Artale Dark Knight Guide

Swordman → Spearman → Dragon Knight → Dark Knight

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Quick take

The 4th job has 2 builds: Build 1 (Solo Skelegons), Build 2 (Fish houses first); pick by your situation and see "Skill build" for the order.
After Lv.120 there are 4 places to train (1 of them work with a party); the best reported EXP is Ulu Estate I/II, Entrance / Centre of / Along the Ulu City, about 4.4M–5.6M per 10 minutes solo.
In Singapore the best report is Ulu Estate II: a median of about 5M per 10 minutes (9 reports, Lv.170–184).

Summed up from the sections below, where the details and exceptions are; sources are listed at the end of the page.

What it plays like

High floor, medium ceiling; great survival, medium damage. Ratings (out of 5): training 4, field bosses 4, farming 4, raids 5. Early 3rd job is rough (short reach, no damage cut, potion-hungry); 4th job pulling skills make training comfortable.
In raids, Hyper Body and Power Crash (reworked in Artale to 1% damage cut per 1,000 HP, up to 20%) make teammates much safer, a role nobody else fills.

Stats

Skip the fixed 3 STR : 2 DEX rule; instead ask what you'll hunt, how much accuracy it needs, and how to cover the gap (use an accuracy calculator). 1 DEX = 0.8 accuracy, 1 LUK = 0.5; Spear/Polearm Mastery gives +20; Bless +20, accuracy potions +5 and pills +10 don't stack — pick one.
You've 'graduated' a patch once gear plus pills reach the accuracy you need and all AP can go into STR. Skelegons need 137 accuracy; 127 from gear alone (before a pill) is a soft graduation.

Training in Singapore

Map	Median EXP	Reports	Levels
Ulu Estate II	~5M	9	170–184
Ghost Ship 6	~4M	3	168–187
Along the Ulu City	~3.55M	2	167–175
Central Way 2	~3.5M	9	129–162
Road to Oblivion 6	~3.4M	1	178

EXP is the median of player reports per 10 minutes from Sep 2026 (before the 9/29 update), mixing runs with and without Holy Symbol and event bonuses — a rough guide only.

Tests with 8,000 polearm range and 195 accuracy with Bless (with Holy Symbol): Ulu Estate II 4.75M, Along the Ulu City 4.6M, City Centre 4.25M, Ghost Ship 6 3.9M, Central Way 2 3.65M, Oblivion 4/6 3.6M. A video also shows Ulu Estate I at about 5.62M with four Dragon Crusher hits — no need to fight over Estate II.
Central Way 2 monsters only deal touch damage, no magic, so it costs less than Skelegons; most reports are from Lv.130–160.

Skill build

Click a skill for the skill database; the number after the slash is its max level. SP per job: 61 at 1st (67 for magicians), 121 at 2nd, 151 at 3rd.

Beginner

Artale's Three Snails uses no snail shells, so it carries you through the early levels.
Heal now restores HP over a minute and saves a lot of potions early on; Nimble Feet 3 is fine too if you want speed.

1st job

Swordman

SP 61

Same as the Hero 1st job.

Artale maps spawn densely, so the area skill Slash Blast beats single-target Power Strike; max Slash Blast first.
Iron Body gives +10 speed in Artale; level 19 is enough (19 and 20 only differ in duration).
HP Recovery and Endure also work while moving.

2nd job

Spearman

SP 121

This build uses a spear only; take the polearm versions with a polearm.
Hyper Body raises the party's max HP and is wanted in every party.
At Lv.70 you can reset skills to take both spear and polearm Mastery and Booster at 20.

3rd job

Dragon Knight

SP 151

Use Spear Crusher on three or fewer monsters and Spear Fury on four or more; spend the last 11 points on Dragon Roar or Sacrifice.
Crusher and Fury now raise weapon mastery while used; Power Crash became a party buff that cuts monster damage by 20%.

4th job

Dark Knight

Build 1Solo Skelegons

Build 2Fish houses first

Build 1 two-shots Skelegons once Power Stance is 30 (about 5,600 range); from about 7,000 range, around Lv.160, three hits with the purple-charge spear work. If damage is short, take Beholder’s Aura to 20 early.
After Beholder’s Aura 25, pick one: Hex of the Beholder (fish houses, 500 HP every 4 s, saves about 75k potions per 10 minutes), Achilles (Skelegons and Hard Papulatus, 15% less damage, saves about 65k), or Monster Magnet (speed, about 100k more EXP per 10 minutes at Skelegons).
Build 2 trains at the fish houses first, moving to Skelegons after Beholder’s Aura 20 or after Monster Magnet 30. Beholder’s Aura gives +1 attack speed at 11, +1 attack per level at 16–20 and +6% defense ignore per level at 21–25.
Berserk 30 lowers the Skelegon threshold a lot: two hits with Dragon Fury (spear) go from 5,809 to 4,685 range.
Berserk now triggers above 55% HP for 210%; Beholder's Aura gives +100 defense, +1 attack speed and ignores 30% weapon defense.

