Super Novice Class Guide by Cybie

by Cybie

I. Introduction and Guide Scope

The Super Novice is an exclusive advancement for the Novice class. Derailing from choosing only one specific first job classification and progressing from there, they tend to take their training to the next level by having the skills from all six first job classes accessible to them, giving them a jack-of-all-trades nature when it comes to their build flexibility at the cost of their low base HP and SP pools, inability to use Play Dead and EXP loss upon death with 1 HP remaining much like any other class. Despite these handicaps, they come with some perks unique to their class, and through their expansion quest are allowed to go beyond Lv99 similar to third jobs and granting them additional stats and skills. If you wish to partake on a challenging adventure or play a for-fun character as a Super Novice, this class guide will be a great supplement to give you an idea on how to begin your journey as one!

This class guide will cover the basics of what the Super Novice class has to offer – from the job change and expansion quests you need to undergo, possible builds with corresponding skills and items, and the other secrets the class has in its disposal. Keep in mind that this guide will not contain any leveling tips of sorts, and that you have free range on how you want to play your Super Novice.

Though not a necessity, it is recommended to pick up the manuals given out by the NPCs in the different classrooms on the second floor of Criatura Academy as soon as you arrive in Izlude, just after making your Novice. Excluding the Ninja, Gunslinger and Taekwon Manuals, the first job manuals can be equipped by both Novice and Super Novices at any level, and grant them skills (depending on the manual’s first job class) plus a generous amount of SP. Having those may help in early leveling or give some extra utility, allowing you to save points for other skills in your Super Novice’s skill tree. Keep in mind that these extra skills do not count as prerequisites of other spells and cannot be used to unlock them (ex. Thief Manual’s Hiding will not unlock Stalk).

II. Super Novice Job Change Quest

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• Requirements
• Level Requirement: Base 45 / Job 10
• Items Consumed: 30 Resin, 30 Sticky Mucus
• Rewards
• Quest Reward: Job Change into Super Novice
• Item Reward: Pantie [1]

1. Go to Aldebaran and enter the portal of the Windmill house located at /navi aldebaran 116/63 by the water.

2. Talk to Tzerero located at /navi aldeba_in 223/167 and say that you are interested in becoming a Super Novice. He will then ask you to collect 30 Resin and 30 Sticky Mucus.

3. Once you have the loots prepared, talk to Tzerero once again and he will change you into a Super Novice. Note that during the dialogue, you need to select the “Huh?” (first) option instead of the “What?” (second) option, or else he will not change you and your items will be consumed. After changing you into a Super Novice, he will reward you with slotted Pantie. 

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III. Super Novice Expansion Quest

Spoiler

• Requirements
• Level Requirement: Base 99 / Job 99
• Zeny Consumed: At least 100,000z
• Monster Hunting: Poring, Fabre, Lunatic or Picky (no-shell) x1000
• Rewards
• Quest Reward: Super Novice Expansion (Level Increase + New Skills)
• Item Reward: Novice Breastplate or Undershirt [1] (depending on Zeny donated)

1. Go to Aldebaran and enter the portal of the Windmill house located at /navi aldebaran 116/63 by the water.

2. Talk to Esere located at /navi aldeba_in 216/169 who asks you to look for a Novice inside the Northern Cave of Comodo (Stalactic Golem cave).

3. Proceed to the Northern Cave of Comodo and speak to Nodor, a Novice in Fishing located at /navi beach_dun2 119/92. He wants you to prove yourself to him and assigns you a 1000-kill quest of either Porings, Fabres, Lunatics or Pickies (regular no-shell ones, as Super Pickies do not add to the kill count).

4. Return and speak to Nodor after the kill quest has been completed. Wait for a while after the first conversation before proceeding to speak to him again; he then asks you to visit his brother Nudor at /navi airplane 33/47 on the domestic Airship (Hugel-Juno-Einbroch-Lighthalzen routes).

5. Speak to Nudor, and he will ask you for some Zeny from you. The item rewarded to you after the expansion quest will depend on the amount of Zeny you give based on the dialogue options, but a minimum of 100,000z is required.

6. Return to Nodor at /navi beach_dun2 119/92, and he will grant your Super Novice the expansion perks. Your level will now go beyond Lv99 and will have your Job Level revert back to 1 (meaning you will have to gain the +5 stat points from job levels back once again). Second job skills will now appear in your skills window under the “2nd Job” tab. Upon expansion, you will be rewarded with either a Novice Breastplate if you donated 100,000z to Nudor, or a slotted Undershirt if you donated more.

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IV. Possible Super Novice Builds

A. CRIT-Type Physical

High STR, AGI and LUK, Moderately High to Mid VIT, Low to no DEX and INT

Playing much like an advanced version of the Thief class, this variant of Super Novice marches towards the front lines to swiftly hit opponents with melee attacks while dodging their blows at the same time. With the help of proper CRIT gear (such as Mad Bunny, Little Garden and Invective Robe with LUK enchants) and the Fury Prayer (to be discussed below), they are able to deal massive damage, taking out opponents with ease. Daggers are the weapon of choice for this build for the lower ASPD penalty and chance to proc Double Attack, but any weapon should suffice if you have those points covered by other equipment. STR, AGI and LUK will be the main stats you will want to highly invest in, followed by some points in VIT for HP and status ailment immunity. Unless you will need DEX for early leveling, cast time or specific items, you may choose not to invest on the parameter since you will solely rely on CRIT for your hits to land. Given the additional stat points brought about by the higher level cap and access to more defensive skills such as Guard, one may even opt to be a CRIT-Tanker type, having high amounts of FLEE and Perfect Dodge from AGI and LUK respectively, along with equipment which cater to this playstyle.

