Advanced Skills

◈ List of Contents

1. Upgrade Conditions
2. Upgrade Method
3. Leveling Up and Level Upgrades

01. Upgrade Conditions

☾ The conditions to upgrade combat skills to an Advanced stage and the skills that are upgradable are as follows. 

Upgrade Conditions	Skills Available for Upgrade
Reach Character Lv. 70	Combat/Continuous Skills for each job
Reach Intermediate Skill Lv. 9	Common Combat/Continuous Skills

• Skill Upgrades require Gold and either Master's Essence or Passive Master's Essence. 

02. Upgrade Method

☾ The source locations and the crafting/upgrade methods for the key materials necessary to upgrade skills are as follows.  

• Upon meeting the Upgrade conditions, meet with the Skill Master NPC through the 'A Higher Ground' prerequisite quest
• Skill Master NPCs for each job are located in Livias.
  
  

• When your Likability with the Skill Master reaches Revered, Crafting Method - Master's Essence and Crafting Method - Passive Master's Essence become available for purchase.
• Crafting method items exist for each job.
• Crafting method items cost 500 Kingdom Tokens.
• Using a crafting method item will permanently unlock the corresponding Master's Essence Crafting Formula.

• Using a Crafting Method unlocks the crafting formula for the Master's Essence and makes it available for crafting (Alchemy Crafting Table)
• Warrior Master's Essence
• Warrior Passive Master's Essence
• Archer Master's Essence
• Archer Passive Master's Essence
• Mage Master's Essence
• Mage Passive Master's Essence
• Lancer Master's Essence
• Lancer Passive Master's Essence
• Paladin Master's Essence
• Paladin Passive Master's Essence
• Sculptor Master's Essence
• Sculptor Passive Master's Essence
• Alchemist Master's Essence
• Alchemist Passive Master's Essence
• Common Master's Essence
• Common Passive Master's Essence
  
  

• Crafting Formula Example (Alchemist)
• Essence Crafting Formulas from common masters are unlocked automatically without having to purchase a separate crafting method.
• Passive Master's Essences are Quality grade items.
  
  

• Master's Essence / Passive Master's Essence Formula  
• Common Master's Essence
  [Essence of Enlightenment 5] + [Heroic or higher Loot 1] + [Crystal 10]
• Job-specific Master's Essence
  [Essence of Enlightenment 5] + [Heroic or higher Loot 1] + [Job-specific Crystal 10]
• Common Passive Master's Essence
  [Common Master's Essence 1] + [Radiant Crystallization 3]
• Class-specific Passive Master's Essence
  [Job-specific Master's Essence 1] + [Radiant Crystallization 3]
  
  

• 'Job-specific Master's Crystals' can be obtained by clearing common fields / the Chaotic Entrance 
• Crystal Treasure Chest
• Strength Crystal
• HP Crystal
• Speed Crystal
• EVD Crystal
• Knowledge Crystal
• Wisdom Crystal
• Brave Crystal
• Job-specific Master's Essence crafting materials
• When a Crystal Treasure Chest is used, you have a chance to obtain 1 job crystal (out of 7 types). 
• Crystal Treasure Chests can be obtained at a low rate when you defeat common and boss monsters in Barkan Catacombs (Recommended level of Lv. 95) or higher fields.   
• The following Chaotic Entrances can be completed for a chance to obtain Crystal Treasure Chests.  
• List of Chaotic Entrances where Advanced Skill Book Page can be obtained
• Sewer Maze [Very Hard]
• Novice Training Hall [Normal–Very Hard]
• Hanging Gardens [Hard–Very Hard]
• Ossuary [Normal–Very Hard]
• Seth's Labyrinth [All Difficulties]
• Northern Sewer [All Difficulties]
• Heart of the Lake [All Difficulties]
• Abandoned Outpost [All Difficulties]
• Closed Mine [All Difficulties]
• Waterfall Cave [All Difficulties]
• Ominous Chapel [All Difficulties]
  
  

• Upgrades can be performed if you have the job-specific Master's Essence and Gold required for Advanced Skill Upgrades
• Upgrades can be performed in the [Skill] UI screen. 

03. Leveling Up and Level Upgrades

☾ The source locations and the crafting/upgrade methods for the key materials necessary to upgrade skills are as follows. 

