Mercedes is one of the best combo classes in the game. She excels at her big burst damage and her mobility. Great for party bosses as well since she has some good debuffs and buffs. This is a class that rewards you greatly for the time you put in to learn the combos. It can seem bad at first but that is only because you aren’t playing it to its full potential.
There will be a section on the Mercedes Combos below for highest dps and for which situations.
| Best in Slot | Main |
| BiS Weapon |  Genesis Dual Bowguns |
| BiS Secondary |  Princess No’s Accursed Arrow |
| Class | Archer |
| Shared Cash Shop | All Heroes |
| Legion Effect | Reduces skill cooldowns(+2/3/4/5/6%) |
| Max Link Skill |  Elven Blessing – Increased EXP +20% |
| Primary Stat | DEX |
| Secondary Stat | STR |
| BiS Inner Ability Top Line | Boss Damage +20% |
| Does it benefit from max Attack speed | Yes |
| 2 min or 3 min burst type? | 3 min |
Merc can reach max Attack Speed with just Green Pot (Monster Park) and Decent Speed Infusion. Even though her main burst skills are hurricane type skills you’ll really feel the Attack Speed difference while comboing. For a bossing mule you’ll do the same setup except you only need the Primary Node and Secondary Node, can settle for less boss damage, and have Abso/Arcane Gear.
Mercedes 1st Job Skill Build
- Swift Dual Shot (+1), Spirit Jump (+1), Potential Power (+1)
- Spirit Jump (MAX)
- Potential Power (MAX)
- Sharp Aim (MAX)
- Swift Dual Shot (MAX)
Mercedes 1st Job Skill Explanation
Merc 1st job is easy just use Swift Dual Shot to mob and Spirit Jump to get to mobs. There is a beginner skill called Updraft, it lets you quickly move up ladders and rope by pressing Up Arrow Key + Jump while hanging on. Very fun and useful skill.
| Skill Name | Max Lvl Description | Purpose |
 Swift Dual Shot | MP Cost: 14, Arrows Fired: 3, Damage: 125%, Max Monsters Hit: 3 | 1st Job Mobbing Skill |
 Potential Power | Movement Speed: +30, Max Movement Speed Limit: +165, Damage: +20%, Enemy Attack Avoidance Rate: 20% | Passive Buff |
 Spirit Jump | MP Cost: 10, allows you to jump a greater distance | Active Flash Jump Skill (can be used to go upwards by pressing up key and jump at the same time) |
 Sharp Aim | Critical Rate: +40% | Passive Buff |
Mercedes 2nd Job Skill Build
- Piercing Storm (+1), Rising Rush (+1), Parting Shot (+1)
- Dual Bowguns Mastery (+5), Agile Bowguns (+1)
- Spirit Surge (MAX)
- Piercing Storm (MAX)
- Dual Bowguns Mastery (MAX)
- Physical Training (MAX)
- Agile Bowguns (MAX)
- Final Attack: Dual Bowguns (MAX)
- Dual Bowguns Booster (MAX)
- Rising Rush (MAX)
- Parting Shot (MAX)
Mercedes 2nd Job Skill Explanation
Merc 2nd job is where you’ll get an introduction to some combos. Rising Rush and Parting Shot are the notable skills.
Rising Rush is a skill that launches mobs into the air which then can be linked with another skill. This is a skill that will be useful even at end game so make sure to keep it on your keyboard and use it.
Parting Shot fires arrows at mobs that were launched in the air by Rising Rush. Not used after 2nd job since there are better options.
You’ll be using Piercing Storm, Rising Rush, and Parting Shot to mob till 3rd job. If feeling lazy or only making it as a link/legion character, then just use Piercing Storm to mob.
