[Fenix]

1. Intro
2.1 - LK stats
2.2 - LK Gear
2.3 - LK consumables
3.1 - LK in Pvp
3.2 - LK vs LK
3.3 - LK vs SinX
3.4 - LK vs Champ
3.5 - LK vs Wiz
3.6 - LK vs Prof
3.7 - LK vs Ninja
3.8 - LK vs Bio
3.9 - LK vs Pally
3.10 - LK vs Stalker
3.11 - LK vs Sniper
3.12 - LK Vs the rest
4.1 - WoE


1. intro

Hi my name is Allan, ign: Fenix and this LK guide is for you're average players who dont have the time/patience/money to get lots of items and feel "stuck", and dont know how to get stronger or put up a better fight.

This is my first ever guide so go easy on me. I enjoy pvp and i spent alot of time in there, (recently, not as much) but challenging LK duels are the highlights of pvp for me, because its simple and straight to the point, no running, hiding and most fights last less than 30 seconds. I felt obligated to write this because there are certain LKs that i fight, but i dont know how i kill them so easily and i feel sorry for them. in fact after killing them sometimes i will let them win so they wont feel discouraged. but all i want are good fights so i feel its my responsibitly to share my knowlege with all of you. I first must say i know im not the best LK but im just trying to help improve LKs in general

some people may find some of these things obvious. and i dont even know if anyone even wants a guide.. but im gona write it because right now ive got nothing to do

i keep on thinking of where to start, probly with the simplest things first, so here goes


2.1 - LK Stats - removed - cos honestly... i dont 100 fenixs running around.. and, is it really that hard? str,vit,agi dex, play around with the 4.. depending on who ur fighting.. requires different builds.



2.2 - LK Gear

Most LKs on this server have the same or very similar builds, so its up to you to get the right equipment to set you apart from the rest, donates arnt necessary but help. whats more important than the +10 stats is the 5 headgear card slots, which you can get from non-donate items.

Ill break it down to make it simple

Headgear - LK headgear is pretty much all the same (Holy Helm, black blindfold, elemental wings) but its the cards you put into them makes the difference.
esentials to have
-you have 5 spaces for reducer cards, thats all you really need on your head... and i forgot the the names of them ALL!!!!
-Gemini x2 (i keep them on a spare set of wings that i dont use often, no point in having them on if you're opponent isnt using stone curse/sleep)
-also a marduk and orc lord on a spare headgear, just incase.

Armour - probly the best armour for LK is Valk, (but i saw some of the new world stuff, and id like to try some), the most important i believe are
-unfrozen
-orc lord
and elemental armours (personally im to lazy to carry them all and swtich all the time, so i dont have elemental armour, just stick to those two)
-and of course if you can get your hands on these - Garm, tao, whatever, all nice cards but i dont have them and still seem to get along fine.

Sheilds - there are 4 shields that i use as a LK\

Cranial Valk - which i use 90% of the time
Flame Skull valk - which is good against most flee builds
platnum shield - when reading it a few of us decided to test it out. when wearing there is a small chance for it to activate, but when it does activite it then becomes a 40% chance to reflect all magic damage back to the caster for 2 seconds. which is good when your opponent is spamming JT like mad.
Cranial Strong Shield - prevents knock back, good against snipers, and paladins who always push you back, there is no point in using this in WOE unless you like recieving 20% more damage.

if u have maya, good for you. and if you got GTB, i feel sorry for the magic classes who you will slaughter

Manteaus - valk are once again among my favourites how ever, diablos manteau is good too

immune diablos manteau - i only use that against bio. guess you'd use deviling if you have one
valk manteaus - with wind,earth,shadow, neutral reducers. if you want to get the full set of reducers thats ok to. i just mentioned these 4 because they are the most common property used.

shoes - the only shoes i use on my LK is sleiphnir (i dno how to spell it and im too lazy to check) why? +20% to HP and SP, plus increased movement speed. =D i dont know anything better.

another set of shoes i use is. anyshoe really, with an alarm card in it. alarm card = 25% to auto cast sight when you recieve damage (who said the fights over when you zerk?!)

