KR Season 2 · Class Meta Compendium

🌑 Dark Mage

KR S2 full package (S1 baseline + S2 deep-dive addenda).

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Applies to TW today S0/S1-era data, matching the TW server’s current content — this is the part you can act on.

S2 Current Meta (Deep-Dive)

Weapon S1 무기 S1 S1 HIGH-era

Sword Dance (crit+atk stack; summon hits count) · S1-era pick

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Accessories S1 pool 장신구 S1 pool S1 HIGH-era

Binding (2) Abyss (3) Corruption (4) Maw (4: single-target debuff nuke, scales w/ hit count to +100%) Madness (5: all 3 rituals → Hour of Twilight = infinite Possession +20% final dmg while standing) Priest Temperance · named combos: mainstream possession, mobility, abyss+abyss+priest/madness (boss-killer)

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loop · opener 43 // 433; sustain "5xx 54x" (x∈{2,3}), priority 4 >> 2 >> 3 S1-late→S2 MED-HIGH

Maw fills Encroach but does NOT trigger Possession — cast 2/3 right after 4 to enter Possession

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Progression

1 · healer-line 2nd advancement via Aranwen; pure DPS role (no heal kit) 1 · healer-line 2nd advancement via 아란웬; pure DPS role (no heal kit) — MED

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KR Season 2 preview (not in TW yet) KR S2 data. TW has no 10★ runes or mado resistance yet, so treat this as what is coming, not as build advice.

Engraving (Runes)

weapon 무기 S2 LOW

Oblivion/Infinite (Myth CD Runes) · core · mythic cooldown weapon runes listed for Dark Master builds · from dampyeot mythic set

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weapon 무기 S2 LOW

Sword dance/Alignment of celestial bodies/Waving day · alt · alternates named in 2026 guide · names unverified vs official DB

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armor 방어구 S2 LOW

flock of fairies · core · after 7 skill uses, all cooldowns -2.1s — build keystone · cooldown-loop enabler

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armor 방어구 S2 LOW

sandstorm · alt · skill use speed

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accessories 장신구 S2 LOW

Face (3), Hell (4), Priest (5) · core · skill-mod accessory runes per 2026 guide · names need cross-check

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emblem 엠블럼 S2 LOW

Distant light · core · burst-window emblem

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S2 Current Meta (Deep-Dive)

basic 기본 S2 HIGH

weapon = ritual dagger; released 2025-10-16, Nexon press; pure DPS, NO heal kit · resource: Encroachment Gauge → Shadow summons; >3 = Possession (empowered skills + self-DoT; stacks reduce healing but empower ult darkness)

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skill 스킬 S2 HIGH

1 life drain, 2 AoE hold, 3 black spear (nuke), 4 Twisted Sanctuary (AoE ground), 5 chaos rituals (random 1-of-3 rituals), 6 darkness (ult) · —

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Weapon S2 무기 S2 S2 HIGH

Rockblade primary / revelation + alt · corrects earlier oblivion/infinite LOW guess

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Trinket S2 장신구 S2 S2 MED-HIGH

Restraint + Discipline (60%+) with Madness (30%) · Temperance value jumped in S2; “Redemption” vs S1 “Bondage” naming unresolved — verify

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Armor S2 방어구 S2 S2 HIGH

Awakening Crossing Chains (or Oath) + Starflower ×2 + Erosion (Broken Border/Cracked Seal/Ashen Curtain) + Sea Serpent+/Sealer/Bone Seal/Victory · —

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Emblem S2 엠블럼 S2 S2 HIGH

Eternal Night primary / liberation alt; rankers testing platinum balance · —

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alteration 개조 S2 MED

Maw build: 124 (max Maw); others 135/146 documented · Crafting tags: Summon > Disrupt > Repeat (gem priority); Maw build: multiple hits>summon>obstruct>assist

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Stats 스탯 S2 HIGH (stat) MED (work)

Critical hit 1st → Additional hits ~2,500 (passive synergy) → Multiple hits/strong hits; S2 rankers: 5,000+ + crit on every rune · Work end: Sosun Dam > Bangsun Dam > Yeonsun Dam > Bosun Dam > Gangsun Dam > Bangkul (fill 6-8 to round CDs <1s)

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tier · 2026-04 dealer tier VER3: mid ("no pros and cons"); high avg-DPS tables flatter it (extreme sustain, no burst alignment, self-HP risk, CC-fragile, auto-hostile) tier · 2026-04 dealer tier VER3: mid ("장단점 없는"); high avg-DPS tables flatter it (extreme sustain, no burst alignment, self-HP risk, CC-fragile, auto-hostile) S2 HIGH

S2 start: skill1 dmg +100% buff; 2026-08-13 patch: NEW skill + ult darkness rework + encroachment burden relief announced 8/4 Coffee Live

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Skill Enhancement Priority

4 · Twisted Sanctuary 4 · 뒤틀린 성역 S2 MED

Round 30 · 1 · highest dmg share regardless of corruption/abyss path — level 30 first

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Skill Mods

4 abyss path 4 나락 path S2 LOW

main · skill4 Twisted Sanctuary via Maw rune — core dps

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(open) S2 LOW

— · full mod-combo shorthand (e.g. x-y-z) not yet captured — needs namuwiki/arca pass

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Playstyles

Possession Stack Type 빙의 스택형 S2 LOW

DPS · stack Possession to 6 before ult + Ardkanbi(?) buff for 2-3M ticks · burst windows

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tier note S2 MED

— · topped 2026-03 avg-DPS table (2.18 million #1) but B-tier in 2026-04 list — contested, likely pilot/fight dependent · —

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Rotation

loop · 5-3 weave; cooldown loop via fairy horde procs; Possession ×6 → ult loop · 5-3 weave; cooldown loop via 요정 무리 procs; 빙의 ×6 → ult S2 LOW

numeric cycle not yet captured

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BiS / Stats

Prism/Stats 프리즘/스탯 S2 LOW

Blast focus, then Bash/Support (per 2026 guide); generic Critical>Blow>Multiple hits also applies · needs cross-check

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Progression

2 · generic S2 path: Runda Abyss → Kabrak, pity class accessory runes first, magic pressure resist 2 · generic S2 path: 룬다 어비스 → 카브락, pity class accessory runes first, 마도 압력 resist S2 MED

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