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Tethren Bruiser Courage Build

Overview
Pact: Tethren
Focused: PvE
Strengths
  • Tanky
  • Good Damage
  • Easy to Play
Weaknesses
  • Low Mobility
  • Boring to play

Overview

This TethrenTethren build focuses on being tanky, capable of tanking mobs together while allies take them out. While there isn't much need for a tank in Soulframe Prelude 10, this is the sort of build you can play if you are looking to play something with high resistances. This is the perfect build to play if you normally play tanks in other MMOs.


Virtues

Courage
Primary
Courage
Grace
Secondary
Grace

TethrenTethren damage buffs scale directly with CourageCourage, increasing as your CourageCourage goes up. This will also help a lot with dealing damage when playing solo and you don't have others to deal damage while you're tanking the mobs. GraceGrace is not important but you can spend points into it if you are planning to try out different weapons and got your eyes on some GraceGrace weapons.


Skills

Tethren skillbar
Skillbar title
Tethren
Tethren
Tethren
Tethren

FellustFellust – A buff that increases overall damage and significantly enhances melee attacks, enabling enemies to be defeated in fewer hits.

Call of the AncientsCall of the Ancients – This is the most important skill when playing this build! Draws the attention of nearby enemies, making them attack you. Also increases damage dealt and reduces incoming damage by half, making it effective for maintaining aggro on multiple enemies simultaneously.

ClashClash – Deals limited damage but provides crowd-control by staggering enemies and disrupting their actions. However, it has a long animation, which can make it difficult to do before mobs beat you up.


Tethren Upgrades

Tethren tree
Conquerer
1
Node lvl
Node lvl
Node lvl
Conquerer
Saphene's Gift
4
Saphene's Gift
Iridis' Favour
5
Iridis' Favour
Mora's Pride
6
Node lvl
Node lvl
Node lvl
Mora's Pride
Everbound
7
Node lvl
Everbound
Last Stand
2
Last Stand
Akin
3
Node lvl
Akin
Rooted
8
Rooted
Wingspan
Wingspan
Voided
Voided
Sympathy
Sympathy

Prioritize upgrading ConquererConquerer, Mora's PrideMora's Pride, and AkinAkin early. ConquererConquerer restores health upon defeating enemies. Mora's PrideMora's Pride provides a flat increase to Courage. AkinAkin increases cooldown speed, reducing the time between ability uses.


Equipment

Bascinet of Mendicant
Bascinet of Mendicant
Lycansteel Cuirass
Lycansteel Cuirass
Bloody Sabatons
Bloody Sabatons
Medallion of Mora
Medallion of Mora
Oryn-Umbr
Oryn-Umbr
Verite
Verite
Dundrous
Dundrous
Spade-A-Breast
Spade-A-Breast
Precklies
Precklies
Quicksilver
Quicksilver
Spade-A-Breast
Spade-A-Breast
Tethren
Tethren
Yareful
Yareful
Palamanian
Palamanian
Verose
Verose

Joineries

Make sure to get a Joinery that doesn't change the base attunement virtue of your weapon. So if you do go for a Blessed, make sure its "Blessed by Mora" and not anything else.


Shield Upgrades

Short Blade tree
Riposte
5
Riposte
Thrown Off
7
Thrown Off
Salted Blade
8
Node lvl
Node lvl
Salted Blade
Perfect Throw
Perfect Throw
Pointed Greeting
Pointed Greeting
Oiled Scabbard
Oiled Scabbard
Unyielding
6
Unyielding
Headlong
1
Headlong
Helm Gong
3
Helm Gong
Final Blow
4
Final Blow
Smite
2
Node lvl
Node lvl
Smite
Spectre Strike
Spectre Strike
With the developers mentioning possible changes to the weapon progression trees, this suggested investment path represents the requirements for the build to do well for its intended uses. Any other node unlocks can be a nice bonus but not required.


Flyblade Upgrades

Flyblade tree
Split Focus
1
Split Focus
Ruthless
3
Ruthless
Twist of Luck
4
Node lvl
Node lvl
Twist of Luck
Perfect Throw
Perfect Throw
Oiled Scabbard
Oiled Scabbard
Wind's Favour
Wind's Favour
Wrist Brace
Wrist Brace
Smite
2
Node lvl
Node lvl
Smite
Spectre Strike
Spectre Strike
Riposte
Riposte
Vault
Vault
Vigilant
Vigilant
With the developers mentioning possible changes to the weapon progression trees, this suggested investment path represents the requirements for the build to do well for its intended uses. Any other node unlocks can be a nice bonus but not required.


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