Guide to ZAKUM the evil tree from hell

Hi! This is a guide for those attempting the Zakum, meaning that you want to fight Zakum, or that you want to get the summoning orbs for fun.

Contents
1. Starting the quest
2. Recommended level and pots to do the quest, how to get there
3. Explore the Dead Mine (Level 1) Time limit: 30 minutes
4. Observe the Zakum Dungeon (Level 2)
5. Request For a Refinery (Level 3)
6. Zakum fight guide: Which jobs are needed?
7. Zakum fight guide: What pots/equips are required?
8. Zakum fight guide:Squad system explained
9. Zakum fight guide: Strategy
10. Zakum fight guide: Stats of Zakum
11. Zakum fight guide: The attacks
12. The drops
13. FAQ
13. Credits
15.Zakum fight guide: Videos!

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1.Starting the quest
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First, you must be lvl 50 or above. Go to Ei nath and talk to your respective job instructor( they are the job advancement people for 3rd job). Ask them to allow you to participate in the Zakum dungeon quest.
Note: A party of 4 people is recommended for the dungeon quests. Try posting in the party recruitment section of this forum.
WARNING: You CANNOT do the Zakum mine quest if you did not do the above tasks.

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2.Recommended level and pots to do the quest:
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400 white pots for all jobs except cleric. Mana pots are needed for hunting at stage 3 of the quest, but for mages they need 400 red bean sundaes.

1 Nearest town scroll to return to Ei nath town when you need to in case or emergency
(you can't go back to Ei nath unless you die)

Level to be:
Mages: 55+
Thiefs: Any level, but you must be able to survive constant 200 damage from lava. Darksight is a must.
Warriors: Any level, but you must be able to survive constant 200 damage from lava. Hyperbody is useful.
Bowman: Any level, but you must be able to survive constant 200 damage from lava.

How to get to the quest place (Ei nath dungeon) Time needed: 1 hour or less

First, make sure you have done the above. You can skip the below if you have the item “return scroll to dead mine” which can cost 250k at Free Market.

Walk right of EI Nath town. After awhile, you will see yetis, the big ones. Look out for a map with crossroads as you move along. Take the top portal at the crossroads. Soon after walking some more, you will come to a map that has a dead end. Talk to the npc at the top, and he’ll allow you into the dungeon. Prepare to face tons of wolves and werewolves. Thieves, on your dark sight, mages on your magic guard, the other jobs just run for it and pray you don’t get hit. You may be hit 1000 damage. You will come to the zombies. Walk right and right and right until it appears to be a dead end. Go into the hole at the right and you’ll end up at dead mine. Walk down to get to the map “the passage”. Prepare to face Bains. Hope you are prepared to face 1.5k damage. Then, you will reach the map “The door to Zakum” Congratulations! You have made it. =)

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3. Explore the Dead Mine (Level 1) Time limit: 30 minutes
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You must complete stages 1-3 once each in order to fight Zakum.

Explore the Dead Mine (Level 1) Time limit: 30 minutes

Video of person soloing the quest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i2BqPWcFdo

Make a party consisting of 4 people/just form a party, and you are ready to do stage 1.

I have made 4 guides. Print all if you're doing stage 1.
1: Basic information that you must know
2: Guide to getting keys ONLY
3: Guide to get both keys and documents
4: Script for guide 3




Guide 1: Important information
Talk to Adobis and enter the mine map

When you enter, you will be at this map in front of number 9


Rooms 10 and 7 lead to room 16. Here is a map for room 16:


The yellow x is where you come out. All these maps are called 16-(the yellow number). For example, room 1 in area 16 would be called 16-1.

You need to collect 7 keys as part of stage 1. You are also given the optional task of finding 30 out of 32 documents to exchange to get 5 “return scroll to dead mine”.

Key image:

Document image:


Rock image:

Chest image:

Whacking the rocks and chests located in each map can:
1. Summon 3 mimics(only for chest)
2. Teleport you back to the first map (only for chest)
3. Drop dead mine scrolls, mesos, elixers 100% and 50%, fried chicken, red bean soup
4. Drop keys
5. Drop documents

Mimic stats

Level: 54
HP: 4,100
MP: 50
EXP: 165
Phys. Atk: 155
Mag. Atk: ? (Did 300 damage to me)
Phys. Def: 275
Mag. Def: 215
Accuracy: 175
Avoid: 25

Key locations (7keys): 4-2 (rock), 9-2, 11-1, 14-1, 16-2, 16-3, 16-5 (rock).

Document locations (32 documents): 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, 3-1, 4-2, 5-1, 6-1, 7-1, 9-1, 10-1, 11-1, 12-1, 14-1, 15-1, 16-4, 16-5*, 16-6
*= This Document is located in a chest.
The following rooms all have 2 Documents:
3-2, 7-2, 8-1, 9-2, 10-2, 13-1

In addition, there's 3 documents located near the starting point.


NOTE: IF YOU REACH THE BIG CHEST AND HAVE LESS THAN 2 MINUTES LEFT, YOU DIE.

