Do you know if its a good idea to go full STR at the beginning to take advantage of the 10% bonus STR per rank up or do the 10% STR/INT from rank ups work retroactively?
No.
They are melee, physical damage skills with Pierce-type damage. They only scale with your Physical Attack.
Yeah, if you have good reactions you can quickly block them and then keep attacking, since you will take no damage and thus you negate the -% defense of that skill.
But since blocking an attack doesnāt give you more stacks of Deeds of Valor, then make sure to not block too many attacks otherwise you will have no stacks.
It is usually better to focus on one stat and increase them as you consider necessary (how you feel your character is progressing through the game affects this).
So the ratios are only a guideline into what distribution to look for, but it is always better to customize your build to your liking.
Early game it is always better to spend most points into STR, because there are not many skills and all the builds rely on auto-attacks, so this makes it easier to clear content and move faster through levels to reach higher classes.
Mobs during early levels donāt hit hard, so evasion isnāt really necessary pre-level 50 or so.
But you can sacrifice a little bit of your leveling speed at early levels to invest into DEX sooner, this will give you a quicker reach into an evasion threshold at mid levels (120~ or so). But this is only advised if you plan to follow an evasion build, otherwise it is better to do it with the first method.
Frenzy isnāt good on Fencer, because you rely mostly on skills rathern than auto-attacks. For Fencer it is better to get War Cry instead.
As for the two 0 CD skills, that is because one is Slash-type and the other one is Pierce-type, so they are strong against different types of armor. Ideally you want to have both options.
Your class choice is solid.
That is better.
Both options are good in their own ways.
I usually prefer Peltasta. The attribute that increases Critical Attack on Highlander isnāt worth it over all the benefits that you listed, but it also depends on your general playing style and the goals you are aiming for with your build.
This is assuming this is a Circle 1 vs Circle 1 comparison.
That is because it is not in the game. If/when we get it, then it will be an interesting option to take, especially for high STR builds that donāt care about evasion anyways.
Let me see if I can find a video or something.
Uh, it depends on what you mean integrating. Because the latter two builds are Corsair C2, so it is impossible to get Fencer C2 until we get Rank 8.
Do you mean having Corsair C1 and Fencer C2? Or simply having Fencer C2 regardless of what class it is previous to that? Or you mean having Hoplite in there?
For the DEX question, it is better to put points into STR at early levels, and once you get more ranks/skills, then you spend them into DEX to get your evasion going. This way you wonāt really struggle at any point of the game.
Every time you advance to a new rank, you get a 10% bonus to STR. This means that at Rank 2 you get 10%, Rank 3 is 20%, and so on.
They donāt add up though. It is not like Rank 3 = 10% + 20% = 30%, nope, it is just 20% total (so every rank you only get a 10% increase). Hope that makes sense.
At the beginning it is usually better to put points into STR, because you rely mostly on auto-attacks because you donāt have many skills yet, so it is a good idea to go that way first.
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First, congratulations on the guide! VERY USEFULL!
My main character will be an: Archer>Archer>Archer>Scout>Rogue>Rogue>Musketeer
But Iāll also make one full PvE Swordsman. When i played the 2CBT i was able to get to lv 140 (I was lazy ._.) And went Swordsman>Highlander>Barbarian>Barbarian
But after reading this guide, iām planning to go: Swordsman>Peltasta>Barbarian>Barbarian>Barbarian>Doppelsoedner>Doppelsoedner
Iām just afraind the Barbarin part will fall off hard late game (althought it will be good in the right levels). So, considering only PvE (both solo and party content) would this build be efficient or going Swordsman>Peltasta>Hoplite>Hoplite>Hoplite>Corsair>Dragoon will be better?
Thx 
So this is my build : http://www.tosbase.com/tools/skill-simulator/build/hbof4c8fnc/
I will waiting 29th march for try it.
For stats i think 4Dex.2Str.1Con, i wanna a character for PvE and PvP.
And my last question, If we are a spammer class, why Spr is a bad stat ? Get Pool SP.
Sorry, should have clarified. I mean having both Corsair C2 and Fencer C2. Looking at it again though, like you said, itās impossible without Rank 8.
