Whitesmith

This is the clearest Whitesmith route from the guide's new-skill overview because Cart Termination is presented as the class's signature high-DPS single-target skill. You build around heavy cart weight, strong STR, enough DEX to keep hits reliable, and a sturdy VIT floor so you can keep trading in melee.

On AoY, this route is much more practical than old official descriptions make it sound because the server cuts the skill's zeny cost in half. Cart Boost is mandatory for uptime, and inherited tools like Mammonite still work as fallback burst when your cart setup is awkward.

The guide specifically notes that Whitesmith's new skills reward attack speed, and this is the route that leans hardest into that identity. It layers inherited Blacksmith tempo buffs like Adrenaline Rush, Weapon Perfection, and Power Thrust into a faster melee setup that keeps Meltdown active as often as possible.

It is especially good if you want Whitesmith to feel like an upgraded battle smith rather than a pure cart specialist. In PvM, AoY's Meltdown effect functions as monster ATK and DEF reduction instead of literal gear break, so this route adds real survivability and party utility while you keep swinging.

This is the economy-minded route for players who want Whitesmith for more than combat. The guide calls out Weapon Refine as one of the real reasons to make the class, because job level eventually lets you refine weapons more efficiently than standard NPC service.

It is still better to level as a battle-focused build first and only drift toward heavy DEX and LUK when your combat progression is stable. That keeps the class usable on AoY while still preserving the merchant-line identity of being the server's crafter and refiner specialist.