Guide 2: Hunting keys only
Reward: 20k exp and a piece of fire ore

Party members needed: 2->4

Note that some chests can teleport you out so that’s why you search in a group. Head into these rooms as a whole group and hit the object in the bracket to get the keys:
4-2 (rock)
9-2 (chest)
11-1 (chest)
14-1 (chest)
16-2 (chest)
16-3 (chest)
16-5 (rock)

After you have the keys, head to map 16-5. There is a giant chest:


Drop the 7 keys on it, and out will drop a fire ore :

Talk to Aura after you have the ore, and instruct all party members to walk into the portal. You will gain piece of fire ore x1

Guide 3: Hunting both keys and documents
Reward: 5 dead mine scrolls, 30k exp and 1 piece of fire ore for hunting both keys and documents.
Party members: 6

Make 4 party members follow guide 2. The other two will hunt the documents in these locations:

Document locations (32 documents): 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, 3-1, 4-2, 5-1, 6-1, 7-1, 9-1, 10-1, 11-1, 12-1, 14-1, 15-1, 16-4, 16-5*, 16-6
*= This Document is located in a chest.

The following rooms all have 2 Documents:
3-2, 7-2, 8-1, 9-2, 10-2, 13-1

In addition, there's 3 documents located near the starting point.


END OF STAGE 1

Guide 4: Script for getting both keys and documents (Print this too if you want)

(Unless specified, "all exit" means exit by backtracking.)

(Leader forms a party)
Leader: Hi all. Please follow my commands. Do not wander off or we’ll fail stage 1.
Follow me into the room I drop mesos on.
I’ll tell you what to whack, rock or chest.
ONLY EXIT TO ANOTHER MAP IF I SAY SO
I know where the keys and documents are.
When you find anything, give me.
If you get teleported out, come back into the room.

Ok, we’ll enter.

Leader: (Leader goes to 1-1)
There’s a document in a rock (they find)
All move to 1-2.

Leader: (Leader moves to 1-2)
There’s a document in a rock (they find)
All exit.

Leader: (Leader moves to 2-1)
There’s a document in a rock (they find)
All exit.

Leader: (Leader moves to 3-1)
There’s a document in a rock (they find)
All move to 3-2 by right portal.

Leader: (Leader moves to 3-2)
There’s 2 documents in the rocks (they find)
All exit by using top right or left portal.

Leader: (Leader moves to 4-2)
Whack rocks only. There’s a key & document. (They find)
All move to 5-1 using bottom right portal.

Leader: (Leader moves to 5-1)
There’s a document in a rock (they find)
All exit.

Leader: (Leader moves to 6-1)
There’s a document in a rock (they find)
All exit.

Leader: (Leader moves to 7-1)
There’s a document in a rock (they find)
All move to 7-2.

Leader: (Leader moves to 7-2)
There’s 2 documents in the rocks (they find)
All exit by using bottom left portal and backtracking.

Leader: (Leader moves to 8-1)
There’s 2 documents in the rocks (they find)
All exit.

Leader: (Leader moves to 9-1)
There’s a document in the rocks (they find)
All move to 9-2.

Leader: (Leader moves to 9-2)
There’s a key in a chest (They find)
There’s 2 documents in rocks (They find)
All exit.

Leader: (Leader moves to 11-1)
There’s a document in a rock, 1 key in chest (They find)
All exit.

Leader: (Leader moves to 12-1)
There’s a document in a rock (they find)
All exit.

Leader: (Leader moves to 13-1)
There’s 2 documents in the rocks (they find)
All move to 14-1 by right portal.

Leader: (Leader moves to 14-1)
There’s a document in a rock, 1 key in chest (they find)
All exit.

Leader (Leader moves to 15-1)
There’s a document in a rock (they find)
All exit.

Leader (Leader is at “Dead mine somewhere”)
Whack everything in this map. There’s 3 documents (they find)
All follow me.

Leader: (Leader moves to 10-1)
There’s a document in a rock (they find)
All move to 10-2

Leader: (Leader moves to 10-2)
There’s 2 documents in the rocks (they find)
All go to area 16


Leader: (Leader moves to area 16 via room 10)
(Leader moves to 16-2)
There’s a key in a chest (they find)
All exit to area 16.

Leader: (Leader moves to 16-3)
There’s a key in a chest (they find)
All exit to area 16.

Leader (Leader moves to 16-4)
There’s a document in a rock (they find)
All exit to area 16.

Leader: (Leader moves to 16-5) IF YOU ARE SOLOING AND HAVE LESS THEN 2 MINUTES, YOU DIE.
All do not whack anything.
(Leader goes whacks rock, finding a key)
(Leader drops 7 keys on big chest and out drops a fire ore)

Leader: All exit.
(Leader talks to Aura and everyone exits via the portal next to her)
THE END
Note: Documents in 16-5 and 16-6 are ignored as you only need 30/32 documents.

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4. Observe the Zakum Dungeon (Level 2)
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This is a jump quest. Its very hard and has 2 stages. If you quit or dc while in the jump quest, you have to start from the beginning (You’ll be teleported to the map “the door to zakum”) You have been warned.


There is no guide, but heres a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q10m7voFrg)

P.S The very hard part is at 1min04 sec onwards. That part you need either luck or very good hand-eye corordination.

