By: Saqib Soomro - Updated:
The Swordmaster class in Dungeonborne is renowned for its agility and devastating damage output. In this guide, Iwill walk you through the optimal build for both PvP and PvPvE. We will go over everything from active and passive skills to the best gear and stats.
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Best active skills for PvP and Solo for Swordmaster Build in Dungeonborne
Like all the other classes in Dungeonborne, Swordmasters have two active skills, and both of them are equally useful. Here is a brief overview of the active skills and what makes them so great.
| Skill | Effect | Why It’s Great |
|---|---|---|
| Psionic Blades | Summons up to 4 Psionic Blades from your inventory that track and attack enemies to deal damage. The cooldown is determined by the number of swords launched. | It offers great damage and self-sustainability, making it an invaluable option in prolonged fights. Additionally, with Healing Scabbard, you also restore 30 life per hit, which makes it an even better option that does crazy damage and healing. |
| Whirling Blade | Summons 1 sword that continuously orbits around you for 8 seconds, dealing small amounts of damage to nearby enemies. | This one provides constant area damage, which is a great option when you are surrounded by a mob. On top of that, when you have Deflection, you also neglect 50% damage taken, which makes it a top-tier skill. |
Best passive skills for PvP and Solo for Swordmaster Build in Dungeonborne
Passives are the make and break for this build, so you have to prioritize the right ones first, and getting them in PvP is pretty easy. For adventure, you will need to grind some and unlock certain weapons to unlock some passives. Here is how you should prioritize passive skills for both PvP and adventure.
| Passive Skill | Effect | Why It’s Great |
|---|---|---|
| Healing Scabbard | Psionic Blades restores 30 life on every unblocked hit. | Essential as it not only helps you deal damage but also restores a lot of health to increase survivability. |
| Deflection | Reduces all damage taken by 50% while Whirling Blade is active. | It’s a no-brainer since you become mostly invincible for a short time where you can get up-close and deal tons of damage. |
| Momentum | Increases your Critical Strike Chance by 50% for 5 seconds after hitting an enemy with Psionic Blades. | This one is to support Psionic Blades by adding more fire-power that you can use with other attacks afterward. |
| Flurry of Blades | Reduces the cooldown of Psionic Blades by 10 or 15 seconds after firing 3 or 4 blades simultaneously. | Lastly, this skill allows you to use your Psionic Blades more often, which lets you active the other passives more often. |
Best stats for Swordmaster Build in Dungeonborne
When you level up or choose gears, you will have to prioritize certain stats over the others so you can unlock the passives faster.
| Stat | Target | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | 54 | Unlocks the Healing Scabbard passive, which is crucial for self-healing during fights. |
| Stamina | 36 | Unlocks the Deflection passive, which greatly reduces incoming damage. |
| Dexterity | 35 | Unlocks the Momentum passive, significantly boosting your critical strike chance. |
| Will | 27 | Unlocks the Flurry of Blades passive, allowing you to use Psionic Blades more frequently. |
Best Swordmaster Build gears and affixes for PvP in Dungeonborne
In PvP, you will have all the gear in the world to choose from, so it can be overwhelming. The main stats you want with your gear is to increase your stats to unlock the passives that you don’t already have unlocked. Then, with secondary stats or affixes, go for anything that has life on hit or life on kill to increase your survivability even more.
Best Swordmaster Build gear and affixes for PvPvE and Solo in Dungeonborne
The situation changes when it comes to gear in PvPvE or solo in adventure since you have to get the gear to equip them. In those instances, go for the best gear you have available or craft the heirloom gears. Give heirloom gears stats that you need to complete the build and add other stats or affixes that help with survivability like life steal.
Tip for heirloom gear: You can craft the already-crafted heirloom gear for a Mithril Token, which you can buy from the merchant for 1,000 coins. Getting an already crafted heirloom is only going to cost you 1,000 gold, so don’t worry about losing it much if you have crafted it.
How to play the Swordmaster Build in Dungeonborne
To play this build effectively, you have to follow a simple gameplay loop that ensures you always deal optimal damage without dying.Although this loop is the optimal way to play this build, you can sometimes stray from it to deal with special situations, but otherwise, stick to it.
- Start engaging with the enemies by launching your 3 or 4 Psionic Blades to deal damage and start healing. With 3 or 4 blades, your cooldown for Psionic Blades will be reduced.
- Right after that, use the Whirling Blade to reduce all incoming damage by half and deal damage to nearby enemies.
- Also, take advantage of Momentum and start attacking with your sword to deal critical damage with the increased chances.
- If the enemies are still alive, use Psionic Blades again to start the whole cycle again.
- Lastly, when you are done, stock yourself with swords to use Psionic Blades for the next encounter.
How to beat bosses
Bosses in Dungeonborne are extremely difficult to deal with, but if you stick with the tips below, you will have better chances of defeating them.
- When fighting bosses, positions are important in how things turn out for you. Always be in a place from where you can hit the boss with Psionic Blades.
- Another thing you need to keep in mind is to use Healing Scabbard effectively and as much as you can to stay in the fight.
- Lastly, if you can not avoid the boss, use Whirling Blade to reduce the damage you take.
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