Fighter

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Strength

Vigor

Agility

Dexterity

Will

Knowledge

Resourcefulness

Health

Description

Fighters in Dark and Darker are expert combatants, trained in a variety of weapons and fighting styles. They are the front-line warriors, skilled in dealing and taking damage in equal measure. They have all around balanced attributes such as, allowing them to be flexable. Fighters also have a wide range of abilities that can be tailored to fit different situations. 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.
  • 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
  • Jack of all trades, master of none.
  • Some skills are single use.
  • 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
Barricade	When in a defensive stance, the defense rating bonus is increased by 15%.
Combo Attack	Physical attack power temporarily increases by 10% with successful consecutive melee attacks withing 2 seconds. (Needs 2 hits to proc and applies on the 3rd)
Counterattack	Successful defense increases the movement speed and attack speed by 10% for 3 seconds.
Defense Expert	Increases Armor Rating acquired from armor by 10%.
Dual Wield	Equipping weapons in both hands increases attack speed by 15%.
Projectile Resistance	Reduces damage taken from projectiles by 10%.
Shield Expert	Increases movement speed by 10% when in a defensive stance, and when a defense is successful, the time taken for the defense action is reduced by 50%.
Swift	Reduces the base movement speed penalty from equipped armor by -20%. Not applicable to additional modifiers.
Weapon Mastery	All primary and secondary weapons are available regardless of class requirements. A 10% physical damage penalty is applied for all non-native weapons.
Adrenaline Spike	When the Fighter's health reaches below 15%, they become flooded with adrenlaine and gain 15% action speed.
Slayer	Cannot equip plate armor, but gains 5 weapon damage bonus when holding a weapon in each hand.

You can equip a total of 2 skills.

Name	Description	Cooldown
Adrenaline Rush	Increases your action speed by 25% for 8 seconds. After the duration ends, your action speed is reduced by -8% and your movement speed is reduced by -4% for 4 seconds.	28s
Breakthrough	Removes debuffs that slow all movement speeds.	28s
Second Wind	Recovers 50% of HP over 12 seconds. Additionally, it eliminates the side effects of the Adrenaline Rush skill. (Single-use, rechargeable with campfires at the rate of a Tier 6 Spell.)	/
Sprint	Movement speed is increased by 50 for 6 seconds.	28s
Taunt	Increases the aggro value to all monsters within a 7.5m area by 50% and increases your defense rating bonus by 15% for 8 seconds.	18s
Victory Strike	The next attack deals an additional 20% weapon damage. If the target dies from this attack you recover 5% of your maximum HP.	24s
Perfect Block	The next defense completely blocks any attack. (also removes the stagger animation of blocking)	12s
Shield Slam	Using the skill inflicts 25 physical damage on the player and reduces the movement speed of the hit target by 10% for 2 seconds.	16s

Weapons

Category	Weapons
2-Handed	Battle Axe, Crossbow, Halberd, Longsword, Spear, Zweihander
1-Handed	Arming Sword, Castillion Dagger, Falchion, Flanged Mace, Hatchet, Horseman's Axe
Shields	Buckler, Heater Shield, Pavise, Round Shield
Utility	Francisca Axe

Armors

Slot	Armors
Head	Armet, Barbuta Helm, Chaperon, Kettle Hat, Leather Cap, Visored Barbuta Helm
Chest	Dark Plate Armor, Doublet, Fine Cuirass, Padded Tunic, Regal Gambeson, Templar Armor
Legs	Cloth Pants, Heavy Leather Leggings, Leather Leggings, Loose Trousers, Padded Leggings, Plate Pants
Hands	Heavy Gauntlet, Leather Gloves, Rawhide Gloves, Reinforced Gloves, Riveted Gloves
Feet	Adventurer Boots, Heavy Boots, Laced Turn Shoe, Lightfoot Boots, Old Shoes, Plate Boots, Rugged Boots

These stats do not include the starting armor

Stat Name	Base Stats
Strength	15
Agility	15
Will	15
Knowledge	15
Resourcefulness	15
Health	100
Weight Limit	0
Spell Memory	0
Utility Effectiveness	0
Move Speed	300 (100%)
Action Speed	0%
Spell Casting Speed	-25%
Equip Speed	0%
Regular Interaction Speed	0%
Magical Interaction Speed	0%
Buff Duration	0%
Debuff Duration	0%
Armor Penetration	0%
Magic Penetration	0%
Headshot Reduction	0%
Projectile Damage Reduction	0%
Physical Damage Reduction	-10%
From Armor Rating	0 (-10%)
From Bonuses	0%
Magic Resist	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
Attack 1	(0) + 0(Blunt)
Attack 2	(0) + 0(Blunt)
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.

10/02/2023 Alpha Playtest #4 Hotfix #4

- Fixed an issue where Victory Strike could not function properly.

- Fighter's Second Wind : Tier 7 → 6 (spends less ticks recovering from campfires.)

- Fighter's Adrenaline Rush : Tier 3 → 6 (spends more ticks recovering from campfires.)

09/02/2023 Alpha Playtest #4 Hotfix #3

- Fighter Weapon Mastery Physical Power Penalty -20% → -10%

17/12/2022 Alpha Playtest #3 Hotfix #2

- Fighter's Swift : Move Speed Armor Penalty Mod -10% → -20%

- Fighter's Second Wind : Tier 3 → 7 (spends more ticks recovering from campfires.)

16/12/2022 Alpha Playtest #3 Hotfix #1

- Fixed an issue where Weapon Mastery would not immediately apply in the Stash immediately after applying it.

31/10/2022 Alpha Playtest #2 Hotfix #2

- Fighter's 'Swift' perk: Move Speed Armor Penalty modifier 30% -> 10%.

- Fighter's 'Barricade' perk: Physical Reduction 10% -> 5%.

- Fighter's 'Sprint' skill: MoveSpeedAdd 60 -> 50.