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Pirate How To Corsair

Discussion in 'Jobs' started by Jess, Jun 28, 2017.

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    Disclaimer: Portions of this guide are not up to date. Message me on discord Ryebread#0045 for updated advice.

    Hi and welcome to How To Corsair.

    My IGN is Jess, and I'm currently level 18X, #1 Corsair in the server.

    Special thanks to PoppiPoppi for making the first guide (which I used). This guide is to build off of that and to add some helpful things I've learned.

    Note: this is a training guide, not a leeching guide.

    LAST UPDATE: 18/09/23, CURRENTLY IN-PROGRESS
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    WHY CHOOSE A CORSAIR?

    • Unique skills, fun and challenging to play
    • Mobile and tactical skill set
    • Funding for decent equips is not expensive
    • Not a lot of HP Washing compared to other high damage jobs
    • Potential for very high damage, one of the best in the game if used correctly
    • Great for bossing
    • Slow levelling and low damage until ~130
    • Skill and bossing mechanics can be difficult to learn and master for some
    • No useful party buffs either than Maple Warrior
    • DPM depends on ability to maintain Battleship
    • Low HP, can easily die
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    FAQ

    They have potential to, but most likely not achievable unless you have flawless mechanics with ship and readily available buffs + attack pots
    Technically, you only NEED to wash to be able to do specific bosses. It would be smart to prepare to wash regardless, just in case you end up this far by accident like me...
    See the HP washing section for more details.
    Some people do, but I would not recommend if you are training. You would not enjoy the low damage, but if you are self-leeching/leeching, it wouldn't hurt. I'll explain more in the HP washing section
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    AP BUILDS

    Corsairs have DEX as their main stat, while STR is used for equipment requirements. In general it is recommended to keep STR as low as possible to maximize base DEX. This is done by wearing and scrolling STR equips. To go STR-less endgame would require godly STR gear.

    Low-STR: This is the recommended route if you are not funded. Since Maple Guns may be expensive/hard to find, just get enough STR to equip the gun you want. Once you are around level 100 you should be able to have less than 60 base STR with decent STR gear.

    No-STR to Low-STR Hybrid: This is now possible because of Maple Guns. These guns don't have a STR requirement. If you are funded, take this route. A good Maple Canon Shooter (level 64 Maple Gun) should keep you happy until around around level 80-90. Once you hit this point you might want to consider adding in some STR to equip higher level guns.

    No-STR: As I mentioned, almost unattainable. I've only managed to get +85 STR from my gear, whereas you need +106 STR to get base 4 STR.
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    HP WASHING

    If you don't know what HP washing is, read up on some washing guides.

    Essentially, you will need to increase your HP to be able to battle certain high level mobs and bosses. Equipping INT gear while you level or putting points into INT, increases your maximum MP. Once you have enough excess MP to reset, you will add 1 AP into HP, while resetting from MP into DEX.

    Don't over think this!!! Just level with decent INT gear and reset excess MP into HP. About 45 resets should be good for when you get to Horntail level. Also note that washing too much will make the ship take more damage from 1/1 hits. So if you do wash a lot, make sure you dismount at those attacks.

    I was able to get to 5.6k HP (Minimum HP needed for Horntail) at level 155 with 45-50 washes. I found out about washing around level 80-90. From there on I borrowed some INT gear whenever I levelled, since I never had base INT. I did make some really bad INT gear (~got 70 INT in total) for when I didn't have borrowed gear. But you really shouldn't need base INT at all if you are only going for the minimum by 155.

    Another alternative would be to blood wash. This is adding AP right into HP. I did this to catch up on HP when I realized I didn't have enough. You will then reset excess MP into DEX.
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    SKILL BUILDS

    Here are the skill builds (Numbered from order of recommended SP distribution)

    You have two options at this point: Double Shot or Somersault Kick. People use Somersault Kick and hold a high attack common weapon (i.e. Frozen Tuna, etc.) which will give you higher damage and more mobbing ability than the gun build. Personally, I recommend the double shot build even though it is pretty weak, just because you might as well get used to using a gun. I have never tried this build but seen people have success with this.

    Recommended Build:
    1. Double Shot (MAX)
    2. Dash (MAX)
    3. Bullet Time (MAX)
    4. Somersault Kick (11/20)
    Somersault Kick Build:
    1. Somersault Kick (MAX)
    2. Dash (MAX)
    3. Bullet Time (11/20)
    4. Double Fire (MAX)
    Second job gives you many options for skills. Depending on your playing style, you can distribute your SP many different ways, as long as you max everything EXCEPT Grenade.

