Quoted directly from this page MG beginner's guide to successful play


My Top 10 Tips for Ancestor Battles


some of these tips have already been stated:

1.Potion up to at least 1000 health points. you certainly don't want to lose because an ancestor knocked you down to 1
2. always use a +9 potion
if you have the gold and can do two battles, wrap them around the server reset (so your +9 will get you two battles)
3. if you're in a position to buy a new weapon (and this means you'll have to have quite a bit of gold saved in your Sentinel and on hand), then *sell the one you have before entering the battle and go in with nothing, or a knife*. why? because the ancestor will have no weapon or just a knife (maybe a katana) and the damage will be minimized.
4. the same applies for armor... if you're going to trade up... go in naked!
5. if you have killer stats and just hit 20th level... do *as many ancestor battles as you can on 20th and 21st levels*. why? because the higher you go the harder it will be to win... plus, you'll be at a decided advantage for quite a while against your opponents. I won 12/12 on Server 5 this way.
6. repeat step 5 at level 40, 60, 80 as you add other skills.
7. don't add more than 12 attributes to a specific stat when you're level 20-39... you'll want to keep the cost down when you add your second attribute.
8. pick Agility as your first attribute... you want to *hit* opponents. I'd say it's somewhat of a toss-up between Strength/Stamina for your second attribute, although many are pointing to Stamina now as increasingly important. Pick Defense as your last attribute since Armor can increase your Defense. This is a reason to also pick Stamina for your second since your weapon will increase your hitpoints and damage (which makes adding to Strength less important).
9. Fight a Prince... no one else... refresh as necessary until you get one. The Elders, Conquerers, Rulers, etc. are tougher to beat (this is from an ally's suggestion, personal and clanmate reported experience).
10. After you've won your battle and upped your stats, use the remaining +9 to hit those above you who have been p**sing you off recently! Hehe... just a suggestion!