Godless

Hello, ill be going trough all aspects of templars in theyr current state.
 
This guide will include:
Pve, pvp and gvg Equipment, Skill builds, Talents, Relics and Consumables. 
(pve = player versus enviroment, pvp = player versus player, gvg = guild versus guild)
 
PVE
There are multiple different paths a templar can take for pve, These consist of full physical and full magical builds.
There is also a possibility of going hybrid (hybrid = a bit of both types of damage) but in most cases its super weak for pve so i wont cover it here as it should be avoided.
 
General stats for both builds.
In pve you will need to build as much damage as possible so you want to focus on getting as much Cooldown, Penetration and Critical hit.
In addition magic build wants to get piercing since your minion skill can hit piercing attacks
(physical builds will need piercing too if you have the relentless defender talent from the stronghold of faith talent branch)
 
Full physical
Pros:                              
-Good aoe (Area of effect)      
-Good survivability         
Cons:
- Struggles with bosses due to low single target damage (This can be fixed with the Relentless Defender talent from the stronghold of faith talent branch)
 
Item builds
There are 2 possible item builds you can go for with on physical templar, One including 2 pieces of cloth mermen armour-
and one focused on getting as much damage as possible.
 
Build 1:

This build focuses on stacking as much physical damage as possible
Cape and amulet: Best for this slot are the Physical, Mana regen, Cooldown cape and amulet (they both have the same stats) (From spring event)
Bracelets: In general for this build any bracelet with physical damage and critical works but the best are Physical, Critical, Rage (from snow event) and Physical, Critical, Critical damage. (from tombs)
Rings: Physical, Accuracy, Critical damage (from tombs) is best for this slot but Physical, Accuracy, Cooldown (from spring event) is a good alternative.
Weapon:  The spring craft mace (Physical, Critical, double penetration, attack strength) (from spring event) is the only good option for weapon you should avoid other weapons for pve
Shield: For this slot there are 2 options, Either you go for the spring craft double block shield or the piercing shield from snow event. (double block for defence, piercing for damage)
Belt: Any belt with critical hit works but the penetration, crit, accuracy and cooldown, crit, block are the best (both are heavy belts from the snow event)
Armours: A full set of Sea turtles heavy set (cooldown, physical damage set) is the best (From sea turtle castle dungeon)
(I will go more in depth on crystals and runes later)
 
Build 2:

This build will focus on stacking critical damage trough cloth mermen
Cape and amulet: Best for this slot are the Physical, Mana regen, Cooldown cape and amulet (they both have the same stats) (From spring event)
Bracelets: For this slot the best is Physical, Cooldown, Critical damage. (from tombs) but any bracelet with physical, cooldown can be used
Rings: Physical, Accuracy, Critical damage (from tombs) is best for this slot but Physical, Accuracy, Cooldown (from spring event) is a good alternative.
Weapon:  The spring craft mace (Physical, Critical, double penetration, attack strength) is the only good option for weapon you should avoid other weapons for pve
Shield: For this slot there are 2 options, Either you go for the spring craft double block shield or the piercing shield from snow event. (double block for defence, piercing for damage)
Belt: The heavy lvl 29, 31, 33 parry, penetration, cooldown is the best for this build (lvl29, 31 is from sunken ship chests and lvl33 is from almahad golden sands chest)
Armours: Any combination of 2 pieces cloth mermen and 2 pieces sea turtle heavy set (cooldown, physical set) works but sacred sign chest, boots and sea turtle helmet and gloves is the best (Cloth mermen is from the mermen sanctuary dungeon and sea turtle set is from the sea turtle castle dungeon)
(I will go more in depth on crystals and runes later)
 
Skill builds
For physical there are 2 different skill builds that you should use one focusing on full damage and the other one being more defensive
 
Build 1, Full damage. This is useful for general pve where your just trying to do as much damage as possible.
 Blame 1/5       Whirlwind of repentance 5/5 
 Reverse flow 1/5      Grace 5/5 
 Combat support 5/5    Harad's teachings 1/4
 Touch of truth 1/4      Mantra of healing 1/4 
 Deity statue 4/4       Forbidden trick 4/4
 Heaven's power 1/4    Particle of life 4/4
 Branded by the sun 1/4   Onslaught 3/4
 
 
Build 2, cc damage. This build is especially good if you have the tactician branch of talents, it has damage and also cc (crowd control, stuns etc.) Good in harder late game contents
 Blame 1/5       Whirlwind of repentance 5/5 
 Reverse flow 5/5      Grace 5/5 
 Combat support 5/5    Harad's teachings 1/4
 Touch of truth 1/4      Mantra of healing 1/4 
 Deity statue 4/4       Forbidden trick 2/4
 Heaven's power 1/4    Particle of life 4/4
 Branded by the sun 1/4   Onslaught 1/4
 
Both of these builds have added skill points from talents, if you dont have skill point talents unlocked level up combat support last since the other skills are more important
 
Talents
Talents are an important part of templars overall kit. In physical pve the best option is to build the stronghold of faith branch
 
This path will unlock a very powerful tool in relentless defender and heavenly anvil for physical templars 
 
Both of these talents make the templar into a monster in pve but makes the templars gvg potential go down.
I recommend this branch for only those who wish to focus mostly on pve and pvp.
 
 

The tactician branch allows templar to play more defensively in pve giving you the ability to hold down and stun large groups of smaller monsters.

The talents on this path wont give you as big of an edge in pve content but you will also keep a great deal of power in all contents of the game.
This branch is especially good on harder content when mobs are super strong like in almahad.
 
The selectable key talents

Out of these 3 selectable talents you should always have Strength of faith active, its by far the best ouf of them.
It is possible to get some use from the light burn talent on physical pve builds when doing easier content that you know that you can tank.
 
Full magical
Pros:                                                  
-Good single target damage         
-Good range (easier to stay safe)          
Cons:
- Bad survivability
- Low aoe (Area of effect) damage 
 
Item builds
For magic templar you should always try to go for a build that has cloth mermen in it, tho it is possible to go on without it.
Build 1:

With this build your trying to get as much cooldown/pene/critical damage as possible
Cape: Magic, Mana regen, Cooldown. (From spring event)
Amulet: Magic, Penetration, Cooldown. (From spring event)
Bracelets: Magic, Cooldown, Critical damage. (from tombs) Magic, Mana regen, Cooldown (from spring event)
Rings: Magic, Accuracy, Critical damage (from tombs)  Magic, Accuracy, Cooldown (from spring event)
Staff:  Magic, Penetration, Double accuracy, Attack strength is the best choice for a weapon. (craft weapon from spring event) 
Belt: Lvl 29, 31, 33 Magic, Cooldown, Penetration  (lvl29, 31 is from sunken ship chests and lvl33 is from almahad golden sands chest)
Armours:  any combination of 2 pieces cloth mermen and 2 pieces of sea turtles cloth armor (cooldown, magic set) works,
but the best is invisible knowledge helmet, armor and sea turtles gloves and boots (cooldown, magic set)
(Cloth mermen is from the mermen sanctuary dungeon and sea turtle set is from the sea turtle castle dungeon)
(I will go more in depth on crystals and runes later)
 
Build 2:

With this build your trying to get as magic damage as possible
Cape: Magic, Mana regen, Cooldown. (From spring event)
Amulet: Magic, Penetration, Cooldown. (From spring event)
Bracelets: Magic, Critical, Critical damage. (from tombs) Magic, Critical, Cooldown (from spring event)
Rings: Magic, Accuracy, Critical damage (from tombs)  Magic, Accuracy, Cooldown (from spring event)
Staff:  Magic, Critical, Double penetration, Attack strength is the best choice for a weapon. (craft weapon from spring event) 
Belt: Lvl 29, 31, 33 Magic, Cooldown, Penetration (lvl29, 31 is from sunken ship chests and lvl33 is from almahad golden sands chest)
Armours:  Full set sea turtle cloth armors (cooldown, magic set) (from sea turtle castle dungeon)
(I will go more in depth on crystals and runes later)
 
Skill builds
There are 2 generally good magic pve builds, one for full damage and one thats more defensive.
 
