Author: Healer
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Intro
Blade users have very good defence and a lot of hp, making them very hard to kill. The shield that they carry can couse a lot of problems to the enemy. They are often called Tankers, couse they are truly hard to kill. There is also a negative side to this built - they kill slowly and leveling might be not as fast as other builts.
Why blader?
As i mentioned above, bladers are hard to kill. True, they will have trouble solo pvping. But in groups, thats a diffrant story. Blade users can survive things that others cant, thats why they usually rush in first taking damage so others wont die. It will take quite a few enemys to take down 1 blader, giving others valuable time.
The Built
armor - germant. Note: gives you extra moving speed and mp savage (20% and 20%)
weapon - blade + shield. Note: try to find a shield with a 15+ block ration
stats - pure str (3:0 str:int).
skills - bicheon(blade) \ cold \ fire. Note: be ready to sp farm
Skills
-> Bicheon - max
You will be doing most of your damage with the blade. All skills are good in here.
1) Smashing series - max
Crosswire - good skill.
2) Chain Sword Attack series - max
main skill of a blade user, very fast attacks, good damage.
3) Shield Technique series - lv 1 first book, lv 1 second book
rarely used skill, if you know that there are enemys running to you, you might wana use this skill to survive the 'first wave attacks'.
4) Blade Force series - lv 1
this skill is mainly used to lure the enemys towards you. its damage isnt that great.
You can get higher levels of this later. to finish off the enemy if he trys to run.
5) Hidden Blade series - max
(At first you should get lv 1 bloom blade, then at lv 41 get the second book. If you ever get to lv 63 , only then max the first book.)
Its a good damage and a good way to keep the enemy immobilised.
Second book can drop upto 3 enemys.
Note: dont use this skill in groups, as only blade users have the 'down-attack' skill.
6) Killing Heaven Blade series - max
Comes in pair with the skill above, you can hit the enemys that are on the ground.
7) Sword Dance Series - lv 1
Same as blade force series only that you can hit several enemys with 1 skill.
Shield Protection series [passive] - max
Increases block ration - very useful.
->Fire - max*
*You can keep this mastery 10 levels lower then your level, to save sp
Fire Force series (imbue) - n\a
At first first book lv 1. at higher levels, lv 1 second book. At very high levels, lv 1 third book.
Fire Shield series - as you like
makes you more immune to 'effects'. it would be good to have a few levels of this.
at higher levels very useful.
Flame Body series - max
this skill is the main reason why your even learning fire - phsy damage increase (%).
Fire Protection series - as you like.
defence against magic attacks. it would be good to have a few levels of this at higher level very useful.
Fire Wall series - none
Useless?
Flame Wave series - none
Your not a nuker. Pointless.
Devil Force series [passive] - max
It also gives you pshy damage increase (%).
->Cold - **
** You dont have-to learn cold at all if you dont want to, but it gives you huge advantage in pvm and gives you defece that makes you even harder to kill.
Keep this mastery 10-20 levels below your level.
Cold Force series - n\a
Its lower damage then fire, but has a good effect.
Dont go past second book at first. Later, if you find it useful, learn more.
Frost Guard series - max
extra defece for you
Cold Wave Attack series - some levels.
quite useless with the auto-pot, but get some levels, just in case.
Frost Wall series - none
Pointless?
Frost Nova series - lv 1 first book, lv 1 second book.
same as cold wave attack series.
Snow Storm series - none
Your not a nuker.
Cold Armor series - max
extra defece for you
-> Lightning - Lv 30 (dont ask why 30, hard to explain)
Everyone has lightning, grasswalk is a must.
Grass walk-Flow - Lv 7 (lv 7 is max that you can get with 30 mastery)
Run faster.
Concentration-1st - Lv 3 (lv 3 is max that you can get with 30 mastery)
Extra parry.
Heavens Force series [passive] - lv 3 (lv 3 is max that you can get with 30 mastery)
Extra parry.
Skill combos
Solo (both pvm and pvp)
blade force \ sword dance + smash + hidden blade + killing heaven
-or-
blade force \ sword dance + smash + chain + chain.
Group
blade force \ sword dance + smash + chain + chain.
Demo
Here are 2 movies where u can see bladers power:
http://www.silkroadonline.org/forums/in ... wtopic=690 8
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 9272086685 21&q=silkroad+pvp&pl=true
As you can see most of them are using both fire and ice. (and lightining naturally)
SP calculator: http://www.nerdwerx.nl/sro/index.php Silkroad Character Calculator
The End
Hope you didnt die reading this.
