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Swordsman

Character Classes: Swordsman | Witch | Destroyer | Engineer | Rogue

Overview

Primary Battle style: Sword

Secondary Battle style: Dual Sword

Normal Attack Skills

Battle Style Passive Skills

Burst Skills

Class-specific Special Active Skills

Class-specific Special Passive Skills

Overview

Swordsman is a close range class that is well-rounded and can do a little of everything -- attack, buff, debuff, heal, or tank -- but isn't excellent at any single thing compared to other classes. Dual Sword style allows him to focus more on DPS.

Primary Battle style: Sword

Swordsman's primary battle style, sword, is a solid class that can handle just about any role in a party, depending on what skills and familiars you put in your build. While not as good as the other classes which specialize in different aspects, his flexibility can be used to fill both a specific gap in a group or allow him to adjust playstyle in the middle of combat depending on situation.

Secondary Battle style: Dual Sword

Swordsman's secondary battle style, dual sword, is useful when you want to focus primarily on DPS. It is a much greedier battle style as most of its buffs only boost Swordsman instead of the whole party.

Normal Attack Skills

Each battle style has 3 normal attack skills, which can be leveled up as engineer gains levels. Levels carry over between styles. Normal attack skills deal damage of the element of your active weapon.

Sword 1: Flash

Cooldown: 13s

Swordsman swings his sword several times, damaging enemies nearby him and reducing their movement speed.

At level 1:

232% + 124 element damage
For 3 seconds, enemy movement speed reduced by 20%

At level 50:

293.6% + 10,736 element damage
For 3 seconds, enemy movement speed reduced by 30.62%

At level 100:

348% + 24,800 element damage
For 3 seconds, enemy movement speed reduced by 40%

Sword 2: Flying Slash

Cooldown: 15s

Swordsman jumps into the air and slams his sword into the ground, damaging enemies in front of him and reducing their movement speed.

At level 1:

210% + 115 element damage
For 3 seconds, enemy movement speed reduced by 15%

At level 50:

265.76% + 9,956 element damage
For 3 seconds, enemy movement speed reduced by 22.97%

At level 100:

315% + 23,000 element damage
For 3 seconds, enemy movement speed reduced by 30%

Sword 3: Spinning Blade

Cooldown: 12s

Swordsman dashes forward, spinning his sword around him as he does so and tripping enemies.

The movement part of this skill can be turned on/off in game settings, as this can inadvertantly move swordsman outside of a designated area during full-auto play.

At level 1:

164% + 89 element damage
For 1.5 seconds, enemies are tripped

At level 50:

207.54% + 7,705 element damage
For 1.5 seconds, enemies are tripped

At level 100:

246% + 17,800 element damage
For 1.5 seconds, enemies are tripped

Dual Sword 1: Rising Cross

Cooldown: 13s

Swordsman spins vertically and attacks directly in front of him, then ends the attack with a horizontal swing.

At level 1:

217% + 110 element damage
For 1 second, stuns enemies hit with the initial vertical spin attack

At level 50:

276.48% + 9,729 element damage
For 1 second, stuns enemies hit with the initial vertical spin attack

At level 100:

329% + 22,480 element damage
For 1 second, stuns enemies hit with the initial vertical spin attack

Dual Sword 2: Lightning Flash

Cooldown: 12s

Swordsman rushes and stabs forward (which includes movement speed down), then swings apart his blades in a sweeping attack.

At level 1:

First hit:
- 75% + 38 element damage
- For 3 seconds, enemies movement speed reduced by 20%
Second hit:
- 121% + 61 element damage

At level 50:

First hit:
- 95.18% + 3,333 element damage
- For 3 seconds, enemies movement speed reduced by 30.62%
Second hit:
- 153.39% + 5,367 element damage

At level 100:

First hit:
- 113% + 7,700 element damage
- For 3 seconds, enemies movement speed reduced by 40%
Second hit:
- 182% + 12,400 element damage

Dual Sword 3: Twin Moon Slash

Cooldown: 15s

Swordsman teleports behind the target, then spins around with his blades, inflicting trip.

