Dark Knight: Guide by Raenryong

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Equipment 2.1 Weapons 2.2 Head 3 Magic 3.1 Stun 4 Logic of Equipment 5 Job Abilities and Job Traits 5.1 Job Abilities 5.2 Job Traits 6 Support Jobs 7 The Dark Knight Zerg 8 Merits 9 Final Words and Credits

Introduction

• I am Raenryong of Bahamut server, and I have long loved the Dark Knight job. I have always found the idea of a "mage-warrior" hybrid class interesting, and so it was challenging choosing between Paladin and Dark Knight for my first 75 job. However, when I heard everyone talking about "loldrk" and how Dark Knights were bad DDs, I decided I was going to play it and prove to everyone its strength. A year later, I hope I have accomplished this.
• This guide will discuss many aspects of the job; Basic topics like Subjob and weapon selection, through to more complicated topics like Dark Knight zerging.
  

This guide is in construction and will be built upon further over a period of time -- this is especially true of the new subdivisions!

Equipment

Weapons

A discussion of the different weapon types available to a Dark Knight. Click on the weapon types within for a guided list of useful weaponry.

Head

A list of the useful head pieces available to a Dark Knight.

Magic

A discussion of the three different magical schools available to Dark Knight and their applications. A very important spell is;

Stun

This spell is vital to your career as a Dark Knight and should be mastered.

Logic of Equipment

Why are some stats better than others?

Job Abilities and Job Traits

In this section, I will detail only the job abilities and job traits native to Dark Knight. Inherited ones will be covered in the Support Jobs section.

Job Abilities

Native job abilities.

Job Traits

Native job traits.

Support Jobs

A discussion of the various support jobs available to Dark Knight, and at what levels they are useful.

The Dark Knight Zerg

A section dedicated to Dark Knight's specific niche in endgame, the Dark Knight zerg.
[1] ~ Zerg weapon comparison at a click. Read inside the Dark Knight Zerg page above to see comments/limitations on the spreadsheet.

Merits

Merit suggestions and builds.

Final Words and Credits

• Credit to Emperordragon for reminding me Sickle Moon is a good Great Sword weaponskill and Spinning Slash isn't the first good one for that weapon type.
• Credit to Lordshadow for reminding me of the Republic Dagger for use in a zerg.