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The Livid Dagger: A Melee Staple


Since its release on Floor V, the Livid Dagger has remained an essential piece of any Berserker’s arsenal. Initially valued because of its solid stats and very high attack speed, it still remains a very strong weapon even so long after its inception in 2020.

One of the most prominent uses of the Livid Dagger is in mid-game dungeons. On Floors IV, V, and VI, the Livid Dagger’s stats make it an ideal melee weapon, and thanks to its synergy with just about any damage setup, it is a much more versatile item than more powerful swords like the Shadow Fury, and in the early days of Floor VI, it was even used to sword-swap with the then meta-shifting Flower of Truth. Its 100% crit chance also makes Syphon incredibly useful on it. Outside of dungeons, it’s still a very strong weapon, dealing respectable damage.

In addition, the Livid Dagger also has niche uses by people who might not seem like they’d need its abilities. Tanks in dungeons use it to clear because of its 100% CC which they lack as well as the Syphon-Reaper Mask synergy. Weaker players grinding Voidgloom Seraphim use it for life steal from Syphon, and people who just want to hit really hard put One For All on it, turning it into a budget Shadow Fury. To top it all off, the Livid Dagger is relatively cheap, costing 7 million coins from the dungeon chest and generally only a little more than that from the Auction House.

Even with sword-swapping being patched, better Berserk melee options like the Valkyrie or Axe of the Shredded being introduced, and the reign of the Juju Shortbow and Terminator completely destroying its continued use by endgame players, the Livid Dagger remains a very prominent mid-game melee weapon and will likely continue to be used by all kinds of players making their way to different playstyles.

SupremePengo (talk) 01:28, 4 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Pending For Approval – Draft accepted for Jan 2023 approval procedure. Procedure will start on 20 January 2023. You may modify your draft before it enters the procedure. - MonkeysHK (talk) 18:16, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
 * - Entered Procedure - Apologies! Due to my error, the procedure started one week late. Draft entered Feb 2023 approval procedure as Draft 1. Procedure will last for one week. - MonkeysHK (talk) 18:35, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
 * - Approved! - According to the vote results, Draft 1 was approved! The article will be on the main page for at least 30 days and until a next draft is approved. See Project:Article of the Month/Feb 2023 for the final version. Results for Draft 1: 4 "Favourite", 0 "Waitlist", 0 "Decline". - Kwopy (talk) 16:33, 28 December 2022 (UTC)



Left-click Mage: The Ultimate Glass Cannon
Mage is based primarily on ability spam. The first Mage weapon, the Dreadlord Sword, is only good when its ability is spammed by a high-Intelligence user, and the last one, the Hyperion, is also only good when its ability is used over and over and over. Whether it's Spirit Bats from the Spirit Sceptre or Molten Waves from the Midas Staff, using the abilities of their weapon is the central tactic of Mages.

But Mage has another class passive, and it's really powerful: Mage Beam.

Unlike regular melee damage, which is calculated with only damage, Crit damage, and Strength, Mage Beam damage is calculated with all three of those AND Intelligence. With a proper setup with the right weapon, armor, and pet, a high-level Mage can do upwards of 150 million damage per hit in Dungeons. Since Mage Beam is ranged, this basically turns any LCM Mage into a death machine that can absolutely shred single targets, making it able to nearly instantly destroy minibosses even in Master Mode.

However, not everyone can be a good LCM. First of all, LCM Mages should have very high Catacombs levels. Next, to balance their damage, crit damage, strength, and intelligence, the LCM Mage should have a full 9-starred set of Storm's Armor, reforged to Ancient rather than the more traditional Necrotic. The ultimate enchantment should be Legion instead of Wisdom. They'll also need a Giant's Sword or Dark Claymore for their weapon, using One For All or Chimera as the ultimate enchant. Finally, the Mage will need a high-level Golden Dragon pet, or a legendary Ender Dragon. Though expensive, this setup will allow an LCM Mage to do tremendous amounts of damage per shot.

SupremePengo (talk) 19:53, 8 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Pending For Approval – Draft accepted for March 2023 approval procedure. Procedure will start today, 26 January 2023. - Kwopy (talk)
 * - Entered Procedure - Draft entered March 2023 approval procedure as Draft 1. Procedure will last for one week. - Kwopy (talk)
 * - Approved! - According to the vote results, Draft 1 was approved! The article will be on the main page for at least 30 days and until a next draft is approved. See Project:Article of the Month/Mar 2023 for the final version. Results for Draft 1: 5 "Favourite", 0 "Waitlist", 0 "Decline". - Kwopy (talk)

The Dragon Armors: Powercreep, Defined


When they were first introduced alongside the End update in 2019, the Dragon Armor sets shook up the meta greatly. Before the End update, the best armor sets were...Hardened Diamond...or maybe Emerald Armor...or perhaps Magma Armor! But the Dragon Armors blew them out of the water.

