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Overview
Crusaders are a fine blend of physical strength and faith-driven magic prowess, making them a versatile class. They are capable of melee combat with a spear or a sword and shield, of playing a supportive role in parties with beneficial magic skills, and of sacrificing their health to wield powerful holy magic.
Jobchange Guide
See Crusader Job Change Guide for detailed information.
Changing into a Crusader from a Swordsman requires the player to complete a number of tasks:
- Item Collection
- Endurance Test
- Written Test
- Battle Test
After completing these tests, the player will be transformed into a Crusader. Most of this takes place inside of the Prontera Castle.
Builds
There are a few primary builds of Crusaders:
- Grand Cross, which deals Holy magic damage to the enemy.
- Devotion, which allows the crusader to take damage in place of an ally.
- Shield, which deals ranged damage from afar.
- Spear, which deals rapid melee damage at close range.
Grand Cross
Stat Build
Skill Build: (Job 42 Swordsman)
- Increase HP Recovery 10
- Bash 10
- Provoke 10
- Endure 10
- Magnum Break at least 1 (Cut a little in Provoke, as it's quite useful.)
(Crusader)
- Faith 10
- Holy Cross 6
- Grand Cross 10
- Cure 1
- Divine Protection 3
- Demon Bane 5
- Heal 10
- Pecopeco Ride 1
- Auto Guard 3
Grand Cross, which is often abbreviated GC, is a skill that relies on both the Crusader's ATK and MATK to deal damage to the enemy. Just as Grand Cross relies both on ATK and MATK to deal damage, the damage from the ATK portion is reduced by the enemy's DEF, while the MATK portion is reduced by the enemy's MDEF.
- Strength is important due to the fact that it adds damage to the skill and also increases carrying capacity. Strength gives a noticeably smaller bonus to GC damage than Intelligence however.
Shield
Stat Build
Skill Build: (Job 43 - 50 Swordsman)
- Increase HP Recovery 10
- Bash 10
- Provoke 10
- Endure 10
- Magnum Break at least 1 (Cut a little in Provoke or Endure, as it's quite useful.)
(Crusader)
- Faith 10
- Auto Guard 5
- Shield Charge 3
- Shield Boomerang 5
- Shield Reflect 10
- Defending Aura 5
- Pecopeco Ride 1
- Cavalier Mastery 5
This will cause you to end up with 5 skill points remaining. The skill points can be allocated into a higher level of Auto Guard if you find yourself needing to tank things or you like the skill, or you can max out Shield Charge in order to stun people in WoE, and place the remaining points in either Auto Guard or Cure.
For a crusader that will level using a Soul-Link and Shield Boomerang, it may be possible to forgo getting dexterity in favor of more agility or vitality, as Shield Boomerang never misses when under the influence of a Soul-Link.
Magnum Break is used as an AoE skill in WoE and PvP in conjunction with a weapon such as Sword Breaker or Mail Breaker to spread status or to knock people out of Cloak. It is not generally used for damage purposes.
In order to gain the best DPS with a Soul-Link, 182 attack speed is ideal. This has to do with the animation delay of the skill. Nothing more than 182 attack speed will help when using Linked Shield Boomerang.
Devotion/VIT/WoE
Stat Build
- STR: Low - Moderate
- AGI: Low - Moderate
- VIT: High - Maximum
- INT: Low - Moderate
- DEX: High - Maximum
- LUK: None
Skill Build (Job 46 - 50 Swordsman)
- Increase HP Recovery 10
- Bash 10
- Provoke 10
- Endure 10
- Magnum Break 1
(Crusader)
- Faith 10
- Holy Cross 6
- Grand Cross 4
- Auto Guard 10
- Shield Charge 3
- Shield Boomerang 3
- Shield Reflect 8
- Devotion 5
This build is generally reliant on parties for leveling, as they typically have low strength and intelligence. This is not a soloing character, however it is probably the most useful of all of the crusader builds for WoE. It utilizes high vitality and high dexterity to quickly cast Devotion on any characters that would make good use of more HP or an uninterruptable cast time.
Agility Spear Crusader
Stat Build
- STR: Moderate - High
- AGI: High - Maximum
- INT: Low - Moderate
- VIT: Low - Moderate
- DEX: Low - Moderate
- LUK: Low
Skill Build (Job 42 Swordsman)
- Increase HP Recovery 10
- Bash 10
- Provoke 10
- Endure 10
- Magnum Break 1
(Crusader with unused skill points)
- Faith 10
- Holy Cross 10
- Spear Mastery 10
- Spear Quicken 10
- Pecopeco Ride 1
- Cavalier Mastery 5
Some builds will occasionally forsake the Pecopeco Ride and Holy Cross skills in order to get a high level of Heal.
This build emphasizes doing powerful normal attacks at a rapid rate. Leveling spots include places such as Byalan Island and Ice Dungeon, as well as any map that standard melee characters level at. The class plays similar to the more familiar Agility Knight.