B. Skill-Type Physical

High STR and AGI, Moderately High to Mid VIT, DEX and LUK, Mid to Low INT

Those who prefer a skill-spamming playstyle for melee classes may opt to go for this variant. Super Novices gain access to two underrated 1st Job physical skills: Bash and Mammonite. Both skills sit at base attacks of 450% and 600% at max respectively, low SP costs and have ASPD-based delays which makes casting spammable. Furthermore, with the proper gear (such as Toy Ring for Bash and Merchant Shadows for Mammonite), they allow the Super Novice to deal devastating blows to opponents. After Expansion, the Super Novice gains access to Holy Cross, a Holy element physical skill which has a chance to blind targets, but we recommend avoiding it because of its fixed element, SP cost and lack of significant boosting equips vs the previous two. Similar to the previous variant, investing high STR and AGI is recommended for this build. With the 19 June 2025 Expanded Classes patch, more physical skills have been added as viable options one may use for their Super Novice. Sightless Mind can help increase damage dealt with physical attacks as well as provide a decent crowd control skill for the class. Backstab has increased DPS when using dagger-type weapons, which are one of the go-to weapon types for Physical Super Novices. Venom Splasher ignores accuracy checks, and its burst damage after the detonation timer can serve as a quick way to eliminate mobs of enemies before they overwhelm the user. Wearing a Blessed Knife (or Awakened version) enables using the Fatal Menace skill, which is a viable AoE skill Physical Super Novices can utilize. Because some of these are HIT-based skills, DEX investment will be required especially when trying to land hits on higher-leveled monsters. VIT will help increase HP and status ailment immunity, and some points in LUK will grant bonus ATK (as well as give bonuses to equipment which rely on the stat). You may opt to invest some points in INT as well for Max SP and SP recovery since you will be spamming skills as your source of DPS.

C. Spellcaster Magical

High INT and DEX, Moderately High AGI, Mid to Low VIT and LUK

Ever wondered what a Wizard with access to buffs and insane dodging feels like? The classic magic-type Super Novice variant pretty much sums that up. Whether it’s utilizing the different bolt and magic spells in the 1st job tree or some of the stronger-hitting ones in the 2nd job tree, this variant gains elemental advantage against enemies, and is able to dish out damage from a distance. High amounts of INT and DEX therefore are needed in order to attain the highest amount of MATK and SP possible (paired with equipment to counter Super Novice’s low base SP and SP regen such as Catherina Von Blood, Excelion Parts w/ Recovery 202 and Ancient Hero Boots), as well as reduced variable cast time for casting these spells. A suitable amount of AGI for FLEE will help with one’s survivability. Unless you are utilizing an Arc Angeling-carded headgear which requires Base 77 LUK, the parameter can be kept at mid-to-low levels just for some additional MATK and to have spare points in VIT. Magnificat can also be learned through the Expanded Super Novice skill tree, further boosting one’s SP regeneration and allowing the user to cast offensive magic spells more.

D. Support-Caster Magical

High INT and DEX, Moderately High to Mid AGI and VIT, Mid to Low LUK

Some caster Super Novices opt to drop some of their elemental magic skills, focusing on 1-3 main magic DPS spells in order to gain coverage via supportive skills (whether it be to help their party’s Priest supporting partymates or for solo players self-supporting themselves while in fields and dungeons). Stat distribution is similar to the pure spellcaster variant, with the exception of considering to invest more points into VIT so as to gain status ailment resistance (most especially Stun), allowing you to continue to support your partymates. Likewise, Base 77 LUK is recommended for those utilizing Arc Angeling-carded headgear, but can be lowered otherwise. Some in-game items such as Freedom Stick (or Awakened version) and Candy Cane Rod + Northern Kingdom Tiara enables using magic skills like Psychic Wave and Soul Expansion respectively, allowing the user to limit learning more offensive magic spells and picking more utility skills that may benefit them or their partymates more.

E. Melee Autocaster

High INT, High to Moderately High DEX and AGI, Mid to Low STR, VIT and LUK

The release of some equipment which gives a chance to automatically cast spells when dealing normal melee attacks (such as Lunar Rainbow, Magical Feather and Magic Dagger) has made it possible for this Super Novice variant to arise. They do not necessarily pick up magic spells for their DPS, but instead rely solely on these autocast gears in order to deal damage. As for skills, they opt to choose between buffs, passives and other spells which will complement their chosen playstyle. As MATK will still be their main damage source, it is necessary to invest high amounts of INT. DEX and AGI come next in order for hits to land, as well as high ASPD, for the autocasts to proc. Super Novices who use equipment such as Mob Scarf or Floating Beads can also utilize the high amounts of DEX for the bonus MATK. The remaining stat points can be distributed among STR, VIT and LUK depending on the player’s preference (the latter being a possible option if one chooses to rely on CRIT + Fury Prayer instead of HIT for melee attacks to land, at the cost of hindering SP regeneration).