At level 1:

166% + 88 element damage
For 1.5 seconds, enemies are tripped

At level 50:

209.54% + 7,618 element damage
For 1.5 seconds, enemies are tripped

At level 100:

248% + 17,600 element damage
For 1.5 seconds, enemies are tripped

Battle Style Passive Skills

Each battle style has 1 passive skill which provides a set amount of buffs to complement its primary play style.

Sword's Essence

Boosts the following stats when in Sword Battle Style:

Reduce taken damage by 10%
Increase max HP by 3%
Reduce damage taken by you and your party members by 5%
Increase defense by 5%
Increase resistance to CC effects by 5%

Dual Sword's Essence

Boosts the following stats when in Dual Sword Battle Style:

Increases damage dealt by 10%
Increases attack by 5%

Burst Skills

Burst skills are leveled up with each class rank earned. Levels are applied to both rifle and gatling styles. Burst attack skills deal damage of the element of your active weapon.

Sword: Megaslash

Swordsman channels power into his sword and swings it in a large arc in front of him. While skill is active, boosts defense of you and your party members. Extra damage is dealt to monsters.

At level 1:

456% element damage
100% additional damage to monsters
While skill is active, boosts defense for you and your party members by 7%

At level 10:

525.42% element damage
147.37% additional damage to monsters
Additional effects
While skill is active, boosts defense for you and your party members by 12.3%

At level 20:

592% element damage
200% additional damage to monsters
While skill is active, boosts defense for you and your party members by 20%

Dual Sword: True Cross Slash

Swordsman swings his blades in a large cross slash, damaging enemies in a wide column in front of him. Extra damage is dealt to monsters.

At level 1:

473% element damage
100% additional damage to monsters

At level 10:

569.47% element damage
147.37% additional damage to monsters

At level 20:

662% element damage
200% additional damage to monsters

Class-specific Special Active Skills

These are Swordsman's class-specific active skills. Up to three skills can be equipped in the active skills section of the attack wheel, and they can be combined with general Active Skills.

Flame of Life

Battle style: Sword
Element: Wood
Cooldown: 25s
Acquisition: Domination Medals shop (500 tokens; limit 3 per week)

Increases your and your party's max HP, heals, and provides a barrier.

At level 1:

For 15 seconds, you and your party members' max HP is increased by 10%
Heal for 3.5% of max HP
Provide a barrier worth 3.5% of max HP

At level 10:

For 20 seconds, you and your party members' max HP is increased by 20%
Heal for 7% of max HP
Provide a barrier worth 7% of max HP

Siphon Blade

Battle style: Sword
Element: Dark
Cooldown: 25s
Acquisition: Domination Medals shop (1,000 tokens; limit 3 per week)

Attacks enemies in front of Swordsman. Inflicts trip, reduces enemies defense against you and your party, and increases your and your party's defense.

At level 1:

330% dark damage
For 2 seconds, enemies are tripped
For 5 seconds, enemies' defense against your and your party's attacks by 7.5%
For 7 seconds, increase your and your party's defense by 10%

At level 10:

495% dark damage
For 2 seconds, enemies are tripped
For 5 seconds, enemies' defense against your and your party's attacks by 15%
For 7 seconds, increase your and your party's defense by 20%

Blade Spirit Release

Battle style: Sword
Element: Light
Cooldown: 40s
Acquisition: Class rank bonus; Alchemy Pot Raffle; Battle for the Throne

Summons the power of light into his sword. Increases attack, converts all normal attack damage to light damage and increases damage to non-dark enemies, and reduces damage taken from all elements for your party.

At level 1:

For 10 seconds
- Increase attack by 12.5%
- Normal attacks do 105% light damage, and do 7.5% more damage against non-dark enemies
For 5 seconds
- When attacking, reduces all elemental damage taken by party by 1% (stacks up to 5 times)

At level 10:

For 20 seconds
- Increase attack by 25%
- Normal attacks do 136% light damage, and do 15% more damage against non-dark enemies
For 5 seconds
- When attacking, reduces all elemental damage taken by party by 2% (stacks up to 5 times)

Guardian Sanctuary

Battle style: Sword
Element: Water
Cooldown: 40s
Acquisition: Domination Medals shop (3,500 tokens; limit 3 per week)

Creates an icey field around Swordsman. When you or your party are within the field, increase attack, attack speed, movement speed, defense, and resistance to CC effects. Effect for party members is only 70% as effective.

