Rankers' Trait Selection Directions

Game of Thrones: Kingsroad offers ultimate freedom to build a powerful character in a variety ways. The 'Trait Tree' allows Lords to invest points to unlock unique stats and special effects.

While the mechanics may feel familiar from other games, the number of options will definitely give you plenty to think about.

To help with your decision, here is a breakdown of the build paths chosen by elite Lords in the current meta.

※ This information is accurate as of June 3 at 8:00 AM.

※ Information on the top 10 Lords in the Momentum ranking for each class (a total of 30 Lords).

[Attack] On Skill Use or Critical Hit

▲ Attack Tree Selection Groups by Class (Photo: Created by Gukmin Tree)

The Attack tree is currently divided between focusing on frequent skill use or activating frequent critical hits. The former path mainly prioritizes nodes that reduce skill cooldowns and Rage consumption. In particular, 67% of Lords selected the [Fierce Rage] node, which reduces skill cooldowns and increases damage dealt.

On the other hand, the path focusing on critical hits has a noticeably lower pick rate.

First and foremost, the difficulty of maintaining the special effects that grant Critical Hit Chance is the main reason behind this low pick rate. Most of all, the fact that low equipment stats make it difficult to boost your base critical hit chance is truly critical.

Additionally, [Heat of the Battlefield], which recovers Rage every second while in combat, activates its effect without any actual combat situation. Accordingly, Rage can be recovered by swapping weapons and attacking empty space.

[Defense] Reduces damage taken upon gaining Rage

▲ Defense Tree Selection Groups by Class (Photo: Created by Gukmin Tree)

Lords overwhelmingly selected [Tenacious] in the first group, as it activates its effect without any conditions, unlike the alternatives. Furthermore, as Rage generation increases, it allows Lords to cast skills more frequently, making it a great benefit even from an offensive standpoint.

Conversely, Lords' choices are more divided. Although [Ferocious Rage] is the most popular choice for strong offensive power compared to others, it becomes far less efficient if you cannot parry consistently. However, [Blessing] is easy to trigger, and [Fortitude] benefits from having no activation condition. If you value defense from your standpoint, using [Blessing] or [Fortitude] is recommended.

[Support] Constant Attack Power Buff

▲ Job-specific support tree selection group (Photo: Created by Gukmin Tree)

[Time to Strike Back] increases Attack Power by 12.5%, while also being incredibly easy to maintain.Consequently, it was chosen by the vast majority of Lords. While a few Lords opted for [Indomitability] to increase their maximum Stamina, this remains a viable option if your playstyle relies heavily on guarding.

The last group brought some highly unexpected results. Except for [Dead-Eye], all other choices offer effects that are unrelated to combat. Nevertheless, the selection rate of [Dead-Eye] is lower than that of [Master of Herbalism], coming in at a total of 33%. These figures reveal a low preference for ranged attacks, highlighted by the 0% selection rate of [Keen Gaze] in the Attack tree .

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