Once you have attained Level 31 as a Dwarf Warrior, you can move on to complete the 7 Class Change quests. Doing so will unlock the two Secondary Classes that you can choose from – Guardian (tank) or Slayer (DPS). This guide will home in on playing as a Dwarf Slayer in Lineage 2 Revolution. At first glance, one might easily assume that the Dwarf Slayer is a low damaging class. Whilst this is true relative to DPS warriors of other races, it is still a very decent damage class in the game. One should never underestimate its offensive capabilities. A Dwarf Slayer has the ability to sacrifice defense in order to gain an increment to its own attack – something that might catch you off guard.
Active Skills
Power Smash
Attacks the area in front to deal massive damage to enemies within the area. The skill functions as your main damage dealing ability, as it comes with a high damage multiplier that grants burst damage.
Leap Attack
Jumps on a target to knockdown nearby enemies, briefly rendering them unable to attack. This allows you to pounce up to 6 meters ahead to apply a knockdown disable to affected enemies for 2.5 seconds. The ability acts as a great gap closer between you and targets.
Angry Dwarf
Believes in your inately high Def. to focus on attacking rather than defending. Angry Dwarf is the iconic ability of a Dwarf Slayer. By sacrificing 30% of the your defense, you gain 1114 Atk at Level 1 – this is a significant boost to your Attack. The values goes up by an additional 600-700 damage per level as you invest skill points. This skill lasts for 15 seconds and comes with a cooldown of 40 seconds.
Passive Skills
Lush Impact
Has a chance to get a buff that increases Attack power when attacking. 10% chance of activation, lasting 6 seconds. Despite the low chance of activation, this passive does give you a moderate boost to your attack.
Lucky Berserker
Has a chance to get a buff that increases Attack Speed of you and your party members when attacking. At Level 1, this skill grants you a 20% Atk. Spd. buff with an 8% chance of activation for 6.5 seconds. As you level up the skill, only the speed bonus aspect increases. This passive grants additional DPS and expedites your training process.
Force Mastery
Increases Attack power when wearing a polearm. This is the main reason why you should be primarily equipping polearm as a Dwarf Slayer in Lineage 2 Revolution. However, if you do manage to get a SR rare Dual Swords, you can choose to equip Dual Swords instead and forgo this passive.
Attack Aura
Automatically applies increase Attack Power Buff to you and your party members when located in the same area. Though the gain in attack is not as significant as that of your active skill, Angry Dwarf, it still grants a significant boost for your whole party.
Skill Build Recommendations and Guide
Play a Dwarf Slayer in Lineage 2 Revolution requires you to prioritize passive skills over active skills. However, prior to that, do make sure you have invested at least 1 level into each of your active and passive abilities. The first level always grants you great value for the skill points that you invest.
When it comes to passive skills, continue to level Warrior Weapon Mastery as this grants you a steady Atk boost. As for Heavy Armor Mastery, this should only be skilled up if you feel like you need more sustainability in battles. Following the above, make sure that you level up Lush Impact and Lucky Berserker. Should you find yourself with excess skill points, you can level up Force Mastery.
With regards to Active Skills, make sure you level up Angry Dwarf. This grants you an insane amount of attack boost. Your other two active skills are really optional as they only grant marginal utility to you. You should only look to level them up if you find yourself in desperate need for more damage.
How Good is Dwarf Slayer in Lineage 2 Revolution?
The Dwarf Slayer plays an interesting hybrid role in Lineage 2 Revolution – it can operate as a DPS class, as well as a semi-tank at times. As a Dwarf Slayer comes with high Def due to its racial, you are able to tank decently well in the front lines of the battle. Your ability Angry Dwarf, allows you the flexibility of sacrificing defense for a huge damage boost on demand – this is the cornerstone to your ability to play a hybrid role. Angry Dwarf is extremely useful in the Arena, where you can save the ability for after your enemies have unleased its initial wave of burst damage to attain burst potential.
When it comes to Party Play, the Dwarf Slayer can play as the semi-tank for the team when Angry Dwarf is off on cooldown. Once you active Angry Dwarf, you can then transit back into being a DPS class to unleash a flurry of attacks. She also comes with decent party buffs that increases the party’s damage output as well. With regards to Solo Play as a Dwarf Slayer in Lineage 2 Revolution, the Dwarf Slayer can deal sufficient damage with the Angry Dwarf buff. This should be a breeze to you.
