Advancement Test Hall/Firebolt

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Description

Use Firebolt to defeat as many monsters as you can within the time limit. Dealing more damage will result in a higher score. As the test rank increases, stronger monsters will appear and you will need a higher score to pass the test.

Equipment

• Advancement Outfit
• Fire Wand

Points

• 30 Points: Attack an enemy with Firebolt
• 200 Points: Defeat an enemy with Firebolt
• 100 Points: Attack the Crystal Golem with Firebolt
• 1% of the damage inflicted on the Crystal Golem is converted into points

Test Spawn Patterns

4 colored Crystals will appear when the test starts. Defeating a crystal will make the others invulnerable and summon a wave with the element corresponding to the color of the crystal.

• Dan 1
• Dan 2
• Dan 3

Waves

• Wave 1:
  • 13 Grumbill (Orange) or
  • 13 Grumbill (Brown) or
  • 13 Grumbill (Pink)
• Wave 2:
  • 13 Lightning Sprite or
  • 13 Ice Sprite or
  • 13 Fire Sprite
• Wave 3:
  • 12 Ice Sprite, 1 Giant Ice Sprite or
  • 12 Fire Sprite, 1 Giant Fire Sprite
• Wave 4+:
  • Crystal Golem

Waves

• Wave 1:
  • 13 Grumbill (Orange) or
  • 13 Grumbill (Brown) or
  • 13 Grumbill (Pink)
• Wave 2:
  • 13 Lightning Sprite or
  • 13 Ice Sprite or
  • 13 Fire Sprite
• Wave 3:
  • 12 Ice Sprite, 1 Giant Ice Sprite or
  • 12 Fire Sprite, 1 Giant Fire Sprite
• Wave 4+:
  • Crystal Golem

Waves

• Wave 1:
  • 13 Grumbill (Orange) or
  • 13 Grumbill (Brown) or
  • 13 Grumbill (Pink)
• Wave 2:
  • 13 Lightning Sprite or
  • 13 Ice Sprite or
  • 13 Fire Sprite
• Wave 3:
  • 12 Ice Sprite, 1 Giant Ice Sprite or
  • 12 Fire Sprite, 1 Giant Fire Sprite
• Wave 4+:
  • Crystal Golem

General Tips

• Snap Cast's cooldown is reset upon defeating a monster.
  • A strategy to amass points would be to make use of Snap Cast every time its cooldown is reset.
    • However, that may also draw extra monster aggro onto you.
• If Snap Cast is unavailable, single casts of Lightning Bolt are a better use of time rather than charging it for the maximum charge extra damage.
• Fully charge your bolt spell right after defeating the elemental crystal, as there will be a short delay before the monsters spawn in.
• Your Magic and Close Combat ranks will carry over into the test, so having higher ranks would be useful.
  • Having Rank 1 Spellwalk active may help improve your score, as you can charge spells while running.
• The crystals have 1 HP and will go down with any type of hit.
  • Magic cooldowns are reset upon defeating a crystal, including the crystal golems.
• In order to maximize points gained, you may spawn ice monsters on waves 1 and 2.
  • However, some players suggest choosing fire for wave 3, since the Fireball attack of the Giant Fire Sprite is easier to avoid, where choosing ice will give a Giant Ice Sprite which can lock you with consecutive Ice Spear attacks. The downside of this approach is that the Giant Fire Sprite has a very high elemental defense against Firebolt. If you are trying this approach, it may be more efficient to use Smash and/or Windmill to take out the Giant Fire Sprite quickly.
• Wave 3 will always consist of either a Fire or Ice Crystal.
• Players should prioritize destroying the Fire Crystal on Wave 3 because of the Giant Elemental Sprite. It is easier to dodge the fireballs than be permanently ice speared.
• For wave 4+, Firebolt's ability to knock down the golem boss will allow you to easily accumulate points.
  • Have Counterattack ready to use for when it rushes towards you.
    • You may need to use Defense if Counterattack is still on cooldown.