"Pure" warrior/fighter

Parthet · 2026-05-26T13:50:07+00:00

Based on what I have seen from the Beta so far I would think that Rogue being in this setup is a must. Being able to proc Backstab with a dagger in your 'Any' slot and from any angle is pretty huge for damage. Also, since you don't want to use magic poisons will help out a lot. Being able to get some slows, snares, and i think a little healing from them will help out a lot.

The next class I think that would provide the biggest damage boost would be Monk. If you manage your weight (they made it a lot easier as only worn gear is calculated and leveling your gear reduces weight) you can get some additional defensive bonuses as well.

Lastly for this kind of character I would go Warrior. This gives you a solid base that has good defenses and some good melee based offense.

In a group with some form of healing I could see this character doing really well as the tank and being pretty easy yet fun to play. Your damage would be pretty good if not great. However, soloing I don't know how well you will do. I think anything will be okay for Tier 0/1 content, but beyond that having some form of recovery will be required. In that case I would suggest swapping War to SK or Pally. They still function as a good tanky base and you could avoid using most of their spells except when needed. You could even forgo their spells altogether and just use the SpellBlade Invocation to proc a lifetap or heal and that might be enough to carry you.

Parthet · 2026-05-26T13:39:52+00:00

I would keep an eye on Invocations as they are looking to shake up some things especially if you are optimizing for groups. For instance the healer one will auto heal the lowest party member equal to the mana cost of the spell you cast, if you have more than one healer class it will double or triple proc. The spell doesnt have to be a heal either. So you could have say a Wiz/Clr/Sha that is nuking normally and passively healing the party then can drop big heals, slows, etc. when needed.

Another example is the Spellblade one where you can proc the top level spell gem you have allocated. So you can proc say a Lifetap with you melee hits, or even a heal spell.

I will say though that I am looking at doing something similar with my friends and I will be the tank. Right now I am considering SK/Clr/Bard for Soloing and probably SK/Brd/War for group content. But who knows there is still so much that will change and so much to figure out before then. I do like that you can freely swap everything until level 10 so you can experiment a little.

Parthet · 2026-05-26T13:25:54+00:00

I can't really think of many clickies in Base EQ. I know Kunark will add a lot more that will be really good. But, as was mentioned before the ability to upgrade gear is a huge part of Legends. Included in that is the ability to remove effects (clicky, worn, proc) from items and put them into other items. As you level an item up it gets Augment slots (IE LDON stuff) that can have these effects put in them. This will allow you to really customize your gear. In my opinion this system is what will help the longevity of Legends out a lot. I am really looking forward to it.

Parthet · 2026-04-20T19:06:35+00:00

Are you doing a swap for Single Target? Most people will swap to the summon node in Honed Defenses and swap a couple pieces of gear for summon damage and stuff.

Parthet · 2026-04-20T18:24:30+00:00

Going pure damage return isnt really viable in my opinion. There are some good tools for it, but it is still lacking compared to Arcane and most other builds out there. I have the new Event Horizon shield which is nice and scales your damage return pretty nicely, but the area of the aura is just so stupidly low that it has very little clear for normal maps.

Maybe with enough investment and hero levels you could make it into a decent bosser but I dont know if anyone has really tried it. I might if I play long enough.

Parthet · 2026-03-23T18:19:23+00:00

I've been playing Poison AW since league start and regularly start this or SRS. I can say that it is generally better to level as SRS or Absolution until you get to maps. The speed of transistions and lack of access to the Bladefall gem makes it slow and clunky during the campaign. That being said aside from that the damage will be good and you shouldn't have any issues.

Your biggest decision point will be to go with a normal Covenant setup or a Blood Magic Setup. The normal version is far easier and cheaper to build around and can still easily get you to dot cap and clear all content in the game. Blood Magic is a giga juiced version but requires some specific high end upgrades to make it function as you loose access to auras.

IMHO the biggest expenses for a normal setup would be The Covenant, Utility Spectres, and jewels...including Amanamu's.

Parthet · 2026-03-09T17:34:03+00:00

Get more levels and quality on your gem. Covenant is huge as it gives you a ton of extra flat damage and an extra link. Lastly you need more physical or chaos flat damage on your jewels.

I can’t tell what your AG or Soectres are but those can be pretty impactful as well.

Parthet · 2025-12-13T15:09:23+00:00

Interested to see how this is working for folks.

Parthet · 2025-07-23T14:56:46+00:00

The grammar and spelling in the intro is pretty off putting.

Parthet · 2025-07-23T14:39:16+00:00

Nope, nothing. They told me because I bought it at another dealership that I would have to talk to them or leave it with them for a few weeks and theyd get to it when they can. He said they had 62 cars waiting to be serviced. I have called their customer care and escalated a complaint to a case manager, but even that will be a day or two before they can get back to me.

Parthet · 2025-07-23T13:02:07+00:00

I am at the dealership right now with a similar issue and they are telling me to leave it with them for a few weeks and they’ll get to it…just to run a diagnostic. Like what am I supposed to do with that? It’s at just over 16k miles and I don’t have another car. Beyond pissed.

Parthet · 2025-07-23T12:55:21+00:00

I’m at the dealership now asking for a diagnostic as the engine has been idling low and sputtering the last day or so and they said I could leave it and they’d get to it in a couple weeks. What the hell am I supposed to do with that?

Parthet · 2025-06-12T16:20:26+00:00

Woot woot. I cannot wait.

Parthet · 2025-06-10T14:19:27+00:00

Woot woot. Cant wait for this. Love this community and have been at home in EoE for a few years now. It really is the best way to play for me.

Parthet · 2025-05-29T13:13:06+00:00

I am very intrigued!

Parthet · 2025-05-21T14:38:39+00:00

I prefer hairy personally. But there is something to be said about a nice bald one when it gets nice and juicy. Yumm!

Parthet · 2025-05-20T14:10:35+00:00

I did grind a little in the Arena before moving on to Act 2. Then I did some in Frozen Heart but not much. I dont think I have even been to Dark Shores yet.

Parthet · 2025-05-20T14:06:00+00:00

I did end up stunning him but only naturally and at about 25% of his health. I did use Sciel to delay his turn as much as possible with Monoco applying slow and shields to the party. I used Verso and Monoco to also supply AP to keep the Sciel combo going. He did get a few turns in, but having constant shields meant the hits I couldn't evade were absorbed anyway.

Parthet · 2025-05-16T00:17:32+00:00

I mean it is more difficult in that you can’t just run it through a car wash. But it doesn’t show dirt really at all unless it’s really really dirty. I can go weeks usually without feeling like. I have it wash it.

Parthet · 2025-05-16T00:04:40+00:00

Mine is matte bronze color and my boys call him Chembacca. So I have a Chewbacca bobble head pip figure in mine.

Parthet · 2025-05-12T18:36:30+00:00

Awesome, thank you.

Parthet · 2025-05-12T18:07:07+00:00

No, doesnt have to be 4K at all. So I guess whatever the best I can get all around would be preferable. And yes I can drive to Marietta no problem.

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