Modified Soul Link

Even though the Soul Linker class is disabled, Spirit Effects are fully attainable and highly encouraged as an essential gameplay feature in Oldschool RO!

Spirit Effects have been custom-tuned to empower each class with unique buffs, skill enhancements, and newfound capabilities.

💡 How to Obtain Spirit Effects

Obtaining Spirit Buffs

You can acquire Spirit Effects for your character via:

• Talisman Scrolls - @go mall -> Tool Dealer -> Spirit Scrolls

• 🩺 Healer NPC

• Buffs potion and Full Buffs Potion

Alchemist Spirit

• Acid Demonstration: Increases damage by +5%.

• Potion Pitcher: Increases healing effectiveness by Soul Linker BaseLV% (e.g. Level 68 = +68% healing).

• Berserk Pitcher: Unlocks usage of the Berserk Pitcher skill.

• Twilight Alchemy:

  • Alchemists with Pharmacy LV 10 can use Twilight Alchemy I.

  • Having a Super Novice in your party further unlocks Twilight Alchemy II.

• Aid Potion: Increases effectiveness by (INT / 13)%.

• Burning Status: All offensive attacks and skills have a (INT / 25)% chance to inflict Burning Status on targets.

• Acid Terror: Transforms Acid Terror into a 4x4 AoE Splash Attack around the target.

• Cart Cannon: Increases damage by +3% per 10 Base Levels.

Assassin Spirit

• Sonic Blow: Doubles damage (+100%) and halves skill cooldown.

Siege Mode (WoE) Balance: In Siege/WoE maps, Sonic Blow bonuses are reduced to +25% bonus damage with no cooldown reduction.

• Throw Venom Knife: Increases damage by +100%.

• Dispell Immunity: Assassin Spirit cannot be dispelled.

Bard & Dancer Spirit

• Self-Buffing: All singing and dancing skills affect the Bard or Dancer themselves.

• Ugly Dance: Burns 20% SP from enemies when the Dancer is linked.

• Please Don't Forget Me (PDFM): Ignores enemy Speed Potions and Dark Box of Thunder while linked.

• Perform Speed: Movement speed is increased while singing or dancing.

• Skill Linking System: Mastering skill X grants access to skill Y while Spirit mode is active:

  • A Whistle 🔗 Humming

  • Assassin Cross of Sunset 🔗 Please Don't Forget Me

  • A Poem of Bragi 🔗 Fortune's Kiss

  • The Apple of Idun 🔗 Service for You

Blacksmith Spirit

• Full Adrenaline Rush: Unlocks Full Adrenaline Rush for the skill's duration (requires Adrenaline Rush LV 5).

  • Grants STR +10, DEX +10, and FLEE +15.

• Maximum Power Thrust: Buffed with an additional +100% ATK (reaching 300% ATK at LV 5).

• Cart Termination:

  • Increases attack range.

  • Damage splashes in a 1x1 area.

  • Blinks directly to targets within a 6x6 range.

• Power Swing:

  • Increases attack range.

  • Damage splashes in a 2x2 area.

  • Blinks directly to targets within a 6x6 range.

Crusader Spirit

• Shield Boomerang: Never misses, deals double damage (+100%), and has after-cast delay halved.

• Smite: Increases damage by +60% per skill Level.

• Shield Chain: Increases damage by +200%.

• Max HP: Increases maximum HP by +2%.

• Dispell Immunity: Crusader Spirit cannot be dispelled.

• Sacrifice Perks:

  • 25% chance to ignore HP drain.

  • 25% chance to trigger an extra 2 Sacrifice hits on the target.

Gunslinger Spirit

• Land Protector: Grants a 10% chance to bypass Land Protector.

• Desperado: Increases damage by +5% per 10 AGI.

• Rapid Shower: Increases damage by +5% per 10 VIT.

• Weapon Freedom: Ignores weapon and bullet type requirements for all skills.

• Knockback: 10% chance to knock back enemies by 1 cell.

Hunter Spirit

• Beast Bane: Damage scaling increased by the Hunter/Sniper's STR.

• Beast Strafing: Unlocks the Beast Strafing skill if Double Strafing is LV 10.

• Auto-Falcon Assault: Low chance to automatically trigger Falcon Assault per bow shot.

• Double Strafe: Increases damage by +50%.

• Dispell Immunity: Hunter Spirit cannot be dispelled.

