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Awl

A thin and surprisingly pointed weapon that is able to penetrate any gaps in armor. The higher the opponent's defense, the stronger the attack power.

On iRO, this item is localized as Ice Pick.

## Prerequisites

* Base Level 36
* Swordsman Class, Thief Class, Magician Class, Archer Class, Merchant Class, Soul Linker, Ninja Class

## External links

Unslotted

* iRO Wiki Database
* Divine Pride Database

1-slotted

* iRO Wiki Database
* Divine Pride Database
Bard

**Bards** are traveling musicians with the ability to perform magic through song. They can partner up with Dancers to initiate powerful spells.

Bards are only available in Ragnarok Online.

## Background

At a leisurely break, the Bard especially likes to sing and finds their calling in poetry. The song he was singing grew more and more, and he finally acquired magic power. When he sang, the flora became silent and beasts gathered near him, listening to his song and gently keeping quiet. The sound of his powers spread widely and finally entered the ears of King Tristan III of the Kingdom of Rune-Midgarts. The King invited him to listen to his song and be impressed and asked him to join the ranks of the adventurers.

## Job Change Quest

> *See Bard Job Change*
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## Notable Bards

* Minty Eland
* Gunther Doubleharmony
* Kino Kitty
* Nelluad
* Bragi
* Aiolo

## Armor

    Bards can only equip gear designated as:

* Bard Class Only
* 2nd Class Only
* All Classes

## Weapons

Bards can utilize the following weapons:

* Bows
* Instruments
* Daggers

## Abilities

Almost all Bard skills were localized to completely different names in the international version of Ragnarok Online (iRO). This list is the English translation of the original names from the original version of the game (kRO).

## Advanced Jobs

Bards can go on to become a Minstrel or transcend to Clown.

## Trivia

* In medieval Gaelic and British culture a bard was a professional poet, employed by a patron, such as a monarch or nobleman, to commemorate the patron's ancestors and to praise the patron's own activities.

## Gallery

* A Bard NPC.
* Another Bard NPC.
* Another Bard NPC.
* Player Bard as seen in RO.
* Old concept art of Bard.
* jRO art of Bard.

## References

1. ↑ Official kRO Website 2019 Apr. 04
2. ↑ Wikipedia 2013 Mar.
Acceleration

**Requirements** | Magic Gear License Lv. 1

**Acceleration** temporarily increases movement speed.

* Requires the player to have Accelerator equipped. Consumes 1 Magic Gear Fuel.
* Requires the player to be in a Magic Gear.

## External Links

* Official kRO Website
* iRO Wiki
* Divine Pride

## Patches

* Patch (2011 Aug. 31)
	+ Duration changes.
Bioethics

**Bioethics** is a skill that is fundamental in enabling the creation of Homunculi.

## Notes

* You must complete the Bioethics Quest to learn this skill.

## External Links

* Official kRO Website
* iRO Wiki
* Divine Pride

## Patches

* Patch (2018 Jun. 05)
	+ Alchemist 'Bioethics' skill: fixed an anomaly related to learning the skill.
	+ The message 'Requires a skill you have not learned (Bioethics).' occurs when you try to learn the Homunculus system skill without completing the 'Bioethics' skill quest. It is modified so that the skill cannot be learned if the message appears.
Author's Memo

**Cost to sell** | --

"Ancient Weapon - unknown motive.

Seclusion - the letter from a lady disciple.

Stepmother - karma from a previous life?"

## Quest Text

When doing the The Crow of Fate quest, the dialogue that appears when your character is reading the note shows different text:

> Ancient weapon = some kind of power source
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> Seclusion - a female disciple's letter
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> The stepmother = lover from a past life?!
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## External links

* iRO Wiki Database
* Divine Pride Database
Biotite

A common dark mica. Symbolizes spiritual support.

## Trivia

* Biotite is a common phyllosilicate mineral within the mica group, with the approximate chemical formula K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2. It was named by J.F.L. Hausmann in 1847 in honor of the French physicist Jean-Baptiste Biot who, in 1816, researched the optical properties of mica, discovering many unique properties.

## See also

* Muscovite
* Phlogopite

## External links

* iRO Wiki Database
* Divine Pride Database
Berserk Potion

Remarkably powerful medicine that stimulates circulation and amplifies quickness.

## Prerequisites

* Base Level 85
* Novice Class, Swordsman Class, Merchant Class, Thief, Magician, Rogue Class, Wizard Class.

## See Also

* Mercenary Berserk Potion
* Concentration Potion
* Awakening Potion

## External Links

* iRO Wiki Database
* Divine Pride Database

## Patches

* Patch (2019 Jun. 05)
	+ The available job classes that can use Berserk Potion are modified to be clear.
* Patch (2013 Sept. 11)
	+ Taekwon, Star Gladiator, Soul Linker, Gunslinger, and Rebel are added to the Berserk Potion description.
Bayeri

**Bayeri** is the unicorn homunculus that actively uses its horns and feet to attack, trampling enemies to inflict damage.

## Abilities

Bayeri is good for shadow element monsters and has good max HP. However, that is easily overshadowed by the fact that skills can be interrupted when Bayeri takes damage, making it inefficient. It is quite possibly the least functional Homunculus S.

## Trivia

* Bayeri contains the German word "bayer" which means "Bavarian." The word "bayeri" itself is used as a binominal nomenclature for marine gastropod mollusks.

## Gallery

* Bayeri's concept art.
* Bayeri's card illustration.
* jRO art of Bayeri.
BURDA Interactive Communities

**BURDA Interactive Communities**, or simply BURDA, was a subsidiary for Hubert Burda Media and the original publisher of the Europe server (euRO) for Ragnarok Online. Server operations began in 2004 up to 2010. When BURDA Interactive Communities was unable to extend their RO contract with GRAVITY, hosting services for the rest of the European regions were transferred to Gravity Europe SASU in 2010.

