BM Builds and recommended skills

ianmn

Before I begin, I would like to note that this guide is both ongoing, and made from personal experiences, these are not the god builds/skills for the selected weapon types and do not assure victory.

All build recommended skills:

(Weapon) Mastery- do more damage with a weapon type, why would anyone not want this?

Roar of the Pride- A group stun, though it deals no damage is great for holding enemies still for a second so you can catch/grab aggro.

Diamond Sutra- Self heal FTW, nothing more needs to be said.

Aura of the Golden Bell- Adds to phys def, squad buff and lowers physical damage taken for a half hour.

Cloud Sprint: Even the psychotic BM's occasionally have to run away.... jk, run toward the enemy. This skill works wonders when combined with roar of the pride, also useful for catching up when fashionably late into an instance. XD

Alter Marrow (Magical/Physical)- not a priority, but i would recommend upping both a few levels to reduce damage in your favor a few secs, maybe just long enough for that slow cleric to start healing you... >.<

Axe build per 2 levels:
Str: 6
Dex:1
3 free points to distribute.

Recommended Axe skills:
Fan of Flames-conic AOE
Drake Sweep
Highland Cleave
Fissure
Heaven's Flame- curse effect, enemy takes more damage.
All are recommended for axes because they are AOE's and Axe BM's primary purpose is to cause as much damage to as many mobs as possible.

Sword build per 2 lvs:
Str: 4
Dex:3
3 free points to distribute.

Recommended sword skills:
Drake's Ray- longer range strike
Spirit Chaser- longer range strike
Atmos Strike- knock back skill
Myriad Sword Stance- AOE that reduced enemies attack power

With this weapon, I like to use atmos strike, followed by spirit chaser and drake's ray to get a few free hits in before enemy can reach you again.

Pole build per 2 lvs:
Str: 5
Dex: 2
3 free points to distribute.

Recommended pole skills:
Piercing Winds- decent bleed skill costs a spark is only downside
Drake's Ray- longer range strike
Farstrike- stronger version of Drakes Ray (ranged strike)
Meteor Rush- Linear AOE and knock back

With this weapon, I like to use meteor rush, followed by farstrike and drake's ray to get a few free hits in before enemy can reach you again.

Fist build per 2 lvs:
Str: 3
Dex: 4
3 free points to distribute.

Recommended fist skills:
Shadowless Kick- channel break
Fist Weapon Mastery- I listed it in the all type section, but fist BM's do better DPS with their default attack than with skills, making this all the more important.

Again, this guide is ongoing and i am just as prone to mistakes as anyone. Any skills are based on preference, the the recommended skills I listed are merely the ones that served me best per weapon type. Post here if you feel that I have made some mistake.

My BM (Cottilion) build:
Str:3
Dex:2
4 wep BM
Per lv, I'm squishy