These builds require minimal gear to dominate and scale terrifyingly well into the late game. If you want to farm Act V Legendary or defeat the secret boss, start here.
The Melee Bleeder Dual-wield swords (Warfare) + Lethal Strike (Rogue). You stack Bleeding damage, which ignores armor.
Wait, isn't this good? No. It's the "glass cannon that forgets the cannon."
The Evasion Tank The Warden is the defensive mirror of the Conqueror. Instead of massive damage, you stack Defensive Ability so high that you cannot be crit. You use a spear and shield.
| Tier | Build Name | Masteries | Damage Type | Difficulty (1-5) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | S | Conqueror | Warfare + Defense | Physical / Pierce | 2 | | S | Haruspex | Dream + Hunting | Piercing / Vitality | 3 | | S | Brigand | Hunting + Rogue | Poison / Pierce | 4 (High risk) | | A | Evoker | Dream + Spirit | Physical / Vitality | 3 | | A | Champion | Nature + Warfare | Bleed / Physical | 3 | | A | Elementalist | Earth + Storm | Fire / Lightning | 4 | | B | Ranger | Nature + Hunting | Pierce / Bleed | 2 (Safe but slow) | | B | Bone Charmer | Spirit + Rogue | Vitality / Poison | 4 | | B | Juggernaut | Earth + Defense | Fire / Physical | 1 (Immortal) | | C | Oracle | Spirit + Dream | Vitality | 5 | | C | Spellbreaker | Spirit + Warfare | Vitality | 5 | | C | Thane | Storm + Warfare | Lightning | 4 |
The Crit Machine If the Conqueror is a tank, the Haruspex is a ghost. Hunting provides the highest single-target DPS (Study Prey), while Dream provides Phantom Strike, Psionic Touch, and the infamous Trance of Convalescence (HP regen and damage absorption).
The Uber Caster Gone are the days of pure "Oracle" builds. The Evoker combines Spirit's Ternion Attack (projectiles) with Dream's Psionic Touch and Lucid Dream. You become a machine gun of vitality/life-leech projectiles that pierce through enemies.