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Lancer - Disruption Cavalry.

Created by Guayabito on Oct 17th 2016 (Last Updated: Nov 21st 2016).

This is a public build.

This build is a work in progress and open to suggestions. What I'm trying to do here is to come out with an optimal build for the Lancer class, which has been regarded as underwhelming, to say the least, since R8 came out in kToS.

By no means Lancer is the most powerful class at the moment, but it's far from useless as some people say, and in my opinion, it's quite fun to play.

The build of course is centered around the use of 2H Spears, since you need to have one equipped to use Lancer's skills. They can't be used with 1H Spear.

I recommend grouping up with Dragoon 2, Inquisitors and Linkers. Paired with these classes, your damage gets out of control.

SKILLS

Swordsman

- [Pain Barrier Lv10]: Mandatory. This will prevent enemies from stopping your skills while casting (especially Rush).

- [Restrain Lv5]: 30% chance to stun with your attacks is too good to miss. Particularly deadly if paired with Rush.

- [Concentration Lv10]: With the recent buffs it received I find it to be a better option than Gung Ho because it has no draw backs.

- [Bash Lv3]: Level this to 3 for the attribute. A 3 charge knockdown on an 8 second cooldown? Yes, please!

- [Thrust Lv1]: The skill is almost worthless in PvE, but it comes in handy with its bleeding attribute when fighting mages to stop their castings.

- [Pommel Beat Lv1]: The leftover point. I like putting it here just to have an extra damaging skill during the early levels.

Hoplite

- [Finestra Lv10]: Mandatory. +100 Critical Rate (+120 with Zega Spear) and +3 AoE Attack Ratio with the attribute is especially useful once you reach R8.

- [Spear Lunge Lv1]: Mandatory. Your Lancer skills will LOVE this one.

- [Stabbing Lv10]: Not so useful in PvP, but a great boss killing and grinding tool.

- [Pierce Lv9]: Nothing better to put those points on. Synchro Thrust can't be used with 2H Spear and using Long Stride dismounts you.

Cataphract

- [Rush Lv5]: Mandatory. This skill is why you go Cata 3. It's great for PvP, grinding, boss killing, playing helicopter, mowing the lawn...

- [Trot Lv15]: Mobility is underrated. This is especially useful for Swordsman in PvP to cut distances quicker. It also helps exploring and quest clearing.

- [Impaler Lv1]: Garbage in PvE. Insane in PvP. Relocate enemies away from their teammates or take them out of their magic circles, totems, traps, etc.

- [Earth Wave Lv15]: Great for grinding early on and a nice AoE knockdown for PvP. It falls off in damage with the appearance of elite monsters, though.

- [Doom Spike Lv9]: Same as Earth Wave but with a longer charging time and cooldown, a smaller area and pierce damage instead of strike.

Lancer

- [Quintain Lv5]: Mandatory. This skill's damage is insane when used after Crush and Spear Lunge. Your bread and butter.

- [Crush Lv1]: You obviously need it to boost Quintain's damage. The debuff from the attribute is really nice, too.

- [Joust Lv5]: The utility in PvP is godlike, and its damage is quite nice too, especially against bosses since they eat all the hits with their large hurtboxes.

- [Unhorsing Lv1]: If you land this skill on a Schwarzer Reiter or another Cataphract/Lancer, the duel is over. Great to use after Bash.

- [Initiate Lv3]: The extra Block Penetration is nice, but you get this skill because of its hidden effect which enables you to ignore enemy magic circles!

NOTE: For some reason, this site lists Lancer's buff skill as "Deployment". It's real name is Initiate.

ATTRIBUTES

Utility

Mandatory:
- [Increased Maximum Buff Count Lv1]
- [Plate Mastery: Defense Lv50]
- [Provoke Lv10]
- [Weapon Swap Lv1]
- [Bash: Knockdown Lv1]
- [Restrain: Slow Lv4]
- [Thrust: Bleeding Lv1]
- [Concentrate: Enhance Lv50]

- [Use One-handed Spears Lv1]
- [Finestra: Splash Lv1]
- [Pierce: Continuous Attack]

- [Companion Riding Lv1]
- [Use Two-handed Spears Lv1]
- [Two-handed Spear Mastery: Penetration Lv4]
- [Earth Wave: Remove Knockdown Lv1]
- [Doom Spike: Remove Knockdown Lv1]

- [Crush: Gear Destroy Lv5]

Optional:
- [Cloth Mastery: Magic Lv50]
- [Bash: Splash Lv3]

- [Stabbing:Evasion Lv5]

- [Earth Wave: Earth Property Lv1]

- [Lancer: Knockdown Chance Lv30]

NOTE: I list [Lancer: Knockdown Chance] as optional due to its ridiculous price of 48 million to max at Lv30. I know the attribute is insane. If you have the silver and you are wiling to pay that amount, by any means, go for it.