You’ll gain the item “Breath of lava” by talking to a npc at the end, and some exp.

Note: If you use any fly-hacks in this map, you'll get DCed. Information is from my friends who actually tried.

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5.Request For a Refinery (Level 3)
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Adobis will now ask you for 30 gold tooths. Get these from hunting the miner zombies (the ones with hats) at dead mine. Change channel at “the door to zakum” and you’ll end up at “the passage”. Change channel again and you’ll end up at the dead tree map. Walk right and go into the whole to hunt. The tooths are yellow in colour by the way, not white.
Head back to adobis, refine your 3 items from the 3 stages, and you’ll gain 5 eye of fire.

Now you can summon Zakum at channel 3, 5 times.

END OF ZAKUM DUNGEON QUEST GUIDE

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6.Zakum fight guide: Which jobs are needed?
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Ratings of the jobs that are most wanted in Zakum pq

CONFRIMED PLACES
1. Bandits (They do the most damage via mesos explosion, and are so inportant that sometimes party members fund them)
2. Clerics (With bless, heal, dispel, and many other essential skills to do with defense, the cleric is very important)
3. Dragon knights (They have hyperbody, increasing the hp and mp of party members. Also, they are known kill the mobs easily)

The rest of the 3 is up to you, but the top 3 are very essential. You can duplicate the jobs in your party too.

Mobbing:

Bowman (They control the mobs by arrow rain)

Crossbowman (Ice shot, which freezes monsters in an area attack)

Ice lightning mage (They can control mobs like the bowman, but they can only area attack as conpared to bowmans controling mobs. More sought after compared to fire/poison mages as they can freeze in their area attacks)

Fire/poison mage (Poison mist and explosion are their main advantages)

Hermits (Their skill which makes more mesos drop from the enemy is very useful. It provides extra damage for the bandits mesos explosion. Plus, they have avenger, which can hit through monsters.)

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Attacking Zakum

Crusaders (They do high damage,what more can be said?)

White knights (Their ice charge up skill can freeze mobs in the way while attacking Zakum)

Hermits (They can attack well, but they don't do well if a mob ambushes them)


(Thieves are a combination of archer+warrior in a sense, thats why they can mob kill and boss kill.)

What should your character be doing?


Priests: You're main objective is to minimize the pot usage of your party members by quickly using heal and dispel throughout the run. If you are the only priest in your party, then your party should be assembled so that you only have to concentrate on one area. If your party leader permits it, try to keep your dragon summoned at all times, too. Sometimes leaders think this adds to lag...
max dispel
max heal
max magic guard
max holy symbol
max invincible
max bless

Optional: max summon dragon

Dragon Knights:Keep hyperbody casted on all of your party members at all times~ when you're rebuffing HB for yourself, do it a couple times and make sure it reached everyone in your party, especially if you have buyers (low levels that actually need it) in your party. Other than that, try to do as much damage as possible. During the body, DKs are the best class to help clear all the mobs of summons, so when you see a lot of summons, help kill them.
Level 110+
max hyper body
max crusher/fury
spear/polearm booster
max blood

Chief Bandits:Help speed up killing zakum by dropping mesos for 2minutes at a time and then using meso explosion. You should cast meso guard and then dark sight and then drop mesos for about 2 minutes before you explode them. This is why you need high level MG/DS because if you get stunned and your skills wear off, you are dead. CBs rely on their priests to heal them 100% of the time; however, if you see that all the priests in your party are stunned, then walk off the body, get out of DS and pot yourself until they are ready again.
max meso explosion
max (high level) meso guard
max (high level) dark sight
max haste

Hermits:Focus on the top 2 right arms of zakum as soon as everyone starts attacking. The top right arm is probably the hardest one to kill because really only ranged attackers can reach it. Keep your party members hasted, so they can try hitting it . At the body, use avenger when you the ground summons spawn. The rest of the time, just keep throwing lucky7 at the body.
Level 110+
max lucky7
max shadow partner
max avenger
max haste
claw booster

Rangers:Focus on the top 2 right arms of zakum attacking with strafe. The top right arm is probably the hardest one to kill because really only ranged attackers can reach it. At the body, use arrow rain when there are lots of summons around. The rest of the time, just keep using strafe on the body.
Level 110+
max strafe
max arrow rain
bow booster

Snipers:Focus on the top 2 right arms of zakum attacking with strafe. The top right arm is probably the hardest one to kill because really only ranged attackers can reach it. At the body, use ice shot whenever summons spawn to freeze them before they can reach the players. The rest of the time, just keep using strafe on the body.
Level 110+
max strafe
high level ice shot (Most people recommend to leave it as 21, up to you)
xbow booster

Ice Mages:Focus on the top 2 right arms of zakum attacking with composition. At the body, stand on the first platform and spam ice strike to freeze the summons before they reach the players. When the ice summons start spawning, use thunderbolt to help lure the summons down at a steady rate so that the other classes can help kill them.
Level 110+
max ice strike
max composition/thunderspear
max thunderbolt
magic booster


Fire Mages:Focus on the top 2 right arms of zakum attacking with composition. When the ice summons start spawning, use explosion to help kill those. Recommended you don't cast poison mist as it confuses people with Zakums poison mist attack...
Level 110+
max explosion
max composition if posible
max booster if posible
max element amplification if posible

Crusaders:Keep rage casted on all hermits, rangers, and snipers in your party. Attack as many arms as you can and then just concentrate on the body.
Level 110+
max rage
max power strike
max panic
max coma
booster

White Knights:Attack as many arms as you can and then just concentrate on the body.
Level 110+
max power strike
max fire/ice/lightning charges
max charged blow
booster


The below"job" is now considered illegal. Do so at your own risk of being banned.

