Swordsman

This brave warrior fights for honour and justice in battle, equipped with lethal blades. He has been trained for close combat as well as long range combat and can also use the power of elements to help him. Due to his multitude of abilities, he can take on several opponents at a time.

~Nostale UK

About Swordsman

The Swordsman is one of the three classes which may be chosen by the player after he is given the choice to change class from adventurer (the other two classes are sorcerer and archer). The swordsman specialises in attacking close range with the sword with a high HP.

Swordsman Specialists

Warrior
- Main Lv. 36+
- Job Lv. 20+
Blade
- Main Lv.46+
- Job Lv.35+
Crusader
- Main Lv. 55+
- Job Lv. 50+
Berserker
- Main Lv. 65+
- Job Lv. 55+
Gladiator
- Main Lv. 75+ (to obtain it in the raid Draco)
- Job Lv. 65+
Battle Monk
- Main Lv. 80+
- Job Lv. 70+

Skills

These are a list of skills used by the Swordsman job:

	Basic Slash	Element: None	Job Lv. 0
Description: Basic attack skill for swordsman
Effect: None
CP: 0 Distance: 1 cell Target: Selected		Cast Time: 0.0 seconds Cooldown: 0.8 seconds Mp Cost: 0

	Crossbow Shooting	Element: None	Job Lv. 0
Description: Basic range-attack skill for swordsman
Effect: None
CP: 0 Distance: 7 cells Target: Selected		Cast Time: 0.4 seconds Cooldown: 0.8 seconds Mp Cost: 0

	Hit of Rage	Element: Fire	Job Lv. 1
Description: Makes a great hit with 2% chance to become enraged
Effect: Melee attack +150, 2% chance to cast anger(All attack power increased by Caster Lv./2)
CP: 5 Distance: 1 cell Target: Selected		Cast Time: 0.2 seconds Cooldown: 5 seconds Mp Cost: 15
Cost: 6,300 Gold

	Earth Wave	Element: Fire	Job Lv. 1
Description: Strikes the earth making waves, which attack nearby enemies
Effect: Melee attack +80, fire element +50
CP: 15 Distance: Self Target: All in 3 Cells		Cast Time: 0.4 seconds Cooldown: 25 seconds Mp Cost: 28
Cost: 6,300 Gold

	Dynamic shooting	Element: None	Job Lv. 2
Description: Shoots crossbow faster than usual
Effect: Ranged attack +170
CP: 6 Distance: 8 Cells Target: Selected		Cast Time: 0.2 seconds Cooldown: 8 seconds Mp Cost: 18
Cost: 6,864 Gold

	Double attack	Element: None	Job Lv. 3
Description: Wield sword twice to make a double attack
Effect: Melee attack +350
CP: 7 Distance: 1 Cell Target: Selected		Cast Time: 0.0 seconds Cooldown: 10 seconds Mp Cost: 22
Cost: 7,452 Gold

	Count Slash	Element: None	Job Lv. 4
Description: Aims at enemy's weak spot
Effect: Melee attack +200, chance to critical hit +30%, target level for close attack +15
CP: 7 Distance: 1 Cell Target: Selected		Cast Time: 0.2 seconds Cooldown: 8 seconds Mp Cost: 25
Cost: 8,064 Gold

	Sword energy	Element: Light	Job Lv. 5
Description: Use sword's energy to cause damage to surrounding enemies using the light element
Effect: Melee attack +150, light element +60
CP: 8 Distance: 4 Cells Target: All in 1 Cell		Cast Time: 0.4 seconds Cooldown: 25 seconds Mp Cost: 30
Cost: 8,700 Gold

	Count-Stern	Element: None	Job Lv. 6
Description: Attacks with the hilt of the sword to knockout enemies
Effect: 60% chance to blackout target for 5 secs
CP: 8 Distance: 1 Cell Target: Selected		Cast Time: 0.2 seconds Cooldown: 3 seconds Mp Cost: 37
Cost: 9,360 Gold

	Pledge of Blood	Element: None	Job Lv. 6
Description: Uses HP to increase attack power
Effect: 100% chance to cast Blood Oath(Lose 100 HP, All attack power +30, 30% critical damage)
CP: 10 Distance: Self Target: Self & Pet		Cast Time: 1.0 seconds Cooldown: 20 seconds Mp Cost: 150
Cost: 9,360 Gold

	Blow Wield	Element: None	Job Lv. 9
Description: Wields sword to attack enemies
Effect: Melee attack +250
CP: 10 Distance: 1 Cell Target: All in 1 Cell		Cast Time: 0.4 seconds Cooldown: 20 seconds Mp Cost: 33
Cost: 11,484 Gold

	Taunt	Element: None	Job Lv. 9
Description: Redirects enemy's attention to another person
Effect: Makes opponents focus on you
CP: 5 Distance: 10 Cells Target: Selected		Cast Time: 0.6 seconds Cooldown: 10 seconds Mp Cost: 30
Cost: 11,484 Gold

	Stop Bleeding	Element: None	Job Lv. 10
Description: Stop bleeding up to lvl 3. Requires bandage
Effect: 100% chance to cast Stanch: (Makes the bleeding stop at probability of 80% in case of Lv-4). High probability does not apply to a certain effect
CP: 5 Distance: 3 Cells Target: Selected		Cast Time: 0.5 seconds Cooldown: 5 seconds Mp Cost: 15
Cost: 13,260 Gold

	Suppress	Element: None	Job Lv. 11
Description: Decreases enemy's morale for a short period of time. Does no apply to enemies that are 3 levels+ your level
Effect: 100% chance to cast suppress: (Morale value is decreased by 10, Changed to non preemptive attack at probability of 100%)
CP: 13 Distance: Self Target: All in 5 Cells		Cast Time: 1.0 seconds Cooldown: 35 seconds Mp Cost: 130
Cost: 14,105 Gold

	Dash Attack	Element: None	Job Lv. 12
Description: Quickly dashes toward the enemy and attacks
Effect: Melee attack +250
CP: 15 Distance: 4 Cells Target: Selected		Cast Time: 0.2 seconds Cooldown: 5 seconds Mp Cost: 80
Cost: 14,976 Gold

	Power Charge	Element: None	Job Lv. 13
Description: Gathers energy to make an even stronger attack on the next target
Effect: Melee attack +250
CP: 13 Distance: Self Target: Selected		Cast Time: 1.0 seconds Cooldown: 25 seconds Mp Cost: 100
Cost: 15,873 Gold

Pros & Cons

Pros
- A high amount of HP
- Very effective close range combat skills
- Decent AoE skills

Cons
- Only effective when close in range with the enemy

Spare Weapon

A Swordsman's spare weapon is it's Crossbow. The Crossbow is used to attack the enemy target from a ranged distance. Crossbows require the use of Crossbow Bolts in order to work.