Professor

The Professor is a magical damage dealer specializing in elemental bolt spells and stave-based attacks. Professors excel at targeting individual MVPs with sustained magic damage while maintaining mobility through skills like Free Cast.

Before you build

Complete the Forsaken Knight Quest for bonus stats, and see Gearing Up for gear basics.

Lightning BoltFire/Ice Bolt (MVP)Stave Crasher (Berzebub)

Wind element bolt damage dealer for all MVP types.

Stats

Stat	Target	Notes
STR	130	Carry water converters
AGI	195 ASPD
VIT	280,000 HP	Ideal for Professor
INT	300	Maximum INT
DEX	150	Instant cast
LUK	0	Leftover points

Equipment

Slot	Item	Cards
Upper Headgear	Limited Edition Orange Lightning Helm	Kiel Card, Kiel Card
Middle Headgear	Jade Butterfly Aurora	Kiel Card
Lower Headgear	Professor Ring of the Divine	Vesper Card
Armor	Professor Dragon Armor	Option 1: Rata Card + Tao Gunka Card Option 2: Rata Card + High Priest Card Option 3: Rata Card + Forsaken Raider Card
Weapon	Professor Highness Staff	Option 1: 4x Necromancer Card Option 2: 4x Hill Wind Card
Shield	Valkyrja's Shield	Ghostring Card
	Strong Shield	Ghostring Card
Garment	Forsaken King Cloak	2x Salamander Card
Shoes	Forsaken King Boots	Option 1: Dark Lord Card + Moring Card Option 2: Moring Card + Dragoon Wizard Card
Accessories	Vengeance Wolf Fang of Vitality	2x Cursed Professor Rune
	Forsaken Belt of Vitality
	Asgard's Essence	2x Cursed Professor Rune
	Vengeance Wolf Fang of Vitality	2x Cursed Professor Rune

How it plays

Apply Violent Gale and Elemental Change (water) for environmental buffs and monster element conversion. Use frost converters to ensure successful element switches. Spam Lightning Bolt and Thunder Storm as your primary rotation, with Double Casting active to double cast bolt spells instantly. Mind Breaker reduces enemy INT and MDEF (useful against high-MDEF MVPs). Maintain Elemental Change on your target to convert them to water element, then switch to wind element damage for maximum effectiveness against all monster types, especially Holy and water-element MVPs.

Blessed ring specialization for MVP bolting with strong survivability.

Stats

Stat	Target	Notes
STR	40–70	Low priority
AGI	195 ASPD
VIT	110,000 HP minimum
INT	230–260	Core stat
DEX	150	Instant cast
LUK	0

Equipment

Slot	Item	Cards
Upper Headgear	Valkyrie Helm (any color)	Vesper Card + Kiel Card
	Divine Pride (any color)	Vesper Card + Kiel Card
	Magical Headgear	Vesper Card + Kiel Card
Middle Headgear	Any Aura	Kiel Card
	Elemental Book Aurora	Kiel Card
	Hurricane Auroras (any color)	Kiel Card
Lower Headgear	Professor Ring of the Divine	Option 1: Kiel Card Option 2: Orc Hero Card Option 3: Evil Snake Lord Card Option 4: Dark Illusion Card
Armor	Forsaken King Armor	Option 1: Forsaken Raider Card + Forsaken Raider Card Option 2: High Priest Card + Detardeurus Option 3: RSX-0806 Card/ Forsaken Raider Card Option 4: Evil Druid Card + Puppetring Card Option 5: 2x Tao Gunka Card Option 6: 2x Frus Card
	Professor Dragon Armor	Option 1: Forsaken Raider Card + Forsaken Raider Card Option 2: High Priest Card + Detardeurus Option 3: RSX-0806 Card/ Forsaken Raider Card Option 4: Evil Druid Card + Puppetring Card Option 5: 2x Tao Gunka Card Option 6: 2x Frus Card
Weapon	Legendary Staff	Option 1: 4x Necromancer Card Option 2: 4x Hill Wind Card Option 3: 4x Pitman Card Option 4: 2x Necromancer Card + Hill Wind Card + Pitman Card Option 5: 3x Bombring Card + Necromancer Card
	Professor Highness Staff	Option 1: 4x Necromancer Card Option 2: 4x Hill Wind Card Option 3: 4x Pitman Card Option 4: 2x Necromancer Card + Hill Wind Card + Pitman Card Option 5: 3x Bombring Card + Necromancer Card
Shield	Forsaken King Shield	Option 1: Ghostring Card Option 2: Maya Card Option 3: Alice Card Option 4: Despero of Thanatos
	Orleans' Plate	Option 1: Ghostring Card Option 2: Maya Card Option 3: Alice Card Option 4: Despero of Thanatos
	Strong Shield	Option 1: Ghostring Card Option 2: Maya Card Option 3: Alice Card Option 4: Despero of Thanatos
Garment	Forsaken King Cloak	Option 1: 2x Noxious Card Option 2: 2x Raydric Card Option 3: 2x Leafling Card Option 4: 2x Firering Card Option 5: 2x Aquaring Card Option 6: 2x Hode Card
Shoes	Forsaken King Boots	Option 1: 2x Moring Card Option 2: Eddga Card + Dark Lord Card Option 3: Amon Ra Card + Moring Card Option 4: Moonlight Flower Card + Zombie Card Option 5: 2x Cat O' Nine Tails Card
Accessories	Vengeance Wolf Fang of Intelligence	Option 1: 2x Muka Card Option 2: Imp Card + Siroma Card Option 3: 2x Cursed Professor Rune Option 4: 2x Errende Ebecee Card Option 5: 2x Alligator Card
	Forsaken Belt of Intelligence
	Urd's Earring	Option 1: 2x Muka Card Option 2: Imp Card + Siroma Card Option 3: 2x Cursed Professor Rune Option 4: 2x Errende Ebecee Card Option 5: 2x Alligator Card
	Brynhild Valor	Option 1: 2x Muka Card Option 2: Imp Card + Siroma Card Option 3: 2x Cursed Professor Rune Option 4: 2x Errende Ebecee Card Option 5: 2x Alligator Card
	Vengeance Wolf Fang of Intelligence	Option 1: 2x Muka Card Option 2: Imp Card + Siroma Card Option 3: 2x Cursed Professor Rune Option 4: 2x Errende Ebecee Card Option 5: 2x Alligator Card
	Vengeance Wolf Fang of Mixture A	Option 1: 2x Muka Card Option 2: Imp Card + Siroma Card Option 3: 2x Cursed Professor Rune Option 4: 2x Errende Ebecee Card Option 5: 2x Alligator Card

