Heavy Armor Mastery

Description

The Heavy Armor Mastery skill improves the effectiveness of Heavy Armors. The more you train the skill, the more efficient the equipped Heavy Armor will be. This skill can cause enemy attacks to bounce off your armor, leaving them open to attack. However, Heavy Armor reduces your DEX greatly.

Details

• Passively increases the user's Defense, Protection, Magic Defense, Magic Protection, and overall Auto Defense and decreases Dexterity penalty while wearing Heavy Armor.
  • These changes do not show on the armor.
• Increases the amount of accessories you may equip while wearing heavy armor by 1 at ranks 9 and 3.

Summary

Rank	N	F	E	D	C	B	A	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
AP Cost	-	1						2								3
AP Cost (Total)	-	1	2	3	4	5	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	25
Additional Defense	2		4	6	8	10	12	16	18	20	22	24	28	32	36	40
Additional Protection	-	1		2		3		5		6		7		8	9	10
Additional Magic Defense	-				2		4		6		8	10	12	14	16	20
Additional Magic Protection	-							1			2		3		4	5
Auto Defense Rate (%)	-	1			2			3			4			5		6
Dex Reduction (Human) (%)	0		50					45				40				35
Dex Reduction (Elf) (%)	0		50
Dex Reduction (Giant) (%)	0		30					20				15				10
Number of Accessories that may be worn	0							1						2
Skill CP (Total)	-	2	5	10	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	60	65	80
Close Combat Talent EXP	0	1,000	1,500	1,800	2,200	2,200	2,500	3,000	3,000	4,000	4,500	5,000	6,000	7,000	8,000	10,000
Close Combat Talent EXP (Total)	0	1,000	2,500	4,300	6,500	8,700	11,200	14,200	17,700	21,700	26,200	31,200	37,200	44,200	52,200	62,200

Obtaining the Skill

Equip any Heavy Armor.

Other Methods

• Complete the quest Close Combat Basics in the Third Memoir. The skill will have training requirements up to Rank 3 completed.

Training Method

• "Trigger Stun Resistance" refers to Auto Defense.
• Training counts will still be given even if the equipment worn has lost all its durability.
• Training counts will also be given if the player's Pierrot Marionette or Colossus Marionette is hit while the player's character is wearing heavy armor.

Tips

• At higher levels, Heavy Armor Mastery requires you to be hit by specific types of attacks.
  • Melee attacks as well as Critical Hits are exceedingly easy to build up if you have a Mount. Go to any low level dungeon like Alby or Ciar and look around for a large Mimic pit. Get on your mount and touch all of the Mimics. They will not awaken immediately. Once you un-mount your pet, the Mimics will simultaneously awaken and aggro you together. It is also possible, if you are Human or Giant, to activate Final Hit or Wind Guard, respectively, after gathering a large group of enemies and let them continually attack you.
    • Alternatively, go into the Shadow Mission, Sulfur Spiders of the Shadow Realm, and make your way to the center room. Eliminate the Corrupt Alchemists and Stone Golems that spawn, then move to a corner and allow the Sulfur Spiders that spawn to attack you constantly. Another method is to go to the Dunbarton fields and use rock throwing to get the aggro of a Gray Town Rat.
  • For Ranged Attacks, it's the same, but look for an orb room of Goblin Archers instead. Otherwise, you may look for Shadow Archers in Defeat the Shadow Warrior (Basic), as they do low damage.
  • For Magic attacks, you may want to go to Ceo Island or Coill Dungeon and attract one of the elemental Sprites. Otherwise, Rafting may be another option and allow the Hobgoblin Exorcists to strike you with their bolts. Another alternative would be Shyllien Nature Reserve's Outskirts District 1 with many Mutant Carnivorous Plants close to one another and deal rather low bolt damage. Wyverns are also a viable method as a mass of them tend to attack at a highly frequent rate, though the damage they deal might be too much for players with less defense.
    • Alternatively, fight Girgashiy and defend the Mineral Hail attack, as it counts as a magic attack. It is recommended to rank up Shield of Trust for this.
    • It is suggested to have high Magic Defense, Magic Protection, and/or elemental protection (such as equipment with Magic Resistance or Elementals) in order to maintain low damage.
  • Auto Defense can be achieved by wearing armor and/or shields that provide the aforementioned stat. Transformations Heavy Stander also contributes to this. Consuming Indigo Cotton Candy provides 100% Auto Defense.
• Bandits from Commerce is another option, as the enemies use varieties of attacks (Imps use Magic, Goblin Archers use Ranged, and Humans, Goblins, Giants and Ogres use Melee). It would be wise to locate the Rookie types as they deal the lowest damage of all the Bandits.
• Alternatively, for all of these, use Dorren's Request as you can simply hit the orbs you need as required.
• One can gain all the required points for rank-up by heading to Ceo Island and get knocked around by the Sprites, fulfilling melee, magic, auto-defense, and possibly critical hit training methods.
• Ghost of Partholon is another good place to train, as the titular Ghosts dual-wield Longswords and will likely combo you for twice the number of hits. The Python Shamans that usually accompany them will frequently use Lightningbolt on you, as well as physical attacks, and so the only method of training not effectively covered with this method is "Take ranged attacks while wearing heavy armor."

