Combat

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Experience gained from Combat is significantly higher than that from processing and production skills. If you and your friends want to climb the guild rankings, combat will be your best choice of earning guild experience.

Based on their primary attributes, combat professions are divided into melee with subdivision of (Sword/Spear/Mace/Bulwark), ranged (Bow/Crossbow), and magic (Nature/Water/Fire).

Depending on the planets you’re grinding, the hourly experience and drops gained for the same profession can vary greatly. See Monsters for info. Because melee benefit from an extra experience factor, the Overall experience gain for the three professions is approximately: melee > magic > ranged, while combat level gain is roughly: magic > ranged = melee.

This guide aims to provide various details on combat to help players improve their combat skills. While it is beneficial to gain levels in all the combat subskills, it is advised for new players to focus on one style to enter end game as soon as possible.

Skills

There are seven subskills within Combat, each contributing to your total Combat Level, and each providing you with different bonuses. The experience you gain from combat is applied after each wave is cleared.

Stamina: Increases max HP by 10 per level. You gain experience mainly from taking damage and slightly from avoiding damage. Can be additionally improved by Coffee.

Intelligence: Increases max MP by 10 per level. You gain experience when consuming mana while using Abilities. Intelligence level determines which and how many abilities you can take into battle. Can be additionally improved by Coffee.

Attack: Increases your melee accuracy and base attack speed. You gain experience when dealing melee damage, with more experience gained from Stab and less from Smash. Attack can be additionally increased by Coffee, and melee accuracy and attack speed can be improved by Equipment.

Power: Increases your melee damage. You gain experience when dealing melee damage, with more experience gained from Smash and less from Stab. Power can be additionally increased by Coffee, and melee damage can be improved by Equipment.

Defense: Increases your evasion, armor, and elemental resistances. You gain experience when dodging or mitigating damage. Defense can be additionally increased by Coffee, and evasion, armor, and elemental resistance can be improved by Armor.

Ranged: Increases your ranged accuracy, ranged damage, and magic evasion. Ranged attacks can critical strike. You gain experience when dealing ranged damage. Ranged can be additionally increased by Coffee, and ranged accuracy and damage and magic evasion can be improved by Armor and Equipment.

Magic: Increases your magic accuracy, magic damage, and elemental resistances. You gain experience when dealing magic damage. Magic can be additionally increased by Coffee, and magic accuracy and damage and elemental resistances can be improved by Armor and Equipment.

Combat Styles

Combat style is determined by the kind of weapon you're using. Different styles will change the amount and type of skill experience gained per battle, and may be more or less effective against different types of Monster. Attacks fall into four different types: Physical, Water, Nature, or Fire.

Weapon Type Style
Cheese sword.svg Sword Slash
Cheese spear.svg Spear Stab
Cheese mace.svg Mace Smash
Cheese bulwark.svg Bulwark Smash
Wooden crossbow.svg Crossbow Ranged
Wooden bow.svg Bow Ranged
Wooden water staff.svg Water Staff Magic (Water)
Wooden nature staff.svg Nature Staff Magic (Nature)
Wooden fire staff.svg Fire Staff Magic (Fire)

Formulas

Your total combat level can be calculated by:

Combat Level = 0.2 * (Stamina + Intelligence + Defense) + 0.4 * MAX(0.5 * (Attack + Power), Ranged, Magic), where MAX is the maximum function (the highest number in the range).

Combat Houses

Dining Room

The Dining Room is a House room that gives the player Stamina buffs, as well as global buffs.

Each Level increases the level of Stamina by 1 level, and increases HP regen by 0.03%.

Buffs stamina level by 1, Increases HP regeneration by 0.03%, Increases experience gained by 0.05%, Increases drop rate of meteorite caches, artisan's crates, and treasure chests by 0.2%

