In Lineage 2 Revolution, the Dark Elf race comes with a stats distribution that offers high Crit. Rate and a high Atk, as well as moderate levels of Evasion and MP. However, the Dark Elf has poor Health and Defense stats. A Dark Elf Rogue presents an interesting choice, as it the Evasion passives of a Rogue grants you the additional survivability. This is extremely useful given your low health. Aside from that, a Dark Elf Rogue is capable of dishing out high crit damages on your targets. As a Dark Elf Rogue, you can pick from two secondary classes upon reaching Level 31 after completing the necessary Secondary Class change quests. You can specialize into the Abyss Walker (dagger-wielding) or Phantom Ranger (bow-wielding). This Dark Elf Rogue guide focuses on Level 1-31 as a Dark Elf Rogue.
Active Skills
Mortal Blow [Dagger Only]
Charges up, then attacks at full power and knocks down the enemy. This will be your basic training skill that comes with some form of crowd control. This is a great source of damage that helps to speed up your training process.
Power Thrust [Dagger Only]
Dashes through enemies while attacking, briefly stunning them. This is yet another crowd control skill for dagger-wielding rogues. The damage provided will provide good utility in the leveling process.
Power Shot [Bow Only]
Fires an arrow that damages and knocks down the enemy. This applies a knockdown crowd control on the intended target, granting you free hits from a distance. You will be able to level faster too, since the damage from this ability is considerable.
Double Shot [Bow Only]
Fires two arrows at enemies in front to deal powerful damage. This skill does not provide any form of disable, but allows you to dish out high burst damage, which is useful in quickly killing opponents in the arena.
Passive Skills
Dark Elven Potential
Their splendid battle senses grant them higher Crit. Rate when attacking enemies. This Dark Elf racial increases the frequency at which you crit, with applies a decent boost to your DPS.
Rogue Weapon Mastery
Increases Atk when a dagger or bow is equipped. This gives you a steady increase of Atk Power, so be sure to prioritize the leveling of this skill.
Light Armor Mastery
Increases Evasion Rate when Light Armor is equipped. This effect can be stacked up to 4 times. Every slot of light armor that you equip will contribute to 1 stack of the buff. The added evasion will be helpful in helping you avoid taking hits from the enemy, helping you survive longer in fights.
Skill Build Recommendations and Guide
As you level up in the early game of Lineage 2 Revolution, you will eventually obtain sufficient Skill Points to level up all your skills. This is an approach that we do not recommend though. This is because after unlocking your Secondary Class at Level 31, each skill costs a minimum of 110 skill points. Saving skill points where you can in the early game will allow you to have an easier mid-game, as you can invest more skill points into your Secondary Class skills.
For Passive Skills, do prioritise Rogue Weapon Mastery, for a consistent boost to your damage output. However, if you find that surviving fights is the biggest issue you face, consider putting some points into Light Armor Mastery.
For Active Skills, we highly recommend that you do not spend any skill points, especially if you find the early game to be a breeze. In the event where you feel your damage is lacking, you might want to level up your weapon-specific skills. However, you should not be investing in these skills beyond Level 3, to ensure you have sufficient Skill Points for the middle game.
How Good is Dark Elf Rogue in Lineage 2 Revolution?
The Dark Elf Rogue is capable of doing high damaging hits with his high critical rate in Lineage 2 Revolution. After unlocking the Secondary Class, you will be able to further enhance your damage output as a pure DPS class. The Dark Elf Rogue is essentially a ‘glass cannon’. He is capable of pushing out insane burst damage, but is unable to tank much hits from enemies. Thankfully, given his high damage output, he is often able to finish off his opponents before survivability comes into question.
