You want to be a hybrid? Nice, you will tank and deal damage but not as much as a nuker of course. An INT hybrid is one of the complicated builds beside the Warlock/Cleric.
There are many forms of a hybrid because there is no popular (Recommend build of a hybrid). Those forms include:
1) 9:1(every 9 INT one STR) (Light recommended) (56% PHY balance/89% MAG balance)
2) 8:1(every 8 INT one STR) (Light recommended) (57% PHY balance/88% MAG balance)
3) 7:1(every 7 INT one STR) (Fire recommended) (58% PHY balance/87% MAG balance)
4) 5:1(every 5 INT one STR) (Fire recommended) (60% PHY balance/85% MAG balance)
5) 2:1(so stupid, and it only appeared in the level 60, 70 and early 80 cap)
9:1 Hybrid spear
Somehow it’s the most popular (Typical) hybrid build with light100/Heuksal100/cold100. Again that build can be an easy target to freeze by any cold user unless you pimp your acc. That build is perfect with the level 80 snow shield can do a lot, but not too much to live without snow shield. Protector is recommended for that build. It will not help with some Turk kids…300vs1, or massive, massive job wars which only happen in Csro: S.
8:1 Hybrid spear
Just like the 9:1, there is no big difference.
7:1/5:1 Hybrid spear
From now on you got many choices, as you can build your own build on your own way.
The Known options include:
1) light100/cold100/heuksal100
Why Light? Light got the awesomeness in the MAG attack buff. Parry ratio so if some one’s hit ranges between 10k~15k the damage will stick to 10K. Ghost phantom and speed skill, helpful in job wars, pantomime to safe zone from 100vs1 people.
Cold: snow shield and phy buff.
Heuksal: Stun/dull/spins…fast spear moves.
Equipment: for that build GARMENT!
Why garment? You will not die without snow shield from 1 nuke of a full int spearman nuker. You really need more magical defense. Glaviers, bowers phy hit is 3/4 based on the imbue, so that count as a magical attack. Reduce your Mp consumption; skills wouldn’t consume much, so you give snow shield a chance not to kill your mp if a bower crit.
2) Light100/Cold80 (7x)/heuksal100/Fire2x (for immunity with pimped acc)
3) Fire100/cold100/heuksal100 (not the best)
That build can tank without snow shield, as you see it got both max mag defence and phy defense.
Why fire? Firstly, best imbue. Secondly, 2 uptodates nukes. Thirdly Phy damage increase buff/passive as you is a 7:1 more str higher phy balance. Fourthly, max Immunity. Fifthly, most important the Magical defense buff. You can always put light on level 20 to help you grind faster with a speed skill, and then you can level it later. If you are not farming, MAKE SURE YOU FIRE IMBUE IS UPTODATE! It’s your hope. Always keep your level 43 nuke up to date. Jobbing with a 100% speed scroll will not hurt your economy.
4) Fire100/Heuksal100/Light32/cold 68 (high Magical/PHY. damage) (low PHY defense)
5) Fire100/Heuksal100/light40/cold60 (higher Magical/PHY. damage) (lower PHY. defense)
6) Fire100/Heuksal00/Light60/Cold40 (Highest Magical/PHY. damage) (lowest PHY. defense)
4，5 and 6 are some newer builds, based on the Fire mastery. People made these build not to lose the mag attack buff. So if you will choose one of these builds, you can go with Garment or protector, with the help of the 42% snow shield.
7) Fire 100/Heuksal100/any combination between Light and cold. (Not the best)
In general, 7:1 hybrid is a good one; don’t ever think that kind of hybrid got a high M.DEF from the 7 INT each some levels. No, you are totally wrong, because actually it needs more and more MAG def so you can tank some hard nukes of the full INT spear men. In pvp a 7:1 will mainly use 1 or 2 nukes EVERY ATTACK CYCLE plus stun/spin/dull the enemy allot, so your basic skills are heuksal in pvp, nukes in training. Hybrids in general are INT based, don’t ever forget that, don’t whine about your low Hp or something, it’s still a type of a nuker.