## History

BIC's contract negotiations with Gravity proved difficult, with BIC unable to secure a long-term contract to the game license. In July 2010, BIC announced that due to the inability of the two parties to come to an agreement, it would be withdrawing its latest offer and would thus lose its rights to host the game. A closing date of 2010 September 30 was announced on September 8, and free access to the game was made available from September 15 until the shutdown of the game. Players were given the option to transfer their characters to fRO a few months later. The last update euRO received prior to shutting down was Episode 13.1: Ash Vacuum. The euRO server was notable in the fact that it never opened a true Kafra Shop item mall, instead releasing a series of Headgear Bundles. The euRO server was also only one of two servers at the time of its shutdown to not have a Free to Play option.

## References

1. ↑ Hubert Burda Media 2015 Apr. 22
2. ↑ iRO Wiki 2015 Apr. 22

## External links

* BURDA Interactive *Official Website*
* BURDA's GameSpy page
Assassin Cross of Sunset

**Requirements** | Dissonance Lv. 3

**Assassin Cross of Sunset** increases attack rate (ASPD) of all players in the area of effect (7x7 cells) by (10+SkillLV)% for a duration of 120 seconds. Attack speed increase is affected by the caster's AGI and level of Music Lessons. The skill stacks with Speed Potions but not with Adrenaline Rush and it will not affect players who are using Bows.

On iRO, this skill is known as Impressive Riff.

## Notes

* Soul Link: The Bard and Dancer Spirits enables use of Assassin Cross of Sunset 10 when used on a Dancer who has learned level 10 Please Don't Forget Me.

## External Links

* Official kRO Website
* iRO Wiki
* Divine Pride

## Patches

* Patch (2019 Dec. 04)
	+ The duration of skill has been changed from 60 seconds to 180 seconds.
* Patch (2018 Nov. 28)
	+ On-screen (31x31) Give yourself and your party members an attack speed increase (delay reduction after attack).
Bleed

**Bleed** causes draining loss of HP over time. Contrary to the effect of Poison, this CAN kill the victim. However, the damage is slow enough that it rarely will. The red icon disappears but the effect stays even after relogging or map/zone changes. This also causes natural HP/SP Regen to be disabled.

In Ragnarok Online II, Bleed is a Damage Over Time (DoT) debuff that causes damage every 2 seconds.

## Abilities

   The following abilities inflict Bleed:

* Ragnarok Online
	+ Garm Claw - Adds a 2% chance of inflicting Bleed on the target when doing a melee attack.
	+ Mass Spiral
	+ Xeno Slasher
	+ Head Crush
	+ Scratch
* Ragnarok Online II

## Cure

Bleed can be cured through the following methods:

* Ragnarok Online
	+ Dying cancels this ailment.
	+ Battle Chant instantly removes all buffs and status effects from the Paladin who uses it, including Bleeding.
	+ One of Battle Chant's random effects removes all abnormal status effects from party members, including Bleeding status.
	+ One of Battle Chant's random effects grants 60 seconds of immunity to all status effects to party members, including Bleed status.
	+ Dispel removes this ailment.
	+ Mercenary's skill Compress can undo the effect.
	+ Royal Guard's King's Grace can remove the effect.
* Ragnarok Online II

## Prevention

The following lists ways that Bleed can be prevented:

* Ragnarok Online
	+ High AGI prevents the occurrence and reduces duration of Bleed.

## Patches

**Ragnarok Online**

* Patch (2019 Jun. 19)
	+ Fixed the problem that the debuff icon disappears when moving warp in Bleeding condition.

**Ragnarok Online II**
Battle Greaves

Greaves that optimizes the quality of one's ability for battle.

On iRO, this item is localized as Battle Greave.

## Prerequisites

* Base Level 80
* Swordsman Class, Thief Class, Merchant Class, Ninja Class, Star Gladiator

## Set Bonuses

Set bonus with Assaulter Plate[1], Captain's Manteau[1]:

* VIT +3
* Max HP +12%
* Increases damage received from all races except [Demi-Human] race by 200%.
* Increases the recovery rate of skills and items by 10%.
* Adds a 0.5% chance for when physically attacked, 600 HP will be automatically restored to the user every second for 10 seconds.

Set bonus with Elite Engineer Armor[1], Captain's Manteau[1]:

* STR +3
* Max HP +12%
* Increases damage received from all races except [Demi-Human] race by 200%.
* Increases the damage inflicted with Mammonite by 20%.
* Increases the recovery power of the user's healing skills by 10%.
* The armor becomes unbreakable.

Set bonus with Assassin Robe[1], Captain's Manteau[1]:

* AGI +3
* CRIT +5
* ASPD +5%
* Max HP +12%
* Increases damage received from all races except [Demi-Human] race by 200%.
* Adds a 1% chance for when physically attacked, 300 HP will be automatically restored to the user every second for 10 seconds.

## External links

* iRO Wiki Database
* Divine Pride Database
Astral Strike

**Requirements** | Climax Lv. 5, Mystery Illusion Lv. 3 & Deadly Projection Lv. 3

**Astral Strike** drops a powerful meteorite on the ground, inflicting neutral magic damage to the target within range and additionally inflicts neutral magic damage every set time. If the target is an undead or dragon type, the meteor damage is additionally increased. Damage is additionally increased according to the caster's base level and SPL.

* [Level 1]: MATK 500% / MATK 1100% (Undead, Dragon), Area of Effect 5 x 5 cells
* [Level 2]: MATK 1000% / MATK 2200% (Undead, Dragon), Area of Effect 5 x 5 cells
* [Level 3]: MATK 1500% / MATK 3300% (Undead, Dragon), Area of Effect 5 x 5 cells
* [Level 4]: MATK 2000% / MATK 4400% (Undead, Dragon), Area of Effect 7 x 7 cells
* [Level 5]: MATK 2500% / MATK 5500% (Undead, Dragon), Area of Effect 7 x 7 cells
* [Level 6]: MATK 3000% / MATK 6600% (Undead, Dragon), Area of Effect 7 x 7 cells
* [Level 7]: MATK 3500% / MATK 7700% (Undead, Dragon), Area of Effect 9 x 9 cells
* [Level 8]: MATK 4000% / MATK 8800% (Undead, Dragon), Area of Effect 9 x 9 cells
* [Level 9]: MATK 4500% / MATK 9900% (Undead, Dragon), Area of Effect 9 x 9 cells
* [Level 10]: MATK 5000% / MATK 11000% (Undead, Dragon), Area of Effect 11 x 11 cells

## External Links

* Official kRO Website
* Divine Pride
Bionic Mastery

**Requirements** | -

When summoning plant creature, improves plant creature's abilities.

