Swordsinger in High Five — Sword Singer and Sword Muse Guide (HF)

Swordsinger at a glance

For how the class played before HF and the numbers back then, see the Interlude Swordsinger guide. This page is High Five only: a different damage kit, different reuse times and a skill tree that runs all the way to 85.

How to get the classes

Going by the name, the coupons are exchanged for C-grade shadow items, which you can put on right after the class change.

Swordsinger songs

A song buffs everyone in the party within a 1,000 radius for 2 minutes, with a 2.5-second cast, a 3-second reuse and a base cost of 60 MP. Every song description in the datapack says the same thing: while the Swordsinger already has songs and dances on him, the next one costs more. So the order of singing alongside a Bladedancer and the "staggered" rebuff work in HF just as before.

Sword Singer songs are cheap, so people learn them the day they unlock. "Scroll" means the skill is learned with a Forgotten Scroll.

How to play a Swordsinger

Solo with Deadly Strike

In Interlude the Sword Singer had no single-target strike; in HF he has one: Deadly Strike hits on a 5-second reuse and keeps scaling up to level 85. Before you pull, cast Battle Whisper: for 2 minutes P. Atk. ×1.15, attack speed ×1.1, critical damage ×1.1. Battle Whisper counts as a song too, just a self-only one; according to the skill description, every other song costs more while it is up, so in a party sing it last or skip it. Deadly Strike does not work with bows, crossbows or fist weapons; it does work with swords, blunts and daggers.

If a mob gets through to the party's mage or archer, Arrest roots it in place for 10 seconds on a 4-second reuse. As a last resort you still have Ultimate Defense from Elven Knight: for 30 seconds P. Def. +1,800 and M. Def. +1,620, but you cannot move, and the reuse is 900 seconds.

In a party and on raids

Songs last 2 minutes, so the Swordsinger cycles through his set and has to watch his mana: Focus Mind gives MP regen +5.1 by level 72, and after the 3rd class Inner Rhythm makes songs and dances cost MP ×0.9. When paired with a Bladedancer, whoever has more songs starts, then you take turns. A song's reuse in HF is only 3 seconds, so after a mass cancel the set comes back quickly — what holds you back is MP, not cooldowns.

In HF, Sword Symphony is a melee single-target hit with a 60% chance to silence for 10 seconds, while Psycho Symphony slows enemies around you: run, attack and casting speed ×0.7 for 10 seconds; both have a 15-second reuse. These are no longer once-per-fight panic buttons but tools you use in every scrap.

What doesn't stack for the Swordsinger

Songs only share a type with each other, so they never overlap with Warcryer chants, Shillien Elder or Prophet buffs, or Bladedancer dances. The only conflicts come from the Swordsinger's personal skills:

Psycho Symphony, Battle Whisper and the remaining Sword Muse songs (apart from Song of Silence) share their type with nothing on other classes.

Swordsinger skills by level

1–20 · Elven Fighter

20–40 · Elven Knight

40–76 · Sword Singer

The songs are listed in the "Swordsinger songs" table. Everything else:

The whole Swordsinger tree costs 82,903,000 SP. Order: songs the day they unlock, then Deadly Strike (8,795,000 SP for all levels) and Battle Whisper (525,000) — that is what you level with; after that weapon mastery and M. Def. (8,932,000 each), Arrest and Psycho Symphony (8,320,000 each). Charm and Elemental Heal come last.

Divine Inspiration books are the only spellbooks in the Swordsinger tree in HF; each one unlocks the next skill level, in order from top to bottom:

76–85 · Sword Muse

The Sword Muse costs 577,000,000 SP in HF, and 219 million of that goes into Deadly Strike levels. The priciest skills are Symbol of Noise (150 million), Song of Silence and Song of Elemental (60 million each). Take Renewal, Meditation and Champion first — they are why parties invite a Swordsinger at all; leave Symbol of Noise for when sieges start.

Swordsinger skill enchanting

Enchanting opens at level 76. Songs get two routes each (Time and Cost), other skills anywhere from one to four; you commit to a single route. Sword Singer songs and passives go up to +30; the success chance drops with each step and rises with character level.

Sword Muse skills only go to +15, and the first step rarely succeeds at 76, so they get enchanted in the last levels.

Sword Singer songs are enchanted for duration: the set stays up more than twice as long, which frees your hands on raids for hitting and crowd control. Deadly Strike, Battle Whisper, both "symphonies", Charm, Symbol of Noise, Song of Purification, Fighter's Will, Archer's Will, Sixth Sense, Deflect Magic and all three Protection skills cannot be enchanted.

What changed in High Five

If your server runs Freya or Gracia Final

The High Five datapack marks Deadly Strike (on both the 2nd and the 3rd class) and Battle Whisper as new in High Five, so on Freya and Gracia Final they are most likely missing, and the Swordsinger there is once again a singer with no strike of his own. Nothing else is confirmed for those chronicles by our data — check the list at the elven trainer on your server.