Equipment
| Grand Cross: | Shield: |
|---|---|
| Upper: | Upper: |
 Helm [1] |
Helm [1] |
 Grand Circlet |
- |
 Jewel Crown |
- |
| Mid: | Mid: |
 Fin Helm |
Fin Helm |
| - |  Masquerade |
| - |  Angel Wing Ears |
| - |  Evil Wing Ears |
| Lower: | Lower: |
 Iron Cain |
Iron Cain |
| Armor: | Armor: |
 Glittering Jacket [1] |
Glittering Jacket [1] |
 Full Plate [1] |
Full Plate [1] |
 Legion Plate Armor [1] |
Legion Plate Armor [1] |
| Weapon: | Weapon: |
 Haedonggum [2] |
 Blade [4] |
 Flamberge [2] |
 Main Gauche [4] |
 Tsurugi [2] |
- |
 Bazerald |
- |
| Shield: | Shield: |
 Stone Buckler [1] |
Stone Buckler [1] |
 Shield [1] |
Shield [1] |
 Sacred Mission [1] |
- |
| Useful GC Cards: | Useful Shield Cards: |
|---|---|
| Headgear: | Headgear: |
 Elder Willow Card |
 Cramp Card |
 Isilla Card^CU^ |
 Vanberk Card^CU^ |
 Incubus Card |
Incubus Card |
 Permeter Card |
 Willow Card |
| Willow Card |
Permeter Card |
| Armor: | Armor: |
 Angeling Card |
 Mineral Card |
 Archdam Card |
Archdam Card |
 Marc Card |
Marc Card |
 Porcellio Card |
 Pasana Card |
 Succubus Card |
 Dokebi Card |
| - |  Swordfish Card |
| - |  Roda Frog Card |
| Weapon: | Weapon: |
 Andre Card |
 Anaconda Card |
 Wolf Card |
 Hydra Card |
 Zipper Bear Card |
 Orc Lady Card |
 Zenorc Card |
 Vadon Card |
| Shield: | Shield: |
 Thara Frog Card |
Thara Frog Card |
| - |  Tamruan Card |
| Garment: | Garment: |
 Raydric Card |
Raydric Card |
| Accessory: | Accessory: |
 Heater Card |
Heater Card |
 Zerom Card |
 Mantis Card |
| - |  Tarou Card |
Class Data
Skills
See Swordsman Skills for first class skills.
| Skill | Description | Levels | Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Reduces the 50% [ASPD](ASPD.md) penalty when riding a Pecopeco. | 5 | Passive | ||
|
Cures the target from [Silence](Silence.md), [Chaos](Chaos.md) and [Blind](Blind.md) status effects. | 1 | Supportive | ||
|
Reduce incoming ranged damage; protects [party](Party.md) members via [Devotion](Devotion.md). | 5 | Supportive | ||
|
Increases attack against against [Demons](Demon.md) and [Undead](Undead.md) monsters by up to 30. | 10 | Passive | ||
|
Increases VIT defense against [Demons](Demon.md) and [Undead](Undead.md) monsters by up to 30. | 10 | Passive | ||
|
Increases Max HP and resistance to Holy-property attacks. | 10 | Passive | ||
|
Summons a Grand Cross around the caster, damaging the caster and enemies with [Holy](Holy.md) property waves. | 10 | Offensive | ||
|
Blocks physical attacks with a Shield by chance for 300 seconds. | 10 | Supportive | ||
|
Restore a target's [HP](HP.md), or damage [Undead](Undead.md) targets. | 10 | Supportive | ||
|
Summon a holy cross that inflicts [Holy](Holy.md) damage on a target, blinding it by chance. | 10 | Offensive | ||
|
Enables [Knights](Knight.md) or Crusaders to ride a Pecopeco. | 1 | Passive | ||
|
Temporarily increase resistance against [Demon](Demon.md) race and [Holy](Holy.md) property attacks. | 5 | Supportive | ||
|
Protects a [party](Party.md) member by taking all of the damage inflicted on said party member. | 5 | Supportive | ||
|
Throw your shield at an enemy, dealing damage based on ATK and the shield's properties. | 5 | Offensive | ||
|
Reflect a fraction of the damage received back at an enemy. | 10 | Supportive | ||
|
Hurl your shield at an enemy, dealing damage based on ATK and knocking them back. | 5 | Offensive | ||
|
Adds +4 [ATK](Stats.md#atk) (+5 while on a Pecopeco) per skill level to Spear weapons. | 10 | Passive | ||
|
Temporarily increase [Attack Speed](ASPD.md) when using a Two-Handed Spear. | 10 | Supportive |
Quest Skills
| Skill | Description | Levels | Type | Job Level Requirement |
Quest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Adds a chance to knock back opponents when you successfully block an attack with Auto Guard. | 1 | Active | None | [Shrink Quest](Crusader_Skill_Quest.md#shrink-quest) |
Soul Link
See Crusader Spirit.
Job Bonuses
| Stat Bonus | +1 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +5 | +6 | +7 | +8 | +9 | +10 | +11 | +12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STR | 7 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 32 | 48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| AGI | 30 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| VIT | 12 | 15 | 22 | 40 | 41 | 46 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| INT | 9 | 20 | 21 | 35 | 38 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| DEX | 14 | 28 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| LUK | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ASPD
Lower delay means faster attack, for more information see ASPD
| Weapon | Weapon Delay |
| Unarmed | 400 |
| Dagger | 500 |
| 1H Sword | 500 |
| 2H Sword | 550 |
| 1H Spear | 600 |
| 2H Spear | 600 |
| 1H Axe | 700 |
| 2H Axe | 700 |
| Mace | 650 |