Fighter - Leveling Build: Difference between revisions

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Overview

Class: Fighter

Designed for: Leveling

Focused on: DPS

Difficulty:

Easy

Strengths

Good for Solo Play
High AOE DPS
Easy to Play
Good Mobility

Weaknesses

Squishy
Low AOE DPS until high level

Overview

This Fighter DPS build focuses on the leveling aspect of the fighter with great AOE bursts thanks to Whirlwind and Brutal Cleave which, when coupled with the sturdiness of the Fighter can translate into a very quick leveling experience from level 1 to level 25 either alone or in a group as this Fighter builds can do well in both cases regardless of which route you want to take in Ashes of Creation.

Skill Tree

18

21

22

20

19

16

17

10

9

12

11

8

2

4

1

3

7

6

13

Equipment

Weapon Trees

Greatsword

Longbow

Stamina

Stamina here

Rotations

Low Level AOE Burst Rotation ↴

While the rotation is incredibly easy to pull off, you should make sure to pull a group of mobs using your auto-attacks or using your bow to lure mobs more efficiently before using Brutal Cleave and Whirlwind. You can do this in the early game just after making your character, making it easy to level to 4 by simply AOE grinding the mobs in the starting zone. Keep in mind that once you unlock Climactic Whirlwind, you will have to angle yourself in such a way that the final hit hits multiple targets.

Single Target Rotation ↴

This is your bread and butter rotation for single target DPS when leveling solo. Start with Blitz to build up quick Combat Momentum before continuing with Rupture to apply a bleed dot before transitioning to Lunging Assault.

Continue the rotation with a hit of Overpower and then use Wallop to maximize the damage it does based on the amount of Combat Momentum stacks you gained throughout the rotation. The last skill in the rotation is Lethal Blow as its used to finish off a target with its high damage and also reset Blitz cooldown by using Reinvigorating Lethal Blow. Once upgraded with Consuming Lethal Blow, Lethal Blow also returns some of your HP and mana.

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 {{Skill tree
 | class = Fighter
-| skills = Brutal Cleave, Whirlwind, Lethal Blow, Climactic Whirlwind, Consuming Lethal Blow, Blitz, Raging Blitz, Maim, Knock Out, Battle Cry, Rupture, Lunging Assault, Reinvigorating Lethal Blow, Form of Celerity, Regenerative Form of Celerity, Cataclysm, Leap Strike, Art of War, Blood Fusion, Preservative Blood Fusion, Berserk, Reinvigorating Berserk, Recharging Lunging Charge, Unyielding Berserk
+| skills = Brutal Cleave, Whirlwind, Lethal Blow, Climactic Whirlwind, Wallop Consuming Lethal Blow, Blitz, Raging Blitz, Maim, Knock Out, Battle Cry, Rupture, Lunging Assault, Reinvigorating Lethal Blow, Form of Celerity, Regenerative Form of Celerity, Cataclysm, Leap Strike, Art of War, Blood Fusion, Preservative Blood Fusion, Berserk, Reinvigorating Berserk, Recharging Lunging Charge,
 }}
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 ==Rotations==
-{{Rotation|Fire Single Target Rotation|Firebolt, Firebolt, Firebolt, Combust, Blink, Lightning Strike}}
+{{Rotation|Low Level AOE Burst Rotation|Brutal Cleave, Whirlwind}}
-* Start the rotation by casting 3 {{Skill|Firebolt}}s before using {{Skill|Combust}} for quick burst damage. Follow up with {{Skill|Blink}} to make your next {{Skill|Lightning Strike}} cast instantly and deal incredible damage.
+* While the rotation is incredibly easy to pull off, you should make sure to pull a group of mobs using your auto-attacks or using your bow to lure mobs more efficiently before using {{Skill|Brutal Cleave}} and {{Skill|Whirlwind}}. You can do this in the early game just after making your character, making it easy to level to 4 by simply AOE grinding the mobs in the starting zone. Keep in mind that once you unlock {{Skill|Climactic Whirlwind}}, you will have to angle yourself in such a way that the final hit hits multiple targets.
-* Once you've unlocked {{Skill|Fuse}}, make sure to start the rotation with {{Skill|Lightning Strike}} to make use of the extra damage you deal while applying burns to Shocked targets.
+{{Rotation|Single Target Rotation|Blitz, Rupture, Lunging Assault, Overpower, Wallop, Lethal Blow}}
+* This is your bread and butter rotation for single target DPS when leveling solo. Start with {{Skill|Blitz}} to build up quick Combat Momentum before continuing with {{Skill|Rupture}} to apply a bleed dot before transitioning to {{Skill|Lunging Assault}}.
-{{Rotation|Frost-lightning Single Target DPS Rotation|Frostbolt, Lightning Strike, Frostbolt, Chain Lightning}}
+* Continue the rotation with a hit of {{Skill|Overpower}} and then use {{Skill|Wallop}} to maximize the damage it does based on the amount of Combat Momentum stacks you gained throughout the rotation. The last skill in the rotation is {{Skill|Lethal Blow}} as its used to finish off a target with its high damage and also reset {{Skill|Blitz}} cooldown by using {{Skill|Reinvigorating Lethal Blow}}. Once upgraded with {{Skill|Consuming Lethal Blow}}, {{Skill|Lethal Blow}} also returns some of your HP and mana.
-* This rotation focuses on dealing high burst damage to single targets, being the bread and butter of the build at early levels once you've unlocked  {{Skill|Shatter}} and {{Skill|Shattering Shards}} so comboing frost and lightning spells becomes much more powerful.
-* Start the rotation with {{Skill|Frostbolt}} then continue to auto-attack using your wand until the target is frozen and your {{Skill|Frostbolt}} cooldown is reset. Once frozen, use {{Skill|Lightning Strike}} but don't cast the entire channel just to trigger {{Skill|Shatter}} for extra damage. Use {{Skill|Frostbolt}} next to also trigger {{Skill|Shattering Shards}} for extra damage before using auto-attacks again until the target is frozen once more.
-* Once the mob is frozen, use {{Skill|Chain Lightning}} to trigger {{Skill|Shatter}} instead of waiting for {{Skill|Lightning Strike}} cooldown to come back up. You can then repeat the rotation from the beginning either on the same mob or on a new one.
-{{Rotation|AOE Rotation|Shell, Arcane Circle, Hoarfrost, Cone of Cold, Ball Lightning}}
-* This build isn't lacking in AOE damage either though. Make sure you group up a few mobs before using {{Skill|Shell}} to gain a shield and not lose HP while you are pulling the mobs together. You can follow-up with {{Skill|Arcane Circle}} to boost your damage as well but the the long cooldown might make it difficult to fit this every time you do the rotation so try to use it when you pull a larger amount of mobs.
-* Use {{Skill|Hoarfrost}} to apply Chill and then use {{Skill|Cone of Cold}} to freeze the mobs together. Channel {{Skill|Ball Lightning}} so it hits all enemies you've frozen in order to deal damage through the {{Skill|Shatter}} proc.