Hybrid, FAless or pure Spear with FA?

The difference between PA and Spear is massive compared to sword v. axe/bw. Those weapons are 5-10% weaker. Polearms are 40% weaker with Crusher.


Berserk training relies on either taking low damage or killing monsters so quickly that they don't have a chance to use magic attacks. Fury training involves creating large mobs to kill all at once, not killing 1-2 targets in 1-2 hits.

With Polearm, you're stuck as HB mule on the majority of high level training maps because you just can't berserk much and 3rd job damage is crappy compared to every other 4th job.

I'd definitely recommend going hybrid if you're not going to quit in 3rd job.

Crusher and Fury are made for their respective weapons
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But ya my point was that without Bossing and 4th job
Polearms > spears
So if you plan to actively train it too 4th Job+ I'd say hybrid or Pure Spear
(Actually just Hybrid since you don't use FA in 3rd job)

And I know several 130+ Drks that Berserk with Polearms at Himes- Only for training though