Spellhowler High Five guide — Spellhowler and Storm Screamer

Spellhowler class guide for Lineage 2 High Five: how to get the class, which skills to take, what to wear and where to level.

Contents 1 Class overview 2 Getting the classes 3 How to play 4 Skills by level 4.1 Dark Wizard (20–40) 4.2 Spellhowler (40–76) 4.3 Storm Screamer (76–85) 5 What changed in High Five 6 Equipment 7 Where to level 8 Tattoos 9 Subclass 10 Olympiad 11 FAQ 11.1 What armor and weapons does Spellhowler use in High Five? 11.2 What are the key skills of Spellhowler? 11.3 Where to level Spellhowler in High Five? 11.4 When does Spellhowler become Storm Screamer? 12 See also

Class overview

Spellhowler (Spellhowler) is the second class of the Dark Elf mage, from level 40 to 76. From level 76 — the third class Storm Screamer. The whole path: Dark Wizard (20–40) → Spellhowler (40–76) → Storm Screamer (76+).

This is a mage leaning toward the wind element. The main damage comes from Hurricane (1239) and other wind skills, and the class's strong side is a large set of debuffs: Silence (1064), Curse Fear (1169), Sleep (1069), Slow (1160). Damage that returns health helps you hold out in a fight — Vampiric Claw (1234) absorbs 40% of the target's HP.

Getting the classes

• Spellhowler (Lv. 40) — from Dark Wizard, quests Trial of the Scholar, Testimony of Fate and Test of Magus or the alternative quest Good Work's Reward. More: Second class transfer quests.
• Storm Screamer (Lv. 76) — a special third class quest, see Third class transfer quests.

How to play

Below are combinations that follow directly from the skill descriptions in the game.

Skills by level

The skills are taken from the same High Five game database the site uses to build class pages; all levels of each skill are on the pages Dark Wizard (High Five), Spellhowler (High Five) and Storm Screamer (High Five). Here each skill shows the level at which it first appears and the description of its first level.

Dark Wizard (20–40)

Servitor summoning skills (shared with the Phantom Summoner branch) aren't shown here.

Spellhowler (40–76)

Storm Screamer (76–85)

What changed in High Five

According to the official update notes:

• New skills at levels 81–83 (High Five Part 1) — Aura Blast (1554) and Aura Cannon (1555): they deal additional non-elemental damage and restore MP. They were given to Storm Screamer, Archmage, Mystic Muse and Soulhound.
• Death Spike (1148) — in High Five Part 1 it stopped consuming Cursed Bone; in High Five Part 3 its power was lowered.
• Dark Vortex (1343) — in High Five Part 1 the skill's power was raised and the HP. gain effect was lowered.
• Star Fall (1468) — in High Five Part 3 the effect triggers instantly, damage over time was added, and reuse time was reduced.
• Hurricane Armor (1494) — in High Five Part 3 cast time was reduced, and the skill's attribute power when enchanted was increased.
• Arcane Shield (1556) — in High Five Part 3 defense was reduced from 90% to 70%.
• In High Five Part 4, Icarus weapon recipes became obtainable for completing quests in the Fields of Whispers and Fields of Silence locations.

Equipment

A mage wears a robe. From level 76, Storm Screamer gets Sigil Mastery (925): when using a Sigil, M. Atk. grows by 4% and MP recovery by 17%. So from S grade it makes sense to take a sigil in the off hand. A sigil takes the shield's place, so it's worn only with a one-handed weapon.

Look for magic weapons among blunts (staves belong to them) and magic swords — the linked pages list the stats of each item. About set enchant bonuses — Enchanting Armor Sets.

Where to level

Zone levels are approximate.

Mass damage (Tempest (1176), later Cyclone (1420) and Star Fall (1468)) works well where monsters stand in groups; debuffs (Sleep (1069), Curse Fear (1169)) help split dangerous packs one by one.

Tattoos

For a mage, the priority is the stats that M. Atk., casting speed and the MP. pool depend on. What tattoos there are and what they give — Dyes and Symbols.

Subclass

The main class gets skills for subclass certification at levels 65, 70, 75 and 80. The list for High Five is in Subclass skills in High Five; the general subclass rules are in Subclass.

Olympiad

To take part you need Noblesse; rules and rewards — Olympiad. Against mages and healers the main tool is Silence (1064); against melee fighters — Slow (1160), Curse Fear (1169) and the slow from Wind Vortex (1341).

FAQ

What armor and weapons does Spellhowler use in High Five?

A robe and a magic weapon — blunts (staves count as blunts) or magic swords; links by grade are in the "Equipment" section. From level 76, Storm Screamer has Sigil Mastery (925), so from S grade they take a sigil in the off hand together with a one-handed weapon.

What are the key skills of Spellhowler?

Damage — Hurricane (1239) after Surrender To Wind (1074). Control — Silence (1064), Curse Fear (1169), Sleep (1069) and Slow (1160). Survival — Vampiric Claw (1234), which absorbs 40% of the target's HP.

Where to level Spellhowler in High Five?

Approximately: 40–52 — Cruma Tower, 61–76 — Forge of the Gods, Hot Springs, Pagan Temple, Ketra Orc Outpost, from level 80 — Beast Farm, Plains of the Lizardmen, Sel Mahum Training Grounds, Den of Evil, Dragon Valley and other zones from the "Where to level" section.

When does Spellhowler become Storm Screamer?

At level 76, after the third class quest — see Third class transfer quests. New Storm Screamer skills appear up to level 83.

See also

• Spellhowler (Freya) guide — the same class in the Freya chronicle
• Spellhowler (High Five) and Storm Screamer (High Five) — all skill levels
• Enchanting Skills — skill enchanting

Sources: the High Five game skill database and the official update notes Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.