V. Equipment Proper

The Super Novice is a gear-heavy class to play with. As much of a hard-to-swallow pill as it sounds, this reliance on different kinds of equipment allows them to compensate for their class’ restrictions and perform properly with the type of build they decide to go for. With that in mind, we recommend you to only focus on the items best suitable for your character (whether you are aiming for a Physical or a Magical build) and to work with what you have until you are able to secure better equipment.

1. Weapons (No Link Required)

2. Weapons (Link Required)

3. Shields

4. Body Armor

5. Garments

6. Footgear

7. Upper Headgear

8. Middle Headgear

9. Lower Headgear

10. Accessories

11. Shadow Equipment

12. Costume Stones

VI. Card Options

With the versatility on how to build one’s Super Novice with equipment comes the corresponding monster cards that go with each one. As there are both Physical and Magical variants, some cards would be the more ideal option over others depending on which path your character leans towards more of. Below are some card options which you may slot into your equipment to further boost your Super Novice’s potential:

HP/SP Increase or Regeneration

White Knight Set

Critical Build  / Physical Weapon Options

Lunar Rainbow / Magical Weapon Options

Shield Options

Geffen Magic Tower Cards (Physical / General)

Geffen Magic Tower Cards (Magical)

General Garment Options

Elemental Garments

Elemental Headgears

Elemental Accessories

ATK/MATK Increasing

Skill-Increasing Cards

VII. Class-Exclusive Perks

Aside from the flexible stat progressions and skill builds one may take, the Super Novice also has a wide array of perks exclusive to their class. These features help the class stand out from other jobs, not just by functionality, but to their aesthetic as well:

– A Guardian Angel descends upon a Super Novice after leveling up and casts the following buffs on them: Kyrie Eleison, Magnificat, Gloria, Suffragium and Impositio Manus

– When Super Novices with Base EXP between 99.0% to 99.9% reach 0 HP, their Guardian Angel will restore their HP back to full and cast Mental Strength on them. This occurrence will be possible once again after the Super Novice relogs or gains another level.

– By avoiding death until reaching Job 70 and onwards, the Super Novice will be rewarded with +10 to all stats. This bonus will be lost when the Super Novice dies, but this death record can be removed via the Super Novice Spirit casted by Soul Linkers.

– An exclusive pushcart is rentable by Super Novice via the Kafra Employee in Aldebaran /navi aldebaran 54/238 at the cost of 800z. Much like Merchants’ passive, the Pushcart skill is required in order to obtain one.

– Super Novices also share benefits to their spouses. Heals used by a Super Novice wife on her husband will be doubled the amount. Also, when using Undying Love on her husband, a Super Novice wife can randomly and temporarily increase her partner’s stats by +1 as well as double his SP recovery, at the cost of reducing her own stats by 1.

– As per the 19 June 2025 Patch, Super Novices have been granted three new skills to their roster. The two new passives and one new active buff are available in the expanded skill tree, and will be further discussed in the Skill List section below.

VIII. The Fury Prayer

Guardian Angels come to aid Super Novices in their adventures. One of their unique blessings to grant Super Novices the Fury buff, granting them an additional 50 CRIT to their stats. The following conditions need to be followed in order to say the Fury Prayer:

• Base Experience should be in increments of 10% (10.0%, 20.0%, 30.0%, and so on up until 90.0%)
• Have chatted at least 7 lines in the same map (will need to repeat this if you relog or change maps)

Once these conditions are met, you may chat the following lines separately in-game and receive the Fury buff:

• Dear Angel, can you hear my voice?
• I am A Super Novice~
• Help me out~ Please~ T_T
• (Any random text)

If your Fury buff has expired and you still meet the aforementioned conditions, you can simply just restate the prayer to get it once again. You can assign these lines in your Shortcut List (Alt + M) window to save time from typing or copying them in-game.

IX. Super Novice Spirit

This buff is granted by Soul Linkers exclusively to the Super Novice class. It grants them different effects depending on the target’s Base or Job level. Players with an alternate account are highly recommended to have a Soul Linker with Super Novice Spirit maxed out should you decide to fully utilize its perks, but keep in mind that Soul Link buffs may disappear upon moving to different maps or relogging your character.

• At Job Lv70, each link has a 1% chance to remove the Super Novice’s death record, allowing them to regain the +10 bonus stats they’ve lost upon dying. The Guardian Angel will appear on a successful cast
• At Base Lv90+, allows the Super Novice to wear any headgear in-game regardless of class restriction
• At Base Lv96+, allows the Super Novice to equip any Lv4 Dagger, One-Handed Sword, Mace, One/Two-Handed Axe and One/Two-Handed Staff regardless of level requirement
• Headgears and weapons equipped through this method remain equipped if your Soul Link remains when traveling through some maps, as well as not changing maps or relogging upon the buff’s expiration. They will also remain equip-able even if they have been broken.

