Puppetmasters Guide to Vanadiel

The Puppetmaster's Guide to Vanadiel
Why, hello there. The name's Wolfandre and this is Gadget! We're from Asura. We've seen a lot of guides for Puppetmaster out there, but none seem to fit the bill. We're here to help out PUPs old and young. I am, by no means, a master of the job. There's still more to master and more experimentation to be done, but I digress. If there are any points I may have wrong or you have a more efficient way of doing things please make an addition. I also ask for your patience, as this is my first guide on Wiki. Thanks, and enjoy.

"...you're just a PUP!"-Maat
What is this misunderstood jobs' purpose? Many will say that it is just a lesser Monk. There are those that look at PUP's stats, combat skills, and gear selection and think it to be a waste of programming. I disagree. Yes, the Puppetmaster has its' limits, but the focus is not on the master, but the automaton. Your automaton is your most powerful ally, usually hitting harder and faster. You would do well to learn to respect your automaton, being that after around level 10, it has better stats than you. Hehe. (We'll cover that later.)

The actual role of the job is controversial. Many argue DD, others support, still others say tank. I say all. Puppetmaster has the ability to quickly adapt to a party's changing conditions and perform quite well under said circumstances. Say you're in Yuhtunga Jungle and your tank D/C's on you. With a quick gear change (again...I'll get to it later) you can become a makeshift tank until your paladin comes back, then switch back to DD after he decides to voke.

Race
Race has little to no impact when deciding jobs. It shouldn't even be a factor in your decisions. Go with how you want your character to look/role-play/etc. But if you're worried about stats THAT much, I suppose I could lend a hand...

Hume
You're average race. Decent dex, str, and agi. Nothing really outstanding about Humes other than their ugly RSE. I swear mine makes me look fat.

Elvaan
Tall. Bagpipes. Good str, decent vit, high mnd. Don't think too kindly about the mnd...not going to make a huge difference. Lower dex, agi make this a bad choice, but...who decides a race based on job anyway?

Mithra
Cats. Good dex and agi, both of which arrrre important to PUP. Decent str and magic, too. Looking like the best choice...if you'rrrre that stat crrrazy.

Tarutaru
Tiny-winey. Good agi...that's about it. Low str and high magic attributes-tutes make this a decent, but not so promising, choice.

Galka
Hulkin' out. Good str, good vit make this a viable straight DD/tank PUP, but takes away from the versatility.

So ends my pointless discussion about race. I hope you're happy.

Support Jobs
This will come tomorrow when I can keep my eyelids open. /pet "Deactivate" 