Broadsword / Shield noob looking for some help
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Posted on: 2011-01-25 17:38 in Scrappers
this is going to be the first toon that ive ever put sets into
about how much would this build would cost me?
can i start this build even tho im level 47?, considering you can use so's within 4 levels of the level on the enchancement
can the kismet , energy manipulator, and mircale sets still be used even tho they are a lower level enhancement? will i still get the set bonus and each individual bonus?
i made all of this on mid'heros so im not sure... and id prefer not to spend a lot of money for it to not work...
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Depends on if you buy it all as crafted enhancements, or as recipes, or spend merits on stuff. If I had to guess, I'd say the build as it is will run you around 350 million altogether. |
Originally Posted by Brenzo
about how much would this build would cost me?
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| Can I start this build even tho im level 47?, considering you can use so's within 3 levels of the level on the enhancement |
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| can the kismet , energy manipulator, and mircale sets still be used even tho they are a lower level enhancement? will i still get the set bonus and each individual bonus? |
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| i made all of this on mid'heros so im not sure... and id prefer not to spend a lot of money for it to not work... |
The only thing you should REALLY do is slot Parry like an attack. If you're planning on using it to keep your melee defense up, it's going to hurt your damage output. Not slotting it to actually DEAL damage will only hurt it more, and it needs to hit to do anything at all.
If I get a chance when I get home from work, I'll throw you a sample build to give you an idea of the basic needs of a BS/Shield character. So, again, it's not a great build, but it isn't horrible either, it should function just fine for you, but it can definitely be improved on.
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Some tips I didn't have time to post in my first post (I'm posting from work on my break):
Your primary goal with any Shield Defense build is to reach the softcap on defense. If you're not sure what the softcap is, it is 45%. Most NPCs you will be fighting have a base 50% chance to hit you, and the lowest the game will allow that chance to go is 5%. So, if you get your defenses to 45%, their chance to hit you will be as low as it will ever get.
There are 2 schools of thought on doing that with a Broadsword/Shield character.
1) Softcap using set bonuses, Weave, Maneuevers, Combat Jumping, etc. and drop Parry from your build altogether.
2) Use Parry to help you softcap to melee attacks, and focus your slotting on Ranged and AoE. The theory here being that if you aren't IN melee range of anything, you don't need melee defense, and if you ARE in melee range, it is pretty easy to just open your attack chain with Parry and get your defense at the same time. Ideally, you still want your melee defense to be at or slightly above 30%, so you only need to use Parry once to softcap.
I'm a fan of option 2. If you go with option 1, you are pretty much committed to spending most or all of your slotting chasing defense bonuses. Option 2 loosens that up a bit so you can get other things that will come in handy, like recharge bonuses and Max HP bonuses.
Now, some of the sets *I* use to do that aren't very popular, but I've found they work for me. I like 6 slotting Eradication in my PBAoE attacks, such as Slice, Whirling Sword, and Head Splitter. You won't be doing as much damage as you could be with those attacks, but Against All Odds will make up for that. I like Eradication because it has one of the best colections of set bonuses available for PBAoEs. It gives: 1.8% Max Endurance, 1.56% ranged defense (the closer you get to the softcap, the more little bonuses like this matter), 2.25% max HP (since you have a power that increases max HP, getting more of it is a good idea), and the 6 slot bonus is 3.13% AoE defense.
The Red Fortune sets in your defense toggles are actually exactly what I would use.
I'd also 6 slot several of my single target attacks with Mako's Bite for the ranged defense it offers.
I would slot Shield Charge with 6 Obliteration. You will be getting plenty of bonuses from 3 sets of Eradication, but don't forget you want your melee defense to be at least 30% as well, and Obliteration gives you 3.75% melee defense for 6 slots, and it gives you some recharge as well.
I'd slot True Grit with 3 Numina's Convalescence, which will give you 12% regeneration and 1.88% more max HP. I wouldn't worry too much about slotting it for resistance, you already have the Steadfast Protection Res/Def in there, put a Steadfast Res/End in it and call it good. You want Numina's Heal, Heal/End, and Heal/Rech.
You put the Miracle unique in Physical Perfection, which is a good idea. I'd pull the Energy Manipulations out, and put Performance Shifter End Mod and the +End in their place. In the third slot, put the Numina's Convalescence unique.
Put Luck of the Gambler sets in Weave and Maneuvers. I'd use Defense, Def/End, and the +7.5% recharge (which also boosts your defense a bit) The 7.5% Recharge ones will be expensive, but you can get them for 2 Hero Merits (assuming you have Going Rogue), so they aren't hard to get that way. I'd put at least 3 in each power, but if you can fit 4 in, you should.