X. Level Cap Milestones

Leveling a Super Novice can get quite challenging, so it is only reasonable to be rewarded with other perks at specific level milestones for such a feat. Here are some bonuses you will receive once you hit these levels:

• At Base 99 and 150, the Super Novice receives a permanent 2000 increase to their base HP. These points of HP are not affected by VIT, but can be boosted with cards which increase HP (ex. Pecopeco Card which gives 10% Max HP).
• At max level, the Fury buff through prayer can be done with Base EXP in intervals of n x 10.0 million, where n = 1, 2, 3 and so on (can be viewed in character select screen).
• Similarly, at max level, the Mental Strength upon 0 HP perk can be done with Base EXP of at least 99 million.
• Upon reaching 99,999,999 Base EXP as a max-level Super Novice, you will be able to do both Fury Prayer and Mental Strength perk regardless of the Base EXP requirements previously mentioned above

XI. Skill List

A. First Jobs Skill Set

Swordsman Tree

Skill Name	Description and Analysis
Bash	One of the main active physical skills for Super Novice, has 450% Base ATK with 15SP cost at Lv10, and has ASPD-based delay. Skill damage can be further boosted with Toy Ring and Freezer Card.
Magnum Break	Fire-property AoE (5×5) physical damage, with knockback of 2 cells. Can be useful for early level mobbing or situational crowd control. 300% Base ATK at Lv10. Has a 0.5s after-cast delay and 2s skill cooldown.
Sword Mastery	Provides +4 ~ +40 Mastery ATK when using 1H Swords and Daggers. When wearing Toy Ring, increases STR, VIT and AGI by 1 and ATK by 10 every 2 levels. When wearing Super Novice Shadow Weapon, ignores 3% of normal enemy’s physical defense per level + additional 3% per refine.
Increase HP Recovery	Enhances natural HP recovery by providing +5 ~ +50 HP/10 sec, affected by max HP (not that much considering Super Novices have negligible Base HP). Can increase HP restored by potions.
Provoke	Debuff which gains aggro on a single monster per cast, decreasing its DEF at the cost of increasing ATK. Can be used to interrupt cast time of targets as well. Undead-property targets are unaffected.
Endure	Removes the flinching animation for a set number of hits over 10~37 seconds. Also increased MDEF by 1~10. Good utility/emergency skill when running from mobs.

Thief Tree

Skill Name	Description and Analysis
Improve Dodge	One of the main survival passives of Super Novices, as they will often rely on FLEE as one of their means to reduce incoming damage due to their low Base HP.
Double Attack	Useful passive for dagger-type Super Novices, and can be utilized with CRITs. Non-dagger weapons will require Side Winder Card or equipment with Double Attack in order to benefit from it. When equipped with Super Novice Shadow Shield, adds 2% ASPD per level + additional 1% per refine.
Steal	Has a chance to steal a non-Card item from a monster’s loot table. Prerequisite for Hiding skill. Can max out if you consider using your Super Novice for farming.
Hiding	Conceals yourself from non-Insect/Demon non-Miniboss/MVP enemies for 30~300 seconds, draining 1 SP per 5~14 seconds. Can leave at Lv1 for emergency utility and as prerequisite for Stalk in Expansion tree.
Envenom	Deals Poison-property physical damage with a 5%~50% chance of Poisoning an enemy. Prerequisite of Lv1 for Enchant Poison in Expansion tree.
Detoxify	Cures the Poison status ailment on you or a target. Can forgo learning the skill and use Green Herbs instead.

Archer Tree

Skill Name	Description and Analysis
Owl’s Eye	Increases DEX by 1~10. When equipped with Super Novice Shadow Shield, decreases variable cast time by 2% per level + additional 1% per refine.
Vulture’s Eye	Prerequisite to Improve Concentration (Lv1).
Improve Concentration	Temporarily increases AGI/DEX by 3%~12% for 60~240 seconds, at the cost of 25~70 SP. Useful for additional FLEE, ASPD and reduced VCT, but not a necessity vs Pre-Renewal where you need the buff for instant cast. Can also detect hidden enemies in a small AoE around the user.

Merchant Tree

Skill Name	Description and Analysis
Mammonite	The second main active physical skill for Super Novice, has 600% Base ATK with 8SP and 1000z cost at Lv10, and has ASPD-based delay. Damage can be further increased with Merchant Shadow Earring. Not advisable to use if Zeny is an issue.
Item Appraisal	Utility skill which appraises unidentified equipment. Can save finding a Tool Dealer to buy Magnifiers.
Enlarge Weight Limit	Increases character’s weight limit by 200~2000. Useful for low-STR Super Novices who don’t have carts.
Pushcart	Rents a Super Novice-exclusive Cart around with you. Higher levels will reduce the movement speed penalty (Lv10 gives 0% penalty).
Discount, Overcharge and Vending	Decreases Zeny cost from buying items from NPCs, increases Zeny earned when selling to NPCs and opens up a shop with items you can select in your cart. Only consider investing points into these if you plan to use your Super Novice as an OC/DC Vendor-type Merchant.