The reason I asked is because Iād prefer a primary Rapier-Dagger DPS combination over Rapier-Shield, and the usual Peltasta->BarbC3->FencerC2 is always suggested as a defensive build. I also got comfortable with Corsair during iCBT2, but didnāt get to experience Corsair C2ās abilities.
Would be great if you could find something, I imagine many a build hinges on that 
Thanks for the help. Iām usually more interested in PVE. Iāll make some modifications. Do you think that is a viable change if I switch the last Rank to the Dragooner class, thinking in have a wider variety of damage types alternating between swords and spears? The absence of hopliter class Wil make much difference? Iāll post my other ideas if you donāt mind to take a look.
SP pots usually solve most of the problems.
And Iād suggest reallocate more points in warcry from Help Chopper. And some points in frenzy might be a good idea. Itās easy to get 4-6 stacks for those 50-80 bonus damage but investing more is not profitable.
Glad i found this guide, very helpful
iām looking for answerers to a few questions i have concerning this build:
trying to make a pve 2h sword auto attack focused build
Q: does finestra stay active after switching from 1h spear to 2h sword?
Q: highlander 50% critical attack bonus worth pursuing in this build?
Q: (10 str - 2 con - 1 dex) or (10 str - 1 con - 2 dex) or (11 str - 1 con - 1 dex)
or full str?
Q: Is jolly roger a possible substitute for swashbuckling to gather mobs during solo play?
also had this in mind but idk about shinobi
Wow. Itās a nice guide bro. A lot of staff for builds i find here.
Any proof or vids about 8ā¦-ā¦20 floors?
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Finestra works with spears only.
Itāll only apply with 2H swords. So Hoplite is not the best class for this build.
No reason to go 10 str 1 dex, you need a reasonable amount of dex for it to matter. Iād suggest 40/80 or 0. And you need 40 to 80 CON(or even more) for sure.
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For the High3 Dopp2 build Iām planning its impossible to max Zornhau, Zucken and Redel. I know you donāt want to max Zucken anyway since the SP scales way too much per level, but whatās a decent cutoff for it, just leave it at 1? And between Zornhau and Redel which one would be the best to max?
Iām at an impasseā¦ I ultimately want to get fencer but Iām not sure whether I should Corsair C2 or Fencer C2ā¦ Any tips that may lean me towards one or the other?
well then that build goes to the trashā¦
ques iāl go with this one then (or that shinobi build)
so then 40/80 con + all points in str and dex from fenestra and gear is sufficient?
and finestra stays active after switching from 1h spear to 2h spear?
also,
do you perhaps know a vid with 2h spear basic aoe/ atack range?
i want to compare with 2h sword, but i cant find any one youtube.
thnx man
Finestra does stay active from 1h to 2h spear, yes.
With no dex, you can get +150 crit rate from finestra, 92 each from 2 diamond gems lvl 10 in main weapon and 120 from 1 diamond gem lvl 10 in your offhand (shield, dagger if you donāt plan on blocking), without bonuses from other gears like lollopanther medal, buffs like zalcai and what not. So you can be sitting at 454 with no dex at all, which should land you at around 55-60% critical chance. However, if your rate didnāt grow from there but your level would, the rate would drop obviously, and not only because mobs get more critical defence rate.
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Iām not sure how you put those fancy links upā¦ but how does this look for a squire? Think Iād be able to keep up with others while leveling? Hes just going to be a alt in an attempt to make some offline silver when Iām done.
Swordsman > Peltasta > Hoplite C2 > Squire C3
3 STR : 1 CON : 1 DEX
EDIT: meant to have one less in rim blow and one put in guardian.
Can someone confirm here if bunshin clones can also copy your buffs?
Have they fixed Dust Devil in Ktos? Because back in 2nd iCBT, I test this skill with my friend he was still able to move.
May need abit of advice as I never played much on beta.
What would be the ideal stat build for this path?
and is my skill build fine?
Thanks in advance for the input!
Donāt joke about gems level 10, level 7 is much more then average. 10 is just a waste of money.
But yeah, you can get like 400 crit rate with ease, and if you have krivis in your party itās a lot.