Guide to Swordsman Skills & Builds

Swordsman Builds

There is no perfect or best build. It all depends on your playing style. Some builds are better for PVE and some better for PVP. Since the swordsman is of 1st job, the builds presented here are more for PVE. Furthermore, these builds are actually computed to get the most bonus out of derivative attributes.

For complete in-depth detail on each Attributes, see http://onlinegame.guide101.net/wiki/Emil_Chronicle_Online:Attributes.

NOTE: Base attribute + Job’s Bonus attribute = Total attribute. For example, base DEX of 23 + Job Bonus DEX of 7 = total DEX of 30.

STR & AGI type

This build combines the increased attack power of STR and increased attack speed, evasion, and avoids from critical hit of AGI. But take note, your evasion is only effective if you fight 1 on 1. Getting surrounded and attacked by monsters reduces your evasion by a lot. You will also need to add a little DEX, to increase your accuracy and actually hit monsters.

Start by getting total STR to 11, and then get total DEX to 10. After that, gradually increase STR as much as possible and only add DEX if you seem to miss a lot. When total STR = 36 and base DEX = 23, then stop adding STR & DEX, and start adding AGI.

Stop adding DEX if base DEX = 23. Stop adding AGI if base AGI = 54. Add the rest of points to STR. You can optionally add a little to VIT to get a little more HP, SP and defense.

Example: If you added the rest of points to STR, at level 50 and job level 50 with nothing equipped, you should end up with the following totals:

With your STR, AGI & DEX perfectly set at boundaries that gives bonuses.

Swordsman recommended skills for this build:

• Increased Maximum HP level 5
• Increased HP Regeneration level 5
• Sword/Axe/Dagger Mastery level 5 – depending on your choice of weapon.
• Increase Sword/Axe Accuracy level 5 – depending on your choice of weapon.
• Wrist Blow level 5
• Sword Delay Cancel level 3

Optional skills

• Increase Maximum SP level 5
• Increase SP Regeneration level 1 or higher
• Merciless Blow level 5 or Banishing Blow level 5
• Provoke
• Head Blow level 5 or Leg Blow level 5
• Quick Slash Combo 1 level 5, Quick Slash Combo 2 level 5 and Quick Slash Combo 3 level 5

STR > VIT

This build focuses on raw attack power of STR combined with the increase HP, SP, defense, and magic defense from VIT. With this build, you will be able to tank mobs better, have more SP for skills, and higher attack power. However, you will be relying on skill spamming to kill monster because your normal attack speed will be slow. You will also need to add a little DEX, to increase your accuracy and actually hit monsters.

Start by getting total STR to 11 and base DEX to 20. Important to get DEX high early, because missing with skills can be expensive in terms of SP consumption. And yes, your skills can miss.

After getting enough DEX to 20, add the rest of points mostly to STR and the remainder of points to VIT. At job level 47,  you get total of +7 DEX bonus from your job level, so this a good time to get your base DEX to 23 to get total DEX = 30 (23 base + 7bonus).

Depending on your preference, you could stop adding STR if base STR = 53 (boundary to get max attack bonus) or base STR = 59 (boundary to get min attack bonus). After getting the desired base STR, you may choose to add all the remaining points to VIT or choose to add VIT until base VIT = 38 and add remaining points to AGI to increase attack speed a bit.

Example: At level 50 and job level 50 with nothing equipped, you will end up with the following totals:

Swordsman recommended skills for this build:

• Increased Maximum HP level 5
• Increased HP Regeneration level 5
• Increase Maximum SP level 5
• Increase SP Regeneration level 1 or higher
• Sword/Axe/Dagger Mastery level 5 – depending on your choice of weapon.
• Increase Sword/Axe Accuracy level 5 – depending on your choice of weapon.
• Wrist Blow level 5
• Sword Delay Cancel level 3
• Quick Slash Combo 1, Quick Slash Combo 2, and Quick Slash Combo 3

Optional skills

• Concentration level 5
• Blazing Spirit Sword – skill level depending on your personal preference.
• Provoke
• Head Blow level 5 or Leg Blow level 5