Swashbuckler Build Guide

Double-Strike DPS / Gold Farmer

Every Swashbuckler attack is two hits at 65% ATK each. At base AGI 15 (2-second tier) and with a gold bonus on every kill, the Swashbuckler is the premier gold farmer. Corsair subclass adds another +30% kill gold. Run 2 Swashbucklers with Fortune tree investment for maximum passive income.

Attack Type
Finesse
Base AGI
15 → 2s attacks
Party Role
DPS + gold income
Best Farm
Blood Colosseum

Base Ability Score Profile

ScoreBase ValueImpact
STR13Physical ATK contribution
VIT9Max HP pool
TOU8DEF and damage reduction
INT4Magical ATK and Ability Power
SPI4Healing magnitude and Ability Power
AGI15Attack speed tier and dodge
DEX16Crit chance and crit damage

Ability Score Allocation Priority

Dexterity for crit (doubled by double-strike), STR for physical ATK, AGI to push toward 1-second tier (AGI 18+). Balance STR and DEX rather than extremes on either.

See the Ability Scores & Stats reference for the full conversion formulas.

Base Ability: Flourish

Hits all enemies twice at 50% ATK each. Normal attacks are double strikes (2 hits at 65% ATK). Earns +15% bonus gold on every kill.

Subclass Comparison

Duelist for DPS content — Momentum execute stacks charge with crits for massive burst. Corsair for gold farming — +30% kill gold stacks multiplicatively with Fortune tree nodes for extreme income.

SubclassStat BonusAbilityIdentity
Duelist +2 Dexterity, +1 Strength Momentum Momentum stacks build with each hit — at 5 stacks, execute the target.
Corsair +2 Agility, +1 Dexterity Broadside Gold plunder + AoE — every kill splashes to nearby enemies and drops bonus loot.

Skill Tree Routing

Fortune cluster (Midas Touch, Treasure Hunter for gold bonus stacking) for farming. Crit cluster (Blade Mastery, Deathmark) for DPS Swashbuckler. Offense (Executioner, Duelist) for Duelist subclass.

See the full Skill Tree reference for prerequisites and exact node descriptions.

Farming Recommendation

Blood Colosseum for high kill count and gold-per-floor; any dungeon for gold farming.

Recommended Items

Top items from the general pool that suit the Swashbuckler's stat priorities:

ItemRaritySlot
Void Stride GreavesArtifactboots
Warfront Commander's RingEpicring
Riptide BladeMythicalweapon
Warlord's StandardDivineoffhand
Crownbreaker EdgeMythicalweapon
Tidal RingRarering
Astral LeggingsEpiclegs
Abyssal PendantRarenecklace

See the full Swashbuckler class page for a complete item drop breakdown.

Party Composition

DPS + gold income — 2 Swashbucklers (both Corsair) for maximum gold farming.

Use an Archetype: Set up a Swashbuckler Archetype as your guild standard to automatically apply the preferred subclass, skill tree path, and auto-equip weights to every new Swashbuckler recruit.