Advancement Test Hall/Lightning Rod

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Description

Use Lightning Rod to defeat as many monsters as you can within the time limit. Defeating many monsters at once or dealing higher total damage results in a higher score. As the test rank increases, stronger monsters will appear and you will need a higher score to pass the test.

Equipment

• Advancement Outfit
• Trinity Staff

Points

• 30 Points: Attack an enemy with Lightning Rod
• 100 Points: Defeat an enemy with Lightning Rod
• 500 Points: Defeat 3 or more enemies at once with Lightning Rod
• 100 Points: Attack a bonus monster (Crystal Golem)

Test Spawn Patterns

4 Crystals will appear when the test starts, each of which charges a bolt spell. Defeating a crystal will make the others invulnerable and summon a wave with the element corresponding to the bolt of the crystal.

• Dan 1
• Dan 2
• Dan 3

• Wave 1:
  • 13 Grumbill
• Wave 2:
  • 12 Lightning Sprite or
  • 12 Ice Sprite or
  • 12 Fire Sprite
• Wave 3:
  • 11 Ice Sprite, 1 Giant Ice Sprite or
  • 11 Fire Sprite, 1 Giant Fire Sprite
• Wave 4+:
  • Crystal Golem

Wave 1:

• 13 Grumbill

Wave 2:

• 12 Lightning Sprite or
• 12 Ice Sprite or
• 12 Fire Sprite

Wave 3:

• 11 Ice Sprite, 1 Giant Ice Sprite or
• 11 Fire Sprite, 1 Giant Fire Sprite

Wave 4+:

• Crystal Golem

Wave 1:

• 13 Grumbill

Wave 2:

• 12 Lightning Sprite or
• 12 Ice Sprite or
• 12 Fire Sprite

Wave 3:

• 11 Ice Sprite, 1 Giant Ice Sprite or
• 11 Fire Sprite, 1 Giant Fire Sprite

Wave 4+:

• Crystal Golem

General Tips

• Defeating an enemy with a fully charged Lightning Rod will reset its cooldown.
  • Defeating three enemies at once also resets the cooldown.
• Since you gain no bonus points for additional enemies killed at once, you also generally want to kill exactly three enemies at once.
• Wave 3 will always consist of either a Fire or Ice Crystal.
• At wave 4+, a green circle appears on the ground. Stepping on those will reset Lightning Rod's cooldown. The circle's location will be reset after stepping on it.
  • Constantly reset Lightning Rod's cooldown and kill the golems as fast as you can to maximize the points gained.
• Do your best to stay alive during the test, as dying during the test may spell out failure due to the 2,000 point penalty.
  • Grabbing a maximum of points (about 8,000 - 9,000 for Dan 3 SS) from the monsters before the boss will make the remainder of the test much easier.
  • The Golem's Windmill skill can bring a player in deadly in a single hit, and its attacks inflict wounds that cannot be healed during the test. Try to avoid being hit as much as possible.