• 'Advanced Skill Books', a key material for leveling up Advanced skills, can be crafted (Alchemy Crafting Table)
• [Advanced Skill Book Pages] + [Skill Book] = Advanced Skill Book
• Advanced Skill Book Crafting Formulas can be viewed in the Alchemy Crafting Table.
• [Advanced Skill Book Pages] + [Skill Book] are used as crafting materials.
  
  

• 'Advanced Skill Book Pages' can be obtained by clearing the Chaotic Entrance and defeating its monsters
• Play the following Chaotic Entrances to obtain Advanced Skill Book Pages.
• List of Chaotic Entrances where Advanced Skill Book Page can be obtained
• Sewer Maze [Very Hard]
• Novice Training Hall [Normal–Very Hard]
• Hanging Gardens [Hard–Very Hard]
• Ossuary [Normal–Very Hard]
• Seth's Labyrinth [All Difficulties]
• Northern Sewer [All Difficulties]
• Heart of the Lake [All Difficulties]
• Abandoned Outpost [All Difficulties]
• Closed Mine [All Difficulties]
• Waterfall Cave [All Difficulties]
• Ominous Chapel [All Difficulties]

☾ Advanced skills upgrade every 3 levels, even after they have been already upgraded. 

Advanced Skill Level Up and Upgrade Progression
Intermediate Lv. 9 ▶ Advanced Lv. 1	Upgrades to Advanced
Advanced Lv. 1 ▶ Advanced Lv. 2	Automatically levels up at 100% Skill XP
Advanced Lv. 2 ▶ Advanced Lv. 3	Levels up after 3rd Level Upgrade
Advanced Lv. 3 ▶ Advanced Lv. 4	Automatically levels up at 100% Skill XP
Advanced Lv. 4 ▶ Advanced Lv. 5	Automatically levels up at 100% Skill XP
Advanced Lv. 5 ▶ Advanced Lv. 6	Levels up after 2nd Level Upgrade
Advanced Lv. 6 ▶ Advanced Lv. 7	Automatically levels up at 100% Skill XP
Advanced Lv. 7 ▶ Advanced Lv. 8	Automatically levels up at 100% Skill XP
Advanced Lv. 8 ▶ Advanced Lv. 9	Levels up after 3rd Level Upgrade

☾ The job-specific (Passive) Master's Essence and Gold required for each Advanced Combat/Continuous skill upgrade are as follows.  

Job	Upgrade Materials	Advanced Stage Upgrade		1st–3rd Level Upgrade		Gold Cost per Upgrade
		Combat	Continuous	Combat	Continuous
Warrior	Warrior Master's Essence Warrior Passive Master's Essence	x5	x7	3 each	5 each	1,000,000 Gold
Archer	Archer Master's Essence Archer Passive Master's Essence
Mage	Mage Master's Essence Mage Passive Master's Essence
Paladin	Paladin Master's Essence Paladin Passive Master's Essence
Sculptor	Sculptor Master's Essence Sculptor Passive Master's Essence
Alchemist	Alchemist Master's Essence Alchemist Passive Master's Essence
Lancer	Lancer Master's Essence Lancer Passive Master's Essence
Common	Common Master's Essence Common Passive Master's Essence

☾ The number of Advanced Skill Books required for each Advanced Combat/Continuous skill upgrade are as follows.  

Advanced Skill Book Qty Required by Level
Skill Level	Combat	Continuous
Advanced Lv. 1	5 Advanced Skill Books required	10 Advanced Skill Books required
Advanced Lv. 2	5 Advanced Skill Books required	10 Advanced Skill Books required
Advanced Lv. 3	5 Advanced Skill Books required	10 Advanced Skill Books required
Advanced Lv. 4	5 Advanced Skill Books required	10 Advanced Skill Books required
Advanced Lv. 5	5 Advanced Skill Books required	10 Advanced Skill Books required
Advanced Lv. 6	5 Advanced Skill Books required	10 Advanced Skill Books required
Advanced Lv. 7	5 Advanced Skill Books required	10 Advanced Skill Books required
Advanced Lv. 8	5 Advanced Skill Books required	10 Advanced Skill Books required