Fighter - Leveling Build

Overview

Class: Fighter

Designed for: Leveling

Focused on: DPS

Difficulty:

Easy

Strengths

• Good for Solo Play
• High AOE DPS
• Easy to Play
• Good Mobility

Weaknesses

• Squishy
• Low AOE DPS until high level

Overview

This Fighter DPS build focuses on the leveling aspect of the fighter with great AOE bursts thanks to Whirlwind and Brutal Cleave which, when coupled with the sturdiness of the Fighter can translate into a very quick leveling experience from level 1 to level 25 either alone or in a group as this Fighter build can do well in both cases regardless of which route you want to take in Ashes of Creation.

Skills

21

22

20

19

16

17

15

14

18

9

10

12

11

8

2

4

1

3

7

6

13

Equipment

Weapons

Greatsword

Longbow

Stamina

14

10

21

13

9

20

12

8

19

11

7

18

3

6

17

2

5

16

1

4

15

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

Low Level AOE Burst Rotation ↴

• 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.

Single Target Rotation ↴

• 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.

Extended AOE PVE Rotation ↴

• 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.