Warrior/Knight That One Tank Build Where Optimal Play Is 15% Hp

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Step 2: https://wynndata.tk/s/oe7qmf

Step 3: Beat the eye at 3k health the whole fight

My specific set of IDs has around 300hpr, which looks to be the optimal amount for endgame boss battles where you can still lose health if you try hard enough and you can gain health if it gets dangerous.

This build is incredibly tanky. I stand in front of the eye the whole fight (except for lasers ofc) and have to intentionally get hit by all of its spells to stay at 3k health. Kinda funny.

Bonus points for intentionally running into eye lasers to drop health.

Sounds like it could be fun for panic zealot, idk

Note: The spear isn't even using all tier 3 materials so this build could be even stronger
Note (2): The spear ingredients are ridiculously inexpensive. And its got a load of durability. Try reverse engineering the recipe, I dare you.
EDIT: if you didn't read the post right below for whatever reason, here it is https://wynndata.tk/cr/438093458

Note (3): OKR builds are stronger but thats no fun is it now

maybe I should tag @RenZenthio since this seems very much up your alley (If you can find some way to pack more mana or -cost into this build, that'd be nice, rn I have to cycle upper-bash upper-meleecancel in order to make mana work. Possibly do some silly stuff with 2x summa + atlas, but I haven't tried that yet, and the +ls would be kinda annoying.)

Showcase video (updated build vs qira):
https://wynndata.tk/s/g0n14h

 

mmmmmm almost respectable

except for the fact that you don't share the spear (i stg the funny "nooo o i cant tell or im will nerf")-- but isn't it just 5x retinal 1x antique metal?

 

It is

I did say it was obvious and very cheap

though I do hope it doesn't get nerfed

You can do some funnier stuff with %boost and maybe squeeze an additional earth powder into the spear recipe but I was too lazy, and 240 dura is nice

 

Update: I upgraded my spear, and nuked health regen: https://wynndata.tk/s/g0n14h

The earth damage is based off playing at 2.5k health (86% rage) which is surprisingly stable when fighting the eye.

If anyone is wondering why 105 dex, its because the build uses Thrundacrack as a side weapon to conserve durability.

Pros: One more rage slot, a load more walk, some ms, no +hp rolls required
Cons: Less eledef, more stressful gameplay (reliance on ls), one less mr

I think net mana is lower since fast attack stealing but whatever

 

Update (2): Atlas makes the build wayyy smoother in spellcasting, but kinda sucks against weaker bosses (bronze LI, death metal, the eye (possibly)) because you'll gain hp even if you stand in their face
But good for cybel otherwise it is a bit hard to maintain ~3k health, since cybel's attacks do ~700 damage (You can probably solo nopot if you just go into cybel at full hp and come out at lower health, but thats... eh)

 

Update (3): Atlas is bad for durability if you don't need the sustain / ms; even if you do it may be worth it just to wait a bit longer lol

Earth powdered braker makes an amazing side weapon for grinding / general non-boss PVE - no durability cost, also drops 15k+ uppercut quite easily (I stopped using a mythic as a side weapon, yay)

Super fun gimmick: The HPR on this build is actually tunable! If you distribute skillpoints correctly, you can swap a summa for coral ring in between fights; coral ring really helps against harder hitting bosses -- with my setup, I get around 50 hpr without coral ring but 100 hpr with coral ring (after accounting for %hpr); hpr being tunable really helps keep your health in the sweet spot no matter what enemies you're facing. (And this fact may make me the first guy to be grinding for two min hpr summas.)

Yes, 50 hpr is significant. Combined with natural health regen it means I can solo normal wybel without launching melee attacks. (Aka not using the 1k lifesteal built into the build.) Being fast and tanky (and being able to melt form 1 and form 3 in about 4 seconds) is amazing.