* [Lv 1]: Atk: 600 / MaxHP: 40000 / Def: 20 / Mdef: 4 / Flee 10.
* [Lv 2]: Atk: 1200 / MaxHP: 80000 / Def: 40 / Mdef: 8 / Flee 20.
* [Lv 3]: Atk: 1800 / MaxHP: 120000 / Def: 60 / Mdef: 12 / Flee 30.
* [Lv 4]: Atk: 2400 / MaxHP: 160000 / Def: 80 / Mdef: 16 / Flee 40.
* [Lv 5]: Atk: 3000 / MaxHP: 200000 / Def: 100 / Mdef: 20 / Flee 50.
* [Lv 6]: Atk: 3600 / MaxHP: 240000 / Def: 120 / Mdef: 24 / Flee 60.
* [Lv 7]: Atk: 4200 / MaxHP: 280000 / Def: 140 / Mdef: 28 / Flee 70.
* [Lv 8]: Atk: 4800 / MaxHP: 320000 / Def: 160 / Mdef: 32 / Flee 80.
* [Lv 9]: Atk: 5600 / MaxHP: 360000 / Def: 180 / Mdef: 36 / Flee 90.
* [Lv 10]: Atk: 6000 / MaxHP: 400000 / Def: 200 / Mdef: 40 / Flee 100.
Berserk (RO2)

**Requirements** | Rage Control Lv. 1

**Berserk** increases Attack Power after Rage for 30 seconds, but Dodge Rate decreases by 10%.

## Trivia

* Berserkers (or berserks) were Norse warriors who are reported in the Old Norse literature to have fought in a nearly uncontrollable, trance-like fury, a characteristic which later gave rise to the English word berserk.

## See Also

* Berserk
* Auto Berserk
Attack Stance

**Requirements** | Spear Sword Mastery Lv. 3

**Attack Stance** reduces physical defense but increases P.ATK and S.MATK of the caster.

* [Lv 1]: Def -40 / P.Atk and S.Matk +3.
* [Lv 2]: Def -80 / P.Atk and S.Matk +6.
* [Lv 3]: Def -120 / P.Atk and S.Matk +9.
* [Lv 4]: Def -160 / P.Atk and S.Matk +12.
* [Lv 5]: Def -200 / P.Atk and S.Matk +15.

## External Links

* Official kRO Website
* Divine Pride
Baldr

**Baldr** (Korean: 발두르) is the God of Light and son of Frigg. He was reincarnated into Chaos during the latter years of the Age of Gods.

Not much is known about Baldr other than what is gleaned from Fenris Fenrir's memories of her past life. He was apparently killed in battle at the Thousand-Year War and his soul was separated from his body. All that is left of Baldr after his death is his temple Breidablik, where his sword Guarding Wind laid untouched for about a thousand years.

In the English release of the manhwa, his name was spelled as Balder. On iRO, this character is known as Baldur.

* Guarding Wind, as it lays in the former throne room of Breidablik.
Blitz Beat

**Requirements** | Falconry Mastery Lv. 1

**Blitz Beat** uses the Falcon to attack an enemy and all surrounding foes within a 3x3 cell area. When casted manually, enemies within a 3x3 cell area around the target will receive the same amount of damage as the targeted enemy. This skill will also go off passively.

* Requires a Falcon.

## Notes

* Blitz Beat is always neutral element.
* Damage is based on INT, DEX, and Steel Crow.
* Steel Crow adds 6 points per level, up to 60.
* Each hit delivers:
> 80 + 6\*(Steel Crow lvl) + 2\*Floor(INT/2) + 2\*Floor(DEX/10)
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* Cards increasing ATK will not affect the damage of Blitz Beat.
* This skill can inflict status effects like Coma from the Archer card set.
* Blitz Beat will bypass Guard, DEF, and FLEE.
* Blitz Beat will bypass Race, Element and Size damage effects like Thara Frog, Tatacho and Ogretooth Card in PvP and WoE.
* Blitz Beat will bypass Range damage effects like Horn Card in PvP and WoE.
* Blitz Beat will bypass Element resistance effects like Raydric Card in PvP and WoE.

## External Links

* Official kRO Website
* iRO Wiki
* Divine Pride

## Patches

* Patch (2018 Nov. 28)
	+ The damage formula is changed to damage according to the caster's AGI and DEX.
	+ When activating the auto Blitz Beat, the damage distribution effect is removed.
* Patch (2018 Oct. 31)
	+ Blitz Beat and Falcon Assault skill damage are modified to be unaffected by the Monster Defender skill.
Basic Skill

Enables the use of basic interface skills.

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 5
 6
 7
 8
 9

## Notes

* The Alignment System was taken out a long time ago and as such, Level 8 is not available on the skill window. Regardless, players still have to earn the appropriate amount of job EXP as if Level 8 still exists.

## External Links

* Official kRO Website
* RO Empire
* iRO Wiki
* Divine Pride
Blood Drain

This article contains information about a feature or product
that no longer exists. It is kept for archival purposes only.

 **Requirements** | Job Level 15 or higher

**Blood Drain** (Korean: 블러드 드레인) absorbs the HP of the target. When absorbed, the target becomes immobile and cannot use skills.

SP Consumption: *none*
Ashkaron Empire

The **Ashkaron Empire** is a kingdom that is located north of Rune-Midgarts. On the outskirts of the continent lies a dimensional crack.

