Combat & builds
The 18 builds
Three weapons on every path. Every build has a 7-skill weapon Codex (incl. one finisher) plus its pole buff codices, a recommended 8-pick plan, a hotbar and a signature combo.
Paths
All builds
Ravager
Greataxe · dps
Iron · STRmeleealpha
A berserker of the caravan wall who opens wounds and spins through crowds.
Signature: Earthsplitter · Finisher: Crimson Reckoning
Warblade
Greatsword · dps
Iron · STRmelee + wavesvertical-slice
A disciplined sun-sworn swordmaster: big readable swings, parries and sword waves.
Signature: Sunbreaker · Finisher: Zenith Cut
Earthshaker
Warhammer · dps
Iron · STRmeleealpha
Every swing is a landslide: stuns, fissures and leaps that crater the desert.
Signature: Mountain Fall · Finisher: Tolling Verdict
Twinblade
Dual Blades · dps
Steel · STR+AGImeleebeta
A blade-dancer who never stops moving: dashes, flurries and a storm of spectral swords.
Signature: Tempest of Blades · Finisher: Final Meridian
Vanguard
Sword & Shield · tank
Steel · STR+AGImeleebeta
The caravan’s shield-wall: blocks, taunts, counters and a jade dome for the party.
Signature: Jade Aegis · Finisher: Shield Verdict
Boltwright
Crossbow · dps
Steel · STR+AGIrangedbeta
A caravan engineer with traps, turrets and alchemical mortar shells.
Signature: Incendiary Payload · Finisher: Siege Quarrel
Nightblade
Daggers · dps
Wind · AGImeleealpha
A shadow among the dunes: backstabs, blinks and a lotus of blades.
Signature: Death Lotus · Finisher: Severance
Talon
Claws · dps
Wind · AGImeleealpha
A feral storm-hunter that pounces, drags prey in and mauls with a spectral beast.
Signature: Beast Within · Finisher: Apex Rend
Windarcher
Bow · dps
Wind · AGIrangedvertical-slice
A desert ranger who kites with backflips and calls down storms of arrows.
Signature: Rain of Arrows · Finisher: Heartpiercer
Songweaver
Pipa · buffer
Storm · AGI+INTranged / supportalpha
A Silk Road musician whose pipa lulls, shatters and heals the caravan.
Signature: Crescendo · Finisher: Final Cadence
Windmender
War Fan · healer
Storm · AGI+INTmidbeta
A caravan healer who reads the wind and turns paired iron fans into healing gales.
Signature: Monsoon Blessing · Finisher: Eye of the Storm
Ringdancer
Chakram · dps
Storm · AGI+INTmidbeta
A moonlit performer whose silver rings ricochet through whole packs and return.
Signature: Ricochet Storm · Finisher: Eclipse Reckoning
Pyromancer
Wand · dps
Lantern · INTrangedvertical-slice
An oasis archivist who keeps the old kiln-fires in a reed wand and sets whole packs alight.
Signature: Prism Barrage · Finisher: Ashfall Verdict
Stormcaller
Storm Staff · dps
Lantern · INTmid + spellsbeta
A storm-reader of the salt flats who calls lightning down a bronze-shod staff.
Signature: Heaven's Pillar · Finisher: Judgement Bolt
Frostweaver
Rime Tome · dps
Lantern · INTrangedbeta
A glass-scribe of the cold oasis wells who freezes the desert night into lances and blizzards.
Signature: Moonfrost Tempest · Finisher: Shatterpoint
Lanternbinder
Lantern Scepter · summoner
Jade · INT+STRranged / summonsalpha
A keeper of lantern spirits who curses the road and burns it clean.
Signature: Pyre Procession · Finisher: Last Lantern
Ashwarden
Censer · aura
Jade · INT+STRmelee + aurabeta
A shrine-keeper who walks into packs swinging a burning censer; everything near them smoulders.
Signature: Smouldering Rite · Finisher: Last Rites
Oathkeeper
Glaive · protector
Jade · INT+STRmelee reachbeta
A temple guard sworn to the convoy, holding the line with a moon-bladed glaive and binding oaths.
Signature: Falling Moon · Finisher: Oathfall
Comparison
| Build | Weapon | Path | Range | Element | Difficulty | Signature | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravager | Greataxe | Iron · STR | melee | physical / bleed | ★ | Earthsplitter | alpha |
| Warblade | Greatsword | Iron · STR | melee + waves | physical / sun | ★★ | Sunbreaker | vertical-slice |
| Earthshaker | Warhammer | Iron · STR | melee | physical / earth | ★★ | Mountain Fall | alpha |
| Twinblade | Dual Blades | Steel · STR+AGI | melee | physical / wind | ★★ | Tempest of Blades | beta |
| Vanguard | Sword & Shield | Steel · STR+AGI | melee | physical / jade | ★ | Jade Aegis | beta |
| Boltwright | Crossbow | Steel · STR+AGI | ranged | lightning / fire | ★★ | Incendiary Payload | beta |
| Nightblade | Daggers | Wind · AGI | melee | physical / bleed | ★★★ | Death Lotus | alpha |
| Talon | Claws | Wind · AGI | melee | physical / lightning | ★★ | Beast Within | alpha |
| Windarcher | Bow | Wind · AGI | ranged | physical / wind | ★★ | Rain of Arrows | vertical-slice |
| Songweaver | Pipa | Storm · AGI+INT | ranged / support | sonic | ★★ | Crescendo | alpha |
| Windmender | War Fan | Storm · AGI+INT | mid | wind | ★★ | Monsoon Blessing | beta |
| Ringdancer | Chakram | Storm · AGI+INT | mid | physical / cold | ★★★ | Ricochet Storm | beta |
| Pyromancer | Wand | Lantern · INT | ranged | fire | ★★ | Prism Barrage | vertical-slice |
| Stormcaller | Storm Staff | Lantern · INT | mid + spells | lightning | ★★ | Heaven's Pillar | beta |
| Frostweaver | Rime Tome | Lantern · INT | ranged | cold | ★★ | Moonfrost Tempest | beta |
| Lanternbinder | Lantern Scepter | Jade · INT+STR | ranged / summons | spirit fire | ★ | Pyre Procession | alpha |
| Ashwarden | Censer | Jade · INT+STR | melee + aura | fire | ★ | Smouldering Rite | beta |
| Oathkeeper | Glaive | Jade · INT+STR | melee reach | cold / physical | ★★ | Falling Moon | beta |