Champion

Only Carsise can become champion. Champion is more suitable for more experienced players, not for new players.

Champion is one of the six main classes in game Corsairs Tales of Pirates Online. Only Carsise can become champion. The champion deals physical damage with melee attacks. Classic tank. Carries a large two-handed sword. Champion is more suitable for more experienced players, not for new players. Champions are developed in different ways, and the best option for beginners is to find experienced champion players (for example, in guilds) and consult with them.

Pros and cons of champion

Pros:

+ The highest increase in HP and defense among all classes, most skills are focused on increasing survival.

+ In the initial stages, during pk and bossing, he provides indispensable help to his guild, absorbing enemy damage.

+ With the progression of the server and the character itself, it becomes much stronger, acquiring, in addition to huge survivability, also huge damage that is not inferior or even superior to other classes.

Cons:

- At the beginning it is difficult for the Champion to level up and farm alone, he is dependent on the guild, not suitable for solo play.

- Has very weak target control skills.

- In the initial stages, it often plays the role of a "punching bag", and in order to start showing good results in pk, leveling and farm, it requires very large investments in equipment and character.

How to become champion

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. It is more profitable for a champion to level up in a party with AoE damage dealers, for example, with Voyager or Cleric.

What stats and skills to learn and level up

Main stats of champion are constitution and strength. When increasing only constitution, the champion will have very high survivability, but low attack, attack speed and hit rate, which makes solo leveling and farming very difficult, but at the same time the champion will be able to tank for his guild strong monsters, bosses and enemy damage in pk. When increasing only strength, the champion will have a rather low survival rate. Additional stat is agility. An indicator that should be given special attention is attack speed. Attack speed increases along with agility. The maximum damage of "Illusion slash" is achieved at an attack speed value of 210. The player needs to strive to ensure that over time, taking into account equipment, the champion's attack speed passively reaches 210 (without Berserk skill activated 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
• Howl - 10
• Champion of sword - 5
• Strengthen - 3
• Blood Bull - 10
• Primal Rage - 1
• Concentration - 5
• Berserk - 10

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

Champion 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 gloves - hit rate, in swords - min/max attack, 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 champion are 1st or 2nd gen pet with con or pet with str.
• The most suitable stat for handpet are +3% physical damage or +3% HP.

• Any mount.
• Rings. Choosing from the regular rings, the most suitable for crusedar will be rings that give a bonus to the hit rate. Of the unique rings, the most suitable are Rings with gem of Strenght/Constitution/Agility.
• 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/Constitution/Agility.

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

Boots: Cracked gem of the wind and Chipped gem of the wind.

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

Necklace: Broken gem of the wind and Broken gem of colossus (good option). Alternative: Furious Gem, Broken gem of rage.

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.

