Crusader

Lance and Phyllis could be Crusader.

Crusader is one of 6 main classe in Tales of Pirates. Lance and Phyllis could be Crusader. Crusader deals mostly physical damage with melee auto attacks. Classic damage dealer and carry. Can carry both two one-handed swords, and a sword + shield.

Crusader pros and cons

Pros:

+ Highest attack speed and dodge.

+ With the progression of the server and the character himself, the strength of the crusader grows more and more.

+ Strong set of core skills:

• Illusion Slash that deals very high damage from a distance, has a fast cooldown
• Stealth, allowing you to move in invisibility
• Stun that immobilizes the enemy for a long time

Cons:

- Despite the high HP and defense gains, it is still quite a "thin" class compared to others.

- A very popular class, which is why the equipment and gems for the Crusader are usually more expensive than for other classes.

- In order to start showing good results in pk, farming and leveling, you first need at least some investments in equipment and character.

How to become a crusader

At level 10, the player needs to complete quest to get the 1st class of Swordsman. The quest is taken from NPC Newbie Guide - Senna in Argent (2224,2786). Upon reaching level 40, you need to complete quest for obtaining the 2nd class, which is taken from the NPC Castle Guard - Peter in Argent (2193,2767). The recommended places for leveling can be found on the page Character leveling.

What stats and skills to learn and level up

Main stat of crusader which should be increased to a maximum (100) in the first place is strength. Additional stats: agility and constitution. At the beginning of the game, it is worth to put free stat points equally into str and agi until character's agi, taking into account equipment, reaches 54. After that, you need to continue increasing only str. The indicator that you should focus on is attack speed. The maximum damage of "Illusion Slash" is achieved at an 210 attack speed. The player needs to strive to ensure that over time, taking into account the equipment, the crusader's attack speed reaches 210 passively (without Berserk and without buffs). If you need to reset extra agi or str points, you can purchase stat reset potions in item mall for IMPs or for gold from NPC Baby in Argent (2202,2776).

Recommended order of skill leveling:

• Concentration - 2
• Sword Mastery - 5
• Illusion Slash - 10

After reaching Lv 10 Illusion Slash:

• Concentration - 5
• Berserk - 5
• Dual Sword Mastery - 4
• Blood Frenzy - 8
• Deftness - 3
• Stealth - 1
• Shadow Slash - 1

After reaching Lv 1 Stealth and Lv 1 Shadow Slash:

Each player decides for himself in which direction to move further, and which skills to improve in what order. For example:

• Poison Dart - 1, Stealth - 2 and Shadow Slash - 10 for better results in pk.
• Dual Sword Mastery - 10 for increasing min and max attack what could be usefull for pk, farming and leveling.
• Blood Frenzy - 10 and Berserk - 10 for increasing attack speed what can be usefull for farming and leveling.
• Deftness - 10 for increasing dodge what can be usefull for farming and leveling.

If you need to reset your skills, you can purchase the Book for Regaining Ability in item mall for IMPs in section "Character".

Crusader equipment

Main equipment

Up to level 45, a crusader can use equipment from a newbie chest. After that, you should look for equipment at level 45+, which drops out of equipment summon scrolls. In equipment, you should pay attention to the presence of bonuses to str, agi and con, in boots - dodge, in gloves - hit rate, in swords - min/max attack, attack speed, hit rate, in armor - defense. Universal equipment is from dusty chests (Lv 60) and Lv 55 unseals. More details can be found on the Equipment page. Hat (+5 defense) can be bought from NPC Weird Hat Seller in Argent (2241,2771).

Additional equipment

• The most suitable fairy pet for crusader is 1st or 2nd gen pet with str.
• The most suitable stat for handpet is +3% physical damage.
• Any mount.
• Rings. Choosing from the regular rings, the most suitable for crusedar will be rings that give a bonus to the hit rate. A good option would be the quest Ring of Fish Scale. Of the unique rings, the most suitable are Rings with gem of Strenght.
• Necklaces. Choosing from the regular necklaces, the most suitable for crusader will be necklace that give a bonus to the physical resistance. Of the unique necklaces, the most suitable is necklace with gem of Strenght.

Gems

Recommendations for forging of gems:

Swords: Furious gem (cheap option), Cracked gem of rage (pk), Chipped gem of rage (pk), Lustrious Gem (farming and pk).

Hat: Red Jade and Yellow Jade.

Gloves: Lustrious Gem.

