Spear Warrior

October 2024

Introduction

Very strong Warrior build, involving high bursts of damage and overall consistent damage output.

Build Foundamentals

Your main source of damage comes from your Burst skills.

• Deals increased damage to targets in the center.
• Deals increased damage to targets below 50% HP.

Make sure to use with max Adrenaline to use its full damage potential, unlike which does not scale with your Adrenaline level.

Build Specifics

Spear Usage

Use before using either of your Burst skills.

Combine with so both land at the same time.

Use to gain max Adrenaline for . Avoid using it for due to the skill not scaling damage with your Adrenaline level.

Use before to make use of your Unblockable hits. Avoid using it in combination with due to it consuming all the charges.

Greatsword Variant

Greatsword is your sustainable damage option to be used when the majority of your skills on Spear are on cooldown.

is your main damage source on your weapon skills. Watch out for the movement locking this skill does to your character. It’s great to use it on downstates since they usually aren’t moving around.

You can delay to fully cast if the situation allows for it.

and are great mobility skills. Use to briefly evade attacks while hitting enemies and to charge at a target and strike it.

TIP: Having “Weapon Stow” setting bound to a key is great to cancel an attack that might backfire and get you killed, such as cancelling during its cast to avoid damage.

Staff Variant

Staff has good utility options while also maintaining good damage output.

Make use of to pull enemies into your group.

Use to gain , preventing the enemy from blocking your next 3 hits with or other means.

Your Burst skill is great for both cleaving and additional healing sustain for your allies.

Remember to use or if you are   as both skills will cleanse it.

Your autoattacks on Staff deal a lot of damage, but they are melee – be aware of your positioning.

Alternatives

Traits

• over if your party lacks .

Skills

• Can be used for more defensive setups.
• Additional Adrenaline generation.