Aion: A Quick Guide to Starter Weapons--Warrior

Warriors come standard equipped with a sword at level one, and then as they level they gain access to a shield. If you do not have the good luck of a shield dropping for you, then you should buy one from the armor vendor in your main starter city. Having a shield for its defensive bonuses and its special abilities makes moving through the early levels that much easier. Not utilizing the shield's abilities will force you to stop to heal every mob or two, while using it will let you keep going and going. Warriors at level 10 can choose to become either Templars or Gladiators.

 

Templars continue to play much like the Warrior did. They are the sword and shield class of the game. Out of the three weapons to choose from, Templars should choose either the sword or the great sword. Whatever you do, a Templar should never choose the polearm. It is red for a reason. You may be incredibly tempted to choose the polearm, but Templars cannot use them so it would be a waste. The sword is the weapon type that you have been using up until now as a Warrior, and while it serves its purpose and allows you to equip a shield, there is not any tanking going on at this level. The great sword provides higher damage output, which means less time spent in combat before a kill. Using the absorption shield ability learned while you were still a Warrior, as well as the shorter cool down offensive abilities, it is the best weapon for killing mobs. The great sword is a little better, but it really just comes down to your preferred play style.

 

 

 

Gladiators , on the other hand, do not have a choice to make. While a Gladiator can equip all three weapons offered for reward, the only one they should take is the polearm. The polearm provides the highest damage output of the three weapons as well as a much higher critical strike chance. Gladiators are all about large damage output, and if they do need to tank something, they can always put their sword and shield back on.