Beginner Evie Guide by Celvia

Some or all of the following content has been removed from Vindictus by Nexon.

This contains skills which were removed or changed when the Staff Evie Revamp was released

#### Introduction

Welcome to the Beginner's guide to playing Evie. What has brought you here? Was it Evie's eloquent fighting style? Was it her amazing looking outfits? Or was it her character model--you know who you are. Nonetheless, you were drawn to Evie for various reasons, and this guide will be an introduction to a Beginner Evie player. Although it will not go into the specifics of playing Evie, it will give an intro to new Evie players, and hopefully cover and answer all questions relating to her.

#### What is an "Evie"?

Good question. What is an Evie? Evie is a magic based class specializing in both long range and close range combat. She can wield either Staves or Scythes. Both are two handed weapons. Other than that, the play styles that correlate to each weapon are completely different.

Her defense may be lower than that of Fiona's, and speed lower than that of Lann's, but what she lacks in defense and speed, she makes up for high bursts of damage. Skills such as Firebolt or Battle Scythe: Bloody Thread deal great amounts of damage, but require more time to set up compared to Lann's quick attacks. Despite the slower Damage Per Minute ratio, Evie is awarded with one of the highest overkill damages in the game--especially early on. One will frequently see high overkill numbers using Firebolt, even in the beginning stages of the game.

#### Stats and how they Pertain to Evie

Out of the 5 stats that effect each character, these prove the most useful in regards to Evie: Strength, Intelligence, and Agiliy.

Strength: This stat mainly affects Scythe Evies as many of her attacks are based on physical damage.

Intelligence: This stat affects both Staff and Scythe Evies. Staff Evies magic damage is dependent on this stat, whereas Scythe Evies Battle Scythe Finisher skills are dependent on this stat. Also, it allows Evie to pick up heavier objects for a longer amount of time.

Agility: Increases the chance to perform a critcal with Bolt Magic.

#### Playing as Evie

How should one play as Evie? Is there one ideal way to play her? Honestly, there isn't *one* ideal way to play an Evie. It is entirely up to the player on how he or she chooses to play their Evie.

Some suggestions I do have though, are that one should *never* be too close to an enemy. It is understandable why a long range Staff Evie would stay far back, but for a Scythe Evie--where being close is the only way to deal damage--why would she stay far from the enemy? Although Scythe Evie only deal damage through physically hitting enemies with her Scythe, her defense still is relatively weak. Even with the given shields that protect her life, if caught in a chain of attacks, her hp can easily be reduced to 0.

So how should one play Scythe Evie, if being close is dangerous? Instead of staying directly next to an enemy as Fiona would, Evie should start her chain of attacks farther away from an enemy so that by the time she reaches an enemy, she is already at her finisher and hopefully able to activate one of her Battle Scythe abilities.

#### Beginner Levels

There isn't much to say here. It really is quite straight forward. Hopefully through these levels you can learn to play Evie efficiently, as it only gets harder later on.

Tips for Beginner Levels:

* The more enemies you can gather for Firebolt the better. In most of the first boat, you can easily gather all the enemies together by merely running past them and waiting for them. Since Firebolt has such a huge range, one can easily kill all the enemies grouped together.
* Between Firebolt and Magic Arrow, I would master Magic Arrow first. My reasoning for this is because although Firebolt is superior in damage, it also has an extremely slow cooldown time. Even with Stamina Recovery, one would spend most of the time waiting for Firebolt to cool down in order to use it again.
* Abuse the fact that Evie's Firebolt is extremely strong on boss battles. With a full party of Evies taking turns Firebolting, the boss will die quickly. Note: This will not work as effectively on later bosses.
* Also abuse the fact that Evie's physical attack with her Staff requires little to no stamina. So when one run's out of stamina due to Magic Arrow or Firebolt, physical attacks prove as a viable option

#### Staff or Scythe?

So you've reached level 24 and have the option of choosing between the two weapons. The choice really is yours. Because this game is so choice driven as well as play-style driven, choose the class that suites your taste and style. Each have their pros and cons.

* Can use magic, which allows for players to deal high damage all the while being safe in the background
* Can heal themselves as well as other players.
* High bursts of damage

Cons:

* Lacks Battle Scythe: Blink, and must rely on back step in order to dodge
* Most powerful skills require a cool down
* Physical attacks are significantly weaker than that of a Scythe Evie

* Battle Scythe: Bloody Thread deals a lot of damage to multiple enemies, and does not have a cooldown like Firebolt
* Battle Scythe: Blink makes avoiding enemy attacks much easier and effective
* No skills require cool down
* Quicker bursts of damage
* Can still use all Alchemy skills

Cons:

* Cannot use Magic
* Cannot use Healing, thus cannot be a support player
* Scythe attack speed is significantly slower than Staff attack speed
* Scythes require more stamina to swing than Staves

#### FAQ

*Q. Should I level (insert skill)?*

A. If I didn't mention it, then its really up to you. Although this may be a guide on what I feel is best, there ultimately is no "best" guide, as one can infinitely gain AP and level up skills.

*Q. Is it possible for Evie to wear Plate Armor*

A. Yes, but it is highly unadvised. It is advised however, that Scythe Evie get Light Armor as they advance through the game.

*Q. Staff or Scythe, I CAN'T CHOOSE!!!11!1!*

A. Flip a coin. :]

*Q. What is the max level?*

A. Although this doesn't pertain to Evie, the max level is 200.