At level 1:

While within the ice field
- Increase attack, attack speed, and movement speed by 10%
- Increase defense and resistance to CC effects by 25%
- Effect for party members is only 70% as effective.

At level 10:

While within the ice field
- Increase attack, attack speed, and movement speed by 20%
- Increase defense and resistance to CC effects by 50%
- Effect for party members is only 70% as effective.

Arcane Barrier

Battle style: Sword, Dual Sword
Element: Dark
Cooldown: 45s (Sword); 55s (Dual Sword)
Acquisition: Masterclass magic page shop (800 pages, max 16); World Boss

Creates a dark field around Swordsman. Blinds enemies within the field.

Sword: Reduces damage taken by you and your party within the field.
Dual Sword: Reduces damage taken by you, damages enemies

At level 1:

While within the dark field
- Enemies are blinded
- Sword:
  - Reduce damage taken by you and your party by 20%
- Dual Sword:
  - Reduce damage taken by you by 7.5%
  - Does multiple hits of 18% dark damage to enemies

At level 1:

While within the dark field
- Enemies are blinded
- Sword:
  - Reduce damage taken by you and your party by 40%
- Dual Sword:
  - Reduce damage taken by you by 15%
  - Does multiple hits of 27% dark damage to enemies

Whirlpool Cutter

Battle style: Dual Sword
Element: Fire
Cooldown: 35s
Acquisition: Masterclass magic page shop (500 pages each, max 14); Battle Style book shop (1m gold each, max 4); Guardian in Danger side story

Swordsman spins in a circle with firey blades, tripping any nearby enemies.

At level 1:

297% fire damage
For 3 seconds, enemies are tripped

At level 10:

444% fire damage
For 3 seconds, enemies are tripped

Secret Art: Waterfall Drop

Battle style: Dual Sword
Element: Water
Cooldown: 35s
Acquisition: Masterclass magic page shop (500 pages each, max 14); Battle Style book shop (1m gold each, max 4); Guardian in Danger side story

Swordsman swings upwards (which trips enemies in front of him) and then downwards (which stuns enemies in front of him).

At level 1:

First hit:
- 99% water damage
- For 1.5 seconds, enemies are tripped
Second hit:
- 198% water damage
- For 1.5 seconds, enemies are stunned

At level 1:

First hit:
- 148% water damage
- For 1.5 seconds, enemies are tripped
Second hit:
- 296% water damage
- For 1.5 seconds, enemies are stunned

Sword Tempest

Battle style: Dual Sword
Element: Wood
Cooldown: 30s
Acquisition: Masterclass magic page shop (500 pages each, max 14); Battle Style book shop (1m gold each, max 4); Guardian in Danger side story

Swordsman swings his swords and sends out blasts in front of him. For each hit that lands, boosts his attack speed.

At level 1:

330% wood damage
For each hit that lands, for 8 seconds, increase attack speed by 2.5% (stacks up to 5 times)

At level 10:

495% wood damage
For each hit that lands, for 8 seconds, increase attack speed by 5% (stacks up to 5 times)

Lightning Slash

Battle style: Sword, Dual Sword
Element: Light
Cooldown: 40s
Acquisition: Special events

Swordsman dashes forward in a straight line, then does AOE damage at the end.

Sword: Provides a barrier for you and your party
Dual Sword: Reduces enemy movement speed, increases own movement speed, and provides a barrier

At level 1:

Sword:
- 277% light damage
- For 5 seconds, grants a 1-hit barrier to you and your party
Dual Sword:
- 301% light damage
- For 5 seconds, enemy movement speed reduced by 15%
- For 5 seconds, own movement speed increased by 15% and grants a 2-hit barrier to self

At level 10:

Sword:
- 415% light damage
- For 5 seconds, grants a 3-hit barrier to you and your party
Dual Sword:
- 451% light damage
- For 5 seconds, enemy movement speed reduced by 30%
- For 5 seconds, own movement speed increased by 30% and grants a 2-hit barrier to self

Class-specific Special Passive Skills

These are Swordman's class-specific passive skills. Up to four skills can be equipped in the passive skills section (the fourth skill must be a party-boosting skill), and they can be combined with general Passive Skills.

