Fencer Archive

So basically no...You must be a Fencer + (add secondary profession) in order to kill big game solo.

My friend and I (hes a master Fencer) have a lot of discussions about the effectiveness of the Fencer and we've done a lot of testing.

At master Fencer, you stand a good chance of winning a duel against any other brawler expect from master TK. TK are the most powerful of the brawler classes and quite simply as often as a Fencer for the same, if not more, damage. They also have a *lot* higher defense.

As a Fencer, you will *never* be as good as a TK.

However, I still think the Fencer is pretty decent and a lot of fun. With Master Footwork (the first tier you should complete) they can dish out a hell out of a lot of damage against unarmored enemies (like Tuskens) and have some useful special moves like Blind and health bleed. They are considerably weaker against AP1 and AP2 enemies though compared to the other brawlers with AP2 weapons.

At the end of the day the Fencer isn't a bad profession, it just isn't amazingly potent (but then which brawler profession is). Once the 0.5 speed cap comes into effect and brawlers hopefully get a power and defense boost, the Fencer will be a lot better.

My advice: play Fencer but take on a 2nd brawler profession (usually TK) just for another defense line. And use a Gaffi Stick or Vibroblade for the low mind cost or u'll kill yourself if you try to spam specials.