| Skill Name | Max Lvl Description | Purpose |
 Piercing Storm | MP Cost: 24, Damage: 120%, Max Monsters Hit: 6, Number of Penetration Attacks: 4 | 2nd Job Mobbing Skill |
 Rising Rush | MP Cost: 25, Damage: 250%, Launch Damage: 250%, Number of Attacks: 2 times, Max Enemies Hit: 8, Damage when Attacking Airborne Enemies: +30% | Combo Skill (launches mobs into air) |
 Parting Shot | MP Cost: 16, Damage: 85%, Number of Attacks: 4, Max Enemies Hit: 8 | Combo Skill (attacks mobs launched into the air) (not really used after 2nd job) |
 Agile Bowguns | Attack Speed: +2, DEX: +20 | Passive Buff |
 Spirit Surge | Damage: +30%, Critical Rate: +15% | Passive Buff |
 Dual Bowguns Mastery | Dual Bowguns Mastery: +50% | Passive Buff |
 Final Attack: Dual Bowguns | [Final Attack Skills] Final Attack Chance: 40%, Final Attack Damage: 75%, Number of Hits: 2 | Passive Skill |
 Physical Training | Permanently increase STR by 30 and DEX by 30 | Passive Buff |
Mercedes 3rd Job Skill Build
- Stunning Strikes (+1), Leap Tornado (+1), Gust Dive (+1), Aerial Barrage (+1), Elemental Knights (+1)
- Ignis Roar (MAX)
- Leap Tornado (MAX)
- Stunning Strikes (MAX)
- Unicorn Spike (MAX)
- Aerial Barrage (MAX)
- Gust Dive (MAX)
- Water Shield (MAX)
- Elemental Knights (MAX)
Mercedes 3rd Job Skill Build Explanation
Merc notable 3rd job skills are, Leap Tornado, Unicorn Spike, Gust Dive, Water Shield, Aerial Barrage, and Ignis Roar.
Leap Tornado is a core skill used for both mobbing and bossing. Must be in the air to use and links to other combo skills.
Unicorn Spike is a bossing skill that is used to debuff enemies. Make sure to always have the debuff applied while bossing.
Gust Dive is a situational combo skill that you use in the air to bring you quickly to the ground white dealing damage. It also has Super Stance which means you can’t be knocked back while using the skill.
Water Shield is an I-Frame (invincible) skill mainly used to setup burst, while bursting, or to get yourself out of a sticky situation.
Aerial Barrage is a combo skill that is mainly used for aerial combos. When used after Rising Rush it brings you into the air where you can link other skills. Situational since the standard combo is much easier to use than the aerial one.
Ignis Roar is the reason you want to combo skills and not just spam 1 of them. It gives you stackable FD while you are linking skills and comboing.
You’ll be using Stunning Strikes and Leap Tornado to mob until 4th job. If feeling lazy or only making it as a link/legion character, then just use Stunning Strikes to mob.
| Skill Name | Max Lvl Description | Purpose |
 Stunning Strikes | MP Cost: 35, Damage: 260%, Number of Arrows: 4, Max Monsters Hit: 5, Stun Chance: 80%, Stun Duration: 6 sec, Final Damage to Stunned Enemies: +20% | Easy Mobbing Skill |
 Leap Tornado | MP Cost: 45, Damage: 260%, Number of Attacks: 4, Max Enemies Hit: 8 | Combo Skill |
 Unicorn Spike | MP Cost: 62, Damage: 345%, Max Enemies Hit: 8, Number of Critical Attacks: 6, Additional Damage Debuff Chance: 100%, Additional Damage Debuff Duration: 60 sec, Additional Damage: 30% Cooldown: 9 sec Using link skills reduces cooldown by 1 sec | Active Debuff Skill (mainly used for bossing to deal 30% extra damage) |
 Gust Dive | MP Cost: 45, Damage: 280%, Number of Attacks: 4, Max Enemies Hit: 6 | Combo Skill |
 Water Shield | MP Cost: 5%, Invincibility Duration: 2 sec Cooldown: 70 sec [Passive Effects: Damage Taken: -30%, Status Resistance: +25, Elemental Resistance: +25%, Knockback Resistance: +40%] | I-Frame Skill (Invincible for a duration of time) |
 Aerial Barrage | MP Cost: 28, Damage: 105%, Max Enemies Hit: 8, Number of Attacks: 6 [Passive Effects – Rising Rush Damage: +100%] | Combo Skill |