Accessories -
-Megs x2
-anti arrow clip -
-sight clip

Wepons - as a lord knight we have to have a wepon for every scenario becuase with out it, you're nothing. Me i have 8 wepons

1.Pike - turtle general/hydra/hydra/skeleton worker (main spear)
2.Pike - Golem/hydra/hydra/Metaling Card (used against sword breakers)
3.Sword breaker - (used against metaling)
4.Pike - Phree/phree/hydra/hrdya - (unecessary to have two phrees but i just like having 700 hit)
5.Katana - Sword Guardian/SG/SG/hydra (katana for parry, its good till you hit zerk, so change wepeons before then)
6.Pike - status (cant rember the cards) stun/silence/freeze/blind
7.Pike - status - golem/stun/silence/freeze
8.Ice Pick - Golem (i love this wepon ice pick > most wizzies, and most alchemists)

the new assulter spear looks SEXY! tell me if any of you get it.

having back up gear is very important. example i always use pike 1.if it gets broken i switch to pike 2.
if they strip me the 1st round, il switch to sword breaker the next. or strip aswell (if i they have a solid weapon)
you have to figure out what your opponent is using, and then chose what you think will work

2.3 LK Consumables

holy scroll - i wil only use one if they are using holy property

undead scroll - before every fight i use an undead scroll, reduce fire/water/wind/earth by 20%

food items - if you have a large amout of resources available to you, go hard

Converters - using converters are very handy, asides from your wings, or helm (angelic halo) which give away the elemental property that you are using, converters dont and are a good way of keeping your opponent guessing. i.e if you're using wind wings, and you know your opponent has wind armour, its a good bet to use an earth converter just before you fight and you will find yourself doing alot more damage untill your oppent figures out whats going on, (and when fighting expericed players, best bet is that they will swtich armours b4 your 3rd BB)

- the ingredients for fire, water, wind, earth elemental converters are all available @go 18 - alchemist shop, all you need now is a sage/prof to make them
- cursed water can be hunted at where ever...

Giggling boxes - as a LK you know white pots dont help much, so if you're wondering how to stay alive longer theres giggling boxes, heals 9% of your max HP. you just gota hunt it. waith card i belive.

Blue Pots - in an LK duel normally i find that im in zerk before i have to worry about my SP, but when fighting other classes, sp runs out pretty fast. i always carry a few blue pots, just incase i find myself with no sp and needing to zerk!

3.1 LK in PVP
Some one once asked me how to be a good LK. i replied, BB BB BB BB and then BB some more.
this is what i left out.. you have to control the direction of the battle as soon as posible, meaning, put them in defense, keep them guesing, if your opponent dosent know what you're using he cant counter it. How to do that?

Pay Attention - Nine times out of ten when fighting someone i don't recognize, they will kill me once or twice before i figure out whats going on then counter it. try to answers to these questions as soon as posible..

and spcial thanks to ame! just being awsome all the time

what element does the most damage to them?
what element they are using?
are they immune to status? freeze/stun/silence/stone curse, if not bam! its status spear, or flame skull.
the list goes on..
more questions, but i cant remember right now..

Dying is worth it if you figure out what your opponent is using. i was watchin two people fighting and when one of them won, the losing person kept saying "garm!!!!" or whatever they believe they lost to, its so anoying hearing him moan about it. get a marc you bloody dumass - simple as that. everything, has a counter and its your job to find out what that is, and switch. one thing you have to rember is your opponent isnt a monster, he has a brain too - meaning just because you found a counter to what hes currently using doesnt mean you're going to own him, he can switch gear aswell! and because our server is so cool people can switch builds too =D

Keep you're Equip window open - there have been many occasions where i've fought people and broke there wepons / armours / shields and they wouldnt notice, in fact some even so blind they come back in to pvp after and die again before they realise their gear is broken ,then they say "haha, my spear is broken" , of course it is.. i broke it you dumfk. keeping your eq window open lets you see immediately when your gear has been removed.

Playing at a higher screen resolution - im just mentioning this because the other day i saw a screen shot, and their screen resolution was 640 x 480, seriously wtf? who plays at that res?
using a higher screen res means you can have your inventory or and equip windows open without getting in your way. it also looks better imo.