Damage
- [Rush: Enhance]: ⋆⋆⋆
- [Quintain: Enhance]: ⋆⋆⋆
- [Joust: Enhance]: ⋆⋆⋆
- [Stabbing: Enhance]: ⋆⋆⋆

- [Unhorsing: Enhance]: ⋆⋆
- [Crush: Enhance]: ⋆⋆
- [Earth Wave: Enhance]: ⋆⋆
- [Doom Spike: Enhance]: ⋆⋆
- [Pierce: Enhance]: ⋆⋆

- [Bash: Enhance]: ⋆
- [Bash: Speciality]: ⋆
- [Impaler: Enhance]: ⋆
- [Spear Lunge: Enhance]: ⋆
- [Thrust: Enhance]: ⋆
- [Pommel Beat: Enhance]: ⋆

NOTE: 3 stars means it deserves at least Lv50 and should be your priority. 2 stars mean you should only level these after you get 3 stars to Lv50. 1 star means they're completely optional.

STATS & EQUIPMENT

The stat distribution is something I don't want to get too much into detail, given it's a controversial topic among people. You're free to follow this or come up with something of your own.

WIth the high base damages of Rank 8, hitting criticals is really important for DPS purposes. This build is not good with evasion, so most of our Critical Rate should be prioritized through equipment and gems, so that way we don't spend all our points into DEX to achieve high critical rate %s. Luckily, we get +120 Critical Rate for free from Finestra Lv12 (when used with Zega Spear).

For personal preferences, I recommend the following:

- STR: 60 invested points (not total)
- CON: 30 invested points
- DEX: Rest (270~ish, depending on how much extra points you got from quests).

(Start with a 2/1/3 distribution as you level up and once you reach 60 in STR and 30 in CON, switch to DEX only).

NOTE: Despite Rank 8's massive base damages, a healthy amount of STR is still important in this build because it provides us with Block Penetration, which gets further boosted +40% by [Two-handed Spear Mastery: Block Penetration] , especially useful against full CON users.

