Equipment

There are 10 classes of weapons and 22 types of armor currently in Ragnarok Begins. Typically with weapons, one-handed weapons attack faster but have lower damage values than two-handed. One of the main benefits of a one-handed weapon is the ability to equip a shield or book. Different weapons inflict more damage on certain sizes of monsters as well.

Crafted weapons from dungeons can be elemental, as can rare equipment found on monsters from level 80+. What type of element is on the weapon is set to what type of weapon it is, although end game dungeons will let you craft a level 100 weapon to be of any element.

Armor comes in three different types for Helmet, Top, Gloves, Bottoms, and Shoes. The first of these types are Clothing, which has greater MDEF than PDEF. The second is Leather which has an equal amount of PDEF and MDEF. And finally the third is Plate which has greater PDEF than MDEF. Since most monsters deal physical damage and there is no requirement among the different armors, all classes typically wear Plate or Leather.

Off-hand equipment comes in two types. First there are books which give you more MDEF than PDEF. Secondly there are Shields which give you more PDEF than MDEF.

### Weapons Overview

When deciding what weapon is best for you, ask yourself these questions. Do my skills use ATK or MATK? If they use ATK you will want a weapon with a high BASE ATK (as your ATK stat determines skill damage, the damage range only applies on auto-attacks). Do I need to auto-attack often? Some skills like Acolyte's Divine Blow can trigger on auto-attacks, so it might be worth considering using a One-Handed Staff for decent MATK and attack rate. Do I want a shield or book? While you won't get a ton of damage reduction, some players like having the extra defense they can enchant, and use a one-handed weapon.

* One-Handed Swords have equal the amount of ATK and MATK. It has an attack rate of 1.4 seconds.
* Two-Handed Swords have more but equal amounts of ATK and MATK compared to the one-hand variant. It has an attack rate of 2.0 seconds.
* One-Handed Blunt have equal the amount of ATK and MATK. It has an attack rate of 1.4 seconds.
* Two-Handed Blunt have more but equal amounts of ATK and MATK compared to the one-hand variant. It has an attack rate of 2.0 seconds.
* One-Handed Axes have slightly less base ATK than a one-handed sword, but much higher potential ATK damage and lower MATK values. It has an attack rate of 1.5 seconds.
* Two-Handed Axes have slightly more base ATK than a two-handed sword with much higher potential ATK damage and lower MATK values. It has an attack rate of 2.0 seconds.
* Two-Handed Spears have more ATK than MATK and hit a little bit faster than other two-handed melee weapons at an 1.8 attack rate.
* Bows use two hands and have an equal amount of ATK and MATK. Their attack rate is the same as spears at 1.8 seconds attack rate.
* One-Handed Staffs have more MATK than ATK and their attack rate is the same as a one-handed Axe at 1.5 seconds attack rate.
* Two-Handed Staffs have more than MATK and ATK their one-hand variant but the slowest of all equipment at an 2.1 seconds attack rate.

### Monster Size Damage Bonus

When attacking a monster you may deal a large amount of bonus damage based on it's size if you are using the right weapon. This damage bonus isn't active in PvP environments. Daggers currently are not in game despite being listed on this in-game graph, however the existence of them in official materials as well as some NPC enemies wielding them hints that they might be on the way sometime in the future.