioritize
-What items you need to prioritize
-Detailed explanation for every level bracket
-What kind of Alchemy to get, and When to get it
-How to be Efficient in farming as a Sura
-How to utilize your buffer as 2nd Attacker
-Tips & Tricks
Let's start by getting the most important question out of the way, Will I ever make the same Damage as a body warrior in pvm? - The simple answer to that is no. Will you be able to farm content easier as a weapon sura? Absolutely yes! Here is a small comparison:
-Pros & Cons of playing a Sura
Take a lvl80 Body warrior and a lvl80 Weapon Sura, both farming Red Forest lvl90 Metins.
-A body warrior will need to invest in much better Resistance items, like getting earth resistance, physical block and stuff like that...
-As a Sura you will need none of that. A weapon Sura has already enough sustainability from his Enchanted blade, and enough resistance from his spells like Fear & Enchanted Armour.
So in other words, a warrior will out farm you in red forest, but a warrior will need to invest much more money into gear in order to be able to survive the red forest lv90 metins.
In other words, Sura is much more Tanky, but does less damage than a warrior. This gives you the opportunity to invest more into your buffer and prepare it become your 2nd Attacker. This pretty much applies to all content in this game, Keep in mind this is just a small example of the differences between a Weapon Sura and Body Warrior. ( I might come back to this part in the future and Edit it more, to provide more detailed comparisons if people ask for it in the comments )
-Which Skills & Stats to prioritize
As shown in the picture Your stat priority for your sura is: INT > STR > VIT (keep in mind at some point around lv 80-90 if you are fully geared you can go into "DEX" Instead of "VIT" as third stat, as it will give you more Attack power, hence you will deal more damage to metins, but again do this at your own risk, i wouldn't personally recommend that)
Since we're speaking about stats, I would like to mention that on a Weapon sura You always, BUT ALWAYS prioritize INT over STR as a bonus on your equipment, since it buffs your most powerfull spell Enchanted blade, it overpowers STR almost double the amount.
Here are the correct Values:
1 STR = 1.625 Attack Power (Base attack power)
1 INT = 3.75 Attack Power (towards your Enchanted Blade spell)
Regarding your Spell order it is pretty simple, it should be something like this:
Enchanted Blade as First spell to Perfect MasterFear as your Second spell to Perfect Master Enchanted Armour as your Third spell to Perfect Master**Level Bracket 1-20**
Here are some goals you need to focus on achieving in this bracket:
-Horse Lv1 once you reach Level 15
-Base Equipment from +4 up to +6 with any bonuses, preferably HP + Crit
-Sword+9 for lv15 or lv20 with any bonuses
-Buffer leveled up to Minimum lv18 ( preferable to take it higher if possible)
Now let's talk on what approach you should have here, and how to achieve those goals.
You're starting fresh, 0 gear, 0 help. Map1 is a great source of income if farmed correctly, so what you can do before rushing lv 30 or 35 is basically farm map1 Metins + Bosses like: Lykos, Scrofa, Bera, Tigris. Your best source of income at this point is Selling Green Changers + Map1 Upgrade materials. You shouldn't worry too much about your current equipment since investing money in to this bracket should be focused only on the items mentioned above. You can get some small budget equipment like +6 to help you farm easier and faster until you reach to the point where you have enough Cash to buy a fms +9. Keep in mind do not overspend yang here since most of the gear you buy will get replaced anyway, also it is not wrong to stay lvl 18-20 for a longer time until you've farmed enough cash to buy the necessary items. This is a hard PVM server, Rushing in leveling without gear will get you nowhere.
**Sources of income in this bracket **
Lv1-Lv20 Map 1 Metins + Bosses:
-Sell Green Bonus Changers on Market
-Sell Polymorph Marbles on Market
-Sell Upgrade Materials on Market
-Sell Spirit Stones from +0/+3 On Market (Yes they sell. People who do mining buy them 😂)
**IMPORTANT NOTE** You only take 2 spells on your sura and buffer, since you will want to lock on lv35 for a brief time until you've farmed up the required items. In that way you can progress on making 2x G1 spells at the same time.