Build 1, Full damage. This is useful for general pve where your just trying to do as much damage as possible.
 Blame 5/5       Whirlwind of repentance 1/5 
 Reverse flow 1/5      Grace 5/5 
 Combat support 5/5    Harad's teachings 3/4
 Touch of truth 1/4      Mantra of healing 1/4 
 Deity statue 4/4       Forbidden trick 1/4
 Heaven's power 4/4    Particle of life 4/4
 Branded by the sun 1/4   Onslaught 1/4
 
Build 2, cc damage. This build is especially good if you have the tactician branch of talents, it has damage and also cc (crowd control, stuns etc.) Good in harder late game contents.
 Blame 5/5       Whirlwind of repentance 1/5 
 Reverse flow 5/5      Grace 5/5 
 Combat support 3/5    Harad's teachings 1/4
 Touch of truth 1/4      Mantra of healing 1/4 
 Deity statue 4/4       Forbidden trick 1/4
 Heaven's power 4/4    Particle of life 4/4
 Branded by the sun 1/4   Onslaught 1/4
 
Both of these builds have added skill points from talents, if you dont have skill point talents unlocked level up combat support last since the other skills are more important
(for build 2 you will also lose 1 point from heavens power if you dont have skill points from talents)
 
Talents
Talents are an important part of templars overall kit. For magic pve the best branch for pure damage is the Keeper of oaths.

This branch gives you a lot of cooldown allowing you to easily spam a ton of spells.

You also keep your healing from Harads teachings even if the enemy resists your stun giving you more ways to recover during bosses. 
This branch is also good in gvgs allowing you to do well in both pve and gvg, tho your pvp will suffer a bit.
 
 

The tactician branch allows templar to play more defensively in pve giving you the ability to hold down and stun large groups of smaller monsters.

The talents on this path wont give you as big of an edge in pve content but you will also keep a great deal of power in all contents of the game.
This branch is especially good on harder content when mobs are super strong like in almahad.
 
The selectable key talents

Out of these 3 selectable talents you should always have Strength of faith active, its by far the best ouf of them.
For magic templars keeping this is especially important since your so much weaker than the physical builds.
 
Relics, Runes and crystals.
 
Relics for physical pve
 
 Skill     Offensive relic (red)               Defensive relic (green)             Empowering relic (purple)     Group relic (blue)
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
Relics for magical pve
 
 Skill     Offensive relic (red)               Defensive relic (green)             Empowering relic (purple)     Group relic (blue)
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
This is just a list of the best relics for each slot. all of them arent needed and some can be replaced, but this is what you should try to get.
 
Runes, Crystals

This is a list of runes and crystals for each slot, if theres multiple in the same slot you can choose which one you prefer out of the 2.
For example if you have a magic pve belt but you already have max critical without this crystal, you can use piercing on it instead.
 
Consumables for pve
Potions:

Physical/Magical, Skill cooldown potions are very good offensive potions.
They play into templars high base damage and allow them to spam skills at a faster pace.
 

If you want a defensive potion option then Physical/Magical, Steal health potions will be the best for you.
They give you a extra spike of damage while also making you heal back a lot more health so its easier to stay alive.
 
Scrolls:

Power build-up scrolls are a strong option, they give out a lot more damage than most scrolls,
in addition they give the facilitation stat that increases the duration of positive effects applied to you
 

Pacification scrolls are also a great option, they also give out more damage than normal scrolls.
They also come with the counterstand stat that reduced the duration of debuffs and stuns on you.
 
Food buffs:

Heady rums are overall the best food buff, they help you tank a bit more than you would be able to normally.
Turtle soup is also another great food option if your struggling a lot with mana regen.
 
Minions:

Medusa is overall the best pve minion for templar for just pure damage,
it gives out a passive cooldown buff and also a damage buff for your entire party.
Green dragon is another really good minion for just raw damage,
it gives passive penetration and it also has a damage buff.
 

White rat is also a good option if you think your damage is enough, 
it gives a movement speed buff that can be really strong in dungeons.
Himal is another good movement speed minion, this one also gives a passive damage buff.
 
PVP & GVG (pvp = player versus player, gvg = guild versus guild)
There are many builds templar can make to adapt to the many pvp and gvg situations that they come across.
All of templars possible builds include full physical that excels in pvp but is bad at gvgs, Magic that is good in both pvp and gvgs
and hybrid that excels in gvgs and is decent in pvp.
 
General stats 
Full physical, you need to try and build as much damage while trying to stay as tanky as possible
Hp, Pene, Cooldown are all important
 
Full magical, for this build your mostly focusing on support and trying to stay alive trough healing
Hp, Stun, Cooldown are all important
 
Hybrid, with this build your damage is super low so you will spend most of ur resources to tanky stats
Hp, Resistance, Block, Cooldown are all important
 
Full physical  Recommended for mostly pvp.
Pros:       
-Decent burst damage  
-Can get really tanky    
Cons:
 - Low healing so staying alive can be a problem
- Struggles in group fights more than the other builds
 
Recommended item build, Runes, Crystals


Cape: Physical contenders (From arena shop)
Amulet: Physical contenders (From arena shop)
Bracelets: Physical contenders (From arena shop)
Rings: Physical contenders (From arena shop)
Weapon:  Physical, Ferocity, Accuracy, Magic (From arena shop)
Shield: Defense, Ferocity, Block, Health (From arena shop)
Belt: Defense, Health %, Parry, Accuracy (Belt from heavy armor craft)
Armours: 2 pieces of heavy mermen set (from mermen sanctuary dungeon), 2 pieces of greatness gear. (From arena shop)
The best are Power incarnation helmet, chest and greatness boots and gloves (Defense, Resilience set) (Can be swapper around with basic arena armors)
 
Recommended Skill builds
 Blame 1/5       Whirlwind of repentance 5/5 
 Reverse flow 5/5      Grace 5/5 
 Combat support 5/5    Harad's teachings 1/4
 Touch of truth 1/4      Mantra of healing 2/4 
 Deity statue 4/4       Forbidden trick 4/4
 Heaven's power 1/4    Particle of life 1/4
 Branded by the sun 1/4   Onslaught 1/4
If your using the Stronghold of faith branch talents switch points from forbidden trick to particle of life.
 
Recommended Talents
 
If you want to max out your damage you should go for the Stronghold of Faith talent branch

This will help you deal with people a lot faster than you would normally do,
this branch is also not as reliant on hitting your stuns to kill your enemies.
 
Tactician is a generally good branch if you want to play a more supportive role while also doing damage

Tactician helps you keep your enemies still while you smack them around!
 
From the selectable key talents you should ALWAYS have Strength of faith active.

 
 
Full Magical Recommended for both pvp and gvgs
 Pros:                                  
-Decent single target dps     
-Has a ton of healing           
Cons:
- no aoe
- Low damage
 
Recommended item build, Runes, Crystals


Cape: Magic contenders (From arena shop)
Amulet: Magic greatness (From arena shop)
Bracelets: Magic contenders (From arena shop)
Rings: Magic contenders (From arena shop)
Staff:  Magic, Ferocity, Penetration, Cooldown (From arena shop), you can also get the Magic, Critical, Accuracy, Stun staff (From horror event) for more stun focus instead of dmg 
Belt:  Defence, Health%, Magic, Cooldown (Belt from cloth armor craft)
Armours: Full set greatness cloth armour (Cooldown, Resilience set) (Can be swapped around with basic arena armors)
 
Recommended Skill builds
 Blame 1/5       Whirlwind of repentance 1/5 
 Reverse flow 5/5      Grace 5/5 
 Combat support 5/5    Harad's teachings 4/4
 Touch of truth 1/4      Mantra of healing 2/4 
 Deity statue 4/4       Forbidden trick 1/4
 Heaven's power 1/4    Particle of life 4/4
 Branded by the sun 1/4   Onslaught 1/4
Recommended Talents
 
Getting the keeper of oaths branch will let you keep healing even against people who have fully built against stun builds.