 Elemental Knights | MP Cost: 60, Summons 1 random Spirit for 210 sec, can summon up to 2 Spirits Ice Spirit – Damage: 435%, Freeze Chance: 90%, Freeze Duration: 5 sec Fire Spirit – Damage: 435%, Damage over time: 110% damage every 1 sec for 5 sec Shadow Spirit – Damage: 548%Cooldown: 120 sec | Toggle Summon Skill (will summon on its own so you don’t need to do anything) |
 Ignis Roar | Final damage increased by 2% and Attack Speed by 1 when using linked skills Final damage increase due to linked skill usage can stack up to 10 times, lasts for 30 sec, damage is stacked additively [Passive Effects – Avoidability +20%, Final Damage +25%, ATT: +40] | Passive Buff (more FD as you link combo skills) |
Mercedes 4th Job Skill Build
- Rolling Moonsault (+1), Spikes Royale (+1), Ancient Warding (+1), Lightning Edge (+1)
- Staggering Strike (MAX)
- Ancient Warding (MAX)
- Dual Bowguns Expert (MAX)
- Spikes Royale (MAX)
- Lightning Edge (MAX)
- Advanced Final Attack (MAX)
- Defense Break (MAX)
- Maple Warrior (MAX)
- Rolling Moonsault (MAX)
- Ishtar’s Ring (MAX)
- Hero’s Will (MAX)
Mercedes 4th Job Skill Explanation
Merc 4th job is where you’ll get the rest of your main combos. Notable skills are Ishtar’s Ring, Spikes Royale, Lightning Edge, Rolling Moonsault, and Spirit Nimble Flight.
Ishtar’s Ring is a hurricane skill that is mainly used for bossing. Doing certain combos while bossing will do higher damage on burst but it is good for when stuff is on cooldown.
Spikes Royale is a skill that reduces enemy defense and lets you stay in the air for a little bit. Make sure debuff is always applied and used right away when entering a boss.
Lightning Edge is a dash skill that has some super stance.
Rolling Moonsault is a skill that spots you in the air, deals damage and resets your cooldown. If you use up jump it will not reset that.
Spirit Nimble Flight is a teleport skill but can only be used in the air and after another skill. If you press Lightning Edge and Spirit Nimble Flight + Up Arrow Key you can instantly go upwards. It cancels the previous skill so the faster you press it the quicker you’ll teleport.
For mobbing you’ll mainly be using Leap Tornado, Spikes Royale, Wrath of Enlil and Stunning Strikes. You can weave in the other skills but Leap Tornado is your best bet. For bossing you’ll want to use the combos below or just hold Ishtar’s Ring if you’re really lazy and are forced to boss.
| Skill Name | Max Lvl Description | Purpose |
 Ishtar’s Ring | MP Cost per attack: 10, Damage: 316%, Number of Attacks: 2 When hit, Ignis Roar Duration: +0.1 sec [Passive Effect: Unicorn Spikes Damage: +100%] | Main Bossing Skill (mainly for off burst when Spirit of Elluel runs out) (Combo will do more damage while burst skills are up) |
 Spikes Royale | MP Cost: 60. Delivers a Critical attack. Damage: 630%, Max Enemies Hit: 12, Number of Attacks: 4 Enemy DEF: -30%, Duration: 60 sec Cooldown: 5 sec Cooldown reduced by 1 second each time a linked skill is used [Passive Effect – Leaf Tornado Damage: +206% points] | Combo Skill |
 Lightning Edge | MP Cost: 74, Max Enemies Hit: 8, Damage: 420%, Number of Attacks: 3, and dash forward [Passive Effects – Gust Dive Damage: +237% points] | Dash Combo Skill (can instantly jump up if quickly linked with Spirit Nimble Flight) |
 Rolling Moonsault | MP Cost: 70, Max Enemies Hit: 8, Damage: 360%, Number of Attacks: 6 Spirit Jump is reset after use However, using Rolling Moonsault after an upward jump does not reset Spirit Jump Cooldown: 4 sec [Passive Effects – Rising Rush, Aerial Barrage Damage: +195%] | Combo and Air Stall Skill (can also reset your flash jump) |