Buyers:STAY ALIVE! Hug the right wall at the beginning of zakum, and then when we switch to the left side, hump the left wall till we are done. The priests should be able to keep you at full HP during the arms, but do not completely rely on them. It is your own responsibility to keep yourself alive. During the body, every single time you get drained to 1hp/1mp, use a pot. You have 2 chances to survive at zakum to loot a helmet
(You can only kill Zakum twice a day and enter his map twice a day. Meaning that if you die you have one chance left)
A chance is used each time you die or disconnect.
Level 50+
Some million mesos (To pay for Zakum Helm service)
Recomended 1000 HP pots (elixirs for mages, cheese for the rest)
1900~ base HP (including HP gear,) <This means your hp before hyper body-ing>

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7.Zakum fight guide: What pots/equips are required?
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Pots
Its highly recommended that you take the following:
- If you're a mage: 1000 power elixirs minimum (1.2-1.5k if you want a bit of a safety net)
- If you're a class other than a mage: 1000 melted cheese minimum
- If you're not a mage you take along 200-400 ice cream pops for the times that zakum hits less than 2k.
-Each run differs from the other, ranging from 30 minutes, 1 hour, 1 1/2 hours, and the rare 2 hours+. Adjust the amount of pots you carry accordingly.
-For sins bring about 30 use slots of stars to be very safe. Remember to bring pots too!
-For archers, bring 30 use slots if you don't have soul arrow. Bring less arrows more pots if you have more arrows...



Equips
If you don't have a base HP of 1900+, then you'll need some HP equips =]
- + 50 HP Red skis (if you're under level 60)
- + 150 HP Emergency tube
- +85 HP pig headband (of course scrolling it with helm HP scrolls help a lot =])
- Try to have some sort of +HP overall or a +HP top/bottom. If +135 HP isn't enough for you then you should have a +20-30 top/bottom or overall (i.e. sauna robe, i've seen a +50 HP sauna from FMKing..5 10%'s X_X)
- Having a HP cape will help too if you can find people with 100% cape HP scrolls or 60% cape HP scrolls =]

Formula for calculating HP/MP with HB max: (Your HP or MP) X 160%
Formula for calculating HP/MP increase with HB max: (Your HP or Mp) x 60%


Guide compiled with information from Holyb4nd1t.

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8. Zakum fight guide:Squad system explained
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Zakum Squad system

Hail all Zakum raiders! Finding it hard to find party members to defeat Zakum? Fear not, as Zakum Squad System can now be formed!


How to form a Zakum Squad:

Before entering the Altar of Zakum, party leader is able to form a Squad of max 30 men by clicking NPC Adobis.
Only 1 party leader is able to form a squad at one time
The squad must be formed within 10 minutes (timer will be shown)
In this period of time, other party leaders may join in the Squad as well.
After 10 minutes, squad members who have not entered the Altar Zakum will not be granted entry.


What does this mean?

No, you don't form a giant party. This means you can have 5 partys with 6 people in each party enter the Zakum altar.

A number of parties will assign one overall leader, and registers to wait in line to fight Zakum. Recently implemented in MapleSEA and Global.


However, not many people like alot of people in the altar, as it means that people will loot (take items very fast so that they can't get them), even if it makes Zakum harder.

(To discuss the advantages and disadvantages, go to http://forums.playpark.net/showthread.php?t=30067 )

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9. Zakum fight guide: Strategy
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Pointers:
-Remember to buff your party members with your party skils when the effects start to go away
-Stay awake, or play in the morning, when your mind is fresh. Go to the bathroom before the fight
-Adjust your monitor refresh rate to make it easy on your eyes.
To do so on Windows:

1. Right click destop
2. Select properties
3. Select settings
4 Select advanced
5. Slect monitor
6. Change refresh rate to maximum


ZAKUM: How much accuracy do you need?