Acolyte Tree

Skill Name	Description and Analysis
Heal	Restores a target player’s HP based on your MATK and increase healing effectiveness items/buffs. Also deals damage to Undead-property targets. Prerequisite of Lv3 for Increase AGI and Lv1 for Sanctuary in Expanded tree.
Cure	Cures a single target from Chaos, Silence and Blind (cannot cast on self when Silenced). Also causes Chaos status when used on Undead-property monsters.
Increase AGI	One of the two important support buffs of Super Novices. Temporarily increases a target’s AGI by 3~12, as well as their movement speed. Drains a small amount of HP from the caster per cast. As per the 1st, 2nd and transcended skill rework of 18 January 2024, now adds +1% ASPD per level.
Decrease AGI	Single target debuff which has a chance to decrease a target’s AGI by 3~12, as well as their movement speed. Not as recommended to invest on vs other debuffs such as Quagmire which reduces DEX/AGI/movement speed over an AoE.
Divine Protection	Increases Soft Defense against Demon and Undead-race monsters by 3~30. Prerequisite of Lv3 for Angelus/Demon Bane, Lv5 for Blessing and Lv10 for Iron Fists.
Demon Bane	Provides +3~+30 Mastery ATK against Demon and Undead-race monsters. Prerequisite of Lv3 for Signum Crusis and Lv10 for Iron Fists.
Angelus	Increases Soft Defense for the entire party by 5%~50% of their VIT for the skill’s duration. As per the 1st, 2nd and transcended skill rework of 18 January 2024, now adds +Max HP per level.
Blessing	One of the two important support buffs of Super Novices. Temporarily increases a target’s STR, INT and DEX by 1~10. Also cures a target from Curse and Stone Curse. As per the 1st, 2nd and transcended skill rework of 18 January 2024, now adds +1 HIT per level.
Aqua Benedicta	Allows the creation of Holy Water with Empty Bottle by standing on a Water cell or on Deluge/Watery Evasion. Prerequisite of Lv1 for Aspersio.
Signum Crusis	Screen-wide debuff which decreases Undead-property and Demon-race monsters’ Hard Defense by 14%~50%, with a base success rate of 27%~63%. On a success, enemies will display the sweat “/swt” emote.
Ruwach	Reveals hidden/cloaked enemies within a 5×5 area following the character for 10 seconds, and hits them for Holy-property damage.
Teleport	Teleports yourself to a random area around the map or back to one’s savepoint.
Warp Portal	Consumes a Blue Gemstone to open up a portal (over a set duration) which you can warp yourself or a max of 8 players to one’s savepoint or 1~3 possible locations saved via the “/memo” function. Maps/dungeons/instances/areas that cannot be saved will not allow you to use /memo. A max of three portals can be open at a time.
Pneuma	Casts a spell which blocks physical ranged damage in a 3×3 area. Multiple Pneumas cannot be casted one cell away from each other.

Magician Tree

Skill Name	Description and Analysis
Increase SP Recovery	Enhances natural SP recovery by providing +3~+30 SP per 10 secs, which is affected by Max SP. Useful passive for caster Super Novices who rely on SP regeneration. Increases efficiency of SP recovery items. When equipped with Super Novice Shadow Weapon, ignores 3% of normal enemy’s magic defense per level + additional 3% per refine rate.
Sight	Reveals hidden/cloaked targets within a 7×7 AoE following the Super Novice for 10 seconds. Can be used in conjunction with Sightrasher.
Fire Bolt	One of the main elemental bolt spells. Deals 1~10 hits of Fire-element damage, each hit dealing damage equal to the caster’s MATK. Has a 1.2s FCT, 3.2s VCT and 1.4s after-cast delay at max level.
Fire Ball	Hurls a fireball on a target, hitting it and enemies around the target with Fire-element magic damage. Has a 0.32s FCT and 1.28s VCT from Lv1-5, and 0.2s FCT and 0.8s VCT from Lv6-10. Damage is further increased and VCT is further decreased with Fire Condor Card.
Fire Wall	Summons a 1×3 wall of fire which damages enemies and knocks back non-Undead-property targets. Useful early-level mobbing and crowd-control spell for Fire-element Super Novices. Prerequisite of Lv1 for Fire Pillar in the Expansion tree.
Cold Bolt	One of the main elemental bolt spells. Deals 1~10 hits of Water-element damage, each hit dealing damage equal to the caster’s MATK. Has a 1.2s FCT, 3.2s VCT and 1.4s after-cast delay at max level. Prerequisite of Lv1 for Waterball in the Expansion tree.
Frost Diver	Deals 110%~200% Water-element MATK damage on a target and attempts to freeze it with 38%~65% chance. Prerequisite of Lv1 for Ice Wall and Frost Nova in the Expansion tree.
Lightning Bolt	One of the main elemental bolt spells. Deals 1~10 hits of Wind-element damage, each hit dealing damage equal to the caster’s MATK. Has a 1.2s FCT, 3.2s VCT and 1.4s after-cast delay at max level. Prerequisite of Lv1 for Sightrasher, Waterball and Jupitel Thunder in the Expansion tree.
Thunderstorm	Wind-element 5×5 AoE ground spell, dealing 80% MATK damage per 1~10 hits to all enemies. Has a 1.5s FCT and 4.5s VCT at max level, with 2sec after-cast delay. Prerequisite of Lv1 for Lord of Vermilion.
Stone Curse	Attempts to petrify a single target, giving it the Stoned status ailment, changing it to Earth 1 property and making it unable to move, attack, cast spells or use items. Petrified targets break free from hits after the setting duration or after a certain time. Each cast costs 1 Red Gemstone (Lv6~10 only consumes the gemstone when successful). Prerequisite of Lv1 for Earth Spike and Ice Wall in the Expansion Tree.
Napalm Beat	Hits a target and enemies in a 3×3 area around it with Ghost-element magic. Prerequisite of Lv4 for Soul Strike, Lv7 for Safety Wall and Lv1 for Jupitel Thunder in the Expansion tree.
Soul Strike	Summons and hurls 1~5 spirits on a single target, dealing Ghost-element magic damage. Deals additional 5%~50% damage to Undead-property enemies. Prerequisite of Lv5 for Safety Wall.
Safety Wall	Summons a pink pillar of light on a single cell on the ground, blocking physical melee damage. The amount of damage blocked is based on wall’s durability HP and a certain number of hits. FLEE has higher priority over Safety Wall’s durability, meaning it will not be damaged if you potentially dodge an attack while inside the wall. Useful support spell to negate damage.

