Sword Dance (Dual Wield Build)

Dual Wield - Sword Dance Build
This build will ultra-focus to DPS
Note : For New-Expert Player (coz master player will have their own personal build and play-style)

This thread has just been updated AFTER A YEAR! So I write everything new.
Personally I'm not using this build because I don't really like to play DPS Spam. But since almost all people, INCLUDING YOU! aim for DPS, and this link has been linked to @kariin 's link guide, I better to update it!
This build is focus on pure DPS not AMPR or prorating. It's still inferior compare to Halberd, Sword-Knuckle, or 2H.

This is the important skills you will need :

Stats : 200 DEX, 20/60/100 Str, Rest Agi
Note : 20 Str = 98% stab
60 str - 99% stab
100 str = 100% stab
Sword
- 10 Astute
- 10 Trigger Slash
- 1 Sword Mastery
- 10 Tempest

DW
- 10 DS Mastery
- DS Control
- God Speed 7+
- Spinning 10
- Shadow Step LEVEL 2

Magic :
Impact 7
MP Charge 1

Battle Skill :
5-5-10 Crit up

Halberd Skill :
Strike Stab 10

HP Boost 10
Mp Boost 10

Main Combo : 2MP Triple Smite BALANCE Prorate
Astute -> Spinning Slash (Smite) -> Shadow Step(save) -> Strike Stab (Smite) -> Impact (Consec) -> Tempest (Smite/Swift) -> Trigger Slash (cons)

Second combo :
Flash Stab -> Spinning (cons) -> Shadow Step (safe) -> Trigger Slash (Smite)

Important Equipment :
Main Sword :
Stats A7% Cd+Max, Crit+Max, Crit%+Max Max Refined (Pillar Golem)
Second hand : Highest attack sword Max Refined
Armor :
Cd7%, Cd+Max, Crit+Max, Crit%+Max (1000HP Xtal Priority) (Jade/2nd 1kHp Xtal/Aranea)
Add : Gothic Hats +15Crit Rate (Warmorger)
Special : STR Talisman III (Aranea / Bexiz)

This might be the highest DPS-Spam Build without ruining proration, if you loves to dance while doing massive DoT on the battle field, I'll recommend you this one. You can add this as reference if you don't know what to build

 

hmmm, i'm not that much of a fan of Sword Tech on Dual Swords, since you bridge Astute to either Spin Slash or Twin Slash which is counted on to be your main damaging skills.
but i do commend your build as being built on an extension of a 1h, rather than being a dual sword itself because you utilize the increased ampr, and attack speed.
well that's just my opinion anyway since i built mine as a dual sword utilizing astute as an opener and trig as a closer, utilizing twin and spin as main sources of damage. kudos to you.

 

Is spinning slash deal that much of damage? It's a crit build tho, i stil need 6 more SP (lvl 85) to perfecting this build :/

 

i'd count it more as of a Utility Damage, the highest initial damage i got from spinning slash on Smite was 4k, then around 8 hits of 300+, and 10 more hits of 400. so it was a total of around 11k - 12k damage.
my build is more on ampr first crit second build. although i can sacrifice 1 sroar and 1 moon potum for 1 warmonger and 1 ganglef.

 

But if it's 11k-12k (target should not move) then twin slash is better in smith (?)
I still plan to do some more research tho, I used spinning slash but it's not that effective except for farming or kill boss' minions...

 

hmmm... i dunno about how you built yours tho. since my initial combo to keep aggro is Hard Hit >Astute>Trigger all consec.
and with that combo, i can go either Astute > Spin Smite > Trigger consec or Hard Hit > Astute cons > Spin Smite/Swift > Trigger conse> or Astute > Twin smite > Spin Consec/Swift > Trigger

i make specific combo builds depending on the boss, if the boss tends to reposition itself often like Ganglef, Roga or Ooze, I don't use Spin Slash, but if it's Forestia, Demons Gate, or Warmonger who tends to stay in place, i will maximize spin slash potential

 

REASONABLE, i must think about this one..