Upgrade Costs for Dining Room
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8
500,000  Coin 2,000,000  Coin 5,000,000  Coin 12,000,000  Coin 25,000,000  Coin 50,000,000  Coin 90,000,000  Coin 160,000,000  Coin
75  Lumber 150  Lumber 300  Birch Lumber 600  Cedar Lumber 1,200  Purpleheart Lumber 2,400  Ginkgo Lumber 4,800  Redwood Lumber 12,000  Arcane Lumber
125  Donut 150  Birch Lumber 300  Cedar Lumber 600  Purpleheart Lumber 1,200  Ginkgo Lumber 2,400  Redwood Lumber 4,800  Arcane Lumber 20,000  Spaceberry Donut
125  Cupcake 250  Donut 500  Blueberry Donut 1,000  Blackberry Donut 2,000  Strawberry Donut 4,000  Mooberry Donut 8,000  Marsberry Donut 20,000  Spaceberry Cake
1  Small Pouch 250  Blueberry Donut 500  Blackberry Donut 1,000  Strawberry Donut 2,000  Mooberry Donut 4,000  Marsberry Donut 8,000  Spaceberry Donut 3  Giant Pouch
- 250  Cupcake 500  Blueberry Cake 1,000  Blackberry Cake 2,000  Strawberry Cake 4,000  Mooberry Cake 8,000  Marsberry Cake 2,000  Super Stamina Coffee
- 250  Blueberry Cake 500  Blackberry Cake 1,000  Strawberry Cake 2,000  Mooberry Cake 4,000  Marsberry Cake 8,000  Spaceberry Cake -
- 3  Small Pouch 1  Medium Pouch 3  Medium Pouch 1  Large Pouch 3  Large Pouch 1  Giant Pouch -
- - - 1,000  Stamina Coffee - - - -

Library

The Library is a House room that gives the player Intelligence buffs, as well as global buffs.

Each Level increases the level of Intelligence by 1 level, and increases MP regen by 0.03%.

Buffs intelligence level by 1, Increases MP regeneration by 0.03%, Increases experience gained by 0.05%, Increases drop rate of meteorite caches, artisan's crates, and treasure chests by 0.2%

Upgrade Costs for Library
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8
500,000  Coin 2,000,000  Coin 5,000,000  Coin 12,000,000  Coin 25,000,000  Coin 50,000,000  Coin 90,000,000  Coin 160,000,000  Coin
75  Lumber 150  Lumber 300  Birch Lumber 600  Cedar Lumber 1,200  Purpleheart Lumber 2,400  Ginkgo Lumber 4,800  Redwood Lumber 12,000  Arcane Lumber
250  Gummy 150  Birch Lumber 300  Cedar Lumber 600  Purpleheart Lumber 1,200  Ginkgo Lumber 2,400  Redwood Lumber 4,800  Arcane Lumber 20,000  Star Fruit Gummy
250  Yogurt 500  Gummy 500  Apple Gummy 1,000  Orange Gummy 2,000  Plum Gummy 4,000  Peach Gummy 8,000  Dragon Fruit Gummy 20,000  Star Fruit Yogurt
2  Poke 250  Apple Gummy 500  Orange Gummy 1,000  Plum Gummy 2,000  Peach Gummy 4,000  Dragon Fruit Gummy 8,000  Star Fruit Gummy 2  Silencing Shot
2  Scratch 500  Yogurt 500  Apple Yogurt 1,000  Orange Yogurt 2,000  Plum Yogurt 4,000  Peach Yogurt 8,000  Dragon Fruit Yogurt 2  Frost Surge
2  Smack 250  Apple Yogurt 500  Orange Yogurt 1,000  Plum Yogurt 2,000  Peach Yogurt 4,000  Dragon Fruit Yogurt 8,000  Star Fruit Yogurt 2  Nature's Veil
- 2  Quick Shot 2  Toughness 2  Impale 2  Rain Of Arrows 2  Berserk 2  Puncture 2  Firestorm
- 2  Water Strike 2  Precision 2  Cleave 2  Ice Spear 2  Frenzy 2  Maim 2,000  Super Intelligence Coffee
- 2  Entangle - 2  Sweep 2  Flame Blast 2  Elemental Affinity 2  Stunning Blow -
- 2  Fireball - 1,000  Intelligence Coffee 2  Toxic Pollen - - -

Dojo

The Dojo is a House room that gives the player Attack buffs, as well as global buffs.

Each Level increases the level of Attack by 1 level, and increases attack speed by 0.5%.


