Hello.
My 69 SWS uses +4 STR/-4 CON, +4 DEX/-4 CON tattoos.
SWS is a pretty low damage-output class, so I wanted to improve my DPS output as much as possible. In a game like L2, it tends to be the case that offense is better than defense, when it comes to levelling.
I also use Tallum Heavy set, since it also helps improve one's DPS. And I use a Dragonslayer, since it is more cost-effective, in regards to A soul shot consumption.
I try to keep my +MAX HP song permanently (as well as my P.DEF song) to compensate for all the -CON I have from the dyes and armor set.
All in all, I like this build. It makes my horrible DPS SWS into a mediocre DPS SWS.
Oh yeah. One more comment.
I like using the Dragon Slayer. In addition to the more efficient cost usage of A soul shot, it also makes my singing faster.
(since the higher your P.ATK is, the faster your songs cast.)
For best dps in pve:
dagger with focus or crit damage and tallum heavy.
tattoos: +5 str, +4 dex, -9 con
-When ur s grade, its worth getting a sword, before that go for dagger to kill faster.
-As pointed above, 2-handed sword is nice because of less soulshot consumption and looks kool :)
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Hint:
Sws is one of the best classes to level a wolf with - the p.def and crit songs are just perfect for the wolf. it makes leveling much faster unless u have constant archer friends online that wanna party with u
at 79 lvl i personally prefer having dex.
So i have : +3dex / -3str and +2dex / -2con.
Not a good idea to go a lot --- at con because you are an elf :( And con is very important for survival.not only HP,but also stun resist etc
In A grade I used Tallum Heavy and an Infernal Master Focus, in my later levels I switched to a Soul Separator with Crit. Damage. I also tried a DLE with crit. damage for a short time but the DPS was just too low. I kept losing agro to my hunting partner when they got a few lucky crits - a PP with +5 Bloody Orchid focus.
I like the dagger much more then the two hander, our weapon mastery only adds ~78 patk which doesn't make up for the increase in crit rate from hunter (hunter doubles the difference = 80 more crit with dagger+hunter then sword+hunter).
While the increase in attack speed makes singing much faster (making syncing with a BD easier), arrest is also faster making it more useful.
I also had +5 Dex -5 Con and +4 Str -4 Con for A grade.
After getting IC Heavy I switched to +5 Str +1 Dex and an Angel Slayer with crit. damage and have not regretted my loss of dex at all (I only noticed the loss of run speed, dex does not seem to help DPS much if at all).
PS. during normal leveling I do not like song of vitality, the mp use due to re-singing before it goes down is much too high for the usefulness; hunter+earth+warding is the tried and true SwS set. At 77 I enchanted it to +4 for time and now it works better but is still not important for normal hunting.