    If you are planning to grind for the most part use the recommended build. If you plan on PQing and questing early on, you might want to add a couple of points into Wings and Recoil Shot for mobility ***see Skill Mechanics section***, and 1 in Blank Shot for stun instead of maxing Invisible Shot right away.

    Recommended Build:
    1. Gun Mastery (MAX)
    2. Invisible Shot (MAX)
    3. Gun Booster (6/10)
    4. Wings (5/10)
    5. Recoil Shot (MAX)
    6. Wings (MAX)
    7. Blank Shot (MAX)
    8. Gun Booster (MAX)
    9. Bullet Time (MAX) + Grenade (Leftover SP)
    With Burst Fire you won't be AS weak so max this first. From there it is again up to you. I recommend maxing ice and fire first as they can be used alternatively when grinding ***see Skill Mechanics section***. YOU MUST MAX HOMING BEACON FOR AN ESSENTIAL FOURTH JOB SKILL.

    Recommended Build:
    1. Burst Fire (MAX)
    2. Gaviota (1/20) + Homing Beacon (1/20)
    3. Ice Splitter (26/30)
    4. Flamethrower (MAX)
    5. Gaviota (15/20)
    6. Octopus (MAX)
    7. Homing Beacon (MAX)
    Now this is where it gets fun... well once you max Battleship Cannon. This skill give you very high damage when combined with Bullseye. Pretty straightforward. The core skills you will need to max for bossing are Battleship, Battleship Cannon, and Bullseye, so try to max them ASAP.

    Recommended Build:
    1. Battleship (1/10) + Rapid Fire (1/30)
    2. Battleship Cannon 30 (MAX)
    3. Bullseye 20 (MAX)
    4. Rapidfire 30 (MAX) or Battleship 10 (MAX)
    5. Maple Warrior 10 or 20 (9/10 or 19/20)
    6. Wraith of the Octopi 20 (MAX) or Air Strike 30 (MAX) or Battleship Torpedo 30 (MAX)
    7. Whatever you want...
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    SKILL MECHANICS (TO BE UPDATED)

    Use this to travel around in flat maps
    Use this as a main mobbing skill as an Outlaw. Alternates between ice and fire quickly and effectively.
    TO BE UPDATED
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    RECOMMENDED TRAINING LOCATIONS

    Since Gunners are horrible at grinding, it is recommended that you do as many high exp quests as you can at low levels. Party Quests are also a great way to meet people at early levels to grind with, while also getting decent exp.

    In general, grinding is pretty rough. It would be best to find a training partner! Some of the recommended spots may be tough without a partner but it is possible to go solo when strong enough.

    • 1-10 Maple Island
    • 11-20 Quests (Nautilus+ NLC Quiz + others), HPQ
    • 21-30 KPQ, Ant Tunnel, Boars, Quests
    • 31-34 Quests (Ariant), Teddies
    • 35-50 LPQ, Quests
    • 51-57 LMPQ, OPQ, PPQ, Quests
    • 58-70 GS2, MP3, GS1
    • 65-95 Windraiders, Wolf Spiders (75+ with party), Kents (83+ with party)
    • 80+ Jr. Newts (Boring/lazy sniping whenever you have enough HP)
    • 89-94 Gallopera, Nightshadows
    • 95-108 Himes, Nightshadows
    • 108+ Himes, Skeles, Petris, Headless Horseman (if enough HP)
    • 130+ Essentially any boss you are strong enough to kill, Shaolin Temple, Skeles, Petris
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    BOSSING (TO BE UPDATED)


    I suck at this, but I'll update this soon.
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    EQUIPMENT

    Here are the gears I think should be reasonable to obtain for end game gear. Ideally, perfect gear would be nice, but this gear should be possible to make without the use of white scrolls:

    • 105+ ATT Dragonfire Revolver
    • 14+ ATT Brown Work Glove or Yellow Marker
    • 8+ ATT Pink Adventurer Cape or Pink Gaia Cape
    • 30+ STR Red Barbay (Less Required STR)
    • 23 STR, 23 DEX Horned Tail Necklace
    • 19 STR, 30+ DEX Scarlion Helmet
    • 12+ DEX earrings
    • 7+ STR, 12+ DEX shoes OR 2+ ATT Red Christmas Sock
    • +ATT, STR, or DEX face accessory
    • +1 ALL Broken Glasses
    • Anything else I missed :)
     
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