Pull the 3 piece Perfomance Shifter out of Stamina and replace it with the Chance for +End proc.
Drop Assault and Focused Accuracy. Pick up Tactics and open Body Mastery with Conserve Power instead. Take the Gaussian's set you have slotted in Focused Accuracy and put it in Tactics instead. Focused Accuracy is an end hog and it isn't that great, Tactics costs less end and benefits your whole team instead of just you.
Take Build Up sooner. (You can also put the Gaussian's set in Build Up if you want, I do it frequently if I'm running out of power choices) If you ever exemp this character down, you're going to want the ability to hit stuff harder.
Now, these are just what *I* would do with a Broadsword/Shield character. In fact I'm leveling one right now and plan to do exactly what I've advised here. I'm sure there will be differences of opinion, but most people will probably agree that I'm giving solid advice here. (the biggest difference of opinion is probably going to involve my advice to use Eradication)
Now, my suggestions here will be quite a bit more expensive than the build you posted, but you can work toward it gradually, and not feel like you have to buy it all right now.
Hope this gives you a better idea of what you need to shoot for with your character. BS/Shield is a fun combination that doesn't give up any top end performance in return for smooth leveling like some combos.
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I'm a big fan of Eradication. I have three full sets in my Katana/Dark, which I consider my most optimized build. There are down sides to Eradications (lower damage, horrible endurance), but they give SO much in return. I also like Obliteration. It just depends on what you're after.
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Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect
Now, some of the sets *I* use to do that aren't very popular, but I've found they work for me. I like 6 slotting Eradication in my PBAoE attacks, such as Slice, Whirling Sword, and Head Splitter.
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thanks, you've helped a LOT. im definitely using most of your advice, but am keeping some of my own, just to keep it personalized. now my only concern is how much these changes will cost me total., I have about 400m. and dunno if different servers have different consignment house prices. i have a feeling im going to have to find some sorta way to raise money. any help? on freedom btw
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It will be expensive if you buy all of it at the consignment house. But you have other options. |
Originally Posted by Brenzo
thanks, you've helped a LOT. im definitely using most of your advice, but am keeping some of my own, just to keep it personalized. now my only concern is how much these changes will cost me total., I have about 400m. and dunno if different servers have different consignment house prices. i have a feeling im going to have to find some sorta way to raise money. any help? on freedom btw
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What I would do: Run lots of tip missions to get Hero Merits (provided you have Going Rogue). Use the Hero Merits to get the extremely pricey items, like LotG +Recharges and the Numina's and Miracle uniques.
You also might get a purple drop too, which will potentially double your funds.
Play the character a lot over double xp weekend. After you hit level 50 you will get double the influence for each kill.
You can learn to play the market, but if you're anything like me you won't like it much. I prefer playing City of Heroes to playing City of Stockbrokers.
Above all else, don't think you have to get everything in the build RITE NAO!! Take your time with it and play the character, adding a set or two here and there as you can afford them. That way you still get to enjoy playing the character, and you can gradually watch him become more awesome as you add stuff.
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Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison See, it's gems like these that make me check Claws' post history every once in a while to make sure I haven't missed anything good lately. |
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yeah lol, i got the miracle unique just today when i was cleaning out some old toons and their reward merits. i got it from a random. |
Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect
It will be expensive if you buy all of it at the consignment house. But you have other options.
What I would do: Run lots of tip missions to get Hero Merits (provided you have Going Rogue). Use the Hero Merits to get the extremely pricey items, like LotG +Recharges and the Numina's and Miracle uniques. You also might get a purple drop too, which will potentially double your funds. |
as for hero merits. you can only get one every 2 days right? 5 tips a day, to get the moral mish to get 1 merit right?
and how can i tell what is a purple or not. like, what makes it different?
Here you go bud. The build you requested.
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Correct. But a LotG costs 2 Hero Merits, where it would cost you 240 reward merits to buy it direct, and probably 150-200 million to buy with influence (and that's just ONE)|
Originally Posted by Brenzo
as for hero merits. you can only get one every 2 days right? 5 tips a day, to get the moral mish to get 1 merit right? |
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| and how can i tell what is a purple or not. like, what makes it different? |
They are super rare recipes that you have to be level 50 to slot. But, anything that can drop a level 50 common IO recipe (which only exist at levels divisible by 5) can drop a purple. So, any enemy that is level 47 or higher can possibly drop a purple.
