Yes!! That's because you can't do it!
Eder was momentarily stunned by Saintess Nice's sudden outburst, but fortunately, he recovered quickly.
With seven years of streaming experience, a veteran like him wasn't about to crack under something like this.
"Uh... yeah, anyway, we've got Saintess Nice here with us now... Yeah, I'm pretty flustered too."
Of course, he hadn't fully recovered yet, but at least he was back in shape to keep the stream going.
💬 Chat— BroWhy's your face so red?— ViewerWhat's up with her today lololol— CuriousWhy's her skin like that?
"Saintess Nice has never once told me her gender! I'm just as shocked as all of you right now!"
The viewers were relentlessly teasing Eder, who was frozen and at a loss for words, but he felt utterly wronged.
Eder had genuinely thought Saintess Nice was a guy, and her reveal had been a total surprise.
— Anonymous donated 1,000 won!No way you didn't know? Liar.
Whatever, it wasn't like this was the first time viewers had trolled him.
The important thing right now wasn't proving he hadn't known I was a girl.
Today's main content was explaining the One-Handed Sword Saintess build and interviewing its creator, Saintess Nice.
They were laughing it up now, but internet stream viewers could lose interest and bounce at any moment.
"Alright then, let's dive into the One-Handed Sword Saintess build for real. Could you give us a quick intro to the build, Saintess Nice?"
Time to move on to the main course.
But.
"...Saintess Nice?"
Where'd she go now?
["Mmph..! Uh, wha?"]
"...Are you eating something by any chance?"
["No ramen."]
"Oh, ramen..."
— LOLLmaoooooooo— FoodieEating ramen in the middle of this— AlertEder's face turning red again
"Uh... the build intro..."
["Mmm... gulp, haa... Yeah, give me a sec."]
Something deep inside him was bubbling up, but Eder decided to suppress it.
He was the one who'd invited Saintess Nice as a guest, and he'd assumed she was a guy on his own.
If there was any fault, it was his own for not putting a proper leash on this maniac... no, this crazy chick.
He'd thought the script would keep her in check, but after freaking out over her being a girl, he'd let go of the leash, and she'd immediately gone wild.
["First off... let me give a quick rundown of the One-Handed Sword build..."]
At least it was a relief that Saintess Nice seemed willing to actually do the stream.
Watching her finish her latest stunt with the ramen, Eder prayed fervently that the broadcast would end without incident.
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In Ias, there's a passive skill tree called 'Circuits.'
Each character gets a limited number of points to spend activating passives.
Depending on which effects you pick, your playstyle can vary wildly—it's a creative system where you mix and match passives to suit your taste.
Of course, like in most RPGs, time eventually funnels everyone into a handful of mainstream builds.
These days, if it's not a 'meta' build, you're instantly labeled a troll or a troll for not playing nicely.
— HoshiPuiSaintess, why no True Faith?— SaintessNiceToo boring using it all the time~— SystemYou've been kicked from the raid party.
This issue hit supporters even harder than DPS—they're the ones directly tied to DPS performance.
A system meant to offer variety ended up with supporters sticking to the same old passives.
But why should I have to do that?
Choosing passives is the player's freedom, and variety is the core of the Circuit system.
If there's no massive performance gap, why not pick something different?
This was oppression and unfair discrimination against all supporter players.
As someone with trolling etched into my blood, I couldn't just sit by.
And so, the One-Handed Sword Saintess build was born.
"First off, everyone knows the standard Saintess build, right?"
— YeahYup— MetaFanTrue Faith Angel is the way, no?— AgreeYeah right
99% of Saintess players in Ias use builds based on the True Faith passive.
Fill your holy power gauge with Heavenly Punishment skills, then spend it on buffs to support allies.
That's why using True Faith with four Heavenly Punishments gets you called a True Faith Angel.
But the One-Handed Sword Saintess skips True Faith and Heavenly Punishment.
"You all see this passive skill here? That's the core of the One-Handed Sword build."
— HuhMaster of Counterattack?— NewbieWhat's that?— VetFirst time seeing it. Did that even exist?
Master of Counterattack.
A passive that resets the cooldown on all skills and fills your holy power gauge to 100% on a successful Perfect Guard.
It amps up the already great returns on Perfect Guard even further—OP performance.
But it's conditional, and landing Perfect Guard is tough in the first place, so it rarely sees use.
But what if you could land Perfect Guards?
"Land a Perfect Guard, and your holy gauge fills right up instantly. No need to grind it out with Heavenly Punishments—you can keep buffs rolling."
Master of Counterattack turns into a best-in-class passive that repeats skill cooldown resets + full holy gauge per pattern.
