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Veteran Commander

“

I must fight on... for those I care for...!

”

Veteran Commander

Veteran Commander
Name	Raven Cronwell
Class	Veteran Commander
Weapon	Blade, Weaponized Nasod Arm
Age	27
Weight	105 kg/120 kg (with Nasod Arm) (231 lb/264 lb)
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Release Date	23 August 2012; 14 August 2013; 21 August 2013; 21 August 2013; 19 March 2014

Specialty

Thanks to the modifications done on the Nasod Arm, Veteran Commander is able to tolerate overheating much better, allowing him to execute even more explosive flame-based attacks. He now possesses abilities that leave flames on the ground, burning enemies who walk through the scorching ground.

Background

The Nasod arm may be capable of massive destruction, but Raven is alarmed that it is overheating far too often now. The mercenary needs to get it fixed before it fails him in battle, and before long, he approaches the Ponggos for their expertise.

They promptly send him out to collect rare materials for the repair: Ignis's arm that blasts out nuclear flames, the sturdy dark steel of Durahan Knight, and enchanted, mass-altering golem fragments. Gathering all these from such huge, dangerous monsters is clearly not simple, but Raven succeeds nonetheless.

The Ponggos complete the Nasod arm enhancement, and with further training, Raven becomes the distinguished Veteran Commander.

Second Class Advancement

Upon reaching Lv. 35, Weapon Taker can advance into Veteran Commander. To receive the 2nd job quest, click on the job change notification located below the map select.
Veteran Commander can also be obtained by using the Item Mall item: Badge of the Crow Mercenaries .

Veteran Commander

Speak with Altera Ponggo Elder Adel.
Collect 40 drops from monsters throughout the Altera region.
- Recommended 4-5: Nasod Foundry.
Collect:
- 20 drops from Elite Nasod Guard: Shield in 4-6: Altera Core.
- 2 Core of Nuclear Flames from Ignis in 4-6: Altera Core.
Speak with Lento in Feita
Collect:
- 12 Dark Steel from Durahan Knight in 5-1: Shrine of Dedication Entrance.
- 15 Floating Stones from Golems in the Feita region.

You can Transcend at Lv 70.

Skill Tree

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Skills

Passives

Locked

Level 35

Level 45

Level 50

Level 55

Level 60

Level 65

Skill Traits unlocked at Level 70.
Final Enhanced Skill unlocked upon Transcending.

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Additional Combos

 : Overheat combo damage is calculated before Overheat buff.

 : Overheat combo damage is calculated without Overheat Mode Activated!.

 : Overheat combo damage is calculated without Awakened Will: Veteran Commander.

 : All damage values for new and preexisting combos receive a 1.1x multiplier during 2nd job.

Image

Description

Damage

Air Bomb Raid

Replaces the original combo. Instead of blasting flames, shoot out an explosive shell, and continue the combo with a barrage of shells at a 45° angle. Repeatedly pressing the X key cause overheat and fire more shells, however pressing the X key only twice will fire the first shell and then another with no overheat. The first and last shell fired will leave a trail of fire momentarily when they impact onto platforms.

08/13/2015 KR patch:
- Damage increased.
KR 03/30/2017 Patch:
- No longer cancels manabreak.

359% Mag. Damage
EITHER
359% Mag. Damage
OR
225% Mag. Damage x1~8
(PvP Damage Modifier = 0.75)
+ 359% Mag. Damage

(Flame Trails) 50% Mag. Damage
(lasts 3 seconds)

Hit and Run / Roll and Grab

Attack three times with your sword, then do a backstep, firing 1 shot with your arm and another shot, knocking targets down. Alternatively, if holding the directional button, you will do a front roll past the enemies and then grab them with your arm.

Trivia: The last hit of "Roll and Grab" is similar to Breaking Fist's animation. In the original teaser trailer of Weapon Taker, it showed that the concept of the Roll and Grab combo was supposed to be rolling behind targets and slashing them.

154% Phy. Damage
190% Phy. Damage
235% Phy. Damage
EITHER
166% Mag. Damage
400% Mag. Damage
OR
404% Phy. Damage
435% Phy. Damage

Skills

Hyper Active

Burning Buster

Special Active

	Giga Prominence
	Ignition Crow - Napalm
	Ignition Crow - Incinerator
	Deadly Raid

Active

	Breaking Fist
	Ground Impact

Passive

	Victory Survival Strategy
	Mercenary Survival Strategy
	Overheat Mode Activated!

Videos

Gallery

Artwork

Veteran Commander's portrait.
Veteran Commander's full body Skill Cut-in. (Current)
Veteran Commander's full body Skill Cut-in. (Old)
Veteran Commander's full body Skill Cut-in. (Old)
Full body Cash Shop Skill Cut-in, illustrated by Hwansang.
Verteran Commander's Concept Artwork.
Backstory of Veteran Commander in comic format. Click Here
Veteran Commander's chibi portrait.

Miscellaneous

New model after 08/06/2015 (KR).
Idle pose and Promo avatar.
Ready animation
3D model of Veteran Commander and his Nasod arm.
A close up of Veteran Commander's Nasod arm when it overheats. Vents will open to cool down his arm and close back when it stops overheating.
When wearing Ice Burners gloves which changes the arm appearance, overheating will make vents appear for the duration of the buff.
Veteran Commander's Accessory, Crow Rise.
Animated Cash Shop Skill Cut-in.
A teaser shown prior to the release of Veteran Commander.

Tips and Details

With both Mercenary Behavior and Mercenary Survival Strategy, Veteran Commander can become extremely resistant to overheat, status effects, and damage when low on HP, making him a progressively difficult opponent to injure.

Trivia

Whenever Veteran Commander's Nasod Arm overheats, 'vents' will open and appear on his arm. They will also make a sound when they close.
- While equipped with Ice Burner gloves that changes Raven's Nasod Arm, the 'vents' on Veteran Commander's arm will still appear.
The overheat animation used after going into overheat differs between combos and skills originally learned by Weapon Taker and ones learned by Veteran Commander. Weapon Taker will swipe his arm inward while Veteran Commander will typically swipe his arm away.
During Veteran Commander's release event in NA/UK, when summoning his NPC Card, the angel from the KR pre-release event appears and fights for them. However, this didn't happen in his pre-release event.
Veteran Commander's design and concept seems to based on crows. This is shown in his Nasod arm, weapon, uniform, and accessories bearing crow-like features.
- His skills, Ignition Crow, Burning Buster, and Ifrit Flame, materializes black burning crows to attack the enemies. His old passive, Air Slicer, also uses a Black Crow symbol.
In the Lock Down Veteran Commander skill cut-in, Raven's right eye closes, as if he's taking aim.
Investigation of official document shows this class was initially called "크루얼 파이터 (Cruel Fighter)".

Alternative Names

Server	Name	Translation
South Korea	베테랑 커맨더	Veteran Commander
Japan	ベテランコマンダー	Veteran Commander
Taiwan (Traditional Chinese)	緋炎武者	Red Flame Warrior
China (Simplified Chinese)	绯焰武者	Red Flame Warrior
Germany	Flammenkommandant	Flame Commander
Spain	Comandante de las llamas	Flame Commander
France	Commandant vétéran	Veteran Commander
Italy	Comandante delle Fiamme	Flame Commander
Poland	Weteran Ognia	Fire Veteran
United Kingdom	Flame Commander
Brazil	General Bélico	Warlike General