Elven Knight guide

The Elven Knight isn't exactly the most fun or the easiest, but consider it a means to an end. Both Temple Knight and Swordsinger are very strong in their own ways. Elf Knight is just the rough road to paradise!

With your low P.Atk, you level much more effectively when partied with a damage dealer (for example, Wizard, Warrior, dagger user or bow user).

A lot of people underrate Ultimate Defense because it takes away your ability to run away or chase a monster, and it has such a long recharge time. In a fight, if a monster switches to another party member, you must stand still and watch them get pummeled. In a duel, if your opponent realizes you are using Ultimate Defense, he will likely just step away and wait for it to wear off. So where's the value in it? The true value of UD is when you get attacked by a large group of monsters. When you have 4+ foes beating at you, the elevated P.Def and M.Def is often what gives you and your buddies the time to kill the monsters before your time expires!

Already the fastest tank in Aden because of your Elven heritage, Sprint makes it so you can catch all archers and dagger users except other Elves, and even they barely outrun you.

The only real new attack you get is Power Strike. While this is adequate until about Level 26, from then on you start to note that the MP use isn't really worth the extra 10 or 20 damage. Use your extra MP to give yourself a quick Elemental Heal when your healer is low on MP or when you have full MP and nothing else to do with it.

Elves have the highest Dexterity in Aden, and with the Chronicle 1 update, Dexterity.

becomes a factor in shield blocking. Make sure you have the best shield of your grade whenever possible; the shield gives you a lot more P.Def for your money than regular armor, and the better your shield, the more often it works.

With the Chronicle 1 update, monster speeds are boosted, making some monsters faster then even the lightning-quick Elves. Entangle, a spell that decreases your enemy's movement speed by 15% (30% at Level 2 and 50% at Level 3), can often be the difference between life and death. This spell is also helpful when hunting with archer or nuker types — you slow the monster, they kite it.

Spending adena on Cure Poisons to hunt bees isn't usually high on any solo hunter's shopping list, but the Cure Bleeding and Poison Recovery skills allow Elven Knights to go after these seldom-visited hunting spots and take advantage of the quiet.

Hate pulls aggressive monsters off of another target and onto you. This is very helpful when an NPC archer decides that your healer or dagger friend looks like easy meat!