Use Battlemode - you've probably heard it 100 times, then why arn't you using it? i must admit. it does take a while to get used to, but it is worth it. who cares if u keep pressing the wrong buttons, keep it up and you'll eventually get it right. practice makes perfect.

Autocasting Skills - im mentioning this because a number of times you fight and you find that you cant zerk, then people say "haha i couldnt zerk". why? because of your auto casting skills, like strip, or asumpto, kyrie hairy =D, SG or whatever skill, also Ring of flame lord and the other ring. when ever these skills auto cast, theres a cast delay which prevents you from using other skills for a certain amount of time, hence, why you cant zerk. so you may need to find yourself either running away for a few seconds before you zerk, or just stop using autocasting skills as a LK

Know yourself - i know my build, i know what im weak against, and know how to counter it when LK counter you.if you know what you're weak against, then you can have an idea of what they are most likely using if you start loosing, and u can counter it again.
the skills required to be a good LK dont come from the skills you use, its pretty simple, BB BB BB and BB somemore.. then zerk in most cases. to be a good LK it comes down to switchin armour, wepon, element the second its required. adapt to survive, then rape.


Know your enemey - if you know your enemy.. well.. wooo hoo

Get OVER IT - there are just some poeple you are never going to beat. let it go.. dont let it get to you.

3.2 LK vs LK - i dont know what to say skill wise... BB BB BB and zerk. actually theres a lil bit extra you can do. mix it up! maybe BB a lil, spear stab, spear boom, BB some more, spear stab, etc. try it out. keep em guessing


anyway heres how you should use the equipment.

Wepon, stick with your strongest pike. its unlikely you will come across a LK that strips or breaks wepons, but you need your back up spear. just incase.
or you can use a katana. the BB damage is better with the right cards and parry is annoying as hell to your opponent. but the only downfall is that you have to switch to pike before you zerk.

for armour, i sugest you use,Orc lord, if they start freezing you, marc, and if you can be bothered armour switching, all the elemental properties. please in a LK duel dont use brynhilder. it just allows ur opponent to spam BB on u..

the manteau you use is the reducer of the opponents wings. think of it, if your opponent is using wind, manteau of warmth, 30%, undead scroll 20%, and if you got some wind reducers in your head gear thats more than 50% of damage reduction..they'll change wings, you change manteaus.. simple. and no gues work required. it gets hard when people start using converters, if you cant figure out the element dont stress, if they are using converters, they will only be using fire/wind/water/earth/shadow. undead scroll + 2 permiter cards in your headgear and you're set. move on, figure out what element does most damage to them.


are they immune to status? thats an important 1.. because even if you're damage is less some times status makes the differnece, dont be afraid to try other things. throw on a flame skull for one round, see if that helps, or mayb take out a hydra from one of your pikes and replace it with a marina so they are forced to wear unfrozen instead of the elemental armour or whatever.

Dispel anoying you? strip the mofo. personally.. i dont mind if i get dispelled, i just zerk again.

3.3 LK vs SinX - having maya p would help kill them alot faster but not needed

heres a start, use katana, and u want to avoid going into zerk for as long as possilbe. there are a number of sinx i fight that use sword breaker. so you once again need a solid wepon for backup. and if your eq window is open, you'l notice when something has been removed. there are two main types of sinx i fight, melee builds - that just use normal attacks, hide, backslide. those types are easy. the other Grimtooth, you'll find that most sinx will either SB or attack you and when their hp gets low, then they'll start Grimtoothing. i dont know why people assume its the LKs job to chase sinxs around the map. quick example. sinx hide + GT(grimtooth), LK sight, sinx backslide hide+ gt again.. this process goes on untill the LK dies.. if LKs change their tactics just a lil they would find life so much easier.

against this build (rember you want to avoid zerk for aslong as posible) when the sinx hides dont go running towards him, if you do he will get 3-4 hits off before you reaveal him. and if hes EDP, 3-4 hits is painful. instead keep sight/ruwatch up and just wait for him to unhide, after he unhides he will certainly cloak. thats your time to attack. uncloak him and BB BB, when he Backslides and hides again, you stay out of his range and wait again.. HP recovery with a LK is prety fast, and this will drive the sinx insane! trust me, specially if he used EDP what a waste.. keep it up till he dies.

