1HKO (Bulky mobs) levelling guide

Hey everyone,

As we all know, there are 4 common ways to level in this game now:

1. Nisel/Bnut/NC quests
2. Boss laddering
3. AOE mob farming party
4. Single mob farming

Option 1 is pretty boring/costly. Options 2/3 is very dependent on the type of build you have, and at some point you can't just do it (efficiently) by yourself. But for Option 4, you can pick up whenever you want, without the hassle of joining/forming a group (fak random pt!). With a decent 'merc/pet/merc' party behind you, you might* be able to 1 HIT K.O. your way up to 123, in your own leisurely time~.

Inspired by other levelling guides on this forum which are immensely helpful for my own reference, I've went through Club Coryn (amazing website!) and gathered a list of all the bulkiest mobs in the land with highest/notable base exp for its level range for your Option 4 rampage.

I hope this helps!

Spoiler: Level 1-20

Go straight to next spolier, do not pass Go and do not collect $200

Spoiler: Level 21-40

Level 21 - (Base exp 32) - Lavarca - Rakau Plains
Level 23 - (Base exp 28) - Shell Mask - Nisel Mountain
Level 27 - (Base exp 34) - Shell Mask - Nisel Mountain: Mountainside
Level 36 - (Base exp 75) - Gold Jelly - Aulada Ancient Tower
Level 40 - (Base exp 106) - Sword Marionette - New Moon Palace

Spoiler: Level 41-60

Level 43 - (Base exp 118) - Sword Marionette - New Moon Palace: 1st Chamber
Level 43 - (Base exp 112) - Aqua Jelly - Korda Basin
Level 46 - (Base exp 258) - Orc Warrior - Saham Underground Cave: B1
Level 49 - (Base exp 281) - Orc Warrior - Saham Underground Cave: B3
Level 52 - (Base exp 340) - Astron - Road to Another World: Area 2
Level 58 - (Base exp 166) - Parasitized Dog - Lost Town: Square

Spoiler: Level 61-80

Level 63 - (Base exp 296) - Planet Head (Purple) - Gate to Another World: Area 2
Level 63 - (Base exp 184) - Mewte - Gravel Terrace
Level 66 - (Base exp 385) - Rock Stinger - Gravel Terrace
Level 70 - (Base exp 276) - Kiliznar - Akaku Desert: Area 2
Level 71 - (Base exp 232) - Cursed Clock - Magic Waste Site: Area 3
Level 73 - (Base exp 290) - Duston - Magic Waste Site: Area 3
Level 78 - (Base exp 331) - Targa - Abyss of No Return: Area 3

Spoiler: Level 81-100

Level 81 - (Base exp 336) - Correded Fighter - Spring of Rebirth: Lower
Level 85 - (Base exp 363) - Correded Fighter - Spring of Rebirth: Upper
Level 88 - (Base exp 382) - Correded Fighter - Cradle of Soldier: Inside
Level 93 - (Base exp 432) - Corroded Brawler - Dark Manor: Area 1
Level 97 - (Base exp 730) - Corroded Sentry Fighter - Dark Castle: Area 3

Spoiler: Level 101-120

Level 101 - (Base exp 367) - Rocksaur - Singolare Ruins: 1st Floor
Level 107 - (Base exp 533) - Fist Machina - Small Demi Machina Factory: Area 2
Level 110 - (Base exp 418) - Horn Machina - Large Demi Machina Factory: Area 2
Level 112 - (Base exp 333) - Golem Guard - Large Demi Machina Factory: Area 3
Level 114 - (Base exp 342) - Nepenthe - Monster's Forest
Level 116 - (Base exp 325) - Assault Golem - Lufenas Mansion: Entrance
Level 117 - (Base exp 330) - Assault Golem - Lufenas Mansion: Corridor
Level 118 - (Base exp 335) - Assault Golem - Lufenas Mansion: Library

* Note in the higher levels, even with some serious NPC firepower behind you, its probably not likely you can 1 hit KO mobs. In this case use your own single target combo, or make sure one of the mercs can tank/hold the aggro off you.

 

You can go one step further. You use an aoe skill, not to kill mobs, but just to gather them. then kill them one by one as they come at you.

 

Thanks for the tip. This was merely intended to be a list of the choice monsters to aim for, but I could add a section on "different ways to rampage" later... that could be quite fun.

 

Nice, there were a few other monsters near some of the locations that worked better instead of walking miles but this was great. Im using this to lvl my luk char, 60 lvls in a day (no joke)

Very handy, thanks for posting, good job.

 

Hey, how am I supposed to one shot the last two mobs? I tried with a 1,7k attack merc and a pet and I just died because two horn machines and one guard. Do I need veeery strong mercs for that to work?

