What sets are and how the full set bonus works
A normal set consists of armor pieces with the same name. For most classes, that's 5 items: helm, armor, pants, gloves, boots. Magic Gladiator and Rage Fighter have 4-piece sets, no helm.
The full normal set bonus gives a defense boost based on item level +10 or higher. Defense is calculated from the lowest level among equipped pieces. Also, at any item level, you get Defense Rate (PvM) +10%.
| Level of all set pieces | Base Defense bonus |
|---|---|
| +10 | +5% |
| +11 | +10% |
| +12 | +15% |
| +13 | +20% |
| +14 | +25% |
| +15 | +30% |
Ancient sets work differently: bonuses unlock based on the number of different pieces equipped. A full ancient set gives all bonuses from its list. Check the set catalog and excellent and ancient items guide.
Which set to build for each class
Dark Knight
Starter: Leather (defense 26, strength 44) and Bronze (defense 41, strength 63, agility 30). Mid: Plate (defense 96, strength 207) or Dragon (defense 116, strength 232, agility 73). Top: Dragon Knight (defense 355, strength 734, agility 272), alternative Titan (defense 331, strength 899, agility 146).
Ancient: Anonymous (Leather) gives Maximum Health +50, Total Agility +50, Defense Increase Multiplier With Equipped Shield +25%, Late Damage Bonus +30. Hyon (Dragon pieces + swords) gives Base Defense +25, Double Damage Chance +10%, Skill Damage Bonus +20, Critical Damage Chance +15%, Excellent Damage Chance +15%, Critical Damage Bonus +20, Excellent Damage Bonus +20.
Keep Agility at least the armor requirement (Dragon Knight +0 is 272), rest into Strength. Until you get the top set, keep Agility for your current set's requirements.
Dark Wizard
Starter: Pad (defense 21, strength 29) and Bone (defense 43, strength 46). Mid: Legendary (defense 83, strength 87) or Sphinx (defense 62, strength 65). Top: Venom Mist (defense 251, strength 212, agility 85), before that Grand Soul (defense 132, strength 181, agility 74).
Ancient: Anubis (Legendary pieces + Ring of Fire) gives Double Damage Chance +10%, Maximum Mana +50, Wizardry Base Damage Increase +10%, Critical Damage Chance +15%, Excellent Damage Chance +15%, Critical Damage Bonus +20, Excellent Damage Bonus +20. Enis (Legendary) gives Skill Damage Bonus +10, Double Damage Chance +10%, Total Energy +30, Wizardry Base Damage Increase +10%, Defense Ignore Chance +5%.
Put main points into Energy, keep Strength and Agility for armor requirements.
Fairy Elf
Starter: Vine (defense 22, strength 29, agility 38) and Silk (defense 38, strength 38, agility 62). Mid: Wind (defense 55, strength 48, agility 96) or Spirit (defense 74, strength 72, agility 125). Top: Sylphid Ray (defense 289, strength 186, agility 370), before that Divine (defense 179, strength 158, agility 323).
Ancient: Drake (Vine) gives Total Agility +20, Late Damage Bonus +25, Double Damage Chance +20%, Base Defense +40, Critical Damage Chance +10%. Gywen (Silver Bow + Guardian pieces) gives Total Agility +30, Minimum Physical Base Damage +20, Base Defense +20, Maximum Physical Base Damage +20, Critical Damage Chance +15%, Excellent Damage Chance +15%, Critical Damage Bonus +20, Excellent Damage Bonus +20.
Agility is the main stat for Elf, keep Strength for requirements.
Magic Gladiator
Starter: Leather (defense 26, strength 44) and Bronze (defense 41, strength 63, agility 30). Mid: Plate (defense 96, strength 207) or Dragon (defense 116, strength 232, agility 73). Top: Volcano (defense 276, strength 659, agility 284), before that Thunder Hawk (defense 180, strength 565, agility 244).
