I noticed there’s only a select few cookie-cutter builds being thrown around the forums here.
I’ve made a list of less common builds below, including why they work and what their limitations are.
Note that these builds are primarily damage builds, not tank or support builds.
1. 1H Sword + Shield Highlander build:
Swordsman c1 -> Peltasta c1 -> Highlander c3 -> Doppelsoldner or Centurion.
Why this build works:
- Highlanders are weak in defense unless you want to sacrifice precious skill points for Cross Guard. This build allows you to block with a shield, increasing your survivability drastically at the cost of reducing your damage output. At rank 6 you can choose to go defensive (Centurion) or add a bit more offense (Doppelsoldner).
- Swash Buckling for extra HP (from attribute) and convenience
- Highlander skills have no weapon restriction apart from Cross Guard, so you can use a shield.
Limitations:
- Little Pierce damage. The only one that does decent damage is Doppelsoldner’s Punish, but that requires the target to be knocked down.
- No crit damage boost from 2H Sword Mastery.
2. 1H Spear + Shield Highlander build:
Swordsman c1 -> Highlander c1 -> Hoplite c1 -> Highlander c2 & c3 -> Doppelsoldner or Centurion.
Why this build works:
- Holding a shield increases your survivability but unlike the build above, you cannot guard with it.
- Decent Pierce damage from Hoplite’s stabbing, pierce & 1H Spear auto attack.
- Increased Crit & Block from Finestra.
- Same as above, at rank 6 you can choose to go defensive (Centurion) or add a bit more offense (Doppelsoldner).
Limitations:
- No crit damage boost from 2H Sword Mastery.
- Less defense/HP than above build.
Alternate build:
Swordsman c1 -> Highlander c1 -> Peltasta c1 -> Hoplite c1 -> Highlander c2 & c3.
- Lose the chance to go Doppelsoldner or Centurion but gain defense / HP / aggro control from Peltasta.
3. 2H Spear Highlander build:
Swordsman c1 -> Highlander c1 & c2 -> Cataphract c1 -> Highlander c3 -> Doppelsoldner
Why this build works:
- Allows mounting + Trot for a Highlander -> increased movement speed.
- Gives Pierce damage from Cataphract’s skills and 2H spear auto-attack.
- Can still use some Highlander skills with 2H Spear while mounted.
- Combine Deeds of Valor + 2H Spear auto attack for good Pierce damage.
Limitations:
- Cannot use the following skills while mounted: Cartar Stroke, Cross Cut, Vertical Slash, Punish (Doppelsoldner), Cyclone (Doppelsoldner). Must get off mount to use these skills.
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/treeofsavior/comments/3m7kf7/mounting_and_skill_compatibility/ - Very weak defense, especially when using Deeds of Valor.
4. 1H Sword + Shield Barbarian build:
Swordsman c1 -> Peltasta c1 -> Barbarian c3 -> Doppelsoldner or Centurion.
Why this build works:
- Barbarians are weak in defense. This build allows you to block with a shield, increasing your survivability drastically at the cost of reducing your damage output. At rank 6 you can choose to go defensive (Centurion) or add a bit more offense (Doppelsoldner).
- Swash Buckling for extra HP (from attribute) and convenience
- Barbarian skills have no weapon restriction so you can use a shield.
Limitations:
- Little Pierce damage with Barbarian skills except Embowel, but that requires you to sacrifice precious Barbarian skill points which can be better spent elsewhere. Alternatively you can get Doppelsoldner’s Punish, but that requires the target to be knocked down.
5. 1H Spear + Shield Barbarian build:
Swordsman c2 -> Hoplite c1 -> Barbarian c3
Why this build works:
- Holding a shield increases your survivability but unlike the build above, you cannot block with it.
- Decent Pierce damage from Hoplite’s stabbing, pierce & 1H Spear auto attack.
- Increased Crit & Block from Finestra.
- 20% Chance of stun with Restrain level 5 from Swordsman c2.
- Increased damage from GungHo
Limitations:
- Less defense/HP than above build, especially if both GungHo and Restrain are used.
Alternate build:
Swordsman c1 -> Peltasta c1 -> Hoplite c1 -> Barbarian c3
- Lose GungHo and Restrain but gain defense / HP / aggro control from Peltasta.
6. 2H Spear Barbarian build:
Swordsman c2 -> Barbarian c1 -> Cataphract c1 -> Barbarian c2 & c3
Why this build works:
- Allows mounting + Trot for a Barbarian -> increased movement speed.
- Gives Pierce damage from Cataphract’s skills and 2H spear auto-attack.
- Can still use most important Barbarian skills with 2H Spear while mounted.
- 20% Chance of stun with Restrain level 5 from Swordsman c2.
- Increased damage from GungHo
Limitations:
- Cannot use the following skills while mounted: Embowel, Giant Swing, Stomping Kick. Must get off mount to use these skills.
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/treeofsavior/comments/3m7kf7/mounting_and_skill_compatibility/ - Very weak defense, especially when using Restrain + GungHo
7. 2H Spear Hoplite build:
Swordsman c2 -> Hoplite c1 -> Cataphract c1 -> Hoplite c2 & c3
Why this build works:
- Allows mounting + Trot for a Hoplite -> increased movement speed.
- Can use all Hoplite skills with 2H spear except Synchro Thrusting.
- Increased Hoplite skill damage from 2H spear, especially when using Stabbing with a 2H spear. Combine this with Finestra level 15 for very good damage.
- 20% Chance of stun with Restrain level 5 from Swordsman c2.
- Increased damage from GungHo
Limitations:
- Cannot use Long Stride while mounted. Must get off mount to use this.
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/treeofsavior/comments/3m7kf7/mounting_and_skill_compatibility/ - Very weak defense due to no shield and no increased block from Finestra. This is even worse when using Restrain + GungHo.
- Very limited slash damage.
8. 1H Spear + Shield Rodelero build:
Swordsman c1 -> Peltasta c1 -> Hoplite c1 -> Rodelero c3
Why this build works:
- Decent Pierce damage from Hoplite’s stabbing, pierce & 1H Spear auto attack.
- Increased block from Peltasta and Hoplite’s Finestra
- Access to decent skill damage for all 3 types: Slash + Strike damage from Rodelero and Pierce damage from Hoplite.
Extra: High stun builds:
Swordsman c3 -> Highlander c3
Swordsman c3 -> Hoplite c3
Swordsman c3 -> Barbarian c3
Swordsman c3 -> Rodelero c3
Swordsman c3 -> Cataphract c3
Why these builds work:
- These builds focus on Restrain level 10 from Swordsman c3 giving 40% chance to stun.
- Increased damage from GungHo level 15.
Limitations:
- Very weak defense, especially for 2H weapon classes and also when using max level Restrain and GungHo.
- Limited damage type (mainly Slash/Strike or Stab/Strike)
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