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Best PVE Skill in game. Reduces physical dmg from enemies by 25 %. With your big life pool you seem to be indestructible. Reveals Mimics and invisible enemies. | Best PVE Skill in game. Reduces physical dmg from enemies by 25%. With your big life pool you seem to be indestructible. Reveals Mimics and invisible enemies. | ||
=== Perks === | === Perks === | ||
Axe Specialization: | Axe Specialization: | ||
The core perk for this build, since it allows you to | The core perk for this build, since it allows you to do massive damage. Works also on throw able Francisca Axe. It is also the best beginner Perk because you can clear pve faster with the damage bonus. | ||
Smash: | |||
Helps your clearing speed a lot. Great for surprising and chasing enemies behind closed doors. Barbarian has only 10 Resourcefulness. Time not looting is helping you survives drawback makes a lot of noise. | |||
Iron Will: | |||
Gives you around 30% Magic damage reduction, which is insane. Highly recommended, when teaming with a wizard. | |||
Toughness: | |||
Great Perk overall. Adds 13hp with beginner Gear. | |||
Morale Boost: | |||
Great for experienced PVPler. Saves you some consumables. And lets you stay longer in fights. But its a snowball effect. If you cant kill it is useless. | |||
Two Handed Weapon Expert: | |||
This Perk is a trap the damage bonus is negligible. | |||
Savage: | |||
Can be used when starting fresh but this doesn't compensate a good armor. Don't forget to switch the perk after finding one. | |||
Carnage: | |||
I can see the potential. But i didn't use it, because the bonus only lasted 4 seconds and against pve you had more than enough damage. | |||
Berserker: | |||
You should always have healing and be close to max HP to give you the best chance at victory. Skip this one. | |||
=== Weapons === | === Weapons === | ||
Recommended 1-hand Weapons: | Recommended 1-hand Weapons: [[Horsemans Axe|'''Horsemans Axe''']]; '''[[Hatchet]]''' (Doesn't work with Smash) | ||
Recommended 2-handed Weapons: [[Felling Axe|'''Felling Axe''']] | |||
Recommended | === Armor === | ||
Recommended Head: '''[[Gjermundbu]]'''; [[Barbuta Helm|'''Barbuta Helm''']] | |||
Recommended Chest: [[Northern Full Tunic|'''Northern Full Tunic''']]; [[Regal Gambeson|'''Regal Gambeson''']] | |||
Recommended Legs: [[Heavy Leather Leggings|'''Heavy Leather Leggings''']]; [[Leather Leggings|'''Leather Leggings''']]; [[Loose Trousers|'''Loose Trousers''']] | |||
Recommended Hands: [[Riveted Gloves|'''Riveted Gloves''']]; [[Reinforced Gloves|'''Reinforced Gloves''']]; [[Leather Gloves|'''Leather Gloves''']] | |||
Recommended Feet: Lightfoot Boots; Heavy Boots; Rugged Boots; Adventurer Boots | Recommended Feet: [[Lightfoot Boots|'''Lightfoot Boots''']]; [[Heavy Boots|'''Heavy Boots''']]; [[Rugged Boots|'''Rugged Boots''']]; [[Adventurer Boots|'''Adventurer Boots''']] | ||
=== Play Style === | === Play Style === | ||
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Move at the outer circle of the map to avoid players. | Move at the outer circle of the map to avoid players. | ||
Choose your fights. Wait for enemy players to start | Choose your fights. Wait for enemy players to start PVE or be distracted by looting. | ||
Hit hard and retreat. | |||
Jumping lets you hit enemies with shields. | |||
The Felling axe has enormous Attack Speed when hitting. But Recovery time is huge when missing a swing. So be careful against faster enemies like rogue and Wizard. Switching to an '''[[Bardiche]]''' or '''[[Zweihander]]''' is recommended against them. | |||
Use your Throwing Axes against fleeing enemies. It is massive damage and slows a hefty amount. It let´s you also run faster. | |||
Use your Throwing Axes!!! | |||
Fleeing enemies can also be chased with fists, because of your high strength your fist do a respectable amount of damage. Against fast enemies you can´t hit them in the back because of the movement speed penalty of the weapon and the extra slow when swinging and the short range of the felling axe. | |||
Going through the swarm is not as punishing as you might think. | Going through the swarm is not as punishing as you might think. | ||
Blue Potting Before and during every fight!!! Don´t be afraid to hit Fighters in heavy armor. They fall like everyone else. | |||
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Communication is king. Communicate with your team when you hear enemy players, enter a new room, place a campfire. | Communication is king. Communicate with your team when you hear enemy players, enter a new room, place a campfire. | ||
Buff before engaging especially with haste and invisibility from wizard. Surprise and terror is a really valuable weapon. A lot of players will panic and not even try to retaliate. | |||
Be careful of Rogues hitting you in the back when engaging through doors. | |||
When its a stallmate play smart don´t rush in headlessly when the enemies are skillfull. Stay close together. Use your throwing axes and Throwables to help range fights. | |||
Revision as of 00:59, 30 January 2023
The Axe Murderer
The Felling Axe Murderer is a meta build. The class with the most dps and scary to fight in melee. Can be outplayed with range.
