Royal Guard

Royal Guard
Job Base(s):	Paladin
Job Type:	3-2
Job Level:	70
Race:	Human
Changes At:	Prontera
Number of Skills:	19
Total Skill Points:	112
Total Quest Skills:	0
Job Bonuses
STR AGI VIT INT DEX LUK +8 +3 +8 +10 +8 +3

Overview

Royal Guards are an elite order of Paladins that originally served under King Schmidtz of Glast Heim. King Schmidtz knew that to defend his kingdom from the terrors and chaos of the world he would need a special defense unit that answered only to him. That is how the Griffon-riding Royal Guards came to be. Their name is often abbreviated and then referred to as just "RG".

At a glance, this class has relatively good HP pool and an excellent SP pool, when compared to their class counterpart. Unlike Rune Knights, which are typically forced into Dragon Breath types of builds, the Royal Guard has the option of playing with builds that involve Banding two or more Royal Guards together; a Royal Guard can play Defense or Offense very effectively, given proper foresight of his/her skill tree. In addition to gaining new and powerful offensive skills, the Royal Guard can easily draw upon its older skills, such as Guard, Spear Quicken, Sacrifice and Rapid Smiting. This makes for one very powerful, vastly dynamic, and exciting class.

Job Change Guide

See Royal Guard Job Change Guide for detailed information.

Class Data

Skills

Skill	Description	Levels	Type
Moon Slasher	Damages surrounding enemies and forces them to sit.	5	Offensive
Exceed Break	Gather all of your strength into the tip of your weapon and strike once for great damage.	5	Offensive
Cannon Spear	Attack all enemies in a 3 cell radius of an 11 cell line from the caster.	5	Offensive
Vanishing Point	Attack an enemy within seven cells of the caster.	10	Offensive
Pinpoint Attack	Rush against and strike a target's vital spot for a chance to break their armor or inflict a negative effect.	5	Offensive
Overbrand	Brand all enemies six cells in front of the caster with a bloody cross and smash them into obstacles for large damage.	5	Offensive
Vanguard Force	Increases the caster's defense, Max HP, and number of wrath counters when receiving damage.	5	Supportive
Burst Attack	Release all wrath counters onto a single enemy to deal damage.	1	Offensive
Banding	Increases attack and defense and shares HP with any partied Royal Guards in range with the skill activated.	5	Supportive
Trample	Tramples the ground to attempt to destroy any traps surrounding the user.	3	Active
Prestige	Increases defense rate and gives a chance to avoid magic attacks for a short while.	5	Supportive
Hesperus Lit	Royal Guards under the effect of Banding or Inspiration strike an enemy for large damage.	5	Offensive
Piety	Blesses surrounding party members' armor with the Holy element.	5	Supportive
Genesis Ray	Royal Guards under the effect of Banding or Inspiration cast a powerful Holy element ray which may blind Demon or Undead monsters.	10	Offensive
Reflect Damage	Places a temporary buff on the user that reduces damage reflected to the user.	5	Supportive
Earth Drive	Slams the ground with your shield to deal Earth property damage to surrounding enemies.	5	Offensive
Shield Spell	Casts random magic based on the shield of the caster.	3	Supportive
Inspiration	Increases accuracy, stats, ATK, Max HP, and remove and protect against negative status effects for the duration of the skill.	5	Supportive
Shield Press	Slams the shield to deal physical damage to a single enemy.	10	Offensive
King's Grace	Bestow royal blessings to the caster and allies around the caster to recover HP and protect against status effects and damage.	5	Supportive
Full Throttle	Fully restores HP when cast and increases movement speed increases for the skill's duration. All stats +20%	5	Active

Job Bonuses

The job levels in which a Royal Guard receives a certain bonus:

Stat\Amount	+1	+2	+3	+4	+5	+6	+7	+8	+9	+10
STR	4	13	30	40	45	48	58
AGI	23	34	51
VIT	2	9	27	41	42	53	59
INT	3	5	11	19	24	26	37	38	46	60
DEX	6	14	20	31	44	49	56
LUK	16	33	54

ASPD

Equip Attack Speed From 2nd Class Bare Handed 156 0 Shield -5 0 Dagger -7 +1 Sword (One Handed) -5 −2 Sword (Two Handed) -9 +6 Axe (One Handed) -8 +2 Axe (Two Handed) -12 +3 Mace -4 +1 Spear (One Handed) -10 +3 Spear (Two Handed) -10 +2

ASPD Potions Usable Concentration ✔ Awakening ✔ Berserk ✔

Builds

NOTE: While all listed gears in this section are viable for usage, it is encouraged to test the item combinations you desire for your character first by going to the iRO Wiki Calculator, consult any knowledgable players in your group or in iRO Wiki Discord, or watch video guides before purchasing any item included in this list.

