What Ancient items are
Ancient items sit above Excellent items in rarity. Their defense or damage is pushed past what an Excellent item of the same type has. You can spot one by its text, which has the Excellent color on a blue background, and by the blue glow around the item.
- Each Ancient set has its own name that is added in front of the item, for example the Heras Skull Shield of the Hera set.
- Not every normal set has an Ancient version.
- Ancient items can carry the same options as Excellent items, plus set options that only work when you wear more than one Ancient piece of the same set.
- On the fan list each part also shows a +5-10 bonus to one stat, most often Vitality.
How set bonuses stack
Every Ancient set has a ladder of bonuses. Wearing 2 pieces gives the first one, 3 pieces add the next, and so on, and the complete set adds a final group of options. Sets with more parts, such as the Warrior Leather or Apollo Pad set, have more steps on the ladder. Parts are not only armor: rings, pendants, shields and weapons can belong to a set too.
| Pieces worn | Warrior Leather set bonus |
|---|---|
| 2 | Strength +10 |
| 3 | Attack rate +10 |
| 4 | Maximum AG +20 |
| 5 | AG increase rate +5 |
| 6 | Defense +20 |
| Full set (7) | Agility +10, critical damage rate +5%, Excellent damage rate +5%, Strength +25 |
The seven Warrior Leather parts are the helmet, armor, pants, gauntlets, boots, a Morning Star and a Ring of Ice.
Ancient set list
The fan wiki lists these regular Ancient sets, among others:
| Set | Class set | 2 pieces | Full set |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyperion | Bronze | Energy +15 | Agility +15, skill attack rate +20, Mana +30, Energy +15 |
| Hyon | Dragon | Defense +25 | Skill damage +20, critical and Excellent damage rate +15%, critical and Excellent damage +20 |
| Apollo | Pad | Energy +10 | Critical damage +10, Excellent damage +10, Energy +30 |
| Hera | Sphinx | Strength +15 | Critical and Excellent damage rate +10%, maximum Life +50, maximum Mana +50 |
| Anubis | Legendary | Double damage rate +10% | Critical and Excellent damage rate +15%, critical and Excellent damage +20 |
| Gaia | Silk | Skill attack +10 | Agility +30, Excellent damage rate +10%, Excellent damage +10 |
| Odin | Wind | Energy +15 | Maximum Mana +50, ignore enemy defense skill +5%, maximum AG +50 |
| Gaion | Storm Crow | Ignore enemy defense skill +5% | Excellent damage rate +15%, Excellent damage +30, Wizardry +20%, Strength +30 |
More Ancient sets
Before the regular list, the same page shows another group of four-part sets, usually with three set steps and a stronger full-set bonus:
| Set | Class set | 2 pieces | Full set |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vicious | Dragon | Skill damage +15 | Min. attack +20, max. attack +30, ignore defense skill +5% |
| Isis | Legendary | Skill damage +10 | Wizardry damage +10%, ignore defense skill +5% |
| Aruane | Guardian | Damage +10 | Critical and Excellent damage rate +15%, ignore defense skill +5% |
| Agnis | Adamantine | Double damage rate +10% | Critical and Excellent damage rate +15%, critical and Excellent damage +20 |
| Semeden | Red Wing | Wizardry +15% | Critical and Excellent damage rate +15%, ignore defense skill +5% |
Sources
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