Use the below calculator.
http://www.maplehero.com/e107_plugins/mms_tools/cal_accuracy.php


Strategy written by xxinosanxx

Zakum Arms Pattern:

Drain /Drain
Fire/Poison BODY Ice/Thunder
Curse/ Heal
Physical/ Physical
EXP BALANCE: DRAIN > CURSE/HEAL > MAGICAL > PHYSICAL

Zakum Arms Analysis:
Drain Arm:
Drain of HP: ALL AREAS OF THE MAP / damage 1500 (1800 with magical power
up)
Drain of MP: ALL AREAS OF THE MAP / damage 1 Drain 300-500mp

Ice/Thunder Arm:

Ice attack: MOST BOTTOM AREA OF THE MAP rise of 3-6 ice cylinders /
Damage 2000 (2400 around, with magical power up) NOTE: Avoidable
Thunder attack: ALL RIGHT SIDE OF THE MAP / Damage 1700 (2000 with
magical power up)

Fire/Poison Arm:
Fire Attack: MOST CENTRAL AREA AND ALSO RIGHT SIDE BOTTOM OF THE MAP /
Damage 1800 (2000-2100 with magical power up)
Poison Mist: Area of where HEAL ARM AND PHYSICAL ARM / 800HP damage per
second

Heal Arm:
Heal of all arms and the body: 50k - 55k hp
Magical defense up lvl 2
Magical power up lvl 2
Physical Defense lvl 2
physical power lvl 2
NOTE: When it cast the skill all arms will be applied

Curse Arm:
Curse skill: Unable to jump, Unable to cast skills, exp 50%, extreme low
accuracy curse.
NOTE: LEFT MOST CORNER AND RIGHT TOP AREA WON’T BE CURSED

Physical Arm:
Single attack: bottom of the map / Random Single person of attack /
Damage 1900-2000 (2200 with physical power up)

Light cylinder: ALL Central and Bottom area of the map / Damage 2000-2200
(2500-2700 damage with physical power up)

Priority of arms down:
Heal -> Right physical -> left physical -> curse -> fire/poison -> Left
Drain -> Ice Thunder -> Right Drain.

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10.Zakum fight guide: Stats of Zakum
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Zakum info

Zakum can only be summoned in channel 3. You can only kill Zakum twice a day and enter his map twice a day. Meaning that if you die you have one chance left




Zakum has a total of 11 parts, eight arms and three bodies. He also summons six monsters. Here are their stats:
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1.1 Arms
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Zakum’s Arm 1




This arm drains HP and MP. It is on Zakum’s left side.

Level: 140
HP: 20,000,000
MP: 18,000
EXP: 1,680,000
Phys. Atk: 505
Mag. Atk: 460
Phys. Def: 800
Mag. Def: 800
Accuracy: 200
Avoid: 14

Zakum’s Arm 2



This arm drains HP and MP. It is on Zakum’s right side.

Level: 140
HP: 20,000,000
MP: 18,000
EXP: 1,680,000
Phys. Atk: 505
Mag. Atk: 460
Phys. Def: 800
Mag. Def: 800
Accuracy: 200
Avoid: 14

Zakum’s Arm 3



This arm uses Fire and Poison spells. It is on Zakum’s left side.

Level: 140
HP: 20,000,000
MP: 18,000
EXP: 1,120,000
Phys. Atk: 530
Mag. Atk: 485
Phys. Def: 800
Mag. Def: 950
Accuracy: 200
Avoid: 14

Zakum’s Arm 4


This arm uses Ice and Lightning spells. It is on Zakum’s right side.



Level: 140
HP: 20,000,000
MP: 18,000
EXP: 1,680,000
Phys. Atk: 505
Mag. Atk: 460
Phys. Def: 800
Mag. Def: 800
Accuracy: 200
Avoid: 14

Zakum’s Arm 5

This arm causes status conditions. It is on Zakum’s left side.



This arm causes status conditions. It is on Zakum’s left side.

Level: 140
HP: 25,000,000
MP: 18,000
EXP: 1,400,000
Phys. Atk: 550
Mag. Atk: 515
Phys. Def: 1050
Mag. Def: 1050
Accuracy: 200
Avoid: 14

Zakum’s Arm 6



This arm heals Zakum and his arms at around 50,000 to 55,000 HP per 30 seconds. It is on Zakum’s right side.



Level: 140
HP: 25,000,000
MP: 18,000
EXP: 1,400,000
Phys. Atk: 550
Mag. Atk: 515
Phys. Def: 1050
Mag. Def: 1050
Accuracy: 200
Avoid: 14

Zakum’s Arm 7


This arm inflicts physical damage. It is on Zakum’s left side.



Level: 140
HP: 25,300,000
MP: 18,000
EXP: 1,030,400
Phys. Atk: 510
Mag. Atk: 500
Phys. Def: 1050
Mag. Def: 750
Accuracy: 200
Avoid: 14

Zakum’s Arm 8


This arm inflicts physical damage. It is on Zakum’s right side.



Level: 140
HP: 25,300,000
MP: 18,000
EXP: 1,030,400
Phys. Atk: 510
Mag. Atk: 500
Phys. Def: 1050
Mag. Def: 750
Accuracy: 200
Avoid: 14
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1.2 Body
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Zakum 1


This is the form Zakum will be in when he is summoned. Summons Boogie, Cuzco, Opachu, Pachu, Puco and Punco.



Level: 140
HP: 66,000,000
MP: 30,000
EXP: 0
Phys. Atk: 980
Mag. Atk: 530
Phys. Def: 1,000
Mag. Def: 1,000
Accuracy: 250
Avoid: 12

Zakum 2


After you kill Zakum 1, this will take his place. Summons Boogie, Cuzco, Opachu, Pachu, Puco and Punco.