Cannon Spear Build (2024)

Introduction

Cannon Spear triggers critical damage. It needs 100+ Crit and does half of Critical Damage. The skill formula relies heavily on STR and hence needs high STR values. Since, it is a ranged skill, Long Range damage modifiers are also very helpful. It also has 2 Second cooldown which can be reduced by some of the equipment, shadow gear, or costume stone enchant.

Skills

Mandatory:

• Cannon Spear
• Pinpoint Attack: For Equipment set
• Inspiration: For Equipment set, nice buff skill
• Shield Spell: For HP/SP recovery, or Extra ATK/MATK
• Spear Quicken: For ASPD and CRIT bonus
• Cavalier Mastery: For walking faster. (Some skills or equipment might be affected by using or not using a mount)

Optional:

• Sacrifice: For protecting weaker teammates
• King's Grace: Temporary HP Recovery and Invulnerability
• Faith / Guard / Shield Reflect / Reflect Damage / Defending Aura / Prestige: For extra tankiness
• Vanguard Force: For after cast delay reduction with Shield of Phoenix [1]

Talent / Stats

Talent / Stat	Amount	Notes
Stats
STR	125-130	STR to increase damage and direct part of Skill formula. Most important Stat in this build
AGI	80-100	AGI needed for Flee and ASPD. This skill can be spammed at max rate
VIT	80-100	For high health and survivability
INT	1~90	Additonal INT for SP pool, or Equipment set
DEX	1+	This skill Crits and does not need Hit/P.Hit. DEX only for Set bonuses
LUK	125 or 126~130	LUK for extra ATK, CRIT, and Critical Damage
Talents
POW	100	Main source of damage post 200.
STA	0	Not needed.
WIS	0	Not needed.
SPL	0	Not needed.
CON	0	Not needed.
CRT	97	Boosts crit rate.

Damage Modifiers

• Class
• Long Range
• Critical Damage
• Flat Attack
• STR
• Race
• Size
• Monster Element

Equipment

Cannon Spear Cooldown Reduction:

• Royal Guard Stone (Garment) with Paladin Stone (Middle): 0.5 seconds
• Arbitrator's Set: 1.5 seconds
• Fallen Protect Set: 0.5 seconds
• Vanishing Cannon Shadow Shoes: 0.5 seconds

Other gear options:

• Little Garden: Best Critical damage boosting middle headgear
• Awakened Aquatic Spear: Best damage bosoting spear
• God Eater Dragon Spear: Best spear for survival
• Unknown Swordsman Shoes: Best STR boosting shoes with Boss Enignem and Cenia cards
• Nameless Swordsman Shoes: Second best STR boosting Shoes
• Booster Shoes: 125 STR, DEX, and LUK gives a lot of damage modifiers
• Imperial Boots: For Def Bypass, and other utilities
• Megingjard: Best Accessory slot
• Ring of Silver Claw: Best for Critical dmg and CRIT percent
• Ring of Jupiter: Extra ATK and damage
• Perverse Demon Mask: For Def Bypass and more STR from INT set bonus