This will also allow you to spam a lot of support spells due to the increased cooldown it gives
 
Tactician is a generally good branch with this you can get people off you better and also lock down groups of enemies

You should get tactician over keeper of oaths only if your planning on doing more pvp than gvgs
 
From the selectable key talents you should ALWAYS have Strength of faith active.

This will help you tank more damage since your very squishy with staffs
 
Hybrid Recommended for gvgs only
Pros:               
-Good healing      
-Tanky                   
Cons:
- very low damage
- Always needs a team member to do well
 
Recommended item build, Runes, Crystals
 


Cape: Magic contenders (From arena shop)
Amulet: Magic greatness (From arena shop)
Bracelets: Magic contenders (From arena shop)
Rings: Magic, Health, Resistance (From bday event)
Weapon: Magic, Physical, Critical, Cooldown (Craft weapon from melee weapon crafting)
Shield: Defence, Health, Double block, Attack strength (Craft shield from spring event)
Belt:  Defence, Health%, Magic, Cooldown (Belt from cloth armor craft)
Armours: 2 pieces of greatness (Cooldown, Resilience set) (Can be swapped around with basic arena armors) 2 pieces of Titan's mighty set (Craft armours from snow event)
The best  pieces are Greatness helmet and chest, Titan's mighty gloves and boots.
 
Recommended Skill builds
 Blame 1/5       Whirlwind of repentance 5/5 
 Reverse flow 5/5      Grace 5/5 
 Combat support 5/5    Harad's teachings 4/4
 Touch of truth 1/4      Mantra of healing 2/4 
 Deity statue 4/4       Forbidden trick 1/4
 Heaven's power 1/4    Particle of life 1/4
 Branded by the sun 1/4   Onslaught 1/4
 
Recommended Talents
The tactician branch should be the only one used in hybrid sets since its the overall best one for gvgs.

This will help you lock down your enemies while you stay back supporting your team.
 
From the selectable key talents you should ALWAYS have Strength of faith active.

 
 
General pvp and gvg Relics
 
 Skill     Offensive relic (red)               Defensive relic (green)             Empowering relic (purple)     Group relic (blue)
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
Relics are an important part of any pvp and gvg builds, so you should try to get as many of them as possible.
In some cases some of them can be a bit on the expensive side so you can switch around:
Terrible relic of apathy -> Terrible relic of sickness
Ice relic of captivity -> Terrible relic of deadly infection
Magic relic of resilience -> Great relic of continuous effect
For group relics if you cant get the expensive ones just try to get either of the ones that go on the slots, since they help other relics a lot.
 
 
Consumables for pvp/gvg
Potions:

Templars greatly benefit from any potion that increases resistance since you need to stay mobile and move a lot.
 
Scrolls:

For scrolls you want something that will increase your overall tankiness, these will help you stay alive against classes that hit hard.
 
Food buffs:

Heady rum and turtle soup are the only real food buffs you should be using,
if your struggling a lot with mana you should use turtle soup, if not then always use heady rums.
 
Minions:

Any minion that gives the Resistance or cleansing skill will go well on templars.
 

There are also a lot of minions with different types of stun and general cc skills,
these are always good to have around to extend your overall cc potential.
 
End.
Thank you for reading this far into the post, i was planning on making this a lot shorter, 
but i saw that there was no real up to date guide for templars. so i decided to make one myself!
Hope it helped those who are stuck not knowing what and how to build as a templar since the class is a lot more complicated than most.
 

 

He was once an inquisitor in service of god but was corrupted by chaos since then he has forgotten his own name and purpose, now only thing reminding of his past is the white cloak he bares on his back

He was once an inquisitor in service of god but was corrupted by chaos since then he has forgotten his own name and purpose, now only thing reminding of his past is the white cloak he bares on his back

amazing!

He was once an inquisitor in service of god but was corrupted by chaos since then he has forgotten his own name and purpose, now only thing reminding of his past is the white cloak he bares on his back

He was once an inquisitor in service of god but was corrupted by chaos since then he has forgotten his own name and purpose, now only thing reminding of his past is the white cloak he bares on his back

He was once an inquisitor in service of god but was corrupted by chaos since then he has forgotten his own name and purpose, now only thing reminding of his past is the white cloak he bares on his back

Devs did 0 work to fix the problem with people who had max talents and max horror essence receiving 0 for tour and missing rewards because of it. Even tho it was reported the first week of event

Devs did 0 work to fix the problem with people who had max talents and max horror essence receiving 0 for tour and missing rewards because of it. Even tho it was reported the first week of event

Devs did 0 work to fix the problem with people who had max talents and max horror essence receiving 0 for tour and missing rewards because of it. Even tho it was reported the first week of event

Devs did 0 work to fix the problem with people who had max talents and max horror essence receiving 0 for tour and missing rewards because of it. Even tho it was reported the first week of event

Devs did 0 work to fix the problem with people who had max talents and max horror essence receiving 0 for tour and missing rewards because of it. Even tho it was reported the first week of event

Weird since when i used lifescroll when i was inside locks circle and silence zone i could neither use skills or move funny how that works
Same as chiefs abuse swooping armys stacking ability idk why yall so butthurt about skill that dks have too that doesnt need targetting

Aint this the ducking weirdest crypost i have ever seen. Someone whining over a pve book being ”too op”. Have we really lowered ourself to this level already

Aint this the ducking weirdest crypost i have ever seen. Someone whining over a pve book being ”too op”. Have we really lowered ourself to this level already

No. That's not how it works.
Lets say a seeker hits 2000 with normal hit. With 60% crit damage they would hit 5200 crits. With crit dmg book (70% crit dmg total) they would hit 5400. 3.8% increased damage compared to without book. 
Attack strength book gives 4% more damage.
Pene book gives 3% more damage.
And that's just the start. According to your logic every book should be useless because spending millions in books is unfair to those who don't spend that money.
Even studying all talents gives bigger damage boost than this op crit damage book you're talking about.

The first time I saw this costume I loved it cause it looked like a ballerina and when I saw ballerinas around that horror map I was happy to see that i wasnt wrong 
So I wanted to make this costume for a while and finally decided to do it for this contest, hope you like it! 

Ik only first picture counts but i still wanted to add some other pictures 


For the materials I used some left overs of a black dress, white fabric, paper, paint and glue. 

The tutu I already had it cz Ive been dancing for years 

And well my reference for hairstyle is this but without glasses 😅

 

Weird since when i used lifescroll when i was inside locks circle and silence zone i could neither use skills or move funny how that works
Same as chiefs abuse swooping armys stacking ability idk why yall so butthurt about skill that dks have too that doesnt need targetting

swooping army may work as intended now and stack but stacking most popular mc class aoe thats 5x5 area 5 hits 1 every second doesnt make sence since mages blazing was nerfed to not stagger or stack due to similar abuse what mcs doing now with swooping

Weird since when i used lifescroll when i was inside locks circle and silence zone i could neither use skills or move funny how that works
Same as chiefs abuse swooping armys stacking ability idk why yall so butthurt about skill that dks have too that doesnt need targetting

BLADE DANCER  
    
 
Blade dancer what is it? Its a dual wielding melee class with good survivability and high damage a great class for casual and more hardcore players. Great for pvp and pve content!
 
Now you may be asking what is it that makes blade dancer so good for casual and hardcore players? Its versatility and easy to understand mechanics, most of the population in warspear consider blade dancer to be a simple "click mindlessly" class while it can also be that it has small nuances that makes the difference between good blade dancers and casual blade dancers. 
 
Leveling
Your starting island will be the easiest and fastest one in warspear, Melvendil - Isle of firstborn.
Leveling blade dancer is harder than most people think because blade dancers only unlock their potential in the late game at level 28-32, while you might need some help for the first island the irselnort and ayvondil quests you will find easy after unlocking certain expert skills like "mark of the blade" and "magic transformation". These expert skills provide excelent support and tankyness for solo questing thrue irselnort and ayvondil. 
 
