A Dark Elf warrior can select one of the two Secondary Classes at Level 31 in Lineage 2 Revolution. This choice opens up after you have completed the 7 Class Change quests. You can pick from either a Shillien Knight (tank) or a Bladedancer (DPS). This guide focuses on the Dark Elf Shillien Knight, which wields a sword and shield. Your iconic trait as a Dark Elf Shillien Knight is the ability to lifesteal while attacking in order to sustain yourself in battles.
Active Skills
Life Leech
Swings the weapon widely to attack enemies and drain a portion of their HP. Decreases Def. of affected enemies. This life leech of this ability allows you to survive longer in the event that you are unable to sustain in battle with just your passive life leech.
Chain Hydra
Pulls enemies to you to deal damage, stun them, and attack you. This serves as your taunt ability as a tank. You will provoke enemies to attack you, allowing you take monster aggro off your allies. This synergizes well with your passive (Enhanced Drain), ensuring that you constantly have the lifesteal buff applied.
Ultimate Defense
Increases Def. and decreases attacking enemies’ speed for a period of time. At Level 1, this ability grants a 25% + 1187 Def. boost. The buff last 15 seconds, and also slows enemies down for a duration of 5 seconds.
Passive Skill
Enhanced Drain
Has a chance to gain HP absorption buff when attacked. This passive allows you to lifesteal some health based on your damage dealt to the enemies. There is a 15% chance of activation. The buff las a total of 6 seconds, which goes a long way in sustaining you in fights.
Ultimate Hate
Increases damage dealt, reduces damage received and provokes enemies to attack you. This ability helps you to dish out more damage, hence increasing the amount of health you regain due to lifesteal. It also results in you taking less damage and taunts enemy targets to help your party survive.
Defense Aura
Automatically increases defense to you and your party members when located in the same area. This will greatly boost survivability.
Skill Build Recommendations and Guide
It is important to prioritise investing into your passive skills over active skills. The bulk of your damage originates from basic attack, which will stand to gain more from passive skills than active skills.
When it comes to Passive Skills, make sure you continue leveling your Warrior Weapon Mastery and Heavy Armor Mastery. Subsequently, proceed to invest 1 point in every Shillien Knight trait. We recommend prioritizing Enhanced Drain to aid in survivability, before moving on to Ultimate Hate for all the benefits it gives.
For Active Skills, do make investing into Ultimate Defense a top priority. The other active abilities can be skilled if you find yourself with excessive Skill Points, or if you find yourself lacking in damage.
How Good is Dark Elf Shillien Knight in Lineage 2 Revolution?
The Dark Shillien Knight works best when playing in a party. As a tank, you are able to taunt enemies to attack you, enhancing the survivability of your party. His added Defense Buffs and Lifesteal Buffs are key in staying alive.
For Solo Content in Lineage 2 Revolution, one might find it challenging to play as a Dark Elf Shillien Knight, due to his lacklustre damage. Your damage is rarely enough to take down bosses fast enough before you run out of health.
However, with regards to training, the Shillien Knight will find little to no problems due to his self-sustaining life leech traits.