B. Expanded Skill Set

Crusader Tree

Skill Name	Description and Analysis
Faith	Increases Max HP by 200~2000 and Holy Resistance by 5%~50% per level. Useful passive to help increase Super Novice’s base HP.
Holy Cross	Fixed Holy-element single target physical melee skill, with 450% Base ATK and 30% chance to Blind targets at max level. Not recommended to pick this over Bash or Mammonite because of its higher SP cost and fixed element.
Guard	Activates a buff which blocks physical attacks with a 5%~30% success chance over a 5-minute duration, or until the skill is recast to deactivate it. User briefly pauses after a successful block, stopping them from their movement and cancelling any attack or spellcasting they are performing. Requires a shield to be equipped.
Smite	Strikes a single target 4 cells away with a shield, inflicting 120%~200% physical damage and knocking them 5~9 cells back. Has a 20%~40% to cause Stunned status effect. Requires a shield to be equipped.
Shield Boomerang	Hurls a shield towards a single target 3~11 cells away, dealing 80%~400% ATK physical ranged damage. Refine level and shield weight affects the damage. Requires a shield to be equipped.

Assassin and Rogue Tree

Skill Name	Description and Analysis
Enchant Poison	Endows one’s weapon with Poison 1 property and gives a chance to inflict Poison status ailment on targets. Useful situational buff when facing Fire, Wind and Earth-property targets, as well as the ability to hit Ghost-property enemies.
Poison React	Activates a 20s~60s buff which grants the user a 50% chance of casting Lv5 Envenom (1~5 attempts) when physically attacked by enemies. When struck with a Poison attack, the countered physical attack deals more damage and has a 50% chance of leaving the attacker poisoned. Skill ends after one poison counter, five normal counters or skill duration expires.
Venom Dust	Lays down toxin on the ground, causing Poison status effect to non-boss-protocol enemies for 5s~50s. Does not reset the poison duration of targets that are already poisoned.
Venom Splasher	Plants a poisonous bomb onto a single target, which detonates after a set duration (11s at Lv1, 2s at Lv10), dealing 500%~1400% ATK physical damage to it and all enemies within a 5×5 AoE around the target. Skill ignore accuracy check, and has a skill cooldown similar to the detonation delay (11s at Lv1, 2s at Lv10). No damage is dealt if the target hides, autocasts which activate when dealing physical attacks will work and skill cannot be used on boss-protocol monsters.
Stalk	Allows the Super Novice to move while in Hiding. Recommended to get at least Lv1 for repositioning purposes if you decide to invest into Hiding.
Gank	Physical melee normal attacks have a 7%~20.5% chance to autocast the learned level Steal at no SP cost. Lv4 pre-requisite for Backstab.
Mug	Attempts to snatch an amount of Zeny from a target monster with a 1%~10% base success chance, which is affected by the user’s DEX, LUK and level difference between the target and the user. Amount stolen depends on the target monster’s level. Can only successfully steal Zeny once per monster, and cannot be used on players and boss-protocol monsters. Draws aggro of the targeted monster after a successful cast. Lv4 pre-requisite for Backstab.
Backstab	Rushes behind an enemy and swiftly attacks from the back, dealing 340%~700% melee physical damage with 4~40 additional hit bonus. Has a chance to cause Stun status effect, and deals 2 hits when the user is wearing a Dagger-type weapon. Lv2 pre-requisite for Sightless Mind.
Sightless Mind	Cancels the Hiding status to inflict 200%~800% melee physical damage to all enemies in a 7×7 AoE around the user, with a 13%~25% chance of causing Blind and/or Stun status effects. Enemies struck by this skill will take 30% more physical damage (15% for boss-protocol monsters).