## Background

It is said that Siegfried, Sigmund's successor, in the past had been banished from the Rune-Midgarts Kingdom due to a group of magic scholars' conspiracy. Wandering around the continent, Siegfried came across a Black Dragon, Ashkaron, in an uninhabited territory and defeated it with his holy sword, Balmung. The Ashkaron Empire was built afterward by Siegfried, which was located to the north of Mt. Mjolnir.
However, a dimensional crack had appeared on the outskirts of the Ashkaron Empire, slowly leading it to destruction. At first, the dimensional crack was tiny, the size of one's palm, but as time went by it grew in size, larger than the Ashkaron Castle itself and demons started pouring out. The Ashkaron Empire fought a fierce battle against the demons, but powerful angel-like demons started appearing from the dimensional crack, quicking turning the tide of the battle to the demons' favor. In the end, the demons won the battle and they conquered the Ashkaron Empire. This was the start of Rune-Midgarts Kingdom's plight.
Axe Stomp

**Requirements** | Two Hand Axe Defending Lv. 5

**Axe Stomp** is an axe-exclusive skill that slams the ground with an axe to deal melee physical damage to surrounding enemies around the caster. Increases Axe Tornado damage for 10 seconds. If the caster equips a two-handed axe, increases number of hit to 3 hits. Deals additional damage depends on caster's base level and POW.

* [Lv 1]: 400% Atk / area of effect : 3 x 3 cells.
* [Lv 2]: 800% Atk / area of effect : 3 x 3 cells.
* [Lv 3]: 1200% Atk / area of effect : 5 x 5 cells.
* [Lv 4]: 1600% Atk / area of effect : 5 x 5 cells.
* [Lv 5]: 2000% Atk / area of effect : 7 x 7 cells.

## External Links

* Official kRO Website
* Divine Pride
Berkessel

**First Appearance** | Episode 14 (Ragnarok Online)

**Berkessel** is a Guillotine Cross accompanying Mayssel at the Royal Criatura Academy. He is the leader of the Guillotine Cross division of the Assassins Guild. He seems to acknowledge Lumin as being far more intelligent than he seems and notes that the boy shouldn't be at the academy.

On iRO, this character is localized as Verkhasel.

## Story

Berkessel initially accompanied Mayssel for a mission and found himself within the walls of the Royal Criatura Academy to help lecture students about the Thief job tree. He helps calm Mayssel down when Lumin interrupts her lecture. After the lecture, he helps a student learn about how to use Thief skills with the Thief Manual and assigns the task of killing one of the academy Porings with the Envenom skill. When the student does so successfully, Berkessel acknowledges the task's completion and refers the student to Mayssel to learn more. He tells the student that if he/she becomes an Assassin, they may cross paths in the future.

Berkessel later attends the banquet for the heroes that defeated Surt along with Mayssel and Vicente.

## References

1. ↑ Regarding the Thief Job Quest
2. ↑ Using the Thief Manual Quest
3. ↑ Ragnarok Online - Episode 16
Ashes of Darkness

A dark ash imbued with mysterious magical power and darkness.

## Notes

* On iRO, this item was disabled as Gravity Interactive customized their Endless Tower to allow players to skip to the MVP floors. This led to widespread abuse which caused much more MVP cards to enter the server's economy than it should be. After some time, Gravity Interactive decided to revert the tower back to its original settings in order to restore balance to the server. This in turn re-enabled the original effect of Ashes of Darkness.

## External Links

* iRO Wiki Database
* Divine Pride Database
Away From Keyboard

**Away From Keyboard**, or AFK, is the general term for someone who is away from their computer (hence away from their keyboard so they can't respond). It can also refer to someone who is at their computer but not focused on the game. The typical sign of someone being AFK is an idle character that hasn't responded to any activity around it, whether it be a monster attack or Chat Box messages.

Proper MMORPG etiquette requires that a player refrains from being AFK during important situations such as dungeon runs and questing. Doing so causes the player to be regarded as rude and inconsiderate since it's seen as the player not caring about actually playing while logged in.

## Away Message

   In Ragnarok Online, an away message system is in place for people wanting to let others know that they will not be able to respond to anyone in the game for an extended period of time. Players can make use of this system by typing into the Chat Box:

> /am
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Doing so will bring up the Away Message prompt in which players can enter an away message. If someone were to send a private message to the character, the system will respond with the set away message. Typing the command into the Chat Box again will disable the away message.

Ragnarok Online II currently does not have any sort of away message system.

## Patches

* Patch (2005 Jul. 05)
	+ By setting an away message, it is now possible to respond automatically to the message of another player. [/Auto answer, /automsg, /am] to turn on/off the away setting. You can set an away message when the away setting is ON. (50 characters available)
Basilica

**Requirements** | Gloria Lv. 2, Increase SP Recovery Lv. 1

**Basilica** shields all characters within five cells of the caster against any attack, but prevents shielded characters from making attacks. The area needs to be empty 5 x 5 cells around the target tile. If a monster or impassable terrain blocks any one of the cells, the skill will fail. Cannot be used in WoE castle maps.

## External Links

* Official kRO Website
* iRO Wiki
* Divine Pride

## Patches

* Patch (2018 Dec. 05)
	+ Corrected an issue with Assumptio and Basilica being unusable on some maps.
* Patch (2018 Nov. 28)
	+ Fixed casting reduced from 9 seconds to 1 second at Level 5, and 3 seconds of variable casting is added.
	+ Skill Delay is reduced from 6 seconds to 5 seconds, and skill cooldown of 30 seconds is added.
	+ The SP Consumption is reduced from 120 to 80 at Level 5.
	+ The effect of the skill has been changed, giving yourself a chance to increase the damage of the cast property magic damage for a duration and increase the physical damage to the cancer property / immortality.
Baphomet (anime)

*For the monster from the MMORPG, see Baphomet.*

 **Status** | Alive

**Baphomet** is a humanoid giant goat with great power. His weapon is a large hammer in the anime, while in Ragnarok Online he uses a purple scythe.

## Appearance

A towering, horned goat-like being who is the first to best the entire group of protagonists, possessing immense power, but obviously not fighting to the fullest in his fights (and often toying with his opponents).

