Equipment Guide for Esma Linkers & Wizards

June 28, 2009

I personally prefer Soul Linkers over Wizards though — I’ll explain why is that on a future post.

Both Esma Linkers and Wizards invest with INT and we all know that; that is because their attacks are all skill- and MATK-based — INT increases MATK duh. In this case, I’ll be putting both equipment guides in one post since they share ideal equipments and, honestly, it’s easier for me.

Unlike what I’ve said in the FS Priest Equipment Guide, where I’ve said that its useless upgrading staves/rods since the upgrades don’t increase anything besides ATK, the case here for Esma Linkers & Wizards would be different; I’ll explain this later.

And also, like what I’ve said on that post, it would be best to upgrade your armours to at least +4, so as to compensate for the extraordinarily low HP of a Soul Linker, especially, that of a Wizard.

This equipment guide assumes that the Soul Linker is an INT > VIT > DEX build, and that the Wizard is a pure INT > DEX build — those are the builds that focus on increased MATK and less cast time.

Esma Linker (99 INT,  79 VIT, 52 DEX) & Wizard (99 INT, 98 DEX, 7 VIT)

Esma has a very short cast time (2 seconds); that is why one would not really need that much DEX.

Headgear (UP): Balloon Hat [1] {of Caster} (3 DEF, 2 MDEF, +2% MATK, +1% MATK per Upgrade)

* This headgear is unique to pRO. 

* This is a headgear that would benefit from a +10 upgrade. So invest in one. Anything higher than +4 would be way more expensive though.

        Kathryne Keyron Card: -1% Cast Time per Headgear Upgrade, if Headgear Upgrade ≥ 9, then +2% MATK

Headgear (MID): Black Frame Glasses (1 DEF, 2 MDEF, +1 INT)

* This headgear is unique to pRO.

                                         -OR-

                           Robo Eye (2 DEF, +2% ATK, +2% MATK, +1 DEX)

* Use this if you have the money. It’s way too expensive for me in both Zeny and ROK. And I don’t really like the fact that the +2% ATK goes to waste but, again, if you have the money, go for it.

Headgear (BOTTOM): Ninja Scroll (+1% MATK)

Robe: {Immune} Heavenly Maiden Robe [1] (3 DEF)

* Heavenly Maiden Robes could only be worn by Lvl 80+ characters; although it has 1 more DEF than the common Muffler, it would be more practical to card it on a Muffler since Mufflers have no level requirements and +1 DEF doesn’t really make much significance.

        Raydric Card: 20% less damage from Neutral attacks

        * Raydric card reduces 20% damage from almost all Physical attacks from ALL Races and Elements of Monsters.

Armour: {Hard} Silk Robe [1] (3 DEF, 10 MDEF)

        Pupa Card: +700 HP

Weapon: Wizardry Staff (120 ATK, +15% MATK, +6 INT, +2 DEX)

* The Wizardry Staff requires a character to be at least Level 90. This is very high. I suggest using the Soul Staff (25 ATK, +15% MATK, +2 AGI, +5 INT) instead whenone is still not Level 90 — Soul Staff only requires Level 73.

* Both Wizardry Staves and Soul Staves — also known as Staves of Soul — are two-handed staves. You can’t equip shields with these.

* Yes! Even if your RO server says that only Wizards can equip these two, they are equipable by Soul Linkers.

Shoes: {Seeker’s} {Soul-Enchanted} High Fashion Sandals [1] {of Witch} (2 DEF, 10 MDEF)

        Alarm Card: +300 HP, 1 VIT (20% chance to autocast Sight while being attacked)

        * This is more usable as a Wizard though. As a Wizard, you could instantly cast Sightrasher when being attacked.

                            -OR-

        Sohee Card: +15% SP, 8% SP Recovery

                            -OR-

        Eggyra Card: +15% SP Recovery

Accessory:

[Set: Spiritual Ring + Wizardry Staff/Soul Staff]

+6% MATK, -1% Cast Time per Headgear Upgrade

        Spiritual Ring (+2 INT, +1 DEX)

* Spiritual Rings would cost 3,000,000z to 8,000,000z. Yeah, it’s expensive but compared to last years’ prices, this is actually cheaper — last year, Spiritual Rings cost around 12,000,000z.

        Wizard

                Medal of Honor (Mage Class) (1 DEF, +5% ATK, +5% MATK, +600 HP, +6 MDEF | Cast Stone Curse by chance when hit)

        * This is quite hard to obtain as it can’t be bought from the Item Mall or the Prontera Merchants. It can’t be stored in the Kafra so that practically means that your character has to gain it itself. How? Through participation in the Maroll Battlegrounds.

        Soul Linker

                Earring [0] (+2 INT)

        * Sadly, Soul Linkers can’t equip Medals of Honor so they would have to settle with the lesser Earring.