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Swordsman classes weak in PVP? Post your PVP builds!

Class and Rank Swordsman
#1

So the general consensus is that Swordsman classes are weaker than wizards, clerics and archers right now in PVP. What build are you going to bring into the PVP arena to fight this?

For each build, explain 2 things:

  1. How are you going to stun/slow/knockdown your enemy with your build?
  2. What burst damage skills are you going to use to kill your enemy?

Would be interesting to see what everyone can come up with.

#2

get close, iron hook, cyclone, dead body =)
but the problem is, barrier can make ppl imune to swordsman forever, stone skin too, and there are a lot of other “imunity” shields. thats why swordies are bad right now =/
we need a way to dispel or ignore these kind of stuff in pvp. or they could make it work for like 1/3 or 1/4 of the time in pvp.

#3

1, Buff high guard and pain barrier, just run to them and Umbo Blow.
2, Seism and Pouncing.

But with 1001 kind of shield i really wanna know how to hit them…

#4

i think u will get wrecked with this build =/
u are getting a rank 5 class and using it for rank 7…

#5

just planning to buid like this :3 , any suggestion?

#6

I may as well post my build:


Weapon: 2H Sword

Reasons for this build:

  • Swordsman c3 for Restrain (max Restrain + Cyclone works very well)
  • Highlander c1 for the 2H sword +50% crit attack bonus: http://www.tosbase.com/database/attributes/103017/
  • Barbarian c1 for Helm Chopper stun (otherwise my build has no stuns apart from Restrain, which is not on-demand)
  • Zornhau lv 1 for the shock effect, Zucken + Redel for the burst damage in PVP

Need opinions on the following (keeping in mind this is for PVP not PVE):

  • Can I drop Barbarian c1 for Highlander c2 for the bleeding + Skyliner spam?
  • At the moment I have Deeds of Valor at lv 9 and Zornhau at lv 1, is it better to go Deeds lv 5 and Zornhau lv 5 for max Zornhau + Zucken + Redel burst?
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#7

your build look good but i think if you play barbarian, you should get it at least c2 , just in my opinion :3

i heard some1 said that Restrain only stun for 0.5s, can you confirm it?

#8

50% crit attack attribute from highlander is too much to pass for Barbarian c2.
I built a Swordsman c3 in iCBT2 and used max level Restrain (although not on players) and it lasts 1 second.

IMO max level Restrain is absolutely essential for Swordsman in PVP because of the 3 second slow effect afterwards. You can stun with Barbarian but the stun doesn’t last very long and enemies can run away fast afterwards - this is why so many swordsmen fail in PVP. The exception is Cataphract c3 because they can catch up with their speed.

The only other skill that comes close to restrain is Rodelero’s Montana with its slow attribute, but this requires a shield, which severely decreases your burst ability…

#9

i love barbarian c3 ( 1 hand sw and shield ) can you give me some idea?

and what IMO mean? sorry bad English :3

#10

well, double slash also deals more dmg to bleeding enemies so id get highlander c2 instead of barb c1.
but, see, and this is my opinion, u are relying too much on slow. if the enemy team have a plague doctor ur restrain will be useless.

i believe that, going corsair c1, is better than swordsman c3. iron hook can not be resisted (and doesn’t let your enemy do anything) and if u are close enough u can atack (cyclone!) for 9 seconds.
so u get close, iron hook and cyclone (and if u have highlander u can also use crown/skull swing before cyclone)

#11

In My Opinion.

I love Barbarian c3 too, but for PvP they are not very good unless you know what are you doing. XD