**Level Bracket 20-40**
Here are some goals you need to focus on achieving in this bracket:
-War horse on lv35
-Work towards G spells on your Sura (Enchanted Blade + Fear)
-Finish your lvl30 Biologist (Orc tooth) On Buffer As well
-Obtain a decent fms with 30-35 avg & stones +4
-Obtain a decent armor lv34 +9 with HP & 50 Attack Value
-Obtain Double drop gear like Silver bracelet +9 and Ebony Earrings +9
-Obtain the rest of the equipment for your level, like Golden necklace/Silver Necklace+9 with HP+Crit, Leather boots+9 HP+Crit, a Pentagon shield +7/+9 with Stun + INT on it , lv21 helmet+9 with 5/8 Attack speed on it (this helmet will not be changed until high lvl)
-Level up your buffer to 35 and start working on G spells (Enchant Damage + Blessing Spell) and reading Leadership Books
**Recommended** obtain *Crap items* with 12 INT, like Bell + Shield for your buffer, Level Buffer to lvl40 & curse EXP on buffer.
Now let's talk on what approach you should have here, and how to achieve those goals.
Considering You've already bought your fms+9, your next focus should be getting to lv35 and obtaining your War horse. Upon reaching lv35 My advice is to Curse your experience, so that you can farm the necessary items to move forward, going lv40 without the recommended gear or without any double drop items will not be the wisest choice here. On how to transition correctly and when to go to lvl40, reaad the next Level Bracket in this guide (Down below)
**Sources of income in this bracket **
Lvl20-35 Map2 Metins + Bosses, Monkey dungeuon (Horse Medal farm)
Lv30+ Fishing Map1
Lv30+ Mining Map1 (This is optional since Mining is not very profitable without having Mining spell as P)
-Sell Green Bonus Changers on Market
-Sell Polymorph Marbles on Market
-Sell Upgrade Materials on Market
-Sell Spirit Stones from +0/+3 On Market (Yes they sell. People who do mining buy them 😂)
-Sell Horse Medals on Market
**Level Bracket 40-60**
Here are some goals you need to focus on achieving in this bracket:
-Military Horse
-Pet lvl80 with Aggression lv10 (there are 2 approaches for this, will be explained below)
-P Spells on your Sura
-P Spells on your Buffer (Enchant Damage + Blessing Spell )
-Finish your Biologist Quests Lv40/50/60 On buffer As well
Equipment:
-Heaven's Tear Bracelet +9 Bonus: Drop + HP
-Heaven's Tear Earrings +9 Bonus: Drop (Not biggest priority, but it's a huge Damage boost + Critical on lv54)
-Heaven's Tear Necklace +9 Bonus: Hp + Crit (Stun as well if you can find one)
-FireBirdshoes +9 Bonus: Hp + Crit (Stun as well if you can find one)
-Lv 54 Armor +9 HP+ Atk Value S+4
**Optional** Horned Helmet +9 (this might be needed if you plan to farm Firelands on lv60)
**Recommended** Buy a Pet on Buffer, and Exp Buffer to LV60 and Curse EXP on buffer.
Now let's talk on what approach you should have here, and how to achieve those goals. Keep in mind This part of the guide will probabbly be the longest once and also will be divided into 2 brackets within the lv40-60 bracket, since you will need to spend alot of time prepearing your character to go lv60+
Considering you've bought all the recommended gear from the previous Bracket, you're now ready to go lv40 and curse your Experience Again 😂
Here is the main reason why I would prefer this:
Like I mentioned above there are 2 approaches on how you can get your pet to lvl80 (or 100 if you want, in my opinion lv80 is enough) in this level bracket.
The first way is through farming metins in Valley map or Yongbi Dessert, or the second approach is to levelup your pet in one of the Spider Dungeuons, 2 or 3. Keep in mind the method of leveling your pet in SD2/3 Requires very specific gear, P spells, also P spells on buffer as well. So it is basically up to you on how you'd like to approach this, both methods work fine, just pick one that suits you the best.
**Gear Requirement for SD2/3**
-Helmet with 20% Arachnid (spider)
-lv41 Shield with Stun + 20% arachnid, preferably Physical Block as well
-Ebony Bracelet with HP+20% Arachnid + HP abs
-Ebony Earrings +9 with 20% arachnid
-Phoenix Shoes +9 with HP + Crit
-Lv50 Sword +9
-lv54 Armor +9 With HP+ HP abs
Now regarding what you're gonna be farming, once you hit lv40 with decent gear and good bonuses you get acccess to much more content.