## Story

Though considered evil at first, he shows mercy by sparing the group and then respect when Judia rescues his son. It seems the Baphomet was one of the greatest beings preventing Dark Lord's revitalization, though he never directly interferes until the end. It is unknown whether or not Baphomet is stronger than the Dark Lord. At one point in the series it is revealed that Baphomet is concerned for the "balance of good and evil" which could explain why he opposes Dark Lord while being evil himself.
Bakonawa Lake

**Technical Name(s)** | 1@ma\_b

**Bakonawa Lake** is where Bakonawa is said to reside. Local legends tell of a means to prevent the aquatic dragon from swallowing the moon by banging pots very loudly to deter him away.

Completion of the Get Rid of Bakonawa quest is required to access this instance.

## NPCs

Enemies

* *none*

Bosses

* Bakonawa

## Walkthrough

**Time Limit:** *none*

Now that you've finished setting all the traps, you have authorization to enter Bakonawa's Lair. A strong party is recommended. To proceed further, speak with Taho inside the lake map to book an instance dungeon.

* Once you enter the instance, **do not leave** as the NPC will not let you back in.

Once inside the instance, speak to Taho once your party is buffed and ready to go. Tell him you are ready and he will summon Bakonawa.

* Magic reduction and/or Magnetic Earth is key, with a continuous stream of Damage Per Second (DPS) attacks.
* Recommended gears are Asprika, Alice-carded Valkyrie Shield, Unfrozen/Fire Armor, and Kafra Blossom accessories.
* Bakonawa is unreachable by melee auto-attacks and some skills.

Phase 1
Bakonawa appears inside the lake. In this phase, Meteor Storms shower down, but other than that very few skills are used and it should be easy to defeat him. There is a 10-minute time limit for this phase.

Phase 2
When he is defeated, he will move further into the lake and try to swallow the moon. You must make noise by defeating the 4 instruments that appear. These are Plant type, meaning they take only one damage per hit, and seem to have around 200 HP (forgot to Sense). While you are attacking these, Meteor Storms will continue raining down on your party. There is a 5-minute time limit for this Phase.

* Blood Sucker or 193 ASPD the gong, pot, and pan. Wear a Fire-elemental armor during this phase.

Phase 3
Enraged Bakonawa appears near the lake again and you must defeat him. As before, Meteor Storms rain down, but he now uses other skills such as Storm Gust, Lord of Vermilion and Weapon Break. As he grows weaker, waves of minions will be summoned every two minutes, about 15 each wave. These are stronger than the normal monsters around Malaya.

* Phase 3 adds Shield Reflect and CRIT attacks for 20-40k damage from Phase 1.

Loot Phase
When he dies, a Treasure Box is spawned to the south of the lake that contains the loot. Meteors often continue to rain down until it is broken, so bring a Token of Siegfried just in case.

* **NOTE:** Do NOT Butterfly Wing out of the instance! Instead, talk to the NPC near where you spawned in to receive 7 Ancient Charms.

## References

1. ↑ The Old Man and the Cast-Iron Cauldron

## External Links

* iRO Wiki
* Divine Pride

## Patches

* Malaya Update (2011 Sept. 28)
	+ Implemented Malaya and corresponding instances.
Assassin

**Assassins** seek to kill and kill they do. Preferring to operate in the shadows, Assassins are skilled in blindingly fast combat.

## Background

For decades, the Assassins Guild have been killing Normans and Muspell demons alike to maintain balance in Midgard and prevent it from becoming a battlefield for the gods.

Those who exist in the darkness and never been exposed to light have always been the object of fear for others. One day, the gods who have seen the adventure recruitment announcement by Lord Tristan III of Rune-Midgarts decided that it would be an opportunity, and in the meantime they drew out a representative to liquidate their history in the dark. Those who used the secret sleep and poison substances needed for assassination and used upon the target without a trace would have been the object of fear. Many of them refuse to open their minds even when their guilds are not well known, and when they see them, they do not want it. But once they are friends, their essence of faith will cause many to not hesitate to befriend a trustworthy assassin.

When the Republic of Guilds shut down the Assassins Guild, Assassins lay hidden away within the Thief Guild. It is tricky to spot them as Thieves and Assassins have an old history together. Slowly and steadily, the rebuilt the Assassins Guild (as the Dark Shadow).

## Job Change Quest

> *See Assassin Job Change*
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## Notable Assassins

* Taulin
* Hajatu
* Mustafa
* Ibraham

## Armor

Assassins can equip gear designated as:

* Thief Classes
* Assassin Classes
* 2nd Classes
* All Classes
* Light Armor (RO2 only)

## Weapons

Assassins are the only job class that can dual-wield (equip a weapon in each hand) in RO. They can utilize the following weapons:

* Daggers (RO only)
* Katars
* One-Handed Swords (RO only)
* Claws (RO2 only)

## Abilities

### Ragnarok DS

(\*) Final Skill. To obtain these skill, complete the "Living in Shadows" quest to earn the "Assassin's Spirit".

**NOTE**: Story NPC like Viselc is not counted, you need to recruit another thief as a guild member to raise his/her relationship to "Friend/Buddy" by lvling up their job lvl & changing their job class to Assassin, go to Thief Guild and talk to one of those npc on the left to trigger that quest.

## Advanced Jobs

### Ragnarok Online

Assassins can move on to become Guillotine Crosses or transcend to Assassin Crosses.

### Ragnarok Online II

Assassins can be further customized through the Master Level System.

## Trivia

* Assassin or hassassin is a misnomer for the Nizari Ismailis of Islam. The term hashishiyya or hashishi as used by Muslim sources is used metaphorically in its abusive sense (i.e. "irreligious social outcasts", "low-class rabble", etc.).

## Gallery

* kRO art of Assassin
* jRO art of Assassin.
* Assassin sprite as seen in RO.

