Tank - Leveling Build: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 45: | Line 45: | ||
| weapon 1 = Sword | | weapon 1 = Sword | ||
| weapon 2 = Longbow | | weapon 2 = Longbow | ||
| weapon 1 upgrades = | | weapon 1 upgrades = Deadly Finisher Chance I, Deadly Finisher Chance II, Deadly Finisher Chance III, Finisher Damage I, Finisher Damage II, Finisher Damage III, | ||
| weapon 1 node 1 = Deadly Finisher: Bleed | | weapon 1 node 1 = Deadly Finisher: Bleed | ||
| weapon 1 node 2 = Weapon Training: Critical | | weapon 1 node 2 = Weapon Training: Critical Hit Avoidance | ||
| weapon 1 node 3 = Weapon Training: Critical | | weapon 1 node 3 = Weapon Training: Critical Hit Avoidance | ||
| weapon 1 node 4 = | | weapon 1 node 4 = Ward | ||
| weapon 1 node 5 = Weapon Training: Critical | | weapon 1 node 5 = Weapon Training: Critical Hit Avoidance | ||
| weapon 1 node 6 = Weapon Training: Critical | | weapon 1 node 6 = Weapon Training: Critical Hit Avoidance | ||
| weapon 1 node 7 = Deadly Extended Finisher: | | weapon 1 node 7 = Deadly Extended Finisher: Snare | ||
| weapon 2 upgrades = Deadly Finisher Chance I, Deadly Finisher Chance II, Deadly Finisher Chance III, Finisher Damage I, Finisher Damage II, Finisher Damage III, Finisher Damage I, Finisher Damage II, Deadly Extended Finisher Chance I, Deadly Extended Finisher Chance II, Deadly Extended Finisher Chance III, Extended Finisher Damage I, Extended Finisher Damage II, Extended Finisher Damage III, Weapon Proc Duration I, Damage Focus I, Damage Focus II, Damage Focus III, Critical Projectiles I | | weapon 2 upgrades = Deadly Finisher Chance I, Deadly Finisher Chance II, Deadly Finisher Chance III, Finisher Damage I, Finisher Damage II, Finisher Damage III, Finisher Damage I, Finisher Damage II, Deadly Extended Finisher Chance I, Deadly Extended Finisher Chance II, Deadly Extended Finisher Chance III, Extended Finisher Damage I, Extended Finisher Damage II, Extended Finisher Damage III, Weapon Proc Duration I, Damage Focus I, Damage Focus II, Damage Focus III, Critical Projectiles I | ||
| weapon 2 node 1 = Deadly Finisher: Stagger | | weapon 2 node 1 = Deadly Finisher: Stagger | ||
Revision as of 21:29, 1 December 2024
- Good for Group Play
- Difficult to kill
- Good Utility
- Squishy
- Low Range
Overview
With the Tank being the heart of any party in Ashes of Creation, this build focuses on tanking large groups of mobs and is much needed in all leveling parties. And while it might struggle with solo leveling and playing alone when compared to other classes, however, this build aims to make it so solo leveling isn't too difficult either. The Tank excels at group PVE content and that is the preferred method of leveling if you plan to play a Tank.
Skills
Equipment
Weapons
Stamina
As you level and progress in this Fighter leveling build, start by focusing on 
Escape Velocity to boost your movement speed while sprinting in combat (default key C). This becomes especially important later in the game, allowing you to kite mobs while waiting for cooldowns or to escape dangerous situations entirely if needed.
Next, invest in Recuperation Training and Evasive Maneuver to improve your evasion rate while dodging. This also unlocks 
Springstep, which significantly enhances mobility by increasing the distance you can roll.
After that, allocate remaining points to the Guard Training branch to reduce stamina drain while blocking (default key E). Adding 
Mental Fortification is also helpful, as it lowers the chance of being crowd-controlled (CC’d) while blocking, which can be situationally useful.
Rotations
- 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.
- 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.
- Wait for the tank to pull mobs and stack them up before you start the rotation! Spend this time making sure that you are in
Form Of Celerity before using 
Battle Cry to buff yourself and your allies followed by Brutal Cleave which will apply the Staggered thanks to Form Of Celerity.
- Continue the rotation using
Cataclysm to deal high damage and and trip the targets. However, if you have a mage in your party, pay attention and wait for them to freeze the mobs so the damage done by Cataclysm is increased. Transition into 
Maim for extra damage before using Lunging Assault 2 times then finish the rotation with 
Leap Strike.
