In Focus: Sabre Garde stance
Written by gyl on Thursday, September 27, 2007
Sabre Gardee
Melee ATK
A slashing stance using the Rapier. Increases attack speed and evasion.
Melee ATK
A slashing stance using the Rapier. Increases attack speed and evasion.
Rapier
Characters that can use this stance:
Andre, Catherine of STR/DEX/INT, Stock Fighter, Karjalainen
Character level requirement:
48
Granadosource's take:
Sabre Garde is the second Rapier stance you can get! It is a very balanced stance that can tank and dish out damage at the same time. Sabre Garde is the defensive counter part of Epee Garde which focuses on Parry rather than blocking attacks. It can replace High Guard's tanking ability at higher levels though do remember that the more monsters attacking you the less effective Evasion is.
PvE-wise you wouldn't go wrong with Sabre Garde. It has an average Attack Speed bonus at 8% and what makes it so good is the 15% bonus Evasion Rate at max stance level. You can get more evasion from Adre's Armors. Most of them gives 20 or more Evasion Rate and with the max stance's bonus you'd be tough to hit in 1 vs 1. You'd be able to survive a lot more in places with slow to normal spawn rate easily.
PvP-wise it is very decent to good actually. This is due to its diverse and very useful skill list. Tete, the fist skill on the list, got 25% chance to inflict stun status which is very very good. It being spammable plus a good amount of damage (700%) is definitely awesome not only in PvP but against Bosses as well. Evasion, a self buff, is similar to Guardian but gives Evasion instead. You can get attack speed bonuses with Evasion Ring(s). This allows you to get more Attack Speed bonus than its counterpart, Epee Garde. Attaque Compose works very well against Hard/Heavy Armored enemies. Esquive Touch is very damaging with 2k+% of damage.
Sabre Garde is a very balanced stat which has good defensive and offensive potentials.
PvE-wise you wouldn't go wrong with Sabre Garde. It has an average Attack Speed bonus at 8% and what makes it so good is the 15% bonus Evasion Rate at max stance level. You can get more evasion from Adre's Armors. Most of them gives 20 or more Evasion Rate and with the max stance's bonus you'd be tough to hit in 1 vs 1. You'd be able to survive a lot more in places with slow to normal spawn rate easily.
PvP-wise it is very decent to good actually. This is due to its diverse and very useful skill list. Tete, the fist skill on the list, got 25% chance to inflict stun status which is very very good. It being spammable plus a good amount of damage (700%) is definitely awesome not only in PvP but against Bosses as well. Evasion, a self buff, is similar to Guardian but gives Evasion instead. You can get attack speed bonuses with Evasion Ring(s). This allows you to get more Attack Speed bonus than its counterpart, Epee Garde. Attaque Compose works very well against Hard/Heavy Armored enemies. Esquive Touch is very damaging with 2k+% of damage.
Sabre Garde is a very balanced stat which has good defensive and offensive potentials.
Stance Bonus:
1: Tete
2: Evasion +1%
3: Evasion +1%
4: Evasion +2%, Attack Speed +1%, Evasion
5: Evasion +3%, Attack Speed +1%
6: Evasion +3%, Attack Speed +1%
7: Evasion +4%, Attack Speed +2%
8: Evasion +4%, Attack Speed +2%
9: Evasion +5%, Attack Speed +2%
10: Evasion +6%, Attack Speed +3%
11: Evasion +6%, Attack Speed +3%
12: Evasion +7%, Attack Speed +3%, Attaque Compose
13: Evasion +7%, Attack Speed +4%
14: Evasion +8%, Attack Speed +4%
15: Evasion +9%, Attack Speed +4%
16: Evasion +9%, Attack Speed +5%, Esquive Touch
17: Evasion +10%, Attack Speed +5%
18: Evasion +10%, Attack Speed +5%
19: Evasion +11%, Attack Speed +6%
20: Evasion +12%, Attack Speed +6%
21: Evasion +13%, Attack Speed +6%
22: Evasion +13%, Attack Speed +7%
23: Evasion +13%, Attack Speed +7%
24: Evasion +14%, Attack Speed +7%
25: Evasion +15%, Attack Speed +8%
Tete - Strikes enemies with the sword hilt before delivering a damaging slashing.Damage per skill level: 1
Shared Stance: Sabre Glacial
Required Skill Points: 1
Range: Adjacent
Area Type: None
Knockback: 4m
Number of Targets: 1
Effects: 25% Chance to inflict [Stun]
SP Consumption: 100
Cast Time: 2 Seconds
Duration: None
Recovery Time: None
Damage per skill level:
1: 386%
2: 421%
3: 456%
4: 491%
5: 527%
6: 562%
7: 597%
8: 632%
9: 667%
10: 702%
11: 737%
12: 772%
Evasion - Increases your ability to dodge attacks for a limited time.Required Stance Level: 4
Shared Stance: None
Required Skill Points: 1
Range: Self
Area Type: Self
Knockback: None
Number of Targets: 1
Effects: None
SP Consumption: 150
Cast Time: 2.97 Seconds
Duration: 30 Seconds
Recovery Time: None
Evasion per skill level:
1: Evasion +6
2: Evasion +8
3: Evasion +9
4: Evasion +11
5: Evasion +12
6: Evasion +14
7: Evasion +15
8: Evasion +17
9: Evasion +18
10: Evasion +20
11: Evasion +21, Attack Speed +5%
12: Evasion +23, Attack Speed +10%
Attaque Compose - A rapid series of merciless slashes.Required Stance Level: 12
Shared Stance: None
Required Skill Points: 2
Range: Adjacent
Area Type: None
Knockback: None
Number of Targets: 3
Effects: +50% Damage to [Hard Armor], Character moves forward notably during the skill animation.
SP Consumption: 250
Cast Time: 2.87 Seconds
Duration: None
Recovery Time: 15 Seconds
Damage per skill level:
1: 697%
2: 760%
3: 823%
4: 886%
5: 950%
6: 1013%
7: 1076%
8: 1140%
9: 1203%
10: 1266%
11: 1330%
12: 1393%
Esquive Touch - A series of rapid slashes followed by a powerful stab to finish enemies off.Required Stance Level: 16
Shared Stance: Sabre Glacial
Required Skill Points: 3
Range: Adjacent
Area Type: None
Knockback: 5m
Number of Targets: 1
Effects: Character moves forward notably during the skill animation.
SP Consumption: 300
Cast Time: 3.9 Seconds
Duration: None
Recovery Time: 20 Seconds
Damage per skill level:
1: 1434%
2: 1564%
3: 1695%
4: 1825%
5: 1956%
6: 2086%
7: 2216%
8: 2347%
9: 2477%
10: 2607%
11: 2738%
12: 2868%
Some data taken from X-Calibre of the GE Forums.
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