Quest for Sub‑Skills (certification)

Full quest name: More Than Meets the Eye (New spirit, new look). Available from main class lvl 50.

Video guide for the sub skills / certification quest.

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Quest walkthrough

 

Where to find Hardin, Hardin's Academy private server

1. The quest starts at Hardin in Hardin’s Academy. TP from Giran. Go down into the cave and find the mage. Talk to him — he asks you to bring Stabilized Ectoplasm.Magister Errickin, sub skills certification quest

2. Fly to Hunter’s Village. Find Magister Errickin. She’s in the Dark Elf Guild (run across the hanging bridge, guild is immediately on the left).

Forest of Mirrors, 35 ectoplasms from Mirror and Forest of Mirrors Ghost

3. Errickin sends you hunting in Forest of Mirrors, where you farm 35 ectoplasms from Mirror and Forest of Mirrors Ghost. There’s a direct TP from the village, then run down the map — that’s where the mobs are. They’re weak even at lvl 50, so farming the items is easy.

After farming enough, return to Errickin, talk to him and he takes the items. Talk again and you get Stabilized Ectoplasm — take it to Hardin in the academy (TP from Giran).

Glass Jaguar Crystal Plains of Dion Glass Jaguar

4. Hardin sends you to Magister Clayton in Dion. He’s in the Dark Elf Guild in the south of town. Talk to him and take the next task. Farm 5 Glass Jaguar Crystal. They drop in Plains of Dion from Glass Jaguar. There’s a TP from Dion. After farming the items, pop a SoE, fly to Dion and talk to Clayton again. He gives you Blank Sealbook — take it to the academy to Hardin. That’s the certification quest done.

Rewards:

  • Some Adena.
  • Transform Sealbook: Onyx Beast.
  • The main thing — you can learn skills from subs.

Which skills from which subs, where to learn them and what they give

Guide is adapted for High Five. Sub skills are learned on the 2nd floor of Ivory Tower. TP: Oren Ivory Tower. Then use the floor TP. You can learn 4 skills from each sub, 12 skills total from three subs, depending on subclass level.

How you learn them

On subclass you take a special certificate from NPC Avant-Garde in Ivory Tower. Then switch to main and learn the skill you want. Repeat up to 3 skills from each sub.

If your skills become outdated, you can cancel certification at the same NPC and learn others.

 

Skills from extra class lvl 65 and 70 (passives)

 

 NameDescriptionArmor typeLvl 1Lvl 2Lvl 3Lvl 4Lvl 5Lvl 6
 Physical Defence Increases P.Def Heavy+18+36+53+71+89+107
 Light+13+27+40+53+67+80
 Robe+9+18+27+36+45+54
 Magic Defence Increases M.Def+15+30+45+61+79+91
 Physical Offence Increases P.Atk+22+42+60+76+88+98
 Magic Offence Increases M.Atk+11+21+30+38+45+51

 

Skills from extra class lvl 75 (passives and counter buffs)

 

Important! You can learn either the passives from the first table (doesn’t depend on subclass) or one of the skills from the tables below from each sub.

 

Passive skills

 

 NameDescriptionArmor typeLvl 1Lvl 2Lvl 3
 Great Physical Defence Increases P.Def  Heavy+59+119+178
  Light+44+89+134
  Robe+29+58+87
 Great Magic Defence Increases M.Def+50+100+150
 Great Physical Offence Increases P.Atk+49  
 Great Magic Offence Increases M.Atk+29  
 Critical Rate Increases Crit. Rate+30  
 Magic Casting Increases Casting Spd+11  

 

Skills that depend on subclass class

 

Counter buffs proc with a chance when you get hit.

 

Wizard Class (Sorcerer, Spellsinger, Spellhowler, Necromancer)

 

  Name  Effect
 Boost Empower Passive +20 M.Atk
  Mana Gain Passive +6% MP recovered
  Counter Mana Steal Counter buff on taking dmg, chance to restore 17 MP

Summoner Class (Warlock, Elemental Summoner, Phantom Summoner)

 

  Name  Effect
 Boost HP/MP Passive +130 HP and +80 MP (+3-4%)
 Resist Element Attribute Passive +5 to each elemental attribute
 Counter Spirit Counter buff +10% to M.Atk, Casting Spd, P.Atk, Atk. Spd

Healer Class (Shillien Elder, Elven Elder, Bishop)

 

  Name  Effect
 Healer Ability – Prayer Passive Increases heal power by 6%
 Resist Divine Attribute Passive +5 Holy attribute
 Counter Heal Counter buff Chance to restore 183 HP on taking dmg