Copy Build

Rank 1 Swordsman	1 / 5 5 Thrust Video Thrust: Enhance Type: Passive * Increases the damage dealt on an enemy with [Thrust] by 0.5% per attribute level * +10% added damage at maximum level Swordsman 1st Circle required Thrust: Continuous Attack Type: Active * Activates consecutive attacks when using [Thrust] by 1% chance per attribute level * Increases SP consumption by 10% Swordsman 1st Circle required Thrust: Bleeding Type: Active * Inflicts [Bleeding] on stunned enemies for 5 seconds with [Thrust] * Bleeding damage is proportional to character's STR * Increases SP consumption by 10% Swordsman 2nd Circle required Thrust [Physical] - [Pierce] Push the point of your weapon into enemies, performing a strong piercing attack. Level 1: Attack: 139% AoE Attack Ratio: 1 SP: 9 Type: Melee / Attack Cooldown: 10s 3 / 5 3 Bash Bash: Enhance Type: Passive * Increases the damage dealt on an enemy with [Bash] by 0.5% per attribute level * +10% added damage at maximum level Swordsman 1st Circle required Bash: Splash Type: Active * Increases AoE attack ratio of [Bash] by 1 per attribute level * Increases SP consumption by 10% Swordsman 2nd Circle required Bash: Knockdown Type: Active * Enemies hit by [Bash] are knocked down * Increases SP consumption by 30% Lv3 Bash required Bash [Physical] - [Slash] Inflict damage on an enemy with a powerful attack. Level 3: Attack: 182% AoE Attack Ratio: 0 SP: 15 Type: Melee / Attack Cooldown: 6s 0 / 5 Gung Ho Gung Ho: Enhance Type: Passive * Amplifies physical damage increase effect and decreased defense effect of [Gung Ho] by 1% per attribute level Lv3 Gung Ho required Gung Ho Become determined by temporarily increasing your attack, while decreasing your defense. Level 1: Physical Damage: +10 Physical Defense: -5 Duration: 300 seconds SP: 8 Type: Melee / Buff Cooldown: 40s 5 / 5 Concentrate Concentrate: Enhance Type: Passive * Increases additional damage of [Concentrate] by 1% per attribute level Lv3 Concentrate required Concentrate Increases your attack damage. Level 5: Additional Damage: +11 Number of Hits: 10 Duration: 45 seconds SP: 24 Type: Melee / Buff Cooldown: 20s 5 / 5 Pain Barrier Pain Barrier: Duration Type: Active * Increases [Pain Barrier] duration for 5 seconds * Increases SP consumption by 10% Swordsman 3rd Circle required Pain Barrier Temporarily grants immunity to being affected by knockback, knockdown and stagger. Also increases the chance to resist status abnormalities. Level 5: Duration: 19 seconds SP: 59 Type: Melee / Buff Cooldown: 39s
Rank 2 Swordsman	1 / 10 5 Thrust Video Thrust: Enhance Type: Passive * Increases the damage dealt on an enemy with [Thrust] by 0.5% per attribute level * +10% added damage at maximum level Swordsman 1st Circle required Thrust: Continuous Attack Type: Active * Activates consecutive attacks when using [Thrust] by 1% chance per attribute level * Increases SP consumption by 10% Swordsman 1st Circle required Thrust: Bleeding Type: Active * Inflicts [Bleeding] on stunned enemies for 5 seconds with [Thrust] * Bleeding damage is proportional to character's STR * Increases SP consumption by 10% Swordsman 2nd Circle required Thrust [Physical] - [Pierce] Push the point of your weapon into enemies, performing a strong piercing attack. Level 1: Attack: 139% AoE Attack Ratio: 1 SP: 9 Type: Melee / Attack Cooldown: 10s 3 / 10 3 Bash Bash: Enhance Type: Passive * Increases the damage dealt on an enemy with [Bash] by 0.5% per attribute level * +10% added damage at maximum level Swordsman 1st Circle required Bash: Splash Type: Active * Increases AoE attack ratio of [Bash] by 1 per attribute level * Increases SP consumption by 10% Swordsman 2nd Circle required Bash: Knockdown Type: Active * Enemies hit by [Bash] are knocked down * Increases SP consumption by 30% Lv3 Bash required Bash [Physical] - [Slash] Inflict damage on an enemy with a powerful attack. Level 3: Attack: 182% AoE Attack Ratio: 0 SP: 15 Type: Melee / Attack Cooldown: 6s 0 / 10 Gung Ho Gung Ho: Enhance Type: Passive * Amplifies physical damage increase effect and decreased defense effect of [Gung Ho] by 1% per attribute level Lv3 Gung Ho required Gung Ho Become determined by temporarily increasing your attack, while decreasing your defense. Level 1: Physical Damage: +10 Physical Defense: -5 Duration: 300 seconds SP: 8 Type: Melee / Buff Cooldown: 40s 10 / 10 Concentrate Concentrate: Enhance Type: Passive * Increases additional damage of [Concentrate] by 1% per attribute level Lv3 Concentrate required Concentrate Increases your attack damage. Level 10: Additional Damage: +18 Number of Hits: 20 Duration: 45 seconds SP: 38 Type: Melee / Buff Cooldown: 20s 10 / 10 Pain Barrier Pain Barrier: Duration Type: Active * Increases [Pain Barrier] duration for 5 seconds * Increases SP consumption by 10% Swordsman 3rd Circle required Pain Barrier Temporarily grants immunity to being affected by knockback, knockdown and stagger. Also increases the chance to resist status abnormalities. Level 10: Duration: 24 seconds SP: 93 Type: Melee / Buff Cooldown: 39s 5 / 5 Restrain Restrain: Slow Type: Active * Enemies stunned by [Restrain] become slowed down after stun wears off * Increases duration of slow effect by 3 seconds per attribute level * Increases SP consumption by 10% Swordsman 2nd Circle required Restrain Lowers your maximum HP, but your attacks have a high chance of stunning enemies. Level 5: Chance of Stunning Enemy: 30% Maximum HP: -75 Duration: 45 seconds SP: 30 Type: Melee / Buff Cooldown: 120s 1 / 5 3 Pommel Pommel Beat: Enhance Type: Passive * Increases the damage dealt on an enemy with [Pommel Beat] by 0.5% per attribute level * +10% added damage at maximum level Swordsman 2nd Circle required Pommel [Physical] - [Strike] Strike enemies with the hilt of your sword. Inflicts additional damage on stunned monsters, and partially ignores the defense of small and medium sized enemies. Level 1: Attack: 335% Ignores Small, Medium Target Defense: 1% AoE Attack Ratio: 2 SP: 15 Type: Melee / Attack Cooldown: 14s
