How involved do you want to be?

Point, click, attack. Yes, combat in Shaiya can be that simple. However, you can also use your learned abilities and special skills to devastate your opponent. Once you have a learned a new ability, as long as it’s not a passive one, you can drag it over to your shortcut bar for quick use. (You can also put frequently used items in the shortcut bar.)

As you progress in levels, you may find that one shortcut bar isn’t enough. We’ve got you covered. Click on the “+” on the shortcut bar to get a second one. You can also rotate the shortcut bar and move it wherever you want.

And don’t forget that a well-timed sidestep or back flip can sometimes get you out of harm’s way: double-tap Q or E to sidestep, and double-tap S to swiftly move backwards. These dodges won’t work against most magical attacks, but can be effective against physical ones.

Monster ID System
When deciding what monster to hunt, you can tell how much of a challenge they’ll be by clicking on them once to target them. The name of the monster will appear in one of the following colors, depending upon how difficult they are:

White - 6 or more levels below you, no experience value

Light Blue - 4 or 5 levels below you, extremely low XP value

Blue - 2 or 3 levels below you, low XP value

Green - your level plus or minus one, decent XP value

Yellow - 2 or 3 levels above you, good XP value

Orange - 4 or 5 levels above you, great XP value but a tough fight

Red - 6 or 7 levels above you, great XP value but be prepared to die

Pink - 8 or 9 levels above you, phenomenal XP if you can bring it down

Grey - 10 or more levels above you, run away screaming (no XP value)

PvP
You can challenge members of your own realm to a duel by selecting them, right-clicking and choosing Request Battle. At low levels, a duel won’t help anyone much, except providing free entertainment for those around. No, it isn’t until the mid or higher levels that dueling really helps you to prepare to the real fights that are to come. And don’t just challenge players who are your own class to see who is the better Mage; fight all of the other classes so you can develop counter-strategies.

When you finally do come face to face with a member of the opposing faction, you’ll notice two things: first, your map will begin to pulse red in anticipation of the imminent battle; and second, the enemy’s name shows up in red.