Buffs for leveling
These items and buffs will make your leveling up much quicker and easier
-Great Elixir of Experience (acquired from event/battlepass chests)
-Great Experience (battlepass buff)
-Guild Experience (this buff is opened at guild level 1) 
-White Rat (this is a miracle coin minion that's relatively expensive but it will make leveling up much faster I recommend buying this after reaching irselnort)
 
Gears for leveling
In my opinion the most important part of any pve related content is your characters gears and your build. So let's start with what you should get and what you should avoid.
 
Axes
Great for leveling due to high base dmg and later on extra buff from power of blades skill. After reaching max level these aren't as good when leveling up, due to axes slow attack speed. 
 
Swords
Blade dancers natural weapon of choice also great for leveling but i do recommend them only after reaching level 24. These are also arguably the best weapons for current  blade dancer.

Daggers
Fastest hitting weapon in the game but not the best for leveling up your character due to very low base dmg. Later on these are the best weapons for dps build.
 
Remember you can mix and match these as you go along and get stronger but for leveling up i recommend axes.
 
Armors
There is two ways you can build your blade dancer but for leveling purposes i recommend going with whatever you can get your hands on really. Just focus on getting these stats as much as you can. There is not a one single do it all armor set for leveling up so I will instead list some things to look for in your armors
 
Important stats for leveling
-Hp
-Both Magic and Physical defences
-Critical hit% (this one should be as high as possible)
-Accuracy% (after unlocking experts and skill ”strike hurricane” you dont need to focus this stat as much)
-Damage (if possible i suggest amping yourself +6/+8 weapons for lvl 22/24 those will carry you until lvl 30-32)
 
What you should try to avoid while leveling up
-Armors with only defensive stats
-Amping low level armors above +6
-Investing too much on armors and weapons
 
Skills to focus on when leveling 
- Flash strike this should be your first 5/5 skill due to its high dmg
- Sap this should be your second 5/5 skill it helps you clear bosses and dungeons safer 
- Vortex Blade this should be left 3/5 until you have leveled up to 18 and you can unlock second skill build slot and expert skill "power of blades". With vortex blade you can do combo attack when you apply "bleed" on enemy vortex blade deals more damage

Expert skills
What to buy and what to leave for later?
You can buy these either with miracle coins (499) or with gold (40000)from irselnort town 1 or ayvondil town 1 library
 
-Mark of the blade
For leveling purposes this should be the first choice. It's a healing skill based on your hp amount, that after being triggered heals you for every instant dmg you deal (auto attacks, flash strike, vortex blade) this is very helpful for dealing with bosses. When leveling up I recommend this skill being 4/4
 
 
-Power of the blades (now titled as ”Blades power”)
This should be your second choice it will increase your damage output. I always recommend this skill being 4/4
 
-Magic transformation
Shield that surrounds blade dancer and protects him from any damage for certain amount of hitpoints. Great for leveling purposes I recommend this skill to be leveled up after "mark of the blade" and "power of the blades"
 
-Strike hurricane
Increases your attack speed and accuracy this is vital skill for fast leveling up and for pve build this should always be 4/4

 
-Enlightenment
This is also one of the most important skills for pve and leveling up it increases your penetration and cooldown speed
 
-Spirit of resistance
Grants blade dancer resist stacks to avoid control skills amount of stacks depend on level of the skill. (more pvp related skill almost irrelevant for leveling up)
 
-Rush
Allows blade dancer to move quickly for 5 yards and stun your opponent granting 100% resist same time while in rush motion. (Same as "spirit of resistance" more of a pvp related skill not needed for leveling up)
 
-Counter attack one of the worst skills for pvp/pve gameplay on blade dancer it reflects your opponent with % of your damage with very limited range and dmg output (not recommended to level)

-Sonic boom
Recently modified skill for blade dancer which used to be aoe instant damage skill now changed to aoe bleed skill. This is good for leveling up too you will need that extra dmg and it pairs well with vortex not necessary to increase the skill level
 
My suggestion for pve build at level 32
Basic skills 5/5 flash, 5/5 vortex, 3/5 hamstring, 4/4 strike hurricane, 4/4 enlightenment, 4/4 power of the blades
after unlocking skill points from talents I recommend putting points to either "mark of the blade" or "sonic boom"

 
Things to focus on when leveling
-Getting you knowledge up and trying to reach skillpoints and class specific talents like ”Masterful parry” which gives you a chance to decrease your damage taken by 10% based on your parry% . After skillpoints you should focus on your keytalents and grinding knowledge for them. They are a BIG gamechanger for pve and pvp related content for blade dancer.
 
Key talents for blade dancer
 
 

 
 
Sweeping blow
 
My personal favourite for pve related content and dungeon clearing. This talent gives blade dancer the ability to do ”aoe” dmg with auto attacks while ”Blades power” Skill is active
 

 
Bastion of Ancestors
 
This is more of a pvp talent and very good one at that my personal recommendation for pvp/arena related content
 

 
Unrestrained Onslaught
This talent is in my opinion the worst one from the keytalents and has only really one place for it. Some might say thats the more important aspect of Warspear. Large scale wars. This talent paired with masterful parry is a VERY good combo for large scale battles where you need that extra tanking ability
 
 
 
 
PvE
 
A class best known for its pvp ability is surprisingly also good for pve. In sentinels I would say this is the class to go for after ranger and seeker in terms of pve gameplay.
For blade dancers by far the best class to be paired with is PRIEST for their dmg buff and critical dmg buff this helps clearing dungeons and bosses faster. 
 
Enchantments for armors and accessories (my recommendation)
-Crystal of dexterity for boots, armor and gloves
-Crystal of deadliness for amulet and cloak (depending on your mana regeneration, can be put on belt too)
-Crystal of harmony for rings and belt
-Crystal of accuracy for helm
-Any of the designated dmg crystals for your weapon of choice
-Rune of defence for armor, gloves, helm and boots
-Rune of vampirism for all accessories 
-Rune of solidity for belt
 
I recommend worrying about these only at higher levels 18 and up.(recommended to use the miracle coin ones since they have guaranteed enchantment chance)
 
PvE armors and skill builds
 
Dps skillbuild
5/5 flash strike, 5/5 vortex blade, 3/5 hamstring, 4/4 strike hurricane, 4/4 enlightenment, 4/4 power of the blades, 3/4 sonic boom
 
Tanking skillbuild
3/5 flash strike, 5/5 vortex blade, 5/5 sap, 4/4 mark of the blade, 4/4 power of the blades, 4/4 rush, 3/4 magic transformation 
 
PvE relics
Flash strike
Vortex blade
Parry
Sap
Hamstring
 
 
PvE armors
 
There is 2 sets of armor I would recommend for pve dps build (these sets are VERY much endgame stuff)
- Full set of Guards of the sea turtle light armor set, Icy gurt of the northern lord + spring accessories (hp rings, speed amulet, energy regeneration cloak)
- Light mermen armor 2 pieces (armor and gloves) + craft boots and helm + Icy gurt of the northern lord + spring accessories (hp rings, speed amulet, energy regeneration cloak)
 
Then there is also pve sets for tanking which focus less on gathering speed and more on cd and other stats
- Heavy eternity (life steal set) helmet and gloves + heavy craft armor and light craft boots + Icy girdle of the northern lord + horror accessories
(hp rings, amulet, energy regeneration cloak)
(benefit of this set is massive amount of life steal and good defence while having very good critical hit chance)
- Heavy mermen doom set helm and gloves + omnipotent titan set armor and boots + Icy gurt of the northern lord + spring accessories paired with energy regeneration rage cloak
This set makes use of heavy mms hp boosting and dmg reducing abilities while keeping critical chance and dmg output high for this set
 
 
PvP
 
Blade dancer with correct skill build and gears is probably the most terrifying thing you can come up against. HIGH single target damage paired with immunity for stun via "spirit of resistance" and "rush". 
 