Rank 3 Hoplite	5 / 5 Stabbing Stabbing: Enhance Type: Passive * Increases the damage dealt on an enemy with [Stabbing] by 0.5% per attribute level * +10% added damage at maximum level Hoplite 1st Circle required Stabbing: Evasion Type: Active * Increases evasion by 50 per attribute level while using [Stabbing] Increases magic defense by 5% per attribute level * Increases SP consumption by 10 Hoplite 1st Circle required Stabbing: Sure Victory Type: Active * Increases continuous count of [Stabbing] by 1 per attribute level * Increases SP consumption by 100% Hoplite 3rd Circle required Stabbing [Physical] - [Pierce] Repeatedly stab enemies with your spear. Repeated stabs inflicts more damage to enemies. Level 5: Attack: 117% x 15 AoE Attack Ratio: 1 Damage increase up to 100% SP: 44 Type: Melee / Attack Cooldown: 25s 5 / 5 2 Pierce Pierce: Enhance Type: Passive * Increases the damage dealt on an enemy with [Pierce] by 0.5% per attribute level * +10% added damage at maximum level Hoplite 1st Circle required Pierce: Continuous Attack Type: Active * Deals 4 consecutive hits on boss monsters with [Pierce] * Increases SP consumption by 10% Hoplite 2nd Circle required Pierce: Bleeding Type: Active * Enemies hit by [Pierce] have a 2% chance per attribute level of being afflicted with [Bleeding] for 6 seconds * Bleeding damage is proportional to character's physical attack * Increases SP consumption by 10% Hoplite 1st Circle required Pierce: Repeated Shock Type: Active * Number of hits of [Pierce] to enemies afflicted with [Shock] increases by 2 * Increases SP consumption by 30% Hoplite 2nd Circle required Pierce [Physical] - [Pierce] Attack by piercing enemies with your spear. The larger an enemy is, the more consecutive hits you deal. Level 5: Attack: 277% Medium Target 2 Hits Large Target 3 Hits SP: 40 Type: Melee / Attack Cooldown: 20s 5 / 5 Finestra Finestra: Physical Damage Type: Active * Adds 10% of your INT to physical damage while [Finestra] is active * Increases SP consumption by 10% Hoplite 1st Circle required Finestra: Splash Type: Active * Increases AoE attack ratio by 3, but reduces evasion rate by x2 more of the existing value when [Finestra] is active * Increases SP consumption by 3 * Increases SP consumption by 10% Lv3 Finestra required Finestra Switch into the Window stance to attack. Increases your critical rate and block, while decreasing evasion. Level 5: Critical Chance: +100 Increase Block 100 Increase Evasion: -75 Duration: 45 seconds SP: 48 Type: Melee / Buff Cooldown: 50s Required Stance: OneHandSpearArtefact, OneHandSpearShield, TwoHandSpear, OneHandSpearDagger, OneHandSpearPistol 0 / 5 2 Synchro Thrusting Synchro Thrusting: Enhance Type: Passive * Increases the damage dealt on an enemy with [Synchro Thrusting] by 0.5% per attribute level * +10% added damage at maximum level Hoplite 1st Circle required Synchro Thrusting: Pierce Type: Active * Decreases [Synchro Thrusting] strike damage by 10% per attribute level * Increases pierce damage by 10% per attribute level Hoplite 1st Circle required Synchro Thrusting [Physical] - [Pierce] - [Strike] Use your spear and shield to attack enemies. Deals additional damage when an attack is countered. Level 1: Attack: 330% AoE Attack Ratio: 1 SP: 24 Type: Melee / Attack Cooldown: 15s Required Stance: OneHandSpearShield, OneHandSwordShield
Rank 4 Cataphract	1 / 5 Impaler Impaler: Enhance Type: Passive * Increases the damage dealt on an enemy with [Impale Dagger] by 0.5% per attribute level * +10% added damage at maximum level Cataphract 1st Circle required Impaler [Strike] Impale a small or medium-type monster with the spear. Allows you to attack other enemies with the impaled enemy. The attack applies as critical to enemies afflicted with [Shock]. Level 1: Attack: 232% Duration: 0 seconds AoE Attack Ratio: 1 Able to use while riding SP: 26 Type: Melee / Attack Cooldown: 40s Required Stance: TwoHandSpear, OneHandSpearArtefact, OneHandSpearShield, OneHandSpearDagger, OneHandSpearPistol 5 / 5 3 Earth Wave Earth Wave: Enhance Type: Passive * Increases the damage dealt on an enemy with [Earth Wave] by 0.5% per attribute level * +10% added damage at maximum level Cataphract 1st Circle required Earth Wave: Earth Property Type: Active * Changes the property of [Earth Wave] to Earth property * Increases SP consumption by 10% Cataphract 1st Circle required Earth Wave: Remove Knockdown Type: Active * [Earth Wave] no longer knocks enemies down * Only applies if attribute is set to ON Cataphract 1st Circle required Earth Wave [Physical] - [Strike] Gather up power and use your weapon to attack targets by smashing it to the ground. Deals increased damage to knocked-down enemies. Level 5: Attack: 86% x 5 AoE Attack Ratio: 8 +50% increased damage to knocked-down enemies. Able to use while riding. SP: 52 Type: Melee / Attack Cooldown: 10s Required Stance: TwoHandSpear, OneHandSpearArtefact, OneHandSpearShield, OneHandSpearDagger, OneHandSpearPistol 5 / 5 Trot Trot Increases your movement speed while riding. Level 5: Movement