there are also two other builds, sonic blow builds, which do 20K ++++ per HIT! thats insane, against that, you will probably be dead or zerked in either one or two Sonicblow. a good way is to have Orc Lord on which will deter him from SB. BB him any opportunity you get, also spear boom or charge attack whenever he reveals himself from a distance. most likely when you zerk they will hide and grimtooth. and what can you do? just before i zerk i put on the alarm card. auto cast sight @ a 25% chance. this gives you the opportunity to reveal him in zerk. once you zerk, every second counts.
and the other, with low cast delay who spam soul breaker. it would good to stay close on their ass and keep the pressure on, dont give them space to Soul break.


3.4 LK vs Champ - this one is always exciting


and im being sarcastic. il start with a champ that walks in and just asuras has run out of options, so you got a choice of GR which is nice,and if you dont then orc lord+ cranial+ immune is nice if you want to kill the champ aswell, and if you think you have enough hp to survive asura. then zerk right at the last second.


champs are fast moving hard to hit. they will dance around you FO you once or twice then disapear again. they'll have you chasing them around the map so you have to move faster.

a katana would be a good bet. with parry. and keep you element a surprise (i dont like to think about the element i use, i normally choose it at random, that way its harder to predict), if you have garm use it, force them to wear unfrozen and you're pretty much free to use whatever element you want. (sasquatch isnt that effective, and i normally keep orc lord on, just incase they decide they want to asura). keep parry up, and charge attack to get close and BB when you can.


once again avoid zerk for aslong as possible. but just because you zerk, the fight isnt over. champs will continue to dance around you and will blade stop you if you get too close.


as an LK in zerk... how many times have you heard "go log, you loose" or something along those lines. well me, ive heard it a shitload of times, but i never log (mostly never) and more than 50% of the time the champs dead after 2 or 3 hits. they most likely say it because they are low on hp and are about to die. (me, when i play champ, i say it to piss LKs off aswell)


3.5 LK vs Wiz - simple and straight forward

you're basic Wizz stats

int=255
dex= 150
vit=the rest into vit = 200~

so what would be an effective wepon? ice pick. (although some wizzies have sharpend up and reduced their vit. good for them)

sheild? so many to choose from?

GTB = slaughter
Maya = not so much of a rape
platnum sheild = they are ok, good cos they reflect all magic


personally i like wearing
unfrozen armour
strong shield
manteau of warmth (reduces the Jt damage)
and other reducers in headgear

wizzies are cool, SG, run jut run SG run. some of them move surprisingly fast, another option is to have a magnolia card (or whatever casts curse or slow)in your spear this way they cant run away as fast. but its up to you. try it. and see what works.

because i cant be stuffed waiting around for reflect to kick in. so its simple. charge attack them to get close, then BB BB BBBBBBBBB. your average wizz should be killed around 3-4 times before you're killed or relog.

if you notice them not using SG/freezing, you can switch to Bryn + maya or frus + strong shield to help stop the JT spam.

otherwise you could just go full reflect, which i find unreliable and only use if its me vs more than 1 wiz.

i probly should mention magic reducing gear, you can try get your magic def up, im no pro at that, or you can just wear reducers. all you need is wind/fire/water/earth reducers.

so wind manteau, some water reducers in your headgear, earth isnt such a biggie when was the lastime someone killed you with heavens drive? and fire not so much, unless they have keils or bragi i dont think Firebolt or meteor storm is something to worry about.

dont forget to use your undead scroll.


3.6 LK vs Prof - similar to wizz

GTB = slaughter
Maya = rape
platnum sheild = better off with maya but it will do\

similar gear and reducers, tactics are also the same get close and BB. you may need to use ur pike with phree though. Profs often use safty wall and that misty skill that blinds u or something. and at the top of my head, i think it reduces your hit by 1/3? either way its anoying as hell. but with 700 hit u dont notice it and they are normally dead quite fast.

profs main killinfgg skills are FB and CB, also they use the spider web skill aswell, which you can charge attack or magnum break out of.