Champion

Skill	Prerequisite	Description
		Type	Target type	Can be recovered	Cooldown	Requirements
Champion of sword	X	Passive	X	X	X	One-Handed Sword(s) • Greatsword
		Briefly: Increases damage from attacks and critical rate while wielding a sword. Details ► Mechanics: Adds damage equal to 16 * [skill level]. Adds 1 * [skill level] critical rate. Peculiarities: Max Lv: 10. Chaos Mechanics: Skill does not change.
Superiority	Champion of sword 10 level	Passive	X	X	X	X
		Briefly: Increases hit damage based on the Champion's level. Details ► Mechanics: Works with every hit. If the Champion's level is higher than the target's level, then the additional damage is equal to: ([Champion's Level] * 2 + [Target's Level] + 1) * 0.1 * [Skill Level]. If the target and Champion's levels are equal, then the additional damage is equal : [Champion Level] * 0.2 * [Skill Level]. If the Champion is lower level than the target, then the additional damage is equal to: [Champion Level] * 0.1 * [Skill Level]. Peculiarities: Max Lv: 10. Chaos Mechanics: Skill does not change.
Primal Rage	Champion of sword 5 level	Active	Area	Partially	Varies	Greatsword
		Briefly: Attacks all targets in a small area, stuns enemies and can damage or disarm them. Details ► Mechanics: All targets within the area of effect can be inflicted with one of the following effects: Disarm for 0.5 * [skill level] seconds. Deals 200% of the attack as physical damage. Deals magic damage equal to 1% * [skill level] of the champion's maximum health. Peculiarities: Max Lv: 10. Cooldown: 40 - 1,5 * [skill level] seconds. SP: 46. Range: 800. Area of effect: 150. The skill only affects players and will miss monsters. While disarming, characters cannot attack. The disarm effect can be removed. The disarm effect will not be applied to the target if it already has this effect. The stun effect will not be applied to the target if target is already stunned. Chaos Mechanics: The stun effect prevents the target from regenerating HP and SP.
Strengthen	X	Passive	X	X	X	X
		Briefly: Increases character's max HP. Details ► Mechanics: Increases max HP by the formula: 1% * [skill level]. Peculiarities: Max Lv: 10. Chaos Mechanics: Skill does not change.
Blood Bull	Strengthen 3 level	Passive	X	X	X	Greatsword
		Briefly: Increases the character's HP and defense. Details ► Mechanics: Increases HP by the formula: 2% * [skill level]. And defense according to the formula: 3% * [skill level]. Peculiarities: Max Lv: 10. Chaos Mechanics: Adds 25 hit rate.
Will of Steel	X	Passive	X	X	X	X
		Briefly: Increases the character's defense. Читать подробнее ► Mechanics: Increases the character's defense by the formula: 7 * [skill level]. Peculiarities: Max Lv: 10. Chaos Mechanics: Additionally increases the character's physical resistance by the formula: 1 * [skill level].
Howl	X	Active	No target	Yes	5 seconds	Greatsword
		Briefly: Deals physical damage in an area around the character based on the character's attack, slows down targets and reduces defense of targets. Details ► Mechanics: Damage is calculated by the formula: 20% * [skill level] from the character's attack. Slows targets by 1.5% * [skill level] and reduce defense of targets by formula: 10% + 2% * [skill level] for 3 seconds. Peculiarities: Max Lv: 10. SP: 20 - 0.5 * [skill level]. Area of effect: 300 + 20 * [skill level]. Chaos Mechanics: Skill does not change.
Beast Legion Smash	X	Active	No target	No	Varies	Phoenix rebirth • Greatsword
		Briefly: Deals magic damage in a large area around the character and greatly slows down enemies. The skill is given after completing Phoenix rebirth. Details ► Mechanics: Deals (350 to 650) + [Champion Max Health] * (0.01 * [Skill Level]) damage. Greatly slows down all targets for 3 seconds. Peculiarities: Max Lv: 3. Cooldown: 35 - 5 * [skill level] seconds. You can not increase the level of the skill yourself. SP: 50. Range: 800. Chaos Mechanics: Skill does not change.
Fortitude	X	Passive	X	X	X	Phoenix rebirth • One-Handed Sword(s)
		Briefly: Grants a chance to block any incoming damage. The skill is given after completing Phoenix rebirth. Details ► Mechanics: 8% + 2% * [Skill Level] chance to block any incoming damage. Peculiarities: Max Lv: 3. You can not increase the level of the skill yourself. Chaos mechanics: Adds 15 hit rate.
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 cannot level up a skill on your own. When calculating, the effect ignores any effects and potions. Chaos Mechanics: Skill does not change.
Fury of Champion	X	Active	No target	No	60 seconds	Tear of Fury
		Briefly: Enrages the champion for 15 minutes. If the champion attacks a player in melee during a burst of rage, he will receive a buff that greatly increases attack speed for 3 seconds. *The skill is not currently in the game. Details ► Mechanics: Using the skill causes an effect for 15 minutes that does nothing. If a champion attacks a player while the effect is active, the primary effect disappears and a secondary effect is applied, increasing the champion's attack speed by 200 for 3 seconds. When used, consumes Tear of Fury. If Tears of Fury are not in your inventory, the skill will go on cooldown without having an effect. The skill can be learned by purchasing skill book in item mall. A skill cannot be refreshed by repeated use while its primary or secondary effect is active. If you activate a skill while the previous effect has not disappeared, it will report failure and go on cooldown. The rage dissipates when the character dies. Peculiarities: Max Lv: 1. SP: 0. Attacking monsters and bosses does not activate a secondary effect. You cannot level up the skill on your own. Chaos Mechanics: Skill does not change.