Dragonknight 1H&S Damage Dealer is an immersive AND fun build

ArchMikem · March 19

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I've spent the last year, or couple, lazily coming up with a way to make Sword & Board into a capable Overland PvE playstyle, and even though I know for certain I haven't even scratched the surface of potentially more profitable Gear Sets that are out there, I'm also certain I've found a good base for anyone to start with.

The build is fairly simple, though may be difficult for some to get considering the Mythic specifically. 5x Knight Errant from Blackheart Haven, 5x Hunding's Rage, a base game Craftable set, 1x Oakensoul Ring to make this a one bar build, and then a 1x piece Monster Set of your choosing. I've gone with a Balorgh shoulder for extra Weapon Damage. I'm using a Precise Dagger to get a 40.5% Crit Chance and combine that with Blue Champion passives that increase Damage done both general and Single Target, and you got yourself a Knight that whips and nae naes.

If anyone who's an actual build theorist has insights on more obscure Sets that would buff this setup I'd love to hear your tips.

Sluggy · March 19

A classic archetype for PvP dragonknights! It reminds me of their glory days when the Lich set was amazing for them. If you're really interested in trying out more like this then you could look into various other older PvP builds. I promise they usually make great solo builds if you want to sacrifice killing speed for survival and something different from the usual PvE setup.

One in particular I ran a couple of years ago was similar to concept of yours. Powerbash was it's bread and butter on the frontbar and I think I ran ice staff on the back for mag recovery from a distance. I think the sets were Agility and Witchknight active on the frontbar weapons, Three pieces of trainee and the Markyn ring to get a lot of extra damage and armor since you'll get the full bonus.

You could also look in to the Master's sword and 1-Hand if you wanted the heal of Knight's Errant but didn't want a full 5-piece set.

You could also look in to PvP bash builds that use sets like Deadlands Demolisher and Maarselok. Although, the sustain ight be trickier on that class unless you can find a way to reliably proc burning or poisoned a lot.

Soarora · March 19

I'm not sure about knight-errant since you're using non-s&b skills. Some sets that could be cool to look at: deadlands demolisher, hex siphon, ashen grip, berserking warrior, explosive rebuke, order's wrath, new moon acolyte, flame blossom, there's probably more.

ArchMikem · March 19

Soarora wrote: »

I'm not sure about knight-errant since you're using non-s&b skills. Some sets that could be cool to look at: deadlands demolisher, hex siphon, ashen grip, berserking warrior, explosive rebuke, order's wrath, new moon acolyte, flame blossom, there's probably more.

The only set I got double take interested in was New Moon, it would give extra Wep Damage and a bunch of penetration, but I'd lose Stamina and Crit Chance which with my build are already kind of low for a Damage Dealer, plus the increased ability cost doesn't sound fun.

Deadlands Demolisher maybe, do you know if that extra bash damage applies to the ability Power Bash? Or is it only when you do a normal block bash?

Sluggy wrote: »

...the Markyn ring to get a lot of extra damage and armor since you'll get the full bonus.

If I exchanged Oakensoul for Markyn I think I'd only get 200 Wep Dmg and 2300 Armor from it without completely redoing my entire build to have more. At first thought your Mythic suggestion made me think of the Velothi Ur-Mage Necklace which might benefit this build.

Soarora · March 20

ArchMikem wrote: »

Deadlands Demolisher maybe, do you know if that extra bash damage applies to the ability Power Bash? Or is it only when you do a normal block bash?

Yes, power bash is considered a bash attack!