3.7 LK vs Ninja - you have no natural way of hiting a ninja if using the cicada shell BS.

if you have GTB, its going to be a long fight, in your favour.

but otherwise maya is always good. and status is your best bet if you want to actually kill them. even if your hits miss, theres still the chance for the status to work (if they are not immune) like freeze/stun/silence/sleep - they are all good at preventing the ninja from using skills. also try to charge attack them into a corner and finish them off.


in fact theres a lil trick i like to use against sinx/champ/ninja and bio, if i notice im getting no where with fighting them, ill take a couple of hits, then run into a tight corner (in payon pvp its north) making them think im about to die, they normally follow-over confident, thinking that ill be dead in one or two more hits. when they get in close i turn around and then they've got nowhere to run. haha, ive pulled that one off quite a few times, but people catch on pretty quick. not to follow you anymore.

pretty much i stick with platnum shield(cos i dont got maya), they normally spam LSI, and when platnum shield activates, they are dead before they realise it.


3.8 LK vs Bio - the bombers are insane mofos, get close stay close.

you need all the neutral reducers you can get. either, raydric/deviling + cranial + GR

if you have those, bios are probably not such a big deal to you. but if not, they are mofos to kill. i havnt met a Bio that doesnt use AD so that all you need to worry about really.

Bios AD and run AD and run.. and if they have the skill "emergency avoid", they can run pretty fast, the problem is getting close. also anti arrow clip doesnt activate from AD, so that sucks. you also need a solid wepon and solid armour (or you can get a black valk helm i think..)

a good start would be a solid ice pick, alot of bios put the rest of their stats in vit after getting int+dex. so ice pick is a good bet. if that fails a solid spear, with curse to slow them down when running. also the range actually helps.

charge attack them as fast as you can to a corner then BB. if you find that they have their homun buzzing around, a good bet would be to charge attack the homun once, then turn and BB the Bio.(thats y pastilio (or whatever the name is) must die, sorry). you dont hav many chances to get it right.. so move fast. keep endure up aswell. once you zerk you got nothing else to do but attack. so stay close. you may find that some bio will hide once you zerk. hide doesnt last to long for them, stand beside them and wait. the window of opportunity is small before they hide again

you may need to wear unfrozen. they like to wear garm or sas, to stop people from wearing GR. anyways, goodluck.


3.9 LK vs Pally - shouldnt have too much trouble

you dont really need help. theres only two pallies i can think of that you probly wouldnt be able to beat, let it go..


3.10 LK vs Stalker - i cant believe i almost forgot to mention stalker!!!

strip i believe is affected by dex. meaning, the higher the dex of your opponent, means the higher chance he has to strip. also, the higher your dex, decreases the chance for him to strip you. try avoid strip. cos that almost certain death. but that doesnt mean you will lose. keep up the fight. charge attack + BB.

well asides from the obvious - avoid getting striped, theres 3 main types of stalker builds.

Magic
Bow/flee
Bow/vit

it should be standard to wear unfrozen and have geminis to help avoid strip.if you are lucky, and manage to not be striped, then do this..

use ice pick for a start. alot of stalker builds have high vit, if you find yourself missing alot, or doing extremely low damage after changing elements, you will most likely be fighting a flee build. 1 phree + magnum break, is normally enough.

magic is simple.. if they are magic build they will most likely have 1 magic skill.. normally LSI. but whatever it is.. all you need is the reducer for it and your sweet, or maya if you want to be fancy. then charge attack and BB.

Bow builds, anti arrow clip is a good start. but even under the protection of phenuma you can still be auto stripped from a distance, so avoid standing still. vit build, your ice pick will have em down in a few seconds. and flee, try a flame skul. or status spear, silence wil own him.


3.11 LK vs Sniper - strong sheild + unfrozen + anti arrow clip + ice pick/phree pike

magnum break traps, if they arnt pushing you back then use katana or whatever..

the element that the sniper is using is the type of arrows, not the colour of the wings, so dont be fooled.


