Class Changes

uaRO uses the pre-renewal class system, with selected adjustments to skills and mechanics for balance and smoother gameplay. These changes preserve the classic feel while improving the overall experience.

For full reference on unmodified pre-renewal skills, you can visit the iRO Classic Wiki.

General / Shared

Topic	iRO Offical Behavior	uaRO Changed Behavior
Reflected Damage: Amount	When a reflection skill or behavior activates, it reflects the amount of damage listed, ie 50%.	The amount of damage reflected cannot be greater than the amount of HP the user of the skill has.
Reflected Damage: Safety Wall	Players inside can reflect damage via skill or behavior.	Players inside can not any reflect damage.
Teleport	You can teleport to a random spot on the same map.	Adjusted to prevent players from landing on a map portal.

Swordsman

Knight / Lord Knight

Topic	iRO Offical Behavior	uaRO Changed Behavior
Bowling Bash	Knockback distance of 1 cell. Skill range of 1 cell.	Knockback distance removed. Skill range increased to 2 cells.
Brandish Spear	Knockback distance of 2 cells.	Knockback decreased to 1 cell.

Crusader / Paladin

Topic	iRO Offical Behavior	uaRO Changed Behavior
Shield Swapping	Swapping a shield while a skill is active cancels the skill.	Swapping sheilds will no longer interrupt the skill. Removing shield will stll cancel the skill.
Shield Reflect	Returns some damage dealt to you back to the enemy. Reflected damage a percentage of received damage.	The amount of damage reflected cannot be greater than the amount of HP the wearer of the skill has. Reflect is not transmitted if the character is within a Safety Wall.
Devotion	Skill is usable on party members, including non-guild members.	Cannot be placed on non-guild members outside of Battlegrounds. Added a buff icon when skill is active for both caster and receiver.
Grand Cross	Grand Cross hits 1-5 times, depending highly on position and movement of enemy/enemies. When one or more monsters are on a single cell of GC, the number of hits are reduced by 1 per monster (to a minimum of one hit to one monster).	Due to increased mob stack size, mobs on the same cell take 100% of the damage from every hit.
Gospel	Buff persists through log out.	Buffs reset upon relog.

Mage

Wizard / High Wizard

Topic	iRO Offical Behavior	uaRO Changed Behavior
Ice Wall	Cannot be used in Cannot be used in GvG, Battlegrounds, Endless Tower, or Nidhoggur's Nest.	Additionally cannot be used on MVP maps.
Sightrasher	Range of 15x15 cells. Moves through obstacles including walls.	Reduced range to 7x7 cells. Cannot go through obstacles or walls. (Exception Bio 3/4)
Amplify Magic Power	Increases MATK for the next instance of magical damage dealt. Does not include multiple ticks.	Modified to increase MATK for each tick AoE spells Meteor Storm, Storm Gust, and Lord of Vermillion.

Sage / Professor

Topic	iRO Offical Behavior	uaRO Changed Behavior
Abracadabra	Can be used anywhere excluding WoE: SE.	Can no longer can be used in towns.
Auto Spell	Maximum level of skill varies from 1-3 based on skill level. Skill cast chance varies by level used.	Skills cast can trigger up to level 5 bolts on all elements when skill level 4 or higher.
Mind Breaker	Attack the mind of the enemy to cause mental breakdown. This decreases enemy's INT MDEF, but it ups their MATK. This is basically Provoke for Magicians.	Adds a debuff icon for the receiver. Updates stats to show impact.

Merchant

Topic	iRO Offical Behavior	uaRO Changed Behavior
Cart Revolution	Putting items in your cart increases the damage by up to 100% more (1% per 80 weight as it has 8000 weight max).	Cart assumes max weight regardless of cart weight.
Mammonite	Uses 100-1000z to increase ATK for the next attack.	Reduced price to maximum of 500z while possessing Bag of Gold Coins within inventory.

Blacksmith / Whitesmith

Topic	iRO Offical Behavior	uaRO Changed Behavior
Fame System	Fame points earned are kept permanently. A weapon created by ranked blacksmith will deal an extra +10 seeking damage, which pierces defense and never misses. Ranking can be checked in-game with @blacksmith.	Fame points decay by 10% per month, to support better game balance.
Power Thrust	There is a 0.1% chance to break your weapon with each hit.	No longer breaks weapons.
Adrenaline Rush	Increase your attack speed with Mace and Axe type weapons by 30%. Increases attack speed of nearby party member with Mace and Axe type weapons by 20%. Changing from a Mace or Axe to any other type of weapons (including bare fists) will cancel the effect.	You can use One-Handed Swords with this skill.
Cart Termination	Uses the power of Zeny to strike a single enemy with your cart. Damage is dependent on the cart's weight.	Cart assumes max weight regardless of cart weight. Cost is reduced to 0z in Battlegrounds. Reduced price to 500z while possessing Bag of Gold Coins within inventory.
Maximum Power Thrust	There is a 0.1% chance to break your weapon with each hit.	No longer breaks weapons.