Equip	Best in Slot?	Card Options	Comments
Headgear (Upper)
+12 or more Squirrel Ear Hat [1]	❌	Any	Good source for CRI, critical damage and 100% physical defense penetration.
+10 Black Feather [1]	❌	Any	Good source for some SP leech and 100% physical defense penetration early on.
+12 or more Awaking Bloom [1]	❌	Any	'TBA'
+11 or more Thanatos Fighter Helmet [1]	❌	Any	Does not have Physical Defense Penetration, will need from other sources. Good source for melee damage increase.
+11 (C) or more Thanatos Fighter Helmet-LT [1]	❌	Any Enchanted with - Acute Lv. 3 Gray Spell (Fighter) Lv 3	Does not have Physical Defense Penetration, will need from other sources. Good source for melee damage increase.
+13 or more Snake Queen Crown [1]	❌	Evil Nymph Card Evil Snake Lord Card	Does not have Physical Defense Penetration, will need from other sources. Good source for physical damage increase and some additional POW / CON. Also provides 0.5s fixed casting time reduction.
+12 (A) or more Disciple of Bijou [1]	❌	Any	Does not have Physical Defense Penetration, will need from other sources. Good source for physical damage increase and some additional ATK. Also provides 0.3s fixed casting time reduction.
+10 or more Old Casket of Protection [1]	✅	Enchanted with - Acute Lv. 5 Any Stats Any	Does not have Physical Defense Penetration, will need from other sources. Good source for Cannon Spear damage increase and some additional ASPD.
+11 or more Circlet of Time(Royal Guard) [1]	✅	Enchanted with - Acute Lv. 3 or more Temporal Jewel(Luk) lv.3 Any Card	Does not have Physical Defense Penetration, will need from other sources. Good source for Cannon Spear damage increase and some additional ASPD. Combos nicely with Imperial Glove to boost physical damage and CS damage.
Headgear (Middle)
Demon's Familiar [1]	❌	Any	Cheaper option, provides All Stat + 10.
Little Garden	❌	None	Good source of ATK and critical damage based on base LUK.
Ancient Morocc Noble Jewelry [1]	❌	Marduk Card Pharaoh Card	Good source of ATK. Also increases damage and helps with ACD reduction if paired with Marduk or Pharaoh card.
Crow Tengu Mask [1]	❌	Any	Good source of ATK % and physical damage based on base STR. Also gives pretty good HP / SP percentage leech.
Smiling Eyes [1]	✅	Any	Good source of ATK % and physical damage based on base LUK.
Headgear (Lower)
Old Camouflage Scarf	❌	None	For every 10 base levels, increases physical damage against all size monsters by 1%.
Bat Von Blood	❌	None	Some ATK and EXP + 15%. Gives minor fixed HP / SP leech and Greed Lv. 1.
Loyal Servant of Morroc	❌	None	Combo with Demon God's Apostle Ahat Card and Demon God's Apostle Shnaim Card.
Grey Wolf Cub in Mouth	❌	None	Some talent stats and MHP. For every 10 base levels, increases physical damage against all size monsters by 1%.
Constellation Orb	❌	None	All Stats and Talents +7, helps with damage and VCT stats. For every 10 base levels, increases physical damage against all size monsters by 1%.
Arbitrator Shawl	✅	None	ATK+10% and ACD-5%. Combos with Platinum Arbitrator - Provides MHP / MSP and also ATK%. When armor is refined to +10 or more, Reduces Cannon Spear cooldown by 1.5 seconds and increases damage by 30%. When armor is refined to +11 or more, Cannon Spear damage increases by 1% per 2 base levels.
Armor
+10 Evil Dragon Armor [1]	❌	Angry Nine Tail Card	Useful for HP / SP % leech early on.
+9 or more Mighty Black Threaded Armor [1]	❌	Angry Nine Tail Card	Some ATK and cheap source of 70% Physical Defense Penetration.
+13 Screaming Ghost Party [1]	❌	Angry Nine Tail Card RSX-0806 Card	Good source of damage and All Stats increase for VCT.
+11 Platinum Arbitrator [1]	✅	Angry Nine Tail Card Egnigem Cenia Card RSX-0806 Card	Good source of STR and Max HP. For every level of Pinpoint Attack, increases damage to all races by 14%.
Weapon
TBA
Shield
+10 or more Excelion Shield [1]	❌	Khalitzburg Knight Card Bijou Card	Max HP / SP and some ATK.
+11 or more God-Devouring Demonic Shield [1]	❌	Mysteltainn Card Khalitzburg Knight Card Bijou Card	Good source of ATK, tons of ASPD and some physical damage increase.
+11 (A) or more God-Devouring Demonic Shield-LT [1]	❌	Mysteltainn Card Khalitzburg Knight Card Bijou Card	Good source of ATK, tons of ASPD and some physical damage increase. Also provides 70% physical defense penetration.
+12 (B) or more Alice Body Pillow [1]	✅	Khalitzburg Knight Card Alice Card Bijou Card	Good source of ATK and P.ATK. There's a 6% chance to activate STR + 70 for 20 seconds when dealing physical damage.
Garment
+12 or more Striking Mikoshi [1]	❌	Galensis Card A-ji and Geffen Card	Good source of physical damage, P.HIT and allows casting of Improve Concentration Lv. 10.
+13 or more Kiel Hyre's Darkness [1]	❌		Good source of physical damage and POW / CON.
+11 or more Fallen Protect Manteau [1]	❌		Good source of long range damage and ASPD / ATK. Increases damage of Cannon Spear by 1% for every 2 base levels. Combos with Old Casket Protection, gives HP / SP percent leech chance and reduces cooldown of Cannon Spear by 0.5 seconds.
+11 or more Arabian Manteau [1]	❌		Good source of crit and critical damage.
+14 (A) or more Royal Prontera Cape [1]	✅		Good source of ATK and other talent stats. Increases physical damage by a LOT. Provides All Stats + 15 and ACD reduction. Increases Cannon Spear damage by 120%.
Shoes
+11 or more Stylish Silent Shoes [1]	❌	Chaotic Baphomet Junior Card	Good source of physical damage increase.
+13 Kenzen Ichinyo [1]	❌	Chaotic Baphomet Junior Card Faceworm Queen Card	Does not have Physical Defense Penetration, will need from other sources. Provides crit and critical damage, along with some ATK %.
+14 Demon Hunter Shoes [1]	❌		Provides MoT Effect - Penetrates physical defense and increases damage depending on enemies' defense. Also provides some ATK %.
+12 (B) or more Ancient Mechanic Greaves [1]	❌		Good source of ATK, POW and other talent stats. Increases physical damage by a LOT and reduces fixed casting time by 0.7 second.
+10 or more Unknown Swordman Boots [1]	✅	Chaotic Baphomet Junior Card Faceworm Queen Card Boss Egnigem Card	For every refine level, ATK+5, Max HP and Max SP +2%, ASPD +1%. Combos with Egnigem Cenia / Boss Egnigem Cenia Card, to give passive heals and STR per refine.
Accessories
Perverse Demon Mask [1]	❌	Void Mimic Card	Left only accessory. Good accessory early on for physical defense penetration, provides 15% def pen for every 18 base LUK.
Overdrive Rampage [1]	❌	Void Mimic Card only with Loyal Servant of Morroc Demon God's Apostle Ahat Card Demon God's Apostle Shnaim Card	Good source of physical damage and ATK.
Document Swordsman [1]	❌		Good source of physical damage and ATK.
Ring of Silver Claw [1]	❌		Crit + 50 and increases critical damage.
Imperial Glove [1]	✅		Good source of ATK, P.ATK and ACD. Combos with Circlet of Time(Royal Guard) and Temporal Jewel (Luk) lv.3, to give boost to Cannon Spear damage and STR buff while attacking physically.

