Advancement Test Hall

The Advancement Hall on the map.

The Advancement Test Hall's exam rooms are octagon shaped.

For a list of all Advancement Tests, see Dan Tests.

Description

• The Advancement Test Hall is an academy located in northern Emain Macha, surrounded by numerous evergreen trees.
• Players who have rank 1 in particular skills can take a difficult test here, to qualify for an upper title rank that states you are skilled enough to pass a test on a certain level.
• Dan ranks require AP, and improve each skill in some way (Additional Stats, or skill effectiveness/damage).

Details

• The skill you are trying to advance must be Rank 1 in order to take the Advancement Test.
  • You do not need to master the skill to take the test.
  • You do need to train the skill to at least 100 points.
    • All skill training will be reset for a particular skill after each Dan rank achieved after rank 1.
      • This means you must retrain a skill to at least 100 points between every rank past 1.
• Speak to the Advancement Guide, inside the Advancement Test Hall, to apply for a particular skill's test.

Applying for an Advancement Exam

• The cost of each test depends on the Dan rank.
  • Dan 0 → 1 Tests cost 10,000 Gold.
  • Dan 1 → 2 Tests cost 20,000 Gold.
  • Dan 2 → 3 Tests cost 30,000 Gold.
• To begin an Advancement Exam, speak to the Advancement Guide and choose the skill you wish to advance.
  • Exams are available at the Advancement Arena every day at any time.
• To pass the exam, you use the skill being tested to score points.
  • You may pass up to two exams a day. This resets at EDT: 10:00am
    UTC: 2:00pm
    AEST: 12:00am
    7:00am PDT100.
    • If you exit before the test ends, it will not count as a pass for the day.
    • If you do not score at least A rank, it will not count as a pass for the day.

Taking an Advancement Exam

• After applying, you will be transferred into the examination room.
  • You will role-play as your own character with an Advancement Outfit and specific weapons or tools.
  • You will also retain your own character's skill ranks during the exam.
  • Your stats inside the exam will be modified.
• The following are also unavailable during the exam:
  • Titles
  • Skills not permitted for the exam you are taking
  • Potion Poisoning prior to entering the exam
    • You may still get potion poisoning inside the exam
  • Items
    • You may still obtain items inside the exam
  • Bonuses from Foods
    • However this only applies to short-term food effects and not long-term temporary stat gain.
• When you exit the examination room, your experience points, skills, hot keys, and titles will be restored to their former values.

Passing an Advancement Exam

Rank	A	S	SS
Rank 1 → Dan 1	6000	8000	10000
Dan 1 → Dan 2	7000	9000	11000
Dan 2 → Dan 3	8000	10000	12000
Rank	A	S	SS
Rank 1 → Dan 1	1
Dan 1 → Dan 2	1	2	3
Dan 2 → Dan 3	3	4	5

• In order to pass the exam, the player must score A-rank or higher.
  • Dan 0 → 1 requires you get A rank once to rank it.
  • Dan 1 → 2 requires you get S rank twice.
  • Dan 2 → 3 requires you get SS rank twice.
• The number of Advancement Badges acquired also varies depending on Dan rank and grade.
• The scores required to meet a certain rank differ for each Dan.
• The player may select which dan rank to aim for.
  • If the player does not obtain enough points for the chosen rank, the test will count as a fail
  • For example, if the player aims for a SS rank and gets enough points to reach A rank, the test will be counted as a failure.
  • Once enough points are gathered to reach the selected rank, the Dan test will immediately end.
• Upgrading skills requires Ability Points.
  • It costs 7 Ability Points to upgrade from Rank 1 → 1st Dan.
  • It costs 10 Ability Points to upgrade from 1st Dan → 2nd Dan.
  • It costs 15 Ability Points to upgrade from 2nd Dan → 3rd Dan.

Tests

• See Dan Tests for a grouping of all Dan Tests.
• See below for specific information and tips regarding each test.

• Life
• Combat
• Magic
• Alchemy
• Martial Arts
• Puppetry
• Dual Gun
• Ninja
• Chain Slash

• Tailoring
• Blacksmithing
• Magic Craft
• Hillwen Engineering
• Potion Making
• Fynn Bead Burnishing

Combat Mastery

Defense

Smash

Counterattack

Windmill

Charge

Assault Slash

Ranged Attack

Magnum Shot

Crash Shot

Lance Charge

Icebolt

Lightning Bolt

Firebolt

Ice Spear

Thunder

Fireball

Lightning Rod

Healing

Water Cannon

Sand Burst

Flame Burst

Combo: Charging Strike

Combo: Spinning Uppercut

Combo: Pummel

Act 4: Rising Action

Act 6: Crisis

Flash Launcher

Shooting Rush

Shuriken Charge

Kunai Storm

Spinning Slasher

Death Mark

Local NPCs

NPC	Occupation	Location
Advancement Guide	Advancement Test Coordinator	Advancement Test Hall

Rewards

Combo Card Customization

• Combo Cards can be customized by the Advancement Guide so long as the skill in question normally appears on Combo Cards and is Dan-eligible.
• Successfully completing Advancement Tests will reward the player with Advancement Badges; these are needed to perform customization.
• For more information, see here.

Titles

• A Dan Title is a 2nd Title that may be used alongside a Master 1st Title in the corresponding Talent.
  • Unlike most 2nd Titles, Dan Titles are prefixes.
• Dan Titles are rewarded when one available skill reaches 1st Dan for a respective talent.
  • It is possible to obtain a Dan Title before any corresponding Master Titles, but it may not be worn without wearing a Master Title.
• who is Known Far and Wide as for any Life skill.
• the Stormborne who is for any Combat skill.
• the One with Wisdom who is for any Magic skill.
• the One with a Hunch who is for any Alchemy skill.
• the Killer of 2 in a Single Shot who is for any Martial Arts skill.
• the Puppet Whisperer who is for any Puppetry skill.
• the Completionist who is for any Dual Gun skill.
• the Fleet-footed who is for any Ninja skill.
• the Slasher of the Night who is for any Chain skill.

Enchants

• Enchants are rewarded when all available skills reach 3rd Dan for a respective talent.
  • All Enchants are Rank 1 Prefixes.
• Rocket Arrow and Designer for Life skills.
• Deadly Blow, Robin Hood, and Intense for Combat skills.
• Encyclopedic for Magic skills.
• Sage Stone for Alchemy skills.
• Master of Martial Arts for Martial Arts skills.
• Will of Doll for Puppetry skills.
• Rapid Fire Maniac for Dual Gun skills.
• Wild Ninja for Ninja skills.
• Chained in Darkness for Chain skills.

Eligibility Certificates

• Eligibility Certificates are rewarded when all available skills reach 3rd Dan for a respective talent.
  • Equip them as accessories to have a special idle animation when no weapons are equipped.
  • See below for gallery.

Trivia

• Dan (段) is a term in martial arts (indicating grade, step, or level).
• The Advancement Guide replaced the Advancement Test Helper with the Skill Advancement Renewal Update, though some of the features of the Helper were removed from the game.

Gallery

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  Advancement Test promotional art.

Eligibility Certificate Gallery

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  The Advancement Test Hall's Blason.

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  Alchemy Eligibility Certificate's Pose

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  Combat Eligibility Certificate's Pose

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  Dual Gun Eligibility Certificate's Pose

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  Martial Arts Eligibility Certificate's Pose

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  Life Eligibility Certificate's Pose

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  Magic Eligibility Certificate's Pose

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  Ninja Eligibility Certificate's Pose

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  Puppetry Eligibility Certificate's Pose

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  Chain Slash Eligibility Certificate's Pose