 Spirit Nimble Flight | MP Cost: 250, cancels your current skill and move in the desired direction by using any arrow key while Mercedes is performing a skill mid-air Cooldown: 6 sec | Teleport Combo Skill (can only be used mid air after you use a skill) |
 Ancient Warding | MP Cost: 80, For 200 seconds, Attack Power +30%, HP: +1500 [Passive Effects: Ignis Roar’s Avoidability Chance: +20%, Knockback Resistance: +60%] | Active Buff (no cooldown so keep 100% up time or give it to a pet to auto buff) |
 Staggering Strikes | MP Cost: 35, Damage: 456%, Number of Arrows: 4, Max Enemies Hit: 8, Stun Chance: 80%, Stun Duration: 6 sec, Final Damage to Stunned Enemies: +20% | Passive Buff |
 Maple Warrior | MP Cost: 70, Increases all stats assigned APs by 15% for 900 sec | Active Buff for stats |
 Hero’s Will | MP Cost: 30, Cooldown: 300 sec | Active Skill that clears status effects |
 Dual Bowguns Expert | Dual Bowguns Mastery: +70%. Attack Power: +30, Critical Damage: +10% | Passive Buff |
 Defense Break | Ignored Enemy DEF: 25%, Final Damage +20%, When Attacking Boss Monsters – Damage: +20%, Critical Damage: +20% | Passive Buff |
 Advanced Final Attack | Attack Power: +20 permanently [Final Attack Skills] Final Attack Chance: 75%, Damage: 120%, Times Activated: 2 | Passive Skill |
Mercedes Hyper Skill Build
Merc has 3 passive hypers that you always get and 2 that are more up to preference and playstyle.
Must Have Passives
Ishtar’s Ring – Reinforce- Ishtar’s Ring – Boss Rush
- Spikes Royale – Armorbreak
Ishtar’s Ring – Reinforce
Ishtar’s Ring – Boss Rush
Spikes Royale – ArmorbreakYour Choice of 2 Passives
- Ishtar’s Ring – Guardbreak (if you’re mainly doing combos for dps this is very minimal)
- Spikes Royale – Temper Link (great for mobbing and combos but only boosts Leap Tornado. Don’t need if you’re already one shotting mobs)
- Spikes Royale – Reinforce (safe all around minimal damage boost)
- Water Shield – True Immunity 1 (if you have problem with stun balls and status get this one)
Ishtar’s Ring – Guardbreak (if you’re mainly doing combos for dps this is very minimal)
Spikes Royale – Temper Link (great for mobbing and combos but only boosts Leap Tornado. Don’t need if you’re already one shotting mobs)
Spikes Royale – Reinforce (safe all around minimal damage boost)
Water Shield – True Immunity 1 (if you have problem with stun balls and status get this one)Actives
- Wrath of Enlil
- Heroic Memories
- Elvish Blessing
Wrath of Enlil
Elvish BlessingWrath of Enlil is a great skill for bossing and mobbing. For bosses it applies a debuff that makes them untouchable. This means you’ll be able to stand near/on them without taking damage while it’s debuffed. It also has good range and damage.
Heroic Memories is an active buff mainly used for bursting.
Elvish Blessing is a no cooldown active buff. Make sure it is always active and you can put it on a pet for auto buff.
For a main you’ll want to take Spikes Royale – Temper Link and Ishtar’s Ring – Guardbreak. If you’re a Merc main you should be comfortable using the combos all the time for highest dps and be able to know your class well enough to dodge attacks/statuses. With 6th job you’ll want to use Ishtar’s Ring more.
For a bossing mule you’ll want Ishtar’s Ring – Guardbreak and Spikes Royale – Reinforce. Less combo heavy and intensive picks.
Mercedes 5th Job Skills
When you reach level 200 you’ll get access to your V Matrix and new 5th job skills. The best way to level them up is through Nodestones and Experience nodes. Mercedes V Skills are in order of importance are Spirit of Elluel, Irkalla’s Wrath, Royal Knights, and Sylvidia’s Flight.