Shadow Equipment

Armor

Equip	Required Level	Rcommended Refine
Crusader Shadow Armor	1	0
Reload Shadow Armor	1	10
Vanishing Cannon Shadow Armor	1	10
Maximum Mammoth Shadow Armor	1	10
Full Penetration Shadow Armor	1	10
Full Power Shadow Armor	200	10

Weapon

Equip	Required Level	Rcommended Refine
Royal Guard Shadow Weapon	1	10
Ignition Shadow Weapon	1	1
Concentration Shadow Weapon	1	10
Physical Power Shadow Weapon	1	10

Shield

Equip	Required Level	Rcommended Refine
Royal Guard Shadow Shield	1	0
Reload Shadow Shield	1	10
Vanishing Cannon Shadow Shield	1	10
Concentration Shadow Shield	1	10
Physical Power Shadow Shield	1	10

Shoes

Equip	Required Level	Rcommended Refine
Crusader Shadow Shoes	1	0
Reload Shadow Shoes	1	10
Vanishing Cannon Shadow Shoes	1	10
Maximum Mammoth Shadow Shoes	1	10
Full Penetration Shadow Shoes	1	10
Full Power Shadow Shoes	200	10

Pendant

Equip	Required Level	Rcommended Refine
Swordman Shadow Pendant	1	5+
Maximum Mammoth Shadow Pendant	1	10
Focusing Shadow Pendant	200	10
Full Penetration Shadow Pendant	1	10

Earring

Equip	Required Level	Rcommended Refine
Swordman Shadow Earring	1	5+
Maximum Mammoth Shadow Earring	1	10
Focusing Shadow Earring	200	10
Full Penetration Shadow Earring	1	10