Novice Rank

• AP: -

• Effects: None

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Take melee attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	80.00	3	240.00

Rank F

• AP: 1

• Effects: When Heavy Armor is Equipped: DEF +1, Protection +1, Stun Resistance +1%

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Take melee attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	4.00	50	200.00

Rank E

• AP: 1

• Effects: When Heavy Armor is Equipped: DEF +2, Protection +1, Stun Resistance +1%, DEX -50% (Human/Elf), DEX -30% (Giant)

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Take melee attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	2.00	50	100.00
Take ranged attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	5.00	20	100.00

Rank D

• AP: 1

• Effects: When Heavy Armor is Equipped: DEF +3, Protection +2, Stun Resistance +1%, DEX -50% (Human/Elf), DEX -30% (Giant)

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Take melee attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	1.25	80	100.00
Take ranged attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	2.00	50	100.00

Rank C

• AP: 1

• Effects: When Heavy Armor is Equipped: DEF +4, Protection +2, Magic DEF +1, Stun Resistance +2%, DEX -50% (Human/Elf), DEX -30% (Giant)

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Take melee attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.80	100	80.00
Take ranged attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	1.40	60	84.00
Take magic attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	2.50	20	50.00

Rank B

• AP: 1

• Effects: When Heavy Armor is Equipped: DEF +5, Protection +3, Magic DEF +1, Stun Resistance +2%, DEX -50% (Human/Elf), DEX -30% (Giant)

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Take melee attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.55	150	82.50
Take ranged attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	1.40	60	84.00
Take magic attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	1.25	40	50.00

Rank A

• AP: 1

• Effects: When Heavy Armor is Equipped: DEF +6, Protection +3, Magic DEF +2, Stun Resistance +2%, DEX -50% (Human), DEX -50% (Elf), DEX -30% (Giant)

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Take melee attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.25	200	50.00
Take ranged attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.60	80	48.00
Take magic attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	1.25	40	50.00
Take critical attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	5.00	10	50.00

Rank 9

• AP: 2

• Effects: When Heavy Armor is Equipped: DEF +8, Protection +5, Magic DEF +2, Magic Protection +1, Stun Resistance +3%, DEX -45% (Human), DEX -50% (Elf), DEX -20% (Giant), able to equip 1 accessory

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Take melee attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.15	300	45.00
Take ranged attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.40	100	40.00
Take magic attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.80	50	40.00
Take critical attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	2.00	25	50.00
Trigger Stun Resistance.	5.00	20	100.00

Rank 8

• AP: 2

• Effects: When Heavy Armor is Equipped: DEF +9, Protection +5, Magic DEF +3, Magic Protection +1, Stun Resistance +3%, DEX -45% (Human), DEX -50% (Elf), DEX -20% (Giant), able to equip 1 accessory

