Swordsman Skills

Build Notes +

Sword builds benefit most from Sword Mastery, Increase Sword Accuracy, and Sword Delay Cancel. This path works well with Quick Slash combos and fast normal attacks.

Axe builds can use Axe Mastery, Increase Axe Accuracy, and blow skills. They give up Sword Delay Cancel synergy but can make good use of knockback and status blows.

Most builds benefit from Increase Maximum HP, at least one recovery passive, and enough accuracy to keep active skills from missing.

Skill Summary +

Job Lv	Icon	Skill	Type	Max Lv
1		Quick Slash Combo 1	Active	5
2		Increase Maximum HP	Passive	5
3		Increase HP Regeneration	Passive	5
4		Increase Maximum SP	Passive	5
5		Increase SP Regeneration	Passive	5
6		Axe Mastery	Passive	5
7		Dagger Mastery	Passive	5
8		Sword Mastery	Passive	5
9		Mace Mastery	Passive	5
10		Merciless Blow	Active	5
12		Concentration	Active	5
14		Blazing Spirit Sword	Active	5
15		Charge	Active	5
16		Parry	Active	5
17		Provoke	Active	5
18		Counterattack	Active	5
20		Feint	Active	5
21		Increase Sword Accuracy	Passive	5
21		Increase Axe Accuracy	Passive	5
22		Head Blow	Active	5
24		Wrist Blow	Active	5
26		Leg Blow	Active	5
28		Banishing Blow	Active	5
32		Sword Delay Cancel	Active	3
34		Quick Slash Combo 2	Active	5
40		Horizontal Slash	Active	5
50		Quick Slash Combo 3	Active	5

Quick Slash Combo 1 +

The first Swordsman combo attack. It sets up Quick Slash Combo 2 as the next combo skill.

If the character has the later Kensei passive, the skill gains extra damage and opens additional higher-tier combo routes. In PvP, only the Kensei bonus portion is reduced to 50% of its normal value.

Increase Maximum HP +

Raises maximum HP. The applied bonus is the higher value between the percentage bonus and the listed minimum bonus.

A safe passive for every Swordsman build.

Increase HP Regeneration +

Increases HP recovery.

Lv1 is useful early; higher levels help characters who rely on natural recovery, sitting, or recovery items.

Increase Maximum SP +

Raises maximum SP. The scaling mirrors Increase Maximum HP.

Useful for builds that frequently use active attacks.

Increase SP Regeneration +

Increases SP recovery.

This supports combo-heavy and blow-skill-heavy play.

Axe Mastery +

Improves minimum ATK and S.HIT while using an axe.

Good for axe-focused builds and pairs with Increase Axe Accuracy.

Dagger Mastery +

Improves minimum ATK and S.HIT while using a dagger-type weapon.

Available early, but most Swordsmen usually move into sword or axe paths.

Sword Mastery +

Improves minimum ATK and S.HIT while using swords.

This is the main mastery for sword builds and pairs well with Sword Delay Cancel.

Mace Mastery +

Improves minimum ATK and S.HIT while using mace-compatible weapon types.

Supports blunt weapon play, although Swordsman has stronger direct support for sword and axe paths.

Merciless Blow +

A basic single-target blow attack.

Concentration +

Increases S.HIT.

Useful against evasive enemies or when fighting higher-level targets.

Blazing Spirit Sword +

Increases maximum ATK.

Because it increases maximum ATK only, the result is less stable than a minimum ATK or total damage increase.

Charge +

Deals blow damage and knocks the target backward.

Good for distance control, but the knockback can make follow-up attacks less convenient.

Parry +

While active, incoming attacks have a 30% chance to be avoided. If Counterattack is active, Parry removes it first.

Parry and Counterattack cannot be maintained together.

Provoke +

Adds monster aggro based on the target's maximum HP.

If the monster already has aggro entries, Provoke raises the caster above the current highest aggro value by that amount.

Counterattack +

Waits for an incoming hit. When triggered, the skill halves that incoming damage, ends the Counterattack effect, then performs a counter hit. If Parry is active, Counterattack removes it first.

Feint +

Checks the target for delay cancel effects, Gunmaster, Parry, Counterattack, or Gladiator. If one is found, Feint removes it and has a 65% chance to apply Stiffness to the target.

If no valid state is found, Feint applies Stiffness to the caster instead.

Increase Sword Accuracy +

Increases S.HIT while a sword-compatible weapon is equipped.

Final bonus: base bonus + floor(base S.HIT * scaling rate)

Increase Axe Accuracy +

Increases S.HIT while using an axe.

Final bonus: base bonus + floor(base S.HIT * scaling rate)

Head Blow +

Deals 150% blow damage and may apply Confusion.

Wrist Blow +

Deals 150% blow damage and may apply Stun.

Leg Blow +

Deals 150% blow damage and may apply Slow.

Banishing Blow +

Deals blow damage and knocks the target back 2 cells if damage is dealt.

Sword Delay Cancel +

Removes existing delay cancel effects, then applies Sword Delay Cancel.

This is a signature Swordsman skill for sword-focused normal attacks.

Quick Slash Combo 2 +

Second step of the Swordsman combo chain. It enables Quick Slash Combo 3.

If the character has the later Kensei passive, the skill gains extra damage and opens additional higher-tier combo routes. In PvP, only the Kensei bonus portion is reduced to 50% of its normal value.

Horizontal Slash +

Attacks enemies in a small frontal pattern based on the caster's direction. Cardinal directions cover three cells in front; diagonal directions cover two adjacent forward cells.

Quick Slash Combo 3 +

Final Swordsman combo skill.

If the character has the later Kensei passive, the skill gains extra damage and opens additional higher-tier combo routes. In PvP, only the Kensei bonus portion is reduced to 50% of its normal value.