Taunt

For the Giant-only Gesture, see Gesture#Premium Gestures.

Description

A skill that allows you to draw the attention of enemies. You can use this skill to distract monsters actively attacking your party members. The drawn enemy becomes Peeved, and it will attack you with increased speed and decreased ATT and Magic Attack. Higher Rank in this skill allows you to draw more enemies from further away and with greater intensity. Enemies that are too strong can't be provoked, so be careful.

Details

Giant-only skill.
Performs a gesture that provokes nearby monsters into attacking aggressively, violating all aggro principles.
Successful taunts will cause small puffs of steam to appear above the enemy, reducing their damage and increasing their movement speed.
- This is shown by a debuff (Peeved) which also causes enemies to receive no aggro from any player other than the Giant.
Enemy Barrier Spikes can be taunted.

Summary

Rank	N	F	E	D	C	B	A	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Required AP	-	3	4	5	6	7	8	10			12	14	16	18	20	25
Required AP (Total)	-	3	7	12	18	25	33	43	53	63	75	89	105	123	143	168
Additional Str (Total)	-	+1	+2	+3	+4	+5	+6	+8	+9	+10	+12	+15	+17	+19	+21	+24
Additional Stamina (Total)	-	+1	+2	+3	+4	+5	+6	+8	+9	+10	+12	+15	+17	+19	+21	+24
Stamina Use	5				7			9				11
Cooldown (sec)	10
Duration [sec]	6.0		6.3	6.7	7.0	7.4	7.8	9.0	9.3	9.7	10	11		12	13	15
Range	400	500		550		600		650		700		800		900		1000
Minimum Monsters Lured	1	3					4				6					8
Maximum Monsters Lured	1	4					6				8					10
Target Debuff?	20	25						30				40				50
Target Debuff?	1		2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Target Debuff?	1		2		3		4		5		6		7	8	9	10
Skill CP (Total)	-	20	40	60	80	100	120	140	160	180	200	230	260	290	320	350
Stat CP (Total)	-	1.33	2.66	3.99	5.32	6.65	7.98	10.64	11.97	13.33	16.96	19.95	22.61	25.27	27.96	33.92

Obtaining the Skill

Abstaining from Emotion
How to Get Quest	Talk to Taunes with the Skills Keyword with a current level 20 or more
Briefing	If you know how to control your emotions, you can become a great warrior. Try to master your fears, show compassion toward others, and conceal your violent energy. Then you will be able to lure your enemies and learn the Taunt skill. - Taunes
Objectives	Hunt 5 White Snowfield Bears Talk with Taunes Buy a Pot of Basil and Deliver it to Taunes Talk with Atrata Talk with Taunes
Rewards	500 Experience Points Obtain the Taunt Skill
Additional Information	To acquire a Pot of Basil, one must access Wanst's Secret Shop. It is ideal to use 5 Likeability Potions. The Pot of Basil costs 2,000 Gold and is located in the "Special Prize" tab of Wanst's shop.

Training Method

Tips

Taunting 3 or more mobs will count towards training "Successfully attract multiple enemies."
- Combat Power does not matter for this requirement so it is best to go to places with low leveled mobs such as Foxes in Tir Chonail.
- You can also attempt it on Zombies in Another World due to their slow speed and abundance.
- Make a party with the Finish Rule as "Anyone in the Party" and in a Mimic room, Kill 1 Mimic and do not finish it. Instead, use Taunt and it will count towards attracting multiple enemies if there are at least 3 mimics dormant nearby.
Since Taunt's duration is longer than its cooldown at high ranks, and an enemy cannot have Taunt refreshed, you may need to wait for the effects to wear off before re-applying.

Novice Rank

AP: -

Effects: Monsters can be lured

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
See Obtaining the Skill.	100.00	1	100.00

Rank F

AP: 3
Stat Improvement: Str and Stamina +1 (+1 Total)
Effects: Stronger monsters can be lured for a longer duration.

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Try to use the skill.	5.00	30	150.00
Successfully attract an enemy.	5.00	30	150.00

Rank E

AP: 4
Stat Improvement: Str and Stamina +1 (+2 Total)
Effects: Stronger monsters can be lured for a longer duration.

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Try to use the skill.	2.00	200	400.00
Successfully attract an enemy.	3.00	50	150.00

Rank D

AP: 5
Stat Improvement: Str and Stamina +1 (+3 Total)
Effects: Stronger monsters can be lured for a longer duration.

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Try to use the skill.	1.00	150	150.00
Successfully attract an enemy.	2.00	150	300.00
Successfully attract a Strong-level enemy.	5.00	15	75.00

Rank C

AP: 6
Stat Improvement: Str and Stamina +1 (+4 Total)
Effects: Stronger monsters can be lured for a longer duration.

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Try to use the skill.	0.50	300	150.00
Successfully attract an enemy.	1.00	150	150.00
Successfully attract a Strong-level enemy.	3.00	20	60.00

Rank B

AP: 7
Stat Improvement: Str and Stamina +1 (+5 Total)
Effects: Stronger monsters can be lured for a longer duration.

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Try to use the skill.	0.50	200	100.00
Successfully attract an enemy.	0.50	500	250.00
Successfully attract a Strong-level enemy.	2.00	40	80.00

Rank A

AP: 8
Stat Improvement: Str and Stamina +1 (+6 Total)
Effects: Stronger monsters can be lured for a longer duration.

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Try to use the skill.	0.25	300	75.00
Successfully attract an enemy.	0.25	200	50.00
Successfully attract a Strong-level enemy.	1.00	50	50.00
Successfully attract multiple enemies.	4.00	15	60.00

Rank 9

AP: 10
Stat Improvement: Str and Stamina +2 (+8 Total)
Effects: Stronger monsters can be lured for a longer duration.