PvP combinations
Every combo requires intuition from player to recognize what to use in every situation and making a mistake will lead to you losing but I will list some combinations for PvP that will help you get the idea what to go for and when 
Generally in PvP setting where you will face melee characters you should focus on debuffing them, vs ranged classes most important thing is to get close and stun them
 
Combo vs melees (what I recommend)
Enlightenment->Spirit of resistance->Magic transformation->Sap->Hamstring->Mark of the blade->Flash strike->Rush->Vortex blade
Combo vs ranged (what I recommend)
Mark of the blade->Spirit of resistance->Enlightenment->Rush->Flash strike->Hamstring->Vortex blade->Sap->Sonic boom
 
PvP basics for starting players 
 
Things to focus on when making your skillbuild
-What are you fighting
-Where are you fighting
-What classes are you up against is it ranged or melee, healer or damage dealer 
-Is it arena, gvg or raid battles 
Every single one of these things I mentioned will help you determine your needed skillbuild for the task 
 
PvP skillbuilds
There are 3 different builds every blade dancer should do fine with in PvP, arena and GvG
 
GvG/Massfight skillbuild
 
Basic skills
5/5 parry 5/5 vortex blade 3/5 flash strike
Expert skills
4/4 power of the blades 4/4 spirit of resistance 4/4 sonic boom, 3/4 enlightenment
 
Things this build focuses
-Aoe dmg
-Avoiding stuns
-Surviving 
 
Arena skillbuild
 
Basic skills 
5/5 sap 5/5 vortex blade 3/5 hamstring 
Expert skills
4/4 power of the blades 4/4 spirit of resistance 4/4 mark of the blade 3/4 magic transformation OR 3/4 enlightenment 
 
Things this build focuses
-Aoe dmg
-Survivability (in arena this is important since there is no possibility to revive in all modes)
-Avoiding stuns
-Single target control and debuffing
 
1v1 PvP skillbuild
 
Basic skills
5/5 hamstring 5/5 sap 3/5 vortex blade
Expert skills
4/4 mark of the blade 4/4 enlightenment 4/4 spirit of resistance 3/4 magic transformation
 
Things this build focuses
-Ability to tank the opponent for prolonged periods of time
-Ability to avoid stuns 
-Ability to cycle skills as fast as possible
-Ability to control and debuff your opponent
 
 
PvP relics
These are the relics I recommend for anything pvp related in game
Flash strike
Vortex blade
Parry
Sap
Hamstring
PvP armors/weapons

Every blade dancer needs to have a good build for the lategame and since there is so many builds for blade dancer before their ”final” pvp set i will just include the best of the best

First variation
Pros
-High skill dmg
-Dmg reduction and increased hp from heavy mermen armors
Cons
-Heavy energy consumption
-Slow attack speed
-Durable only after gaining maximum stacks of ”Thirst for life”
 

Armors
power incarnation helm + gloves, Plate armor of greatness + Treads of greatness
Weapons
Axe of metamorphosis + Hatchet of the greatest secutor
Accessories 
Contender cloak/amulet + Ring of greatness x2

 
Second variation
Pros
-Faster attack speed
-Dmg reduction and increased hp from heavy mermen armors
Cons
-Heavy energy consumption
-Lower skill dmg
-Durable only after gaining maximum stacks of ”Thirst for life”
 
Armors
power incarnation helm + gloves, Plate armor of greatness + Treads of greatness
Weapons
Blade of metamorphosis+ Gladius of the greatest secutor
Accessories 
Contender cloak/amulet + Ring of greatness x2
 
Third variation
Pros
-Always high durability
-High skill dmg
-Low mana consumption
Cons
-No extra durability from heavy mermen armor skill ”Thirst for life”
-Lower hp
 
 
Armors
Aventail of greatness,Armor of greatness,Vambraces of greatness,Sabatons of greatness
Weapons
Axe of metamorphosis + Hatchet of the greatest secutor
Accessories 
Contender cloak/amulet + Ring of greatness x2

 
Fourth variation
Pros
-Faster attack speed
-Low mana consumption
-Always high durability
Cons
-No extra durability from heavy mermen armor skill ”Thirst for life”
-Lower skill dmg
-Lower hp

Armors
Aventail of greatness,Armor of greatness,Vambraces of greatness,Sabatons of greatness
Weapons
Blade of metamorphosis+ Gladius of the greatest secutor
Accessories 
Contender cloak/amulet + Ring of greatness x2
 
 
 
Buffs
There are many buffs that work for bladedancer but here is some of the buffs and minions I recommend 
 
Potions
-Killer drink (PvE)
-Potion of Legendary Warriors (PvP)
-Potion of Lifeforce (PvP)
 
Scrolls
 
-Battle Scroll of the Power Build-up(PvE)
-Magnificent Scroll of Immortality (PvP)
-Magnificent Scroll of Invincibility (PvP)
 
Foods
-Heady rum (PvP,PvE)
 
Minions
-Summon Lizardman Priest (PvE)
-Summon Water Protector (PvP there is not many good minions for PvP but since this is the most tanky one its the best choice)
 

BLADE DANCER  
    
 
Blade dancer what is it? Its a dual wielding melee class with good survivability and high damage a great class for casual and more hardcore players. Great for pvp and pve content!
 
Now you may be asking what is it that makes blade dancer so good for casual and hardcore players? Its versatility and easy to understand mechanics, most of the population in warspear consider blade dancer to be a simple "click mindlessly" class while it can also be that it has small nuances that makes the difference between good blade dancers and casual blade dancers. 
 
Leveling
Your starting island will be the easiest and fastest one in warspear, Melvendil - Isle of firstborn.
Leveling blade dancer is harder than most people think because blade dancers only unlock their potential in the late game at level 28-32, while you might need some help for the first island the irselnort and ayvondil quests you will find easy after unlocking certain expert skills like "mark of the blade" and "magic transformation". These expert skills provide excelent support and tankyness for solo questing thrue irselnort and ayvondil. 
 
Buffs for leveling
These items and buffs will make your leveling up much quicker and easier
-Great Elixir of Experience (acquired from event/battlepass chests)
-Great Experience (battlepass buff)
-Guild Experience (this buff is opened at guild level 1) 
-White Rat (this is a miracle coin minion that's relatively expensive but it will make leveling up much faster I recommend buying this after reaching irselnort)
 
Gears for leveling
In my opinion the most important part of any pve related content is your characters gears and your build. So let's start with what you should get and what you should avoid.
 
Axes
Great for leveling due to high base dmg and later on extra buff from power of blades skill. After reaching max level these aren't as good when leveling up, due to axes slow attack speed. 
 
Swords
Blade dancers natural weapon of choice also great for leveling but i do recommend them only after reaching level 24. These are also arguably the best weapons for current  blade dancer.

Daggers
Fastest hitting weapon in the game but not the best for leveling up your character due to very low base dmg. Later on these are the best weapons for dps build.
 
Remember you can mix and match these as you go along and get stronger but for leveling up i recommend axes.
 
Armors
There is two ways you can build your blade dancer but for leveling purposes i recommend going with whatever you can get your hands on really. Just focus on getting these stats as much as you can. There is not a one single do it all armor set for leveling up so I will instead list some things to look for in your armors
 
Important stats for leveling
-Hp
-Both Magic and Physical defences
-Critical hit% (this one should be as high as possible)
-Accuracy% (after unlocking experts and skill ”strike hurricane” you dont need to focus this stat as much)
-Damage (if possible i suggest amping yourself +6/+8 weapons for lvl 22/24 those will carry you until lvl 30-32)
 
What you should try to avoid while leveling up
-Armors with only defensive stats
-Amping low level armors above +6
-Investing too much on armors and weapons
 
Skills to focus on when leveling 
- Flash strike this should be your first 5/5 skill due to its high dmg
- Sap this should be your second 5/5 skill it helps you clear bosses and dungeons safer 
- Vortex Blade this should be left 3/5 until you have leveled up to 18 and you can unlock second skill build slot and expert skill "power of blades". With vortex blade you can do combo attack when you apply "bleed" on enemy vortex blade deals more damage

Expert skills
What to buy and what to leave for later?
You can buy these either with miracle coins (499) or with gold (40000)from irselnort town 1 or ayvondil town 1 library
 
-Mark of the blade
For leveling purposes this should be the first choice. It's a healing skill based on your hp amount, that after being triggered heals you for every instant dmg you deal (auto attacks, flash strike, vortex blade) this is very helpful for dealing with bosses. When leveling up I recommend this skill being 4/4
 
