2 Handed Sword: The Gladiator

The Gladiator

Two Handed Swords are a brawler type of weapon
that mainly focuses on damage, but can still take some hits.



Our Offense
We're the most versatile when it comes to this.
Most of our buffs increases Critical Rate, MP Recovery,
& our attacks.
We have a variety of single target & AoE attacks.

However one dealbreaker for many is that,
we're slow but heavy hitters in terms of DPS.
Additionally as a melee DPS, we'll naturally struggle in fights where you CAN'T stay in melee range.



Our Defense
We're essentially a DPS Tank for a reason.
Our survivability relies on High HP,
damage reduction, & heals by attacking.

This overall combination allows us to also become potential tanks along with being a DPS.

Just because THS can Guard, doesn't mean you should block EVERY attack.
Guard only the small hits such as:
Auto attacks, Aoes with Small Damage

When it comes to hard hitting attacks, only Guard as a last resort, especially against Fractionals.
Blocking/Parrying attacks gives AMPR,
& the passive Gladiate reduces damage & restores MP when it does.
Alternate


Comparison

OHS

Dual Swords
DS emphasizes speed & movement.
Unlike OHS/THS, Guard isn't necessary.
They have double AMPR with auto attacks.


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Recommended Stats

STR-VIT
Gives good attack along with allowing you take hits.
However, you'll need Stability from your gear,
due to Berserk & grazing with your attacks.
Dark Power & some Blade Skills scale with these two stats.

STR-DEX
Maximizes attack, gives 25.5% Stability, & adds a bit of accuracy.
Oh, it also lets you use a certain skill people STILL are hating on from range twice with 20 stacks.
However you'll need survivability from gear, or skills. Alternately, just equip Light Armor.

Other Stats

CRT
Personally, it seems like overkill due to Astute & Berserk.

INT
Could be good for a Magic Warrior Build.
However, you only get bonus elemental damage
from having Strong Element.
This makes Magical Skills very hard for THS to use, especially against Neutral Mobs.
On top of that, you'll need some Cast Speed to effectively use it.

AGI
"Hmmm...."
Not sure I've encountered another THS user with these stats, nor have I tested this.

Recommended Gear

Gear
Please refine your gear.
Not just your weapons, but also your armor & additional gear.
This is what lets you walk the line between being squishy or tanky.

With +S Armor & Additional Gear, it gives 30% Resistance to all types of attacks, including Fractional Damage.
With Garde Blade active, along with your THS getting more attack with more refinements, it'll also gain the same bonus as a refined shield.
This is along with its 10% Physical/Magical Resistance.

If you have VIT or more HP from gear/skills/etc, then it further boosts your survivability.

Because of this, this means you should be able to focus more on offensive stats with your gear.

ATK ATK%
Critical Rate Critical Rate%
Critical Damage Critical Damage%
STR STR%

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Recommended Skill Trees

Blade Skills
Our main skill tree.
While OHS & THS can use it, we get more offensive bonuses.
Additionally we have skills exclusive only to us.

Dark Power Skills
This give both more survivability & DPS Options.
These skills require you to manage your HP carefully.
But in exchange, it
Most Skills also scale with STR & VIT.

Magic Blade Skills
This skill tree is barely usable.
We can only access 4 Skills in total.
Ironically, it's also the closest to being a Magic Swordsman due to the same limitations.

Conversion allows us to gain flat Matk that scales with your WeaponATK.


Enchant Sword gives us an attack with increased Critical Rate & scales with STR & INT.

Enchanted Burst is a Magical Attack that scales with either ATK or MATK, depending on what's higher.
It's charged by spamming Enchant Sword.

Finally, Union Sword gives a frontal AoE & uses both your Attack AND your Magic Attack for damage.

Mononofu Skills
As Two Handed Swords can't equip subweapons,
we can get small bonuses from the skill tree passives.






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FYI: This will also be a beta version of a guide, with the real guide being elsewhere.
I believe visuals help a lot in terms of a guide, along with videos to back up anything people have to doubt.
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