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With this it is clear that Fencer’s best progression is Fencer 3 into Matador 1. Matador 2 doesn’t even raise Matador 1’s skills to level 10 according to the skill calculator
Matador 1 has all the skills that complement Fencer, without giving up on Fencer 3’s best skills (Epee, Flash, Balestra, Au fer)
Matador 2 only brings a knockdown skill and a backward-sliding skill which are pretty gimmicky. Knockdowns are useless in PVP these days due to Gazing Golem card and useless against bosses, but the backslide move could be useful in escaping from a tough situation in TBL, although not necessary (don’t be in the wrong position in the first place).
This is without considering futureproofing (Matador 3, if there ever is such a thing)
With Matador 1 it’s pretty clear what the best picks are: Capote, Paena/Faena and ¡Olé!.
Paena/Faena will be OP with its attribute, stacked with Composee, Epee, Preparation, Capote and ¡Olé!.combined together.
Ah right, makes sense that there’d be level 10 of those c1 skills.
Still, I don’t think 5 levels of Paena is worth giving up Epee, Flash, Balestra and Au fer, especially that Epee.
¡Olé! lv 5 vs lv 10 is only 10% crit rate difference and doesn’t make up for the Epee buff.
I would still go Fencer 3 > Matador 1.
@Schved I wouldn’t rely on descriptions at this point, hopefully someone can actually test it out. Either way, even if you have to unequip your dagger for this skill it can still be done via weapon swap, it’ll just be a pain to use that’s all.
Edit: Also to mention, it’s sad that Matador is not going to change Fencer/Matador’s position in PVP - the stronger skills and buffs/debuffs still don’t help against high HP/CON/block Solmiki whales. Matador seems to carry on with the theme of not allowing you to wear shields in order to maximize damage, which still makes them very vulnerable in PVP.
Looks like Fencer/Matador is doomed to be a PVE Bossing machine…
Edit 2: Also if you don’t take Fencer 3 then you lose out on Balestra, which is your only form of AOE damage. Matador’s skills don’t seem like they are designed for AOE.
almost all swordsman skills can do aoe damage. I can hit 6 medium mobs with composee, everything else comes from your supports, I don’t get this no aoe meme. narrow hitbox is a better term
for pvp you can fit in murmillo c1 now at r9 and switch dagger/shield as the situation calls
main concern right now is paena’s attribute, you need to remove your dagger before using it to enjoy that risk taking attribute, I hope they rework it to work with daggers at least (like rapier mastery: aggression)
You have a crit Boost so not taking Fencer c3 would be a waste…
And the Risk attribute is wierd…^^"
Matador
how do you hit 12 AoE atk ratio with +0 AoE skills on Rapier-using class?
Base 4
Solmiki Leather Glove 1
Solmiki Leather Necklace 1
Black Horn 1
Phada2x 2
Skewer Squire Food 3
Total : 12
or if you’re looking for something cheaper
Base 4
Vubbe Gloves 2
Black Horn 1
Gladiator Bands 2x 2
Skewer Squire Food 3
Total : 12
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Which would be fine if it was even optimal for that lol
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Actually, It’s 11 aoe atk ratio for six mobs. And as @hubertorito mentioned, there’s a lot of options.
IMO everyone should look for at least 7 aoe atk ratio (four medium mobs), 7 is good enough for most things already like farming on open fields for materials.
Since I don’t have any phadas/glads and I like to keep my sissels, this is what I usually use for aoe ratio:
5 aoe ratio for 3 mobs: Black Horn (+1)
7 aoe ratio for 4 mobs: BH (+1) + Vubbe Fighter Gloves (+2) or Solmiki Gloves (+1) + one aoe ratio hat if somehow I need more def/mdef (I paid 500k for one aoe ratio pudding back in the days, kek). 7 is good when you aren’t in a tryhard farming mod so you don’t need to login your squire and etc
9 aoe ratio for 5 mobs: BH (+1) + Squire Food (+3) + Solmiki Leather Gloves (+1). Good balance of atk (since I can keep 3 physical atk hats), aoe ratio and defense (vubbe’s def is shit)
11 aoe ratio for 6 mobs: BH (+1) Squire Food (+3) +1 aoe ratio hat (+1), Vubbe (+2). I’m going to craft a phada one day maybe… so I can keep the solmiki gloves while using the 11 aoe ratio setup lol
edit: special mention
6 aoe ratio (so you ca hit two bosses like in siauliau): BH + solmiki leather gloves
There’s also a alchemist potion that gives +3 aoe ratio for 90 seconds (60 seconds CD) and many other items like that new world boss accessory set, but they are expensive as ■■■■. Regardless, you’re locked in 4 aoe mobs only if you want to suffer
Played some Matador and frankly I find this class to be not as expected.
However, if you want to use it for a filler rank, Matador is actually good for Fencer utility with its critical buff (even with only one circle), taunt (if you took peltasta only for taunt, Matador pretty much has a better version, considering only one circle) and a new skill that will fit nicely on the downtime of fencer combo.
Back dash is just what it names says and Paso Doble is another pierce damage, so yeah, one rank is fine for now.
Hope they make something more shiny on circle3.
Matador 2 is a huge trap imho. It would probably shine as circle 3 but not atm. Fencer 3 kit is just way better. Not to mention lolo/solmiki rapiers exist. Can’t complain too much though since Doppel 3 didn’t even get a new class that fits with it.
It’s definitely nowhere near Murmillo, but at least it can add smth to Corsair c3.
And its definitely not fencer-compatible.
I hope some time in the future they’ll make another route for Fencer, I’m not feeling Matador that much. Well it looks like I’ll wait for my Doppel to get it’s next class progression, I’ll just be Naruto or some other class in the meantime once we get the patch. 
Does the taunt require a rapier?
since his skill have a focus n beast / boss he seem more a pve character than a pvp one. really like the way the skills combine .
the game designers always take in account real life counterparts history when creatng the classes and seem this time the do it well. the skills name are in spanish and are just as literall as posible.
muleta is the anme of the red cloak of a matador, capote is the manouver when the matador spin the mleta to provoke the bull to attack. OLE is the clasical cheer the public will give eac time a matador dodge the bull and finally " faena" is when the bull is finally fallen and his cut in pieces of meat ( that is outside the arena. XD )
the only thing i’m missing from a real matador is the “banderillas” (are those colorful feathered javelins the matador is stabbing in the bull to weaken him ) i really was hoping those to be present, maybe in C3 they will be… like each time u stuck one in a boss u weaken him and u can keep sticking more and more
i definitely will give it a try
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Everything besides ole requires a rapier
matador hasn’t even been born and IMC already killed it… http://tos.nexon.com/ts/notice/view.aspx?n4ArticleSN=124
jesus, that nerf… capote no longer reduces crit resistance by 50%, now it reduces by 50. ¬¬
come on, at 330+ lvls, 50 crit rate… really? so, like a greem gem??? ■■■■ you IMC.
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