## References

1. ↑ Official kRO Website 2019 Apr. 04
2. ↑ Project Revolution 2010 Aug. 17
3. ↑ Wikipedia 2013 Mar.
Artisanal Crafting

Formerly known as Tailoring, **Artisanal Crafting** is a crafting system in Ragnarok Online II that allows players to sew cloth and leather armor as well as craft jewelry and rune stones. Only Artisan players are able to sew clothing and craft jewelry.

In RO2, Artisanal Crafting has no success rates, allowing players to freely craft without worry of wasting their ingredients for nothing. Artisanal Crafting is required to level up an Artisan's job level and each recipe rewards different amounts of EXP. Generally the higher level the recipe, the more EXP is given.

## Processing Recipes

Processing recipes in RO2 are recipes that don't require the purchase of vendor products such as threads and therefore can be produced for free.

## Armor Recipes

Armor Recipes sew useful light and medium armor for other job classes.

## Accessory Recipes

Accessory Recipes craft useful jewelry for other job classes.

## Rune Stone Recipes

Rune Stone Recipes create rune stones for other players to slot into their equipment.

## Enhancement Recipes

Enhancement Recipes help buff the defense potential of armor.

 Beriel's Blessing III | 19 Zeny 674 Rupi | 1 Super Potion Bottle8 High Grade Pillarnium for Crafting | 1

## More Recipes

More clothing and jewelry recipes can be obtained from Raid dungeons.
Assassin Elder

**First Appearance** | Volume 3 (Ragnarok)Episode 1 (Ragnarok Online II)

The **Assassin Elder** is the strict and battle-hardened leader of the Assassins Guild. He possesses the Crystal of Recall, which allows him to summon Loki (and perhaps any other Assassin) back to the Sandstorm Fortress at will. He bears the Hak'en mark on his sandals.

## Story

**SPOILER WARNING:** Plot and/or ending details follow.
The Assassin Elder was residing within the inner sanctum of the Sandstorm Fortress when he was first notified of an intruder (Sakray) by Jeiwatch. He immediately orders the destruction of the intruder. Once he realizes that the intruder was being aided by an outside force, he tries to use the Crystal of Recall to summon Loki to the guild in order to save what was left. Unfortunately, his efforts were stopped short by Huginn and Muninn's interference as he was killed by Huginn.

The elder was eventually reborn about 300 years after the Age of Gods ended. He is a much more powerful force to be reckoned with in the Neu Age.

## Gallery

* The elder upon encountering Huginn and Muninn.
* The Assassin Elder in RO2.

## References

1. ↑ Ragnarok (Volume 3)
2. ↑ Ragnarok Online II
Assassin Cross

*For the group from the Ragnarök manhwa, see Assassins of the Cross.*

An elite group of Assassins, the **Assassin Cross** utilizes stealth and confusion in order to land the perfect killing blow. The Assassin Cross has a huge repertoire of lethal arts including ultimate mastery of poison usage, better than the original Assassin. With these new skills, the Assassin Cross now has a wide choice of brutal methods to overcome opponents. All without ever leaving the shadows...

## Background

In centuries past, there were only 7 advanced assassins known as Assassins of the Cross. As modern-day Assassin Crosses do not bear the mark of the Guillotine Cross that the Assassins of the Cross do, they are considered different from the elite 7.

## Job Change Quest

> *See Assassin Cross Job Change*
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## Notable Assassin Crosses

* Loki
* Julianna Lucille
* Kidd
* Rin
* Eremes Guile

## Races

Only Normans can become Assassin Crosses.

## Armor

    Assassin Crosses can only equip gear designated as:

* Assassin Cross Only
* Thief Class Only
* 2nd Class Only
* Transcendent Class Only
* All Classes

## Weapons

Assassin Crosses can dual-wield (equip a weapon in each hand) and can utilize the following weapons:

* Daggers
* Katars
* One-Handed Swords

## Abilities

> *See Assassin Cross Skills for the complete list.*
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## Advanced Jobs

Assassin Crosses can move on to become Guillotine Crosses.

## Gallery

* jRO art of Assassin Cross.
* Assassin Cross sprite as seen in RO.

## References

1. ↑ iRO Wiki 2013 Mar.
2. ↑ Official kRO Website 2019 Apr. 04
Aspersio

**Requirements** | Aqua Benedicta Lv. 1Impositio Manus Lv. 3

**Aspersio** endows a weapon with the Holy property for the skill's duration. Holy property weapons can inflict more damage on Undead and Shadow property monsters.

## Notes

* Can be used to override the weapon element of players.
* Wears off when switching to a different weapon.
* Casting it on Undead property or Demon race targets does minor Holy elemental damage. \*Wearing Undead armor also prevents Aspersio from overriding weapon elements, as damage is received rather than having the weapon endowed.

## External Links

* Official kRO Website
* iRO Wiki
* Divine Pride

## Patches

* Patch (2003 Feb. 25)
	+ Fixed Aspersio state when you change weapons after casting Aspersio.
Asgard Rangers

**First Appearance** | Volume 7 (Ragnarok)Episode 15 (Ragnarok Online)

The **Asgard Rangers** is wild band of strangely dressed women who consider themselves to be the champions of truth and justice.

They seem to simply attack targets at random, then declare their victims to be 'unrighteous,' justifying their own extreme actions. Their wild poses and wacky antics serve to hide their considerable fighting skills. They seem to be a parody of sentai groups like Sailor Moon and Power Rangers.

## Story

The rangers were first seen observing the battle in Prontera, with Skadi noting something peculiar about Loki. They later follow the group onto the international airship where they wreak havoc instead of defending the ship from Arkana's horde of monsters.

## References

1. ↑ Ragnarok (Volume 7)
2. ↑ Ragnarok (Volume 8)
Bam

This article contains information about a feature or product
that no longer exists. It is kept for archival purposes only.

 **Requirements** | Job Level 20 or higher

**Bam** (Korean: 참) is used when a target is in the additive effect "Unable to Guard". It is a very low hit rate, but once hit it gives 50% damage to the target's maximum strength.

