Aran guide, SP+AP build and training spots!

[TheHalfAsian]

I started Twisted Jesters at level 50 and started Elderwraiths at level 75, I'm 86 now and I can go kill Himes if I wanted to but they require too much potions. Waiting till I can kill Dark Cornians should be a few more levels, maybe 90.

[ithrow4luk]

Added small AP build suggestions and more training places. Working on the gear part but I want to get every single piece of gear you can get and suggest how to scroll the gear to keep up with training during that lvl. Any help with the creation of this list will be very helpful and will be acknowledged in the final draft.

[SienZ1991]

Another great reason to choose Triple Swing 1st over Smash and just tested . Assuming you have enough accuracy to hit them Truckers at lvl 36 is OMFGWTFBBQ godlike EXP. I got an average 30% every 8 minutes with only 30% bonus exp from fairy pendant, no 2x. With 2x it's even crazier. Created a new Aran to get a new ring last night to compare the lvling speeds of CPQ trade wins and pure grinding. Grinding wins hands down now. SienZlAran took me 2 days + to get lvl 50 thru CPQing . It's been only 24 hrs since the creation of iWantWA3Ring and he's already lvl 44 . ( And it wasn't even hardcore playing, I slept for 8 hours , and spent another 3 hours in between on meals.)

[TheHalfAsian]

Check my post here to see the equips I have to train at twisted jesters early, all you need to do is scroll dex gear to kill Elderwraiths at level 75:
http://hidden-street.net/forum/showt...t-WR-at-lvl-50

Just another quick question but can I have a justification for the 3rd job build for why you do this:

77 - 1 Full Swing 2 Combo Critical
78 - 3 Combo Critical
79 - 3 Combo Critical
80 - 3 Combo Critical
81 - 3 Snow Charge
82 - 3 Snow Charge
83 - 3 Snow Charge
84 - 3 Snow Charge
85 - 3 Snow Charge
86 - 3 Snow Charge
87 - 2 Snow Charge 1 Combo Critical
88 - 3 Combo Critical
89 - 3 Combo Critical
90 - 2 Combo Critical 1 Smart Knockback

[ithrow4luk]

The reason i did that was you will not usually keep a combo up for a long time, the low crits will help increase your overall training DPS while at red kents. I did this build because it's insanely easy to lvl up at that lvl while at kents so the skill points will really only stay at a certain lvl for a while. The combo will also help while using combo smash since most people use that right when they possibly can.

[bulmabriefs144]

The AP build will be determined by amount of funds and how much you are willing to miss at first. I of course kept dex at 4 and went all into STR. My view on a capped dex should be 30 at most. I will go into more detail on this later if this guide is actually used.

2nd job SP build

Spoiler!

lvl 30. Triple swing 1
lvl 31. Mastery 3
lvl 32. Mastery 6
lvl 33. Mastery 9
lvl 34. Mastery 12
lvl 35. Mastery 15
lvl 36 Mastery 18
lvl 37 Mastery 20 Triple swing 2
lvl 38 Triple 5
lvl 39 Triple 8
lvl 40 Triple 11
lvl 41 Triple 14
lvl 42 Triple 17
lvl 43 Triple 20
You can also choose to save points for smash. Triple swing is a higher constant DPS when keeping combo up
lvl 44 save for smash 3
lvl 45 smash 6
lvl 46 smash 9
lvl 47 smash 12
lvl 48 smash 15
lvl 49 smash 18
lvl 50 Smash 20 Drain 1
Here is an area where you can switch out drain for pressure depending on preference. Drain was a better pot saver for me although.
lvl 51 Drain 4
lvl 52 Drain 7
lvl 53 Drain 10
lvl 54 Drain 13
lvl 55 Drain 16
lvl 56 Drain 19
lvl 57 Drain 20 Pressure 2
lvl 58 1 charge 4 pressure
lvl 59 pressure 7
lvl 60 pressure 10
lvl 61 pressure 13
lvl 62 pressure 16
lvl 63 pressure 19
lvl 64 pressure 20 charge 3
lvl 65 charge 6
lvl 66 charge 9
lvl 67 charge 12
lvl 68 charge 15
lvl 69 charge 18
lvl 70 charge 21
This build allows all skills maxed except charge at 21. Charge at 21 will reach a 10 mob rush and is not needed to be any higher.

Glad you're not one of those idiots that says "Hold off on raising Triple Hit until after you max out Smash." Yea, you can do that, but then your combo sux, and you probably will lose on CPQ or the like. Still, I'm not that big a fan of DEXless. MapleWiki says you need roughly your lvl x 2 to do well as an Aran, and I believe them. Why? Because unlike warriors, you have to maintain a fairly steady combo count, which means a minimum of misses. So, no it's not really about damage (combos boost damage in later levels through crits) it's more about DPS. The trick is, be sure to give stat boosting gear, so that if you autostat (which would give you 3:2 itself), when you've gone past your level x 2 in DEX, it will raise STR pure. This should let your attack catch up without worrying about specific build.

I like this way of thinking on the skills build though. Alternatively, if you're more a mass build type, max Charge, and and cap Smash. Smash at 10 will do 500% of 700% which is better than even corkscrew for pirates.

[ithrow4luk]

Although the fact that misses hurt arans the most out of all warriors classes, 2*lvl is extremly out-dated. I currently have 206 acc with a 4 base dex on my Aran. The most an aran needs to hit skelegons is 14x which is incredibly easy to achieve. That's why I think 20-30 dex at most would be the usual non-funded end-game amount of dex

[Tesiqurasa]

Ahh, the old build of 3:2 is NOT how warriors of any type are built anymore. This is viable up until around 25 at most, but having more than 50 base dex is just overkill on accuracy. On my DK, I 100% hit the mobs I train on with 40 base dex. With my Karstan (the weapon of choice for many <120 Arans) I can 100% hit mobs much higher than me. I do NOT have a zhelm. I am using a 100% dexed overall. I am using a str cape and really bad acc shoes. If you have a decent understanding of the game, it is extremely easy to just cap dex at <50.
Arans excel at places like Magatia. Many mobs (like Roids) have low avoid compared to other mobs around the lvl. Since this map is already the ideal training place for Arans, you might as well take advantage of the low avoid.
3:2 is a generalized system. No, dexless is not for everyone, but 3:2 is just for those too lazy to figure out their own build. You cap dex at what is right for your lvl and plan ahead.

[bulmabriefs144]

I'm at level 40, and (with stat boosts) have about 88 dex. Hmmmmmmm, should I cap? Yea, MAYBE.

Well, the good news is I have practically no miss chance for alot of things, the bad news is that high dex seems to be influenced by stuff like blind. I'm effectively a noob in terms of warrior builds (I spent my first several classes making mages), so the warrior build doesn't make much sense to me. I tried a pirate with 3:2, 4:1, and 5:0 build, I couldn't seem to find the right mix. I even tried raising pure STR for awhile, and my pirate still sucked.

I wish the sig thing I've got would fix for Aran. Now neither my class nor level show properly.

[xJasonWaxx]

2nd job's a bit out of place.
I personally recommend putting off mastery to 19 until level 70.
Also, you need 3 triple swing before you can put into mastery.
I also highly recommend that you save for Combo Smash when you have 7 Triple Swing and 19 Mastery.
Then max out Triple Swing, then max out Drain, BUT put 1 on Final Charge at level 54. Then max out Body Pressure, then put into Final Charge, BUT at level 70, you should put that extra 1 point into mastery.