Swordman

Swordmen are generally the party's front line fighters and can take a huge amount of damage. This holds even more true at high levels. The Swordman excels in melee combat, whether tanking or dealing damage. General class reference guide. ReClassic applies its own rebalance to several skills, so some builds and skills may differ from classic Ragnarok.

Standard Builds

The Swordman's two classic paths are AGI (Flee and attack speed) and VIT (HP and resistance for tanking).

Build	Stats	Description
AGI		Flee and attack speed.
VIT		HP and resistance for tanking.

Becoming a Swordman

Requirements: being a Novice, having learned all 9 Basic Skills and having spent all your skill points. The Swordman Guild is in Izlude (`izlude_in`). Note: the Swordman also offers an instant class change, no test needed. But you lose the Swordman's Glove: STR +5 and +10% EXP up to level 60. It's well worth doing the quest.

Step	What to do
1	Talk to the Swordman (izlude_in,74,172) and choose Take the test.
2	Talk to the Test Room Staff (izlude_in,30,163) to be taken to the course (`job_sword1`).
3	The obstacle course. Cross the 3 rooms until you reach Mae at the end. The floor is full of invisible traps: stepping on one teleports you to a random spot and wastes your time. Walk slowly.
4	When you reach Mae, you pass. Go back to the Swordman in Izlude to receive your class and the Glove.

If you fail, the Test Room Staff gives you 5 Apples as a consolation prize, and you can try again as many times as you like.

Rewards

Swordman's Glove : STR +5, +10% EXP up to level 60
Class change to Swordman

Quest Skills

Besides the standard skills, the Swordman can get class-specific skills through quests. These are the quest skills available:

Skill	NPC	Requirements
Fatal Blow	Leon	Job level 25; Bash level 5; Fire Arrow x10; Silver Arrow x10; Banana Juice x1; Tentacle x30; Royal Jelly x5
HP Recovery While Moving	Thomas	Job level 15; Empty Bottle x50; Moth Wings x1 or Moth Dust x1
Berserk	Juan	Job level 30; Butterfly Powder x35; Horrendous Mouth x10; Decayed Nail x10; Honey x10

Leveling Spots

Location	Difficulty	Notes
Sewers	Easy to Medium	The Sewers are the starting point for your first levels. You can stay here until job 40, since the EXP improves as you go down the floors.
Morroc Fields	Easy to Medium	Same technique as the Sewers, plus a ton of loot to sell.
Byalan	Medium to Hard	Want more adventure? Check out Byalan. Lots of rare items and lots of people to party with. AGI characters have the advantage thanks to the monsters' slow attack.
Orcs	Medium to Hard	This is where leveling starts to get serious. Orcs deal high damage, but give a lot of EXP. Bring potions and avoid the Orc Lady at low levels.
Grand Orcs	Hard	The Grand Orc only has 6,8k HP, 5 to 6 Bash hits are enough to take one down. Keep your potions stocked and grab your quest skills beforehand.