 
-Power of the blades (now titled as ”Blades power”)
This should be your second choice it will increase your damage output. I always recommend this skill being 4/4
 
-Magic transformation
Shield that surrounds blade dancer and protects him from any damage for certain amount of hitpoints. Great for leveling purposes I recommend this skill to be leveled up after "mark of the blade" and "power of the blades"
 
-Strike hurricane
Increases your attack speed and accuracy this is vital skill for fast leveling up and for pve build this should always be 4/4

 
-Enlightenment
This is also one of the most important skills for pve and leveling up it increases your penetration and cooldown speed
 
-Spirit of resistance
Grants blade dancer resist stacks to avoid control skills amount of stacks depend on level of the skill. (more pvp related skill almost irrelevant for leveling up)
 
-Rush
Allows blade dancer to move quickly for 5 yards and stun your opponent granting 100% resist same time while in rush motion. (Same as "spirit of resistance" more of a pvp related skill not needed for leveling up)
 
-Counter attack one of the worst skills for pvp/pve gameplay on blade dancer it reflects your opponent with % of your damage with very limited range and dmg output (not recommended to level)

-Sonic boom
Recently modified skill for blade dancer which used to be aoe instant damage skill now changed to aoe bleed skill. This is good for leveling up too you will need that extra dmg and it pairs well with vortex not necessary to increase the skill level
 
My suggestion for pve build at level 32
Basic skills 5/5 flash, 5/5 vortex, 3/5 hamstring, 4/4 strike hurricane, 4/4 enlightenment, 4/4 power of the blades
after unlocking skill points from talents I recommend putting points to either "mark of the blade" or "sonic boom"

 
Things to focus on when leveling
-Getting you knowledge up and trying to reach skillpoints and class specific talents like ”Masterful parry” which gives you a chance to decrease your damage taken by 10% based on your parry% . After skillpoints you should focus on your keytalents and grinding knowledge for them. They are a BIG gamechanger for pve and pvp related content for blade dancer.
 
Key talents for blade dancer
 
 

 
 
Sweeping blow
 
My personal favourite for pve related content and dungeon clearing. This talent gives blade dancer the ability to do ”aoe” dmg with auto attacks while ”Blades power” Skill is active
 

 
Bastion of Ancestors
 
This is more of a pvp talent and very good one at that my personal recommendation for pvp/arena related content
 

 
Unrestrained Onslaught
This talent is in my opinion the worst one from the keytalents and has only really one place for it. Some might say thats the more important aspect of Warspear. Large scale wars. This talent paired with masterful parry is a VERY good combo for large scale battles where you need that extra tanking ability
 
 
 
 
PvE
 
A class best known for its pvp ability is surprisingly also good for pve. In sentinels I would say this is the class to go for after ranger and seeker in terms of pve gameplay.
For blade dancers by far the best class to be paired with is PRIEST for their dmg buff and critical dmg buff this helps clearing dungeons and bosses faster. 
 
Enchantments for armors and accessories (my recommendation)
-Crystal of dexterity for boots, armor and gloves
-Crystal of deadliness for amulet and cloak (depending on your mana regeneration, can be put on belt too)
-Crystal of harmony for rings and belt
-Crystal of accuracy for helm
-Any of the designated dmg crystals for your weapon of choice
-Rune of defence for armor, gloves, helm and boots
-Rune of vampirism for all accessories 
-Rune of solidity for belt
 
I recommend worrying about these only at higher levels 18 and up.(recommended to use the miracle coin ones since they have guaranteed enchantment chance)
 
PvE armors and skill builds
 
Dps skillbuild
5/5 flash strike, 5/5 vortex blade, 3/5 hamstring, 4/4 strike hurricane, 4/4 enlightenment, 4/4 power of the blades, 3/4 sonic boom
 
Tanking skillbuild
3/5 flash strike, 5/5 vortex blade, 5/5 sap, 4/4 mark of the blade, 4/4 power of the blades, 4/4 rush, 3/4 magic transformation 
 
PvE relics
Flash strike
Vortex blade
Parry
Sap
Hamstring
 
 
PvE armors
 
There is 2 sets of armor I would recommend for pve dps build (these sets are VERY much endgame stuff)
- Full set of Guards of the sea turtle light armor set, Icy gurt of the northern lord + spring accessories (hp rings, speed amulet, energy regeneration cloak)
- Light mermen armor 2 pieces (armor and gloves) + craft boots and helm + Icy gurt of the northern lord + spring accessories (hp rings, speed amulet, energy regeneration cloak)
 
Then there is also pve sets for tanking which focus less on gathering speed and more on cd and other stats
- Heavy eternity (life steal set) helmet and gloves + heavy craft armor and light craft boots + Icy girdle of the northern lord + horror accessories
(hp rings, amulet, energy regeneration cloak)
(benefit of this set is massive amount of life steal and good defence while having very good critical hit chance)
- Heavy mermen doom set helm and gloves + omnipotent titan set armor and boots + Icy gurt of the northern lord + spring accessories paired with energy regeneration rage cloak
This set makes use of heavy mms hp boosting and dmg reducing abilities while keeping critical chance and dmg output high for this set
 
 
PvP
 
Blade dancer with correct skill build and gears is probably the most terrifying thing you can come up against. HIGH single target damage paired with immunity for stun via "spirit of resistance" and "rush". 
 
PvP combinations
Every combo requires intuition from player to recognize what to use in every situation and making a mistake will lead to you losing but I will list some combinations for PvP that will help you get the idea what to go for and when 
Generally in PvP setting where you will face melee characters you should focus on debuffing them, vs ranged classes most important thing is to get close and stun them
 
Combo vs melees (what I recommend)
Enlightenment->Spirit of resistance->Magic transformation->Sap->Hamstring->Mark of the blade->Flash strike->Rush->Vortex blade
Combo vs ranged (what I recommend)
Mark of the blade->Spirit of resistance->Enlightenment->Rush->Flash strike->Hamstring->Vortex blade->Sap->Sonic boom
 
PvP basics for starting players 
 
Things to focus on when making your skillbuild
-What are you fighting
-Where are you fighting
-What classes are you up against is it ranged or melee, healer or damage dealer 
-Is it arena, gvg or raid battles 
Every single one of these things I mentioned will help you determine your needed skillbuild for the task 
 
PvP skillbuilds
There are 3 different builds every blade dancer should do fine with in PvP, arena and GvG
 
GvG/Massfight skillbuild
 
Basic skills
5/5 parry 5/5 vortex blade 3/5 flash strike
Expert skills
4/4 power of the blades 4/4 spirit of resistance 4/4 sonic boom, 3/4 enlightenment
 
Things this build focuses
-Aoe dmg
-Avoiding stuns
-Surviving 
 
Arena skillbuild
 
Basic skills 
5/5 sap 5/5 vortex blade 3/5 hamstring 
Expert skills
4/4 power of the blades 4/4 spirit of resistance 4/4 mark of the blade 3/4 magic transformation OR 3/4 enlightenment 
 
Things this build focuses
-Aoe dmg
-Survivability (in arena this is important since there is no possibility to revive in all modes)
-Avoiding stuns
-Single target control and debuffing
 
1v1 PvP skillbuild
 
Basic skills
5/5 hamstring 5/5 sap 3/5 vortex blade
Expert skills
4/4 mark of the blade 4/4 enlightenment 4/4 spirit of resistance 3/4 magic transformation
 
Things this build focuses
-Ability to tank the opponent for prolonged periods of time
-Ability to avoid stuns 
-Ability to cycle skills as fast as possible
-Ability to control and debuff your opponent
 
 
PvP relics
These are the relics I recommend for anything pvp related in game
Flash strike
Vortex blade
Parry
Sap
Hamstring
PvP armors/weapons

Every blade dancer needs to have a good build for the lategame and since there is so many builds for blade dancer before their ”final” pvp set i will just include the best of the best

First variation
Pros
-High skill dmg
-Dmg reduction and increased hp from heavy mermen armors
Cons
-Heavy energy consumption
-Slow attack speed
-Durable only after gaining maximum stacks of ”Thirst for life”
 