Buffs attack level by 1, Increases auto attack speed by 0.5%, Increases experience gained by 0.05%, Increases drop rate of meteorite caches, artisan's crates, and treasure chests by 0.2%

Upgrade Costs for Dojo
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8
500,000  Coin 2,000,000  Coin 5,000,000  Coin 12,000,000  Coin 25,000,000  Coin 50,000,000  Coin 90,000,000  Coin 160,000,000  Coin
75  Lumber 150  Lumber 300  Birch Lumber 600  Cedar Lumber 1,200  Purpleheart Lumber 2,400  Ginkgo Lumber 4,800  Redwood Lumber 12,000  Arcane Lumber
16  Cheese Spear 150  Birch Lumber 300  Cedar Lumber 600  Purpleheart Lumber 1,200  Ginkgo Lumber 2,400  Redwood Lumber 4,800  Arcane Lumber 160  Holy Spear
8  Cheese Sword 24  Cheese Spear 32  Verdant Spear 40  Azure Spear 48  Burble Spear 56  Crimson Spear 64  Rainbow Spear 80  Holy Sword
- 24  Verdant Spear 32  Azure Spear 40  Burble Spear 48  Crimson Spear 56  Rainbow Spear 64  Holy Spear 2,000  Super Attack Coffee
- 12  Cheese Sword 16  Verdant Sword 20  Azure Sword 24  Burble Sword 28  Crimson Sword 32  Rainbow Sword -
- 12  Verdant Sword 16  Azure Sword 20  Burble Sword 24  Crimson Sword 28  Rainbow Sword 32  Holy Sword -
- - - 1,000  Attack Coffee - - - -

Gym

The Gym is a House room that gives the player Power buffs, as well as global buffs.

Each Level increases the level of Power by 1 level.

Buffs power level by 1, Increases experience gained by 0.05%, Increases drop rate of meteorite caches, artisan's crates, and treasure chests by 0.2%

Upgrade Costs for Gym
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8
500,000  Coin 2,000,000  Coin 5,000,000  Coin 12,000,000  Coin 25,000,000  Coin 50,000,000  Coin 90,000,000  Coin 160,000,000  Coin
75  Lumber 150  Lumber 300  Birch Lumber 600  Cedar Lumber 1,200  Purpleheart Lumber 2,400  Ginkgo Lumber 4,800  Redwood Lumber 12,000  Arcane Lumber
16  Cheese Mace 150  Birch Lumber 300  Cedar Lumber 600  Purpleheart Lumber 1,200  Ginkgo Lumber 2,400  Redwood Lumber 4,800  Arcane Lumber 160  Holy Mace
8  Cheese Sword 24  Cheese Mace 32  Verdant Mace 40  Azure Mace 48  Burble Mace 56  Crimson Mace 64  Rainbow Mace 80  Holy Sword
- 24  Verdant Mace 32  Azure Mace 40  Burble Mace 48  Crimson Mace 56  Rainbow Mace 64  Holy Mace 2,000  Super Power Coffee
- 12  Cheese Sword 16  Verdant Sword 20  Azure Sword 24  Burble Sword 28  Crimson Sword 32  Rainbow Sword -
- 12  Verdant Sword 16  Azure Sword 20  Burble Sword 24  Crimson Sword 28  Rainbow Sword 32  Holy Sword -
- - - 1,000  Power Coffee - - - -

Armory

The Armory is a House room that gives the player Defense buffs, as well as global buffs.

Each Level increases the level of Defense by 1 level.

Buffs defense level by 1, Increases experience gained by 0.05%, Increases drop rate of meteorite caches, artisan's crates, and treasure chests by 0.2%