Swordsinger gear

Armor is heavy: Heavy Armor Mastery carries over from the Elven Knight. Sword/Blunt Weapon Mastery only adds attack with swords and blunts; a two-handed sword is still a sword in the data, so both the mastery and Deadly Strike work with it, but you give up the shield and swing slower. Grades unlock at levels 20, 40, 52, 61, 76, 80 and 84.

1–20 · no grade

20–40 · D grade

40–52 · C grade

52–61 · B grade

61–76 · A grade

76–80 · S grade

Dynasty Breast Plate - Bard is the singers' set: combined with Inner Rhythm it makes your song rotation noticeably cheaper.

80–84 · S80 grade

84–85 · S84 grade

Where to level a Swordsinger in HF

Going by player experience, before 76 a Swordsinger in HF mostly levels alone or in a small group, so these zones are picked for solo grinding in heavy armor. Monsters in each zone are ranked by experience per point of HP from the High Five datapack, and the drop column shows two valuable items with their chance at x1 rate.

Level 20–40

Best for a Swordsinger: Catacomb of the Heretic — lots of experience, seal stones; The Ant Nest — dense ant packs; Cruma Marshlands — mobs from level 20.

4 more zones

Zone	Monster	Drop (chance at x1 rate)
The Pilgrim's Necropolis	Gigant Officer lv. 36	Green Seal Stone 70%, Blue Seal Stone 70%
	Lith Medium lv. 33	Blue Seal Stone 70%, Red Seal Stone 70%
	Gigant Cleric lv. 33	Blue Seal Stone 70%, Red Seal Stone 70%
Necropolis of Sacrifice	Lith Guard lv. 30	Blue Seal Stone 70%, Red Seal Stone 70%
	Gigant Footman lv. 30	Blue Seal Stone 70%, Red Seal Stone 70%
	Catacomb Serpent lv. 28	Cursed Tunic 0.15%, Cursed Stockings 0.24%
Orc Barracks	Turek Orc Warlord lv. 30	Spinebone Sword Blade 0.16%, Stone of Purity 0.46%
	Turek Orc Archer lv. 27	Steel 0.72%, Recipe: Mace of Judgment 0.11%
	Turek Orc Skirmisher lv. 28	Puma Skin Shirt 0.11%, Puma Skin Gaiters 0.17%
Fortress of Resistance	Ol Mahum Lord lv. 34	Bone Arrow 20.7%, Suede 8.28%
	Ol Mahum Captain lv. 30	Durable Metal Plate 0.12%, Steel 0.92%
	Ol Mahum Raider lv. 27	Bone Helmet Design 2.55%, Bronze Shield 0.19%

Level 40–52

Best for a Swordsinger: Alligator Island — easy mobs for solo; The Enchanted Valley — good experience, but better as a duo; Catacomb of the Branded — for a small party.

2 more zones

Zone	Monster	Drop (chance at x1 rate)
Garden of Eva	Garden Guard Leader lv. 50	Fisted Blade Piece 0.49%, Mold Hardener 0.15%
	Doll Master lv. 50	Grace Dagger Edge 0.24%, Dark Screamer Edge 0.24%
	Blade Stakato Drone lv. 44	Mithril Shirt Fabric 0.97%, Reinforced Mithril Gaiters Fragment 1.62%
Necropolis of Worship	Gigant Commander lv. 45	Green Seal Stone 70%, Red Seal Stone 70%
	Nephilim Priest lv. 51	Green Seal Stone 70%, Blue Seal Stone 70%
	Lilim Magus lv. 51	Green Seal Stone 70%, Blue Seal Stone 70%

Level 52–61

Best for a Swordsinger: Catacomb of the Apostate — seal stones and experience; Outlaw Forest — solo-friendly mobs; Devil's Isle — high experience per HP.

3 more zones

Zone	Monster	Drop (chance at x1 rate)
Tower of Insolence	Ghost of the Tower lv. 60	Avadon Gaiters Material 0.51%, Zubei's Gaiter Material 0.51%
	Hallate's Seer lv. 60	Sprite's Staff Head 0.21%, Heavy War Axe Head 0.21%
Fields of Massacre	Wretched Archer lv. 55	Eminence Bow Shaft 0.2%, Mithril Ore 1.25%
	Grave Predator lv. 59	Mithril Ore 1.15%, Metallic Fiber 1.64%
	Doom Scout lv. 56	Dark Elven Longbow Shaft 0.17%, Stone of Purity 0.34%
The Cemetery	Taik Orc Supply Leader lv. 55	Eminence Bow Shaft 0.18%, Adamantite Nugget 0.23%
	Roving Soul lv. 53	Crystal Dagger Blade 0.17%, Life Stone - Level 55 0.14%
	Taik Orc Seeker lv. 52	Composite Boots Part 1.14%, Mithril Gauntlets Design 1.14%

Level 61–76

Best for a Swordsinger: Swamp of Screams — dense spawn for melee; Catacomb of the Witch — party play, seal stones; Tower of Insolence — experience and A-grade parts.

