Giant Slayer

Giant Slayer is one of the Special Title subclasses in Elder Tale. It is derived from the Hunter subclass.

Overview
One of the Slayer titles. In order to undertake its subclass quest, both your class and Hunter subclass have to be above a certain level. To start the quest, you must find someone else with the Giant Slayer title, and then kill a certain number of Giant-type enemies to complete it. The subclass is considered dificult because of the prerequisites and the number of Giants needed to kill. In Yamato, the Ezzo Empire and the Dwarven warriors of Westelande are the most common areas to undertake this quest, due to their population of Giant Slayers and their high amount of Giant-type enemies.

The class bonuses include boosted damage against Giant-type enemies (must be organic in nature; Golems, for example, don't count), increased detection range for Giants, and boosted drop rates after felling them. However, it loses the Hunter subclass' practical benefits, such as Reusing Arrows and the wider scope of its abilities, like classical hunting and gathering, as well as restraining the detecting and tracking skills to only Giants.

While the class isn't typically pursued or popular for its practicality, there is a section of players who have undertaken it simply because it's a cool-sounding title that they want to add to their list of achievements. There is a demand for this subclass among role players whose main hunting ground are the areas where giants roam, such as those who want to become a Berserker and needs to hunt large numbers of giants in order to do it, thus choosing Giant Slayer as a preliminary step to get the subclass more easily.

Lore
The Giant Slayer techniques originally come from a small Dwarf warrior who developed his techniques to fight a larger, more skilled opponent. Although few have attained the title of Giant Slayer, most of those who have are dwarves. In Yamato, it is a subclass passed down to the dwarven warriors of Ezzo and Westelande, where the Giants are particularly strong.

Related Subclasses

 * Hunter &rarr; Giant Slayer