Swordsman

## Summary

Swordsmen are a DPS class with some survivability that has a couple of great AoE skills and passives. Power Strike hits decently hard for a 1st class skill when maxed and the stun effect is always useful. Sweep has great AoE coverage being a half-circle and upgraded gives you some great % reduction that can stack with other sources you can get in later classes/items. The passives Swordsmen have access too are generally fantastic, as even the healing received will apply to potions and gaining free base damage is always a plus with weapon proficiency.

Swordsmen at Job level 40 can turn into a Warrior or Defender.

Bonus Stats at Job 40: +X VIT, +X STR, +X AGI, +X INT, +X DEX, +X LUK

### **Skills Overview (Mobile Friendly)**

Power Strike

* 18 SP Cost, Instant Cast, 5 Second Cooldown

* Cone Attack Range

* Inflicts damage equal to 300% (120% base, +20% per skill level) of ATK to enemies within the range. Uses your weapons element.

Power Strike Mastery

* Requires Power Strike Lv5, Swordsman Lv5

* Use of Power Strike deals 120% (36% base, +21% per skill level) of ATK as damage to enemies within it's range.

Strong Impact

* Requires Power Strike Mastery Lv1, Swordsman Lv20

* Use of Power Strike has a 75% (15% base, +15% per skill level) chance to stun to enemies within it's range for 1.5 seconds.

Sweep

* 45 SP Cost, Instant Cast, 8 Second Cooldown

* Requires Swordsman Lv15

* Half-Circle Attack Range

* Inflicts NEUTRAL damage equal to 384% (132% base, +28% per skill level) of ATK to enemies within the range.

Forward Defense

* Requires Sweep Lv5, Swordsman Lv25

* Use of Sweep reduces all damage taken by 10% (2% base, +2% per skill level) for 6 seconds.

Increase HP Recovery

* Requires Swordsman Lv10

* Increases the amount of healing received by 10% (1% base, +1% per skill level) and increases maximum HP by 2000 (200 base, +200 per skill level).

Weapon Proficiency

* Requires Axe/Sword/Spear Weapon, Swordsman Lv20

* Increases ATK by 40 (4 base, 4 per skill level).

Steel Skin

* Increases PDEF by 150 (15 base, 15 per skill level).

Endure

* 34 SP Cost, Instant Cast, 24 Second Cooldown

* Requires Steel Skin Lv5, Swordsman Lv30

* Removes movement impediments, increases slow resistance by 100%, and reduces magic damage taken by 20% (4% base, +4% per skill level) for 8 seconds.

### **Builds**

***WrekD's Defender Build***

This build leads into a Defender build of the same name. The build is decently tanky and has large damage potential with deadly skill crits.

**Base Stats**: VIT 50, STR 80

**Swordsman Skills**: Power Strike Lv10, Power Strike Mastery Lv10, Strong Impact Lv5, Sweep Lv10, Weapon Proficiency Lv10

***WrekD's AA Spear Build***

This build leads into a Warrior build of the same name. This build excels at boss hunting and pve, does ok in PvP

**Base Stats**: AGI 65, LUK 68

**Swordsman Skills**: Power Strike Lv10, Power Strike Mastery Lv10, Strong Impact Lv5, Increase HP Recovery Lv10, Weapon Proficiency Lv10

***WrekD's Axe PvP Build***

This build leads into a Warrior build of the same name. This build excels at PvP.

**Base Stats**: VIT 50, STR 80

**Swordsman Skills**: Power Strike Lv10, Power Strike Mastery Lv10, Strong Impact Lv5, Sweep Lv10, Weapon Proficiency Lv10