Speed: +10 Duration: 30 seconds SP: 53 Type: Melee / Buff Cooldown: 50s 0 / 5 Steed Charge Steed Charge: Enhance Type: Passive * Increases the damage dealt on an enemy with [Steed Charge] by 0.5% per attribute level * +10% added damage at maximum level Cataphract 1st Circle required Steed Charge: Critical Type: Active * [Steed Charge] applies as critical on enemies afflicted with [Slow] * Increases SP consumption by 20% Cataphract 1st Circle required Steed Charge: Remove Knockdown Type: Active * Removes knockback effect from [Steed Charge] * Only applies if attribute is set to ON * Increases SP consumption by 10% Cataphract 1st Circle required Steed Charge [Physical] - [Strike] Charges into the enemy, dealing damage. Deals additional damage to enemies affected by the Dethrone debuff. Able to use skill again 1.5 sec after casting. Level 1: Attack: 223% AoE Attack Ratio: 5 Able to use while riding SP: 26 Type: Melee / Attack Cooldown: 8s
Rank 5 Cataphract	1 / 10 Impaler Impaler: Enhance Type: Passive * Increases the damage dealt on an enemy with [Impale Dagger] by 0.5% per attribute level * +10% added damage at maximum level Cataphract 1st Circle required Impaler [Strike] Impale a small or medium-type monster with the spear. Allows you to attack other enemies with the impaled enemy. The attack applies as critical to enemies afflicted with [Shock]. Level 1: Attack: 232% Duration: 0 seconds AoE Attack Ratio: 1 Able to use while riding SP: 26 Type: Melee / Attack Cooldown: 40s Required Stance: TwoHandSpear, OneHandSpearArtefact, OneHandSpearShield, OneHandSpearDagger, OneHandSpearPistol 10 / 10 3 Earth Wave Earth Wave: Enhance Type: Passive * Increases the damage dealt on an enemy with [Earth Wave] by 0.5% per attribute level * +10% added damage at maximum level Cataphract 1st Circle required Earth Wave: Earth Property Type: Active * Changes the property of [Earth Wave] to Earth property * Increases SP consumption by 10% Cataphract 1st Circle required Earth Wave: Remove Knockdown Type: Active * [Earth Wave] no longer knocks enemies down * Only applies if attribute is set to ON Cataphract 1st Circle required Earth Wave [Physical] - [Strike] Gather up power and use your weapon to attack targets by smashing it to the ground. Deals increased damage to knocked-down enemies. Level 10: Attack: 106% x 5 AoE Attack Ratio: 8 +50% increased damage to knocked-down enemies. Able to use while riding. SP: 82 Type: Melee / Attack Cooldown: 10s Required Stance: TwoHandSpear, OneHandSpearArtefact, OneHandSpearShield, OneHandSpearDagger, OneHandSpearPistol 10 / 10 Trot Trot Increases your movement speed while riding. Level 10: Movement Speed: +15 Duration: 40 seconds SP: 85 Type: Melee / Buff Cooldown: 50s 0 / 10 Steed Charge Steed Charge: Enhance Type: Passive * Increases the damage dealt on an enemy with [Steed Charge] by 0.5% per attribute level * +10% added damage at maximum level Cataphract 1st Circle required Steed Charge: Critical Type: Active * [Steed Charge] applies as critical on enemies afflicted with [Slow] * Increases SP consumption by 20% Cataphract 1st Circle required Steed Charge: Remove Knockdown Type: Active * Removes knockback effect from [Steed Charge] * Only applies if attribute is set to ON * Increases SP consumption by 10% Cataphract 1st Circle required Steed Charge [Physical] - [Strike] Charges into the enemy, dealing damage. Deals additional damage to enemies affected by the Dethrone debuff. Able to use skill again 1.5 sec after casting. Level 1: Attack: 223% AoE Attack Ratio: 5 Able to use while riding SP: 26 Type: Melee / Attack Cooldown: 8s 5 / 5 Doom Spike Doom Spike: Enhance Type: Passive * Increases the damage dealt on an enemy with [Doom Spike] by 0.5% per attribute level * +10% added damage at maximum level Cataphract 2nd Circle required Doom Spike: Remove Knockdown Type: Active * Removes knockback effect from [Doom Spike] * Only applies if attribute is set to ON * Increases SP consumption by 10% Cataphract 2nd Circle required Doom Spike [Physical] - [Pierce] Strongly stabs the enemy with the tip of your spear, decreasing critical resistance. Level 5: Attack: 151% x 5 AoE Ratio: 8 Decreases critical resistance by 50 Able to use while riding. SP: 56 Type: Melee / Attack Cooldown: 15s Required Stance: TwoHandSpear, OneHandSpearArtefact, OneHandSpearShield, OneHandSpearDagger, OneHandSpearPistol 0 / 5 Acrobatic Mount Acrobatic Mount Gives a buff that increases the damage of skills that can be used only while riding. SP consumption of riding-only skills is increased. Buff disappears if dismounted or low on SP. Level 1: Damage: Increase 5% SP consumption: Increase10% Duration: 40 sec Able to use while riding SP: 21 Type: Melee / Buff Cooldown: 60s
