Warrior

NOTE: Information accurate as of patch 1.8 (Dungeons Patch)!

The Warrior is the epitome of defensive utility. They boast the highest base HP in the game, taunts, and damage reduction spells in their kit. The Warrior excels greatly in coordinated team play as a tank or support. For more information on how a Warrior can farm, fight and gear up properly, refer to the extensive Warrior Guide for more help.

Gear


The warrior uses Plate armor and wields Axes as their weapon of choice.

The stats of the gears vary with its Rarity, but warriors have the highest base stats per armor piece.

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Artifacts/Spells
(pending format of unforged dwarven axe, sandfury, warmonger)

The Scorchlord Set
» The Scorchlord Set is a Tier Set obtainable from the Guild Vendor. This set is centered on high Spell damage.



Each piece of the set has: +75 Health +20 Mana +4 weapon damage +3 Spell damage

Set Bonus
2 Set Bonus: Casting your Enrage spell no longer slows you, and your enraged attacks gain an additional 10 Spell damage !

4 Set Bonus: Your Slam spell now burns enemies after a delay, dealing 15 Spell damage.

Requirements
The Scorchlord set requires a minimum level of 60 to equip.

Recommended Build
Assuming you have a decent supply of maxed-out Greater Mana Potions, mana should not be a concern.

Full Spell damage build, with Reflect as one of your Ancient Rune spells.

Keep Enrage active 100% of the time, weaving in Unholy Ground and other spells to keep you alive.

Comments
This set is a DPS-focused set which enhances the power of Enrage and Slam.

The 2 set bonus for Enrage is really good, as it removes the slowness from casting the spell, immediately granting you speed on cast.

The damage boosts in this set is not very significant in long fights, as 10 flat damage (from the 2 set bonus) is not much. Furthermore, Slam is mainly used for Crowd-Control and does not enhance the overall DPS because knocking enemies up in the air prevents the party from hitting it with melee attacks for a few seconds. Hence, you won't be using the 4 set bonus often.

Therefore, the 2 set bonus is necessary, but the 4 set bonus is optional, should you want to switch out the 2 pieces for higher health and the 1 extra spell damage (if you are that lucky to obtain a perfect epic piece).

Note: The Reflect Spell is a really good spell especially if you are taking many ticks of damage or from multiple mobs, as it deals your spell damage to the enemy per tick of damage you received.