Armor and shield: Shining and Glowing gems (cheap option), Cracked gem of colossus and Chipped gem of colossus (the best option).

Boots: Shadow gem (cheap option), Cracked gem of the wind and Chipped gem of the wind (the best option).

Rings: Shining, Glowing, Shadow or Fiery gems, player's choice.

Necklace: Furious Gem, Broken gem of rage, Broken gem of the wind or Broken gem of colossus, player's choice.

Skills description

Swordsman

Skill	Prerequisite	Description
		Type	Target type	Can be recovered	Cooldown	Requirements
Taunt	X	Active	Target, enemy	No	5 seconds	X
		Briefly: Provokes a monster and makes it attack the player. Details ► Mechanics: Deals "virtual" damage depending on skill level. The monster determines who to attack by adding the received "virtual" and real damage for each character separately and will attack the character that has the highest amount of damage dealt. The death of a character or his long absence near the monster resets the counter. Peculiarities: Max lv: 10. SP: 10. Cast Range: 800. Cannot be cast on a monster that already has this effect, regardless of skill level. Cannot be dispelled by debuff cleansing mechanics that some monsters have. Can be cast on the player, but does not affect them in any way. Chaos Mechanics: Skill does not change.
Concentration	X	Passive	X	X	X	X
		Briefly: Increases character hit rate. Details ► Mechanics: Add hit rate: 1,5 * [skill level]. Peculiarities: Max lv: 10. Chaos Mechanics: Skill does not change.
Sword Mastery	Concentration Lv 2	Passive	X	X	X	One handed sword(s) • Greatsword
		Briefly: Increases damage from attacks while wielding a sword. Details ► Mechanics: Add damage: 10 * [skill level]. Peculiarities: Max lv: 10. Chaos Mechanics: Adds 5 to Critical Rate.
Berserk	Concentration Level 5	Active	Without target	No	35 seconds	One handed sword(s) • Greatsword
		Briefly: Applies a buff that increases the character's attack speed.. Details ► Mechanics: The skill calculates the bonus based on the character's attack speed at the time the skill was used, ignoring other effects and potions. The bonus is calculated using the formula: 20% + 1.5% * [Skill Level] Peculiarities: Max lv: 10. SP: 15. The effect of this skill ignores the maximum attack speed cap. Chaos Mechanics: Skill does not change.
Illusion Slash	Sword Mastery Level 5	Active	Target, enemy	X	5 seconds	One handed sword(S) • Greatsword
		Briefly: Deals physical damage to the target at a distance. Damage depends on the character's attack and attack speed. Details ► Mechanics: Multiplies the character's current attack by the percentage given by the formula. The maximum multiplier is 750%. Peculiarities: Max lv: 10. SP: 20. Cast Range: 800. Damage Formula: (150% + 10% * [skill level]) * min(max(math.floor([attack speed] / 70), 1), 3) Chaos Mechanics: Skill does not change.