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Take melee attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.12	350	45.00
Take ranged attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.35	120	40.00
Take magic attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.70	60	40.00
Take critical attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	2.00	25	50.00
Trigger Stun Resistance.	2.50	40	100.00

Rank 7

• AP: 2

• Effects: When Heavy Armor is Equipped: DEF +10, Protection +6, Magic DEF +3, Magic Protection +1, Stun Resistance +3%, DEX -45% (Human), DEX -50% (Elf), DEX -20% (Giant), able to equip 1 accessory

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Take melee attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.10	400	40.00
Take ranged attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.30	150	45.00
Take magic attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.60	70	42.00
Take critical attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	1.00	50	50.00
Trigger Stun Resistance.	2.50	40	100.00

Rank 6

• AP: 2

• Effects: When Heavy Armor is Equipped: DEF +11, Protection +6, Magic DEF +4, Magic Protection +2, Stun Resistance +4%, DEX -45% (Human), DEX -50% (Elf), DEX -20% (Giant), able to equip 1 accessory

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Take melee attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.09	450	40.50
Take ranged attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.25	180	45.00
Take magic attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.55	75	41.25
Take critical attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.85	55	46.75
Trigger Stun Resistance.	2.50	40	100.00

Rank 5

• AP: 2

• Effects: When Heavy Armor is Equipped: DEF +12, Protection +7, Magic DEF +5, Magic Protection +2, Stun Resistance +4%, DEX -40% (Human), DEX -50% (Elf), DEX -15% (Giant), able to equip 1 accessory

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Take melee attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.08	500	40.00
Take ranged attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.20	200	40.00
Take magic attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.50	80	40.00
Take critical attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.80	60	48.00
Trigger Stun Resistance.	2.00	50	100.00

Rank 4

• AP: 2

• Effects: When Heavy Armor is Equipped: DEF +14, Protection +7, Magic DEF +6, Magic Protection +3, Stun Resistance +4%, DEX -40% (Human), DEX -50% (Elf), DEX -15% (Giant), able to equip 1 accessory

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Take melee attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.07	600	42.00
Take ranged attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.14	300	42.00
Take magic attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.50	80	40.00
Take critical attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.65	80	52.00
Trigger Stun Resistance.	1.60	60	96.00

Rank 3

• AP: 2

• Effects: When Heavy Armor is Equipped: DEF +16, Protection +8, Magic DEF +7, Magic Protection +3, Stun Resistance +5%, DEX -40% (Human), DEX -50% (Elf), DEX -15% (Giant), able to equip 2 accessories

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Take melee attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.06	650	39.00
Take ranged attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.12	350	42.00
Take magic attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.45	90	40.50
Take critical attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.55	90	49.50
Trigger Stun Resistance.	1.25	80	100.00

Rank 2

• AP: 2

• Effects: When Heavy Armor is Equipped: DEF +18, Protection +9, Magic DEF +8, Magic Protection +4, Stun Resistance +5%, DEX -40% (Human), DEX -50% (Elf), DEX -15% (Giant), able to equip 2 accessories

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Take melee attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.05	800	40.00
Take ranged attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.10	400	40.00
Take magic attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.40	100	40.00
Take critical attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.50	100	50.00
Trigger Stun Resistance.	1.00	100	100.00

Rank 1

• AP: 3

• Effects: When Heavy Armor is Equipped: DEF +20, Protection +10, Magic DEF +10, Magic Protection +5, Stun Resistance +6%, DEX -35% (Human), DEX -50% (Elf), DEX -10% (Giant), able to equip 2 accessories

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Take melee attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.05	800	40.00
Take ranged attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.10	400	40.00
Take magic attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.40	100	40.00
Take critical attacks while wearing Heavy Armor.	0.50	100	50.00
Trigger Stun Resistance.	1.00	100	100.00

Master Title

The Master of Heavy Armor

• Defense +10
• Protection +5

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