Level: 140
HP: 88,000,000
MP: 35,000
EXP: 0
Phys. Atk: 1,040
Mag. Atk: 550
Phys. Def: 1,100
Mag. Def: 1,300
Accuracy: 250
Avoid: 14

Zakum 3


Zakum’s final form, spawns after Zakum 2 is killed. Summons Boogie, Cuzco, Opachu, Pachu, Puco and Punco.



Level: 140
HP: 88,000,000
MP: 35,000
EXP: 7,000,000
Phys. Atk: 1,080
Mag. Atk: 570
Phys. Def: 1,200
Mag. Def: 1,500
Accuracy: 250
Avoid: 16
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1.3 Summons
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Boogie

(Strong against holy attacks)



Level: 35
HP: 14,800
MP: 500
EXP: 400
Phys. Atk: 180
Mag. Atk: 300
Phys. Def: 250
Mag. Def: 300
Accuracy: 250
Avoid: 35


Puco



Level: 63
HP: 20,000
MP: 100
EXP: 190
Phys. Atk: 257
Mag. Atk: 0
Phys. Def: 200
Mag. Def: 220
Accuracy: 145
Avoid: 36

Pachu
(Strong against holy, lightning and poison attacks)
(Immune to fire and ice)
(When dies, changes to opachu)




Level: 66
HP: 38,000
MP: 600
EXP: 200
Phys. Atk: 300
Mag. Atk: 420
Phys. Def: 250
Mag. Def: 400
Accuracy: 150
Avoid: 35

Punco (Strong against holy)





Level: 67
HP: 40,000
MP: 700
EXP: 210
Phys. Atk: 310
Mag. Atk: 435
Phys. Def: 270
Mag. Def: 410
Accuracy: 165
Avoid: 37


Opachu

(Strong against holy, lightning and poison attacks)
(Immune to ice)
(Weak to fire)
(Explodes when killed)




Level: 70
HP: 60,000
MP: 1,000
EXP: 250
Phys. Atk: 400
Mag. Atk: 600
Phys. Def: 350
Mag. Def: 550
Accuracy: 180
Avoid: 50


Cuzco (Strong against holy attacks)





Level: 69
HP: 60,000
MP: 1,000
EXP: 240
Phys. Atk: 372
Mag. Atk: 565
Phys. Def: 320
Mag. Def: 530
Accuracy: 170
Avoid: 40

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11.Zakum fight guide: The attacks
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In-Depth Guide 1: All About Zakum and how to battle it (version 1)

*Minimum info that you should know about Zakum*
Level of Zakum and its 8 arms: 140
Minimum recommened level to face Zakum: 100-120++(best if same lv as Zakum)
It's also recommended that u can deal 5,000++ damage to Zakum per hit in order to damage Zakum significantly.

now, let's go on to the 8 arms that Zakum have:



The 8 arms of Zakum

Zakum Arm 1 & 2 (left side & right side of Zakum: first arm from top)
HP: 20,000,000
MP: 18,000
EXP: 1,680,000

Attacks
1) mp drain
Effects: hp-1, mp-300

This mp drain attack only minuses your hp by1, and mp by 300.
if you are really that worried about the loss of 300mp, just use a mana elixir

2) hp drain
Effects: hp-1000 or even more, it depends on how much your magic defence is, and whether u have any other skills, such as magic resistance.




Zakum Arm 3 (left side of Zakum, 2nd arm)
HP: 20,000,000
MP: 18,000
EXP: 1,120,000

Attacks:
1) fire storm
Effects: hp-1000+, depends on other factors again


2)poison mist
Effects: hp-800 every 1 sec




Zakum Arm 4 (right side of Zakum, 2nd arm)
HP: 20,000,000
MP: 18,000
EXP: 1,120,000

Attacks:
1) ice strike
Effects: hp-1000-2000++, comes out from ground



2) thunder strike
Effects: hp-1,000-2,000++, targets all around Zakum




Zakum Arm 5 (left side of Zakum, 3rd arm)
HP: 25,000,000
MP: 18,000
EXP: 1,400,000

Attacks: none

Special Attacks:
1) status inflictions
Effects: maplers gets a status ailment
*a different spell is casted for a different status infliction. all kinds of status inflictions have been seen, from stun to poison to skill lock. so, be careful.
best way to counter this arm is to use all heal pots when u're hit by a status attack.

the picture shows the arm casting one status infliction




Zakum Arm 6 (right side of Zakum, 3rd arm)
HP: 25,000,000
MP: 18,000
EXP: 1,400,000

Attacks: none

Special Skills:
1) Heal
Effect: heals main zakum body and the other 8 arms for 50,000-55,000 HP every 30 seconds. this is the reason why this is usually the 1st arm taken down by maplers. you wouldnt wanna waste pots juz because zakum can keep on healing itself, would you? o.O


2) super stat increase
this arm can also cast physical attack up, physical defense up, magic attack up and magic defence up on Zakum and the 8 arms! all the more u shld take out this arm first! luckily, the power ups are temporary. it fades after awhile. however, zakum will cast it back soon enuff. wad more can u expect since this is a boss? =X




Zakum Arm 7 & 8 (left & right side of Zakum, most bottom arms)
HP: 23,000,000
MP: 18,000
EXP: 1,288,000

Attacks:
1) Earth Fist
Effect: a fist comes out from the ground, dealing damage to those around the fist.