Hunter Tree

Skill Name	Description and Analysis
Skid Trap	Lays down a trap which slides enemies which step on it. Direction of knockback is based on the direction you are facing when the trap is placed down. Each cast requires 1 Trap. Situation utility skill should you consider investing in.
Land Mine	Plants a mine on the ground which triggers an explosion within 3×3 AoE when an enemy steps on it, dealing Earth-element trap damage influenced by the user’s Base Level, DEX and INT stats. Trap is uninstalled and produces a Trap item on the floor after a set time it is not activated (200s at Lv1, 40s at Lv5). Each cast requires 1 Trap. Has a 0.3s FCT.
Beast Bane	Provides +4~+40 Mastery ATK against Insect and Brute-race targets (excluding Doram race).
Flasher	As of the 19 June 2025 Expanded Classes patch, this skill has been removed. Lays down a trap which attempts to blind enemies that step on it. Each cast requires 2 Traps. Situation utility skill should you consider investing in.
Freezing Trap	As of the 19 June 2025 Expanded Classes patch, this skill has been removed. Lays down a trap which has a chance to freeze enemies that step on it. Each cast requires 2 Traps. Situation utility skill should you consider investing in.
Sandman	As of the 19 June 2025 Expanded Classes patch, this skill has been removed. Lays down a trap which puts enemies which step on it to sleep. Each cast requires 1 Trap. Situation utility skill should you consider investing in.

Blacksmith and Alchemist Tree

Skill Name	Description and Analysis
Hilt Binding	Useful passive to learn for those who utilize Adrenaline Rush, Power Thrust and Weapon Perfection (either via Blacksmith partymates, Adrenaline Scrolls or +8 Angeling Suit/Ghostring Suit). Extends the duration of the aforementioned skills by 10%. Also increases STR by 1 and ATK by 4.
Weaponry Research	Provides +2~20 Mastery ATK and +2%~+20% Accuracy with any weapon type. Useful passive to grab for HIT-dependent physical Super Novices.
Weapon Repair	Utility skill which attempts to repair an ally’s or one’s own broken equipment. Requires either Iron Ore, Iron, Steel or Rough Oridecon for Lv1~4 weapons, and Steal for armor, headgear or shield. Has a 2.5s FCT and 2.5s VCT.
Axe Mastery	Provides +3~+30 Mastery ATK for Axe and Sword-type weapons.

Priest, Monk and Champion Tree

Skill Name	Description and Analysis
Sanctuary	Casts AoE Holy magic which heals 100~777 HP/sec over a 4~31-second duration. Effective healing spell which isn’t dependent on INT or MATK like Heal, making it useful even on Physical variants. Can also provide some knockback damage to Undead-property and Demon-race monsters. Prerequisite of Lv7 for Gloria.
Status Recovery	Effective support spell which cures the Stunned, Petrified, Frozen and White Imprison status ailments on targets. Casting on monsters attacking a player will either set them to passive or choose another target. Inflicts Blind on Undead-property monsters.
Impositio Manus	As per the 1st, 2nd and transcended skill rework of 18 January 2024, increases ATK and MATK by 5~25 for all party members for 120s. Has 0.5s FCT, 1s VCT, 1s ACD and 30s CD. Also provides Power of Odin Lv2 when the skill is learned at max level and the Super Novice is wearing the Valkyrie Drop accessory.
Gloria	Screen-wide party buff which temporarily increases LUK by 30 for 10~30 seconds. Gives a slight boost for CRIT, physical and magical Super Novices.
Magnificat	Grants a party-wide buff which doubles the natural SP recovery rate. The skill disappears upon logging out or changing zones (some map changes) in-game. Recommended especially for caster-type Super Novices that rely on natural SP regeneration.
Aspersio	Sprinkles Holy Water on a single target, imbuing their weapon with the Holy property for 60s~180s. Buff is removed when the endowed weapon is switched with another weapon. Deals minor Holy-property damage when casted on Demon race and Undead-property monsters.
Iron Fists	Provides +3~30 Mastery ATK when using bare hands. Only taken as a prerequisite for Summon Spirit Spheres, which adding Divine Protection and Demon Bane sums up to 30 skill points. Not recommended investing on unless you really want to use Spirit Summon Sphere/Absorption.
Summon Spirit Sphere	Calls forth and summons 1~5 Spirit Spheres, each adding +2 ATK for 10 minutes at the cost of 8 SP per cast.
Spiritual Sphere Absorption	Absorbs all Spirit Spheres of a target to regain SP. Can also be used on monsters, with a 10% success chance to regain SP equal to twice their level.
Fury	Uses up 5 Spirit Spheres to increase Critical Rate by 10~20 for 3 minutes. Crit rate buff is lower than the amount given using the Super Novice chant, but is more reliable to activate compared to the multiple of 10% Base EXP requirement. Also slows down natural SP regeneration of the user.
Zen	Calls forth 5 Spirit Spheres in a single cast. Has a 1s FCT and 1s skill cooldown.