Rank 6 Cataphract	1 / 15 Impaler Impaler: Enhance Type: Passive * Increases the damage dealt on an enemy with [Impale Dagger] by 0.5% per attribute level * +10% added damage at maximum level Cataphract 1st Circle required Impaler [Strike] Impale a small or medium-type monster with the spear. Allows you to attack other enemies with the impaled enemy. The attack applies as critical to enemies afflicted with [Shock]. Level 1: Attack: 232% Duration: 0 seconds AoE Attack Ratio: 1 Able to use while riding SP: 26 Type: Melee / Attack Cooldown: 40s Required Stance: TwoHandSpear, OneHandSpearArtefact, OneHandSpearShield, OneHandSpearDagger, OneHandSpearPistol 15 / 15 3 Earth Wave Earth Wave: Enhance Type: Passive * Increases the damage dealt on an enemy with [Earth Wave] by 0.5% per attribute level * +10% added damage at maximum level Cataphract 1st Circle required Earth Wave: Earth Property Type: Active * Changes the property of [Earth Wave] to Earth property * Increases SP consumption by 10% Cataphract 1st Circle required Earth Wave: Remove Knockdown Type: Active * [Earth Wave] no longer knocks enemies down * Only applies if attribute is set to ON Cataphract 1st Circle required Earth Wave [Physical] - [Strike] Gather up power and use your weapon to attack targets by smashing it to the ground. Deals increased damage to knocked-down enemies. Level 15: Attack: 125% x 5 AoE Attack Ratio: 8 +50% increased damage to knocked-down enemies. Able to use while riding. SP: 112 Type: Melee / Attack Cooldown: 10s Required Stance: TwoHandSpear, OneHandSpearArtefact, OneHandSpearShield, OneHandSpearDagger, OneHandSpearPistol 15 / 15 Trot Trot Increases your movement speed while riding. Level 15: Movement Speed: +20 Duration: 50 seconds SP: 117 Type: Melee / Buff Cooldown: 50s 0 / 15 Steed Charge Steed Charge: Enhance Type: Passive * Increases the damage dealt on an enemy with [Steed Charge] by 0.5% per attribute level * +10% added damage at maximum level Cataphract 1st Circle required Steed Charge: Critical Type: Active * [Steed Charge] applies as critical on enemies afflicted with [Slow] * Increases SP consumption by 20% Cataphract 1st Circle required Steed Charge: Remove Knockdown Type: Active * Removes knockback effect from [Steed Charge] * Only applies if attribute is set to ON * Increases SP consumption by 10% Cataphract 1st Circle required Steed Charge [Physical] - [Strike] Charges into the enemy, dealing damage. Deals additional damage to enemies affected by the Dethrone debuff. Able to use skill again 1.5 sec after casting. Level 1: Attack: 223% AoE Attack Ratio: 5 Able to use while riding SP: 26 Type: Melee / Attack Cooldown: 8s 9 / 10 Doom Spike Doom Spike: Enhance Type: Passive * Increases the damage dealt on an enemy with [Doom Spike] by 0.5% per attribute level * +10% added damage at maximum level Cataphract 2nd Circle required Doom Spike: Remove Knockdown Type: Active * Removes knockback effect from [Doom Spike] * Only applies if attribute is set to ON * Increases SP consumption by 10% Cataphract 2nd Circle required Doom Spike [Physical] - [Pierce] Strongly stabs the enemy with the tip of your spear, decreasing critical resistance. Level 9: Attack: 184% x 5 AoE Ratio: 8 Decreases critical resistance by 90 Able to use while riding. SP: 82 Type: Melee / Attack Cooldown: 15s Required Stance: TwoHandSpear, OneHandSpearArtefact, OneHandSpearShield, OneHandSpearDagger, OneHandSpearPistol 0 / 10 Acrobatic Mount Acrobatic Mount Gives a buff that increases the damage of skills that can be used only while riding. SP consumption of riding-only skills is increased. Buff disappears if dismounted or low on SP. Level 1: Damage: Increase 5% SP consumption: Increase10% Duration: 40 sec Able to use while riding SP: 21 Type: Melee / Buff Cooldown: 60s 5 / 5 Rush Rush: Enhance Type: Passive * Increases the damage dealt on an enemy with [Rush] by 0.5% per attribute level * +10% added damage at maximum level Cataphract 3rd Circle required Rush: Stun Type: Active * Enemies attacked with [Rush] have a 1% chance per attribute level to be afflicted with [Stun] for 2 seconds * Increases SP consumption by 20% Cataphract 3rd Circle required Rush [Physical] - [Slash] Spins the spear above the head to inflict damage all around. Deals additional damage when the Initiate buff is applied. Level 5: 158% Attack per 0.3 seconds Maximum Duration: 10 seconds AoE Attack Ratio: 8 Able to use while riding Consumes #(CaptionRatio3} SP per 0.3 seconds SP: 0 Type: Melee / Attack Cooldown: 40s Required Stance: TwoHandSpear, OneHandSpearArtefact, OneHandSpearShield, OneHandSpearDagger, OneHandSpearPistol
Rank 7 Hoplite	10 / 10 Stabbing Stabbing: Enhance Type: Passive * Increases the damage dealt on an enemy with [Stabbing] by 0.5% per attribute level * +10% added damage at maximum level Hoplite 1st Circle required Stabbing: Evasion Type: Active * Increases evasion by 50 per attribute level while using [Stabbing] Increases magic defense by 5% per attribute level * Increases SP consumption by 10 Hoplite 1st Circle required Stabbing: Sure Victory Type: Active * Increases continuous count of [Stabbing] by 1 per attribute level * Increases SP consumption by 100% Hoplite 3rd Circle required Stabbing [Physical] - [Pierce] Repeatedly stab enemies with your spear. Repeated stabs inflicts more damage to enemies. Level 10: Attack: 143% x 15 AoE Attack Ratio: 1 Damage increase up to 100% SP: 71 Type: Melee / Attack Cooldown: 25s 9 / 10 2 Pierce Pierce: Enhance Type: Passive * Increases the damage dealt on an enemy with [Pierce] by 0.5% per attribute level * +10% added damage at maximum level Hoplite 1st Circle required Pierce: Continuous Attack Type: Active * Deals 4 consecutive hits on boss monsters with [Pierce] * Increases SP consumption by 10% Hoplite 2nd Circle required Pierce: Bleeding Type: Active * Enemies hit by [Pierce] have a 2% chance per attribute level of being afflicted with [Bleeding] for 6 seconds * Bleeding damage is proportional to character's physical attack * Increases SP consumption by 10% Hoplite 1st Circle required Pierce: Repeated Shock Type: Active * Number of hits of [Pierce] to enemies afflicted with [Shock] increases by 2 * Increases SP consumption by 30% Hoplite 2nd Circle required Pierce [Physical] - [Pierce] Attack by piercing enemies with your spear. The larger an enemy is, the