A Guide to Dark Knight [2025]

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    jkjk, but yeah as i said everything is maxed (not hw10 tho), just wondering if there is drawbacks to the aura heal! :)
     
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    Sometimes it'll heal you when you get dispelled out of zerk or as you hit the manual pot which will require more micro adjustments to stay below 15k. I like having a few levels in it for Bigfoot or Von Leon, but it can help as much as it can hurt. Leveling it is personal preference but I probably won't max it.
     
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    Does beholder’s 20% mastery show up in damage range ( eg minimum range goes up as you leave up the skill)? Im seeing my drk having maxed spear mastery and beholder but the range is like 2.1k~4.8k, where min range which is less than 50% of max. Even my regular 60% mastery character’s range isn’t that far apart.

    the actual damage hit by the character doesn’t have a large gap (6k-8k) so wondering if there’s anything wrong with drk’S damage range.
     
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    Yes it should since it's a passive.
    The min/max range ratio is a bit wider for DRK in comparison to other jobs so that's nothing out of the ordinary, can be easily seen in the range thread for example -> https://royals.ms/forum/threads/mapleroyals-new-official-damage-range-thread.177089/
     
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    thanks. Just thought it’s weird drk having 80% mastery has such high gap whereas BM/mm’s range is much closer. Probably weapon modifiers or something .
     
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    Gotta be stab/slash damage, even though you'll only ever do one of them because skills, it'll still tell you a different range on your sheet
     
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    You're right! Ive always wondered why it didn't make sense!

    The top of the range uses the 5x multiplier, the min is using the 3x multiplier x 0.9*0.8.

    using Puke as an example w/ rough math

    max: 15,000
    min: 15,000/5*3= 9000
    9000*0.9*0.8 = 6480
    actual min: 6593

    Variance because the dex portion of the range should not be hit with mastery reduction.
     
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    Hi all, unfunded new DK here,

    I am finding mixed opinions on Crusher: Spear vs Fury: Polearm. I am having a hard time deciding. I have mostly mobbed 51-70 and probably will continue mobbing while trying to OPQ/PPQ.

    Question : Should I start out with Fury: Polearm or should I invest in Crusher: Spear asap? Does Crusher eventually gain an edge on Fury for mobbing?

    I have maxed all polearm 2nd job skills already.

    Thanks!
     
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    Yea, I find fury polearm better early on, and then crusher spear later in your journey.

    I do not think crusher is a replacement for fury, fury has further range and hits 6. So for mobbing, I still prioritize fury polearm. Having 2 strong weapons are really expensive though, so a common consensus is to get a good spear and purely use crusher. Hope this helps.
     
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    An important question to ask yourself here is: when mobbing, are you consistently going to be hitting 5-6 mobs? As soon as you start hitting less than 5 mobs, spear crusher beats polearm fury. I personally very much doubt you'll be hitting that many so frequently, especially without rush.

    Math:
    Spear and polearm both have the same str coefficient (when using the appropriate attack), so the only differences are: attack of the weapon, attack speed, and skill DMG. We can assume no si/SE, but those would give spears even more of an advantage.

    Weapon attack will likely not be a huge difference, but polearms tend to be cheaper so you could maybe give a slight extra advantage to them if you wanted.

    Crusher has a potency of 170% x3 lines x3 mobs = 1530%/attack

    6 part fury has a potency of 250% x6 mobs = 1500%/attack
    5 part fury is 1250%/attack
    4 part is 1000%/attack

    Attack speed: https://ayumilovemaple.wordpress.com/2009/09/06/maplestory-attack-speed-reference/

    Crusher with sky ski will take 930 ms = 1645%/second

    Fury with purple surfboard will take 660 ms
    - 6 part: 2,272%/second
    - 5 part: 1,894%
    - 4 part: 1,515%
     
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    So far I've been training at FoG and MP3. I've been pulling the whole platform then whacking groups of 10-12 mobs. I'm not sure how training spots at 70+ looks like. Never really played past 2nd job.

    I think I'll go Crusher: Spear given it will cost less money (no sp reset to buy, no extra wep. Unless the time/xp efficiency of having the ability to kill 3 extra mob is worth it?

    Thanks for the replies!
     
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