Sword Singer and Sword Muse in Lineage 2 — Class Guide

Swordsinger at a glance

At level 76 the Swordsinger becomes the Sword Muse. Elven Fighter stats are even: STR 36, CON 36, DEX 35, while WIT 14 and MEN 26 leave a fighter little MP, and songs in a row burn through it fast. The Swordsinger's partner is the Bladedancer with dances; the same Elven Knight also leads to the Temple Knight tank. Guide for another chronicle — Swordsinger in High Five.

How to get the classes

Swordsinger songs in Interlude — what they give and from which level

A song lasts 2 minutes on every party member within 1,000 of the Swordsinger, the singer included; 2.5-second cast, 10-second reuse. Each song has one level: learn it once and it never grows. Songs are not magic: on most servers their cast speeds up with attack speed, not casting speed.

Song of Vengeance only returns damage from regular hits: skills and bow shots are not reflected. All 11 Sword Singer songs together cost 6,747,000 SP — less than any of the Swordsinger's big skills.

How much MP songs in a row cost

The first song costs 60 MP, each next one 30 MP more. Every song and dance already on the Swordsinger counts, the Bladedancer's dances included.

Five songs in a row cost 600 MP, six cost 810 MP. At the 3rd class the Inner Rhythm passive sets song MP cost to ×0.9 (540 MP for five songs). Song of Champion counts toward the total itself but cuts song MP cost by another ×0.8: sung first, it costs 54 MP, and the five songs after it come to about the same 540 MP as without it.

Hence the "split": the Swordsinger and the Bladedancer stand on opposite sides of the party so songs and dances land on the group but not on each other — then the Bladedancer's dances do not raise the price of your next song. If you buff side by side, whoever has more songs or dances goes first, then you alternate.

Songs and buffs: what stacks

A target keeps one effect of each type (stackType in the server code). Every song has its own type that matches no buff of any other class, and Bladedancer dances have their own types too. So Song of Earth works together with Shield and Chant of Shielding, Song of Warding with Magic Barrier and Chant of Fire, Song of Wind with Wind Walk. Only the Swordsinger's personal skills overlap:

How to play a Swordsinger

Solo

Up to level 40 the Elf levels alone. The Elven Fighter has Power Strike, the Elven Knight has heavy armor, a shield, Elemental Heal and Ultimate Defense for emergencies: P. Def. +1,800 and M. Def. +1,350 for 30 seconds, but you cannot move, 30-minute reuse. The Sword Singer has no single-target attack skill of its own: Power Strike stays at the Elven Fighter level, while Sword Symphony and Psycho Symphony hit an area and rarely. Solo Swordsinger play is plain sword hits under your own Earth and Life, so it levels slower than damage classes, and at the 2nd class a party pays better.

In a party

Songs last 2 minutes, not 20 like healer buffs — the Swordsinger re-sings the set every two minutes and keeps MP for it. Before the pull — songs; in combat — sword hits and control: Arrest pulls a mob off the mage and holds it for 8 seconds, Psycho Symphony slows the pack around you for 30 seconds. Charm lowers a mob's aggression toward the Swordsinger when an extra mob switches to you. On raids the Swordsinger sings Song of Renewal first, then the Bladedancer, then you alternate.

Swordsinger skills by level

1–20 · Elven Fighter

20–40 · Elven Knight

40–76 · Sword Singer

Songs are in the table above. The rest of the tree:

The whole 2nd class tree costs 82,409,000 SP, and almost none of it goes to songs. Order:

1. Songs — the day they open. They are cheap, and the party gets more from them than from any other skill.
2. Sword Blunt Mastery and Magic Resistance — 9,936,000 SP each for all levels, keep them at your level; Focus Mind costs 2,261,000 SP.
3. Arrest and Psycho Symphony — 9,379,000 SP each: control in party and PvP. Sword Symphony is cheaper at 3,382,000 SP.
4. Charm, Elemental Heal and Entangle — about 9.9M SP each and rarely pressed in a party: take them last.

Spellbooks. By Interlude code level 1 of Spirit Barrier needs a Spellbook: Spirit Barrier: no shop sells it, it drops from the Enchanted Monstereye lv. 41 (level 41, the crater by the Ivory Tower) at 1.53%. Many servers disable spellbooks for regular skills — then Spirit Barrier is learned for SP. Divine Inspiration is never learned for SP.