Wizard, Sage and High Wizard Tree

Skill Name	Description and Analysis
Sightrasher	AoE crowd control Fire-element magic damage which shoot fireballs vertical, horizontal and diagonal from the caster, knocking them back. Requires Sight to be active. Has a 2sec after-cast delay.
Fire Pillar	Summons a fire pillar on the ground, dealing MDEF-piercing Fire property magic damage for 3~12 hits on targets that move within the AoE. Requires a Blue Gemstone to cast Lv6~10.
Meteor Storm	Summons 1~5 meteors to fall from the sky, randomly hitting 7×7 areas within a 13×13 AoE for 125% MATK Fire-property magic damage per hit over 2~7 hits per meteor, with a 3%~30% chance to cause Stun status effect. Has a 1.5s FCT, 1s after-cast delay and 7s skill cooldown
Ice Wall	Summons a wall of ice which can be used to block off or hold chasing monsters in place. The wall has durability HP which can be reduced to 0 from hits, breaking it. Prerequisite of Lv1 for Frost Nova.
Frost Nova	Useful and fast-deploying AoE crowd control spell, with a 83% chance at max level to freeze targets around the Super Novice. Effective to counter mobs as a single-target physical variant or to set-up Wind-element magic spells for magical variants.
Waterball	Hurls balls of Water-element magic at a single target. Requires the Super Novice to be standing either on a Water cell, Watery Evasion or Deluge (the latter provided by Pororoca Shoes). When equipped with +9 Super Magic Shadow Shield, grants the Super Novice the ability to cast Gravitational Field (level based on Waterball level learned).
Storm Gust	Calls forth a furious blizzard in an 11×11 AoE, dealing 120%~570% MATK Water-property magic damage per hit, with a chance to cause Frozen status (60% at Lv1, 15% at Lv10). Area spell lasts for 4.5s, and hits every 0.45s while knocking back enemies 2 cells back from the center of the AoE. Has a 1.5s FCT, 1s after-cast delay and 6s skill cooldown.
Jupitel Thunder	Spammable single target Wind-property magic spell, dealing 3~12 hits per cast. Can be used in conjunction with Wizard Shadow Armor to increase its damage. Has a 1.12s FCT and 4.48s VCT at max level.
Lord of Vermilion	Inflicts 500%~1400% MATK Wind-property magic damage to all enemies within 13×13 AoE (one instance of 20 hits), with a 15%~60% chance to cause Blind status effect. Has a 1.5 FCT, 1s after-cast delay and 5s skill cooldown.
Earth Spike	Deals 1~5 hits of Earth-element damage, each hit dealing damage equal to the caster’s MATK. Prerequisite of Lv3 for Heaven’s Drive.
Heaven’s Drive	Effective Earth-property AoE magic spell. Raises multiple Earth Spikes within a 5×5 AoE from the ground. Reveal hidden/cloaked targets within the casted area. Can be used in conjunction with Sage Shadow Shoes to increase its damage. Has a 0.8s FCT, 1.9s VCT and 0.5s after-cast delay at max level. Prerequisite of Lv1 for Quagmire.
Quagmire	Underrated but effective AoE crowd control spell, allowing Super Novices to dodge physical attacks better as well as land physical hits more often. Sets an area into marsh, decreasing the DEX/AGI and movement of targets that walk into its AoE. Effects stay on the target for a duration when they leave the area. Increase AGI, Adrenaline Rush and other buffs are removed within the area. Max of 3 instances of this spell can be active at a time.
Sense	Identify a target monster’s properties. Situational utility spell, and optional to invest in if you or your party needs quick information about certain monsters.
Stave Crasher	The only transcended spell in the Super Novice Expansion tree. Deals ranged physical damage based on your ATK and MATK on a single target. Has a 0.06s FCT, 0.24s VCT, 0.3s after-cast delay and 8SP cost, making it function as a utility spell similar to Provoke to take aggro on passive or change-target monsters. Can also be used to transfer status ailments like Stun or Curse when equipped with gear which inflict such statuses.

Super Novice Exclusive Tree

Skill Name	Description and Analysis
Breakthrough	Increases Max HP by 350~2000, Max SP by 30~200, ATK by 15~100 and incoming healing bonus by 2%~10%. Passive skill exclusive to Expanded Super Novice.
Trascendence	Increases Max HP by 350~2000, Max SP by 30~200, MATK by 15~100 and healing rate by 3%~15%. Passive skill exclusive to Expanded Super Novice.
Help, Angel!	Calls for the Super Novice’s Guardian Angel, applying a buff to the caster and all party members within a 15×15 AoE, restoring 1000 HP and 350 SP per second for 20 seconds. Has a 300s skill cooldown. Active skill exclusive to Expanded Super Novice.

C. Sample Skill Builds

1. Physical Backstab-Sightless Mind DPS with Aspersio for Elemental Coverage and Quagmire to Debuff

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2. Fire-Earth Magic DPS with Jupitel Thunder + Frost Nova for Crowd Control and Safety Wall for Defense

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3. CRIT-Melee “Tank” Build with Gloria + Fury to increase LUK/Crit and Guard + Safety Wall for Tanking

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XII. Epilogue

The most impactful things in life sometimes come from the most unexpected of sources. When your ideals are challenged, surprise the world with how much potential you have to show. We hope this guide has become informative to you, and that you have become more knowledgeable on how to effectively progress with playing your Super Novice. Should you have any questions, please leave a comment below or visit us over at the GGH Discord. Best wishes and happy gaming!

Special thanks to Cykie, Cai, papichowloo and apez13 from RO GGH Discord for sharing their knowledge on the class and making this guide possible.

XIII. Changelog