Summary
Solo Levelingfollows Sung Jinwoo, a weak hunter who experiences a dramatic shift in his powers following a tragedy that triggers his second awakening. Since the protagonist comes from Korea, most of the action is set in the region.
In the hunter world, guilds play a crucial role in managing hunters and planning raids that make enough money to be a profitable investment. Although Korea may not have the best guilds in the world, it is still home to well-respected ones that have some global influence. Based on their impact, influence, and the quality of hunters, these are arguably the best Korean guilds.
6Knights Guild
Top Korean Guild With No S-Rankers
Knights Guildis led by the tanker-class hunter named Park Jongsoo. Headquartered in the Yeongnam region of Korea, it is the only top guild in the country with no S-rank hunters. However, the Knights Guild is so influential because it has themost talented Korean A-rankersin its squad.
Jung Yoontae serves as the Vice Guild Master of the Knights Guild, and the team also includes the talented A-rank healer named Jung Yerim.
5Fiend Guild
Once Korea’s Strongest Guild
Fiend Guildis also popularly known as the Reapers Guild or the Grim Reapers. Their headquarters are in Seoul and theteam is led by the S-ranked ranger-class hunternamed Lim Tae-Gyu. Once upon a time, White Tiger Guild’s Guild Master Baek Yoonho used to work for the Fiend Guild.
At the time, it used to be the most powerful guild and was even better organized than the Hunters Guild. But once its key hunters left, the Fiend Guild was weakened and could no longer compete with top guilds. However, it is still quite influential to this day and has been able to maintain some authority in Korea’s hunter society.
4Fame Guild
Honam Region’s Most Powerful Guild
Fame Guildis another well-known Korean guild that has been active for a while. Unlike other guilds, it has more mages in its ranks than any other class of hunters.
Fame Guild is led by the country’s most powerful tanker-class hunter named Ma Dongwook. He participates inthe Jeju Island raidand has years of experience under his belt.While most top Korean guildshave their headquarters in Seoul, Fame Guild operates from the Honam region.
3White Tiger Guild
Baek Yoonho’s Guild
White Tiger Guildis one of Korea’s most influential guilds.With Baek Yoonho as the guild master, it has participated in several high-stakes raids. Interestingly, Yoonho once used to work for the Fiend Guild. But sometime in the past, he decided to leave the organization along with a few other members to establish the White Tiger Guild.
Ever since then, Baek hasn’t looked back, and his guild is now one of the richest in Korea. It has become so big that there are two management departments to run the organization. While one specializes in recruiting new hunters to the team, the other is focused on managing the hunters working for the guild.
Baek Yoonho’s White Tiger Guild has surpassed the Fiend Guild and is now rated as the thirdbest after Hunters Guild and Ahjin Guild. It should come as no surprise that their Guild Master is now an influential man in Korea.
2Hunters Guild
One of Korea’s Most Popular Guilds
Before Ahjin Guild came on the scene,Hunters Guildwas the most popular.Under Choi Jong-In’s leadership, it grew in influence and had enough political leverage to dictate policies regarding dungeons.
The last time I played with ants was when I was a little boy. I remember hearing faint snapping noises every time I torched an ant with a lighter…Now, I hear fireworks. ~ Choi Jong-In
Aside from its efficiency and influence, Hunters Guild was also well known because of Cha Hae-In, the star track athlete-turned-hunter. As Vice Guild Master, she had significant leadership power in the organization, but what made her so popular was the fact that she remained humble and treated everyone equally despite being so successful.
Hunters Guild was one of the few guilds in Korea that was big enough to have a separate team of talented A-rank hunters who could raid independently without the help of S-rankers.
1Ahjin Guild
Korea’s Strongest Guild
Led by Sung Jinwoo,Ahjin Guildis one of the most powerful guilds in the world despite having only three active members. Within a few days of its inception, it surpassed all other Korean guilds and took on raids that were widely covered in the media.
Apart from Jinwoo, Ahjin Guild has two other members: Vice Guild Master Yoo Jinho and A-rank hunter Yoo Soohyun. Interestingly, just after Ahjin Guild was created, evenCha Hae-In tried to join, but Sung refused to let her in. He was considerate of her talent and understood that working with him would only be a waste of her abilities. Jinwoo felt that Hunters Guild was right for her because she also had some leadership role to play there.
I feel something within me lost, everytime I get stronger. ~ Sung Jinwoo
Ahjin Guild manages to compete with and almost always outperforms other guildsbecause of Sung Jinwoo’sshadow army. He uses his shadow forces so efficiently that Yoo Jinho and Soohyun don’t have to participate in the raids directly.