Sword Muse — 3rd class skills

The whole 3rd class costs 363,010,000 SP: Song of Silence 80M, Symbol of Noise 150M, Song of Champion and Inner Rhythm 32M each. Sword Muse songs cannot be enchanted.

The Swordsinger gives Battle Force to someone else and cannot cast it on itself, so the effect for Symbol of Noise has to come from the 3rd class fighters in your party — all of them learn Battle Force, from the Duelist and Titan to the Spectral Dancer. The second effect level means two party members channel Battle Force on the Swordsinger at once; cast Symbol of Noise (5-second cast) while their channel lasts. By code Symbol of Noise needs an Ancient Tactical Manual: Symbol of Noise — it drops from the Velociraptor lv. 86 (level 86, Primeval Isle) at 2.94%, but it has no spawn in aCis, so on some servers the manual cannot be farmed.

Swordsinger song enchanting

Enchanting opens at level 76: a skill has two routes up to +30, and you pick one. Each step costs SP and EXP, the first one also a Secret Book of Giants. +1 succeeds at 82% at level 76. The chance for +4 is 40% at level 76 and 96% at 80, for +10 — 2% at level 76 and 73% at 80. A failure usually resets the skill to its normal level.

For a Swordsinger the key one is the duration route on songs: a set lasts almost 5 minutes, you re-sing less often, and on a raid you have time to hit and control. The MP route lowers the enchanted song's base cost (Song of Earth at +30: 22 MP instead of 60); the +30 MP for every song and dance on you stays. Enchant Earth, Vitality and Hunter first: they are sung in nearly every party. Sword Muse songs, Psycho Symphony, Sword Symphony, Charm and Holy Blade cannot be enchanted.

Swordsinger gear

Sword Blunt Mastery adds P. Atk. only with a sword or blunt, so with duals and daggers the Swordsinger loses that bonus. The Sword Singer has no armor mastery, but Heavy Armor Mastery from the Elven Knight stays — a heavy set gives the most defense. With the Haste SA both the swing and the song cast get faster. D grade goes on at level 20, C at 40, B at 52, A at 61, S at 76.

1–20 · no grade

20–40 · D grade

40–52 · C grade

SA: Samurai Longsword — Focus, Critical Damage, Haste; Yaksa Mace — Anger, Health, Rsk. Focus. Full Plate suits a Swordsinger better: HP matters more than weight.

52–61 · B grade

SA: Sword of Damascus — Focus, Critical Damage, Haste; Art of Battle Axe — Health, Rsk. Focus, Haste; Keshanberk — Guidance, Focus, Back Blow. Doom is the party Swordsinger's pick for CON and HP; Blue Wolf if you deal damage yourself.

61–76 · A grade

SA: Sirra's Blade — Haste, Health, Critical Poison; Barakiel's Axe — Health, Haste, Focus; Dark Legion's Edge — Critical Damage, Health, Rsk. Focus. Tallum Heavy speeds up both hits and song casts, Dark Crystal keeps HP up through CON — a PvP choice.

76–80 · S grade

SA: Forgotten Blade — Haste, Health, Focus; Basalt Battlehammer — HP Drain, Health, HP Regeneration. Jewelry — the full set of your grade: Majestic Necklace at A, Tateossian Necklace at S.

Where to level a Swordsinger

Zones are picked from player guides and server data. Each one shows the mobs that give the most EXP per point of HP and two items from their drop; the chance is at x1 rate and grows with a boosted drop rate. The zone name is the client hunting zone nearest to the mob's spawn. An Elven Knight in heavy armor manages alone up to level 40, while a Sword Singer fights without a single-target attack skill — a party or a damage-dealing partner pays better. On most servers catacombs and necropolises are open only to Seven Signs participants.

Level 20–40

Best for a Swordsinger: Catacomb of the Heretic and The Pilgrim's Necropolis — the most EXP per HP; The Ant Nest — dense ant spawns. The Catacomb Stakato Soldier in the catacombs drops the Sword of Revolution Blade, a D-grade sword part.