 

Yes. More precisely, you need 2 mercs. If you can't find a high Attack Friend/Guildmate Merc, just hire some. :V The partner doesn't really matter, it's just that every little bits of damage helps. (Heck, I'm using a blacksmith)

Here are examples for you. I am using non-optimal gear: no refine weapons and armor, minimal refining on an add gear, mob drop NS main sword (Soldier Sword), a sub sword whose stats wont increase my damage, and Dex talisman 2 with just dex+3.


I'm sure there are other more optimal combos to farm for levels out there, the ones here are just how i like doing it.

 

Oh, amazing! Thank you
Unfortunately I only have one Merc and no other Character, but I'll try!

 

That's too bad. ._. Well in any case, just remember, don't just spam skills. If you did not kill the mobs in 1 hit, they will attack, hence, try to bait out the mob's AOE and avoid all of it. Then finish them off when the opportunity comes.

 

Yeah, the ledon machinas got me killed, dealt around 12k charging slash in Horn machina however. I think Toram needs to give more levelling opportunities to be honest. Killing 9-10 mobs for one percent at 111 is a bit much D: And the bosses one cannot really do, even with a party it's very unlikely to find one.

Whelp, I guess I need to force my way through this.

Anyways, thanks a million for that video

 

Great that you're following my little reference guide. To inform you though 1.7k merc attack power is pretty low. I myself am very fortunate to have a 2HS friend merc who sports a whopping 5.1k atk, that I save only for solo bosses farming (its too much overkill for this 1HKO method lol). Also helps to have a decent merc of your own (mine is a very handy tank merc, allowing for easy tank and spank strategy). Its still 1HKO because you only need to tap it once and the mercs (and pet!) will go to town on it, doing all of the work. xD

I would really advise to make more friends in game to have access to many more mercs (and to make a good one yourself!). There's also other guides here that details the best types of merc so you know what to look out for. There's also the option to join a lively guild, as that is another easy way to open up more merc choices.

And yeah, whenever you start getting into the level 100+ range, you have to expect some level of grind. At least this +/-4 levels exp boost rule has already opened up a lot of different opportunities to level your chars.

 

I too use the Coryn Club and the problem with going with the mobs that give the most exp is that it doesn't factor in the exp/min. Many times the mobs with the most exp take longer to kill, have a very low number of spawn or are spread out pretty widely. Currently I'm leveling several level 75 characters and the Turga turtles take several hits for me to kill even with level 100 mercenaries helping. Also, they are not very well grouped so your running to the next mob after each kill. The skeletons on the wall at Fort Solfini on the other hand, don't give as much exp but they die very quickly and are grouped in large numbers. I can kill 2 or 3 in the same time it takes me to kill a Turga and move on to the next one.
The other thing, if you're following a list of highest exp mobs it will often jump from level to level to new areas all over the map. Whereas instead, you could have stayed in the same area and killed a mob that's just a few down the list from the highest exp mob without having to change zones or only having to move one zone.

 

That's a very fair point about the Targa, thanks for trying it. Its a pretty open game with tons of options on where (and what) to farm. The other levelling guide might be better for you as that considers the convenience factor. This one focuses only on all the bulkiest mobs in the land. xD

 

Hi, Im new here and wanted to lvl through this. Currently 72. How do you get mercenaries?

 

Go to community, friends, hire friend mercenaries or community, guild (if you're in one) hire guild mercenaries.

 

oh, I dont have any yet. Is someone willing to be my friend :3

 

My IGN is the same as here, if u see me, feel free to add but I'm not in town atm. The fastest way to get more is to go to a high traffic map (Sofya) and add everyone you see. Many will accept that way. Also, you'd probably want to add ppl who are high lvl cuz you're going to use them as mercs, you'll want mercs that are powerful, so try and add ppl that have good weapons, fancy/dyed gear, etc bcuz (usually) players with those generally are. Sometimes powerful players are hard to tell but those are some clues. Joining a guild helps open up more mercs to use because you'll have access to not only friend merc but guild also. Good luck.

 

You can spend spina to hire random ppl with same level as the character you logged into the game with. You can go to community >party >hire mercenary with spina then choose a High atk Mercenary there. If you are lucky, sometimes there will be people w/ 4k atk even at Lv100

 

Feel free to use my merc (/be my friend) too. But I'm not online atm due to work... I will pm you later to catch you in game. My merc has only 1.3k atk but it hits fast and accurately with bg, and has decent hp to do some tanking for you. =)

 

thanks you guys. Oh and would it be better to lvl up a mage first? Im gonna use merce to proceed in mq

 

Nice way to level up my attackless alchemist hybrid/pet summoner and a good way to level up my pet's skills along the way too.