How it plays

Always cast Double Casting on yourself before engaging an MVP. Fire Bolt and Cold Bolt provide element diversity to exploit MVP weaknesses. Heaven's Drive hits a 5×5 AoE if needed for mob pulling. Mind Breaker debuffs enemy INT and MDEF, increasing your overall damage. The Professor's natural movement-while-casting allows repositioning without interrupting spell chains. Use Land Protector and Fiber Lock for area control. Dispel removes target buffs. If an MVP has high MDEF, apply Mind Breaker first (equip Vesper Card in the upper headgear to guarantee success). Coordinate with other Professors: one casts Mind Breaker on the target while another damages for maximum output. Volcano, Deluge, and Violent Gale buffs amplify bolt damage if available.

Stave-based physical-magic hybrid for single-target MVP damage.

Stats

Stat	Target	Notes
STR	60–90	Affects Stave Crasher damage
AGI	195 ASPD
VIT	260,000 HP if possible
INT	300	Example: 280 base + 20 from gear; higher INT = higher Stave damage
DEX	150	Instant cast
LUK	0

Equipment

Slot	Item	Cards
Upper Headgear	Limited Edition Headgear (any)	Kiel Card + Bijou Card
	Minstrel Song Hat (any color, favored)	Kiel Card + Bijou Card
	Legendary Ship Captain Hat	Kiel Card + Bijou Card
Middle Headgear	Skull Prince Aurora	Kiel Card
	Gold Butterfly Aurora	Kiel Card
Lower Headgear	Professor Ring of the Guardian	Kiel Card
Armor	Professor Dragon Armor	Option 1: Orc Lord Card Option 2: Tao Gunka Card + Forsaken Raider Card Option 3: High Priest Card + Puppetring Card
	Forsaken King Armor	Option 1: Orc Lord Card Option 2: Tao Gunka Card + Forsaken Raider Card Option 3: High Priest Card + Puppetring Card
Weapon	Voluspa's Staff of Prophecy	Option 1: Incantation Samurai Card + Turtle General Card + 2x Pandaring Card Option 2: Vanberk Card + LOD + 2x Turtle General Card
	Legendary Staff	Option 1: Incantation Samurai Card + Turtle General Card + 2x Pandaring Card Option 2: Vanberk Card + LOD + 2x Turtle General Card
Shield	Frigg's King Shield	Ghostring Card
	Valkyrja's Shield	Ghostring Card
Garment	Forsaken King Cloak	Option 1: 2x Deviling Card Option 2: Noxious Card + Deviling Card
Shoes	Forsaken King Boots	Option 1: 2x Moring Card Option 2: Moring Card + Dragoon Wizard Card/ Amon Ra Card
Accessories	Vengeance Wolf Fang of Intelligence	Option 1: 2x Ifrit Card Option 2: 2x Cursed Professor Rune Option 3: 2x Intelligence Rune
	Forsaken Belt of Intelligence
	Urd's Earring	Option 1: 2x Ifrit Card Option 2: 2x Cursed Professor Rune Option 3: 2x Intelligence Rune
	Vengeance Wolf Fang of Intelligence	Option 1: 2x Ifrit Card Option 2: 2x Cursed Professor Rune Option 3: 2x Intelligence Rune

How it plays

Stave Crasher calculates damage using MATK instead of ATK (reduced by enemy DEF, not MDEF). Physical attack from gear and cards boosts Stave Crasher damage. Maintain Free Cast to move while casting. Lightning Bolt serves as a secondary ranged option. Use Memorize to stack up to 5 spells (Lightning Bolt), reducing cast time and SP cost. Spider Web locks MVPs in place for 8 seconds, preventing auto-teleport; Stave damage is amplified against webbed targets. Violent Gale amplifies all wind element attacks. Elemental Change converts the MVP to your chosen element (fire, earth, water, or wind); use one elemental converter per cast. After converting an MVP's element, switch to an opposing element (e.g., convert to water, then use Lightning Bolt for wind damage). Coordinate with other Professors to stack Elemental Change buffs for massive damage multipliers. Debuff the target's AGI for additional damage reduction.