Polymorph

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Polymorphing in Metin2 allows you to transform your character into different monsters which usually gives you significant increase in attack power. When polymorphed, defence is decreased; attack speed can vary depending on the type of marble. Polymorphing is especially useful for killing bosses, not so useful for tanking monsters or killing metins due to extremely low defense (pots and fish can help with this).When polymorphed, you cannot use your regular skills. Polymorph marbles last 10 minutes (until P, see Poly Skill section below). Your regular attack value, attack speed, moving speed, hp also affect your effectiveness in polymorph. Chance to critical attack, pierce attack, faint, poison, etc. also work while polymorphed.

Polymorph Marbles
Polymorph marbles are the basic unit of polymorph. They are round purple marbles that can be used by right-clicking it in your inventory. Marbles are relatively rare drops from their respective monsters. Only certain pawn-class monsters with physical attack (as opposed to range or magic) will drop polymorph marbles. They can also be bought from other players. Different marbles give different attack speeds and movement speeds.

Marble / Attack Speed /Moving Speed / Area of Effect
Wild Dog / high average / average / low
Wolf / high average / high average / low
Alpha Wolf / high average / high average / low
Wild Boar / low / low / low
Blue Wolf / high average / high average / low
Alpha Blue Wolf / high average / high average / low
Grey Wolf / high average / high average /low
Bear / low / low average / high
Black Bear / low / low average high
Tiger / low / low average / low
Weak Monkey Soldier / low / low / low
Black Wind Soldier / low average / average / high average
Black Wind Maniac / low average / average / high average
Savage Infantry / average / average / high average
Savage Minion / high / high / high
Elite Orc / low / low / average
Esoteric Fanatic / high average / average / high
Baby Spider / high / high / high
Poison Spider / high / high / high
Elite Esoteric Fanatic / high average / average / high
Ghost Stump / low / low / average
Giant Worker

Polymorph Skill
Polymorphing can be done without raising the Polymorph Skill, but increasing your polymorph skill increases your attack power when polymorphed. Polymorph skill is raised by reading polymorph skill books. These are random drops and can drop from any monster. The higher lvl books are rarer. Polymorph skill has 3 stages.
Beginner: 0-20 Read lvl15+Polymorph Books (approx 75% success rate)
Advanced: M1-10 Read lvl25+Polymorph Books (approx 50% success rate)
Master: G1-10 Read lvl35+ Polymorphbooks (approx 10% success rate)
Perfect: At Perfect Master, the time polymorph lasts is increased to 35 minutes

Tips

* Polymorphing is most effective for characters with high attack power such as ninjas using bows, and warriors using 2-handed weapon.
* If you have a good lvl30/75 weapon with high damage bonus increase, this can help greatly in polymorph.
* Special boost potions are important while polymorphed to maximize effectiveness. These include purple/green pots, alchemy pots.
* Be careful before polymorphing, to make sure you have your right equips on. Once you polymorph, you cannot switch equips until the marble runs out or you die.
* If you die, the polymorph marble will end.
* Polymorph is most effective in boss killing, it is harder for PvP, due to the fact you take a long time to get back up from knockback, and you have no knockback yourself