(PWI) Blademaster Guide:

 In this Blademaster Guide I am going to show you how you can make a effective blademaster. To start off, blademasters are the ultimate melee class in Perfect World. They can use any weapon they want (except tideborn and magic), even though they dont have skills for ranged weapons they can still use them for certain cituations, for example pulling mobs or for certain mobs in FC.The job of a blademaster is to protect the squishies( players using light or arcane armor). Blademasters can do so by using Roar of The Pride ( a skill you will get at level 23) to stop all the mobs from killing everyone when things get out of hand. You should generally attack enemies that are either being attacked by damage dealers or being attacked by the tank, and if you are not attacking whats being attacked by the tank make sure you dont take aggro. But thats just some basic stuff you should know.

 Blademaster Stats:
Now I am gonna go into the stats. These can vary depending on what you want out of your blademaster. Your stats are pretty much weapon paths when you are a blademaster. Im going to show you what points you should apply to which stats, that way you can choose which weapon, or weapons, you want to use that way you can get your blademaster to perform the way you want it to.

1. All Weapons Build- as the name says, if u choose this build you will be able to use any and al weapons. I am using this now because,for me, its is useful to use certain weapons to get you out of specific cituiations. For this build, every level do 3 strength and 2 dexterity.

2. Axes,Poles, and Swords- For blademasters that dont mind not being able to use the latest fists, or even any fists at all, should use this build. For this build you would do, 1 vitality, 6 strength, and 3 dexterity every other level (you would start at lvl 3). Not a bad choice.

3. Pole, Sword- In this build you will only be able to use polearms and swords.With this build you will have alot of evasion, accuracy, and health. For this build do, 5 strength, 3 dexterity, and 2 vitality every other level.

And if you like PVP, you could switch the stats around of the Axes, Poles, and Swords build to, 6 strength, 1 dexterity, and 3 vitality to give you a nice edge in PVP.

Blademasater Weapons:
Blademasters have four weapon paths, axe/ham,  polearm, swords, and fists.Each weapon has its own benefit. In this section I am going to show you what weapons could fit your style.

1. Axe/Ham- The path for axes and hammers has the most AOEs and stuns, and thats the reason why most blademasters choose this weapon. Another reason is because they have a high spike damage. For this weapon choice I would choose either the dual hammer or dual axes, but it depends wether or not you want your weapon to have a higher minimum damage or a higher maximum damage. Polehammers are a good choice as well, and if you like add-ons I would suggest poleaxes.

2. Polearms- The path for polearms has bleed skils and directional AOEs. They will also give you distance for when enemies try to run. They all have the same range. If you like a higher minimum damage, you should go with pikes, for a higher maximum go with poleblades, and if you want in between, go with clubs.

3. Fists- For fists you will need alot of dexterity. Fists are for those who like speed and high DPS. Since they have high dexterity, you will have a high critical hit rate as well. Their low damage is made up by speed, so it equals out. You will get the most DPS out of claws, they also have the the highest maximum damage out of the two. Fists have the higher minimum damage and second best DPS out of the two.

4. Swords- Last but not least are the swords. Swords are considered the best weapon for PVE. They are fast, and with their speed you will gain your chi easiy. They have good DPS but they only have one AOE in their skill path. The dual swords have a faster attack speed then regular swords and blades. Dual swords are my main and favorite weapon. Their DPS is first, and they have the highest minimum damage, and second best maximum damage. Dual blades have the highest maximum damage, regular blades are slower but also have the highest maximum damage out of the single swords. Swords go the same speed as the blades but have the highest minimum damage out of the single swords, not a bad choice.

Blademaster Armor:

Now, in this section I am going to tell what armor is best for a blademaster. Blademasters wear heavy armor. If you have the time, I recommend you make your own armor. If not, you should buy it from other players, or see if a friend can make it for you. Buying gear from NPCs is ok, but it wont be as good, wont have sockets or add-ons, but if you dont buy from NPCs, it'll make things esier on you and you will have a better chance of not dying. As far as shards go, I suggest you use either Garnet shards, Citrine shards, or Sapphire shards. I like to use sapphire because it helps protect aginst magic mobs, which do alot of damage to heavy armor. Citrine shards are good also if you dont put alot of vitality in your build. You should always use physical defense rings, if you want more defense from magic you should also use elemental ornaments.

Blademaster Skills:
There are three types of skills, passive, buff, and attack. For passive skills, always level them, but do it at your convenience because even though they are important, they can get expensive and you will need your spirit and money for the other ones. Now for buffs, you are going to want to max these, and it shouldnt be too expensive because you dont have alot, I would lvl these as soon as possible once you get to the requisite level. Now for attacks, you are mainly going to level up (but not max) your debuff skills. The other skills you can level a little to get some extra damage out of them. Some skills you may want to level are:
Aura of the Golden Bell: Let out a tremendous roar, giving all nearby squad members an extra 15% physical
defense for 30 minutes.(lvl 9)
Roar of The Pride: A raging roar stuns all enemies in a 10 meter radius for 3.3 seconds. Higher skill level results in higher success rate.(lvl 23)
Draw Blood: Inflict base physical damage on enemy and cause it to bleed, suffering 75.9 physical damage over 15 seconds.(lvl 3)
Diamond Sutra: Immediately recover 20% of your maximum HP and recover an addtional 250 HP over 15 seconds.(lvl 29)
Cloud Sprint: Drastically increases movement speed by 45% for 15 seconds. Higher skill level results in faster speed.
and the rest of you buffs that you get at higher levels.




Blademaster Genie:
There is a genie skill that is only for blademasters. For this skill you will need to give your genie 3 metal affinity points and 4 fire affinity points, The skill is called Balance: Creates a shield around you that
absorbs damage and makes you immune to stuns for 6 seconds. If your physical defense is higher than your average elemental resistance, the shield absorbs magic damage.Dissolve: Reduces the Chi of you and your target. It needs 3 water affinity.
True Emptiness: Meditate on the nature of the void to attack your foes. Consumes all your energy and causes damage equal to 558.0 plus twenty times the amount of energy consumed. Has a 55% chance to create a shield around you that can absorb up to 700 spell damage for 8 seconds. It needs 3 metal affinity and 3 water affinity. 
Rumbling Thunder: Launches a sphere of ball lightning at the target that deals 92.5 Metal damage. The hit chance is determined by Character's Accuracy. It needs 7 metal affinity.
Reflective Aura:Reflect Magic damage. Lasts for 2 seconds. Up to a Maximum of 10 000 damage will be reflected. It needs 5 wood affinity, 3 water affinity, and 1 fire affinity.