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DPS Tank Hybrid Builds [Dragoon and Doppel examples]

Class and Rank Swordsman
#1

Current Experiences:

So after leveling up to 200 as a C3 barbarian / Doppel, I have had some time to reflect on the experience of being a swordsman thus far within the current meta and have worked on the following build concepts.

By removing Peltasta C3 out of the typical tank foundation we can open up some interesting damage variations to give us more flexibility in the long run. I also believe that 16 mob swashbuckles are enough for the current content of the game based off of my experience.

Example Slashing Build:

Both builds utilize at least one circle of Doppel for the ability to dish out aoe and overall support damage through DoV and Cyclone. Personally I will be using the Dragoon build as I find barbarian fairly underwhelming on my main.

Please note that these builds do not apply to people who wish to hold guard and go afk until the mobs are dead.

Any questions / thoughts / feedback just leave me a reply.

Cheers.

#2

If we’re talking PvE, Barbarian 3 is just loads better than Barbarian 2. They locked all the really good attributes into circle 3, unfortunately. WarCry and Frenzy both get immensely better once you hit Circle 3. Other than that you’re basically just a Cleave machine.

#3

I concede that Warcry is the best part of C3 for sure in terms of damage boosting, and would build it into a pure aoe dps build as I currently have.

However Frenzy does not synergize too well with mobbing and aoe situations. It’s good for single target for sure, but not amazing. I would replace my Barb C3 with Pelt C2 any time of the week if I had the chance to within the current meta.

#4

I’m assuming you mean Frenzy and not WarCry here, or I’m confused. WarCry is pretty much best in mobbing and AoE situations.

#5

Yeah my bad :C, 6am!

#6

And it’s certaintly possible to go barb 3 into doppel 1 if you want to future-proof (incase they buff barb some more.)

I would prefer Doppel C2 though due to added DoV / Cyclone damage which would beat out Warcry’s DPS buff.

#7

I was actually thinking about doing pelt2>barb3>(haven’t decided rank 7 yet) or pelt3>barb3. All because of swashbuckling and warcry sounds very interesting together. :slight_smile:

#8

You can also go Barb 3 > Doppel 2.

Once Cleave gets changed to an increase in Slash damage from an increase in Crit Rate, this will be a very formidable build. Given that this is getting paired with an increase in Stun chance on both Helm Chopper and Seism, landing a single Seism in PvP is likely to kill a foe. Seism > Cleave > Cyclone is going to be ridiculous.

For PvE, it is amazing. Running around with ~300 additional attack most of the time feels quite nice.

#9

Unfortunately for me; I already went Pelt2 and I’m pretty far into my adventurers journal with my monster slaying. Starting over and doing all that monster slaying again would just demotivate me lol.

Other than pelt3>barb3; would you have any advice for my rank 7, if i picked pelt2>barb3?

#10

Yeah my main is barb 3 into doppel 2. But the 11 mob taunt swashbuckle feels too hacked on for my liking. The 16 taunt along with high-guard brings some very nice utility to the tank aspect of the build. But if you can get through the whole game with an 11 taunt swashbuckle and pump points into con, then more power to you. A lot of options in this game are for sure tagged with personal preference.

As I said I will be using the dragoon build as slashing feels underwhelming on bosses, where as with a piercing foundation in the current meta I can do good damage on both bosses and mobs. Finestra also ties into the tank part giving you +block percentage too.

All and all I would feel safer with Pelt C2 if I wanted to tag myself a tank, but that’s my personal preference.