— VoiceFanIdk if I get it but her voice is insane— AgreeFr— HypeVoice goes so hard??— SkepticEven if PG is hard, those returns make it worth it?— TLDRDunno if I get it but sounds OP ig?— SaintessFan donated 1,000 won!But Saintesses can't even Perfect Guard???
["Ah, yeah, True Faith with Heavenly Punishment is definitely more... Huh? Can't do it?"]
— What??— SuddenWtf just happened— WitnessSaw her do it last time lol game noobs freaking out— Anonymous donated 1,000 won!She can't tho? Supporters aren't supposed to be able to— Anonymous donated 1,000 won!Was on stream, she did it. Game noobs— BugHunterGlitch? I couldn't on supp— LogicSupp wouldn't even try PG lol— AngryNo she can't you idiots
Oh.
Why were they suddenly fighting each other?
From my vantage point knowing the truth, watching them argue over who was right was pretty entertaining.
This was too good to miss.
["Alright everyone, calm down. Why's everyone getting so heated?"]
I wanted to let the chat brawl drag on, but if the stream blew up, it'd be trouble.
Even if I trolled, I still needed to pay rent.
"That guy's right—structurally, Saintesses aren't supposed to land Perfect Guards."
Devs disabled Perfect Guard on supporters for balance with Master of Counterattack, or something.
Of course, there were always workarounds.
["So how does Saintess Nice pull off Perfect Guard then?"]
— EderFanBro stop acting— ReaderReading from a textbook? Lol
"It's a little exploit—equip a one-handed sword instead of the Holy Book, and you can guard."
["Ah, so that's why you use a one-handed sword over the Holy Book?"]
"Exactly."
— OhhhOh that makes sense— DPSDPS stance treats it as DPS so it works— BuffCheckBut buffs get weaker no?— CalcNah efficiency drops by half— TheoryStill PG resets CD so theoretically 100% uptime + DPS time
"And fill those four Heavenly Punishment slots with Reformation for some sub-DPS too."
In summary: lower buff efficiency and stability than standard Saintess, but if you can handle it, constant buffs + sub-DPS.
A high-risk, high-reward setup banking purely on player skill for peak performance.
"What do you think? Not bad, right?"
With the explanation done, I glanced at chat expectantly.
They had to be thinking, 'Whoa, that's nuts—who even came up with this?'
— MehHmm...— AverageThat's it?— DeleteMade a Saintess, gonna delete it now— BuyerBought Saintess after this, already reselling
Huh?
— Anonymous donated 1,000 won!That's all?
What the...?
Why this reaction?
"...What's with the responses, everyone?"
— Anonymous donated 1,000 won!Teacher, if the build requires Perfect Guard mastery, what are we supposed to do...?
["Seems like the Perfect Guard difficulty is turning people off."]
"What's so hard about Perfect Guard?"
Is it really that tough? Everyone lands them fine.
Timing the guard? Yeah, that's tricky. But not impossible.
Even pub Paladins pull it off sometimes—know the timing, and anyone can do it, right?
— Anonymous donated 1,000 won!Paladins or berserkers with high strength can, how's a Saintess gonna?— ConfusedPG and strength related?— ExpertHigher str = better PG window— TrollForcing PG on low-str Saintess with 1H sword lol. Just flexing lucky clips like TikTok builds don't try this— Baedo donated 1,000 won!Trash meme build. Saintess str can't PG lmao lucky clip TikTok don't follow
["Hey, watch your mouth."]
— Baedo donated 1,000 won!Even god Paladins whiff PG sometimes. Saintess aiming for it? Impossible. If real I'll eat shit. Build guy and this stream are jokes— OofOof— ShotsFiredDamn— ChallengerThen you make a build— FrustratedPeople like this why no new builds
["Well, this person..."]
Huh?
A lucky fluke for aggro, trash meme build.
That one-liner summary scraped my nerves raw, a sour feeling I hadn't had in nearly two years.
They'd succeeded in getting under my skin—a rare 'warrior' type.
"You saying a Saintess can't aim for Perfect Guard?"
["Saintess Nice, calm down..."]
Then I'd have to return the favor. Can't be rude.
"Yeah, that's because you can't do it."
— Warrior????— ??— Wut???— Facepalm?— Baedo donated 1,000 won!? No counter so pure flaming lol if you PG I'll dogeza
"Dogeza's no fun—how about naked dogeza?"
["W-wait, you're getting too heated right now..."]
— Baedo donated 1,000 won!Ok
No need for long talk between fellow warriors.
— LULLmaoooooooo— WildShe's insane— PopcornBlock on— SavageVoice doesn't match, total tetosis
"Just prove it right now? Screen share?"