Ancient: Gaion (Storm Crow pieces + Pendant of Water) gives Defense Ignore Chance +5%, Double Damage Chance +15%, Skill Damage Bonus +15, Excellent Damage Chance +15%, Excellent Damage Bonus +30, Wizardry Base Damage Increase +10%, Total Strength +30. Muren (Storm Crow pieces + Ring of Fire) gives Skill Damage Bonus +10, Wizardry Base Damage Increase +10%, Double Damage Chance +10%, Critical Damage Chance +15%, Excellent Damage Chance +15%, Base Defense +25, Two-Handed Weapon Physical Damage Increase +20%.
For hybrid, keep a balance of Strength and Energy, Agility for set requirements.
Dark Lord
Starter: Leather (defense 26, strength 44) and Bronze (defense 41, strength 63, agility 30). Mid: Adamantine (defense 124, strength 200, agility 69) or Light Plate (defense 91, strength 150, agility 57). Top: Sunlight (defense 246, strength 293, agility 90), before that Glorious (defense 166, strength 272, agility 86).
Ancient: Agnis (Adamantine pieces + Ring of Poison) gives Double Damage Chance +10%, Base Defense +40, Skill Damage Bonus +20, Critical Damage Chance +15%, Excellent Damage Chance +15%, Critical Damage Bonus +20, Excellent Damage Bonus +20. Broy (Adamantine pieces + Pendant of Ice) gives Late Damage Bonus +20, Skill Damage Bonus +20, Total Energy +30, Critical Damage Chance +15%, Excellent Damage Chance +15%, Defense Ignore Chance +5%, Total Leadership +30.
Leadership is needed for the raven and lord skills, but first meet the Strength and Agility requirements to wear the set.
Summoner
Starter: Mistery (defense 71, strength 59) and Red Wing (defense 96, strength 78, agility 33). Mid: Ancient (defense 127, strength 137, agility 56) or Black Rose (defense 168, strength 183, agility 74). Top: Lilium (defense 268, strength 392, agility 189), before that Aura (defense 220, strength 228, agility 89).
Ancient: Chrono (Red Wing pieces + Ring of Magic) gives Double Damage Chance +20%, Base Defense +60, Skill Damage Bonus +30, Critical Damage Chance +15%, Excellent Damage Chance +15%, Critical Damage Bonus +20, Excellent Damage Bonus +20. Semeden (Red Wing pieces) gives Wizardry Base Damage Increase +15%, Skill Damage Bonus +25, Total Energy +30, Critical Damage Chance +15%, Excellent Damage Chance +15%, Defense Ignore Chance +5%.
Summoner levels into Energy, keep Strength and Agility for set requirements.
Rage Fighter
Starter: Scale (defense 59, strength 112) and Brass (defense 76, strength 134, agility 54). Mid: Sacred (defense 120, strength 188, vitality 168) or Plate (defense 96, strength 207). Top: Phoenix Soul (defense 263, strength 436, vitality 384), before that Piercing (defense 189, strength 368, vitality 323).
Ancient: Cloud (Brass Helm + Brass Pants) gives Critical Damage Chance +20%, Critical Damage Bonus +50. Rave (Plate pieces) gives Skill Damage Bonus +20, Double Damage Chance +10%, Two-Handed Weapon Physical Damage Increase +30%, Defense Ignore Chance +5%.
Rage Fighter needs Vitality, keep it for requirements along with Strength.
Grow Lancer
Starter: Robust (defense 70, strength 110, agility 83) and Gru Hill (defense 87, strength 326, agility 272). Mid: Princie (defense 106, strength 380, agility 332) or Grace (defense 188, strength 243, agility 179). Top: Constant (defense 231, strength 328, agility 247), before that Bloodangel Lancer (defense 208, strength 298, agility 298).