SP Consumption: *none*
Bard and Dancer Spirits

**Bard and Dancer Spirits** imbues any Bard or Dancer with the Spirit of the Bards and Dancers, giving them special powerful buffs that last until the Spirit buff runs out.

## Notes

* All Performance Skills affect the Bard/Dancer him/herself.
* While singing/dancing, Movement Speed is greatly increased.
* Their skills become linked, meaning that if the Bard/Dancer has level 10 of the given skill, they can use the same level of the linked counterpart of the opposite gender as well (example if you have Apple of Idunn level 10 you will be able to use Service for You level 10.) They are not affected by Music Lessons and Dance Lessons respectively.
* The following are linked:
	+ Whistle and Humming
	+ Assassin Cross of Sunset and Please Don't Forget Me
	+ Poem of Bragi and Fortune's Kiss
	+ Apple of Idunn and Service for You

## External Links

* Official kRO Website
* iRO Wiki
* Divine Pride
Avant

**First Appearance** | Episode 14 (Ragnarok Online)

**Avant** is a magic scholar and the father of Hisie and Kardui. A Donas Laphine, he has a cold and callous personality, always focused on his research.

## Story

**SPOILER WARNING:** Plot and/or ending details follow.
Years ago, Avant's experiments were caught by the Elder Assembly and he was forced to go into hiding to continue his work. He has since changed the color of his hair so that no one would recognize him. He eventually moved into a Yai located on the eastern side of Eclage and has been getting help from the chief of staff Shinaim to continue his experiments.

   One day, he was approached by a Norman adventurer who claims to be there to deliver Dustballs and Leaf Bookmarks in Shinaim's place. Avant quickly loses interest in the materials and wanted to know if the adventurer would like to become part of his experiments. When the adventurer refused, Avant coldly tells him/her to leave.

After going out, Avant returns to his Yai to run into the adventurer from earlier along with his eldest son Hisie. He summons some monsters to take them down and when they're defeated, Avant willingly allows himself to be arrested by Hisie. Hisie demands to know why he's surrendering so easily and Avant remarks that it's the least he could do after seeing his son after so long. He is then taken to the Eclage prison where he is interrogated by Hisie, but he refuses to reveal why he's researching the Orb.

Some time later, Avant encounters the adventurer in his cell after the Midgardian is thrown in. He refers to the adventurer as a friend of his son and wonders why the adventurer was there. The adventurer explains that Shinaim was after the Orb, which surprises Avant. He initially was researching the Orb on his own until Shinaim urged him to progress his research. He only wanted to look into the natural existence of the Orb, but Shinaim convinced him to find out more about the Orb's source of power. He starts to feel guilty upon finding out he was used and that feels worse knowing that he has assuredly doomed his own people. The adventurer is surprised that Avant has a conscience and the Laphine doesn't blame him/her for thinking that way because of his sons.

Just then, Minuel enters to take the adventurer out of the prison to the clinic, since the adventurer was wounded from what happened in the light room.

Sometime later, Avant was taken out of prison and accompanies his son Hisie to the Flame Basin to retrieve Mana Crystals stolen from the orb of Eclage. He encounters the adventurer from earlier and request him/her to hunt down Surt's incarnations to get the crystals back. He affirms that he's doing this in order to get back at Shinaim and Surt for using him. Although the adventurer was hesitant to retrieve them for him, Avant tells him/her that if he/she doesn't want to retrieve the crystals for him, then retrieve it for the sake of Kardui.

## References

1. ↑ Kardui's Big Brother
2. ↑ Avant's Back
3. ↑ Collecting Mana
Biotechnology

This article contains information about a feature or product
that no longer exists. It is kept for archival purposes only.

 **Requirements** | Bioethics Lv. 1

**Biotechnology** increases the chance of successful Homunculus creation and its Max HP.

**NOTE:** This skill is currently unimplemented.

## External Links

* Official kRO Website
* iRO Wiki
* Divine Pride
Bifrost

*For the consumable item, see Beef Toast.*

**Bifrost** is the bridge between Jotunheim and Alfheim.

## Background

The guardian of the Bifrost began losing its soul to lyrical-like temptations. As thousands of years passed, she wondered why she used all of her strength to guard the Bifrost. She became confused and chose to seal herself up rather than live in fear.

When she could no longer resist the lyrical temptation a massive crack broke through the bridge connecting Jotunheim and Alfheim, causing the two worlds to be severed. The passage through was now nothing but a mysterious fog. With the origin unknown, no one dared pass through.

Some adventurers have chosen to enter the fog but none have returned. Their fates have likely fallen into the same path as the nameless guardian maiden who locked away her confusion and despair into the dense fog.

## Maps

* A section of Bifrost.
* Another section of Bifrost.

## Trivia

* In Norse mythology, Bifröst (Bifrost in Scandinavia) or sometimes Bilröst, is a burning rainbow bridge that reaches between Midgard (the world) and Asgard, the realm of the gods. Both the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda alternately refer to the bridge as Asbrú (Old Norse "Æsir's bridge").

## Media

* Bifrost thousands of years ago.
* Bifrost today.

## References

1. ↑ iRO Website 2011 Dec. 12
2. ↑ Wikipedia 2013 Nov. 6

## Patches

* Episode 14.1 (2010 Jun. 30)
	+ Implemented Bifrost.
Atroce's Weapon

A massive sword wielded by Atroce that is much too large to be handled by ordinary warriors.

On iRO, this item is localized as Atlas Weapon.

## Prerequisites

* Base Level 55
* Lord Knight, Rune Knight, Paladin, Royal Guard

## Stat Bonuses

If the user's base STR is 80 or higher:

* Adds a 5% chance of damaging the target's armor when doing a physical attack.

## External Links

* iRO Wiki Database
* Divine Pride Database
Bind Trap

**Bind Trap** lays down a powerful movement impairing trap on the ground.
All targets that enter the trap's area of effect will have their movement slowed significantly.

## Notes

* Movement debuff duration is affected by the target's STR.
* Using Flicker skill on targets affected by Bind Trap will remove the trap and deal an additional damage to the targets.
* Maximum of 1 trap can be active at a time.
* Consumes 1 Coin and Special Alloy Trap.