Skills
Rage:
The best skill for barbarian because of the movement speed. The extra damage is a nice bonus. Defence is reduced.
Savage Roar:
Best PVE Skill in game. Reduces physical dmg from enemies by 25%. With your big life pool you seem to be indestructible. Reveals Mimics and invisible enemies.
Perks
Axe Specialization:
The core perk for this build, since it allows you to do massive damage. Works also on throw able Francisca Axe. It is also the best beginner Perk because you can clear pve faster with the damage bonus.
Smash:
Helps your clearing speed a lot. Great for surprising and chasing enemies behind closed doors. Barbarian has only 10 Resourcefulness. Time not looting is helping you survives drawback makes a lot of noise.
Iron Will:
Gives you around 30% Magic damage reduction, which is insane. Highly recommended, when teaming with a wizard.
Toughness:
Great Perk overall. Adds 13hp with beginner Gear.
Morale Boost:
Great for experienced PVPler. Saves you some consumables. And lets you stay longer in fights. But its a snowball effect. If you cant kill it is useless.
Two Handed Weapon Expert:
This Perk is a trap the damage bonus is negligible.
Savage:
Can be used when starting fresh but this doesn't compensate a good armor. Don't forget to switch the perk after finding one.
Carnage:
I can see the potential. But i didn't use it, because the bonus only lasted 4 seconds and against pve you had more than enough damage.
Berserker:
You should always have healing and be close to max HP to give you the best chance at victory. Skip this one.
Weapons
Recommended 1-hand Weapons: Horsemans Axe; Hatchet (Doesn't work with Smash)
Recommended 2-handed Weapons: Felling Axe
Armor
Recommended Head: Gjermundbu; Barbuta Helm
Recommended Chest: Northern Full Tunic; Regal Gambeson
Recommended Legs: Heavy Leather Leggings; Leather Leggings; Loose Trousers
Recommended Hands: Riveted Gloves; Reinforced Gloves; Leather Gloves
Recommended Feet: Lightfoot Boots; Heavy Boots; Rugged Boots; Adventurer Boots
Play Style
Solo:
You are at a disadvantage entering solo, so make the best out of it and use Guerilla Tactics!!!
You can hear enemy Teams almost every time beforehand and let´s you evade them. Avoid noise yourself.
Move at the outer circle of the map to avoid players.
Choose your fights. Wait for enemy players to start PVE or be distracted by looting.
Hit hard and retreat.
Jumping lets you hit enemies with shields.
The Felling axe has enormous Attack Speed when hitting. But Recovery time is huge when missing a swing. So be careful against faster enemies like rogue and Wizard. Switching to an Bardiche or Zweihander is recommended against them.
Use your Throwing Axes against fleeing enemies. It is massive damage and slows a hefty amount. It let´s you also run faster.
Use your Throwing Axes!!!
Fleeing enemies can also be chased with fists, because of your high strength your fist do a respectable amount of damage. Against fast enemies you can´t hit them in the back because of the movement speed penalty of the weapon and the extra slow when swinging and the short range of the felling axe.
Going through the swarm is not as punishing as you might think.
Blue Potting Before and during every fight!!! Don´t be afraid to hit Fighters in heavy armor. They fall like everyone else.
Team:
Communication is king. Communicate with your team when you hear enemy players, enter a new room, place a campfire.
Buff before engaging especially with haste and invisibility from wizard. Surprise and terror is a really valuable weapon. A lot of players will panic and not even try to retaliate.
Be careful of Rogues hitting you in the back when engaging through doors.
When its a stallmate play smart don´t rush in headlessly when the enemies are skillfull. Stay close together. Use your throwing axes and Throwables to help range fights.