In the Tower of Eternity, does the Tower of Eternity Sword Star need a shield set? You can refer to the following:
Generally speaking, sword stars should not be equipped with shields
As for the shield skills you mentioned, it's because both Sword Star and Guardian come from warrior professions, so they both have basic warrior skills.
Just like Killing Star also has Bow Star's archery skills, but Killing Star seems to have lost himself with the bow. Sword stars generally use spears in group battles.
For single P, you can consider dual-wielding (it is not a giant sword, it can only be used after equipping the brand of a two-handed weapon. The killing star has two long swords). As for the giant sword, you can use it in group battles or single P, but standing in a group is not as good as a gun, and single P is not as good as dual-wielding.