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Legionary Leveling Build

Overview
Designed for: Leveling
Focused on: DPS and Melee
Difficulty:
Easy
Strengths
  • Very Tanky
  • Good AOE
  • Easy to Play
  • Solo Friendly
Weaknesses
  • Low Damage
  • Low Range

Overview

This Legionary Leveling Build focuses on boosting AP (attack power) to offset the class’s naturally low damage. While the Legionary can put out decent numbers, it doesn’t compare to true DPS classes, making mob farming slower and more difficult. Instead, leveling is more efficient through fetch quests, allowing you to progress without the struggle of clearing large camps.


Skill Bar

Q
Shield Bash
W
Catapult
E
Spear Throw
R
Unstoppable
D
Mana Boost
F
Heal
T
Iron Skin
UPGRADE ORDER
EQWR

Shield BashShield Bash: This is a solid AOE damaging skill to use even though it has a low range doing good damage to all mobs caught in the AOE. Shield BashShield Bash also interrupts spellcasting, capable of stopping enemies from channeling any spell that would otherwise do a lot of damage.

CatapultCatapult: This skill automatically throws either an ally or an enemy thats next to you to wherever you point your cursor. Once the enemy/ally lands, it does damage to all enemies hit by the thrown ally/enemy. Allies take no damage when using this skill on them, so feel free to throw your friends at enemies to deal damage.

Spear ThrowSpear Throw: Being the highest damaging skill in your toolkit, the Spear ThrowSpear Throw can be channeled to increase the damage done before the spear is through and deals damage to all enemies it passes through.

UnstoppableUnstoppable: Use this skill to remove all CC when needed and also gain movement speed. Killing enemies while UnstoppableUnstoppable is active also restores missing HP.

Iron SkinIron Skin: Akin to the Defender passive, this is a pure passive Special Ability. Every hit on an enemy will stack up 1 charge of Iron SkinIron Skin, increasing your armor and magic resistance. Once 10 stacks are reached, you also gain more Attack Power.

Mana BoostMana Boost: A core skill for leveling—use it whenever it’s available and you need mana. Simple but invaluable for keeping your resources up.

HealHeal: Just as useful as Mana BoostMana Boost, this skill is excellent for leveling and can save you from sticky situations, preventing deaths and long corpse runs.


Equipment

Weapons
Jagged Needle,uncommon
Jagged Needle
Physical Crit ChancePhysical Crit Chance
Executioner's Edge-uncommonExecutioner's Edge
Riveted Shield
Riveted Shield
Shield Block ChanceShield Block Chance
Shield Block PowerShield Block Power
Consumables
Bread
Sweet Baked Pumpkin
Biosteroids Shot
Small Joint
Artifacts
Steroid Implant,uncommon
Steroid Implant
Physical Crit ChancePhysical Crit Chance
Lamprey-uncommonLamprey
Steroid Implant
Steroid Implant
Physical Crit ChancePhysical Crit Chance
Scar-uncommonScar
Steroid Implant
Steroid Implant
Physical Crit ChancePhysical Crit Chance
Steroid Implant
Steroid Implant
Physical Crit ChancePhysical Crit Chance
Steroid Implant
Steroid Implant
Physical Crit ChancePhysical Crit Chance
Steroid Implant
Steroid Implant
Physical Crit ChancePhysical Crit Chance
Weapons
Thunderclap Spear,uncommon
Thunderclap Spear
Physical Crit ChancePhysical Crit Chance
Physical Crit PowerPhysical Crit Power
Executioner's Edge-uncommonExecutioner's Edge
Thunderclap Shield
Thunderclap Shield
Shield Block ChanceShield Block Chance
Shield Block PowerShield Block Power
Consumables
Bread
Sweet Baked Pumpkin
Double Biosteroids Shot
Strong Joint
Artifacts
Battle Sleeve,uncommon
Battle Sleeve
Physical Crit ChancePhysical Crit Chance
Lamprey-uncommonLamprey
Battle Sleeve
Battle Sleeve
Physical Crit ChancePhysical Crit Chance
Scar-uncommonScar
Battle Sleeve
Battle Sleeve
Physical Crit ChancePhysical Crit Chance
Battle Sleeve
Battle Sleeve
Physical Crit ChancePhysical Crit Chance
Battle Sleeve
Battle Sleeve
Physical Crit ChancePhysical Crit Chance
Atomic Breastplate
Atomic Breastplate
Physical Crit ChancePhysical Crit Chance