Leveling route

Level ranges are suggestions; later stages list several options to pick from by accuracy, damage and potion budget. EXP is a rough figure per 10 minutes, often with Holy Symbol or event bonuses.

10–20Lv
Solo
Orange MushroomLv.8
the empty house in Henesys
Throw snails until Lv.17.
20–25Lv
Solo
White RoosterLv.15 RoosterLv.20
Thailand floating market (World Tour)
At 20, buy the Spirit spear from the officer at the Japan shrine.
25–30Lv
Solo
Wild BoarLv.25
Reach 44 accuracy before 2nd job.
30–40Lv
Solo
Fire BoarLv.32
East Rocky Mountain VI
35–40Lv
Solo
Toy TrojanLv.39
Ludibrium Cloud Terrace 3
Fit 15 Ludibrium PQ runs in at 35–50 for the glasses.
40–50Lv
Solo
DrakeLv.50
Drake Hunting Ground
50–66Lv
Solo
Wild KargoLv.62
Wild Cargo's Area
70–90Lv
Solo
Funny CDLv.72
Taipei 101 Celebrity Avenue (CD monsters)
Solo training at Lv.70–80 is slow for 3rd job warriors; step back a map if needed. South Celebrity Avenue gets easier on accuracy from 76.
90–120Lv
Solo
GobyLv.85 Blue WyvernLv.101
Deep Sea Gorge II fish houses; Blue Wyvern's Nest
Fish houses make money (about 129 accuracy); Blue Wyverns need about 141 and lose money.
110–150Lv
Solo
SkelegonLv.110 SkelosaurusLv.113
Leafre, Nest of a Dead Dragon (Skelegons)
Solo and profitable (sell all drops); about 137 accuracy.
110–150Lv
Party
Jr. NewtieLv.105
Destroyed Dragon Nest (Jr. Newties)
A party map; about 141 accuracy.
140–200Lv
Solo~3.4M–3.6M/10 min
Oblivion MonkLv.121 Oblivion Monk TraineeLv.124 Oblivion GuardianLv.128 Chief Oblivion GuardianLv.131
Temple of Time, Road to Oblivion 1–6
Solo and profitable. Accuracy: Monks 150, Trainees 158, Guardians 165, Chief Guardians 173. At 8,000 polearm range, Oblivion 4/6 gave about 3.6M (with Holy Symbol).
125–165Lv
SoloParty~2.8M–4M/10 min
BinerLv.120 BatooLv.121 StopnowLv.123 NospeedLv.124
Singapore, Central Way 2
Most reports are from Lv.130–160; touch damage only, no magic, cheaper than Skelegons.
140–190Lv
Solo~3.9M–4.3M/10 min
Pac PinkyLv.132 SlimyLv.135 Selkie Jr.Lv.133 Mr. AnchorLv.136
Singapore, Ghost Ship 1/2/5/6
Small, dense and easier to find empty, but monsters hit hard.
150–200Lv
Solo~4.4M–5.6M/10 min
BerserkieLv.142 VeetronLv.144 SlygieLv.146 PetrifighterLv.148 MontrecerLv.147
Ulu Estate I/II, Entrance / Centre of / Along the Ulu City
At 8,000 polearm range (with Holy Symbol): Estate II 4.75M, Along the City 4.6M, City Centre 4.25M; Ulu Estate I with four Dragon Crusher hits reached about 5.62M, no need to fight over Estate II.

Gear

Spears: the 1,500-day Maple flag at 30, Maple spear at 43, Maple Silver Moon spear at 64 (auction, as budget allows); polearms: Maple Karstan at 64, and the purple surfboard at 95 is a must.
High-level spears at 100, 110 (if 120 is too pricey) and 120. Replace a weapon only for 10+ more attack; on other slots fix accuracy first, then attack and STR.
Use only the spear in 3rd job; switch to spear plus polearm once you have the purple surfboard and 5,000 max range.

Tips

A Haste buffer frees your gear from speed and jump and adds 50% mesos; Dark Knights are close to mandatory in raids.

References

Job guides and leveling

Skill builds

Singapore

Some guides date from 2025 (4th job opened on the Taiwan server in Jan 2026) and may change with updates; add your tips in the comments below.