The identified "tank" of RO2, the Swordsman class is a melee class dependent on close range battles. They are generally the first person to take damage and deliver damage in a battle, fighting on the frontlines of a battle. A Novice can become a Swordsman after a certain requirement, at this time unknown, is met. The Swordsman relies on damage skills, though it also has several powerful defensive skills. It can successfully fight high level monsters much higher than its level due to its high HP and damage ratio. Most of its attacks center around dealing damage, though some are geared towards dealing damage towards more than one target at the same time. It is severely limited in ranged attacks, however. In RO1, a swordsman could advance to either a Knight or Crusader at job level 40-50. The Knight, which is an improvement on the Swordsman's damage dealing ideal, relies on high damage skills. A Crusader, who is more of a battlemage, relies on a balance of both damage skills and buff skills. It is unknown at this point if the Knight or Crusader will be introduced into RO2.

ICON	Skill Name	Req. JLV	Skill Type	Specialty JLV	Description
	Long Sword Mastery	JLV 1	Passive	JLV 5	This skill allows users to equip a "Long Sword" type weapon and increases Attack Power and Accuracy when using a "Long Sword".
	Art of Warrior	JLV 1	Passive	No	This skill increases your Physical Attack and Hitrate when you equip a "Long Sword".
	Defensive Stance	JLV 1	Passive	No	This skill lets you use Defensive Stance.
	Defence Mastery	JLV 5	Passive	No	This skill increases your Physical Defence.
	Willpower	JLV 5	Passive	No	This skill will increase your spirit resistance.
	Strengthen Recovery	JLV 10	Passive	No	This skill increases your HP Recovery Rate.
	Heroic Vision	JLV 10	Passive	JLV 20	This skill lets you stay alive for a certain amount of time even if your HP drop to 0.
	Berserker	JLV 15	Passive	No	Short-range physical attacking speed and the general attacking speed rise instantly while the defensive power is reduced by 30%.
	Counter Attack	JLV 20	Passive	No	Have a certain chance to reflect the short-range physical attacks.
	Quicken Attack	JLV 1	Active	No	This skill attacks a monster at a very high speed but deals low damage.
	Poking	JLV 1	Active	No	This skill has a very low attack power but causes a great amout of hate. 1 LP will be added each time you use this skill.
	Internal Injury	JLV 1	Active	No	An attack on the enemys internal organs. Due to the pain it causes the enemy to bleed for a set amount of time. 1LP Point will be added.
	Splash Attack	JLV 5	Active	JLV 15	Give damage to surrounding targets at a chance.
	Charge Attack	JLV 5	Active	No	Lets you run up to your enemy and hit it with 1 attack blow.
	Shield Block	JLV 5	Active	No	Reflects Physical Attacks with your shield by a certain rate. your movement and attack speed will slow down. You only can use this skill when you are wearing a shield.
	Harden	JLV 5	Active	No	Shields physical attacks through a long-distance units to reduce the damage.
	Mocking Blow	JLV 5	Active	No	A hit that mocks the enemy.
	Courageous Assault	JLV 10	Active	No	This skill increases your Attack Power by using LP.
	Severing Blow	JLV 15	Active	No	Does high damage to the target straight in front of you by rising your attack power.
	Magnum Break	JLV 15	Active	No	This skill deals normal weapon damage at a 3*3 area and also adds fire damage.(fu ren qu)
	Shield Charge	JLV 15	Active	No	This skill lets you strike down your enemy with your shield.
	Ground Wallop	JLV 20	Active	No	This skill will beat the enemies to stunned state to the ground.
	Truth	JLV 20	Active	No	A Skill with very low hitrate. It is only useable in [Defensive Stance]. When the skill hits, the targets HP will be reduced by 50%. Skill hitrate 25%