Greatsword / Dagger Leveling Guide

Stats Priorities

• Level 1 - 21
  • 20 Dexterity
• Level 22 - 41
  • 20 Strength
• Level 42 - 50
  • 10 Dexterity

You have 49 Stat Points you can freely allocate to any of the 4 primary Stats. Once you put 20 points into an individual Stat, it takes 2 points to increase the Stat by 1. Do not put more than 20 points into a Stat unless absolutely necessary.

The goal for leveling as Greatsword / Dagger would be to get the highest Weapon Damage, Attack Speed, and Critical Hit as much as possible. Dexterity is the main stat you want to increase in order to maximize your DPS in PvE. If you are planning to do PvP Content some Perception and Strength may be warranted to increase Hit Rate and HP.

Key Leveling Notes

• Focus on the Main Story Quest as you level to 50.
  • If the Main Story Quest requires a higher level to continue, complete Exploration Codex Quests for additional EXP.
• Before leaving Kastleton during Chapter 3, craft as much Green Gear as possible!
• When your story quests introduce you to Resistance Contracts, be sure to choose ones that give Quality Lithograph: Accessories first!
• Completing Rustic Mother Nature Rings early, grants the ability to use Lethal Fortune Ring while leveling.
• If running out of Mana is an issue, use Block Blade against Fury Attacks to regain Mana more frequently.

Gear Progression

The leveling process has been made easier since the launch of the Korean version. It doesn't matter what armor you craft as long as you upgrade it. The following gear set is recommended so you can dabble in PvP as well. Don't fret, PvP is not mandatory at all.

Towards Chapter 3 you start to get quests to craft items. Before heading to Urstella Fields, make sure to craft all the Green Items possible. You should have 2 Green Weapons, 3 Green Armors, and atleast 2 Green Accessories. After Chapter 4 you have enough to craft the rest and have a full set of Green Gear.

As you're leveling you receive some blue gear as rewards. While most of the time green gear with full traits tend to perform better than blue gear without traits, there are some items that give more valued stats through item effects as opposed to their fully traited green gear counterparts.

Codex Chapter Rewards

Stick with your +6 Green Gear until you reach level 50. Then transfer that gear into the recommended Blue Gear in the Gear Progression section of our PvE and PvP build guides.

Skill Slot Prioritization

Some skills appear different in the Tooltip due to its Skill Specialization.

• Frost Cleaving = Gaia Crash

Skill Specialization Order

Once you hit level 15, you acquire 10 Skill Specialization points to use, which modify your skills. Press "K" and access them in the 2nd tab. From levels 15 - 30, you gain 2 Skill Specialization points each level. Every level past 30, you gain 3 Skill Specialization points per level. Spend your points in this order as you level.

1. DaVinci's Courage
   • Duration Increased
   • Instant Healing
2. Cleaving Moonlight
   • Consecutive Use
3. Death Blow
   • Damage Increased
4. Valiant Brawl
   • Damage Increased
5. Brutal Incision
   • Damage Increased
6. Stunning Blow
   • Cooldown Reduction
   • Damaged Increased
   • Effect Duration Increase
7. Precision Dash
   • Effect Duration Increase

Skill Rotation

Here are some examples of skills you should use when following the Greatsword / Dagger Levelling Guide:

• Core skills to use while leveling are Gaia Crash, Brutal Incision, and Death Blow.
• Valiant Brawl should be used on cooldown as it's a filler damage skill. It later gains a damage buff once you unlock Skill Specializations.
• Skills like DaVinci's Courage and Willbreaker should be used off cooldown to increase your damage output.
• Stunning Blow combined with Cold Warrior is great to increase your damage output.

Skill Priority Upgrade

• This is a general list of skills used across all forms of content that's recommended to upgrade.
  • Should there be a skill here that you don't ever plan to use in your build, skip it.
• Use Quality Skill Growth Books to upgrade your skills from Green to Blue in the order shown below. Once all skills below are Green, use the rest on other skills used in the builds above.
• Use Rare Skill Growth Books to upgrade your skills from Blue to Purple in the order shown below. Once all skills below are Blue, use the rest on other skills used in the builds above.
• Prioritize getting all these skills to blue first before getting them to purple. These are universal skills you always use.
• Upgrade the rest of your skills as you play the game.

Active Skills

Passive Skills

Summary

• The Greatsword / Dagger Leveling Guide has all the information needed to reach max level with ease.
• Focus on the Main Story Quest as you level to 50.
  • If the Main Story Quest requires a higher level to continue, complete Exploration Codex Quests for additional EXP.
• Before leaving Kastleton during Chapter 3, craft as much Green Gear as possible!
• Keep your Green Gear if you plan on PvPing later in the game. They are easier to trait than Blue Gear early on.

Credits

Written by Bloo
Reviewed by Dredscythe