Warsmith (High Five) guide — Maestro

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A guide to the Warsmith class for Lineage 2 High Five: how to get the class, which skills to take, what to wear and where to level. The Maestro is a melee DD (dwarf); the Maestro's main job is to stun the enemy. High P. Def. but low P. Atk. The Maestro's main strengths: stun, stun, stun) A party for the Maestro: melee DDs (daggers, Tyrants, Destroyers, etc.)


Contents

Skills (2-3 class)

Kuzya

[[Hammer_Crush_(260)|]] (')[http://linedia.com.ua/w/index.php?title=Hammer_Crush_(260)&action=submit - Stuns for 9 sec. while dealing melee damage. Requires a blunt. Ignores shields. Over-hit is possible. Power 2411. Enchant for chance!

[[Fatal_Strike_(190)|]] (')[http://linedia.com.ua/w/index.php?title=Fatal_Strike_(190)&action=submit - at the last skill level the power will be 3653. Enchant for element! There's no point enchanting for attack..

(Tip: remove the War Chant and give these 2 buffs to the golem).


Master

[[Armor_Crush_(362)|]] (')[http://linedia.com.ua/w/index.php?title=Armor_Crush_(362)&action=submit - Deals an additional 3077 damage. Stuns the enemy for 9 sec. and reduces its P. Def. by 30% and M. Def. by 30%. Requires a sword, blunt, two-handed sword or two-handed blunt. Over-hit is possible. Critical hits are possible. Ignores Shield Defense. A cool skill, very useful in PvP; enchant for chance!


Transformation

Ps: see a Destroyer at the Olympiad — use the transformation and cancel!) With tanks it's a different story...

Cancel
Cancel. Mass-cancels up to 5 buffs.
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- Increases STR by 50%! (remove the War Chant buff and ask a Bishop or Warcryer to buff a regular shield).
Power Strike
Power Strike. Stuns the enemy for 9 sec., power almost 12k.
Range Strike
Range Strike. Power about 4500.



Gear and leveling - sets, tattoos, SA, attributes, leveling spots

Armor sets

C grade

B Grade

I ran around in C until 61, it was fine. Well, you can wear Zubei's, but I don't see the point. PS: wear C until 61!
A Grade

S Grade

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- STR+1, DEX+1, CON-2, P. Atk. +5,4%, Max HP +492, Dark resistance +8, Critical Damage +234 on hit, Critical Rate +2,46% on hit, reduced damage taken in PvP. Gives a chance to cancel the enemy's target when you are attacked. Allows wearing a cloak. Dino set if money allows! If not, wear A until 80..

S80 Grade

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- STR +2, CON -2; when equipped, P. Atk. +4.26%, Atk. Spd. +4%, magic damage resistance +2%, Stun resistance +50%, Fire/Water/Wind/Earth defense +3. Allows wearing a cloak. The very best set in HF for a dwarf)

S84 Grade

We try to save up for Moirai rare +6 900... Well, if you can afford Elegia, buy it

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- STR +3, CON -2. When equipped, P. Atk. +6,59%, Critical Rate +127, resistance to hold/sleep/bleed attacks +50%, magic damage resistance +2%, Max HP +550, Fire/Water/Wind/Earth defense +5; restores part of HP from the damage dealt to the enemy. Deals additional damage in PvP and gives a chance to lower all of the enemy's speeds when the character is attacked. Allows wearing a cloak. The best set for us, but very expensive!


Weapons

C grade

P. Atk.: 190 M. Atk.: 83. Take a sword! A blunt won't be of much use at this level.. If money allows, buy a real one and take the Focus SA.. Focus (Focus) - Increases Critical Rate by 73. B Grade

P. Atk.: 213 M. Atk.: 91. Focus SA. Focus (Focus) - Increases Critical Rate by 68..

P. Atk.: 236 M. Atk.: 99. Buy only the common (no SA) version! Because the SA on it is junk. A Grade

M. Atk.: 107... SA: Focus (Focus) - Increases Critical Rate by 61. Deals additional damage in PvP.

P. Atk.: 282 M. Atk.: 114. Buy only the common version! The SA is pointless..

P. Atk.: 305 M. Atk.: 121. The coolest weapon at A grade, but very expensive.. SA: Focus (Focus) - Increases Critical Rate by 61. Deals additional damage in PvP. S grade

P. Atk.: 405 M. Atk.: 151. Focus (Focus) - Increases Critical Rate by 111. Deals additional damage in PvP.

P. Atk.: 405 M. Atk.: 151. A cool weapon. I used it until 84.. SA: Rsk. Focus (Rsk. Focus) - Increases Critical Rate by 164 when HP is below 60%. Deals additional damage in PvP (FOR LEVELING!) and Health (Health) - Increases Max HP by 25%. Deals additional damage in PvP (For PvP). Well, and we'll also need

P. Atk.: 281 M. Atk.: 132. SA at your discretion... (you'll need it for FoG!)

P. Atk.: 333 M. Atk.: 151. SA at your discretion... (you'll need it for FoG!) S80 Grade: use a Crusher, or you can buy:

P. Atk.: 442 M. Atk.: 163. SA: Focus (Focus) - Increases Critical Rate by 111. Deals additional damage in PvP (personally I used a Crusher) S84 Grade

P. Atk.: 482 M. Atk.: 176. SA: Health (Health) - Max HP is increased by 25%. Deals additional damage in PvP (by level 84 I was already using a Vesper +8 300 with an HP SA)

P. Atk.: 505 M. Atk.: 183. SA: Health (Health) - Max HP +25%. Deals additional damage in PvP (a month later I bought one like this +9 300 with an HP SA)


SA in the weapon

For leveling use Focus.. For PvP only HP!


