Fighter

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Fighter

'A Master of Arms'

Strength

15

Vigor

15

Agility

15

Dexterity

15

Will

15

Knowledge

15

Resourcefulness

15

Health

115

Description

Fighters in Dark and Darker are expert combatants, trained in a variety of weapons and fighting styles. They are front-line warriors, skilled at dealing and taking damage in equal measure. They have all round balanced attributes. Fighters also have a wide range of abilities that can be tailored to fit different situations and playstyles. They can choose to specialize in one weapon or fighting style or become more versatile, making them a valuable asset in any group.

Class Info

Weapon of choice: Pretty much everything. (All* when using Weapon Mastery Perk)

• Pros
  • Versatile class that can equip a vast variety of Weapons and Armors. With Weapon Mastery, can equip any weapon in the game.
  • Exclusive access to some of the strongest armors in the game.
  • Great gap closer/evade ability with the Sprint skill and sustain through Second Wind.
  • Able to wield a shield.
  • Good melee and ranged capabilities.
• Cons
  • Few options for specialization beyond stacking physical defense.
  • Very slow movement speed if using plate armor. (Can be mitigated with Sprint, but not completely ignored).
  • Blocking and parrying, which are a big part of their kit, are difficult to pull off consistently due to the directional blocking system.

You can equip an additional perk every 5 levels. Currently maxed out at Level 15, so a total of 4 perks can be equipped.

Name	Description
Adrenaline Spike	When the Fighter's health reaches below 40%, they become flooded with adrenaline and gain 15% Action Speed for 12s. Cooldown appears as a debuff: 60s Cooldown.
Barricade	Gain 50 Armor Rating and 50 Magical Resistance during a block.
Combo Attack	After landing two consecutive attacks within 2s seconds, gain 10% Physical Power Bonus for 2s seconds. (Needs 2 hits to initially proc and applies on the 3rd hit and beyond.)
Counterattack	Successfully blocking an attack grants 10% Move Speed Bonus and an additional 10% Action Speed for 3s seconds.
Defense Mastery	Gain 10% Item Armor Rating Bonus from worn equipment (+Armor enchants are likely not counted, needs further testing).
Dual Wield	Equipping weapons in both hands grants additional 10% Action Speed. (works with all secondary weapons, excluding lanterns and shields)
Projectile Resistance	Gain 10% Projectile Damage Reduction.
Shield Mastery	Gain 10% Move Speed Bonus during a block, if an attack is blocked successfully, gain 50% Action Speed for the next blocking or attacking action. (the timing window is very tight, you need to attack as quickly as possible after a blocked hit to make use of it)
Slayer	Cannot equip plate armor, but gain 5 Physical Buff Weapon Damage when holding a weapon in each hand. (works with all secondary weapons, excluding lanterns and shields)
Swift	Gain -20% Armor Speed Penalty Bonus, reducing the base speed penalty from armor, but not affecting the movement multiplier. Not applicable to additional speed modifiers.
Weapon Mastery	All primary and secondary weapons are available regardless of class requirements. When using non-native weapons, lose -10% Physical Power Bonus.
Sword Mastery	When using a Sword-type weapon, gain 2 Physical Buff Weapon Damage and 5% Action Speed. Also gain 10 Move Speed Add when taking a defensive stance with your sword.

You can equip a total of 2 skills.

Name	Description	Cooldown
Adrenaline Rush	Grants additional 15% Action Speed for 8s. After the duration ends, lose -8% Action Speed and -4% Move Speed Bonus for 2s.	28s
Breakthrough	Removes debuffs that slow move speed, become knockback immune, and ignore all move speed debuff effects for 10s seconds.	24s
Perfect Block	Gain 5 Impact Resistance for 6s.	10s
Second Wind	Heal 40% Percent Max Health Healing over 12s. Additionally, it eliminates the side effects of the Adrenaline Rush skill. Single-use, rechargeable with campfires at the rate of a Tier 5 Spell.	/
Shield Slam	When using a shield, perform a shield bash attack that actively blocks and deals 25 Physical Damage and decreases the victim's Move Speed Bonus by -20% for 2 seconds after knocking them backwards. 100% scaling	10s
Sprint	Gain 3 stacks of Momentum which decay every 2s. Momentum gives 15 Move Speed Add per stack.	34s
Taunt	Increases the aggro value to all monsters within a 7.5m area by 50% and grants an additional10% Physical Damage Reduction and 10% Magical Damage Reduction for 8s seconds.	18s
Victory Strike	Gain 20% Physical Power Bonus for the next physical attack within 10s. If the target dies from this attack you recover 15% Percent Max Health Healing.	24s

These Stats do not include starting armor.

Stat Name	Base Stats
Strength	15
Vigor	15
Agility	15
Dexterity	15
Will	15
Knowledge	15
Resourcefulness	15
Health	115
Memory Capacity	9
Utility Effectiveness	0
Luck	0
Health Recovery Bonus	0%
Spell Recovery Bonus	65.5%
Move Speed	300 ( 100% )
Action Speed	0%
Manual Dexterity	0%
Spell Casting Speed	0%
Equip Speed	0%
Regular Interaction Speed	0%
Magical Interaction Speed	0%
Persuasiveness	15
Buff Duration	0%
Debuff Duration	0%
Armor Penetration	0%
Magic Penetration	0%
Headshot Reduction	0%
Projectile Damage Reduction	0%
Physical Damage Reduction	-22%
From Armor Rating	0 ( -22% )
From Bonuses	0%
Magic Resistance	8.9%
From Resist Rating	30 ( 8.9% )
From Bonuses	0%
Physical Power Bonus	0%
From Physical Power	15 ( 0% )
From Bonuses	0%
Magic Power Bonus	0%
From Magic Power	15 ( 0% )
From Bonuses	0%
Primary Weapon	0
Secondary Weapon	0
Impact Power	0
Primary Weapon Impact Power	0
Secondary Weapon Impact Power	0

- Get your hands on a ranged weapon, this enables you to safely dispatch monsters from range and also increases your versatility for PvP fights.

- Use your shield not only to block melee attacks, but also projectiles like arrows and spells.

- Be resourceful with your skills, some of them are single use only. However, they can be replenished with the use of campfires.

- Your in-combat sustain is very high due to Second Wind, however, it heals over a long period of time, so try to stay alive long enough by temporarily retreating if necessary.