In Sol: Enchantment (hereinafter 'Sol'), reaching level 30 and receiving an Unique weapon allows you to progress through previously blocked Main quests and significantly boosts your hunting speed, giving you some breathing room. The June 22 (Mon) patch introduced many changes, including reduced hunting difficulty. Here is how to optimize your 'spec up' strategy in light of these updates.

The EXP rewards for Main quests in Sol are not particularly high. While it is ideal to complete them as you go since most can be done alongside hunting, there is no need to force your way through if you are struggling to kill monsters quickly or maintain your HP.

Progress through Main quests only as far as your hunting speed and Nine consumption allow, then focus on leveling up through hunting. Because the level-scaling effect is significant, steady leveling will make subsequent Main quests much easier to handle.

Since the patch lowered monster stats, you can hunt smoothly even with unlimited potions. It is best to choose the highest-level hunting ground where your HP remains stable while using these potions.

Upon reaching level 35, you can craft a 'Token of Peace' via an event quest. Spending 200k Nine to craft this token grants 200k EXP. At level 35, this is about 15–16% of a level, which is not a small amount considering the time it takes to level up. However, since it only converts to 20k Nine Cores, choose this option only if you feel that rapid leveling is absolutely necessary.

Once you have purchased all Rare Skillbooks and finished crafting the level 35 token, you will start accumulating Nine. Aside from consumables for hunting sustainability, there are two main options.

The first is purchasing Unique Skillbooks. At 1.7 million Nine each, it requires patience, but you can expect a significant increase in damage and hunting speed.

Knights and Mages have high-efficiency buff skills at the Unique grade that increase Melee Damage and Magic Damage, respectively. Conversely, Rangers benefit less from buff skills, so it is more efficient for them to learn new attack skills. Keep in mind that this will increase MP consumption, so plan accordingly.

The second option is upgrading your 'El's Bracelet.' There are two types: 'El's Attack Bracelet' and 'El's Defense Bracelet.' With this patch, monster attack power has been nearly halved, making El's Attack Bracelet more efficient even at lower upgrade levels. We recommend wearing two El's Attack Bracelets.

Each bracelet costs 189k Nine, and each upgrade has a 30% success rate. The expected cost to obtain a +2 bracelet is about 2.1 million Nine. While more expensive than an Unique Skillbook on average, this is recommended for those who want to gamble on a high-value spec up.

If you have extra Nine, purchasing Rune Chests from the Nine Shop to boost stats like weight, hit, and HP is also a good idea. While the individual values are not high, it provides a guaranteed stat increase.

The recent patch significantly reduced monster defense and damage, making offensive stats more efficient than survival-related ones.

For Knights, we recommend the active buff 'Guardian Slave Ⅰ' which increases Melee Damage by 3. If you are interested in PVP or have enough MP to add another attack skill, 'Shield Stun' is also a great choice for its decent damage and stun effect.

For Rangers, active and passive buffs are generally less efficient. Instead, we recommend the active attack skill 'Gale Shot Ⅱ'. Note that this will slightly increase MP consumption, so manage your MP carefully.

Mages have the most skills, so there are many recommendations. For an active skill, we suggest 'Flame Slash' for the highest damage potential. If you are low on MP, 'Guardian Mana' (+10 MP recovery for 10 minutes) is a good choice; if you want to boost damage potential rather than increasing the number of skills, 'Guardian Focus' (+5 Magic Damage for 5 minutes) is recommended.

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The first recommendation is 'Orc Settlement Crevice.' It has a low level requirement, decent EXP, and most importantly, it drops many Unique grade items, including Nine Cores, making it great for high profits.

The second is the 'Quarry.' Monsters here commonly drop 'Nine Ore,' which can be used to obtain 40k Nine, making it the best spot for Nine farming. However, Knights should bring repair tools as weapons tend to take damage frequently here.

The third is 'Coastal Garden.' It offers a good amount of Nine and drops 'Guardian's Helmet' and 'Guardian's Armor,' which are high-defense Unique Armors. It is recommended for those hoping for a lucky high-value drop.

The fourth is 'Megalith Temple.' Compared to Coastal Garden, the Nine yield is slightly lower, but all monsters have a low chance to drop Unique Armor. This is recommended for those looking to farm items to sell for diamonds on the Market.

The final recommendation is 'Undead Ruins.' This is the top choice for those who received a Silver weapon at level 30. While EXP and Nine yields are high, hunting is difficult without bonus damage against Undead. Since monster HP and attack power are quite high, we recommend hunting alongside other players if your stats are still lacking.

Maintaining all consumables during long hunting sessions can be expensive. We recommend using only the most cost-effective items.

First is the 'Acceleration Potion.' It boosts 'Attack Speed,' a stat with limited acquisition paths, making it a huge help. While the 'Elixir of Acceleration' (30% Attack Speed) costs 10080 Nine per hour, the Acceleration Potion costs only 1896 Nine per hour. Keep a steady supply.

Second is the 'Mana Potion.' Most classes struggle to use skills fully due to MP shortages. The Mana Potion provides +3 MP recovery for 1260 Nine per hour. Since 'Traveler's Grilled Fish' costs 3024 Nine per hour for the same +3 MP recovery, prioritize the Mana Potion if you are low on MP.

Finally, 'Giant's Steak.' For 3024 Nine per hour, it provides +2 PvE Damage Reduction. Damage Reduction is a valuable stat, and this is the most efficient food item, so we highly recommend it. If you are using regular potions instead of unlimited ones, this will significantly reduce your potion consumption.

Traits in Sol are divided into Attack, Defense, and Recovery, with two options each. We recommend resetting until you get the most important option, PvE Damage, before enhancing.

You can attempt trait enhancement 10 times per category (30 total). Failure increases the success rate, and success resets it. Try to enhance the Attack category when the success rate is high for maximum efficiency. If you fail too many times even at high rates, resetting the trait can be a viable strategy.

Sol features various daily content, broadly divided into Special Dungeons, Event Dungeons, and World Bosses. Special Dungeons are time-limited daily activities where you can obtain unidentified equipment, consumables, and EXP based on your level.

In each Special Dungeon, you can use exclusive magic for AOE hunting. However, monsters here have higher stats than those in similar-level fields, and AOE skills will draw aggro from multiple monsters, so manual control is recommended to take down as many as possible.

Event Dungeons feature the 'Nine Tree,' which allows you to experience divine powers, enabling satisfying AOE hunting with Meteor and Chain Lightning. They provide various rewards like consumables, Nine, and EXP, so don't forget to run them daily.

World Bosses are available from 12:55 to 13:00 and 18:55 to 19:00. This is a boss raid; the boss' pattern damage is quite high, so manual control is recommended, just like in Special Dungeons. It may be hard to participate every time, but try to join whenever you can for the rewards.

▲ Don't forget to complete these three types of content daily

In Sol: Enchantment, you can craft a Nine Core by spending 1 million EXP and 100k Nine. Since these can be traded for diamonds on the Market, this is the easiest way for minnow users to acquire diamonds.

However, as the market price of Nine Cores has dropped significantly since the game's launch, it is better to focus on leveling up to level 40, where squad mode unlocks, rather than crafting and selling them immediately.

The most efficient method is to craft Nine Cores using sub characters leveled through squad mode, while your main character continues to level up to build a foundation for faster Nine acquisition.