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Try to use the skill.	0.20	500	100.00
Successfully attract an enemy.	0.20	300	60.00
Successfully attract a Strong-level enemy.	0.50	150	75.00
Successfully attract multiple enemies.	2.00	50	100.00

Rank 8

AP: 10
Stat Improvement: Str and Stamina +1 (+9 Total)
Effects: Stronger monsters can be lured for a longer duration.

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Try to use the skill.	0.10	500	50.00
Successfully attract an enemy.	0.10	300	30.00
Successfully attract a Strong-level enemy.	0.25	150	37.50
Successfully attract an Awful-level enemy.	4.00	10	40.00
Successfully attract multiple enemies.	1.00	50	50.00

Rank 7

AP: 10
Stat Improvement: Str and Stamina +1 (+10 Total)
Effects: Stronger monsters can be lured for a longer duration.

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Try to use the skill.	0.10	500	50.00
Successfully attract an enemy.	0.10	300	30.00
Successfully attract a Strong-level enemy.	0.20	200	40.00
Successfully attract an Awful-level enemy.	2.00	15	30.00
Successfully attract multiple enemies.	0.50	100	50.00

Rank 6

AP: 12
Stat Improvement: Str and Stamina +2 (+12 Total)
Effects: Stronger monsters can be lured for a longer duration.

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Try to use the skill.	0.05	800	40.00
Successfully attract an enemy.	0.05	300	15.00
Successfully attract a Strong-level enemy.	0.10	100	10.00
Successfully attract an Awful-level enemy.	1.00	50	50.00
Successfully attract multiple enemies.	0.25	100	25.00

Rank 5

AP: 14
Stat Improvement: Str and Stamina +3 (+15 Total)
Effects: Stronger monsters can be lured for a longer duration, Increased Range.

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Try to use the skill.	0.025	1000	25.00
Successfully attract an enemy.	0.025	500	12.50
Successfully attract a Strong-level enemy.	0.05	200	10.00
Successfully attract an Awful-level enemy.	0.50	60	30.00
Successfully attract a Boss-level enemy.	4.00	15	60.00
Successfully attract multiple enemies.	0.25	200	50.00

Rank 4

AP: 16
Stat Improvement: Str and Stamina +2 (+17 Total)
Effects: Stronger monsters can be lured for a longer duration.

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Try to use the skill.	0.025	1500	37.50
Successfully attract an enemy.	0.025	400	10.00
Successfully attract a Strong-level enemy.	0.05	200	10.00
Successfully attract an Awful-level enemy.	0.40	40	16.00
Successfully attract a Boss-level enemy.	3.00	20	60.00
Successfully attract multiple enemies.	0.25	200	50.00

Rank 3

AP: 18
Stat Improvement: Str and Stamina +2 (+19 Total)
Effects: Stronger monsters can be lured for a longer duration.

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Try to use the skill.	0.02	2000	40.00
Successfully attract an enemy.	0.02	600	12.00
Successfully attract a Strong-level enemy.	0.05	400	20.00
Successfully attract an Awful-level enemy.	0.30	50	15.00
Successfully attract a Boss-level enemy.	2.00	25	50.00
Successfully attract multiple enemies.	0.20	200	40.00

Rank 2

AP: 20
Stat Improvement: Str and Stamina +2 (+21 Total)
Effects: Stronger monsters can be lured for a longer duration.

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Try to use the skill.	0.02	2000	40.00
Successfully attract an enemy.	0.02	500	10.00
Successfully attract a Strong-level enemy.	0.04	300	12.00
Successfully attract an Awful-level enemy.	0.25	100	25.00
Successfully attract a Boss-level enemy.	1.00	40	40.00
Successfully attract multiple enemies.	0.15	200	30.00

Rank 1

AP: 25
Stat Improvement: Str and Stamina +3 (+24 Total)
Effects: Stronger monsters can be lured for a longer duration, Increased Range.

Method	Exp.	Count	Total
Try to use the skill.	0.02	2000	40.00
Successfully attract an enemy.	0.015	1000	15.00
Successfully attract a Strong-level enemy.	0.03	400	12.00
Successfully attract an Awful-level enemy.	0.20	200	40.00
Successfully attract a Boss-level enemy.	1.00	30	30.00
Successfully attract multiple enemies.	0.12	400	48.00

Master Title

the Master of Taunt

Stamina +30
Taunt a Stronger Enemy
Dex -10
Int -20

Trivia

Shakespeare can use Taunt despite being a Human.

Related Enchants

Name	Type, Rank	Enchants Onto	Effect(s)	Comes On/From
Duke Personalize^[1] (link) (edit)	Prefix, 4	Weapons	When Blunt Mastery is Rank 6 or higher Attack Speed +1~3 When Taunt is Rank 6 or higher Luck +15 When Axe Mastery is Rank 6 or higher Max HP +15 When Sword Mastery is Rank 6 or higher Strength +20~30	Broadsword (Auction), Exclusive Enchant Scroll (Alban Knights Training Grounds C Rank)
Titanic (link) (edit)	Prefix, 8	Two-handed Axes	When Taunt is Rank 9 or higher Strength +25 When Wind Guard is Rank 5 or higher Strength +30 Intelligence -50	Enchant Scroll (Ciar Advanced Hardmode Reward), Lute (Alby Advanced Hardmode Reward)

↑ Note: Once an item is personalized by an enchant, the personalization is permanent, even if the personalizing enchant is later overwritten by another enchant.

[Personalize-1] Note: Once an item is personalized by an enchant, the personalization is permanent, even if the personalizing enchant is later overwritten by another enchant.

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