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· This update goes beyond simple improvements, bringing significant changes to the game. Newly added special attacks and skills, along with a refined stealth detection system, have greatly increased the effectiveness of assassin builds.
· The build crafting system, in particular, has been substantially improved, allowing for the creation of unique and powerful builds that fully leverage the update's content. You can look forward to new builds that will add fresh fun to the existing meta.

· Melee combat has been further strengthened with the update. Slow but powerful heavy attacks that deal double damage and fill the stun gauge twice as fast, along with special attacks that consume focus like ultimate abilities, have been added. Each weapon has its own unique special attack.
· The skill tree revamp allows for creative build configurations. This build primarily uses the greatsword, taking advantage of its significantly enhanced performance thanks to the newly improved two-handed weapon attack combos. The transition to spinning attacks has become much smoother.
· Utilizing the 'Titan's Blade' perk allows the greatsword to deal higher damage than other weapons. Furthermore, by combining the greatsword with one-handed weapons that use a shield, you can fill the enemy's stun gauge and unleash relentless attacks. Shields with excellent parry capabilities are very effective for filling the stun gauge.
· As unique elements, 'Soul Absorption', 'Merciless Strikes', and 'Arcane Refraction' skills are used for mana recovery. Mana can be recovered through parries, merciless strikes, and enemy kills, allowing for the use of a staff that can attack from range, even if it doesn't deal much damage, or quickly filling the enemy's stun gauge with 'Lightning Channeling'. This skill is useful for weakening enemies before combat as it can damage multiple foes simultaneously.
· Jump attacks like 'Downward Strike' and parry skills such as 'Shockwave', 'Smash', and 'Breakthrough' are also important. Defensive skills like 'Combat Heal' and 'Veteran', as well as evasion-related skills like 'Evasive Strike', 'Blink', and 'Healer', are also useful.
· For weapons, the 'Megalodon Greatsword' with its high parry capability is recommended, offering parry performance similar to a shield. Using a 'Mace' instead of a greatsword is also an option.
· Armor sets that increase melee damage, parry power, and merciless strike damage are ideal. Sets like 'Sun Spear', 'Reckless Bull', and 'Radiant Paladin' are suitable.

· Stealth and enemy detection systems have been altered with the update. Enemies now become suspicious of nearby sounds, patrol the area, and can detect players. This change has made assassin builds even more powerful.
· However, the effectiveness of stealth attacks themselves is still not high, so this build focuses on the 'Burning Poison' build, which combines poison and fire damage. The main weapon is a dagger that deals poison damage, combined with a bow that uses fire arrows as a long-range weapon.
· The strategy is to inflict poison damage on enemies with the dagger and then finish them off from a distance with the bow. 'Explosive Arrows' deal fire damage, and fire damage buffs like the 'Arsonist' perk are useful. The 'Dragon's Wing' bow provides fire damage, stamina absorption, and increased aerial attack power.
· It's recommended to equip at least one item with life steal. Along with the 'Ring of the Ancients', the 'Commander's Ring' is recommended for increasing life steal and physical defense.
· In the skill tree, defensive skills like 'Heavy Plate' and 'Shining Plate', along with melee/piercing damage increasing skills like 'Veteran', 'Combat Heal', and 'Push Forward', are utilized. From the Ranger skill tree, 'Ranger', 'Multi-Shot', 'Chain Reaction', and 'Reflect' skills are used, and from the Assassin skill tree, 'Critical Precision' and 'Mangle' skills are used.
· Critical hits with the dagger increase the bow's damage by 50%, and the 'Expose Weakness' skill increases all damage by 25%. After landing a critical hit with the dagger, attacking with the bow results in a massive damage amplification effect.
· For armor, use sets suitable for a Ranger build. For rings, the 'Ring of the Ancients' and the 'Commander's Ring' which increases life steal and defense are recommended.

· This build is one of the most powerful after the update, offering strong performance while efficiently investing skill points. It primarily uses wands and staves, focusing on fire and shock magic.
· The 'Ring of the Thunder Eye' increases shock damage by 15% and raises the level of Mage skills. For wands, it's best to prioritize options that increase critical hit chance or critical hit damage.
· Skills like 'Water Aura', 'Life Burst', and 'Blood Letting' are used for health recovery. When upgrading the 'Staff of Mòr', a life steal option is added, allowing you to recover health even with staff attacks.
· Recommended skills include 'Blink Strike', which dashes towards enemies and causes an explosion. This skill's damage scales with intelligence and deals fire damage, making it useful even in close-quarters combat.
· Armor options include the 'Elder Set', 'Assistant Necklace Set', and 'Hailstorm Sorcerer Set'. Particularly, the gloves of the 'Hailstorm Sorcerer Set' increase wand damage by 15% and raise the 'Wand Mastery' skill level, making it highly effective for the Battle Mage build.
· For wands, equip the 'Storm Gem' to enhance shock damage. If enemies have resistance to shock, you can use another wand equipped with a 'Burning Gem' to supplement fire damage. Combining both wands allows for effective engagement against most enemies.
· Recommended spells include 'Lightning Channeling' and 'Fireball'. 'Lightning Channeling' is particularly excellent for quickly filling the enemy's stun gauge.