Mmm, if you would rather make that change then it could work, although you will be pretty much forsaking the Barbarian circle as you are not really getting anything out of it.
Another problem is that you will not be able to use 1H spears until you reach Dragoon, which isn’t a deal breaker but would require you to switch between Sword+Shield and 2H spear often.
So if you are willing to make that trade then I think it could work. It is not going to be as “efficient” as the normal route, but if you would rather not make another character then it is fine.
Wait, what? What build are referencing to in here?
You could take Corsair instead for PvP (Iron Hook) and some PvE utility (Jolly Roger). Plus Dust Devil as an extra soft-CC skill.
I wouldn’t recommend placing too many points into Cartar Stroke because it is not that good at higher levels due to it’s charging time. Usually it is left between level 3 and 5, but anything more than that isn’t as good as you could use those points elsewhere.
If anything, I would say to take those extra points you have in there to get at least 1 point into Moulinet.
As answered by @xechidna, it doesn’t scale with level. The problem of leaving it at level 1 is that it is going to take much longer to work reliably, as without points in it the only factors that make it stronger are your STR and Character Level. So leaving it at level 1 implies that you are expecting to use it at higher levels rather than low ones (which is fine).
Do you mean actual values or ratio? As in 1 STR : 1 DEX and some CON?
I think that is fine. You will have plenty of flexibility at higher levels to switch your build around if you feel the need to get more STR, DEX or CON.
- Getting at least level 1 Moulinet to add another skill to your rotation.
- Some people like to have Vertical Slash at level 1, others at 5. I think that since you will have Fencer in your build then level 1 is better on the long run or maybe even 0, as those points could be better used on other skills.
This is assuming you take Highlander C3 too. - You can trade the Highlander C3 circle for Corsair if you would like to have an extra good tool for PvP (Iron Hook).
- You can also trade the Fencer C2 rank for Doppelsoeldner C1, as it would give you Cyclone and cover the AoE weakness of Fencer.
But if you prefer the consistent variety of damage then Fencer C2 is the way to go.
Other than that, looks pretty good.
Bosses in this game in general are not very difficult. You have different types:
- Quest Bosses: Really easy to kill.
- Dungeon Bosses: It is better to dodge their magic by moving out of their casting zone (most of them can be blocked with a shield too).
- World Bosses: Just giant meat shields that occasionally deal some magic damage, but same as dungeon ones it is better to just move out of their casting zone so you don’t take damage (many attacks can be blocked with a shield too).
So I wouldn’t worry much about magic in bosses, although Crown still helps against the ones that like to frequently cast magic but bring down the dungeon/world bosses is a group effort rather than something that you accomplish mostly on your own.
You can still do without CON into much higher levels, if you know what you are doing. Adding more CON is usually for:
- PvP or GvG builds
- Players who have a higher ping than average (CON gives them more breathing room due to mistakes caused by ping).
- Players who are just starting with the game and would prefer to have an extra room of protection as they get used to the game.
So it depends on how comfortable you feel while playing the game. If you feel the need to add CON, then you most likely should do it. But if you are getting by without any problems, then you don’t have to worry too much about it unless you are planning on doing PvP.
I would say Corsair->Fencer->Doppelsoeldner.
The points into DEX are mainly for Accuracy, as you will be facing people with high Evasion during PvP / GvG so you need a good amount of it to reliably hit most people if not everyone during those scenarios.
And even though you have Finestra level 5, that doesn’t hold up at higher levels, even if you use gems. So you will need to compensate with some points into DEX.
Final, that is difficult because you could switch many things around on your equipment to fit different scenarios.
But since you want high CON, then I would say something like:
4 CON : 2 DEX : 1 STR
