MVP
Overview
MVP stands for "Most Valuable Player", a definition not exclusive to Ragnarok Online. However, in Ragnarok Online, this term applies to monsters, not players. A MVP is a monster that has both Boss Protocol and MVP Protocol. They are much stronger than normal monsters and often times require a party to successfully take them down. MVPs appear on a wide range of maps, typically inside Dungeons and Instances but can also be found in fields. Most often, they spawn at certain times that vary from MVP to MVP; some may spawn once every hour, some may respawn only when the server restarts, some even spawn only when a GM decides to spawn it. The spawn time is determined by the last time that a MVP of that kind was killed. In addition to their own stats and skills, MVPs often summon monsters that will fight with them as their minions, making them much harder to defeat. Depending on the MVP, the fight may consist of up to nine monsters, which could be the same kind of monster or different ones.
While individual players may be able to defeat MVPs by themselves, it is significantly easier to fight MVPs in groups. Because of the difficulty in defeating MVPs, such monsters give high amounts of experience. MVPs will also drop exclusive "MVP loot" which is different from and additional to the normal loot from the monster. The MVP loot is added directly into the inventory of the player who achieved the MVP status during the fight.
MVPs are also free-for-all, which means that anyone can attack them, regardless of who found it first or who summoned it.
Tomb
When killed, MVPs will leave a tomb at the spot in which they were killed. Speaking to the tomb gives information on the MVP's time of death (PST) and the player who received the MVP award for killing it. The tomb will not give information on the MVP's next spawn location or spawn time. Any MVPs spawned by a player, such as Ktullanux, do not leave behind tombs.
List of Normal MVPs
Normal MVPs spawn at a set amount of time after the previous one was defeated plus a random amount of time, which is anywhere from 10 to 60 minutes. For example, if Amon Ra is defeated at 11:00, it would spawn again in between 12:00 and 12:10. If a MVP spawns in multiple places, the times are independent of one another and the respawn period may be different. Below is a list of all normal MVPs, where they are located, and the time that needs to elapse before it will respawn. Normal MVPs except for those from the Uber Difficulty category can be spawned through Abracadabra and Bloody Branches.
Uber Difficulty | |||
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Name | Level | Map | Respawn Time |
Beelzebub |
167 | abbey03 (Cursed Abbey F3) | 12 hours |
Golden Scaraba Queen |
169 | dic_dun03 (Scaraba Hole) | 8 hours |
Ifrit |
166 | thor_v03 (Thor's Volcano F3) | 11 hours |
Kraken |
168 | iz_dun05 (Undersea City) | Once all five Kraken's Tentacles are removed |
Nightmare Amon Ra |
169 | moc_prydn2 (Nightmare Pyramid B2) | 4 hours |
Nightmare Dark Lord |
169 | gl_chyard_ (Nightmare Glast Heim Churchyard) | 8 hours |
Nightmare Baphomet |
175 | gl_cas02_ (Nightmare Glast Heim Castle) | 12 hours |
MRPD-0700 |
175 | verus03 (Verus Central Square) | 12 hours |
Timeholder |
175 | c_tower4_ (Twisted Clock Tower 4F) | 12 hours |
Valkyrie Randgris |
161 | odin_tem03 (Odin's Temple F3) | 8 hours |
Vesper |
168 | jupe_core (The Core of Juperos) | 4 hours |
Wounded Morroc |
171 | moc_fild22 (Dimensional Gorge) | 12 hours |
List of Instance MVPs
These MVPs are exclusive to their instances and do not spawn normally or through Abracadabra or Bloody Branches.
