The Forgotten Myth
The Raider is an off-tank with large damage overall, capable of fighting in multiple ways.
It has plenty of buffs to protect itself under specific circumstances.
Best: Versatile fighter, decent resistances, good party potential.
Worst: below average damage, gear reliant, hard to balance stats.
Weapons: Spears, Wyrm Spears, limited Daggers and Swords
Gameplay Identity
The Raider is the opposite of the Trickster. It's a safe job class that can progress at a steady pace and handle most situations, making this job:
A well rounded warrior with good damage variety, high frontline potential and a simple kit that can cover every situation it faces.
A smart Raider knows what path to take to correctly engage enemies. In risky situations they may favor the use of a 1-Handed Spear with a Shield to keep the enemies at bay. When more comfortable they can swap into the powerful 2-Handed Wyrm Spear to increase their damage potential and Dragon Thrust Level.
Dragon Thrust is a Powerful Opener for the Dracomancer. The level of this skill that is enabled depends on the currently equipped spear. The skill is the center-piece of any Raider or Dracomancer.
The entire kit of a Raider is built around skills that should be used situationally, either by pushing enemies back, increasing defenses or attacking with more offensive power.
Raiders have quick job level growth, hitting the max Job level of 50 well before most other non-thief jobs. However, only the best will be able to continue their training until they peak and become a Dracomancer.
Skills
Weapon Skill
Level Available depends on the current weapon
Skill
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Max Level
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Description
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Skill Type
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Details
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Scaling
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Dragon Thrust
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Lv 10
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Quickly strikes enemies ahead and locks position for follow-up skills
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Melee
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Damage hits in a small area Enables Combo Ready
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STR and VIT
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Spear Mastery
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Lv 10
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Increases attack with spears
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Passive
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Also increases HP when wielding 1-Handed Spears or Flee with 2-Handed Spears
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None
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Heavy Stab
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Lv 10
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Deals damage to a single enemy with a spear
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Melee
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Damage is severely reduced when not used as a combo follow-up
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VIT
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Wind Cutter
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Lv 5
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Deals damage against all enemies around, knocking them back
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Melee AoE
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Has VIT scaling with 1-Handed Spears and deals 2 hits with 2-Handed Spears
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None(VIT)
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Spear Boomerang
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Lv 5
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Throws the spear at a distant enemy
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Ranged
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Range increases with level
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DEX
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Phantom Spear
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Lv 5
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Summons a spectral spear to damage a small area.
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Magic AoE
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Also reduces enemy move speed temporarily Enables Combo Ready
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INT/VIT
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Life of Dragon
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Lv 5
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Increases defenses, regeneration and vitality temporarily
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Buff
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Slightly increases the scaling of all abilities
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VIT
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Level
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Description
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Type
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Notes
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Scaling
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Elusive Feint
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Lv 5
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Parries an enemy attack, severely reducing damage taken and reflecting it
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Self-Support
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Doesn't work with bosses, knockbacks enemy, damage reflected is capped to 300% ATK
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Opponent's current % HP
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Spear Quicken
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Lv 10
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Increases attack speed, flee and hit rate with spears for duration
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Self-Support
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Requires a Shadow Orb
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AGI
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Increase SP Recovery
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Lv 10
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Provides extra SP recovery on top of natural regeneration.
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Passive
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Regens 0.1% + 2 max SP per level.
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No
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Improve Defense
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Lv 10
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Increases Max HP
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Passive
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HP+50 per level
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No
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Improve Wisdom
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Lv 10
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Increases Max SP
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Passive
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SP+10 per level
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No
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