Defender Leveling Build
- Very Tanky
- Easy to Play
- Solo Friendly
- Low Damage
- Low Range
Overview
This Defender Leveling Build focuses on boosting AP (attack power) so you may deal damage on the Defender class, making up as much as possible for the generally low damage of the class. While the Defender is capable of doing good damage, it cannot be compared to the other actual DPS classes, making this class a bit difficult to level on through mob farming. Instead, you will have to do a lot more fetch quests instead.
Skill Bar
Champion Strike: This is your main damaging skill, even though it is single target, it does good damage and also make you hold aggro. Keep in mind that you should always use Champion Strike right after an auto-attack as it resets your auto-attack cooldown and the skill does damage instantly. Champion Strike can also later be upgraded into 
Blademaster to deal considerably more damage.
Shield Throw: Use this to hit enemies and apply a stun while also damaging them and also reducing the cooldown of Shield Throw. Keep in mind however that if you miss this, the shield will fall onto the ground and you will have to pick it up. Whenever your shield is on the ground, you lose some armor.
Assault: This is your only real mobility and AOE skill as it lets you jump on top of enemies to deal damage and taunt them. This is later upgraded into 
Sweeping Strike to help with dealing AOE damage.
Stand Behind Me: This is the perfect buff to use in order to kill enemies as you reflect all incoming frontal damage. You also cannot take any damage during this ability and allies behind you take considerably less damage too.
Vanguard: This is an entirely passive skill which increases your armor and magic resistance depending on how many enemies are nearby (up to 6).
Mana Boost: Important for leveling, use it whenever its up and you need some mana, very straightforward.
Heal: Same as Mana Boost, it is perfect for the leveling and can help get you out of sticky situations without dying and having to run back to where you died.
Equipment
Physical Crit Chance
Executioner's Edge
Shield Block Chance
Shield Block Power
Physical Crit Chance
LampreyPhysical Crit Chance
ScarPhysical Crit ChancePhysical Crit ChancePhysical Crit ChancePhysical Crit Chance
Physical Crit Chance
Physical Crit PowerExecutioner's Edge
Shield Block ChanceShield Block Power
Physical Crit ChanceLampreyPhysical Crit ChanceScarPhysical Crit ChancePhysical Crit ChancePhysical Crit ChancePhysical Crit ChanceRunes: 
Lamprey & 
Scar are fantastic for building up an AP buff while farming mobs and doing some extra damage. There is no real need to upgrade into 
Mantis & 
Jagged Scar but this is an option if they drop for you or you find them for cheap on the marketplace.
Gear: 
Steroid Implant & 
Battle Sleeve are perfect for leveling. While it is difficult to get your hands on Battle Sleeve early on, they become much more available as you progress and start getting more drops. Until then, maximize damage by stacking a full set of Steroid Implant to counter the lack of damage coming naturally with playing a tank class like the Defender.
Consumables: Use 
Bread alongside 
Sweet Baked Pumpkin to recover HP and Mana. For extra stats, 
Biosteroids Shot gives more AP, and 
Small Joint increases your crit chance. (Upgrade into 
Double Biosteroids Shot and 
Strong Joint once you are level 10).
Talents
Mastery
With the max level currently being 20, it is unrealistic to assume anyone would have more than 15 weapon mastery before or at fresh level 20. If, for some reason you have more than that, consult the PVE Destroyer Build for more.
Rotations
With one of the easiest skill rotations in the game, the Defender is capable of doing good damage while remaining very tanky. Begin by using Assault (or Sweeping Strike if you upgraded into it) to deal good AOE damage once you gathered the mobs together. Follow up with Champion Strike (multiple times if you upgraded into Blademaster). Then finish the rotation with Shield Throw. You can also use Shield Throw to stun enemies and keep them from channeling any dangerous skills that would result in you taking a lot of damage, so feel free to use Shield Throw throughout the fight as needed.