Young Dragon Armor gave an unparalleled amount of speed, something that a world without God Potions valued highly. Wise Dragon Armor gave an absolutely insane amount of intelligence. Strong and Unstable Dragon Armors became new staples of dealing damage, the former because of the crit damage it gave, and the latter because of its strength. Protector and Old Dragon Armor grew to become the tankiest sets the game had seen up to that point. And of course, Superior Dragon Armor, the greatest of the seven, with its well-rounded stats and fantastic full set bonus. They were the epitome of a late-game player's wardrobe.

However, the Dragon Armors would not reign forever.

When the Dungeons released, Dragon Armors were very useful in the early floors. Even if they weren't dungeonized, these sets still offered decent stats against the monsters of the early Catacombs. But even the first set of armor in the Catacombs, Adaptive Armor, already beat out many sets of Dragon Armor, including Holy Dragon Armor, a new, healing-focused set only obtainable from the Dungeons. Slowly, power-creep rendered most of the Dragon Armors useless. Old and Protector Dragon Armor, though useful for early-game Tanks, would be phased out by Necromancer Lord Armor and Goldor's Armor. Strong Dragon Armor would be replaced by Shadow Assassin Armor, and in turn, Necron's Armor.

That left only Superior Dragon Armor, which, at first, seemed to retain a bit of a niche. Its 5% stat increase from its full-set bonus made it the best set for Magic Find, and when the Dwarven Mines update rolled around, it was used a little bit because the 5% stat increase also affected mining stats. However, none of this would last, as Sorrow Armor, released in a later addition to the Dwarven Mines, granted a staggering 20 Magic Find and higher mining stats than anyone could ask for.

Nowadays, Dragon Armors still play an important role in any player's progression, and early-game Berserkers are often seen in Strong Dragon Armor, just as how early-game Mages are in Wise Dragon Armor and Tanks are in Old Dragon Armor. But these venerable sets no longer sit at the zenith they once held in SkyBlock.

SupremePengo (talk) 01:35, 21 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Pending For Approval – Draft accepted for April 2023 approval procedure. - User:Kwopy
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 * - Entered Procedure - Entered May 2023 approval procedure as Draft 1. Procedure will last for one week. Sorry for the slight delay! - User:Kwopy
 * - Approved! - According to the vote results, Draft 1 was approved! The article will be on the main page for at least 30 days and until the next draft is approved. See Project:Article of the Month/May 2023 for the final version. - User:Kwopy

Highly Coveted: The Ender Dragon Pet
Although many relics of old SkyBlock have been powercrept to the point of no longer being used by anyone at any stage of the game, Ender Dragon Pet is an exception. Being released alongside the Pet Update, it revitalized grinding Ender Dragons as back then, people have already obtained the back then endgame armor known as Superior Dragon Armor. Unlike Superior Armor, which can only drop from Superior Dragons, Ender Dragon Pets can drop from any dragon with an astronomically low chance. This combined with the fact that summoning dragons was very expensive, made the Ender Dragon pet one of the most expensive drops in the game.

Is the price worth it though? Absolutely. Not only it provides a base 50 Crit Damage and Strength at Level 100, it's other perks are excellent at further improving the player's combat capabilities. It's two abilities at Epic rarity, End Strike and One with the Dragon are great as the former made you deal more damage to all End mobs which means killing Dragons faster, but it's other perk improved the Aspect of the Dragons, allowing the weapon to beat out the 50 million Midas. However, it's Legendary rarity, Superior, is what made it a premiere end game pet as it improved all combat related stats.

Unlike other End weapons, armor and gear, the Ender Dragon pet stayed consistent as the premier Combat pet used for any situation. Even mages started using the Ender Dragon pet as it's Legendary ability also boosted Ability Damage, a very hard to get stat. Even though it eventually gained competition in the form of Golden Dragon Pet, the Ender Dragon pet can still compete due to two reasons: 1. It provided defensive stats. Unlike the Golden Dragon, the Ender Dragon boosted your Health and Defense. 2. It's much cheaper. Even if one cannot afford a real Legendary Ender Dragon pet, they can acquire an Epic Ender Dragon and a Tier Boost and get Legendary perks for much cheaper at the cost of the pet's item slot.

The perks of the Ender Dragon pet, along with it's sheer rarity and the effort required to obtain, is what makes the pet special as it sees uses in many combat islands of the game such as Slayers and Dungeons.


 * Pending For Approval – Draft accepted for April 2023 approval procedure. - User:Kwopy
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 * - Approved! - This article was approved! The article will be on the main page from June 1, 2023 for at least 30 days and until a next draft is approved. See Project:Article of the Month/June 2023 for the final version. - MonkeysHK (talk) 15:29, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

New draft by AaronLao

 * Pending For Approval – Draft accepted for April 2023 approval procedure. - User:Kwopy
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New draft by Cuboidle

 * Pending For Approval – Draft accepted for January 2024 approval procedure. Apologies for late. You may give me a notice on my Message Wall if there are drafts unattended for too long. - MonkeysHK (talk) 21:14, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
 * - Entered Procedure - Entered January 2024 approval procedure as Draft 1. Procedure will last for one week. - MonkeysHK (talk) 21:14, 1 January 2024 (UTC)