This is my old build from iCBT2, from what I can recall. During this time, Skyliner still had a cooldown, but I found I barely used it anyway. With zero cooldown, I would now use it far more often. Keep in mind iCBT2 classes were capped at rank 6, and skills were slightly different.
Also, TOSBase currently lists a cast-time of 0.5 seconds for Catar Stroke, but during iCBT2 the cast-time got longer as you leveled it up. Most players only used level 5 to get them through early content. I found level 15 fit my playstyle, but moving 10 points over to Skyliner and Crosscut may now be preferable, because of the 0 cooldown on Skyliner.
Lastly, this build was designed to accommodate several different weapon set-ups: I could run shield/1hander, dagger/1hander, or 2hander as the situation called for it. This also allowed me to switch between sword and mace options easily.
While I enjoyed the build, I felt it struggled against magic enemies due to my focus on DEX, with a splash of CON and STR. It could easily tank physical damage, but suffered when magic damage was involved. I played primarily solo. I wouldn’t say this build is an optimized one: rather, it was built to adapt to an unknown game-state, leaving multiple options open as I discovered what worked.
If your goal is to optimize, this is likely not the build for you, but maybe you’ll draw some inspiration from it.
