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Yami No Ronin

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YAMI NO RONIN

📌 OVERVIEW

Worth getting?Yes — best dodge-based soloing class.

Best for⚔️ Soloing

Also Good For🌾 Short-Range Farming

RecommendedLegion Member (makes LT farming much faster)
Paragon Pet (farm Legion Tokens)
Blinding Light of Destiny (most enemies are Undead-tagged)
Chaorrupter Unlocked or Empowered Chaos Avenger's Greatsword
(Orochi Heads at /shadowfortress are Chaos-tagged)

📦 REQUIREMENTS

RequirementsRank 10 Yokai
Storyline: /darkally — complete all quests including "Defeat the Underfiend"

✨ ENHANCEMENTS

ClassLuck

WeaponDauntless / Valiance

HelmAnima / Vim

CapeVainglory

🔢 COMBOS

DODGE PLAYSTYLE

💡Dodge Threshold 86–87% dodge = no monster can hit you

Flash Stacks💡 You gain 3 stacks between each Skill 5 reset
Need 21% dodge buffer minimum to stay above threshold
Aim for 108% total dodge = 33% shown in char stat panel (press C)

Dodge Rotation✅ Press 5 every time it comes off cooldown
If you miss the nuke, press T to stop attacking (preserves dodge)
Spam 2 for extra damage · Use 3 if you have mana
❌ Never use 4 — you should never need the heal

OFFENSIVE ROTATION

Skill 4💡 Use as much as possible to generate flash stacks faster (= more damage)

Skill 3💡 After using it, wait 3–4 seconds before stacking Skill 2
(This is why most combos go 3→4→4→2 — two Skill 4s bridge the timing)

DoT Ticks💡 5 total ticks · 1 second between the 5th tick and the effect fading
Time your nuke (Skill 5) for that window

Offensive✅ 3 → 4 → 4 → 2 → spam 2 and 4 to build stacks
→ Nuke with 5 after the 5th DoT tick
⚠️ Watch global cooldown — better to nuke on time than rush and lose damage

⚔️ STEP 1 — SHADOW KATANA BLADE

Part 1 — SoulForge Hammer

→ /join underworld · Go to Dage (right + down) → Click the SoulForge → Accept quest

Zardman's StoneHammer×1 → /join forest · Kill Zardman Grunts (walk right — 3 spawn)

Iron Hammer×1 → /join greenguardeast · Buy from Loremaster Sara's shop

Elemental Rock Hammer×1 → /join bludrut · Kill Rock Elemental (exit up ladder from /bludrut2)

→ Turn in quest → SoulForge Hammer now in inventory → clicking SoulForge opens merge shop

Part 2 — Shadow Katana Blade

→ Merge in the SoulForge merge shop

Platinum Paragon Medal ×15Buy for 1m Gold each from Dage's merge shop

Yami ×10/join darkally · Complete Dage's "Embracing Darkness" quest
Kill enemies at /darkally (Dark Wisps stack to 2.5k)

Folded Steel ×1Complete "Forge Your Steel, Steel Your Resolve" from /darkally:

Flame-Forged Metal ×13/join underworld · Complete "Need Flame" from Chanky
Walk left → down → right to frozen bridge
Kill Frozen Pyromancer past the bridge

Obsidian Rock ×108Choose your method:

Legion MemberTrade 2 LTs per rock in SoulForge (216 LTs total)

Member"Undead Legion Member Special" quest (Dage → SoulForge → Quests)
Kill Firestorm Hatchlings at /firestorm + Skeleton Warriors at /battleunderb
Stack both drops to 100 (visual stack bug is harmless — NPC updates it)

Non-Member"Obsidian Mining" quest — Kill FireStorm Hatchlings at /firestorm

Eternity Flame ×1/join fotia · Kill Amia the Cult Leader (end of map)

Weapon Imprint ×15/join doomvaultb · Kill Raxgore
⚠️ Must complete /doomvault + /doomvaultb quests (/goto doesn't work)
Fast access: /join museum → Valencia → Armour of Awe → Helm Boss
⚠️ Can lock abilities + Counter Attack — press ESC to avoid reflect

Shadow Katana Blueprint ×1/join shadowfortress · Kill Jaaku (end of map)
💡 Also collect 888 Perfect Orochi Scales from 3rd + 2nd Head of Orochi
(Used in Part 3 — efficient to grab now)
Requires: /shogunwar > /shinringrove > /greenshell > /heiwavalley > /shadowfortress

Part 3 — Yokai Sword Scroll

→ Complete "The Edge of an Era" from /join darkally → rewards Yokai Sword Scroll

Perfect Orochi Scales ×888/join shadowfortress · Kill any Head of Orochi

Oni Skull Charm ×1/join akiba · Mitsu Bishi's Rep shop (Room 1) — Rank 10 Yokai required

Darkened Essence ×600/join shadowrealmpast · Kill enemies

⚔️ STEP 2 — BLADEMASTER SWORD SCROLL

Choose one option

✅ OPTION 1 — Legion Member (Faster, costs ACs)

→ Complete "The Path to Power" from /join darkally

Meditation×1 → Own BladeMaster class (or buy SwordMaster at /underworld for 2k LTs)
Level it to Rank 10 (see XP guide)
→ Complete "Meditation, Inflection" at /join darkally

Legion Tokens×17,500 → (Refer to Legion Token Guide in Library server)

Sapphire Orb×13 → /join frozenlair · Kill Legion Lich Lord ⚠️ Group highly recommended

Aeacus Empowered×50 → /join revenant or /join judgement · Kill Ultra Aeacus
(Need Dark Caster class to join /revenant — buy Infinite Legion DC for 2k LTs)

✅ OPTION 2 — No Legion (Slower, free)

→ Complete "Legion Sword Training" from /join darkally

→ Enter a private /join dagepvp

Sword Scroll Fragment×1,000 → /join dagepvp · Kill 4 Blade Masters (walk right → exit cave → up + right)

Legion Combat Trophy×400 → /join dagepvp · Kill 6 Legion Guards while walking right + kill Dage if time allows

Technique Observed×50 → /join dagepvp · Kill enemies (earn 1000 points minimum)

Sapphire Orb×26 → /join frozenlair · Kill Legion Lich Lord ⚠️ Group highly recommended

Aeacus Empowered×100 → /join judgement · Kill Ultra Aeacus (group — often others farming here)

Traitor's Tract×250 → /join darkally · Kill Underfiend

Ogre Titan's Resonance ×250/join shadowsong · Kill Oh'Garr (complete all of Dorian Mode's quests first)

Shadow Dragonlord's Shroud ×250/join shadowgrove · Kill Titan Shadow Dragonlord
(Complete Galanoth's + Warlic's quests — boss at top inside tower)

Discipline ×1/join underworld · Kill Blade Masters

⚔️ STEP 3 — CLAIM YOUR CLASS

→ Turn in "Yami no Ronin" quest to Dage at /join darkally

→ Both Yokai Sword Scroll and Blademaster Sword Scroll must be in your inventory