Cardinal

Overview

Role	DPS / Subheal
Difficulty	Intermediate
Strengths	Many AoEs and Crowd Control skills
Weaknesses	Low HP, but easily compensated with good positioning and good use of Crowd Control skills
Why Play It	The game version of a white wizard

Skills

Passive

• Vortex Magic — your main skill in gear

Skills that trigger Vortex Magic

• Arctic Blast
• Frost Spear
• Frozen Snare
• Cold Bolt
• Acid Swamp
• Earthquake

Skills to cast after triggering Vortex Magic

• Rainbow Field
• Shining Buster
• Shining Cross
• Heaven's Spear
• Mighty Energy Beat

Crowd Control

• Snow Slide
• Divine Nova

Utility

• Magical Requisition
• Minor Shining Weapon

Gameplay

The gameplay is very intuitive: cast a trigger spell to proc Vortex Magic Vortex Magic on mobs, then follow up with another AoE for amplified damage, boosted further with Magical Requisition Magical Requisition.

Example rotation: Pull mobs with Mighty Energy Beat → cast Magical Requisition → stack mobs → cast Arctic Blast to proc Vortex Magic → follow up with Rainbow Field for amplified AoE damage.

Talent Build

Points	Allocation
5 TP	2 | 3 | 0
6 TP	2 | 3 | 1
7 TP	2 | 3 | 2

Stats

Priority	Stats
Damage	Critical Rate, Critical Power (CP), INT → ordered by priority
Defense	Vitality → more Vitality means more HP and P.Def

Accessories

Setup	Accessories
Damage	Rings with 40+ INT / 20+ CP, the 3rd stat could be movement speed, M.Acc, or M.Atk depending on what you need.
Defense	Rings with 40+ Vitality / 20+ CP, the 3rd stat could be movement speed, M.Acc, or M.Atk depending on what you need.

Pets & Belt

Slot	Recommendation
Belt pets	Cheap setup: 3 White Dragons S1 or 3 Ethereal Pixies S2 + Mephisto/Lunacy/M.Hector card Normal setup: 3 Ethereal Pixies S2, 2 unicorns S5, Snowman
Summoned pet	Ethereal Pixie

Gear

Progression Path

1. R2 helmet +20 (all skills +1)
2. Circus weapons and accessories from Circus dungeon and Astral
3. Parallel World gear (either trash stats 2 slots with your main skill, or max slots in each gear but trash skill, depends on what you could find)
4. Island of gods weapons and rings — these also drop in HC RoA.
5. DD Accessories and Yushiva belt
6. Lava gear (boots, gloves, armor, helmet)
7. Medal
8. Emblem

Optimization

You upgrade the above when it's applicable e.g., more slots in belt, +24 weapon, +24 medusa helmet, better stats on gear. You always prioritize stats like the following item:

Example of purple stats you look for:

• Evasion and movement speed on boots | Evasion or CP on armor, Emblem, Medal
• M.accuracy on gloves, medal or emblem

Stat Targets & Item Stat Info
M.accuracy Target
RoA	1000+ M.accuracy
Hidden RoA	1200+ M.accuracy
DD6 (level 180)	1500+ M.accuracy
SF (level 200)	2000+ M.accuracy
Item Stat Examples
M.accuracy	~200+ on gloves, emblem, or medal
Crit power	~11+ on gloves, emblem, medal
Evasion	~160+ on boots, armor, medal, or emblem
Movement Speed	~17+ on boots, 30+ on rings
You can find the exact min/max stats on the Discord channel (to be imported here soon).

Boss Cards

Boss cards provide massive stat boosts that rival high-level gear upgrades. Check the full guide for priority cards and collection details:

Titles

• Title for Reduced Damage: Camper
  (Purchase a tent from Merchant in Hidden Village)
• Titles from Underground Dungeons Stage 4:

  Title	Location	Intelligence	Wisdom
  Akt IV, Scene IV Presto	Palmir Plateau	+28	+23
  Akt IV, Scene IV Vivace	Palmir Plateau	+23	+19
  Akt IV, Scene IV Moderato	Palmir Plateau	+19	+16
  Akt IV, Scene III Presto	Crystal Valley	+22	+18

Leveling Progression

• How to reach 1–150
• 151–175 Progression
• 175–220 Progression

Tips

1. Kiting is very important with this class , prioritize movement speed in rings.
2. Use Divine Shield for hard encounters to buy time and avoid lethal damage.

Endgame

Performance	8/10
Solo Ability	8/10