Mercedes 5th Job Skill Explanation
| Skill Name | Max Lvl Description | Purpose |
 Spirit of Elluel | MP Cost: 1000, Duration: 90 sec, your afterimages may mimic the skills you use up to 3 times each Afterimage Final Damage: 60%Afterimage Skill Mimic Chance: 90% (-20% per successful mimic) Ishtar’s Ring and Irkalla’s Wrath Activation Chance: 50% Elluel’s Form – Deal 900% damage 8 times on up to 10 enemies every 10 sec, cooldown decreases by 1 sec after using a linked skill Cooldown: 180 sec | Big Buff Skill for Burst |
 Sylvidia’s Flight | MP Cost: 1000, Mount Duration: 25 sec Attack Power: +20%, Damage Taken: -25% (Includes HP% Based Attacks) Dash attack deals 1430% damage to up to 12 enemies 9 times Cooldown: 90 sec | Burst Skill (take less damage while mounted even from One Shots) (can’t combo while mounted so just for quick burst and then unmount) |
 Irkalla’s Wrath | MP Cost: 50, can press the key down for up to 6 sec., attacks up to 10 enemies in front of you to deal 880% damage 12 times consecutively When the attack hits, Ignis Roar Duration: +0.3 sec You can use it while walking backward and can change direction by pressing the direction key twice Cooldown: 180 sec | Big Burst Hurricane Skill (used at the end of the burst after all your buffs) (Hold key down for max damage) |
 Royal Knights | MP Cost: 1200, invincible during casting and disarmament Duration: 30 sec, up to 4 knights appear when attack by Mercedes hits, each dealing 800% damage 4 times, Cooldown: 1.4 sec Cooldown: 180 sec | I-Frame and Summon Skill (used as a part of your big burst) |
Mercedes Perfect Trio Nodes
In the V Matrix you’ll also have Boost Nodes. They are there to level up your 1st – 4th job skills past their initial cap. You’ll want to level up the most useful skills for your class and those will form your perfect trios.
For Mercedes these are the perfect nodes you’ll want to look for,
| Primary Bossing Node | Secondary Mobbing Node | Extra Node (for mains) |
 Ishtar’s Ring |  Leaf Tornado |  Elemental Knights |
 Unicorn Spike |  Spikes Royale |  Rising Rush |
 Stunning Strikes |  Wrath of Enlil |  Lightning Edge |
If you’re making a main, you’ll want to make all the nodes. If you’re making a boss mule it is recommended to get the Primary and Secondary but you could make do with just the Primary depending on what bosses you’ll be doing.
An explanation of perfect trios and full list of all classes and their perfect trio nodes here.
Mercedes Combos and Burst Order
Main Combo – Wrath of Enlil, Stunning Strikes, Unicorn Spike, Stunning Strikes, Spikes Royale, Leap Tornado, Gust Dive, Stunning Strikes
Aerial Combo – Wrath of Enlil, Stunning Strikes, Unicorn Spike, Stunning Strikes, Rising Rush, Aerial Barrage, Gust Dive (low damage but you get some air time)
Highest DPM Combo – Wrath of Enlil, Stunning Strikes, Unicorn Spike, Stunning Strikes, Rising Rush, Aerial Barrage, Leap Tornado (not good in bosses with low ceilings or its a smaller size boss)
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Burst Order – Sylvidia’s Flight, all the long buffs, the short buffs, the debuffs, Irkalla’s Wrath, dismount and use combos.
When bursting you’ll do the burst order and then main combo or the highest DPM combo till buffs run out and you’ll Ishtar’s Ring till your burst skills are back up.
All Useful 5th Job Skills for Mercedes
These are all the skills you’ll need to get the most out of Merc. Any other skills are not useful and can be disassembled.
Do not level up your Decent skills past level 1 unless you’re at the end game and min/maxing to get an extra 5 stat at max level. At level 1 all your decent skills have 100% uptime since the duration will be longer than the cooldown. Holy Symbol is the only exception since you’ll get more exp and drop rate as you level it.
 Decent Sharp Eyes |
 Decent Combat Orders |
 Decent Speed Infusion |
Vicious Shot |
 Guided Arrow |
| Maple World Goddess’s Blessing |
 Erda Nova |
 Decent Holy Symbol |
 Blink |
 Decent Advanced Blessing |
 Will Of Erda |
 Erda Shower |
 Freud’s Wisdom |
 Rope Lift |
 True Arachnid Reflection (Obtained from Will boss) |
 Solar Crest (Obtained from Seren boss) |
The ones that are underlined and bolded are not necessary if making a boss mule.
