PVM blademaster

RavenRiIey - Sanctuary

few questions, as im not entirely familiar to this class, nor do i feel like reading guides.


1. will a 3 str 1 dex 1 vit build suffice for requirement needs of HA and axes? not really looking for a fancy multipath, as im limited on funds

2. are there any attacks outside the axe tree worth getting? like those backward and forward leaps, draco sweep etc

3. which 79 skills should i invest in? i especially liked dragonbane and bolt of tyreseus, are they any good for axes?

4. how expensive is it to upkeep a non cash shop BM? like pots, gear, repairs, etc?


thanks in advance

Kniraven - Lost City

You may not be interested in reading guides, but that is what they are there for; so the boards don't get spammed with the same questions which have been answered time and time again.

I assume you mean 3str, 1dex, 1vit.
That will let you use Axes of appropriate level and armor yes.

The leaps are important. You can use them when frozen and to quickly get inside an archer's 1/2 damage range or to leap out of someone's attack range.

Drake Sweep is one of your high damage AoE's so yeah, kinda need it. You use it when the AoE's from the axe tree are in cooldown.

Smack is the most important of the 79 skills. Bolt of Tyresius you can only use when you have fists equipped which you won't be able to wield of appropriate level.

Later in the game you spend quite a bit of money on pots.
You're one of two main HA classes.

of those two, you are the one with the least hp.
Magic Attacks hurt. Learn to use maguc marrow at appropriate times is some of the best advice I can give you. You will need to invest coin in decent gears.

AdvanceZero - Heavens Tear

RavenRiIey - Sanctuary wrote: »

few questions, as im not entirely familiar to this class, nor do i feel like reading guides.


1. will a 3 str 1 dex 1 vit build suffice for requirement needs of HA and axes? not really looking for a fancy multipath, as im limited on funds

2. are there any attacks outside the axe tree worth getting? like those backward and forward leaps, draco sweep etc

3. which 79 skills should i invest in? i especially liked dragonbane and bolt of tyreseus, are they any good for axes?

4. how expensive is it to upkeep a non cash shop BM? like pots, gear, repairs, etc?


thanks in advance

Sweet...I don't feel like answering questions for people who obviously know there are guides that will answer their questions....

RavenRiIey - Sanctuary

AdvanceZero - Heavens Tear wrote: »

Sweet...I don't feel like answering questions for people who obviously know there are guides that will answer their questions....

can we keep the smart assing to a minimum, and actually just answer the question with your imput?

BoozeLover - Dreamweaver

1. yes(as Zero said)

2. lvl 1 on both leaps is good enough in PvE to avoid first magic attack from mobs, also Roar of the Pride, Aura are both must max ASAP, lvl Sutra when you feel like it, p.marrow maxed quite early, m.marrow leave to mid lvls, the first 3 attack skills you get can be left to lvl 1(maybe lvl bleed) for now, Drake's Ray lvl it don't need to max instantly, Aolian lvl it quite fast, outside Axe AoE Fan is not so needed instead Drake Sweep is nice and worth lvling, both sprints get them ASAP...that said..b:shutup for me

3. couldn't just shut up.. Smack is definitely nice skill, Bane well with Axes you sacrifise too much dmg if you leave 50 reducion on...gotta go now editing later

k back...lets keep it going

I never bought anything from Cash shop mainly due I won't spend coins on pixels and I am too broke to buy from other players but you should do fine. About pots use Apo pots and those that are got from mob drops, gear is kinda luck question if you see something in AH and want it..do you get it, also NEVER EVER buy from Blacksmith/Tailor for gear, about repair yeah the downside with Melee class but nothing you can't keep under control. Few others get genie with 2nd Wind to save pots(some say Tree of Protection either will do) and you can keep health up with Sutra too.

Michael_Dark - Lost City

RavenRiIey - Sanctuary wrote: »

can we keep the smart assing to a minimum, and actually just answer the question with your imput?

Why don't you read the guides, digest the information and ask relevant questions? In the time it's taken you to post your questions and check back to reply, you could have read all of them. Not being a smart ****, just being honest.

Smack is a great skill, learn to use it well... it's one of the most annoying skills when another BM is using it in the wrong circumstances. Makes me want to scream at them.

_Cristian_ - Lost City

i am so sick of pwi blademasters...

seriously the ammount of ppl who go axes disgusts me

fists, blade, and spear are just as good if not better, most wr don't even look at skills outside axe tree, just how most wr don't look at dark skills so they choose lame holy wr

axe best for pve? don't think so, they attack so slow it's better to use other weapons with much much faster attack rate

look at full skill tree THEN tell me which is better for pve and pvp

Kaste - Sanctuary

_Cristian_ - Lost City wrote: »

i am so sick of pwi blademasters...

seriously the ammount of ppl who go axes disgusts me

fists, blade, and spear are just as good if not better, most wr don't even look at skills outside axe tree, just how most wr don't look at dark skills so they choose lame holy wr

axe best for pve? don't think so, they attack so slow it's better to use other weapons with much much faster attack rate

look at full skill tree THEN tell me which is better for pve and pvp

I totally agree, BMs going for pure axes fail in most cases.
Bms in general should not focus on 1 weapon path, at least go for 2.

I use all weapons by myself and i know that fist and axe can both be the best for pve, i just depends on what you are doing. If you gather many and want to kill them all at once, axe is best and spear may be good too.
If you are questing, just get annihilator of souls, legendary lvl 60 fists or some that have same proc (i donk know any different). You will deal nice damage, have full chi and full mp just by autohitting on the mob. As soon as the hp goes under 50~30% just use diamond sutrta and proceed . You will not be using any pots this way.
But I also have to say that in duels axe rules, any BM around my lvl fighing me with anything else then axe was not able to defeat me using my calams.

Korg - Lost City

_Cristian_ - Lost City wrote: »

i am so sick of pwi blademasters...

seriously the ammount of ppl who go axes disgusts me

fists, blade, and spear are just as good if not better, most wr don't even look at skills outside axe tree, just how most wr don't look at dark skills so they choose lame holy wr

axe best for pve? don't think so, they attack so slow it's better to use other weapons with much much faster attack rate

look at full skill tree THEN tell me which is better for pve and pvp

i multipath but my main is spear bm b:pleased
seriously though, i have two friends who both made bm's i asked them which path they planned on taking and they both said axe
they're reasoning is that pole bm's look stupid b:cry
(but seriously wtf kind of reason is that???)
little do they know how easily i could own them with poles b:angry

Were awesome idk whats wrong with them + we look damn sexy b:cool

Maragon - Dreamweaver

_Cristian_ - Lost City wrote: »

i am so sick of pwi blademasters...

seriously the ammount of ppl who go axes disgusts me

fists, blade, and spear are just as good if not better, most wr don't even look at skills outside axe tree, just how most wr don't look at dark skills so they choose lame holy wr

axe best for pve? don't think so, they attack so slow it's better to use other weapons with much much faster attack rate

look at full skill tree THEN tell me which is better for pve and pvp

My bm is at 59 went 4 path build mainly fist from lvl 1 and love it.

even got a bunch of higher level sword and pole bms in my faction to get a set of annihilator (i mean since you can get them for less than 100k on DW anymore)

I only get out the axes/hammers when I am tanking a fb/bh and need to aoe...........or when i want to nerf my damage at a boss so my normal attacks dont steal aggrob:chuckle
(i can steal with a +1 sound chaser (have crappy fists waiting for annihilators at 60) but i wont steal with +3 gale hammers .......interesting)