Upgrade Costs for Armory
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8
500,000  Coin 2,000,000  Coin 5,000,000  Coin 12,000,000  Coin 25,000,000  Coin 50,000,000  Coin 90,000,000  Coin 160,000,000  Coin
75  Lumber 150  Lumber 300  Birch Lumber 600  Cedar Lumber 1,200  Purpleheart Lumber 2,400  Ginkgo Lumber 4,800  Redwood Lumber 12,000  Arcane Lumber
8  Cheese Helmet 150  Birch Lumber 300  Cedar Lumber 600  Purpleheart Lumber 1,200  Ginkgo Lumber 2,400  Redwood Lumber 4,800  Arcane Lumber 80  Holy Helmet
8  Cheese Plate Body 12  Cheese Helmet 16  Verdant Helmet 20  Azure Helmet 24  Burble Helmet 28  Crimson Helmet 32  Rainbow Helmet 80  Holy Plate Body
8  Cheese Plate Legs 12  Verdant Helmet 16  Azure Helmet 20  Burble Helmet 24  Crimson Helmet 28  Rainbow Helmet 32  Holy Helmet 80  Holy Plate Legs
8  Cheese Gauntlets 12  Cheese Plate Body 16  Verdant Plate Body 20  Azure Plate Body 24  Burble Plate Body 28  Crimson Plate Body 32  Rainbow Plate Body 80  Holy Gauntlets
8  Cheese Boots 12  Verdant Plate Body 16  Azure Plate Body 20  Burble Plate Body 24  Crimson Plate Body 28  Rainbow Plate Body 32  Holy Plate Body 80  Holy Boots
- 12  Cheese Plate Legs 16  Verdant Plate Legs 20  Azure Plate Legs 24  Burble Plate Legs 28  Crimson Plate Legs 32  Rainbow Plate Legs 2,000  Super Defense Coffee
- 12  Verdant Plate Legs 16  Azure Plate Legs 20  Burble Plate Legs 24  Crimson Plate Legs 28  Rainbow Plate Legs 32  Holy Plate Legs -
- 12  Cheese Gauntlets 16  Verdant Gauntlets 20  Azure Gauntlets 24  Burble Gauntlets 28  Crimson Gauntlets 32  Rainbow Gauntlets -
- 12  Verdant Gauntlets 16  Azure Gauntlets 20  Burble Gauntlets 24  Crimson Gauntlets 28  Rainbow Gauntlets 32  Holy Gauntlets -
- 12  Cheese Boots 16  Verdant Boots 20  Azure Boots 24  Burble Boots 28  Crimson Boots 32  Rainbow Boots -
- 12  Verdant Boots 16  Azure Boots 20  Burble Boots 24  Crimson Boots 28  Rainbow Boots 32  Holy Boots -
- - - 1,000  Defense Coffee - - - -

Archery Range

The Archery Range is a House room that gives the player Ranged buffs, as well as global buffs.

Each Level increases the level of Ranged by 1 level.


Buffs ranged level by 1, Increases experience gained by 0.05%, Increases drop rate of meteorite caches, artisan's crates, and treasure chests by 0.2%

Upgrade Costs for Archery Range
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8
500,000  Coin 2,000,000  Coin 5,000,000  Coin 12,000,000  Coin 25,000,000  Coin 50,000,000  Coin 90,000,000  Coin 160,000,000  Coin
75  Lumber 150  Lumber 300  Birch Lumber 600  Cedar Lumber 1,200  Purpleheart Lumber 2,400  Ginkgo Lumber 4,800  Redwood Lumber 12,000  Arcane Lumber
6  Wooden Crossbow 150  Birch Lumber 300  Cedar Lumber 600  Purpleheart Lumber 1,200  Ginkgo Lumber 2,400  Redwood Lumber 4,800  Arcane Lumber 60  Arcane Crossbow
4  Wooden Bow 9  Wooden Crossbow 12  Birch Crossbow 15  Cedar Crossbow 18  Purpleheart Crossbow 21  Ginkgo Crossbow 24  Redwood Crossbow 40  Arcane Bow
4  Rough Hood 9  Birch Crossbow 12  Cedar Crossbow 15  Purpleheart Crossbow 18  Ginkgo Crossbow 21  Redwood Crossbow 24  Arcane Crossbow 40  Umbral Hood
4  Rough Tunic 6  Wooden Bow 8  Birch Bow 10  Cedar Bow 12  Purpleheart Bow 14  Ginkgo Bow 16  Redwood Bow 40  Umbral Tunic
4  Rough Chaps 6  Birch Bow 8  Cedar Bow 10  Purpleheart Bow 12  Ginkgo Bow 14  Redwood Bow 16  Arcane Bow 40  Umbral Chaps
4  Rough Bracers 8  Reptile Hood 16  Reptile Hood 16  Gobo Hood 32  Gobo Hood 24  Beast Hood 48  Beast Hood 40  Umbral Bracers
4  Rough Boots 8  Reptile Tunic 16  Reptile Tunic 16  Gobo Tunic 32  Gobo Tunic 24  Beast Tunic 48  Beast Tunic 40  Umbral Boots
- 8  Reptile Chaps 16  Reptile Chaps 16  Gobo Chaps 32  Gobo Chaps 24  Beast Chaps 48  Beast Chaps 2,000  Super Ranged Coffee
- 8  Reptile Bracers 16  Reptile Bracers 16  Gobo Bracers 32  Gobo Bracers 24  Beast Bracers 48  Beast Bracers -
- 8  Reptile Boots 16  Reptile Boots 16  Gobo Boots 32  Gobo Boots 24  Beast Boots 48  Beast Boots -
- - - 1,000  Ranged Coffee - - - -