Farming in valley can yield you very good money since the upgrade materials sell nice on the market, as well the Orc Fight Poly Marbles.
Farming in Yongbi Desert can also make you very good money from the materials you drop there as well as the poly Marbles.
Another option here is Mount sohan, farming lv50 metins which drop normal Bonus Changers which are also a very nice source of income.
Keep in mind all of the farms mentioned above can be done as lv40 with the gear I've previously recommended. By staying on lv40 you will be leveling your pet while making money to buy the next recommended items to continue in your progress.
When should you level up past 40 and what is your next stop?
It mainly depends on how you plan to levelup your pet, if you've already reached lvl80 pet you can go ahead and levelup to 50 or 55, and start farming Temple lv55 metins.
The whole idea of this bracket is to not rush and get the necessary gear in order to progress. The gear i've recomended above is pretty expensive yes, but most of it you will not change up until lv80 or 90. You can aslo get by with some decent lv54 +6 equipment, but your damage will be much much lower.
A bonus approach in this bracket would be Farming Unlock stones in the Demon Tower Dungeuon and selling them on the market, but keep in mind this will require you to have a specific set of items with 20% undead on them, in order to be able to be efficient, and you do not want to limit yourself to 1 source of income, so be carefull on when and how you decide to level up.
Idealy your next stop sould be lvl60 or lv65 Farming firelands or Ghost Forest and prepearing to go into the next bracket.
On top of that you have the option to do the Naaga Dungeuon on lv60, as well Spider baroness, which might be tricky as a sura but still doable if you're willing to do that. (let me know in the comments below if you want me to come back to this part and edit it, to provide more info on how you should take the approach of Farming those Dungeuons on lv60)
**Sources of income in this bracket **
lv 35+ Maps: Valley, Yongbi Desert, Mount Sohan, Firelands, Ghost Forest
LV 55-60Naaga Dungeuon, Spider Baroness, Demon Tower
-Sell Upgrade Materials on Market (from all maps mentioned above, Every Upgrade material has a decent Price on the market, research the price before posting an item)
-Sell Polomyroph Marbles on the Market
-Sell Green bonus Changers on the Market
-Sell Bonus Changers on the Market
-Upgrade and Sell Items +9 By making them in Demon Tower
**Level Bracket 60-90**
-Level up your Pet to lv100
-Finish your Biologist missions lv70/80 on Buffer As well
-Level up pet on Buffer to at least lv80 Minimum with Aggresion 10
-Start utilizing your buffer as a 2nd Attacker
**Recommended Gear For Sura**
-Poison Sword +9 (30+ avg Preferable with 8/12 INT, Stones +5)
-Black Magic Armor +9 (HP + 50 Attack Value)
-Soul Crystal Necklace +9 (HP + Pierce)
**Recommended Gear For Buffer**
-Bamboo Bell +9 (35+ Avg Stones +5)
-Heaven's Tear Bracelet +9 (HP + Pierce)
-Heaven's Tear Necklace +9 (HP + Crit)
-Phoenix Shoes +6/+9 (HP + Crit)
-Ebony Earrings +9
-Lv70 Armor +6/+9 (HP + Attack)
-Lv60 Helmet +6/+9 (Earth Res + Atk Speed preferable)
**Optional Shield lv41/61 with Str 12 + 12 Agi**
Now let's talk on what approach you should have here, and how to achieve those goals, Keep in mind this is the last bracket in this guide, since after that its pretty much end game on lv90- lv105, in the future I will come back and edit the guide with a 90-105 Bracket.
First Approach into lv 60-75
Like mentioned above this bracket is pretty much close to end game (Items for end game will be listed below, and I totally advise to not go past lv90 if you have not obtained any of those)
But before you get there, first thing you need to do now is Get a Decent poison sword +9, an armor +9, then get ready to go to lvl75 and Curse your experience. Considering that you've already obtained all of the recommended items from the previous bracket, and already farming Firelands/Ghost forest, geting the weapon + armor should be of no issue at all.
After that your next Step is to get your pet to lvl100.
Leveling your pet to lv100
Again 2 Ways you can do this: Level it up yourself in Heaven's Lair 1 at the Ice golems, or Pay In-game to another Player for EXP boost to get your pet to lvl100 in Heaven's lair 2.