Alchemist / Creator

Medicine Bowls can be found at our Inn Tool Dealers in addition to typical locations.

Topic	iRO Offical Behavior	uaRO Changed Behavior
Fame System	Fame points earned are kept permanently. Potions made by the 10 top ranked alchemists will receive a 50% bonus to their potency. Rankings can be checked with @alchemist in game.	Fame points decay by 10% per month, to support better game balance.
Twilight Alchemy	N/A	Revamped all inclusive skill. Brews up to 300 of any create potion item, based on available resources in inventory. Requires Soul Link.

Bag of Gold Coins

Bag of Gold Coins (#670) can be acquired at the Blacksmith Guild in Geffen (/navi geffen_in 100/174) for 50,000,000z. It reduces the cost of Mammonite and Cart Termination to 500z when held in your inventory. It has a weight of 500 and cannot be dropped, put in cart, traded, mailed, sold, or put in guild storage. It can be put in your personal storage to be shared with characters on the same account.

Acolyte

Blue Gems are sold at our Inn Tool Dealers in additional to typical locations.

Topic	iRO Offical Behavior	uaRO Changed Behavior
Warp Portal	Cannot be used in GvG maps or Battleground maps.	Additionally cannot be used on MVP maps.

Priest / High Priest

Topic	iRO Offical Behavior	uaRO Changed Behavior
Magnus Exorcismus	Any Demon family and Undead property monsters entering the area of the effect suffer Holy property damage per wave. Skill damage is interrupted if player is Stunned, Petrified, or Frozen.	Increases mob pool damaged by the skill. Races effected are Undead and Demon. Elements effected are Shadow, Ghost, and Undead. Damage ticks continue even if player is Stunned, Petrified, or Frozen.

Monk / Champion

Topic	iRO Offical Behavior	uaRO Changed Behavior
Asura Strike	HP/SP will not regenerate naturally for 5 minutes after Asura Strike is used.	SP regenerates normally upon relogging.

Thief

A selection of arrows can be found Inn Tool Dealers. Additional speciality arrows must be crafted.

Assassin / Assassin Cross

Venom Knife can be found at our Inn Tool Dealers in addition to typical locations.

Topic	iRO Offical Behavior	uaRO Changed Behavior
Enchant Deadly Poison	Skill duration is 60 seconds.	Increased duration to 90 seconds.

Rogue / Stalker

Topic	iRO Offical Behavior	uaRO Changed Behavior
Backstab	Powerful attack that can only be used from behind the enemy. Cannot miss and will turn the target to face the caster, thus preventing repeated use.	Can be performed from any angle.
Plagiarism	Skills must be copied from another player.	Plagiarism NPC allows Rogues/Stalkers to copy skills for a fee.
Preserve	Duration of 10 minutes.	Infinite duration. Becomes a toggle on / off skill. Persists through log out.
Reject Sword	Parry 3 attacks from an enemy and receive only half of the damage.	The amount of damage reflected cannot be greater than the amount of HP the wearer of the skill has. Reflect is not transmitted if the character is within a Safety Wall.

Archer

A selection of arrows can be found Inn Tool Dealers. Additional speciality arrows must be crafted.

Hunter / Sniper

Traps are sold at our Inn Tool Dealers in additional to typical locations.

No other changes to Hunter skills.

Dancer / Gypsy & Bard / Clown (Minstrel)

Topic	iRO Offical Behavior	uaRO Changed Behavior
Buff Icons	N/A	Song buff icons are added and with other player buffs.
Buff Duration	Song buffs end as soon a player exits the song area.	Song buff will continue for 20 seconds after leaving the song area.
Loki's Veil	Blocks all skill use for everything (including players) within area of effect.	Cannot be used on MVP maps.
Wand of Hermode	Skill is an ensamble and requires both a Clown and Gypsy to perform.	Skill can be performed solo.

Super Novice

Topic	iRO Offical Behavior	uaRO Changed Behavior
Death Count	If a Super Novice can manage to avoid even a single death until job 70 and onwards, you will get +10 for all stats. If you die anytime afterwards, you will lose that bonus.	Super Novice death count can be reset at a special NPC south of Prontera.
Breakthrough	Breakthrough is an Expanded Super Novice skill that has been adjusted for Pre-Renewal.	Increases your ATK, Max HP, Max SP, and incoming healing amounts. Level 1: ATK + 10, Max HP + 200, Max SP + 20, Healing Amount +2% Level 2: ATK + 20, Max HP + 400, Max SP + 40, Healing Amount +4% Level 3: ATK + 30, Max HP + 600, Max SP + 40, Healing Amount +6% Level 4: ATK + 40, Max HP + 800, Max SP + 80, Healing Amount +8% Level 5: ATK + 60, Max HP + 1,000, Max SP + 100, Healing Amount +10%
Transcendence	Transcendence is an Expanded Super Novice skill that has been adjusted for Pre-Renewal.	Increases your MATK, Max HP, Max SP, and incoming healing amounts. Level 1: MATK + 10, Max HP + 200, Max SP + 20, Healing Amount +2% Level 2: MATK + 20, Max HP + 400, Max SP + 40, Healing Amount +4% Level 3: MATK + 30, Max HP + 600, Max SP + 40, Healing Amount +6% Level 4: MATK + 40, Max HP + 800, Max SP + 80, Healing Amount +8% Level 5: MATK + 60, Max HP + 1,000, Max SP + 100, Healing Amount +10%
Angel, Help me!	Angel, Help me! is an Expanded Super Novice skill that has been adjusted for Pre-Renewal.	Restores HP and SP for you and your party members in a 15x15 cells around you. HP per second 500, SP per second 100. Duration of 20 seconds. Cooldown of 300 seconds.

