Welcome to DK Legend Awaken, the contents of this roadmap is to steer new players in a general direction to help with character growth. It shouldn't be taken as a rule that's set in stone, as all classes progress differently through content. Finally, the game offers a lot more content to list than in this roadmap, which I hope you have fun exploring.
Starting as a fresh Level 1, check on the official site if your race is controlling useful bibles that can help you with leveling, and move your starter contracts to the right location in your inventory to activate them. You start off with 1 open bible slot.
Check out the Leveling article for information about stacking experience multipliers, and then it's time to kill low level monsters around your starting area until Level 21 for access into Menegroth Dungeon, where you will be leveling until Level 150.
Once you've hit Level 150, it's time to do your Promotion Quest. If you're a vampire, it's adviced to kill 3000 chief monsters in Bathory Dungeon B1, for others Bathory Dungeon B2 or IK office are good maps aswell.
Obtain your beginner set from Asylion Dungeon. This set can be moderately enchanted using Blue Birds, but don't spend too much resources into it. Mt. Rodin is a great map to target farm Blue Birds.
While hunting for your beginner set, keep an eye out for 2-option Horus Class items with 'Luck' as one of it's options. You will be using this set to bolster the strength of your main sets later.
Visit Drobeta and hunt for [GM]Badr npc's to obtain your v1 Skill Books. They have a rare chance to drop v2 Skill Books aswell.
Blue Drops are required to craft your main sets, and they cost a lot of game money in large quantities.
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A key stage in your character growth is progressing your luck set, and should be done before crafting your main set. About 700 luck during 2x Luck Hour will suffice.
A pet helps with looting items, and providing passive stat boosts. I recommend joining a clan & making friends, so you can do the Deadly Kiss quest together for your succubus / incubus.
With your luck set advanced, and enough game money farmed, it's time to forge and enchant your main set to bolster your strength.
Invite your clan members / friends to take down Gilles de Rais, or keep an eye out for when groups go to join them. This dungeon rewards ring override Zaps and 161 class skill.
Invite your clan members / friends to take down Astrals in Eisen Dungeon. They reward Toad Back(s), Info Scrap(s), Tattoo(v), Mask(v), Gloves(o) and Fascia(o).
Leveling should be a breeze with your main set at this stage. Once you've hit Level 170, it's time to do your Promotion Quest.
Invite your clan members / friends to hunt contracts in Hell Garden. Depending on the innate strength of your class, you could also solo it.
With a higher kills p/h rate thanks to your main set, start farming Heart of Cabracam B6 in Menegroth Dungeon. Stock up on them in preparation for Hunting Ores later.
At Level 171 it's time to obtain 2 Knots for a 1.3x Experience Increase bonus. You can find them from Tiffauges Castle 2F, or by buying them from other players.
The hearts you've previously farmed can be spent on Hunting Ores, to further advance your set in preparation for surviving in Castle Dungeon B2.
If your clan owns a castle in Holyland of Adam, you'll have acces to Castle Dungeon B2. You should be able to survive there at this stage.
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Rank 26 is a requirement for your Level 200 Promotion Quest, and can be progressed to by slaying Chief Monsters in high density maps like IK Lab. Alternatively, obtain the Black Smoke Buff from bible war for access to Adam's Labyrinth.
Articles from Hell Garden can be used to further advance your set. The monsters are very strong and have lots of health, therefore it's advised to be as strong as possible before heading there.