2) Arm Slam
Effect: zakum's arm slams the ground, dealing damage to those around it.


Total HP of Zakum's 8 arms: 176,000,000

let's go on to...
Zakum's Main Body
After all of Zakum's 8 arms have been defeated, the only one that remains is Zakum itself.
Zakum only starts attacking after all its 8 arms have been defeated

Statistics
NOTE: Zakum's HP bar shows up when all of Zakum's 8 arms have been defeated.
A different colour is used to represent Zakum's 3 forms

1st form (HP bar: red)
HP: 66,000,000 (66 million)
MP: 30,000

2nd form (HP bar: yellow/yellowish-green)
HP: 88,000,000 (88 million)
MP: 35,000

Final form (HP bar: green)
HP: 110,000,000 (110 million)
MP: 40,000
EXP: 8,750,000


Zakum's attacks can be classified into two kinds:
1) offensive skills
2) defensive skills



Offensive Skills
1) Apocalypse (aka hp-mp 1 attack)
Zakum's ultimate attack!
Effects: Reduces all players' HP and MP to 1!
the spell is very large, so u'll know that the attack is coming

after being hit by this attack, it's best that u use pots to heal yourself
a recommended potion would be the mushroom miso ramen.



2) Molten slab strike
Effects: use flaming slabs to damage multiple maplers
(i)Zakum first casts a red-coloured spell:


(ii)small stone slabs pop out from the ground
they show the points on which the molten stone slabs will fall on


(iii)then the molten stone slabs will come down on the maplers, dealing 2500++ damage




3) Mega Thunderstorm
Effects: whole map affected, targets multiple maplers
(i)Zakum casts a huge yellowish-green spell


(ii)the lightning strikes! and it deals 1000-2000+ damage




4) Monster summoning
Effect: summons monsters (namely Boogie, Puco, Pachu, Punco, Cuzco, and Opachu)
*zakum can only summon 1 kind of monster at any one time


here's another pic of monster summoning:




Total HP of Zakum's 3 forms: 264,000,000 (264 million!)
Total HP of Zakum's 3 forms+Zakum's 8 hands: 440,000,000 (440 million)!

Defensive Skills

1) defensive summoning
(i)Zakum lifts and slams his tombstone once, then it will cast a spell (yellowish-white in colour)


(ii) Zakum lifts and slams the tombstone a second time, his whole body gives off a blinding flash of light
after this, either one of two super-defensive skills will be activated.
the seal representing the skill will appear on Zakum's tombstone.
the two defence skills are:

a) physical damage nullify
Effect: all physical damage dealt to Zakum is reduced to 1
The seal looks like a pole arm and spear crossing over one another

***note that some other strong monsters can also use this skill (exploding goby house, doom flounder)

*Suggestions:
->Rangers and Snipers should use their Fire Shot and Ice Shot respectively, as they deal magic damage
->White Knights can use their Elemental Charges to their advantage
->All mages except Priests (those healing) do full-scale attack
->other jobs should focus on attacking the monsters that zakum has summoned.



b)magical damage nullify
Effect: all magical damage dealt to Zakum is reduced to 1!
the seal looks like a spell covered by chains.

mages are advised to stop attacking Zakum and concentrate their attacks on the summoned monsters
the other jobs shld focus their attacks on Zakum.
***note that some other strong monsters can also use this skill (exploding goby house, doom flounder)



2) Heal
Effect: Zakum heals himself and his summoned monsters for 30,000++ HP.
This spell is the largest i've seen so far

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12.Zakum fight guide: The drops
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Zakum Helmet (1)
Warrior equipment: Khan, Heaven's Justice, Hellslayer, Leomite, Omega Spear, Ruin Hammer, Fraute, Fairfrozen,
Devil's Sunrise, Vifennis, Cursayer
Magician equipment: Magicodar, Dark Ritual, Kage
Bowman equipment: Metus, Casa Crow
Thief equipment: Casters, Angelic Betrayal, Varkit, Dragon's Tail

Useable drop: Power Elixir, Sunset Dew, Mana Elixir, The Magic Rock, The Summoning Rock

Note: Zakum helm 2 and 3 do NOT drop in maplesea. Those tradeble helms would probably come out when 4th job comes out.

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13. FAQ (Frequently asked questions)
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FAQ

Q1 Why Zakum? There must be a reason behind the name...

Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaqqum

Zaqqum (Arabic: زقوم) is a tree that Muslims believe grows in Jahannam (hell). The Khati'un are compelled to eat Ad-Dhari, bitter fruit, to intensify their torment (69:36-37). The Khati'un may eat only the fruit or Ghislin (foul pus from the washing of their wounds) (69:36). Its fruits are shaped like devils' heads (Qur'an 37:62-68). According to Shaykh Umar Sulayman Al-Ashqar, a professor at the University of Jordan, once the palate of the sinners is satiated, the fruit in their bellies churns like burning oil. Some Islamic scholars believe the fruit tears their bodies apart and releases bodily fluids. Quote from the Qur'an:

[44.43] Surely the tree of the Zaqqum,
[44.44] Is the food of the sinful
[44.45] Like dregs of oil; it shall boil in (their) bellies,
[44.46] Like the boiling of hot water.