more consecutive hits you deal. Level 9: Attack: 327% Medium Target 2 Hits Large Target 3 Hits SP: 58 Type: Melee / Attack Cooldown: 20s 10 / 10 Finestra Finestra: Physical Damage Type: Active * Adds 10% of your INT to physical damage while [Finestra] is active * Increases SP consumption by 10% Hoplite 1st Circle required Finestra: Splash Type: Active * Increases AoE attack ratio by 3, but reduces evasion rate by x2 more of the existing value when [Finestra] is active * Increases SP consumption by 3 * Increases SP consumption by 10% Lv3 Finestra required Finestra Switch into the Window stance to attack. Increases your critical rate and block, while decreasing evasion. Level 10: Critical Chance: +150 Increase Block 175 Increase Evasion: -150 Duration: 60 seconds SP: 77 Type: Melee / Buff Cooldown: 50s Required Stance: OneHandSpearArtefact, OneHandSpearShield, TwoHandSpear, OneHandSpearDagger, OneHandSpearPistol 0 / 10 2 Synchro Thrusting Synchro Thrusting: Enhance Type: Passive * Increases the damage dealt on an enemy with [Synchro Thrusting] by 0.5% per attribute level * +10% added damage at maximum level Hoplite 1st Circle required Synchro Thrusting: Pierce Type: Active * Decreases [Synchro Thrusting] strike damage by 10% per attribute level * Increases pierce damage by 10% per attribute level Hoplite 1st Circle required Synchro Thrusting [Physical] - [Pierce] - [Strike] Use your spear and shield to attack enemies. Deals additional damage when an attack is countered. Level 1: Attack: 330% AoE Attack Ratio: 1 SP: 24 Type: Melee / Attack Cooldown: 15s Required Stance: OneHandSpearShield, OneHandSwordShield 0 / 5 3 Long Stride Long Stride: Enhance Type: Passive * Increases the damage dealt on an enemy with [Long Stride] by 0.5% per attribute level * +10% added damage at maximum level Hoplite 2nd Circle required Long Stride: Stun Type: Active * [Long Stride] stuns enemies for 0.5 sec per attribute level * Increases SP consumption by 50% Hoplite 2nd Circle required Long Stride [Physical] - [Pierce] Inflicts damage to enemies by jumping to your designated location. Damage increases in proportion to inventory weight. Additional damage does not exceed a maximum of 100%. Level 1: Attack: 415% Targets 10 SP: 28 Type: Melee / Attack Cooldown: 30s Required Stance: OneHandSpearArtefact, OneHandSpearShield, TwoHandSpear, OneHandSpearPistol 1 / 5 2 Spear Lunge Spear Lunge: Enhance Type: Passive * Increases the damage dealt on an enemy with [Spear Lunge] by 0.5% per attribute level * +10% added damage at maximum level Hoplite 2nd Circle required Spear Lunge [Physical] - [Pierce] Stab an enemy in front of you to make it more vulnerable to [Pierce]-type attacks. Level 1: Attack: 478% Duration 6 seconds SP: 16 Type: Melee / Attack Cooldown: 20s Required Stance: OneHandSpearArtefact, OneHandSpearShield, TwoHandSpear, OneHandSpearDagger, OneHandSpearPistol
Rank 8 Lancer	1 / 5 2 Crush Crush: Enhance Type: Passive * Increases the damage dealt on an enemy with [Crush] by 0.5% per attribute level * +10% added damage at maximum level Lancer 1st Circle Required Crush: Gear Destroy Type: Active * Reduces enemy's physical defense and physical attack by an additional 10% per attribute level when attacked by [Crush] * Reduces enemy equipment's physical and magic defense by an additional 50% * Increases SP consumption by 10% Lancer 1st Circle Required Crush [Physical] - [Pierce] Lunge with your spear forward to pierce enemies in front. The target temporarily loses either attack or defense. If the target is an enemy summon, it will be displaced. Level 1: Attack: 1168% Debuff Duration: 10 seconds SP: 38 Type: Melee / Attack Cooldown: 20s Required Stance: TwoHandSpear 5 / 5 Joust Joust: Enhance Type: Passive * Increases the damage dealt on an enemy with [Joust] by 0.5% per attribute level * +10% added damage at maximum level Lancer 1st Circle Required Joust [Physical] - [Pierce] Charges forward to lunge the spear at the enemy and destroy magic circles. The target's INT and SPR stats get reduced and cleric and wizard types will be silenced and normal attacks and skills cannot be used. Level 5: Attack: 405% x 2 Status Ailment Duration: 15 seconds Number of targets 10 SP: 85 Type: Melee / Attack Cooldown: 33s Required Stance: TwoHandSpear 1 / 5 Unhorsing Unhorsing: Enhance Type: Passive * Increases the damage dealt on an enemy with [Unhorsing] by 0.5% per attribute level * +10% added damage at maximum level Lancer 1st Circle Required Unhorsing [Physical] - [Pierce] Fix your grip on your spear and strike your enemy downward, knocking them off of their companion. Level 1: Attack: 987% SP: 39 Type: Melee / Attack Cooldown: 24s Required Stance: TwoHandSpear 5 / 5 2 Quintain Quintain: Enhance Type: Passive * Increases the damage dealt on an enemy with [Quintain] by 0.5% per attribute level * +10% added damage at maximum level Lancer 1st Circle Required Quintain: Sure Victory Type: Active * Applies 3 hits to enemies under the Crush debuff * Increases SP consumption by 30% Lancer 2nd Circle Required Quintain [Physical] - [Pierce] Push the spear far to attack. Enemies in Crush state get additional damage. Level 5: Attack: 1284% SP: 68 Type: Melee / Attack Cooldown: 20s Required Stance: TwoHandSpear 3 / 5 Initiate Initiate Strengthen your will before the battle. Increases the chance for you to penetrate the enemy's defense and the affected enemy's block stat can be decreased. Level 3: Block Penetration: +450 Enemy Block: -300 Duration: 19 seconds SP: 45 Type: Melee / Buff Cooldown: 54s

