A brief Sp Guide for 4th Job Post Revamp
Hi everyone, this is my first DB SP guide for training. It's not completely detailed hence the word Brief, but it should give some ideas or help those who aren't exactly sure on what skill to add. I must note that, this guide is more recommended for the 'average' DB, but then again what is average these days, am I right?
Also I'm open to opinions and some criticism, so leave comments or pm me.
Remember, this is ideal for training.
So here goes.
[header]From Advancement to Late levels[/header]
[b]The Basic skills[/b]
Level 120: +1 Phantom Blow, +1 Blade Fury, +1 Thorns
PB and BF will be your main attacking skills from this point on along with your other skills which can lead into some pretty creative combos.
Level 121: +1 Fatal Venom, +1 Blade Expert, +1 Sharpness
Add one on Fatal Venom for a little bit more dmg, one on Blade Expert for some attack/mastery and one on Sharpness for a bit of crit
[b]#1 Sharpness[/b] (Maxed around 124)
The first skill you'll be looking to max is Sharpness. A nice +25% crit boost to increase not only your rate but also minimum crit dmg to help with training.
[b]#2 Thorns[/b] (Maxed around 134)
At this point, you can decide on whether you'd want to max Thorns first and Blade Expert later or Blade Expert first and Thorns later. Personally, I'd rather go Thorns first for the 90% stance which helps tremendously during training and even bossing at early levels. Blade Expert increases not only our attack by 30 but also our mastery by 70%. For most DBs, we can live without Blade Expert for the time being because we basically get the same amount of attack boost from Thorns. Again it's your choice and you'll eventually max both but I would recommend getting that 90% stance earlier for training.
[b]#3 Blade Fury[/b] (Leave it after 140)
Next you'll want a more stronger mob attack for better training. I wouldn't recommend maxing BF right now but rather leaving it at 20. At max level you'll only be able to hit one more mob and the damage will only increase slightly which isn't really a big deal. So after this skill is around 20, you can leave it for now and proceed onto the next skill.
[b]#4 Blade Expert/Final Cut[/b] (One of them maxed around 150)
I took this option into account because after Chaos, many found maxing Final Cut at around 140s to be crucial for training. The dmg increase from Final Cut is excellent and not to mention the new improvements which let you remain invincible for 1 second after usage. Also I belive Final Cut has a far better damage increase than Blade Expert. Correct me if i'm wrong.
For me, i'm going to choose Final Cut because as I mentioned before, DBs can function well without Blade Expert and can be left till the late levels. The reason why I keep suggesting Blade Expert is because those would be suitable times, or rather levels to max BE if you wanna try an alternative method. It's just that some may find it hard/boring to level in the late 160s without FC.
[header] Heres the current score[/header]
1 PB
1 FV
Maxed Sharpness
Maxed Thorns
20 BF
Maxed BE/FC
[header]So what's next?[/header]
Ah, this is where the fun really begins. You can now either choose to go Bossing or just continue Training. I'm not entired sure about bossing but for those who are going to continue training, here's a rough order:
Blade Expert or if you haven't already, Final Cut
Phantom Blow
Mirrored Target* (You can switch this with MW and other way round too)
Maple Warrior
Fatal Venom
Hero's Will
All remaining points will go into Sudden Raid