Costume

• Royal Guard Stone(Garment)
  • When equipped with Royal Guard Stone (Upper), increases damage by 15%.
  • When equipped with Paladin Stone(Middle), reduces cooldown by 0.5 seconds.
  • When equipped with Royal Guard Stone (Lower), increases damage by 15%.
• Range Stone (Upper)
  • Increases long ranged physical damage by 4%.
• Range Stone (Middle)
  • Increases long ranged physical damage by 4%.
• Range Stone (Lower)
  • Increases long ranged physical damage by 4%.
• ASPD+1(Dual)
  • Increases ASPD by 1.
• Critical Stone (Dual)
  • Increases critical damage +10%, CRI + 10.
• Range Stone(Dual)
  • Increases long ranged physical damage by 4%.
  • When equipped with Range Stone (Upper), increases long ranged physical damage by 2%.
  • When equipped with Range Stone (Middle), increases long ranged physical damage by 2%.
  • When equipped with Range Stone (Lower), increases long ranged physical damage by 2%.

Genesis Ray / Ray of Genesis Build (2024)

Introduction

Genesis Ray is a magical skill build. It depends on MATK and magical damage boosting skills. The skill formula depends on INT so that helps boosting damage further. Since, it is a magical skill, all modifiers that boost magical damage will help this build. Inspiration can be used to change the element of the skill to Neutral.

Stat Points

Stat	Amount	Notes
STR	1+	STR to increase carry capacity
AGI	80 - 100	AGI needed for Flee and ASPD. This skill can be spammed at max rate
VIT	80 - 100	For high health and survivability
INT	120 ~ 130	Main stat for damage and set bonuses
DEX	90 or 125	VCT reduction, or for Set bonuses
LUK	1 or 80 ~ 100	LUK for extra MATK, or Equipment Set

Damage Modifiers

• Class
• Flat MATK
• MATK%
• INT
• Race
• Size
• Holy/Neutral Magical damage
• Monster's Element

Equipment

Genesis Ray FCT & VCT Reduction:

• Royal Guard Stone II(Garment) with Paladin Stone II (Upper): 0.5 seconds
• Fixed Cast Stone (Garment) or Other Similar Effect Stones: 0.5 seconds
• Themis Balance: Reduces VCT by 50%

Other gear options:

• Divine Guard Cap: Best overall utility equip. Gives Tuna Belly healing and autocasts GR when using Holy Cross
• Themis Helm: For boosting skill damage
• Mob Scarf Set: For cheap magical damage boost
• Ancient Morocc Noble Jewelery Set: For boosting magical damage
• Floating ball: For boosting magical damage
• Old Camoflouge Scarf or Tyrant of Earth: For boosting magical damage
• Fortunetelling Sealed: For boosting magical damage
• Illusion/Automatic Armor Type B with Enchants: For boosting magical damage
• Violent Dragon Shadow Armor: For boosting magical damage
• Armor for White Thread: For MDEF bypass
• Dragon Slayer's Longsword: For boosting magical damage
• Save the King: For boosting magical damage
• Poenitentia Gladius: For boosting magical damage
• Light Blade/ Awakened Light Blade: For boosting magical and skill damage
• Feather Shield: For ASPD boost and ACD reduction
• Excelion Shield: For boosting magical damage
• Automatic Shield: For MDEF bypass
• Shield of Phoenix: For After cast delay reduction
• Fairy of Eden: For boosting magical damage and ASPD
• Divine Phoenix: For boosting magical damage
• Curse of Valkyrie Blight: For boosting magical damage
• Mystery Wings: For boosting magical damage
• Booster Shoes: For boosting magical damage
• Moaning of Evil Spirits SHhes: For boosting magical damage
• Mystical Moonlight Paws with Moonlight Card: Best magical damage boosting shoes

Skills

Mandatory:

• Genesis Ray or Ray of Genesis
• Holy Cross: For Equipment set
• Inspiration: For Equipment set, nice buff skill, Element Converter
• Shield Spell: For HP/SP recovery, or Extra ATK/MATK
• Sacrifice: For protecting weaker teammates and Equipment set
• Hesperus Lit: For Equipment set
• Cavalry Mastery: For walking faster. (Some skills or equipment might be affected by using or not using a mount)

Optional:

• King's Grace: Temporary HP Recovery and Invulnerability
• Faith/Guard/Shield Refect/Reflect Damage/Defending Aura/Prestige: For extra tankiness
• Vanguard Force: For after cast delay reduction with Shield of Phoenix

Overbrand (2024)

Note: Coming soon. Please use Guide:How to Build a Class guide till then.

Earth Drive Build

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