Maehwa Class Guide

Introduction

The Maehwa class uses a Blade as their primary weapon and Horn Bow as their secondary weapon. At level 56, Maehwa unlocks their awakening weapon which is a Kerispear. The class is the female counterpart of the Musa class, which almost has the same pre-awakening skill set and has a different awakening. The class is fast paced, with high burst.

Maehwa is a “gotta-go-fast” dash class that can pick their fights and when to engage. Higher skilled players will learn when enemies have openings in their skills and learn to react to their opponents to make use of this in a fight. Maehwa is also well known for struggling against shield classes such as Warrior and Valkyrie due to her not having a grab, since Maehwa’s chip damage and burst can struggle to break their block.

Awakening VS Succession

Maehwa Succession and Awakening can be unlocked after level 56 after speaking to the Black Spirit and completing the Awakening and Succession quests under the suggestions tab.

• The Awakening will unlock a completely new skill tree, which will be your primary skills from now on. The skills in the pre-awakening are mostly utility skills, and your main damage dealers will be your Awakening skills.
• The Succession skill kit enhances your blade instead and only has a few awakening skills.

Your awakening weapon still affects your succession damage and vice versa. For example, if you are using the Succession kit, then 30% of your Awakening AP is still applied to the damage of Succession skills, as well as the additional item stats on the awakening weapon, such as Human/Species Damage and Accuracy.

Succession and Awakening is fairly equal in PVE but Succession tends to be a little easier to play and pick up for newer players because it has a lower APM (less skill inputs). However, in PVP, awakening is currently considered the better option of the two so you are usually recommended to play Awakening unless you strictly PVE and enjoy Succession Maehwa.

Skill Builds

Since the skill point update in late 2022, you can obtain all skills for approximately 1,000 skill points. Focus on your main skills first, then level the passives. The Weight Training skill should be leveled last since it only gives you weight limit increase.

Protected Skills

It is important to read through your skills to understand which skills have protection and crowd control effects. Read through your skills carefully to get familiar with what each skill does. You can also filter the different effects in the Skill Window (K).

Locked Skills

To lock a skill, press the lock icon on the top of each skill icon in the skill window (K).

Skill Enhancement (Rabam) Skills

Skill Enhancement skills can be obtained in the Skill Window (K) under the “Skill Enhancement” tab at the top. At levels 56, 57, and 58, you will have 2 different options to choose between. These skills have no skill points cost, but you have to have other skills leveled up to be able to take them.

Level 56 – [SHIFT + X]

• Ultimate: Maehwa’s Will – Requires [Maehwa’s Will] and [Blind Thrust III] (Preferred Choice)
  • (Preferred Choice)
• Chaos: Crimson Gust – Requires [Maehwa’s Will] and [Chaos: Crimson Gust III]

Ultimate: Maehwa’s Will is the preferred choice since it has a good heal on the skill (HP Recover +450) and also a Magic DP +15 and Critical Hit Rate +20% buff for 10 sec.

Level 57 – [SHIFT] + [Z]

• Blooming Stride – Requires [Blooming] and [Backstep Slash III]
  
• Blooming Step – Requires [Blooming] and [Dragon Bite III]
  • (Preferred Choice)

Both of the rabams are viable options and you can choose which you prefer. I personally recommend Blooming Step and it is usually the more popular choice since it is useful in PVE and PVP. Both of the skills have a forward guard. Blooming Step has a DP Debuff, while Blooming Stride is a movement debuff which is good for PVP.

Level 58 – [Quickslot Only]

• Decapitating Cyclone – Requires [Maehwa: Decapitation V] and [Cyclone Slash II]
  • (Preferred Choice)
• Decapitating Dragon – Requires [Maehwa: Decapitation V] and [Ultimate: Dragon Claw]

The recommended choice is Decapitating Cyclone because it is a long range float. However, it is unprotected so only useful in certain situations.

Skill Add-ons

Below are some examples of PVE skill add-ons you can take.

If you would like example skill add-ons for other scenarios, please refer to the Class Discord and its resources.

I recommend experimenting with your add-ons and figuring out what is best for you because it really depends on your personal preference and how you play your class. If you’re simply not sure what to take then you can blindly follow the examples below and they will still be effective.

You can also check our Skill Add-on guide for a complete list of Skill Add-ons.

Weapons

Armor

For your armor, you will make a choice between Damage Reduction or Evasion gear. I recommend reading our guide about the two different DP stats if you want to learn what the two different stats do.