Instance MVPs | ||
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Name | Level | Instance |
Amdarais |
160 | Old Glast Heim |
Apostle Ahat |
165 | Devil's Palace |
Apostle Shenime |
165 | Devil's Palace |
Bakonawa |
166 | Bakonawa's Lake |
Bangungot |
124 | Bangungot's Hospital |
Brinaranea |
170 | Devil's Palace |
Buwaya |
161 | Buwaya's Cave |
Coelacanth |
120 | Malangdo Culvert |
Dark Coelacanth |
124 | Malangdo Culvert (Normal) |
Depraved Orc Hero |
80 | Orc's Memory |
Desperate Morroc |
175 | Devil's Palace |
Entweihen Crothen |
168 | Endless Tower |
Ferocious Coelacanth |
165 | Malangdo Culvert (Hard) |
Giant Octopus |
112 | Octopus Cave |
Great Demon Baphomet |
168 | Sealed Shrine |
Grim Reaper Ankou |
160 | Bios Island |
Infinite Eddga |
120 | Infinite Space |
Infinite Orc Hero |
120 | Infinite Space |
Infinite Osiris |
120 | Infinite Space |
Infinite Phreeoni |
120 | Infinite Space |
Infinite Tao Gunka |
140 | Infinite Space |
Lost Dragon |
145 | Misty Forest Maze |
Muspelskoll |
170 | Devil's Palace |
Mutant Coelacanth |
165 | Malangdo Culvert (Hard) |
Naght Sieger |
169 | Endless Tower |
Necromancer Mors |
160 | Mors' Cave |
Nidhoggur's Shadow |
167 | Nidhoggur's Nest |
Realized Amdarais |
180 | Nightmare Old Glast Heim |
Realized Root of Corruption |
179 | Nightmare Old Glast Heim |
Reincarnated Morroc |
175 | Devil's Palace |
Root of Corruption |
159 | Old Glast Heim |
Warlock Mors |
160 | Mors' Cave |
Weird Coelacanth |
124 | Malangdo Culvert (Normal) |
Somatology Laboratory Level 3 MVPs
One of the following MVPs (chosen randomly) will spawn between 95 to 150 minutes after the previous MVP is defeated at lhz_dun03 (Somatology Laboratory 3).
- Assassin Cross Eremes
- High Priest Margaretha
- High Wizard Kathryne
- Lord Knight Seyren
- Whitesmith Howard
- Sniper Cecil
Somatology Laboratory Level 4 MVPs
One of the following MVPs (chosen randomly) will spawn between 95 to 150 minutes after the previous MVP is defeated at lhz_dun04 (Somatology Laboratory 4). One of those those MVPs, at random, is also spawned inside the Wolfchev's Laboratory instance.
- Paladin Randel
- Creator Flamel
- Champion Chen
- Stalker Gertie
- Professor Celia
- Clown Alphoccio
- Gypsy Trentini
Special MVP Monsters
The following MVPs have special spawn conditions that do not follow the timed spawn model.
- King Poring is an event boss and only spawns when GMs decide to spawn it. This MVP is classified as SS difficulty.
- Ktullanux is spawned by using 4 Freezing Snow Powder (obtained via the Ice Necklace Quest) or 4 Ice Scale (obtained by defeating Ktullanux previously) to put out the four sacred fires on ice_dun03 (Ice Dungeon 3). Once defeated, Ktullanux cannot be summoned again for another 2 hours.
- Kraken requires you to kill the five stationary Tentacles on the same map in order to make the boss spawn. Once Kraken has been defeated and 10 hours have passed, the Tentacles will respawn.
- Lord of the Dead does not leave a Tombstone. You can tell that that the MVP is alive by the presence of Loli Ruri monsters on the map.
- Memory of Thanatos does not spawn normally. One must climb the tower and complete the quests in order to summon it. Once successfully summoned and defeated, it can't be summoned again for 4 hours.
Summoning MVPs
Some MVPs can be summoned, typically through using a Bloody Branch or through Abracadabra. The MVPs summoned with these methods are not part of the Free for All rule and are tied to the party or person that summoned them, unless they are abandoned. The following MVPs can be summoned:
- Osiris
- Baphomet
- Doppelganger
- Mistress
- Golden Thief Bug
- Orc Hero
- Drake
- Eddga
- Maya
- Moonlight Flower
- Pharaoh
- Phreeoni
- Orc Lord
- Knight of Windstorm
- Garm
- Dark Lord
- Turtle General
- Lord of the Dead
- Dracula
- Evil Snake Lord
- Samurai Specter
- Lady Tanee
- Amon Ra (normal)
- Tao Gunka
- Zmey Gorynych
- RSX-0806
- Bacsojin
- Kiel D-01
- General Egnigem
- Atroce
- Leak
- Tendrillion
- Hardrock Mammoth
- Scaba Queen
- Gloom Under Night
- Ktullanux
- Detardeurus
- Fallen Bishop Hibram
Related Items
Headgears
- Abysmal Knight's Helm [1] - Reduces damage taken from Boss monsters by 10%
- Anubis Hat - Reduces damage taken from Boss monsters by 10%
- Odin's Mask - Reduces damage taken from Boss monsters by 3%
Cards
- Abysmal Knight (Weapon) - +25% physical damage done to Boss monsters.
- Alice (Shield) - 40% Less damage taken from Boss monsters and 40% more from normal monsters.
Monsters | ||
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Element | Earth • Fire • Ghost • Holy • Neutral • Poison • Shadow • Undead • Water • Wind | |
Race | Angel • Brute • Demihuman • Demon • Dragon • Fish • Formless • Insect • Plant • Undead | |
Monster Rules and Info | Boss Protocol • Kill Stealing • MVP (Free for All) • Size |