Armors
power incarnation helm + gloves, Plate armor of greatness + Treads of greatness
Weapons
Axe of metamorphosis + Hatchet of the greatest secutor
Accessories 
Contender cloak/amulet + Ring of greatness x2

 
Second variation
Pros
-Faster attack speed
-Dmg reduction and increased hp from heavy mermen armors
Cons
-Heavy energy consumption
-Lower skill dmg
-Durable only after gaining maximum stacks of ”Thirst for life”
 
Armors
power incarnation helm + gloves, Plate armor of greatness + Treads of greatness
Weapons
Blade of metamorphosis+ Gladius of the greatest secutor
Accessories 
Contender cloak/amulet + Ring of greatness x2
 
Third variation
Pros
-Always high durability
-High skill dmg
-Low mana consumption
Cons
-No extra durability from heavy mermen armor skill ”Thirst for life”
-Lower hp
 
 
Armors
Aventail of greatness,Armor of greatness,Vambraces of greatness,Sabatons of greatness
Weapons
Axe of metamorphosis + Hatchet of the greatest secutor
Accessories 
Contender cloak/amulet + Ring of greatness x2

 
Fourth variation
Pros
-Faster attack speed
-Low mana consumption
-Always high durability
Cons
-No extra durability from heavy mermen armor skill ”Thirst for life”
-Lower skill dmg
-Lower hp

Armors
Aventail of greatness,Armor of greatness,Vambraces of greatness,Sabatons of greatness
Weapons
Blade of metamorphosis+ Gladius of the greatest secutor
Accessories 
Contender cloak/amulet + Ring of greatness x2
 
 
 
Buffs
There are many buffs that work for bladedancer but here is some of the buffs and minions I recommend 
 
Potions
-Killer drink (PvE)
-Potion of Legendary Warriors (PvP)
-Potion of Lifeforce (PvP)
 
Scrolls
 
-Battle Scroll of the Power Build-up(PvE)
-Magnificent Scroll of Immortality (PvP)
-Magnificent Scroll of Invincibility (PvP)
 
Foods
-Heady rum (PvP,PvE)
 
Minions
-Summon Lizardman Priest (PvE)
-Summon Water Protector (PvP there is not many good minions for PvP but since this is the most tanky one its the best choice)
 

BLADE DANCER  
    
 
Blade dancer what is it? Its a dual wielding melee class with good survivability and high damage a great class for casual and more hardcore players. Great for pvp and pve content!
 
Now you may be asking what is it that makes blade dancer so good for casual and hardcore players? Its versatility and easy to understand mechanics, most of the population in warspear consider blade dancer to be a simple "click mindlessly" class while it can also be that it has small nuances that makes the difference between good blade dancers and casual blade dancers. 
 
Leveling
Your starting island will be the easiest and fastest one in warspear, Melvendil - Isle of firstborn.
Leveling blade dancer is harder than most people think because blade dancers only unlock their potential in the late game at level 28-32, while you might need some help for the first island the irselnort and ayvondil quests you will find easy after unlocking certain expert skills like "mark of the blade" and "magic transformation". These expert skills provide excelent support and tankyness for solo questing thrue irselnort and ayvondil. 
 
Buffs for leveling
These items and buffs will make your leveling up much quicker and easier
-Great Elixir of Experience (acquired from event/battlepass chests)
-Great Experience (battlepass buff)
-Guild Experience (this buff is opened at guild level 1) 
-White Rat (this is a miracle coin minion that's relatively expensive but it will make leveling up much faster I recommend buying this after reaching irselnort)
 
Gears for leveling
In my opinion the most important part of any pve related content is your characters gears and your build. So let's start with what you should get and what you should avoid.
 
Axes
Great for leveling due to high base dmg and later on extra buff from power of blades skill. After reaching max level these aren't as good when leveling up, due to axes slow attack speed. 
 
Swords
Blade dancers natural weapon of choice also great for leveling but i do recommend them only after reaching level 24. These are also arguably the best weapons for current  blade dancer.

Daggers
Fastest hitting weapon in the game but not the best for leveling up your character due to very low base dmg. Later on these are the best weapons for dps build.
 
Remember you can mix and match these as you go along and get stronger but for leveling up i recommend axes.
 
Armors
There is two ways you can build your blade dancer but for leveling purposes i recommend going with whatever you can get your hands on really. Just focus on getting these stats as much as you can. There is not a one single do it all armor set for leveling up so I will instead list some things to look for in your armors
 
Important stats for leveling
-Hp
-Both Magic and Physical defences
-Critical hit% (this one should be as high as possible)
-Accuracy% (after unlocking experts and skill ”strike hurricane” you dont need to focus this stat as much)
-Damage (if possible i suggest amping yourself +6/+8 weapons for lvl 22/24 those will carry you until lvl 30-32)
 
What you should try to avoid while leveling up
-Armors with only defensive stats
-Amping low level armors above +6
-Investing too much on armors and weapons
 
Skills to focus on when leveling 
- Flash strike this should be your first 5/5 skill due to its high dmg
- Sap this should be your second 5/5 skill it helps you clear bosses and dungeons safer 
- Vortex Blade this should be left 3/5 until you have leveled up to 18 and you can unlock second skill build slot and expert skill "power of blades". With vortex blade you can do combo attack when you apply "bleed" on enemy vortex blade deals more damage

Expert skills
What to buy and what to leave for later?
You can buy these either with miracle coins (499) or with gold (40000)from irselnort town 1 or ayvondil town 1 library
 
-Mark of the blade
For leveling purposes this should be the first choice. It's a healing skill based on your hp amount, that after being triggered heals you for every instant dmg you deal (auto attacks, flash strike, vortex blade) this is very helpful for dealing with bosses. When leveling up I recommend this skill being 4/4
 
 
-Power of the blades (now titled as ”Blades power”)
This should be your second choice it will increase your damage output. I always recommend this skill being 4/4
 
-Magic transformation
Shield that surrounds blade dancer and protects him from any damage for certain amount of hitpoints. Great for leveling purposes I recommend this skill to be leveled up after "mark of the blade" and "power of the blades"
 
-Strike hurricane
Increases your attack speed and accuracy this is vital skill for fast leveling up and for pve build this should always be 4/4

 
-Enlightenment
This is also one of the most important skills for pve and leveling up it increases your penetration and cooldown speed
 
-Spirit of resistance
Grants blade dancer resist stacks to avoid control skills amount of stacks depend on level of the skill. (more pvp related skill almost irrelevant for leveling up)
 
-Rush
Allows blade dancer to move quickly for 5 yards and stun your opponent granting 100% resist same time while in rush motion. (Same as "spirit of resistance" more of a pvp related skill not needed for leveling up)
 
-Counter attack one of the worst skills for pvp/pve gameplay on blade dancer it reflects your opponent with % of your damage with very limited range and dmg output (not recommended to level)

-Sonic boom
Recently modified skill for blade dancer which used to be aoe instant damage skill now changed to aoe bleed skill. This is good for leveling up too you will need that extra dmg and it pairs well with vortex not necessary to increase the skill level
 
My suggestion for pve build at level 32
Basic skills 5/5 flash, 5/5 vortex, 3/5 hamstring, 4/4 strike hurricane, 4/4 enlightenment, 4/4 power of the blades
after unlocking skill points from talents I recommend putting points to either "mark of the blade" or "sonic boom"

 
Things to focus on when leveling
-Getting you knowledge up and trying to reach skillpoints and class specific talents like ”Masterful parry” which gives you a chance to decrease your damage taken by 10% based on your parry% . After skillpoints you should focus on your keytalents and grinding knowledge for them. They are a BIG gamechanger for pve and pvp related content for blade dancer.
 
