Lancer Builds

Build discussion, comparison, bragging rights, or anything else to help Lancers with their skill Character builds.

I'll throw mine up to get started. R44 Lancer.

Skillbar:
Light, Heavy, Feint, MoonriseII, Heavy Tram, Doomspike II, Twisting V, Absorb ATK, Absorb Def, Taunt
FerocityII, Invigorate, Diversion, Speed SurgeII, Comrade In Arms, Collusion, Punishing Barbs
CureII, SacrificeII, Protect, Shock Spikes

Stat allocation:
STR 143
VIT 96
DEX 86
INT 14
MND 21
PTY 18

Abilities:
Fleet of foot, Fastcast, Complete Control (mnd to dex+5)

Here's my build as a rank 34 lancer.

Skill Bar
Light Thrust
Pierce
Feint
Leg Sweep
Moonrise
Paralyze
Absorb ATK
Sacrifice II
Speed Surge
Shock Spikes
Ferocity II
Collusion
Doomspike II
Siphon MP
Punishing Barbs
Rampart

Abilities
Fleet of Foot
Firm Conviction

Stat Allocation
Strength 60
Vitality 60
Dexterity 61
Intelligence 60
Mind 55
Piety 60

What I'm aiming for is a more heavy on thaum debuff role on the build rather then straight up damage, hence the high caster stats. Now with them about's where I want them to be I can go back to working melee stats again. Ideally what I'm shooting for stat wise at the end.

Strength - Above 90
Vitality - Around 80
Dexterity - Above 90

My Lancer build/strategy goes like this:

Buffs pre-battle:
Life Surge (over SS because of WS life gain and evasion debuff)
Invigorate2
Comrade in Arms2 as soon as its available

Attacks consist of TP control:
Full Thrust
Twisting Vice
Moonrise 2

Battle Regimen for the Normal atk > Normal atk Br
Comrade in Arms 2 or
Light Thrust

Battle Regimen for the WS > WS Br
Ferocity2
Raging Strike
Cadence
Hawk's Eye
Still Precision
Keen Flurry >
Twisting Vice

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Aurora

Battle Regimen for the Normal atk > Normal atk Br
Comrade in Arms 2 or
Light Thrust

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Doe Comrade in Arms 2 count as a normal atk? o.O I mean doesn't it screw up the defense down debuff? If it's not the case it might also get an accuracy boost from the BR, does it?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Aurora

Battle Regimen for the WS > WS Br
Ferocity2
Raging Strike
Cadence
Hawk's Eye
Still Precision
Keen Flurry >
Twisting Vice

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Doesn't it take too long to use all of this buffs? Also Raging Strike and Hawk's Eye generate an amazing amount of enmity, I would be afraid to use all those buffs when fighting a NM :S Right now I use only Keen Flurry and Ferocity2 and I plan to replace this one with Cadence as soon as I get it.

Rank 26 Lancer:

Light
Heavy
Feint
Pierce
Cure
Moonrise
Skewer II
Doomspike
Ferocity
Bloodbath

Second Bar:
Shock Spikes
Life Surge
Stone Spikes
Punishing Barbs
Invigorate

Edit:
Str: 65 (68)
Dex: 81 (84)
Vit: 82 (85)
Int: 25
Mnd: 25
Pie: 25

Stone Spikes was kinda just for the heck of it; I just unlocked THM Absorb skills, so I'll probably be switching it out for Abs DEF, my Accuracy isn't bad. Grilled Carp!

1st bar:
Light Thrust/Full Thrust, Feint, Skewer II, Twisting Vice, Moonrise II, Chaos Thrust, Ferocity II, Raging Strike, Hawk's Eye, Speed Surge II
2nd bar:
Invigorate II, Keen Flury, Cure II, Shock Spike, Protect, Shell, Concussive Blow II, Featherfoot

Trait:
Fleet of Foot, Pikemanship (cause I switch job a lot), Bowmanship, Out of Sight, Prime Conditioning, Fast Cast

I do not know if Comrade in Arms inside of a BR counts as a normal attack but i still initiate with it as a motivation, knowing that all other stacked normal attacks after it will recieve a TP bonus!

And no, a good Gladiator will always be the focus of aggro, doesnt matter if i use all those buffs. I also plan on closing the BR as soon as i get in.

Currently running this build at 45

Main bar:
Light, Heavy Trammel, Twisting Vice, Moonrise II, Ferocity, Hawk's Eye, Stoneskin, Protect, Shell, Shock Spikes
2nd
Distraction, Collusion, Second Wind, Cure II, Sacrifice, Bloodbath, Rampart, Provoke
3rd
Life Surge, Speed Surge II, Comrade in Arms, Invigorate

Traits:
Fleet of Foot, Pikemanship (only because not 100% sure this does not give some hidden boost to Lancer and it doesn't hurt to have it equipped).

Stats
STR: 166 (yes I know I went over cap :p)
VIT: 82
DEX:96

My goal is to max STR at 174 and to try and get VIT and DEX to at least 100 If i have points left over then I will put the rest into DEX or MND to get a bigger MP pool

hmm dont forget that we can feed tankers our enminity

i use all of those constantly and adding bloodbath and sometimes even blindside and i never pull hate.

I save my provokes/taunts for mobs that target the mages or when the tank can't hold all of them in a multi-mob situation.

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Originally Posted by Tenkenkobra

i never pull hate.

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Lies and fabrications.

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