The Lonely Swordsman - A Comprehensive, Data Driven-Walkthrough for leveling Sadad Written by microRNA1, Up to date Dec. 2021
Introduction
Sadad, guardian and protector of the Sun, is the quintessential sword wielding fighter of Redmoon. We all know why you’re here thinking of leveling a Sadad. You were fascinated by the stories of Knights and Ninja, Samurai and Jedi. Your favorite characters always have swords. You preferred Zero to Megaman and you thought Aragon was cooler than Legolas. The reason Final Fantasy VII and VIII were the best in the series was because Cloud, Sephiroth, and Squall all used awesome swords. You played warriors and not mages in WOW; DragonKnights and Knightblades in ElderScrolls; Marth and Link in Smashbros. You probably still stream Inuyasha and Rurouni Kenshin. Your class of choice is the swordsman and Sadad is that character.
As is traditionally the case, the sword wielding class is supposed to deal less damage than the magic-focused classes (Philar, Azlar) and tends towards being tankier alongside other melee (Jarexx) classes. Sadad fits this mold well. Sadad is not going to deal the most damage to a single target. He will not kill an army of mobs with AoE instantly. He may not survive the longest in a PvP war, but you love a good swordsman so you will choose to play as Sadad. Others may want to level Sadad for other reasons. The dynamics of leveling, and endgame content of Redmoon is highly imbalanced; however, the distinct skillsets, buffs, and utility of each class make each character an important one to level and play with. This may mean you’re begrudgingly here to level a Sadad just to get Warcry for you other toons with no passion for a good sword with a well-known name and that’s okay, too.
This walkthrough will share my experiences of leveling and playing as Sadad since the early 2000s. I hope it will provide you with a guide to playing a Sadad in the current environment of the Redmoon Advanced Server. I am going to take the opportunity of this leveling guide to include details highlighting aspects of Redmoon that may be valuable for new players. I believe these details and nuances of playing Redmoon are well known by the 15+ year players and are left unspoken. However, an in-depth understanding of Redmoon is invaluable in your quest to level a Sadad from 1-1000. Sadad is not the quickest leveling character and even with the best gear, you may still have difficulties so by understanding the fine details of the game, you can optimize the speed at which your Sadad gets you to the endgame content and have a good time doing it.
This guide is:
- A realistic leveling guide from level 1-1000 for Sadad
- An end-game guide to Sadad and several PvE and PvP builds
- An introduction to certain nuisances of Redmoon for new players that can improve the leveling experience not just for Sadad
- Generally written for new players in the beginning but assumes more experience and understanding of the game as you pick up how to play the game. Likewise this walkthrough is writen assuming no donations/ tokens, unique items or higher level buffers
This guide is not going to:
- help you level a Sadad as fast as an Azlar, Philar or Canon
- help your Sadad 1 hit Monsters in all the level 1K maps
- make your Sadad the MVP of your next war
- change class balance in the game to make Sadad more popular
Sadad is a common character to level because of the utility and necessity of his buff ‘Warcry’ which increases his group’s defense against monsters by 30%. This is seen as a necessity for other characters at max level to survive in the endgame maps at level 1k (Sky dungeon, Himalayan summit, super junkyard). This skill is granted at level 800 and means most players will stop leveling Sadad at level 901 (the soonest you are able to group a max level player). He can also play the role of assassin in Redmoon because he alone has the ability in Redmoon to warp to another player without the player’s consent. This means Sadad is uniquely suited for ganking (teleporting in, killing and teleporting away) from other players. While excessive PKing is discouraged and can even be against the code of conduct, it can be a deterrent for others to PK you or used to settle a grudge. While not the favorite for endgame leveling, or PvP, I will show you viable options for Sadad to fill these roles as well. This does not mean he will be stronger than a Jarexx or Lunarena but I argue that he is wonderful and fun alternative.
Sadad is a slow leveling character. The dynamics of Redmoon emphasize…
low survivability -- you can eat food to restore HP completely, instantly and almost infinitely. fast killing -- monster experience does not increase enough as monsters get stronger to warrant killing slower AoE killing – Monster spawn rates are high and you often encounter several mobs at once so to kill multiple enemies simultaneously is highly preferred. Additionally, many class’s single target attacks are not significantly stronger than AoE attacks of the same class so it isn’t much different to kill any single enemy with AoE vs single target skills.
….. and Sadad does not excel in any of these areas below level 800. That is to say, he can generally survive well (1 bonus point = 13 power, higher than all other classes except Jarexx (15pow/bp)) but is not able to kill especially well. At low levels, his skills are generally weak, single target attacks without great range. Sadad has no viable AoE damage until level 800. Even his single target skills at lower levels (50-350) are not particularly strong so he cannot 1 hit monsters any sooner than other classes. This means Sadad will level slowly in Redmoon. By my experience and estimates a solo leveling Sadad will take 4-5x longer to level from 1-800 than a solo leveling Philar, Azlar, Jarexx. The only other characters that will have a similar experience are Lavita (AoE at 700) and Destino (AoE at 800) who also do not get AoE damage until a high level. If you wanted to be squishy, 1 hit and be 1 hit by everything in your effort to level quickly, you would not have chosen Sadad. But you are a sword wielding warrior at heart so I will guide you on your journey…