3 more zones

Zone	Monster	Drop (chance at x1 rate)
Orc Barracks	Turek Orc Warlord lv. 30	Scroll: Enchant Weapon (Grade D) 0.1%, Recipe: Brigandine Helmet 1.01%
	Turek Orc Archer lv. 27	Adamantite Nugget 0.24%, Mithril Ore 1.19%
	Turek Orc Skirmisher lv. 28	Puma Skin Gaiters 0.11%, Recipe: Conjuror's Staff 0.11%
Partisan's Hideaway	Ol Mahum Sergeant lv. 29	Scale Mail Fragment 0.6%, Scale Gaiters Fragment 0.92%
	Ol Mahum Guerilla lv. 26	Stone of Purity 0.51%, Cokes 1.28%
	Ol Mahum Raider lv. 27	Bronze Shield 0.12%, Bone Helmet Design 2.12%
Cruma Marshlands	Horror Mist Ripper lv. 27	Magic Haste Potion 0.36%, Recipe: White Tunic 0.44%
	Gray Ant lv. 26	Recipe: Dark Stockings 1.2%, Suede 4.17%
	Giant Mist Leech lv. 25	Leather Boot Lining 0.64%, Crafted Leather Gloves Lining 0.64%

Level 40–52

Best for a Swordsinger: Garden of Eva — more EXP per HP than catacombs; Catacomb of the Branded — a party catacomb; Alligator Island — an open zone for when Seven Signs keeps the catacombs closed.

3 more zones

Zone	Monster	Drop (chance at x1 rate)
Cruma Tower	Death Knight lv. 50	Iron Ore 20%, Recipe: Necklace of Binding 0.28%
	Dark Lord lv. 50	Greater Dye of MEN (Men+3 Int-3) 0.13%, Thons 0.5%
	Snipe lv. 44	Recipe: Demon's Stockings 0.57%, Recipe: Great Helmet 1.06%
Devil's Isle	Pirate Zombie lv. 44	Mid-Grade Life Stone: level 46 0.18%, Life Stone: level 46 0.55%
	Light Bringer lv. 46	Silver Nugget 5%, Stem 12.51%
	Zaken's Archer lv. 44	Crystallized Ice Bow Shaft 0.17%, Animal Bone 9.09%
Archaic Laboratory	Bloodthirsty Ginzu Golem VII lv. 51	Fisted Blade Piece 0.36%, Asofe 1.54%
	Cruel Vice Golem lv. 49	Great Helmet Material 0.68%, Dwarven Chain Shield Fragment 0.79%
	Probe Golem Champion I lv. 49	Dwarven Chain Mail Shirt Material 0.37%, Dwarven Chain Gaiters Material 0.58%

Level 52–61

Best for a Swordsinger: Catacomb of the Apostate and The Patriot's Necropolis — the most EXP per HP among the main table zones, plus the Keshanberk Blade and the Doom Shield recipe for B-grade in the necropolis; The Giant's Cave — Beast Lord, catacomb-level EXP.

1 more zone

Zone	Monster	Drop (chance at x1 rate)
Devastated Castle	Grave Predator lv. 59	Enria 0.1%, Metallic Fiber 1.69%
	Doom Scout lv. 56	Dark Elven Longbow Shaft 0.14%, Animal Bone 7.69%
	Dismal Pole lv. 58	Spellbook: Curse Disease 1.52%, Amulet: Pa'agrio's Haste 1.52%

Level 61–76

Best for a Swordsinger: Tower of Insolence — the most EXP, Dark Crystal patterns; Swamp of Screams — level 74 Stakato; The Giant's Cave — dense giant spawns at the start of the range.

