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

100

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	Scaling
Adrenaline Spike	When your health goes below 40%, gain 15% Action Speed for 12s. 60s Cooldown.	-
Barricade	While in defensive stance, gain 50 Armor Rating and 50 Magical Resistance. (About 10% Physical Damage Reduction and Magic Damage Reduction)	-
Combo Attack	When you successfully melee attacks consecutively within 2s, gain 10% Physical Power Bonus for 2s. (Needs 2 hits to initially proc and applies on the 3rd hit and beyond.)	-
Counterattack	When you successfully block an attack, gain 10% Move Speed Bonus and 10% Action Speed for 3s.	-
Defense Mastery	Gain an additional 10% Item Armor Rating Bonus from equipped armor. (+armor enchants are likely not counted, needs further testing)	-
Dual Wield	While you have weapons equipped in both hands, gain 10% Action Speed. (works with all secondary weapons, excluding lanterns and shields)	-
Projectile Resistance	Gain 10% Projectile Damage Reduction.	-
Shield Mastery	While in defensive stance, gain 10% Move Speed Bonus. When you successfully block an attack, gain 50% Action Speed towards your next block or attack. (the timing window is very tight, you need to attack as quickly as possible after a blocked hit to make use of it)	-
Slayer	While holding a weapon in each hand, gain 5 Physical Buff Weapon Damage and lose the ability to equip plate armor. (works with all secondary weapons, excluding lanterns and shields)	-
Swift	Gain -20% Armor Speed Penalty Bonus. Not applicable to additional speed modifiers.	-
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.	-
Weapon Mastery	Gain the ablity to use any weapon. While using non-native weapon to your class, lose -10% Physical Power Bonus on the weapon.	-

You can equip a total of 2 skills.

Name	Description	Scaling	Cooldown
Adrenaline Rush	Gain 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.	-	24s
Perfect Block	Gain 5 Impact Resistance for 6s.	-	10s
Second Wind	Recover 40% Percent Max Health Healing over 12s. Additionally, Second Wind removes the negative effects of the Adrenaline Rush. 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, granting 15 Move Speed Add per stack. Lose 1 stack every 2s.	-	34s
Taunt	Increases the aggro value to all monsters within a 7.5m area by 50%. Gain 10% Physical Damage Reduction and 10% Magical Damage Reduction for 8s.	-	18s
Victory Strike	Your next attack, within 10s, deals an additional 20% Physical Power Bonus. If the target dies from this attack, heal for 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	100
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	5%
From Resist Rating	30 ( 5% )
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.

All bolded numbers are automatically updated; however, non-boldened phrasing/numbers are written manually by the community. See Class Ability Documentation for more.