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Originally Posted by Brenzo
...and dunno if different servers have different consignment house prices. i have a feeling im going to have to find some sorta way to raise money. any help? on freedom btw
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All of the consignment houses on the 11 US servers are connected*, and as of recently it's the same market whether you're heroside or villiainside. Both of these are good news because there's more items for sale, which keeps prices down.
If the former hero vs. villain markets are any indication, if the consignment houses weren't shared across servers there would be a lot fewer items for sale and very high prices for them on smaller servers, but luckily that's not the case!
*All of the EU servers' consignment houses are also connected to each other, but they ARE NOT connected to the US servers.
As far as raising money goes, the Market Forum has a veritable wealth of information available, depending on how much you care to read and learn. There are basic strategies like "take five minutes each time you sell recipes and learn which ones are worth A LOT MORE if you craft them" and "don't sell your rare orange salvage to vendors." Vendors will pay you 10,000 INF, other players will pay you up to 3 to 4 million INF for some of those this week.
Or, you can learn to play the above-mentioned City of Stockbrokers on the side and rake in a billion INF or more in a week's time.
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This thread is exactly what I was looking for!
I liked Necronomnom's build , but tweaked it a little bit to suit my wants, what I am wondering is if I messed it up too much? I am a very novice builder and not sure if I might have killed one thing to get something else. (lose end recov for aoe def for example)
I was hoping someone could look at this and tell me if it would work as a level 50 end build (not a leveling up one)
Thanks a lot
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kid wong: Level 50 Magic Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Broad Sword
Secondary Power Set: Shield Defense
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Medicine
Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Hack -- Mako-Acc/Dmg(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(11), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(11), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(13), Mako-Dam%(42), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(42)
Level 1: Deflection -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(9), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(9)
Level 2: Battle Agility -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(46), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(50)
Level 4: True Grit -- Numna-Heal(A), Numna-Heal/Rchg(7), Numna-Heal/EndRdx(40), RgnTis-Regen+(42)
Level 6: Build Up -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 8: Parry -- Mako-Acc/Dmg(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(13), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(15), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(15), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(23), Mako-Dam%(27)
Level 10: Active Defense -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 12: Combat Jumping -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 14: Super Jump -- Winter-ResSlow(A)
Level 16: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(17), RechRdx-I(17)
Level 18: Slice -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(19), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(19), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(21), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(21), Oblit-%Dam(23)
Level 20: Against All Odds -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 22: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 24: Tough -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), Aegis-ResDam(25), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx(25), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg(27)
Level 26: Weave -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), LkGmblr-Def(40), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(40)
Level 28: Whirling Sword -- Sciroc-Dam%(A), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(29), Sciroc-Acc/Rchg(29), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg(31), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx(31), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg(31)
Level 30: Disembowel -- Mako-Acc/Dmg(A), Mako-Dmg/EndRdx(34), Mako-Dmg/Rchg(37), Mako-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(39), Mako-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39), Mako-Dam%(39)
Level 32: Head Splitter -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(33), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(33), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34), Oblit-%Dam(34)
Level 35: Shield Charge -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(36), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(36), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(36), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(37), Oblit-%Dam(37)
Level 38: Aid Other -- Heal-I(A)
Level 41: Aid Self -- Numna-Heal(A), Numna-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(43), Numna-Heal/EndRdx(43), Numna-Heal/Rchg(43)
Level 44: Focused Accuracy -- GSFC-Build%(A), GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx(45), GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx(45), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(45), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg(46), GSFC-ToHit(46)
Level 47: Physical Perfection -- P'Shift-End%(A), P'Shift-EndMod(48), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(48), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(48), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(50), P'Shift-Acc/Rchg(50)
Level 49: Phalanx Fighting -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 0: Freedom Phalanx Reserve
Level 0: Portal Jockey
Level 0: Task Force Commander
Level 0: The Atlas Medallion
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Clrty-Stlth(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Critical Hit
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 2: Health -- Mrcl-Rcvry+(A), Mrcl-Heal(5), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(7)
Level 2: Stamina -- P'Shift-End%(A), P'Shift-EndMod(3), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(3), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(5)
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<edit>couple minor things. The build does have too many +3% damage boost, but I think it is just 1 extra, and need the sets for the defence more than the lost 3%, Also it seems it is slightly better to put the 6 slots of performance shifter into Stamina for the bonus instead of Phyiscal Perfection.
I am trying to hit the soft cap on melee/ranged/aoe and also do a LOT of damage. Plans where for the Musculature Core just for the big damage kick from it too.
Hey all, thought I'd jump in and ask for some input as well. I think that my attack chains would be these...
