Swordsman class series

The Swordsman (Mars) class series is a class series available to the Mars Adepts, and to a lesser extent, the Mercury Adepts. Both kinds of Adepts require Mercury and Mars Djinn in order to attain this class, though with an emphasis on Mercury for the Mars Adepts and Mars for the Mercury Adepts.

This class is very similar to the Swordsman (Venus) class series, with which it shares the names of its first three classes (Swordsman, Defender, and Cavalier), as well as the statistical shifts. The two class series differ slightly in Psynergy.

The class series, when at its highest stage of Radiant and compared to the other series at their highest respective stages, has high HP, good Attack, and stronger Defense, but below average Agility and PP - the Protector of the Swordsman (Venus) class series is the same in all of these areas. Both series' luck ratings are high. Noteworthy Psynergy from an endgame perspective includes Plume Edge, Pure Wish, Guard/Protect (contrast this with the Venus series' Revive), Pure Ply, Cure Poison, Break, and Avoid, and the heaviest area-of-effect Psynergy it has is Fiery Blast (contrast with the Venus variation's Nettle). Average stats from an endgame perspective are 145% (150% if you don't factor in Luck).

Analysis
The Swordsman class series is basically a tougher version of the Water Seer class series, with an even more bare-bones offensive Psynergy lineup. The PP pool isn't going to last long under pressure however, and the Wish Psynergies will quickly drain it.

However, one notable perk of the classes is the Cutting Edge Psynergy, which will make quick work of Saturos on the Mercury Lighthouse, and any other Mars-aligned monster. With the first Golden Sun featuring two separate deserts packed with Mars-aligned enemies, Cutting Edge is often a valuable offensive tool. In Golden Sun: The Lost Age, the Swordsman classes are generally much less useful due to far fewer enemies being vulnerable to Mercury damage. By the time they do roll around (Magma Rock and Mars Lighthouse), players that are diligent in collecting Djinn should have access to the Dragoon class series, which combines aspects of this and the Venus-based version of the Swordsman series while also providing stronger stat boosts.