Generally, you are recommended to build Damage Reduction on Maehwa. Evasion is a viable option if you are high gearscore but it usually not recommended.

Accessories

There are various different accessories in the game. At first, just focus on using the accessories that give you the highest AP in each slot.

There are also “free” accessories that all new players should get:

Accessory	How to obtain
Tuvala Accessories	Tuvala accessories are starter accessories obtained from the Season Server. Try to push up your accessories to PEN if possible, but if you don’t have much time to play Season, then focus on your Weapons and Armor first.
PEN Capotia Necklace	You can obtain a FREE PEN Capotia Accessory from the Season Servers Special Reward. For your first season, it is recommended to get the PEN Capotia Necklace because it gives the most AP. You then want to create another Season character in the next season to get the PEN Capotia Belt, and finally the PEN Capotia Ring or Earring.
PEN Ring of Crescent Guardian	You can obtain a PEN Ring of Crescent Guardian by completing Jetina’s PEN Accessory quests. These are daily quests that take a minimum of 45 days to complete. Every new and returning player should complete these as early as possible for a highly discounted PEN accessory.

Common Starter PVE accessories:

• TET Black Distortion Earrings
• TET Basilisk’s Belt (or PEN Capotia Belt)
• TET Ring of Crescent Guardian
• TET Ogre Ring/Laytenn’s Necklace (or PEN Capotia Necklace).

Crystals

Below is an example starter Crystal build for PVE. Some of the crystals are expensive. You can obtain the Rebellious Crystal by completing the main story questline. For more example crystal builds, including an end-game PVE crystal build, and PVP Crystal builds, check our Crystal Preset Guide.

This is an example PVP Build for Maehwas using Damage Reduction Armors and going full Human Damage (glass cannon). For more example crystal builds, check our Crystal Preset Guide or the Class Discord.

Artifacts and Lightstones

There are few different viable choices for both Artifacts and Lightstone combos. Maehwa is the “Melee Damage” type so you want to go for Melee Accuracy and Melee Damage for offensive artifacts.

For PVE Lighstones there are a few different options to min-max. For certain spots you may want to use Species damage combos (eg. The Wild: Demihumans, The Wild: Kamaslyvia, The Wild: Humans). Species damage combos perform better if you are reaching the monster AP caps at a certain zone.

A more generic PVE combo is listed below that is recommended for your class and will work at any spot.

You can also find more information about Artifacts and Lightstones, and how to obtain them, in our guide. We also have a list of Best in slot Artifacts and Lightstones.

Useful Links/Credits

I highly recommend checking out the Maehwa Class Discord for resources about your class. The class discords always have the most up-to-date information and tons of experienced players that can help with questions or gearing advice. I would like to give a shoutout to the Mods and Helpers roles in the Maehwa discord for all their hard work gathering resources. You can find some of their own guides below. I honestly cannot recommend enough to join the discord.

Useful links to check out:

• Official Maehwa Forums
• Beginner Maehwa Awakening Guide by SilentStride
• Maehwa Awakening Guide by Nayashe
• Maehwa Awakening PVP Combos by Cachirulo
• Maehwa Awakening PVE Guide by Vert
• Maehwa Succession PVE Guide by Medley
• Maehewa Succession PVP Guide by Sina
• Maehwa Succession PVP Guide #1 by Yeon
• Maehwa Succession PVP Guide #2 by Yeon

PVP Montage Videos:

• Maehwa PVP by Laenis
• Maehewa Awakening PVP by MouseDrift
• Maehwa Awakening PVP by Hasegawa
• Maehwa Awakening PVP by Animusphere
• Maehwa Awakening PVP by Shivei
• Maehwa Awakening PVP by Resariel
• Maehwa Succession Arena of Solare PVP by LilVedir
• Maehwa Succession PVP by JabzGG
• Maehwa Succession Arena of Solare PVP by Nayashe

Credits Disclaimer: Since there are now 26 BDO classes, it is impossible for me to keep class guides fully maintained. My main class is Ranger and I don’t claim to be the best in any class. Therefore, I use resources and recommendations from the Class discords since (as all other players would agree) this is the best source. I also ask for advice from friends who are more experienced in the class. Where possible, I credit specific players for information such as Add-ons, and combos. However, sometimes there is no player mentioned as the original sharer. If there are any issues with credit or you would like certain information removed/changed, please reach out to me!