Piercing 15:
Balestra 1
Agile Maneuvrers 4
Bendable 1

Tactics 17:
Feint 4
Defensive support 4
Kick 4
Disabling 1

Vanguard 19:
Stone temple 5
Troll skin 5
Army of one 5

Shields 19:
Precise block 5
Protect ally 5
Ethereal mantle 1(useless pretty much, but, bubble!)
Defensive stance 5
Shield wall 5
Steadiness 5
Deflecting barrier 5

My build, sometimes I swamp agile maneuvrers for onslaught, this build just allows me to do pretty much everything, PvP, RvR, hunting etc, except grinding because I don't have caution, but I wasn't planning on grinding anyway ;P

Slash 11:
Disable Limb 3

Blunt 15:
Ribs Breaker 2
Forceful Blow 4
Mind Squasher 4

Tactics 17:
Feint 4
Caution 4
Defensive support 4
Kick 4
Disabling 1

Vanguard 19:
Stone temple 5
Troll skin 5
Army of one 5

Shields 19:
Shield bash 1
Precise block 4
Protect ally 5
Shield wall 5
Deflecting barrier 5

I think that's it...

At the end of the day I do not underestimate any spell (except rig prep).

The build pretty much depends on your race , realm, your intent in war, your gear and jewellery and your weapon of choice. There are really no wrong builds , providing you can maximise the spells and they are applicable to the type of war you wage. War in this case means either PvP, hunt or fort assaults.

Artec

Really no defensive stance?

You're not the first person to point that out. :P

I do ok without it.

my lvl 34 knight setup for support-grinding
my lvl 34 knight setup for normal grinding

any advices from the more experienced knights?? :D

Drop disable limb, useless for grinding. Try to get tactics to 15, kick and feint 4 saves you from a lot dmg (not necessary when supported of course).

my suggest: link
with offensive stance and lev 4 knock you can kill mobs with 3 normals + 1 forceful (medium weapon) or with 2 normals + 1 forceful (slow weapon).
with a bit of attack speed you can kill a bot without getting hitted.
mind squash (4) is only needed if you grind in WZ.
if you grind in the inner realm, you can try this

Look at your armor!
Lvl 34 = Full Plate armor = good vs. piercing.

Find some wasps (syrtis has loads of them, alsius has quite a few near trelle market). Level up blunt to 15 to get the pierce resist passive, use lvl 4 caution. They will hit you with pathetic normals, you can kill for a loooong time before needing to rest. If there is a save nearby don't bother with resting either.
If you grind in group try getting Heroic Presence 4 asap (drop tactics a bit, lvl 3 caution is good enough too).

Imho.

Lien

Different subject so separate post:

I see a lot of people, in this thread and in game, reverted to single-weapon-setups. Usually pierce, since it's the easiest way to play (you always have the range).
I'm the first one to admit that switching weapons a lot makes me f*** up a lot, but don't you guys miss some essential spells, like MS, or Disable Limb?

MS may have gotten an indirect nerf with the shortened durations on things like Ao1, UM etcetera ... but still? Just askin'

Lien