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Guide Buffs

How the Guide NPC Get buffs option gives short progression buffs that scale with your character level.

Live docs / Custom Content

Guide Buffs

How the Guide NPC Get buffs option gives short progression buffs that scale with your character level.

Version Epic 4.1
Section Custom Content
Updated Draft

Overview

Town Guide NPCs offer a Get buffs option that gives a set of progression buffs. These buffs are meant to help characters move through early and mid-game progression more smoothly.

The buffs scale with your character level, so a higher-level character receives stronger versions than a new character.

Where To Get Them

Talk to a town Guide NPC and choose Get buffs.

The option is available from the main Guide dialog. It can also appear on Guide NPCs in special town areas such as Hidden Village.

Duration

Guide buffs last 80 minutes.

You can return to a Guide NPC and use Get buffs again when you need to refresh them.

Buff List

The Guide applies the following buffs:

BuffWhat It Supports
Force of Sacred FireOffensive power.
Rock EnergyDefensive toughness.
Speed of the WindMovement and pacing.
Blessing of StrengthStrength-based characters.
Blessing of VitalitySurvivability.
Blessing of IntelligenceMagic damage and caster scaling.
Blessing of WisdomMagic defense and resource support.
Shining WeaponWeapon power.
Shining ArmorArmor power.
Dark MightAdditional offensive support.
Wind WeaponExtra weapon support, available from level 30 onward.

Level Scaling

Most Guide buffs use one progression tier per 10 character levels.

Character LevelBuff Tier
1-101
11-202
21-303
31-404
41-505
51-606
61-707
71-808
81-909
91+10

Wind Weapon starts later and scales separately:

Character LevelWind Weapon Tier
Below 30Not applied
30-391
40-492
50-593
60-694
70-795
80+6

Creature Buffs

Guide buffs are applied to both your character and your active creature where the buff supports it. If you rely on a creature while leveling, refresh Guide buffs before long grinding or dungeon sessions.

Player Advice

  • Pick up Guide buffs whenever you start a leveling session.
  • Refresh them before entering a dungeon or committing to a long grind spot.
  • Characters below level 30 do not receive Wind Weapon yet.
  • Higher-level characters still benefit because the main buff package continues scaling up to tier 10.