Viking

The Viking (Bluetooth) is a grade D Axe Mercenary.

A Northern Viking is an upgraded (to class C) Viking (class D) mercenary.

After years at sea, the Viking has learned to endure the greatest assaults. With a swing of his mighty axe, he can hit up to 3 enemies in a row, and his Freezing Axe magic will freeze them in place.

You can have as many of this mercenary as you like.

Assessment[]

The Viking is an excellent low level mercenary. He is the first merc you can get as a newly started Main Character that can disable a full row of enemy targets. He is also inexpensive to upgrade and skill.

The Viking lacks high enough Magic Defense to be an effective tank at higher levels (say >120). You can upgrade him to a Northern Viking and increase his Magic Defense a little, but it's still not very high. At that point, you will have many other merc choices to replace him as a front row tank. The most typical replacement for the Viking is a Druid.

His Freezing Axe, even though it will not work on bosses above the Bran Castle dungeon is still very useful. If outnumbered, freezing 3 enemies for about 2 turns can be a tide turner. However, his weakness is his very low Action Power gain. Using his Freezing Axe can quite easily prevent him from making another move for a few turns.

In PvP, he and Punisher due to their weak magic defenses, their MP are shown to be vulnerable which was seen as players who had a Witch during PvP battles enabling her to drain more of their MP with Mana Drain thrice.

In the Arena Betting, there was an alternate Viking named Redtooth being sided with any C mercenaries as a hero.

Characteristics[]

Type: Melee
Grade: D
Weapon: Axe
Off-Hand: Guardian
Range:

Attributes[]

Strength: 330
Dexterity: 110
Defense: 180
Intelligence: 140
Vitality: 310
Magic Defense: -50

Basic Attack[]

Melee Target and Neighbors
Action Power: 50-65
Action Power raised by Vacancy: 10% (up to 3 vacancies)

Employment[]

An Viking can be employed in your Home as a Chef. See My Home for details. This must be a Viking and not a Northern Viking.

Recruitment[]

The Viking can be recruited as a Northern Viking (upgraded Viking) via a Northern Viking Summon Marble (No Trade) that is received at the end of the Nest of Insects quest line. It requires Main Character level 32 to use. By using this orb, you will not need to do the Northern Viking upgrade quest line after the Viking hits level 100, saving you some gold and time (although I always found that quest line to be pretty fun).
He can also recruited as a wandering mercenary at Main Character level 30. Depending on the main's level, it might be better to buy the summon orb from the Market than recruiting a wandering Viking.
Vikings are also be recruited as chefs in Home alongside Archer.

Upgrades[]

Ashen Crystal and Ashen Jewel.

Class	Level	Requirements	Str	Int	Dex	Vit	Def	MDef
Viking	1	None	330	140	110	310	180	-50
Viking I	20	50 Ashen Crystal	360	160	120	340	270	-50
Viking II	50	100 Ashen Crystal	390	190	130	370	360	-50
Bluetooth	80	20 Ashen Jewel	420	220	140	390	450	-50
Bluetooth I	100	50 Ashen Jewel	449	235	149	417	558	-50
Bluetooth II	120	150 Ashen Jewel	479	249	159	438	648	-50
Bluetooth III	130	200 Ashen Jewel	511	264	169	458	748	-50
Bluetooth IV	140	200 Ashen Jewel	549	281	181	484	868	-50
Bluetooth V	150	200 Ashen Jewel	588	301	193	512	1008	-50
Bluetooth VI	160	200 Ashen Jewel	705	361	231	614	1209	-50

Skills[]

This Mercenary can use these Magic Skills:

Deadly Strike[]

A strike of desperation while on the verge of death. The attack puts a strain on your Action Power, delaying your next turn.

Range:
Duration: 1 Turn
Cooldown: 1 Turn
Action Power Cost: 600
Type: Active

Freezing Axe[]

Freeze an enemy for some time with a blast of ice from your axe.

Range:
Duration: 2 Turns
Cooldown: 0 Turns
Action Power Cost: 150
Type: Active

Quotes[]

Hahaha!
I have no patience!
Get this!!!
Groah! I'll be back... (When being KO'ed by the enemy)