## See Also

* Quagmire
* Blot Spray

## External Links

* Official kRO Website
* iRO Wiki
* Divine Pride
Bijofnil Feather

**Cost to sell** | --

A beautiful feather from a legendary bird named Bijofnil with mysterious powers. There is a chicken researcher in the southwestern part of Geffen that knows about Bijofnil.

## Notes

This item is only obtainable by pre-ordering a copy of Ragnarok DS from a participating retailer or from a Ragnarok Online publisher. It is used to acquire the Bijofnil Wings headgear.

## See Also

* Shaman's Document
* Broken Sword (promo)

## External Links

* iRO Wiki Database
* Divine Pride Database
Baphomet Junior

*For the character from the animation, see Baphomet Junior (anime).*

**Baphomet Junior** is a baby Baphomet. Although it is small and cute, its scythe does mostly the same damage as the adult one.

## Ragnarok Online II

In RO2, Baphomet Jr. only appears in the raid dungeon Garden of Baphomet.

## Gallery

* Baphomet Jr.'s card in RO.
* Baphomet Jr.'s card art in RO2.
* Baphomet Jr. as seen in Eternal Guardians of Love.

## External Links

Ragnarok Online

* RO Empire Database
* iRO Wiki Database
* Divine Pride Database

Ragnarok Online II

* RO2 Database
* RO Guard
Blessing of the Sun

**Requirements** | Feeling of the Sun, Moon, and Stars Lv. 1, Hatred of the Sun, Moon, and Stars Lv. 1

**Blessing of the Sun** allows the player to gain additional experience when killing a *Target of the Sun* on a *Solar Day*. A *Solar Day* is a day where the date is an even number.

On iRO, this skill is localized as Solar Blessings.

## External Links

* Official kRO Website
* iRO Wiki
* Divine Pride

## Patches

* Patch (2019 Jul. 03)
	+ The effect of increasing the experience of some skills with Star Gladiator is not applied to the phenomenon is corrected.
		- Target skill: Blessing of the Sun, Blessing of the Moon, Blessing of the Stars
* Patch (2019 May 22)
	+ Star Gladiator's Blessing skills being different from the skills' descriptions is corrected.
Backside Slide

*For the Assassin skill, see Back Slide.*

 **Requirements** | Hover Lv. 1

**Backside Slide** allows you to quickly move 7 cells backwards. Consumes a Magic Gear Fuel.

On iRO, this skill is localized as Back Slide.

## Notes

* Requires the player to be in a Magic Gear.
* This skill functions properly in WoE.
* The caster does not have to use Hover in order to use this skill.

## External Links

* Official kRO Website
* iRO Wiki
* Divine Pride
Back Slide

*For the Mechanic skill, see Backside Slide.*

**Back Slide** will instantly move the character 5 cells opposite of the direction that the character is facing. It cannot be used during WoE due to its knock-back nature.

## External Links

* Official kRO Website
* RO Empire
* iRO Wiki
* Divine Pride

## Patches

* Patch (2003 Jul. 29)
	+ Rogue's Back Slide is now available even in the Hiding state.
Bio Explosion

*For the Mechanic skill, see Self Destruction.*

 **Requirements** | Evolved and Loyal

**Bio Explosion** commands Vanilmirth to self-destruct, inflicting splashed damage, proportionate to Vanilmirth's Max HP that pierces the defense and ignores the Flee rate of enemies in range. If the Homunculus successfully destroys itself, its Intimacy is reduced to 1 (*Hate with Passion*).

On iRO, this skill is localized as Self-Destruction.

## Notes

* When using the skill, make sure Vanilmirth is next to the supposed targets. Even though the skill description describes "targeted enemies", the skill itself will automatically enter Skill Activation phase and just self-destruct.
* After usage, its Intimacy drops to 1 and it will need to be fed until it reaches 450 Intimacy again before re-usage of Bio Explosion, so use this skill wisely.

## External Links

* Official kRO Website
* iRO Wiki
* Divine Pride
Blain Lorishu

**First Appearance** | Episode 1 (Ragnarok Online II)

**Blain Lorishu** is the older brother of repairwoman Glain. He likes to help her out by collecting whetstones for her.

On seaRO2 and iRO2, his name is misspelled as either Ballein or Ballain.

## Story

Blain is first seen in Bouquet Village as an escort for Saintess Aione. He is accompanied by Kleindiana Lexington, Ivia Silloin, and Hans Rapad.

Kleindiana and him later escort Aione to the nearby Prayer Tree, where they were ambushed by members of Freyjanity.
Bangungot Hospital

*For the instance dungeon, see Bangungot Hospital (instance).*

The **Bangungot Hospital** once housed the sick of the Malayans. It has since been closed down for reasons unknown.

On iRO, this area is localized as Bangongo Hospital.

## Story

**SPOILER WARNING:** Plot and/or ending details follow.
In years past, the people of Malaya were forced to seek medical care in other towns. When it was announced that the Bangungot Hospital was planned for construction, Malayans were overjoyed to know they would finally be able to receive medical care in the vicinity of their own town. The site chosen for the location of the hospital was home to an old tree. The old tree was chopped down and the land was cleared in order for construction to be underway.

When the Bangungot Hospital finally opened, people celebrated and were eager to make use of the facilities right away. Unfortunately, the positivity was short-lived as patients admitted to the hospital kept dying under the care of the doctors and nurses within. The deaths continued until an accident finally led to the hospital closing down entirely. All doctors and nurses moved to the Malaya inn and have been operating out of there since.

Years later, the Malayans requested for a nurse to come and reopen the hospital. However, this nurse was a special kind of nurse as her job is to cure unnatural phenomenon around hospitals. It seems that the old tree that was cleared away for the hospital's construction was home to a wood fairy. When the tree was chopped down, the wood fairy became vengeful and mutated into the monstrosity known as Bangungot. After the hospital opened, Bangungot went around killing the patients and turning them into monsters.