Shield is required for this build. When it comes to boosting your damage. Choose bonus to elemental electrocute, burn, and frostburn damage.
How to play?
For maximum damage even as a tank, attach Blind Sage to Cadence, Rhowan’s Crown to Markovian’s Advantage, and Alladrah’s Phoenix to Blitz
This build is really easy to play. Charge with Blitz, then attack continuously with Cadence. Olexra’s Flash Freeze main role is more of defensive side on later game since it has the ability to freeze large area of mobs.
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Soldier is a physical damage dealer that can either be played as tank or heavy hitter. The mastery is also not limited to melee combat. Some of soldier’s skills works with a range weapon as well.
Due to its skill Squad Tactics from Field Command, Soldier can be easily integrated to other masteries.
To describe what Squad Tactics does, the skill increases all damage and attack speed to you and your allies.
Now lets explain what all damage does, because thats what really matters in this skill. Basically, the game has 9 damage types: physical, pierce, fire, cold, lightning, vitality, chaos, acid and aether. Then another 8 dot (damage over time) types: internal trauma, bleeding, burn, frostburn, electrocute, vitality decay and poison. All damage increases the power of all the above mentioned damage types. This means that any masteries you play will benefit from it.
Note: Recommended Devotions are not in order. Meaning, it is up to you what constellation you should learn first. Just in case you don’t know, devotion points can also be re-assign in order to meet certain requirements.
When it comes to gear components, resistance to different damage types should be the priority for your character to survive on higher difficulty.
1. Forcewave Commando (Soldier + Demolitionist)
High damage, high survivability, melee to mid-range build. This setup relies heavily on Forcewave as its attack skill.
Attributes
After you assign some points on spirit for item requirement purpose, put everything on physique. You may also put some on cunning but its not recommended.
Field Command (12 points) – Squad Tactics (12 points)
Fighting Spirit (12 points)
Menhir’sWill (16 points)
Military Conditioning (10 points)
Decorated Soldier (8 points)
Scars of Battle (1 point)
Skills Demolitionist
Mastery Bar (32 points)
Flame Touched (1 point) – Temper (12 points)
Vindictive Flame (16 points)
Blast Shield (12 points)
Devotion
Lion
Bull
Hammer
Anvil
Empty Throne
Lotus
Kraken
Dire Bear
Ulzaad, Herald of Korvaak
Autumn Boar
Oleron
Note: Since you only have Forcewave and Blitz as offensive skill. Its up to you what devotion skills you’ll be attaching to those.
Equipment Priorities
Equip two-handed melee weapon that grants damage bonuses to physical and internal trauma.
How to play?
Simplicity of playstyle is another good thing about this build. Use Blitz to close the gap between you and your opponents. Then destroy them all with Forcewave.
2. Rifle Commando (Soldier + Demolitionist)
The real commando that you deserve. This build uses two-handed range weapon to kill enemies with your deadly pierce damage.
Attributes
High amount of cunning is needed for damage and weapon requirements. Then spirit for accessories requirements. Its up to you how much physique you’re planning to distribute.
Note: Put the remaining 2 devotion points on Empty Throne.
Equipment Priorities
Valdun’s set especially the rifle one fits perfectly for this build. But while you’re collecting the Valdun’set, go with items that increases pierce damage.
How to play?
Throw Canister Bomb first, then continously fire your weapon using Cadence. If you need to control the crowd, you have a flashbang to do that.
Once you have Valdun’s Rifle, don’t forget to use Fragmenting Rounds. Like Canister Bomb, the skill is also good in cleaning up mobs.
3. Retaliation Warlord (Soldier + Oathkeeper)
The set of attack skills in this build gets its major damage from retaliation.
Attributes
Almost all of your attribute points should go to physique. But you can assign some points on spirit when needed for gear requirements.
Skills Soldier
Mastery Bar (50 points)
Menhir’s Bulwark (12 points)
Blitz (1 point)
Counter Strike (16 points)
Menhir’s Will (10 points)
Military Conditioning (10 points)
Overguard (12 points)
Field Command (12 points)
Skills Oathkeeper
Mastery Bar (32 points)
Aegis of Menhir (1 point) – Avenging Shield (10 points) – Aegis of Thorns (1 point) – Reprisal (12 points)
Note: Put the remaining 3 devotion points on Empty Throne depending on the resistance that you need.
Equipment Priorities
Sword is mandatory because you’re using Blades of Nadaan. For equipment attribute, choose items that increases your pierce damage.
How to play?
Initiate the fight with Shadow Strike, then attack continuously with Cadence and let your multiple passive skills triggers. When in danger, use Blade Barrier as your panic button.
Don’t forget to always summon Blade Spirit whenever its available to deal more damage to your enemies.
5. Elemental Tank Battlemage (Soldier + Arcanist)
A tank type build that strikes with elemental basic attacks.
Attributes
The primary attribute is physique. But you can also put some points on spirit or cunning if you prefer to boost your damage.
Skills Soldier
Mastery Bar (50 points)
Cadence (16 points) – Discord (3 points)
Field Command (12 points) – Squad Tactics (12 points)
Shield is required for this build. When it comes to boosting your damage. Choose bonus to elemental electrocute, burn, and frostburn damage.
How to play?
For maximum damage even as a tank, attach Blind Sage to Cadence, Rhowan’s Crown to Markovian’s Advantage, and Alladrah’s Phoenix to Blitz.
6. Force Blade Warder (Soldier + Shaman)
From the name of the build itself (which sounds cool by the way). This build uses Forcewave and Blade Arc as its main attack which unleashes painful internal trauma and physical damage.
Field Command (12 points) – Squad Tactics (12 points)
Decorated Soldier (8 points)
Menhir’s Will (6 points)
Skills Inquisitor
Mastery Bar (32 points)
Word of Renewal (12 points) – Word of Arms (1 point) – Vigor (10 points) – Steel Resolve (10 points)
Deadly Aim (12 points)
Devotion
Same as Force Blade Warder.
Equipment Priorities
Same as Force Blade Warder.
How to play?
These build has the advantage of Word of Renewal skill which has multiple uses. It can buff your damage and defense plus making you more mobile. The skill can also replenish your life, so its a good backup potion when health potions are on cooldown.
When it comes to attacking enemies, use Blitz for closing the gap, Blade Arc to soften them up, then finish them with Forcewave.
9. Pierce Shield Death Knight (Soldier + Necromancer)
Its a sword and shield build that takes advantage of pierce skills from both classes. Bone Harvest is the primary area attack while Cadence is the basic attack.
Attributes
Since this build uses a sword, get cunning first until you met the requirement for high level one handed swords.
Put some on spirit for ring and amulet requirements.
The rest should go to physique since this build is a melee.
Field Command (12 points) – Squad Tactics (12 points)
Military Conditioning (10 points)
Skills Necromancer
Mastery Bar (20 points)
Bone Harvest (16 points) – Dread (12 points)
Spectral Binding (12 points)
Devotion
Tortoise
Assassin’s Blade
Assassin
Blades of Nadaan
Harpy
Bard’s Harp
Harvestman’s Scythe
Azrakaa, the Eternal Sands
Unknown Soldier
Note: Put the remaining 3 devotion points on Empty Throne depending on the resistance that you need.
Equipment Priorities
And because you have Blades of Nadaan in your devotion, using sword is mandatory for this build. All your equipment should increase pierce damage which includes your shield that is also mandatory.
How to play?
Same play style as the other build. Clear mobs with Bone Harvest then attack with Cadence while its on cooldown.