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Extended Classes

Many previously unequippable items are now accessible to Extended Classes: see the full list.

Taekwon

Topic	iRO Offical Behavior	uaRO Changed Behavior
Fame System	Fame points earned are kept permanently. The top 10 ranked taekwon players are able to perform infinite combos and receive tripled Maximum HP and SP at level 90. Fame points are ignored if player changes job to Star Gladiator. Rankings can be checked with @taekwon in game.	Fame points decay by 10% per month, to support better game balance.

Star Gladiator

Topic	iRO Offical Behavior	uaRO Changed Behavior
Feeling of the Sun, Moon, and Stars	Permanently memorize a map for bonuses for "Place of the Sun", "Place of the Moon", and/or "Place of the Stars".	An NPC named Salvia is available in the Prontera West inn to reset Feeling for a fee.
Hatred of the Sun, Moon, and Stars	Permanently memorize a monster for bonuses for "Target of the Sun", "Target of the Moon", or "Target of the Stars".	An NPC named Salvia is available in the Prontera West inn to reset Hatred for a fee.
Miracle of the Sun, Moon, and Stars	Miracle has a low rate to grant the ability to use all Solar, Lunar, and Stellar-aligned skills on any map on any day of the week. This means offensive and supporting skills are stacked as well. The effect lasts for one hour and disappears if the player logs off or switches maps.	Success rate increased from 0.02% to 0.1%.

Soul Linker

Topic	iRO Offical Behavior	uaRO Changed Behavior
Max Job Level	50	Increased to 70: HP/SP pool is unchanged.
Soul Link Duration (Level 5)	5 minutes	10 minutes
Esma	SP Cost for Level 1–10: 8–80	Decreased SP Cost for Level 1–10: 4–40

Ninja

Ninja's skill materials and ammo can are sold by our Enhanced NPC Dealers in addition to their typical locations. Weapons and other gear are not sold at this NPC.

Topic	iRO Offical Behavior	uaRO Changed Behavior
Throw Zeny	After cast delay of 5 seconds. SP cost of 50.	Reduced after cast delay to 2 sec. Reduced SP cost to 25. Halves the amount of zeny used during WoE. Disabled cost during BG.
Throw Kunai	After cast delay of 1 second.	Reduced after cast delay to 0.5 seconds.
Final Strike	SP cost for level 1-10 is 55-100.	Reduced SP cost to 30-50.
Throw Huuma Shuriken	After cast delay of 2 seconds. SP cost for level 1-5 is 20, 25, 30, 35, 40.	Reduced after cast delay to 1.5 seconds. Reduced SP cost to 5, 10, 15, 20, 25.

Gunslinger

Gunslinger's skill materials and ammo can are sold by our Enhanced NPC Dealers in addition to their typical locations. Weapons and other gear are not sold at this NPC.

Topic	iRO Offical Behavior	uaRO Changed Behavior
Flip the Coin	Success chance for level 1-5 of 10-30%. SP cost of 2.	Increased success chance to 100%. Decreased SP cost to 1.
Triple Action	SP cost of 20.	Decreased SP cost to 12.
Adjustment	Cost of 2 coins. SP cost of 15. Duration of 20 seconds.	Decrease cost to 1 coin. Decreased SP cost to 10. Increased duration to 60 seconds.
Rapid Shower	After cast delay of 1 second. SP cost level 1-10 of 22-40. Consumes 5 bullets.	Decreased after cast delay to 0.75 seconds. Decreased SP cost of level 1-10 to 12-20. Modified bullet consumpion: 1 ammo at level 1/2, 2 ammo at 3/4, 3 ammo at 5/6, 4 ammo at 7/8, and 5 ammo at 9/10.
Full Buster	After cast delay for level 1-10 of 1.2-3 seconds. SP cost level 5-10 of 40-65.	Decreased maximum after cast delay to 2 seconds. Decreased SP cost of level 5-10 to 35.

Adoptee

Topic	iRO Offical Behavior	uaRO Changed Behavior
Maximum Stats	Adopted characters cannot increase a stat past 80 base.	Increased maximum stat to 99.