Lyndura's Blademaster Guide

This is not a flame, just things to add.

While i agree that fists arent particularly good, that is merely an oppinion. Many BMs swear by fists. Also i have taken note that fist BMs to perform the best in PvP. So i think it might be wise to expand on the fist section and use the white word description of "PvP". It does have the skills that perform best in that category, most of note is the skill which interupts casting.

I also think a section on armor & skills is needed. Here's some info i had posted in an abbreviated guide you can add to or Expand upon;

For Armor, in general you want to wear Heavy armor, since being up close forces most mobs to do largely physical attacks, but still be capable of putting on Light armor for purely magical enemies. To do this, make sure at least 2.5 out of every 5 points goes to Str, and 1 out of every 5 points goes to Dex. (if you don't care at all about 1 type of armor or the other, Heavy is 2.5 Str & 0.5 Dex per level, Light is 1 Str & 1 Dex per level requirement). You might need more Str or Dex based on your weapon choice however.

Spirit Point spending is harsh on BMs. I cant speak for most classes but i play a Veno also and my Spirit budget doesnt seem at tight on that class as it does on my BM. Someone pointed out not to spend anything on Tiger Maw & the like (the early skills). From a late in game point of view thats right, but unless you're prepared to have no attack skill at all before 20, you need to spend some until the later skills are available. All in all, if you look at later game skills costing 120k (in the 70s) or more for 1 level, the amount you might have used early on is insignifigant in terms of loss. But stop levelling them and drop em as soon as better skills are available, here are the important ones;

Your Weapon Specialty of Choice - Choose 1 at lvl 29 & Max it out.
Stream Strike - ONLY IF YOU MIGHT TANK - BMs only high threat builder
Aeolian Blade - (contrary to above poster) Awesome skill!!! this is your 50% stun & great damage - Max ASAP
Roar of the Pride - Only other stun (that doesnt cost a spark), close to 100% and AoE but costs chi & no dmg. Still Max ASAP
Alter Marrows, Physical & Magical - Max both ASAP
Aura of the Golden Bell - Max ASAP
Diamond Sutra - Only Self Heal to keep grinding & save alot of money on Pots/Charms - Max ASAP
Drake's Ray - Only Ranged attack to pull or other reason - Max out
Cloud Sprint - Fast getaway or Fast move in to attack - Max out
Leap Forward & Leap Back - ONLY IF YOU PVP - these are great in PvP, worthless in PvE for the most part.

It took me till about level 74 to max all those out (i dont PvP so i didnt do the Leaps). Notice most of those arent even your damage dealing skills, but are all alot more useful then damage dealing skills. After all those are done can you start putting points into your damage output skills of choice, ussually in your weapon choice tree. I also Maxed Ocean's Edge, i like its slow effect and 1v1 dmg to alternate with Aeolian Blade if i need to kill something fast.

thanks for the guide, its a big help and answered alot of questions for me.
i believe i may have made a mistake tho for skills and stats, is it pricey to
reskill and restat?

Decent guide. +1

Freaking awesome guide. Seriously, thank you!! I decided on Dual hammer and this guide confirmed i was going the right was. Again thanks

Hey Lyndura i have a question.Im trying to make a polearm bm and u wrote that 2 lvl's 3 vit for polearms.And i reading on other threads this vit cap at 50.This goes for the polearm build too?And if yes how should i allocate my point after reaching 50 vit?

A tip, all BMs need for endgame is..... 272 Str, 80+ con (cause 90 gear boost con) and 100+ Dex an u gud b:victory

Yes, its the practical info you need before starting the game and is not provided by Perfect World. I didnt know my magic points were useless for a blademaster.....

sorry but you said

"Remember that before, I gave a color to each weapon path: Axe/Hammer, Polearm and Sword/Blade.

Skills that belong to any of those paths will use the selected color, while skills that can be used by any path will continue using the white color."

and i guess im not sure where to be looking for these "colors" ...i want to try and make a Axe/Hammer BM, but not sure what skills to add for it...

thanks.

Here's the Chi gain for some skills:
Drake Sweep: 12
Highland Cleave: 12
Aeolian Blade: 10
Fissure: 10
Fan of Flames: 10
Drake's Ray: 10
Tiger Maw: 10
Alter Marrow(Physical/Magical): 10
Aura of the Golden Bell: 10
Draw Blood: 5
Ocean's Edge: 5

Well, 15% per hour is not a bad experience. Well, I don't know where to grind as an axe at this level, since I just changed from blade to axe blademaster at level 70. But at level 70, I often aoe seaweed and seapray bladewolf.