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Full tank PvE Oriented Build

Class and Rank Swordsman
#1

Hi mates! Our iObt is getting closer and i’m starting to plan my build for lvling up with some friends. We already decided the roles and i’ll be the main tank in this party. At first, i was thinking about going off tank/semi dps with a Peltasta> Hop 3 > Doppel > Dragoon build, and it’s a really nice path, but since i’ll only play on this char with friends and i’ll also do another char PvP-based, i guess doing dmg is less worth than being a huge meat shield and also a good utility/money making class.
So, i wanna know your opinion about this build. My stats will be mostly on CON, probably 4:1:1 con > str > dex or even full CON, since the dmg will come from my party members anyway.
I just have some question, specially to those played on kobt and had the chance to test a c3 squire:

1 - is it worth to spend points on arrest, more than 1? I mean, mostly of the time i’ll be using swashbuckling and probably won’t need that much cc, i guess? I really dunno about this one, cause the debuff that comes from the attribute seems really useful aswell
2 - Penalty reduction, is it worth? I mean, maybe 10% less durability loss is good but i also have repair in hand, so i can fix things anyway.

edit: a little PS - i decided to not take high guard cause we already have a priest with stone skin and maybe getting more skills for utility/cc is better than losing so much just for a few blocking increase

#2

Cata c3 for kite magic mobs?

#3

I like the build, skills are pretty good, will be good in a party. Stats look solid, either would be good. The point of High Guard is to get the attributes to increase the damage of lvl 6+ Umbo and Rim Blow (what a skill name).
1)Arrest is good in PvP and as a “osht button” in PvE for CC.
2)Penalty Reduction does not seem worth it at all.

Here is another example of a potential full tank. Slithering gives magic immunity while in use which is useful in high level dungeons. Cataphract gives tankiness and movement speed. But it has way less utility than squire.

#4

Try Swordsman > Peltasta c3 > Squire c1 > Fencer c2. or Rode c2 for Slithering (Magic Tank).

Peltasta
Lv10 Swash Buckling is more than enough and even Lv5 is already good.
I don’t know how long you’re going to play with your Priest friends, but there is a chance that you will be partying without Priest especially if you’re using auto match-making party system in dungeon. So, you might want to spend points to High Guard.

Squire
Lv1 repair is enough to repair your equipment. Lv3 Armor and Weapon Maintenance to unlock attribute. Lv5 Arrest if you want to do PvP or bossing.

Repair is important for tanker, but if you’re planning to make money and tanking at the same time, Squire c1 is not good enough.

Fencer
With Fencer, you can do damage too and use Magas Rapier (cheap rapier) when you need to tank.

Good luck man. :smiley:

#5

Hey mate, thanks for the answer :slight_smile: yeah it can be relevant too, but our dps will be 100% ranged so maybe it won’t be THAT huge problem i guess. But i like the idea, mobility from cata is insane and i also can go pvp sometimes

Thanks for the answer, it helps a lot! This idea is really nice too, i will be almost as invincible as meat shield knights before reborned classes in RO hahah! In this scenario, i’ll be more optimal but also we’ll have hard times without repair when mindless grinding on places like DPrison 2 etc but, depending on how my party will work in the end, i’ll get this path. Also i’ll need another char only for making money purpose (pyro>linker>thauma>alchie maybe) so this will take more time but i dunno, i love solo grinding in this game aswell (made a lv 200 necro soloing 90% of the time on icbt2 :3)

Hey friend, thanks a lot! This build looks nice, but past icbt 2 there was something about fencers loosing half of their dmg when using a shield, was it removed or it won’t matter anyways?

#6

Actually all R6 gets nerfed after they announced R7. So you don’t have to worry about it.

Try ‘TOS 2016 03’ (year & month) to find Fencer video on Youtube. There are some good Fencer build with Peltasta and Rodelero.

:sunglasses:

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#7

Where can i get this Magas Rapier recipe? I can’t find )=