Runes: Lamprey-commonLamprey and Scar-commonScar are excellent for farming, providing an AP buff and extra damage. Upgrading to Mantis-commonMantis or Jagged Scar-commonJagged Scar isn’t necessary, though you can pick them up if they drop or show up cheap on the marketplace.

Gear: Steroid Implant-uncommonSteroid Implant and Battle Sleeve-uncommonBattle Sleeve are strong choices for leveling. Battle Sleeve-uncommonBattle Sleeve can be hard to obtain early, but it becomes more common as you progress. Until then, a full set of Steroid Implant-uncommonSteroid Implant is a great way to maximize damage and offset the naturally lower damage output of a tank class like the Legionary. Make sure to also fit an Atomic Breastplate-uncommonAtomic Breastplate as it helps with tanking mobs but also increases your damage thanks to the fact Shield BashShield Bash also scales with 50% of your armor.

Consumables: Use Bread-commonBread with Sweet Baked Pumpkin-commonSweet Baked Pumpkin for steady HP and mana recovery. For extra stats, Biosteroids Shot-commonBiosteroids Shot boosts AP, while Small Joint-commonSmall Joint raises crit chance. Once you hit level 10, upgrade to Double Biosteroids Shot-commonDouble Biosteroids Shot and Strong Joint-commonStrong Joint for even better damage delivery.


Talents

Pathfinder
+2% Health Regen When No Allies Around
Wanderer's Resolve
Self-Sustenance
1/5
Lone Wolf
Rejuvenating Essence
1/5
Resourceful Explorer
Eldritch Transmutation
Cozy Campfires
1/5
Flame Forged
Firestarter
Desperate Escape
1/5
Sneak Prevention
Slow and Steady
Guardian of the Wild
Solo Survivor's Hunger
1/5
Duration Enhancement System
Assassin
+5% Physic/Magic Crit Chance -20% Aggro
Lurking Precision
1/5
Shadow Dance
Shadow Strike
1/5
Bloodthirsty Edge
Piercing Onslaught
Critical Affliction
1/5
Predator
Backstab
Surprise Attack
Ghostly Reflexes
Giant Slayer
1/5
Blade Fury
Critstacker
1/5
Blade Master
Disruptive Strike
Warrior
+5% Damage
Stacking Strength
Dynamic Damage Boost
1/5
Rampage Rush
1/5
Multi-Strike Mastery
Healthy Aggression
Adrenaline Rush
1/5
Executioner's Edge
Resilient Fury
Anti-Heal
Fighting Spirit
1/5
Life Force Augmentation
Killstreak Empowerment
Charge Catalyst
True Strike
1/5
Bloodthirst


Mastery

Shield Bash
Crippling Bash
+
+
Mana Rebound
+
+
Precision Slam
+
+
Mirror Shield
+
+
Earthquake
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
Catapult
Momentum Transfer
+
+
Impact Core
+
+
Dominance
+
+
Perfected Toss
+
+
Follow-Up Rush
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
Spear Throw
Relentless Provocation
+
+
Initial Impact
+
+
Piercing Spear
+
+
Cold Steel
+
+
Spear Lunge
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
Iron Skin
Combat Renewal
+
+
Smell of Blood
+
+
Stacking Mastery
+
+
Fortified Barrier
+
+
Throwing Expert
Resilient Vigor
Sacrifice Protection

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

AOE DPS Rotation ↴
Spear ThrowArrow right.webpCatapultArrow right.webpShield Bash

This is a very easy rotation. Begin by luring the mobs together while channeling the full channel of Spear ThrowSpear Throw to deal high damage. Continue by using CatapultCatapult to throw the nearest mob and make sure to land it on top of as many enemies as possible. Finish the rotation with Shield BashShield Bash to finish off the targets.


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