Single: Hack>Disembowel>Hack>Head SplitterAm I correct? Anyways, in regards to One with the Shield, I think I could use Conserve Power to mitigate the 60% Endurance crash. That should allow me to fully recover while still in combat (as in doing my attack chains), yeah?
AoE: Slice>Whirling Sword>Slice>Head Splitter
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Shadow - Knight: Level 50 Magic Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Broad Sword
Secondary Power Set: Shield Defense
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Leaping
Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery
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But what about the 3rd school?|
Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect
There are 2 schools of thought on doing that with a Broadsword/Shield character.
1) Softcap using set bonuses, Weave, Maneuevers, Combat Jumping, etc. and drop Parry from your build altogether. 2) Use Parry to help you softcap to melee attacks, and focus your slotting on Ranged and AoE. The theory here being that if you aren't IN melee range of anything, you don't need melee defense, and if you ARE in melee range, it is pretty easy to just open your attack chain with Parry and get your defense at the same time. Ideally, you still want your melee defense to be at or slightly above 30%, so you only need to use Parry once to softcap. |
3) Keep both the Softcap and Parry. Use Parry when there are enemies that have an Accuracy or ToHit bonus.
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how is this build going for you bass
I just rolled a bs/sd and lookin for inspirations
I'm more in favour of going 45/45/45 at 50, and making it so you don't need Parry to softcap. THAT BEING SAID, Parry is vital to get to 50 as it lets you softcap your defense with two hits in the early levels.
Whether you rely on Parry to softcap or not, however, is your choice in the end.
i am a semi new person to the game and am just getting into IO's and what not. this is my first attempt. any suggestions? how does it look?
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SnB: Level 50 Natural Scrapper
Primary Power Set: Broad Sword
Secondary Power Set: Shield Defense
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Fighting
Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Hack -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx(3), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg(3), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(5), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(5), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(7)
Level 1: Deflection -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(7), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg(9), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(9), RedFtn-Def(11), RedFtn-EndRdx(11)
Level 2: Battle Agility -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A), RedFtn-Def/Rchg(13), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg(13), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(15), RedFtn-Def(15), RedFtn-EndRdx(17)
Level 4: True Grit -- Heal-I(A), Heal-I(17), ResDam-I(19), ResDam-I(19), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(21)
Level 6: Combat Jumping -- DefBuff-I(A)
Level 8: Parry -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 10: Active Defense -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 12: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(23), RechRdx-I(23)
Level 14: Super Jump -- Jump-I(A)
Level 16: Against All Odds -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 18: Maneuvers -- Ksmt-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Ksmt-Def/EndRdx(21)
Level 20: Assault -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 22: Whirling Sword -- M'Strk-Acc/Dmg(A), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx(29), M'Strk-Dmg/Rchg(29), M'Strk-Acc/EndRdx(31), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(31), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(31)
Level 24: Slice -- M'Strk-Acc/Dmg(A), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx(33), M'Strk-Dmg/Rchg(33), M'Strk-Acc/EndRdx(33), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(34), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(34)
Level 26: Disembowel -- C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg(A), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx(34), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg(36), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(36), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(36), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(37)
Level 28: Phalanx Fighting -- DefBuff-I(A)
Level 30: Boxing -- Dmg-I(A)
Level 32: Head Splitter -- M'Strk-Acc/Dmg(A), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx(37), M'Strk-Dmg/Rchg(37), M'Strk-Acc/EndRdx(39), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(39), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39)
Level 35: Shield Charge -- M'Strk-Acc/Dmg(A), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx(40), M'Strk-Dmg/Rchg(40), M'Strk-Acc/EndRdx(40), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(42), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(42)
Level 38: Tough -- RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(A), RctvArm-EndRdx(42), RctvArm-EndRdx/Rchg(43), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(43), RctvArm-ResDam(43)
Level 41: Focused Accuracy -- GSFC-ToHit(A), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg(45), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(45), GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx(45), GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx(46), GSFC-Build%(46)
Level 44: Weave -- RedFtn-Def/EndRdx(A), RedFtn-EndRdx/Rchg(46), RedFtn-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(48), RedFtn-EndRdx(50)
Level 47: Physical Perfection -- EndMod-I(A), EnManip-EndMod(48), EnManip-EndMod/Rchg(48), Mrcl-Heal(50), Mrcl-Rcvry+(50)
Level 49: Build Up -- RechRdx-I(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Dmg-I(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Jump-I(A)
Level 2: Rest -- RechRdx-I(A)
Level 1: Critical Hit
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Run-I(A)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Jump-I(A)
Level 2: Health -- Heal-I(A), Heal-I(25)
Level 2: Stamina -- P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc/Rchg(25), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(27), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(27)