3.12 LK Vs the rest - well i cant think of anything more to say.. the rest is pretty simple, and have never given me much problems to think about it, bards, dancers (they will give u a lap dance if you're nice) gunslingers..? taekwon? priest.. (only priest i couldnt kill is silver . .. . bloody hell) yeh i dont know.. you all should be sweet..


4.1 - WoE - im not going to talk about it.. cos i cant be fked. its easy. break the emp. and BB everyone.


I hope this guide helped.its uh 2am, i just finished and im not going to go through and proof read it, so thats your job. i know theres lots that i have left out, simply because i cant remember everthing. haha, i sort of rushed through it aswell

if you have any questions, you can ask. and also if you want to add something, go hard.

you dont have to copy my build, cos its pretty lame. i jsut hope you picked up a few tips or tricks to give you that edge in battle.

also, i want to say, dont be an ass to people.. its not cool. also, if im online, dont be shy to challenge me and test yourself out, i love it.


Special thanks to:

Tofu - my first friend on RO and showed me the basics, also gave me my first converter =D
RusH - the LK i looked up to as a newbie
Ultimate Lord Knight - providing me with my first guild and looking after me as i grew
Venetia - ): no longer plays, miss her, she helped me get to level 255
Ken, xu,and all the guildies- you guys rock
Naoko - I love you! and miss you..
JayMee - is a cutie
Mitha - so sexy
Ame - so smelly, just kidding
anx - my brotha from anotha motha

All my LK sparring partners! good times
Joeodoy - I duno, but i like you, and if Toms ever an ass to you, gimmie a call


OMG, theres a shitload of people i want to thank.. but ive gone blank... =(


i hope my language is ok. haha


P.S marine - Que Lindo Culo Tienes
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ign: Fenix, Gamble, Protein, Gandolf, stab

[dragonbug]

nice guide kinda. I mean to each his own. most people will live and learn on how to perfect their characters. thats half the fun. Thinking your all Bamf then BLAM!!!! along comes some super novice that totally pwnds you. and whats with the last section here? its like....your receiving an award or something and your thanking the academy lol. Didn't see steven Spielbergs name in there jk.

only prob i have with this guide is now you've given away all your secrets man. I'd of been as vague as possible but ehh..thats just me .
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[mastajay21]

Epic post bro.! its a good guide to a new Lk users here! i will give u 10 stars!
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-255 Sinx= FilipinoPride
-255 Biochemist = DimebagHammett
-255 Stalker = Flip
-255 Champion = Revelation

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[marine]

3.4 LK vs Champ - this one is always exciting


and im being sarcastic. il start with a champ that walks in and just asuras has run out of options, so you got a choice of GR which is nice,and if you dont then orc lord+ cranial+ immune is nice if you want to kill the champ aswell, and if you think you have enough hp to survive asura. then zerk right at the last second.


champs are fast moving hard to hit. they will dance around you FO you once or twice then disapear again. they'll have you chasing them around the map so you have to move faster.

a katana would be a good bet. with parry. and keep you element a surprise (i dont like to think about the element i use, i normally choose it at random, that way its harder to predict), if you have garm use it, force them to wear unfrozen and you're pretty much free to use whatever element you want. (sasquatch isnt that effective, and i normally keep orc lord on, just incase they decide they want to asura). keep parry up, and charge attack to get close and BB when you can.


once again avoid zerk for aslong as possible. but just because you zerk, the fight isnt over. champs will continue to dance around you and will blade stop you if you get too close.


as an LK in zerk... how many times have you heard "go log, you loose" or something along those lines. well me, ive heard it a shitload of times, but i never log (mostly never) and more than 50% of the time the champs dead after 2 or 3 hits. they most likely say it because they are low on hp and are about to die. (me, when i play champ, i say it to piss LKs off aswell)

LOG OUT U loSE :3
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[dragonbug]

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[Glenfiddich]

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[marine]

the most important is switch gears
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[JDUB]

lawl dbug likes to feed trolls. good guide.

I would like to see you elaborate your head gear carding with more information on elemental resistance. Information, including why you choose to/not to card elemental resist cards in head gear and why you choose to card in such combination, will be helpful to us n00bs.