Warrior Class (Gladiator, Warlord, Bounty Hunter, Tyrant, Destroyer, Soulbreaker, Berserker)

 

  Name  Effect
 Boost CP Passive Increases max. CP +738.3 CP
 Resist Mental Passive Increases resist to sleep, hold, paralyze and shock +5
 Counter Haste Counter buff +30% Atk. Spd for 15 seconds

Knight Class (Paladin, Dark Avenger, Temple Knight, Shillien Knight)

 

  Name  Effect
 Boost HP Passive Increases max. +295.32 HP
 Crit.dmg Reduction Passive Reduces 5% of incoming Crit dmg
 Counter Defense Counter buff Increases P.Def and M.Def +24% for 15 seconds

Enchanter Class (Prophet, Warcryer, Inspector, Sword Singer, BladeDancer)

 

 Name Effect
 Boost Mana Passive  Increases max MP +148.2 
 Mana Recovery Passive Increases MP regen speed 10%.
 Counter Barrier Counter buff On taking a hit, chance to get temporary invul for 5-7 seconds.

Rogue Class (Hawkeye, Silver Ranger, Phantom Ranger, Treasure Hunter, Plainswalker, Abyss Walker, Arbalester)

 

  Name  Effect
 Boost Evasion Passive +4 Evasion
 Long Shot Passive +100 bow and crossbow range
 Counter Focus Counter buff +30 Crit. Rate for 15 seconds

Divine transforms

L2 transforms, where to get them, where to learn transform

 

 

Available when the subclass hits lvl 80, unique per class group. You can learn 3. On use they change the char’s look and stats like STR, DEX, CON, etc. The char also gets various attack, heal and buff skills.

 

I won’t cover every transform in detail — only two matter, because their buffs can be used in certain situations, including Olympiad stadium. These skills have a long cooldown.

 

1. Enchanters. Enchanter Class (Prophet, Warcryer, Inspector, Swordsinger, Bladedancer). Gives a 2-minute buff that heavily boosts the char, similar to PP or WC overbuff.

Enchanter Class (Prophet, Warcryer, Inspector, Swordsinger, Bladedancer

 

2. Warriors. Warrior Class (Gladiator, Warlord, Bounty Hunter, Tyrant, Destroyer, Soul Breaker, Berserker). Gives a buff that increases P.Atk by 25%.

Warriors. Warrior Class Gladiator, Warlord, Bounty Hunter, Tyrant, Destroyer, Soul Breaker, Berserker

 

Which skills to learn for which classes

From lvl 65-70 passives I recommend the P.Def skills. The rest give a tiny bonus that gets lost in dmg variance.

I’m not saying these combos are the only right ones — pick what fits your play.

Lvl 75 sub skills

 

 Char class Option 1 Option 2
  •  Paladin
  •  Dark Avenger (DA)
  •  Temple Knight
  •  Shillien Knight
  • Counter Barrier
  • Counter Haste
  • Counter Spirit
  • Counter Barrier
  • Counter Defense
  • Boost CP
  • Warlock
  • Elemental Summoner (horse)
  • Phantom Summoner
  • Counter Barrier
  • Counter Defense
  • Boost CP
 
  • Bishop
  • Elven Elder (EE)
  • Shillien Elder (SE)
  • Counter Barrier
  • Counter Defense
  • Boost CP
  • Counter Barrier
  • Boost CP
  • Resist Mental
  • Gladiator
  • Dest
  • Tyr
  • Warlord
  • Crafter and Spoiler
  • Bers
  • Counter Barrier
  • Counter Haste
  • Counter Spirit
  •  Counter Focus
  • Counter Haste
  • Counter Spirit
  • Hawk
  • SR (Silver Ranger)
  • PR (Phantom Ranger)
  • Arba
  • Counter Barrier
  • Counter Haste
  • Long Shot
  • Counter Barrier
  • Boost CP
  • Counter Haste
  • BD (Spectral Dancer)
  • SWS (Sword Singers)
  • PP (Hierophant)
  • WC
  • Over
  • Counter Barrier
  • Counter Defense
  • Counter Spirit
  • Counter Barrier
  • Counter Defense
  • Boost CP
  • Sorc (Sorcerer)
  • SH (Storm Screamer)
  • SS (Mystic Muse)
  • Necro (Soultaker)
  • Counter Barrier
  • Counter Defense
  • Counter Spirit
  • Counter Barrier
  • Resist Mental
  • Counter Spirit
  • TH (Treasure Hunter)
  • PW (Plainswalker)
  • AW (Abyss Walker)
  • Counter Barrier
  • Boost Evasion
  • Counter Defense
  • Counter Barrier
  • Counter Spirit
  • Counter Haste