Spearman

The Spearman (Zhao Yun) is a grade D Spear Mercenary.

The Spearman forgoes defense to go on an all-out offensive. His spear not only packs a punch, but it also hits the enemy behind the Spearman's main target.

His Lightning Spear spell is effective against enemies you want to keep out of the fight, as enemies hit by it will lose action power.

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

Assessment

Zhao Yun is a passable tank at lower levels. He is among the least expensive (to obtain, upgrade and skill up) mercenaries. His greatest virtue, however, is his ability to reduce the enemy's Action Power.

Lightning Spear skill is an offensive skill that reduces your opponents' Action Power and hits two enemies in a column. Deadly Strike, the D rank mercenaries' skill, delivers a powerful strike to a target but sacrifices Action Power.

He can make a good action-locking team with the Viking and other Spearmen on lower levels, but as the player progresses, he will become obsolete compared to every other Spear mercenary and other mercenaries in general. He may last a bit longer in a team with a Dragoon Main Character thanks to their passive buff, but that's it.

At some point when you get to the higher in-game levels (>120), you will probably want a merc with more and better skills and damage potential.

Characteristics

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

Attributes

Strength: 310
Dexterity: 210
Defense: 230
Intelligence: 120
Vitality: 240
Magic Defense: 110

Basic Attack

Melee Two in Column
Action Power: 70-80
Action Power raised by Vacancy: 8% (up to 3 vacancies)

Recruitment

You can recruit Spearmen after level 5 from NPCs Jang Gil San, Ou Yang Feng, Shuichi, Im Guk-jung and Neti for 5,000 gold.
Can be found wandering around in towns or on roads and recruited on the spot. Hiring a wandering mercenary, however, will most likely cost more than recruiting one from the recruiter NPCs.

Upgrades

Ashen Crystal and Ashen Jewel.

Class	Level	Requirements	Str	Int	Dex	Vit	Def	MDef
Spearman	1	None	310	120	210	240	230	110
Spearman I	20	50 Ashen Crystal	350	160	230	270	350	110
Spearman II	50	100 Ashen Crystal	380	190	250	300	450	110
Zhao Yun	80	20 Ashen Jewel	440	220	250	330	650	110
Zhao Yun I	100	50 Ashen Jewel	470	235	267	353	890	110
Zhao Yun II	120	150 Ashen Jewel	500	249	274	371	1090	110
Zhao Yun III	130	200 Ashen Jewel	530	269	286	392	1240	110
Zhao Yun IV	140	200 Ashen Jewel	566	290	300	415	1420	110
Zhao Yun V	150	200 Ashen Jewel	605	311	315	443	1630	110
Zhao Yun VI	160	200 Ashen Jewel	726	373	378	531	1956	110