Warrior · 2 points
Heavy Plates
The maximum amount of physical damage your armor is able to mitigate is increased by 10%
Builds that use Heavy Plates
- Sword & Board TankWarrior
Plate-armor frontline that eats hits and counters. Heavy/Shiny Plates + Brute keep damage low, Battle Heal + Absorb close the gap on health management.
- Battlemage HybridHybrid
Melee mage that ditches the staff and stays in plate. INT + STR core, Arsonist + Thunder for burst, Battle Heal + Heavy Plates for staying power.
- Endgame Meta — 184 ptsHybrid
Reference build that pushes the 184-point cap. Battlemage core with Healer + Barbarian splice — the build you respec into once everything else unlocks.
Related Warrior skills
Same archetype — likely candidates to slot next to Heavy Plates in a build.
Constitution1pIncreases your Constitution attribute by 1 Increases Health by 50 per Attribute Point
- Strength1p
Increases your Strength attribute by 1 Increases Melee damage by 5% per Attribute Point
- Brute2p
All melee blunt damage is increased by an additional 10%.
- Heavy Handed2p
An enemy's stun bar is increased by an additional 20% when attacking into their block with a melee weapon.
- Shiny Plates2p
Physical armor gains 10% more armor points.
- Slasher2p
All melee cutting damage is increased by an additional 10%.
- Soaked Dog2p
Weakens the effect of the Wet and Soaked debuffs. Stamina and Stamina Regeneration are reduced by 10% instead of 20%. Wet Reduces Stamina and Stamina Regeneration by 30% for 15 minutes. Warmth reduces the remaining duration. Soaked Reduces Stamina and Stamina Regeneration by 30% for 30 seconds. Also reduces Ice and Shock Resistances by 30% but increases Fire Resistances by 30%. Soaked can be applied to enemies. Soaked duration can not be reduced by warmth and Wet debuff starts after it is over.
- The Warrior's Path2p
When attacking with a melee weapon all damage is increased by 10%.
- Thrust2p
All melee piercing damage is increased by an additional 10%.
- Vigorous Deflection2p
You gain 30 stamina when you parry an enemy's attack.
- Absorb3p
When you suffer magical damage, you have a 10% chance to generate 1 mana for each health point lost.
- Arch Nemesis3p
Whenever an ally draws the attention of an enemy, you draw twice as much.