Mercedes 5th Job V Matrix Node Slot Priority
This is the order of what skills you should equip first,
- Primary + Secondary Node
- Level 1 Decent Sharp Eyes, Combat Orders, Speed Infusion
- Spirit of Elluel
- Irkalla’s Wrath + Vicious Shot or Decent Holy Symbol + Erda Shower(mobbing)
- Sylvidia’s Flight, Royal Knights, Maple Goddess’s Blessing
- Guided Arrow, Erda Nova
- Freud’s Wisdom
Maxing the skills in this order (except decents) is also ideal for bossing but if you want to get better training rates I would suggest putting more focus on Boost Nodes, Decent Holy Symbol, Guided Arrow, and Erda Shower.
Mercedes 6th Job HEXA Skills
The HEXA matrix is split up into Skill Node (6th job Origin skill), Mastery Node (enhances 4th job skills), Boost Node (5th job enhancement), and Common Node (Job specific skills)
You’ll get your 1st Origin skill for free once you finish the quest line and the rest you’ll have to unlock yourself. Link to a Guide for HEXA Matrix so that you’ll have the best start possible.
| Node Type | Skill Name | Max Lvl Description | Purpose |
| Skill Node |  Unfading Glory | MP Cost: 1200, invincible during casting Releases the power of the Great Spirit and Ancient Spirt King, Max Enemies Hit: 15, Damage: 3600%, Number of Attacks: 9, Number of Crashes: 12 The spirit power makes the Spirit King form and summons for 60 sec, Summon Cooldown: 3 sec Spirit King Form – Max Enemies Hit: 12, Damage: 5400%, Number of Attacks: 10 When Ishtar’s Mark is complete, the power of Ishtar is added making the next attack an enhanced attack Enhanced Attack – Damage: 7200%, Number of Attacks: 12, Cooldown: 2 sec Cooldown: 360 sec | Big Bind and Burst Skill (This is your Origin skill which binds the boss and gives a big buff to your skills for a duration) (This bind is different than a regular bind (erda nova) which means you can use your regular bind right after your Origin bind |
| Mastery Node |   HEXA Ishtar’s Ring | MP Cost per attack: 12, Max Enemies Hit: 4, Damage: 525%, Number of Attacks: 2 When attack hits, Ignis Roar Duration: +0.1 sec When attack hits, enemy is branded with Ishtar’s Mark for 90 sec Ishtar’s Mark: increases when direct skill attack hits 6 times, increases when HEXA Ishtar’s Ring and Irkalla’s Wrath hits 12 times Every time mark is filled up, Damage: 610%, Number of Additional Attacks: 3 When mark is complete, Damage: 740%, Number of Additional Attacks: 8 | Passive Boost to Your Bossing Skill |
| Boost Node |  Spirit of Elluel | Spirit of Elluel Final Damage: +60%, Spirits Final Damage: +75% | Passive Damage Boost to Skill |
| Boost Node |  Sylvidia’s Flight | Sylvidia’s Flight Final Damage: +60%. While active, Final Damage: +5% | Passive Damage Boost to Skill |
| Boost Node |  Irkalla’s Wrath | Irkalla’s Wrath Final Damage: +60% | Passive Damage Boost to Skill |
| Boost Node |  Royal Knights | Royal Knights Final Damage: +60% | Passive Damage Boost to Skill |
6th Job Mercedes HEXA Skill Priority
When starting your HEXA Matrix you’ll want to unlock everything then start putting focus on depending on if you’re a solo progression player or a party player.
If you’re a party player you’ll want to focus on your burst and getting that as high as possible. Especially important in late/end game bosses. For Merc you’ll want to prio Spirit of Elluel and Unfading Glory.
If you’re a solo progression player there are infographics online and in the Mercedes discord that you can follow.
6th Job Mercedes HEXA Stat Priority
For Merc, your 1st HEXA stat node, you’ll want
- Main Stat: Attack
- Additional Stat: STAT
- Additional Stat: Critical Damage
HEXA stat is an RNG type system and it doesn’t matter what you get in the beginning since it is not worth it to reroll until your entire 6th job is maxed. Once it gets to level 20 leave it there and no matter what you got it would still be at least a 2-3% FD gain.
Ideally, you want 10/10/0 but that is very costly and you shouldn’t try to go for unless you have an excess of fragments or everything is done.