Crusader

Skill	Prerequisite	Description
		Type	Target type	Can be recovered	Cooldown	Requirements
Deftness	X	Passive	X	X	X	X
		Briefly: Increase dodge. Details ► Mechanics: Add dodge: 3 * [skill level] Peculiarities: Max Lv: 10. Chaos Mechanics: Skill does not change.
Stealth	Deftness Level 3	Active	Without target	No	30 seconds	One-handed swords in both hands
		Briefly: Makes character invisible. Details ► Mechanics: The character becomes invisible to other players and monsters. Some monsters can break invisibility. Any damage taken will break the invisibility. Invisibility can be canceled by attacking someone, canceling it yourself, or sitting down. The duration is calculated by the formula: 20 + 10 * [skill level] seconds. Peculiarities: Max Lv: 10. SP: 10. Every 5 seconds consumes SP equal to: 10 - 0.5 * [skill level]. Special item Soul Detector and skill of Cleric and Seal Master "True Sight" show the character's location, but do not break invisibility. If you leave the area of effect, the character will again become invisible. Chaos Mechanics: The duration is calculated by the formula: 20 + [character's agi] / 4 + 5 * [skill level] seconds.
Dual Sword Mastery	X	Passive	X	X	X	One-handed swords in both hands
		Briefly: Increases the [Attack] attribute of the one-handed sword from left hand. Details ► Mechanics: Initially, the weapon in the left hand deals only 20% of its actual attack. The skill returns the missing damage. Returns damage according to the formula: 8% * [skill level]. Peculiarities: Max Lv: 10. Skill also affects gems, which add damage and forged into sword in left hand. Since Champion does not have this skill, his one-handed sword in his left hand will always only give 20% of the actual sword attack. It is not recommended to forge gems, that add direct damage on the left one-handed sword of champion due to their low efficiency. Chaos Mechanics: Skill does not change.
Blood Frenzy	Dual Sword Mastery level 4	Passive	X	X	X	One-handed swords in both hands
		Briefly: Increases the attack speed of a character with swords in both hands. Details ► Mechanics: Increases attack speed by formula: 10% + 1% * [skill level]. Increases HP according to the formula: 50 * [skill level]. Peculiarities: Max Lv: 10. The effect of this skill ignores the maximum attack speed cap. Chaos Mechanics: Skill does not change.
Shadow Slash	Blood Frenzy level 8	Active	Target, enemy	No	60 seconds	One-handed swords in both hands
		Briefly: Deals damage and stuns the target. Details ► Mechanics: Deals damage according to the formula: 100% + 10% * [Skill Level] from the character's attack. Stuns the target for 1 + 0.5 * [skill level] seconds. If it was applied in the "back", then the duration of the stun is doubled. Peculiarities: Max Lv: 10. SP: 20 + 3 * [skill level]. Range: 200. The stun effect will not trigger if the target is already stunned. The character's "face" is an angle of 90°, the center of which is the center of the game model's face (0°), the "face" hit box is active in the range from 45° to -45°. On picture, the doubling zone of the stun duration is marked in orange. Chaos Mechanics: The stun effect prevents the target from regenerating HP and SP.
Poison Dart	X	Active	Target, enemy	No	20 seconds	One-handed swords in both hands
		Briefly: Poisons the target, at the end of the poison effect, stuns the target. Details ► Mechanics: Every second deals magic damage according to the formula: 10 + [skill level] * 10 + math.max(0, [skill level] - [skill duration]) * 5. Stuns the target for 2 seconds after the poison duration expires. Poison duration is: 15 - 1 * [skill level]. Peculiarities: Max Lv: 10. SP: 20. Range: 1000. The effect will not be applied if the target is already poisoned or under the influence of Radiation. The stun effect will not trigger if the target is already stunned. Chaos mechanics: The stun effect prevents the target from regenerating HP and SP.
Shadow step	X	Passive	X	No	X	Phoenix Rebirth
		Briefly: Increases the character's movement speed while invisible. Increases dodge and attack speed after leaving invisibility. The skill is given after completing Rebirth. Details ► Mechanics: Increases movement speed by 10% while invisibility is active. After the character comes out of invisibility, increases attack speed by the formula: 30 + 20 * [skill level] and dodge by the formula: 10 * [skill level]. The buff after leaving invisibility lasts 5 seconds. Peculiarities: Max Lv: 3. You can not increase the level of the skill yourself. The effect of this skill ignores the maximum attack speed cap. Chaos Mechanics: Skill does not change.
Rebirth Mystic Power	X	Passive	X	X	X	Phoenix Rebirth
		Briefly: Increases damage, defense and physical resistance of the character. Also adds a chance to deal critical damage. The skill is given after completing Rebirth. Details ► Mechanics: Damage, defense and physical resistance increases by the formula: 1% + 3% * [skill level]. Adds 10 Critical rate. Peculiarities: Max Lv: 3. You can not increase the level of the skill yourself. When calculating, the effect ignores any effects and potions. Chaos mechanics: Skill does not change.
Halo	X	Active	Without target	No	30 seconds	Halo source
		Briefly: Places a protective Halo on the character, which reduces damage received while active. *At the moment, the skill is not available in the game. Details ► Mechanics: Defense Halo has 5 charges and works as long as there are charges. A charge is consumed every time a player receives damage that is above a certain threshold. The damage that the charge used will be reduced by 20%. When used, consumes Halo source. If the Halo source is not in the inventory, then the skill will go on cooldown without having an effect. The skill can be learned by purchasing skill book in item mall. The effect lasts for 15 minutes. The skill cannot be updated by repeated use while its effect is active. If you activate a skill while the previous effect has not disappeared, it will report failure and go on cooldown. The halo dissipates when the character dies. Peculiarities: Max Lv: 1. SP: 0. Threshold Damage: 2000. The threshold is calculated before applying the cutting from the Chaos mechanics, fairy protection, but after calculating the incoming damage (Defense, physical resistance, magical resistance, attack skill formula, etc.) You cannot level up the skill on your own. Chaos Mechanics: Skill does not change.