To start things off, I am a swordsman looking for a bomb that matches my swordsman play style. And I like to play smart by getting hit the least amount of times. Here's my loadout:
Ash Tail Cap (complete)
Vog Cub Coat (complete)
Wise Owlite Shield (complete)/Dark Thorn (lvl 1)
Avenger (complete)
Faust (complete)
Ascended Calibur (complete)
Dark Thorn Blade (complete)

I've been a swordsman since I started playing, and loved every second of it. Until now. I've noticed I take a lot more damage as a swordsman, versus when I use a few guns and bombs I have laying around (For AH purposes...). My usual set up isL

Helmet: Ash Tail Cap
Armor: Ash Tail Coat
Shield: Dark Thorn Shield
Swords: Silent Nightblade, Boltbrand, Dark Thorn Blade

Hey! I've been playing a sword knight for a while. So far I've kept to the calibur alchemy tree, however I've been craving some diversity and been looking into getting a brandish. I liked the calibur for its neutrality, I could dive into any section of the clockworks and cause just as much havoc regardless of the stratum. However this benefit fails me when I switch to elemental damage. I'd like to get a brandish however I can't choose which element to go with. Fire, ice, shock, or Is there a better weapon for elemental damage that I should look into?

ok i have been a pure bomber ever sence i hit 4 stars. I have loved it and have been having a lot of fun blowing up things and causing seas of statuses. but lately i have been wanting to use swords.

right now my gear is:

Helm- Mad Bomber UV Fire Resist Maximum
Armor- Mad Bomber
Shield- Volcanic Shield
Trinket- Boom (bomb damage +1)

Gear i am planing on:

Helm- Mad Bomber UV Fire Resist Maximum/Volcanic
Armor- Vog/Skol/Snarb
Shield- 5* snarby shield
Trinket- Ctr bomb
Trinket- ASI sword
swords- Levi/Sudaruska and whaterver is super effective for that strata

Will it still be equipped on my gear after I change it? Like If I level it up to a 3* demo suit from my 2* demo suit.

Elemental/shadow sowrds deal split normal. This mean half the bonus won't go to the important part of the sword but to the neutral one. This may make said weapon better against all enemies, but not specifically to those it was designed to kill. 50% of the bonus is 'wasted' on the normal damage, not the elemental/shadow one.
On the other hand, Gus have a single damage, so any bonus will greatly increas it's power against it's inteded tarets.

For example, a Glacius with damage bonus will see a 7% increase in effectiveness against undeads, while a Polaris will go up to 9-10%.

I have been hearing rumors about a bonus accessory tonight.

I have heard that it is either:

A. Gotten by signing up to the SK newsletter.

or

B. Comes along with buying an elevator pass.

I have yet to see one. I signed up to the newsletter to no avail. I can see nothing about it on the rest of the site or in game.

Anyone know what's up with this ?

....going to find someone wearing one .

I'm just posting this for the people who are too lazy to read the wiki.
This is not a insult to people who do know.
Edit: And for the people who keep saying: "normal defense is useless in t3.. y u want that?"

CAUSES OF NORMAL DAMAGE IN TIER 3

1. Trojans. All Trojans do pure normal damage, in all tiers.
2. Lumbers. All Lumbers do half normal damage & half elemental damage in Tier 2 & 3.
3. Devilites. All devilites do half normal damage & half shadow damage in Tier 2 & 3.

So as you guys see from the title, I just got to 4*. Planning to get full vog, BTS, grey owlite shield, Crest ofalmire, Glacius, Acheron, BTB, and Polaris.
But.. The price to craft a 5* is around 55k + recipe a piece.. I only play around 4 days a week, around 6 hour in a day.
So, after I thought I was soo close to end game, I realized the farming has yet to begin.

So I need some tips here... which equipment should I make first? Where should I farm? Should I hunt for the recipe or buy it on AH? Any help/tips/suggestion would be appreciated.

For when I finally reach all 5* armour, I'm going to get Royal Jelly Mail/Dragon Scale Helm/Dread Skelly shield. But since I have a Dread Venom striker, I was considering going wolver coat, but I think the stun resistance is useful and can get the damage boost via trinkets.

Also, how much would an icequeen recipe cost?