Ancient: Dria's (Robust) gives Maximum Health +30, Skill Damage Bonus +25, Base Defense +20, Double Damage Chance +10%, Critical Damage Chance +10%, Excellent Damage Chance +10%, Critical Damage Bonus +10, Excellent Damage Bonus +10. Tenacity's (Bloodangel Lancer pieces) gives Skill Damage Bonus +25, Total Strength +50, Double Damage Chance +10%, Critical Damage Chance +15%, Excellent Damage Chance +15%, Defense Ignore Chance +5%, Critical Damage Bonus +30, Excellent Damage Bonus +30.
For Grow Lancer, Strength and Agility are roughly equal, Constant requirements are doable at high levels.
Rune Wizard (Zenaria x40 only)
Starter: Pad (defense 21, strength 29) and Sphinx (defense 62, strength 65). Mid: Legendary (defense 83, strength 87) or Kenaz (defense 132, strength 181, agility 74). Top: Bloodangel Rune Wizard (defense 251, strength 212, agility 85), before that Rune Divine (defense 200, strength 252, energy 953, agility 78).
Ancient: Anubis (Legendary pieces + Ring of Fire) gives Double Damage Chance +10%, Maximum Mana +50, Wizardry Base Damage Increase +10%, Critical Damage Chance +15%, Excellent Damage Chance +15%, Critical Damage Bonus +20, Excellent Damage Bonus +20. Enis (Legendary) gives Skill Damage Bonus +10, Double Damage Chance +10%, Total Energy +30, Wizardry Base Damage Increase +10%, Defense Ignore Chance +5%.
Main stat is Energy, keep Strength and Agility for requirements.
Slayer (Zenaria x40 only)
Starter: Leather (defense 26, strength 44) and Scale (defense 59, strength 112). Mid: Dragon (defense 116, strength 232, agility 73) or Night Wing (defense 237, strength 662, agility 215). Top: Bloodangel Slayer (defense 355, strength 734, agility 272), before that Fidelity (defense 331, strength 899, agility 146).
Ancient: Hyon (Dragon pieces + swords) gives Base Defense +25, Double Damage Chance +10%, Skill Damage Bonus +20, Critical Damage Chance +15%, Excellent Damage Chance +15%, Critical Damage Bonus +20, Excellent Damage Bonus +20. Vicious (Dragon pieces + Ring of Earth) gives Skill Damage Bonus +15, Late Damage Bonus +15, Double Damage Chance +10%, Minimum Physical Base Damage +20, Maximum Physical Base Damage +30, Defense Ignore Chance +5%.
Strength and Agility are priority, keep them for top set requirements.
Summary table: starter, mid, and top sets
| Class | Starter | Mid | Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Knight | Leather | Plate | Dragon Knight |
| Dark Wizard | Pad | Legendary | Venom Mist |
| Fairy Elf | Vine | Wind | Sylphid Ray |
| Magic Gladiator | Leather | Plate | Volcano |
| Dark Lord | Leather | Adamantine | Sunlight |
| Summoner | Mistery | Ancient | Lilium |
| Rage Fighter | Scale | Sacred | Phoenix Soul |
| Grow Lancer | Robust | Princie | Constant |
| Rune Wizard | Pad | Legendary | Bloodangel Rune Wizard |
| Slayer | Leather | Dragon | Bloodangel Slayer |
Can you mix parts from different sets?
Yes, you can wear normal items from different sets at the same time. But the full normal set bonus only works when you have all pieces of the same name equipped. Ancient set bonuses are counted by the number of different pieces from that set you wear.
Where to get sets on Zenaria
Normal items drop from monsters whose level is not lower than the item's drop level. Starter sets are also sold by NPCs: for example, Leather from Marce, Wandering Merchant Harold, Wandering Merchant Martin; Pad from Marce and Pasi The Mage; Vine from Elf Lala; Mistery from Rhea; Robust from Wandering Merchant Zyro.
Excellent and ancient pieces drop from monsters. Ready items can be bought or sold on the site market for goblin points.
Upgrading a set to +15 is covered in the upgrade guide. Top sets are farmed in game and bought from other players on the market.