3 more zones

Zone	Monster	Drop (chance at x1 rate)
Blazing Swamp	Hames Orc Overlord lv. 75	Common Item - Sealed Phoenix Ring 0.15%, Sealed Phoenix Earring Gemstone 0.73%
	Conjurer Bat Lord lv. 72	Sealed Phoenix Ring Gemstone 0.83%, Sealed Phoenix Earring Gemstone 0.6%
	Hames Orc Sniper lv. 72	Sealed Tallum Leather Armor Pattern 0.12%, Sealed Dark Crystal Leather Armor Pattern 0.17%
Hot Springs	Hot Springs Nepenthes lv. 75	Carnage Bow Stave 0.44%, Life Stone - Level 70 0.22%
	Hot Springs Flava lv. 74	Bloody Orchid Head 0.4%, Life Stone - Level 70 0.2%
	Hot Springs Yeti lv. 75	Bloody Orchid Head 0.4%, Crafted Leather 0.83%
The Saint's Necropolis	Nephilim Royal Guard lv. 75	Green Seal Stone 70%, Red Seal Stone 70%
	Lilim Slayer lv. 75	Green Seal Stone 70%, Red Seal Stone 70%
	Lesser Ancient Soldier lv. 73	Sealed Phoenix Ring Gemstone 1.57%, Sealed Phoenix Earring Gemstone 1.14%

Level 76–85

Best for a Swordsinger: Imperial Tomb — the best experience per HP; Hall of Flames — lots of experience, better with a party; Ketra Orc Outpost — Ketra orcs count toward the Alliance with Varka Silenos quest.

3 more zones

Zone	Monster	Drop (chance at x1 rate)
The Giant's Cave	Lesser Giant Soldier	Orichalcum 1.48%, Leonard 2.2%
	Lesser Giant Mage	Dynasty Bagh-Nakh Piece 0.66%, Recipe: Greater Blessed Spiritshot (S) Compressed Package(100%) 0.14%
	Lesser Giant Elder	Dynasty Bow Piece 0.68%, Recipe: Shining Arrow (100%) 0.3%
Antharas' Lair	Dragon Knight	Earth Stone 2.18%, Vesper Slasher Piece 0.16%
	Drakos Warrior	Life Stone - Level 82 1.68%, Mid-Grade Life Stone - Level 82 0.42%
	Maluk Princess	Mid-Grade Life Stone - Level 84 0.2%, Sealed Vesper Stockings Piece 0.6%
Monastery of Silence	Divinity Magus	Sealed Vesper Sigil Piece 1.64%, Sealed Vesper Verteidiger Piece 1.64%
	Divinity Protector	Sealed Vesper Necklace Gem 1.69%, Sealed Vesper Ring Gem 3.91%
	Ascetic Solina	Leonard 0.21%, Mold Lubricant 0.54%

Swordsinger dyes

In a party the Swordsinger takes fewer hits than the tank, but a dead Swordsinger leaves the whole party without songs, so CON goes in for the HP. Solo, STR matters more: it raises P. Atk., and Deadly Strike grows with it. There are no MEN dyes for a Swordsinger in HF.

Subclasses for a Swordsinger

A subclass is available once the main class reaches 75; whether you need quests and how many subclasses you can have depends on the server.

• Swordsinger as the main class. 21 classes are open: not your own class, Overlord, Warsmith, Kamael or any dark elf — so no Bladedancer and no Shillien Elder. Subclass skills don't carry over to the main class — all it gets is certificates, so pick the subclass for those: a warrior unlocks Warrior Ability, a knight (Paladin, Dark Avenger, Temple Knight) unlocks Knight Ability. Warcryer or Prophet buffs only work while you are actually playing the subclass.
• Swordsinger as a subclass. Any class except dark elves and Kamael can take it to have songs in their own party.

Certificates. The main class learns skills for subclass certificates: Emergent Ability from subclass level 65, Master Ability and the class-type ability from 75, Divine transformation books from 80. For a heavy-armor Swordsinger main, the most useful are Emergent Ability - Defense and the proc certificates:

Knight Ability - Defense and Enchanter Ability - Barrier share one effect type: they don't stack, only one stays.

Swordsinger in the Olympiad

Only nobles on their main class get in. In HF a match lasts 5 minutes, you start with 10 points, get +10 every week, and need 15 matches to make the rankings. The Sword Muse's key skill here is Song of Silence: a silence on physical and magic skills for 120 seconds with a 60% chance and a 150-second reuse — which is exactly why it gets the Chance enchant. Symbol of Noise does not work in the Olympiad.

Against mages keep Deflect Magic up, enchant Wisdom for sleep or hold resistance, and put part of your dyes into CON.

All Swordsinger skills

The full Sword Singer and Sword Muse tree in High Five — skill levels, SP and MP:

Other classes and their skills are in the Lineage 2 classes section. A Swordsinger shines in parties and on raids, so he needs a populated server: online counts and launch dates are shown in the list of High Five private servers; other chronicles are in the Lineage 2 private server catalog.