Crusader
Crusader is one of 6 main classes in Corsairs 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
Crusader
Skill | Prerequisite | Description | ||||
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Type | Target type | Can be recovered | Cooldown | Requirements | ||
Deftness |
X | Passive | X | X | X | X |
Briefly: Increase dodge.
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Stealth |
Deftness Level 3 |
Active | Without target | No | 30 seconds | One-handed swords in both hands |
Briefly: Makes character invisible.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Halo |
X | Active | Without target | No | 30 seconds | Halo source |
Briefly: Places a protective Halo on the character, which reduces damage received while active.
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