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Lookin for a tank swordsman build/guide? Halp me please >.<

Class and Rank Swordsman
#1

Hi guys and girls, I’m looking for a build/guide (mainly skill tree and stats, tbh about combos and other stuff I’d like to think in the future) for my swordsman. I want him to be with the following ranks:
Swordsman >pelta 1> pelta2 > pelta 3> rod 1 > rod 2 > rod 3 > Murmillo.
I haven’t idea on how to set the skill tree and how to set stat points (I’m just a little newbie :C). So mainly he will be a tank even tho I heard it couldn’t be good, but I don’t care really much to be honest I’ve always enjoyed playing tanks on any game I’ve ever played so I’ll do the same on Tree of savior.
Also I’d like to know if with the rank set up I’ve said before it’s possible to do both PvE and PvP, PvE mainly tbh.
Thanking in advance to all the people that will help :slight_smile:

EDIT: I’ve tried and made a skill tree by myself and with help of other people. Can you check it out and tell me if it’s good:


Also in the rodlero circle should I keep shield push at level 7 and montano at level 1 or should I swap the points and get montano at level 7 and shield push at level 1?
I think with stats I’d like to go 1 STR : 1 CON.

#2

One advice from me.

NEVER go full con

Go 1:1 str:con or even some dex if you want but just dont go full con.

also Murmillo will cost you alot to be effective so you better start saving up (roughly 30m i think) to get the nice attribute that increase your pelts and rodero skills dmg.

For skills i let others with experience tell you.

Murmillo is great in PvE and PvP so you dont have to worry about it.

#3

Thank you very much :slight_smile: , really happy he’ll be able to do both PvE and PvP. Also for that 30m it will be hard considering he’s kinda my first character XD. Anyway I’d have a question about stats ratio: the stats ratio it’s about every time you get ,for example, 3 points of a stat (obviously through the stat points) you go with the other and so on OR it’s about puttin before 3 points (independently from the bonus points and stuff) and then go with the others?
Hope the question isn’t dumb ‘-’ .

#4

Say you have 3:1 str:con ratio. This means you put 3 Str points then you put 1 Con point. This is independant of the stat bonus.

#5

Ohhh oki, thanks :slight_smile: .

#6

well here is my build:

You can leave Langort and Umbo Blow at level 1 and distribute the points elsewhere, and for Rodelero you can take a point from Shield Shoving and put it in Shield Charge.

For Stats i was 4:1 str dex untill level 150, from there i went 2:1:2 str con dex, with all bonus points in Str.
So far i’ve not had any problems tanking, and i do quite alot of dmg in pvp, but i do have issues with high / full dex builds, especially Fencers.

#7

Thank you for sharing your build :smiley: . Btw I thought that going 1 STR : 1 CON could’ve been better to be more tanky, no idea tho.

#8

more tanky, yes ofc, but either way, later on if your party doesnt have any CC they will chase your DPS either way, Swash Buckling alone isnt enough to keep aggro, its really just to pull them together, so you dont really have to tank all the dmg all the time.

And between Slithering and Shield Block, you wont take that much dmg either way. if you play it right.

im just saying, i did try a full con Pelt 3 in CBT, its god awfull to level, boring AF, the build i told you about is probably the most fun one i played so far.

#9

Well, thanks for the clarification. Also I think I’ll try your build, it seems good.

#10

This is fine already as it is.

This one if you’re going full tank id say just go full con (yes tried it it works regardless what they say. You’d just need to learn how to manage aggro)

If you don’t want to be bothered by managing it then just go 200 con then str. DEX IS NOT NEEDED YOU CAN SUBSTITUTE IT WITH GREEN GEMS.

As for the build i’d suggest this one since Gung Ho is useless for a tank

#11

As a Pelt 3 / Rod 3 I must warn you that this is a horrible build to solo with, so unless you have a leveling buddy be prepared to suffer.

I plan on resting my skills to this
http://www.tosbase.com/tools/skill-simulator/build/t82etetdqn/

Why are people skipping Guardian in their builds? Skipping Guardian is a bad idea, even if your going Murmillo, since it can counter the evade penalty you get from equipping your Cassis Crista. Also no point in investing more than 1 point in Guardian.

High Guard is another decent skill that shouldn’t be skipped. 1 point is fine if you just want it for the 250% damage increase to Umbo Blow and Rim Blow. Personally I take it to 3 for the defense attribute passive. Also High Guard is getting a rework later on, so depening on the rework, it might be worth investing more points into this skill.

For Rodelero, most skills only need 1 point investment, besides Targe Smash, Shield Bash, Shooting Star, and High Kick. The reason I only put 1 point in most Rod skills is because it’s all that’s needed, investing more point into these skills does nothing in increasing their CC properties.

I’m unsure on Murmillo skills, and waiting for an offical translation before I decided on what to invest.

#12

Thanks for advices :slight_smile: . Also you actually need only 1 point in High Kick just for the debuff it gives you.
Btw about stat I’m thinkin to go 4 CON: 1 STR until I get 200 CON and 50 STR, the rest goes in DEX. Any idea/advice about it?