User:MaydhynChina/Iop/Intelligence1

The Intelligence Iop
Hello there, obviously if you are reading this, you wish to create and use an Intelligence based Iop. In this guide, we will discuss stats, spell point attribution, tactics, equipment and leveling. Please feel free to add notes at the bottom of the page in the notes section.

Statistic Points
Alright, as an Intelligence Iop you will be placing all your statistic points into Intelligence. Our soft caps are hard, and will definitely be a handicap compared to the standard Strength Iop. Intelligence will boost your Fire Damage attacks and will also boost your healing capabilities. I have to stress the need for scrolling for this build. It will greatly increase your endgame Intelligence, and your overall damage. However, scrolling Intelligence is expensive, and I suggest that if you cannot afford it immediately, you place all your points into Intelligence, save your money, and eventually reset your statistics and scroll Intelligence.

Leveling
Level 1-11: Starting

Okay, you've just begun in Incarnam, welcome, this is where you will spend the first few levels. First of all, do the first few quests prompted by the NPCs with large green exclamation marks above their heads. The spells are fairly straightforward and you will hit L.2 in a few minutes. Once you've done those first few quests, run down to Astrub, and do the Iop's Beginning Quest. This should get you to either L.3 or L.4

Return to Incarnam and you'll hopefully have an Adventurer Set, if not just do the Incarnam Quests that reward you with the Boone Set. Preferably an Adventurer set that has +50 Intelligence and +50 Wisdom. Now, you will be using Pressure till L.6 and you will not level it. You can level up by killing Fragile Demonic Roses or Daredevil Crabs in Incarnam. Once you reach L.6 you will be using Divine Sword to kill your enemies, it does more damage than Pressure and gives +1DMG for four turns.

When you reach L.9 you will put all your Spell Points into Sword Of Fate. Finally, some decent damage! Keep killing Daredevil Crabs, Wild Sunflowers or lone Prepubescent Chafers. Once you've reached L.11 you will level Sword Of Fate to L.5 and dump your points into Intelligence up to 20. You can either save the rest, or place them in there too.

Level 11-21: Firepower

Well done, you survived those first levels of hell. If you can afford buying an Intelligence based Gobball Set, go right ahead. This will give you some nice Intelligence and Vitality. You can either continue to kill Chafers in Incarnam, or you can leave Incarnam and go to Astrub, and fight Prespics, Boars, and Flower mobs. It's recommended to stay in Incarnam if you are not a subscriber. These levels are fairly straightforward. You may also look into purchasing an overmaged Mental Ring which can give up to approx. +40 Int

Level 21-31