Keep in mind that if you decide to levelup the pet yourself, you will need to have your buffer lv75 as well, in order to buffer yourselff in HL1. Also do not forget to use XP boosts like Pet XP ring, XP ring 30 min, Vote Buff and any boost if any In-Game Event is present.
In-case you decide to level up your pet on your own, you will still make some money while doing that, basically covering the costs of the consumables that you're gonna be using.
Ice Golems in HL1 drop alot of Ice marbles that can be sold on the market for a decent price, and also the mobs in those packs drop Polymorph Marbles, which can be quite expensive, depending on the Market situation.
Your First Steps farming as lv75 Sura
Now that you've got your lv100 pet, you are slowly getting ready to go into lv80.
Best time to do that is if your lv70 BIO is finished, then you have no reason to stay lv75 for long, since lv80 Bio gives you a huge Damage boost in PVM.
Keep in mind that on lv75 your drop will still be okay in Firelands and ghost forest. But once you reach lv80 you will be only farming Red Forest metins lv85-90.
At this point you will be farming Red Forest metins lv85-90 with 0 problems, if you've followed the guide up until now.
Lv75 also unlocks you the possibility now to start farming Death Reaper. It is very important for you to know that Death Reaper has 3 Tiers of loot, after reaching Tier 3 loot (100+ Kills if im not mistaken, correct me if im wrong on this) Death Reaper can become really profitable as a boss to farm on lv75+, plus on the side you will be able to make money upgrading items which you can sell on the market.
Utilizing your buffer as a 2nd Attacker
Your next and last step is to start gearing up your buffer as a 2nd Attacker.
Before you wonder why all that gear for the buffer, and not just focus on your Sura with improving your gear. let me give you an example exactly why:
You're gonna reach a certain point on your sura When your Next upgrade would Cost 3-4kkk+ in yang, which will improve your Damage by lets say 300-600 Per hit.
With investing that yang into your buffer, you're gonna get a 2nd Attacker that will start doing 3-4k per hit.
In order for this to work, you will need to XP the pet on your buffer to minimum lv80 (The higher the better)
It is up to you to decide weather you're gonna do that by yourself in HL1, or pay for a boost in HL2.
I took the hard approach and Leveled my buffer's pet in HL1 to lv92, I think it took me close to 15 hours. So you can use this info as a small guidance when you're gonna decide what you wanna do and how you wanna level your buffer's pet.
After Buffer's pet is done, you can go ahead and obtain the gear listed above. Yes that is the current gear im using on my buffer, and my buffer hits 5-6k on lv90 Metins. (without alchemy)
When do I go past lv80 on My sura?
At this point it comes to a personal Preference, if you decide to go lv90 on your sura, you will have to farm only lv90 Metins, since your drop from lv85 metins will not be the best.
Another approach to this that can work is to get your buffer to lv90 first and finish the lv85/90 Bio on her. (They take a lot of time. A LOT)
In my opinion there is no wrong way you can do this, as long as you've done all the steps in this guide, going sooner to lvl90 will not be a mistake. It will only be a self limit to lvl90 Metins as a farming option. During this time while you're finishing your Biologist quests on your Sura and Buffer, you can start slowly obtaining Your Alchemy and Endgame Items.
Preffered Alchemy on lv 60-90
Ruby CL1 Atk + AVG
Diamond CL1 Crit + Metin stones
This applies to both Sura and Buffer, be mindfull when you plan to invest into alchemy, and do calculations if this is the next step of increasing your Damage for the cheapest price.
Other than a Ruby + Diamond, as a sura you will not need any of the other alchemy pieces for now.
Also a diamond is recommended to get once you've reached 100% Crit on your sura, before that you will not see much of an increase of damage.
Here is a list which items you will need for your endgame:
Soul Crystal Earrings +9
Soul Crystal Necklace +9
King Fisher Shoes +9
These items will be required for Buffer as well.
Oh you've Reached the End of this guide! A disclaimer again that this guide is written solely based on my Experience and Opinions on how I would approach this server if I were starting from 0 again as a Weapon Sura main. This guide does not mean that this is how you should play the game, it is solely to give you an Idea and a different perspective of the game from someone that plays a Sura Main. I'm Open to any suggestions regarding this guide, it is not final, it will be upgraded in the future. As well if you see something wrong with it or you want something added, do not hesitate to let me know down below in the comments, I will be more then glad to change it up.