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Kyosai

Dec 29th 2016 03:56:29

(#22940)

Hello i love your build.
i reached r7 and i wanna know what gems i use in my Catacombs Pike? thanks for the great guide btw!!!

akio.tanaka

Jan 7th 2017 21:54:03

#22940 (#23370)

@Kyosai Yellow Gems , because in high lvl ur critical rate is soo high.

CincyBandito

Dec 25th 2016 07:16:04

(#22806)

Quick question:
I found on my google trek that swordsman c2 is not optimal for lancer.
Could you provide an explanation why i should choose this over highlander or peltasta? I was wondering the benefits of going highlander over c2 sworsman with this build.

HappyBlueFace

Nov 20th 2016 22:54:32

(#21730)

Why 0 points in Gun Ho?
Sorry for my ignorance but im new and i want to do a swordsman and lancer is the best class right now so, i want to do this good <3

Guayabito

Nov 21st 2016 00:21:11

#21730 (#21734)

@HappyBlueFace It's personal preference, mostly.

Later on in higher ranks Physical and Magic Defense becomes very important because monsters have ridiculous damage multipliers, so you need every bit of defense to cut off their numbers before all the multipliers are applied. Gung Ho becomes increasingly risky as you advance and gain access to higher level maps because of this, especially in Rank 8 content.

If you REALLY want Gung Ho, though, I'd recommend taking 3 points from Pain Barrier and putting them there. 3 are enough to get access to the attribute, and with the recent patch in Korea it won't hurt much this build doing that movement because Pain Barrier will be getting a duration increase attribute, so taking 3 points from it to have Gung Ho is doable.

HappyBlueFace

Nov 21st 2016 19:25:25

#21734 (#21762)

@Guayabito Ok, i got it, thank u so munch, really.
i love your build, looks very cool, i have a barbarian lv 43 (Sw1, High1, Barb3, Doppel 3) and i have gun ho with him so... its bad? (Trust 5, Bash 3, Gun Ho 3, Concentrate 3 and Pain Barrier 1)

Vader

Nov 22nd 2016 01:23:03

#21762 (#21774)

@HappyBlueFace

From my point of view better get buff skill rather than atk skill that will not be use later in game. thrust became useless after rank due to low damage and slow animations.

HappyBlueFace

Nov 22nd 2016 02:41:55

#21774 (#21778)

@Vader Oh, thats true, thrust is very have a very slow animation, but, i dont have spear and i want to do spear attack, i think 1 point is enough.
And thanks.

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Vader

Nov 22nd 2016 06:12:55

#21778 (#21785)

@HappyBlueFace i recommend to take pelta for party play... it help alot to find party with pelta 1 with swash buckler... but it depend on you.. having pelta 1 make leveling easy just taunt enemy and hold "c" button and let other class do their job... but anyway this is good build for crit but all the skills selected have their CD and you may have to use basic atk to deal left over enemy and as far as i know basic atk from dex build have low dmg once u have all skills CD last skill u may not wanted to is thrust due to low dmg +sp cost and low animation (slower than basic atk)

Guayabito

Nov 23rd 2016 02:27:57

#21762 (#21821)

@HappyBlueFace Gung Ho does work better in Doppel builds than in this one because they invest more heavily on DEX, so they usually go for evasion builds, which means the Physical Defense penalty doesn't hurt them as bad as it does to this build.

The point in Thrust is not for damage, it is for the bleeding effect from the attribute, which cuts spell castings from Wizards if they don't have Surespell.

The 3 points in Bash are to get the knockdown attirbute, which is absurdly strong in PvP. 3 charges of knockdown on an 8 second cooldown is really good.

Guayabito

Nov 23rd 2016 02:30:32

#21821 (#21823)

Also, I don't recommend Peltasta for party play like @Vader suggested. If you want to focus on party play, don't play Lancer at all. Peltasta does almost nothing for Lancer, since Lancer skills can't be used with 1H Spears, so you'll be using a 2H Spear 99% of the time. That means Peltasta's passive attributes (which are really nice) are wasted on Lancer by being limited to 2H Spears.

HappyBlueFace

Nov 23rd 2016 03:05:19

#21821 (#21824)

@Guayabito I recommend grouping up with Dragoon 2, Inquisitors and Linkers. Paired with these classes, your damage gets out of control.
So, with a dragoon, linker or inquisitor... i'll be op? :vvvvvvvv
Pd: So x2, Thank you for the tips of Gun Ho (love you <3) i got scared coz i have a barbarian lv 43 with gun ho, and i dont want to delete him.
Pd x2: Thrush lv 5 is good with this guide? I didnt put it, but, it's good? Coz Pain Barrier... i dont know why its good, so lv 5 i think its enough, or points in Pommel Beat idk.

Guayabito

Nov 23rd 2016 15:33:04

#21824 (#21843)

@HappyBlueFace Thrust is only needed in Lv1 for the bleeding. Anything more than that is a waste, since the damage is absolutely minimal. Pommel Beat is only worth 1 point to have another skill in your rotation, but I don't recommend putting more points into it because it won't be your main damaging skill at all. You're already taking 3 points from Pain Barrier to take Gung Ho, so I wouldn't recommend taking more to put them on either Thrust or Pommel Beat. Pain Barrier is absolutely more important and stays relevant through all ranks. You need it in PvP and you need it in boss hunting so you don't get knocked around like a ragdoll.