Biggest effing ce sink. For people who has dived clockworks a ton pre patch, this feels nothing like it. But you still spend a boatload of ce. Certain missions are profitable though.

Yes ap is.

Know the range of your weapon. The further you can release your charge, the safer you can be. Also, hold shield as you let go of the charge so you can block attacks.

Run missions on mist or elevator pass the payout is not really worth the ce (at least for most T1/T2 missions). Some missions to pay out 1k cr though.

I used the Calibur line for most of my T1/T2 work. The Calibur is great solo, I would kite the enemies in a circle while charging it, then turn and loop into the middle of them before letting go of the charge. This works best if you can get them so bunched up that they are at least 2 enemies deep when you let the charge go. This way you can hit them up to 3x each per charge. This will drive teammates crazy in group play though as Calibur charges can send enemies flying into teammates. I would recommend replacing the Calibur with 3 swords one for Elemental, Shadow, and Piercing damage types. To use the Calibur's charge in a group you will need to carefully aim your shots so that you don't send enemies flying into other players. Try setting up your charges so that you are knocking enemies into walls or hard objects (more damage this way too). Swing, swing, shield cancel is handy with 3 swing swords too for a more protected combo.

Err... you stand near the target, and press your attack key while aiming at the target? No idea what you are asking.

You only do the 3 hits per charge attack on monsters that don't fly away when hit by calibur charge. That would be all turrets or when there is wall behind the monsters or in the radius of the shocking haze bomb (whatever it is called)

@Kaotikus

Maybe you got confused because I talked about both the Calibur's regular swings and the charge. The charge attack will land all three hits when attacking a stationary target or when there is something behind the target to stop it from flying away. Flying monsters do not transfer their momentum to other monsters that they hit, so if there is a monster behind the monster you are charge attacking it will basically act like a wall (important to remember this for shield bumping as well).

One other note on Calibur charge attacks. After you press and hold your attack button you can press your shield button, then release the attack button while holding your shield button. This will pull your shield up as fast as possible following the charge attack. This can be handy when diving into the center of a mob to release your charge. I do this or I press and hold the attack button, then after releasing the attack button immediately press and hold it again (before swing spin animation is done) to go straight into another charge without having to take that first swing.

I touched on using the Calibur's regular 3 swing combo. Shield canceling is an important technique. It allows you to cut off then end of a swing animation and is good for keeping your guard up. Shield canceling after the first swing (all swords accept the Spur line) allows you to swing repeatedly with out stepping (important around hazards). Heavy 2 swing sword users often shield cancel after the first swing because the second swing is so slow and the first swing animation can be cut much shorter. I have found it helpful in many situations with 3 swing swords to shield cancel after the 2nd swing. If you don't know what I am talking about when I say shield cancel look here (scroll to Advanced Techniques):

http://wiki.spiralknights.com/Shieldbearer_Guide

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