TATTOOS

The simplest builds: a. +5 STR +4 DEX -9 CON - a build for leveling and farming; some manage to use it in PvP/olympiad conditions too. b. +5 STR -5 CON - the most popular build for both farming and PvP. c. no dyes - everything stays as it is; you have a lot of HP, CP but also average P. Atk.


An attribute in the weapon!

Initially there are 6 of them: fire, water, holy, dark, wind, earth. The chance of inserting an attribute stone is about 50%. However, if you fail, the attribute level doesn't drop or reset — you just lose the stone. In HF there are 2 main stages of attribute insertion: up to 150 and up to 300. Up to 150, ordinary attribute stones are used (Elemental Stone, etc.); from 150 to 300, Elemental Crystals are used. Elemental Stones are obtained by knocking them out of mobs. All stone groups (Fire/Water, Wind/Earth, Holy/Dark) can be exchanged for each other at the Attribute Master NPC in Aden (near the blacksmith) and Rune — i.e. you can exchange fire for water and vice versa at no cost. You can also exchange 5 elemental stones for 1 elemental crystal at the Attribute Master NPC (this costs 3kk). Enchant the weapon with any attribute except holy/dark.

An attribute in the armor!

Up to 3 attributes can be inserted into armor 1 (you can't use opposite ones, e.g. dark/holy, etc.). From myself I'll say: put in extra defense against fire, wind and dark... armor attribute (60/120). The same rules apply to armor as to weapons, with one exception: by inserting a stone you get the opposite resistance. For example, by inserting a Holy Stone you get Dark resistance, and so on.

Leveling spots and techniques. Personal experience

Noobhood. Levels 1-20

Up to level 20 it's very easy to level up on side quests, reaching level 20 with 4 bars of vitality. Here is the most optimal and fastest way for us to reach level 20. Get level 18, do the class quest, get level 20.

Youth. Levels 21-40

There aren't many leveling options at these levels; mostly it's General locations + Kamaloka. 21-30 1) Try to find or gather a party for RBs.. If there's none or you're too lazy to gather one, level in the catacombs 2) Catacomb of the Heretic. 31-40 1) Hardin's Academy, teleport from Oren; I leveled there.. quite decent exp from the mobs.. also visit Kamaloka every day: 22-29 in Gludio and 33-39 in Dion. Leveling in D grade is simple and basically fast — put on common D gear and off you go. No difficulties.

40-52

1) Alligator Island. Decent exp from the mobs; at the end there are party mobs giving 10% per party mob with full vitality at 45.. (from Heine) 2) Enchanted Valley (from Oren)

Also visit Kamaloka in Heine regularly. Learn all the necessary skills. Your task is to find the optimal leveling spot and concentrate on it.


Levels 52-61. Adolescence

By now we've more or less gotten used to the class, we understand which buttons to press and how to move. However, we still badly need experience (and you'll always need experience, even at level 85). 1) Fields of Massacre - one of the priority spots (from Oren) 2) Frozen Labyrinth - I leveled there... pretty fast.. (Schuttgart)


Levels 62+. Young adulthood

1) Garden of Beasts - the coolest spot! (Goddard) 2) Wall of Argos - multiplied and strong mobs... Best to level there with good equipment. (Goddard) 3) Tower of Insolence - party leveling. (Aden) It's the right time to do the second Pailaka.

Levels 70+. Maturity

1) Wall of Argos - on the eyes and bears (Goddard) 2) Varka - a spot for solo leveling, decent exp. (Goddard) 3) Hot Springs (HS) - solo leveling. Cool exp. It's the right time to do the 3rd Pailaka

3 class. Levels 76-80. The beginning of the prime

1) Forge of the Gods (FoG) - a spot for party leveling.. Take a 80+ Destroyer with a polearm, a healer, a Warcryer, a BD, and go! (Goddard) 2) Giant's Cave (GC) - you need a full party here (Aden) 3) Isle of Prayer (IoP) - solo leveling + sometimes a fire stone drops. 4) Hellbound (HB) - available at 78 after completing the quest. Party leveling...

80-85 Old age

1) Giant's Cave (GC) 2) Hellbound (HB) 3) Crypts of Disgrace - solo leveling 4) Forge of the Gods (FoG) 5) Delusion Chambers (from the Delusion Chamber guide NPC) - the east chamber (East); 2 RB (Tower, Square); you can go for the 2 RB only 1 times a day, to the East as many times as you like..



PvP/subclass

To start proper PvP, you must learn a couple of simple but immutable truths:

1) True PvP starts at 80, or better at 81 2) The higher your level, the cooler you are. The PvP difference between 78 and 79 is huge, and between 79 and 80 even bigger. 3) Try to join a strong clan, otherwise you won't get to farm valuable resources, since the top groups occupy everything all the time. 4) Enchant your skills and insert attributes — these are very important aspects of the game. The more of both, the better. 5) Go to sieges, save up fame and get PvP versions of weapons and armor. By 80+ it's good to have at least one subclass 75, and you should have taken its skills long ago. Subclass options: Warcryer/SwS/BD — any DD — any subclass. As for subclass skills, take: heal-stat, counter-haste, passive crit +30





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