Dual Swords are equipped in the Dual Wield slot. Every 10 Levels(Requiem Gold) Assassin job gets another Dual Sword Mastery. Dual Swords have a base Speed of 1.8. Dual Swords stat bonuses are generally limited to STR, DEX, CON, HP, and HP Regen. Short Range defense lowers Dual Sword Attack Damage. Rogue Job can use Duals from Level 10-50. Assassin Job Can use Duals from Level 50-100.
Dual Swords provide a set amount of Critical Chance bonus in addition to any randomly generated stats. Reinforced Items are non compoundable and bound to character when equipped. Dual Swords are More about Pure Damage rather than Critical rate. Duals are more preferred for Skill Spamming though at Level(Requiem powerleveling) 60+ are quite well at just plain Auto Attacking.
Shadow Runner Job Can use Duals from Level 50-59 because the Dual Sword Mastery stops at 5 in Requiem. Shadow Runner Job At Level 67 gets Dual Sword Mastery 6, and is then able to use Dual Swords All the way to level 69. Dual Swords Critical Rate is about 3-4% Less than that of a Claw. Dual Swords have a greater range of Attack Damage than that of a Claw.