 

Can you tell me what's the difference between astute and twin slash ( damage, mana cost, attack duration, etc?) and personally which do u think is better?

 

Astute and Twin Slash are completely different skills.

Astute is a high damae skill in Blade skills
Twin slash is also a high damage skill, but in DW tree.

Astute has high innate damage. Also giving the buff of increased crit rate.
Twin Damage has mediocre damage if not ccritting. Since Twin Slash has an effect that makes it increase its own crit damage by a certain percent. ,(guessing at 50%).

Astute has 1mp
Twin has 2mp.

Same skill durations, both insta casts.

Damage Wise.
Astute is goid even if you dont crit.
Twin is better since when it crits, some additional crit damage twinnsi better

 

Ok

Thanks, I appreciate it

 

Yep but it'll be diamond if you use Twin Slash under Astute effect ><)/

 

Most of the time. When i use my cons combo.
I hit around 2k Hard Hits, 8k Astutes, 8k Twins, and 8k Trigs. Totalling 26k Combos.

Which is better imo than Astute Twin Smite Trigger consec. Eating up 3mp. And only me doing, 8k Astute, 15k Twins and 1k Trigs. Which totals to 24k combos.

Ecobomically, I'd go for my consec combo, all the time, since you'd rely on damage drop off for the large number to kick in for both combos. But its completely situational.

At seltirio i can do 3 combos of 26k worth of damage. From consec combo.
But i can only do around 1 combo of 24k damage from.Twin smited.combo, because i build up damage drop off from auto attacks, then expend 300 mp worth of 24k damage. And try to build damage drop off again.while.regening mp from ampr.

 

I use safe for my combo... but well noted!

 

Save though, hugely reduces the skills damage with save, and following skills damage is reduced decrementally by 20%
So going
Opener>Skill Save -80% damage > skill -60% damage > skill -40% damage > skill -20% damage > skill no reduce damage from save.
You'D have to use a skill with large mana cost to utilize Save better, then use Consec every after skill to not use the Saved Mp from save, and use Smite at the last or 2nd to the last skill to use no mp depending on how much mp is saved when the skill with save was used.

Yes you saved up on mana, but at the cost of damage and making you use lengthy combos.

 

Can you make a balanced Dual Wielder guide somewhere in the middle between offensive capabilities and survival capabilities . I want to be able to dish out good amount of damage and also staying alive longer in boss battles

 

There's an evasion build but it deal low damage.... For dual wield currently it's hard to maximize both defense and offense...
if you want a survivability, I Suggest you to use +1000 max hp medicine and prepare a lot of revita... that's the way we Dual dancer survive and dealing a ton of damage...
You want a agility evasion type? but it's attack will be superrr weak...

 

Currently my main character build is balanced Agi and Dex evasion type(lvl 70). I also use Crit stats rather than Str. I'm also able to solo Demon's Gate and take multiple hits without out any healing items. I just need help on combo's and tell me the details (consecutive, save, smite) like what effect will it have on the skill damage or cast time. Please, I appreciate it

 

Consecutive -> -10%damage and -1mp cost per combo count
Smite -> +50%damage of current skill and -50%damage of next skill (if it is the last skill, mp cost of current skill will x2)
Save -> Deposit the mp cost of tagged skill and spend them for skills after it. -80%damage of tagged skill, -60%, -40%, -20% damage of next 3 skills.
If there is any mp balance at the last skill, the mp cost of last skill will x2

Note: let me check on the -?% on smite...
EDIT: Checked and it is -50% damage

 

Thanks I appreciate it but how about the other combos like swift, invincibility and more

 

Swift -> Halves the attack animation time (it will not reduce cast time for skills)
Tenacity -> Replace Hp to Mp when casting with insufficient Mp, 10%Hp = 1mp, damage decrease according to Hp cost.
Mind Eyes -> Not sure about the mechanics
btw invincibility is not available atm