Mystical Study

The Mystical Study is a House room that gives the player Magic buffs, as well as global buffs.

Each Level increases the level of Magic by 1 level.


Buffs magic level by 1, Increases experience gained by 0.05%, Increases drop rate of meteorite caches, artisan's crates, and treasure chests by 0.2%

Upgrade Costs for Mystical Study
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8
500,000  Coin 2,000,000  Coin 5,000,000  Coin 12,000,000  Coin 25,000,000  Coin 50,000,000  Coin 90,000,000  Coin 160,000,000  Coin
75  Lumber 150  Lumber 300  Birch Lumber 600  Cedar Lumber 1,200  Purpleheart Lumber 2,400  Ginkgo Lumber 4,800  Redwood Lumber 12,000  Arcane Lumber
4  Wooden Water Staff 150  Birch Lumber 300  Cedar Lumber 600  Purpleheart Lumber 1,200  Ginkgo Lumber 2,400  Redwood Lumber 4,800  Arcane Lumber 40  Arcane Water Staff
4  Wooden Nature Staff 6  Wooden Water Staff 8  Birch Water Staff 10  Cedar Water Staff 12  Purpleheart Water Staff 14  Ginkgo Water Staff 16  Redwood Water Staff 40  Arcane Nature Staff
4  Wooden Fire Staff 6  Birch Water Staff 8  Cedar Water Staff 10  Purpleheart Water Staff 12  Ginkgo Water Staff 14  Redwood Water Staff 16  Arcane Water Staff 40  Arcane Fire Staff
4  Cotton Hat 6  Wooden Nature Staff 8  Birch Nature Staff 10  Cedar Nature Staff 12  Purpleheart Nature Staff 14  Ginkgo Nature Staff 16  Redwood Nature Staff 40  Radiant Hat
4  Cotton Robe Top 6  Birch Nature Staff 8  Cedar Nature Staff 10  Purpleheart Nature Staff 12  Ginkgo Nature Staff 14  Redwood Nature Staff 16  Arcane Nature Staff 40  Radiant Robe Top
4  Cotton Robe Bottoms 6  Wooden Fire Staff 8  Birch Fire Staff 10  Cedar Fire Staff 12  Purpleheart Fire Staff 14  Ginkgo Fire Staff 16  Redwood Fire Staff 40  Radiant Robe Bottoms
4  Cotton Gloves 6  Birch Fire Staff 8  Cedar Fire Staff 10  Purpleheart Fire Staff 12  Ginkgo Fire Staff 14  Redwood Fire Staff 16  Arcane Fire Staff 40  Radiant Gloves
4  Cotton Boots 8  Linen Hat 16  Linen Hat 16  Bamboo Hat 32  Bamboo Hat 24  Silk Hat 48  Silk Hat 40  Radiant Boots
- 8  Linen Robe Top 16  Linen Robe Top 16  Bamboo Robe Top 32  Bamboo Robe Top 24  Silk Robe Top 48  Silk Robe Top 2,000  Super Magic Coffee
- 8  Linen Robe Bottoms 16  Linen Robe Bottoms 16  Bamboo Robe Bottoms 32  Bamboo Robe Bottoms 24  Silk Robe Bottoms 48  Silk Robe Bottoms -
- 8  Linen Gloves 16  Linen Gloves 16  Bamboo Gloves 32  Bamboo Gloves 24  Silk Gloves 48  Silk Gloves -
- 8  Linen Boots 16  Linen Boots 16  Bamboo Boots 32  Bamboo Boots 24  Silk Boots 48  Silk Boots -
- - - 1,000  Magic Coffee - - - -