Key talents for blade dancer
 
 

 
 
Sweeping blow
 
My personal favourite for pve related content and dungeon clearing. This talent gives blade dancer the ability to do ”aoe” dmg with auto attacks while ”Blades power” Skill is active
 

 
Bastion of Ancestors
 
This is more of a pvp talent and very good one at that my personal recommendation for pvp/arena related content
 

 
Unrestrained Onslaught
This talent is in my opinion the worst one from the keytalents and has only really one place for it. Some might say thats the more important aspect of Warspear. Large scale wars. This talent paired with masterful parry is a VERY good combo for large scale battles where you need that extra tanking ability
 
 
 
 
PvE
 
A class best known for its pvp ability is surprisingly also good for pve. In sentinels I would say this is the class to go for after ranger and seeker in terms of pve gameplay.
For blade dancers by far the best class to be paired with is PRIEST for their dmg buff and critical dmg buff this helps clearing dungeons and bosses faster. 
 
Enchantments for armors and accessories (my recommendation)
-Crystal of dexterity for boots, armor and gloves
-Crystal of deadliness for amulet and cloak (depending on your mana regeneration, can be put on belt too)
-Crystal of harmony for rings and belt
-Crystal of accuracy for helm
-Any of the designated dmg crystals for your weapon of choice
-Rune of defence for armor, gloves, helm and boots
-Rune of vampirism for all accessories 
-Rune of solidity for belt
 
I recommend worrying about these only at higher levels 18 and up.(recommended to use the miracle coin ones since they have guaranteed enchantment chance)
 
PvE armors and skill builds
 
Dps skillbuild
5/5 flash strike, 5/5 vortex blade, 3/5 hamstring, 4/4 strike hurricane, 4/4 enlightenment, 4/4 power of the blades, 3/4 sonic boom
 
Tanking skillbuild
3/5 flash strike, 5/5 vortex blade, 5/5 sap, 4/4 mark of the blade, 4/4 power of the blades, 4/4 rush, 3/4 magic transformation 
 
PvE relics
Flash strike
Vortex blade
Parry
Sap
Hamstring
 
 
PvE armors
 
There is 2 sets of armor I would recommend for pve dps build (these sets are VERY much endgame stuff)
- Full set of Guards of the sea turtle light armor set, Icy gurt of the northern lord + spring accessories (hp rings, speed amulet, energy regeneration cloak)
- Light mermen armor 2 pieces (armor and gloves) + craft boots and helm + Icy gurt of the northern lord + spring accessories (hp rings, speed amulet, energy regeneration cloak)
 
Then there is also pve sets for tanking which focus less on gathering speed and more on cd and other stats
- Heavy eternity (life steal set) helmet and gloves + heavy craft armor and light craft boots + Icy girdle of the northern lord + horror accessories
(hp rings, amulet, energy regeneration cloak)
(benefit of this set is massive amount of life steal and good defence while having very good critical hit chance)
- Heavy mermen doom set helm and gloves + omnipotent titan set armor and boots + Icy gurt of the northern lord + spring accessories paired with energy regeneration rage cloak
This set makes use of heavy mms hp boosting and dmg reducing abilities while keeping critical chance and dmg output high for this set
 
 
PvP
 
Blade dancer with correct skill build and gears is probably the most terrifying thing you can come up against. HIGH single target damage paired with immunity for stun via "spirit of resistance" and "rush". 
 
PvP combinations
Every combo requires intuition from player to recognize what to use in every situation and making a mistake will lead to you losing but I will list some combinations for PvP that will help you get the idea what to go for and when 
Generally in PvP setting where you will face melee characters you should focus on debuffing them, vs ranged classes most important thing is to get close and stun them
 
Combo vs melees (what I recommend)
Enlightenment->Spirit of resistance->Magic transformation->Sap->Hamstring->Mark of the blade->Flash strike->Rush->Vortex blade
Combo vs ranged (what I recommend)
Mark of the blade->Spirit of resistance->Enlightenment->Rush->Flash strike->Hamstring->Vortex blade->Sap->Sonic boom
 
PvP basics for starting players 
 
Things to focus on when making your skillbuild
-What are you fighting
-Where are you fighting
-What classes are you up against is it ranged or melee, healer or damage dealer 
-Is it arena, gvg or raid battles 
Every single one of these things I mentioned will help you determine your needed skillbuild for the task 
 
PvP skillbuilds
There are 3 different builds every blade dancer should do fine with in PvP, arena and GvG
 
GvG/Massfight skillbuild
 
Basic skills
5/5 parry 5/5 vortex blade 3/5 flash strike
Expert skills
4/4 power of the blades 4/4 spirit of resistance 4/4 sonic boom, 3/4 enlightenment
 
Things this build focuses
-Aoe dmg
-Avoiding stuns
-Surviving 
 
Arena skillbuild
 
Basic skills 
5/5 sap 5/5 vortex blade 3/5 hamstring 
Expert skills
4/4 power of the blades 4/4 spirit of resistance 4/4 mark of the blade 3/4 magic transformation OR 3/4 enlightenment 
 
Things this build focuses
-Aoe dmg
-Survivability (in arena this is important since there is no possibility to revive in all modes)
-Avoiding stuns
-Single target control and debuffing
 
1v1 PvP skillbuild
 
Basic skills
5/5 hamstring 5/5 sap 3/5 vortex blade
Expert skills
4/4 mark of the blade 4/4 enlightenment 4/4 spirit of resistance 3/4 magic transformation
 
Things this build focuses
-Ability to tank the opponent for prolonged periods of time
-Ability to avoid stuns 
-Ability to cycle skills as fast as possible
-Ability to control and debuff your opponent
 
 
PvP relics
These are the relics I recommend for anything pvp related in game
Flash strike
Vortex blade
Parry
Sap
Hamstring
PvP armors/weapons

Every blade dancer needs to have a good build for the lategame and since there is so many builds for blade dancer before their ”final” pvp set i will just include the best of the best

First variation
Pros
-High skill dmg
-Dmg reduction and increased hp from heavy mermen armors
Cons
-Heavy energy consumption
-Slow attack speed
-Durable only after gaining maximum stacks of ”Thirst for life”
 

Armors
power incarnation helm + gloves, Plate armor of greatness + Treads of greatness
Weapons
Axe of metamorphosis + Hatchet of the greatest secutor
Accessories 
Contender cloak/amulet + Ring of greatness x2

 
Second variation
Pros
-Faster attack speed
-Dmg reduction and increased hp from heavy mermen armors
Cons
-Heavy energy consumption
-Lower skill dmg
-Durable only after gaining maximum stacks of ”Thirst for life”
 
Armors
power incarnation helm + gloves, Plate armor of greatness + Treads of greatness
Weapons
Blade of metamorphosis+ Gladius of the greatest secutor
Accessories 
Contender cloak/amulet + Ring of greatness x2
 
Third variation
Pros
-Always high durability
-High skill dmg
-Low mana consumption
Cons
-No extra durability from heavy mermen armor skill ”Thirst for life”
-Lower hp
 
 
Armors
Aventail of greatness,Armor of greatness,Vambraces of greatness,Sabatons of greatness
Weapons
Axe of metamorphosis + Hatchet of the greatest secutor
Accessories 
Contender cloak/amulet + Ring of greatness x2

 
Fourth variation
Pros
-Faster attack speed
-Low mana consumption
-Always high durability
Cons
-No extra durability from heavy mermen armor skill ”Thirst for life”
-Lower skill dmg
-Lower hp

Armors
Aventail of greatness,Armor of greatness,Vambraces of greatness,Sabatons of greatness
Weapons
Blade of metamorphosis+ Gladius of the greatest secutor
Accessories 
Contender cloak/amulet + Ring of greatness x2
 
 
 
Buffs
There are many buffs that work for bladedancer but here is some of the buffs and minions I recommend 
 
Potions
-Killer drink (PvE)
-Potion of Legendary Warriors (PvP)
-Potion of Lifeforce (PvP)
 
Scrolls
 
-Battle Scroll of the Power Build-up(PvE)
-Magnificent Scroll of Immortality (PvP)
-Magnificent Scroll of Invincibility (PvP)
 
Foods
-Heady rum (PvP,PvE)
 
Minions
-Summon Lizardman Priest (PvE)
-Summon Water Protector (PvP there is not many good minions for PvP but since this is the most tanky one its the best choice)