Fortress

Battle style: Sword
Acquisition: Classic/vintage trunk drops, Alchemy Pot Raffle

When receiving attacks, boosts defense for a brief time.

At level 1:

When receiving attacks, for 8 seconds, increase defense by 3.5%
(Stacks up to 5 times)

At level 10:

When receiving attacks, for 8 seconds, increase defense by 7%
(Stacks up to 5 times)

Defense Call [Party]

Battle style: Sword
Acquisition: Domination Medals shop (1,000 tokens; limit 3 per week)

When attacking, chance to increase defense of you and your party.

At level 1:

When attacking, 10% chance for 5 seconds to:
- Increase defense of you and your party by 10%
- Reduce damage taken by 5%

At level 10:

When attacking, 20% chance for 10 seconds to:
- Increase defense of you and your party by 20%
- Reduce damage taken by 10%

Last Stand

Battle style: Sword
Cooldown: varies, max 100s
Acquisition: Domination Medals shop (1,250 tokens; limit 3 per week)

When health is low, gain various buffs.

At level 1:

When going below 30% of max HP, for 10 seconds:
- Increase attack by 2.5%
- Increase skill accuracy by 5%
- Reduce damage taken by 10%
Cooldown: 100s

At level 1:

When going below 30% of max HP, for 10 seconds:
- Increase attack by 5%
- Increase skill accuracy by 10%
- Reduce damage taken by 20%
Cooldown: 50s

Death Seal

Battle style: Sword, Dual Sword
Cooldown: varies, max 30s
Acquisition: Class Rank, masterclass magic page shop (400 pages; max 16)

Provides buffs and debuffs when normal attacking.

Sword: Also reduces enemy attack

At level 1:

When normal attacking:
- For 5 seconds, increase attack by 5%
- For 2 seconds, enemies are stunned
Sword:
- For 2 seconds, enemy attack is reduced by 5%
Cooldown: 30s

At level 10:

When normal attacking:
- For 5 seconds, increase attack by 10%
- For 2 seconds, enemies are stunned
Sword:
- For 2 seconds, enemy attack is reduced by 10%
Cooldown: 15s

Blind Attack [Party when in Sword style]

Battle style: Sword, Dual Sword
Acquisition: Class Rank, masterclass magic page shop (500 pages, max 13)

Improves abilities against enemies that have been blinded.

Sword: Increase damage dealt and reduce damage received for you and your party
Dual Sword: Increase attack speed and damage dealt

At level 1:

Sword:
- For you and your party, against blinded enemies:
  - Increase damage by 2.5%
  - Reduce damage taken by 7.5%
Dual Sword:
- Increase attack speed by 5%
- Against blinded enemies, increase damage by 7.5%

At level 10:

Sword:
- For you and your party, against blinded enemies:
  - Increase damage by 5%
  - Reduce damage taken by 15%
Dual Sword:
- Increase attack speed by 10%
- Against blinded enemies, increase damage by 15%

Dual Sword Weapon Mastery

Battle style: Dual Sword
Acquisition: Domination Medals shop (3,500 tokens; limit 3 per week)

Increases attack and provides a chance to increase defense.

At level 1:

Increase attack by 3.5%
When attacking, a 7.5% chance to increase defense by 5% for 7 seconds

At level 10:

Increase attack by 7%
When attacking, a 15% chance to increase defense by 10% for 7 seconds

Aggressive Flow

Battle style: Dual Sword
Cooldown: varies, max 30s
Acquisition: Masterclass magic page shop (500 pages each, max 14); Battle Style book shop (1m gold each, max 4); Guardian in Danger side story

When normal attacking, increases attack and movement speed and reduces enemy attack speed.

At level 1:

When normal attacking
- For 7 seconds
  - Increase attack by 4%
  - Increase movement speed by 10%
- For 5 seconds
  - Reduce enemy attack speed by 12.5%
Cooldown: 30s

At level 10:

When normal attacking
- For 7 seconds
  - Increase attack by 8%
  - Increase movement speed by 20%
- For 5 seconds
  - Reduce enemy attack speed by 25%
Cooldown: 15s

This page last updated: 12/30/2022

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