Death Knight Build Guide – Dungeonborne

The Death Knight is one of the melee classes available in Dungeonborne. I will teach you what skills, abilities and weapons to choose to create a strong Death Knight build.

Best Active skills for PVP and Solo

Each class in Dungeonborne has two Active Skills, one on the E key and one on Q. Death Knight players will always have the Holding of the Tomb E ability When it comes to the Q Skills, Soul Dead is the way to go.

Holding of the Tomb allows the player to grab an enemy or ally and pull them to your position. It’s perfect for catching a long-range enemy fighter and forcing them into the front or pulling an ally out of harm’s way. When they draw an enemy, they will take Shadow Damage.

Soul Dead takes a moment to activate, but slows an enemy near you by 15% for one second while they take Shadow Damage. The amount of Shadow Damage dealt is increased by your Intelligence, Strength and Willpower attributes. I put Soul Shroud over Soulstorm because of the increased damage and its slight slow effect. It’s helpful for catching enemies in the moments after they try to retreat from your Grave’s Hold.

Best Passive skills for PvP and Solo

The Death Knight has three Passive Abilities that you should focus on unlocking first. These three skills are Grim Harvest, Soul Cageand Life Steal.

Grim Harvest does the Death Knight’s E ability, Holding of the Tomb, generate 20 Soul Energy when it hits an enemy target. This includes both enemy players and monsters, making this ability perfect for either PvE or PvP. The Soul Energy generated is enough to give you an extra use of your Q ability while you wait for your Grip to recharge. You will need 54 Strength to unlock this ability.

The second ability, Soul Cage, activates a 200 health shield when players use their Q Active Skill. The shield will last for 8 seconds before disappearing and going on a 30 second cooldown. Since your Q abilities damage enemies close to you, Soul Cage will put you in a good position to charge them and swing your weapon while your Q damages them. Unlocking Soul Cage requires you to collect 39 Endurance.

Killing any enemy, whether monster or human, will cause them to drop small orbs of Soul Energy. The Life Steal Passive takes advantage of this by healing you for 14 Life every time you take a single Soul Energy orb. This is especially useful for PvPvE as you can kill weaker monsters to regenerate health and Soul Energy for free. However, if you only play PvP, you may want to trade this ability for Soul Reaper and focus on healing with consumables.

Best Stats

With the previous Passive Abilities in mind, you’ll want to focus on leveling up yours strength, Enduranceand Will. You’ll need to level them up to the following amounts to unlock the top three Death Knight Passives:

• 59 Strength for Grim Harvest.
• 42 Endurance for Soul Cage.
• 24 Will for Life Steal.

Next, I recommend that PvP players work to raise their Intelligence to 43 to unlock the Soul Reaper passive Players who prefer PvE or PvPvE should keep raising their Strength and Stamina to take down bigger enemies and tank their hits.

Best Gear and Affixes for PvP

One of the greatest starting weapons for the Death Knight is the Mace and Shield Duo. You’ll want to get Mason with the Morgenstern title due to their focus on physical damage. The Mace can be used to hit enemies while defending with the shield, giving it an advantage over sword and shield. As a secondary weapon, I recommend a two-handed sword for extra close-range damage.

Players can hold three Heirloom items at once – a piece of armor, an accessory, and a weapon or shield. I recommend using the Defender’s Steel Shield An heirloom for your shield. It will increase both your blocked damage and your stamina, helping you survive much longer against certain enemies. Plus, since it’s an heirloom, you can easily buy it back after death, so you’ll always have a good shield.

What you use for the armor and accessory Heirlooms depends on the gear you currently have in your inventory. I had a good necklace and good rings, so I created a Ring of Strength improve my strength stat. Additionally, I replaced my bad helmet with a Defender’s Helmet improve my damage and health.

After creating these Heirlooms, upgrade them as you go to power up your building. For the gear and accessory Heirlooms, start by enchanting them to unlock the three main Passive abilities (if you don’t already have them). I lacked Stamina in this build, so I upgraded mine to increase it for the Soul Cage passive

As you begin to enchant your weapons, I recommend increasing either Shadow Damage, damageor Physical Damage. You’ll want to change these as you upgrade all your Legacies and unlock more enchantment slots. I recommend focusing on affixes that reward you for blocking and damage since you’ll be doing a lot of active fighting rather than monster killing. Some good options include the following:

• + True Damage to Attacker on Block will damage those who attack you while you block. This is especially useful for the Mace and Shield combo, as you will often block, allowing you to deal extra poke damage to attackers.
• + Life Recovered on Successful Defense will benefit you by healing you for small amounts while defending against enemy players.
• + Life on Hit will heal you while you attack enemies. It won’t be a huge amount, but any little bit of healing helps when you’re facing enemy players who will do their best to outlast you.

In general, any affixes that improve you based on blocking, defending, or attacking will give you a lot with this Death Knight build.

As for the rest of your kit, you’ll want to focus on increasing stats for passives, the aforementioned affixes, and filling in any gaps or stats you’re missing with your current items. You should play with smaller gear first to help unlock better and stronger items. You’ll find some in the Dungeons hidden behind strong enemies, while others will be easier to buy from the Trade Market. If you plan to buy items from other players in the Marketplace, be sure to sell your items in the Marketplace and not to the Merchant. She won’t pay nearly as much for them, causing you to miss out on a profit. Check the Marketplace often as the items will change as players sell and list new things. If an item increases the wrong stat or just isn’t enough, don’t be afraid to sell it and buy a new version with the affixes you want.

If you have the time and money, I recommend buying rarer items in trades to try to get the affixes you need. If an item increases the wrong stat or just isn’t enough, you can easily resell it on the marketplace for a bit cheaper.

Best Gear and Affixes for PvPvE/Solo

The build for PvPvE and Solo is quite similar to the PvP build. You want your primary weapon to be a Morgenstern A mask paired with a shield. I tend to get mine in the Trade Market, but they can sometimes be found as dungeon loot as well. When you reach higher levels, you can exchange it for a higher level Mask focused on physical damage like the Beastlord’s mallet.

I usually prioritize my Mask and Shield over any secondary weapon I may have. Of all the weapons I’ve tried, I’ve found a two-handed sword to be the most reliable secondary. If you want the ability to deal damage from a distance, trade the sword for a Crossbow. Be careful with this exchange as you have to constantly restock bolts for the Crossbow.

If you’ve already upgraded certain Legacies, I recommend sticking with those as you unlock more and find what suits you best. I always start with the following kit:

• Defender’s Steel Shield with a +2.7% Shadow Damage upgrade.
• Defender’s Helmet with a Stamina upgrade.
• Ring of Strength with a Stamina upgrade.

As usual, upgrade and enchant the helmet and ring to improve any stats you lack. When you enchant the shield, start by increasing that type of damage (physical, shadow or general) and trade them to higher level enchantments as you level up.

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