Q2 Can I walk through Zakum?

Answer: Theres a teleporter at the top left and right of the map.

View the video at 2minutes 27 seconds:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQU785b5w70

P.S You can still walk through if you want to. If you can survive around 8-9k damage damage.


Q3. Can the arms be vaced?

Answer: Although it is not adviseble to dicuss it here, I shall do so as it is important information.
Yes. You can. But read question 4 first

Q4. Can I attack the body straight away?

Answer: Nope. You must killl ALL the 8 arms before you can hit Zakums body.

Q5 Must I donate money to the chief bandit of the party? So he can meso-explosion?

Answer: Doing so is up to you.

Q6 How much money is needed to meso bomb Zakum to death?

Answer: About 50m to 200m.

Q7 Can we throw out the Zakum helm?

Answer: Yes you can. It can't be picked up by anyone else tho. You can boom it too with cursed scrolls...

Q8 When will Zakum Helm 2 and 3 come out?

Answer: Around the time 4th job comes out I think.

Q9 If we do the 3 quests, fight zakum, do I have to redo the 3 quests?

Answer: No. First time is to unlock zakum. Then if you choose to do the 3 quests again, its to refill your supply of
"eye of fire"

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14. Credits
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Thanks to the following databases
wikipedia.com
google.com
yahoo.com
hidden-street.com

Thanks to the following playpark posters:
pegakok
sniperzzz @ http://forums.playpark.net/showthread.php?t=5393
Ripped from Mornsta http://forums.playpark.net/showthread.php?p=252356#post252356
http://dream-online21.sakura.ne.jp/maple/

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15.Zakum fight guide: Videos!
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More videos to be uploaded soon~

4th job v.s Zakum 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md8siJKX1Gs

4th job v.s Zakum 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsrpfSU9rUk

4th job v.s Zakum 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWbulXCqUXY

Maplesea Zakum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_DyBNgDtJ4

~~~~~~~~~FINITO~~~~~~~~~
END OF GUIDE

urmm.. for all ya info... when ya are in Zakum.. please avoid hitting the cursed arm (inflict status abnormality) last as pple have to take toilet breaks and so on before they continue with the main body as the cursed arm does not do damage unless you touch it, it will only curse you but fear not for the priest will dispel you when they are about to battle the main body of zakum... and also... when zakum is about to use his 1 hp & mp spell... if theres a mob near you.. please try and touch it as it will negate the spell.. Chief bandits have an advantage as it will only reduce half your hp and mp... Mages tend to panic when zakum uses this spell as they have to spam Miso Rames... Power Elixers and so on so that they do not die.. well for Dks and the other jobs... it will be easier~ =)

also.. zakum helmet will tend to drop near the bottom of the platforms... try ya luck~!!!

Also please avoid squad hoggers who request people to pay mesos to get in.. Best is ya get ya friends to go with ya.... Well.. for those who want zakum service.. the best guy is probably Batmanreturn or Slayerdrake... these two characters have the same user.. =D and please avoid walking through zakum unless ya have high hp ( 10K +++) and also people lke GeLaTiv, DarkPhantomZ (William), YiJiaRen92 (probably used by some guy named Manfred), OdySSey and mo0nDitz(Liang) are people who request mesos before granting you entry.. please report to gm if they threaten to kick you if you do not pay up... they also have a bad habit of passing leaders to their friends which can last for hours... they also tend to reserve slots for friends by kicking and threatening people to leave your slot...... so please report to GMs if you come across these kind of situations...

For the small stone slabs on the ground which pops up before the large stone slabs fall.. the smaller ones are called "Arial warning" to notify you where are the slabs gonna drop.. and when it does... its gonna hurt...

Also for the 2nd and 3rd helmets.. they wont be released until Maplestory decides to update the warrior potions and mage potions to 20 MA/WA like JMS & KMS.... that means we wil also get Bonus potions for quests that will boost our MA & WA by atleast 100-150~ *Claps* Theres a map called 'Mu Lung' which has a pirate map and a party quest where we can attain non-tradeble miniature Pirate helmets which have the stats of the 2nd zakum helmet~ =D the Exp there is awesome too... =)

This is probably all i have to say... till then good luck~!!! =P


By the way.. Many thanks to Khal for the awesome siggy~!!! =D

Thanks Gunny for the additional info!
No prob on the siggy.

Here's a pic of me using Agents acc at zak.




8 Arms down - 45 mins 3 secs
1st and 2nd body down - 1hr 16mins 34secs

Agent did not have any party till body.
When 3rd body spawn, 3 ppl lagged and died(including Agent).

Here's the link to the info on Herb Town : https://annihilation.catsboard.com/future-of-maplesea-f3/herb-town-and-the-pirate-boss-t24.htm#89

Khal, you told me to look for the Zakum Guide in PlayPark Forums, but you have in right in your own forum!! Alamak, i waste time only!! I'm gonna get you!