3 more zones

Zone	Monster	Drop (chance at x1 rate)
The Saint's Necropolis	Sepulcher Guard lv. 75	Sealed Dark Crystal Helmet Design 0.68%, Sealed Tallum Helm Design 0.68%
	Lesser Ancient Soldier lv. 73	Sealed Phoenix Necklace Beads 0.86%, Sealed Phoenix Earring Gemstone 1.12%
	Lesser Ancient Scout lv. 74	Sealed Dark Crystal Leather Armor Pattern 0.34%, Sealed Tallum Leather Armor Pattern 0.24%
Hot Springs	Hot Springs Nepenthes lv. 75	Carnage Bow Stave 0.36%, Spellbook - Fire Vortex 1.84%
	Hot Springs Flava lv. 74	Bloody Orchid Head 0.32%, Durable Metal Plate 0.34%
	Hot Springs Yeti lv. 75	Bloody Orchid Head 0.33%, Animal Skin 16.67%
Forest of the Dead	Bone Grinder lv. 70	Halberd Edge 0.22%, Metallic Thread 2.04%
	Bone Slayer lv. 68	Bloody Orchid Head 0.21%, Durable Metal Plate 0.27%
	Requiem Lord lv. 68	Halberd Edge 0.2%, Life Stone: level 67 0.22%

Level 76–80

Best for a Swordsinger: Imperial Tomb — the most EXP per HP (Imperial Commander); Forge of the Gods — almost as much EXP per HP as Imperial Tomb, with far more mobs; Ketra Orc Outpost — Ketra orcs count toward the Alliance with Varka Silenos quest.

1 more zone

Zone	Monster	Drop (chance at x1 rate)
Monastery of Silence	Beholder of Light lv. 80	Metallic Fiber 33.33%, Blessing of Sanctity 4.55%
	Warrior Monk lv. 80	Sealed Leather Armor of Nightmare Fabric 0.43%, Sealed Majestic Leather Armor Fabric 0.37%
	Guardian of the Holy Land lv. 80	Dark Legion's Edge Blade 0.36%, Sword of Miracles Edge 0.36%

Swordsinger dyes

A fighter has three dye slots, and one stat goes up by +5 at most. The Swordsinger gets no MEN dyes, and INT and WIT do nothing for a fighter, so the choice is between CON, DEX and STR.

Party dyes

Greater Dye of CON (Con+4 Str-4), Greater Dye of DEX (Dex+4 Str-4) and Greater Dye of CON (Con+1 Str-1) — STR 27, CON 41, DEX 39 in total. Your own melee damage is not the point in a party, while CON gives HP and DEX gives attack speed, which also means faster songs. The Doom Heavy set already cuts STR by 3, so it pairs better with this set.

Solo dyes

Greater Dye of STR (Str+4 Dex-4), Greater Dye of CON (Con+4 Dex-4) and Greater Dye of STR (Str+1 Dex-1) — STR 41, CON 40, DEX 26 in total. STR grows at the cost of DEX, CON grows too: without it a melee knight drops fast.

Subclasses for the Swordsinger

• The first subclass comes at level 75 after Mimir's Elixir and Fate's Whisper, unless the server disables those quests. Each next one only when the previous subclass has reached 75 too; three at most.
• Swordsinger as the main class. You can take any 2nd class except your own, Overlord, Warsmith and Dark Elf classes: the Bladedancer, Shillien Knight, Abyss Walker, Phantom Ranger, Spellhowler, Phantom Summoner and Shillien Elder are closed to an Elf. A Swordsinger cannot take a Bladedancer subclass.
• Swordsinger as a subclass. Dark Elves cannot take it, every other class can.
• What a subclass gives. In Interlude subclass skills work only while that subclass is active, and EXP goes only to the active class.
• Which one to take. The Swordsinger has no growing attack skill, so the usual subclass is something that kills on its own — a nuker or a damage fighter. You level and farm adena on the subclass and come back to the Swordsinger for parties and raids.

Swordsinger in the Olympiad

A noble enters the Olympiad on the main class, one on one, and the Swordsinger sings on itself: Earth and Vitality against a fighter, Warding against a mage, Wind to catch an archer. Control decides the fight: Arrest holds the target for 8 seconds, Entangle cuts Speed for 60 seconds from range 600, Psycho Symphony slows movement, attack and casting. Song of Silence at level 79 is the main weapon against mages and healers: a 120-second silence, but with an 8-minute reuse you get one per match. Symbol of Noise is blocked in the Olympiad by the server code. Elemental Heal heals you with 546 power, but the 5-second cast is easy to interrupt.

All Swordsinger skills

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

Guides for other classes are in the Lineage 2 classes section. Want to play a Swordsinger? Browse the Interlude Lineage 2 servers and Lineage 2 Interlude servers with add-ons lists for rates and opening dates. The full list is on the all L2 servers page.