• Ankle Snare: 10% chance to inflict Ankle Snare on target.

• Knockback: 10% chance to knock back enemies by 1 cell.

Jedi Spirit

• Force Sacrifice:

  • Doubles Force Sacrifice duration and prevents death during the skill.

  • When the skill ends, you lose 50% of your HP and the skill goes on a 1 minute cooldown.

  • Equipment Lock: You cannot switch equipment for the duration of the Spirit mode (similar to Berserk).

• ATK Scaling: Increases ATK damage by +2% per 15 Base Levels.

• CRIT Scaling: Increases CRIT damage by +2% per 15 Job Levels.

Knight Spirit

• One-Hand Quicken: Enables usage of One-Hand Quicken if Two-Hand Quicken is LV 10.

• One-Hand Parrying: Enables Level 10 Parrying with a One-Handed Weapon (Block Chance = 2 * SkillLV%).

• After-Cast Delay: Reduces after-cast delay by 40% for all skills.

• Spear Boomerang: Increases damage by +200%.

• Spiral Pierce: Increases damage by +50%.

• Rapid Spear Boomerang: Increases damage by +50%.

Monk Spirit

• Combo Finish: Converts Combo Finish into a 5x5 cell AoE Splash Attack.

• SP Efficiency: Reduces SP consumption of all Combo skills.

• Critical Explosion: Allows natural SP Regeneration while in Critical Explosion state.

Priest Spirit

• Holy Light: Increases Holy Light damage by +400% (SP cost increased by +400%).

• Melee Reflect: Reflects 30% of received melee physical damage back to attackers.

• Status Recovery: Converts Status Recovery into a 1x1 AoE spell.

• Heal: Increases Heal effectiveness by +300%.

• Judex: Increases damage by +3% per 10 Base Levels.

• Adoramus: Increases damage by +5% per 10 Job Levels.

Rogue Spirit

• Dispell Immunity: Dispell no longer strips your active buffs.

• Tunnel Drive: STR bonus duration extended to 5 minutes with increased movement speed.

• Double Strafe: Increases damage by (STR / 1.5)%.

• Full Protection Counter: Allows Divesting targets under Full Protection by consuming 1 Glistening Coat per attempt (works with Divest Weapon, Shield, Armor, and Helm).

• Dispell Immunity: Rogue Spirit cannot be dispelled.

• Grimtooth: Enables usage of Grimtooth during Hiding and Chase Walk without weapon restrictions.

Sage Spirit

• Auto Spell: Always casts Level 10 Bolts (provided Level 10 is learned).

• MATK Boost: MATK +1%.

• Stat Boosts: Grants BaseLV * 100 Max HP and VIT +35.

Sith Spirit

• Force Choke: Removes HP penalty when used against Monsters and Bosses.

• Force Drain: Never fails (after-cast delay is doubled).

• Force Wave: Doubles Sleep status infliction chance.

• ATK Scaling: Increases ATK damage by +2% per 15 Base Levels.

• CRIT Scaling: Increases CRIT damage by +2% per 15 Job Levels.

Star Gladiator Spirit

• Greatest Taekwon Master: Summons the spirit of history's greatest Taekwon Master.

• Union Skills: Enables Taekwon Masters to use Solar, Lunar and Stellar Union.

• Skill Unlocks: Grants usage of Lord of Vermillion and Parrying.

• Demihuman Damage: Increases damage against Demihumans by +3% per 10 Base Levels.

Super Novice Spirit

• Headgear Freedom (LV 90+): Temporarily equip ALL Upper, Middle, and Lower headgears.

• Death Record Erasure (LV 90+): 1% chance to erase death records and recover lost 1% EXP.

• Weapon Mastery (LV 96+): Temporarily equip LV 4 Daggers, 1H Swords, Axes, Maces, and Staffs.

• Act Dead: Unlocks usage of the Act Dead skill during Spirit buff.

Wizard Spirit

• Reflect Protection (Kaite Bypass): Having a Crystal Fragment [ID: 7321] in your inventory consumes the fragment to make reflected spells disappear instead of hitting you.

• MATK Boost: MATK +1%.

• Stat Boosts: Grants BaseLV * 200 Max HP and bonus VIT equal to (INT / 5) (e.g. 255 INT = +51 VIT).

• Magic Crasher: Increases damage by +200%.