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Divinity Original Sin 2: Definitive Two-Handed Warrior Guide (Tactician)
This guide presents a two-handed warrior build for Divinity Original Sin 2, focusing on crowd control and burst damage. It discusses the best races, skills, talents, and equipment to optimize the character throughout the game, from the early stages to the end.
1. ⚔️ Character Creation: Race, Attributes, and Initial Skills
- ✅ The best races are Elf (for the damage bonus and extra AP) or Human (for the crit increase).
- ✅ If you choose an origin character, Fane is an excellent option for his Time Warp ability.
- ✅ Attributes: Prioritize Strength.
- ✅ Initial Skills: One point in Two-Handed and another in Warfare to access Warfare skills.
- ✅ Select Battering Ram (Warfare) for damage and crowd control.
- ✅ Persuasion or Thievery for the main character.
| Race | Benefits |
|---|---|
| Elf | 10% extra damage, 1 extra AP per combat (Flesh Sacrifice) |
| Human | Increased critical damage and probability (Ingenious) |
| Fane (Origin) | Time Warp ability (extra turn for an ally) |
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1. ⚔️ Character Creation: Race, Attributes, and Initial Skills
- ✅ The best races are Elf (for the damage bonus and extra AP) or Human (for the crit increase).
- ✅ If you choose an origin character, Fane is an excellent option for his Time Warp ability.
- ✅ Attributes: Prioritize Strength.
- ✅ Initial Skills: One point in Two-Handed and another in Warfare to access Warfare skills.
- ✅ Select Battering Ram (Warfare) for damage and crowd control.
- ✅ Persuasion or Thievery for the main character.
| Race | Benefits |
|---|---|
| Elf | 10% extra damage, 1 extra AP per combat (Flesh Sacrifice) |
| Human | Increased critical damage and probability (Ingenious) |
| Fane (Origin) | Time Warp ability (extra turn for an ally) |
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2. 💥 Key Skills at the Start of the Game: Crowd Control and Damage
- ✅ Battering Ram: Damage and knockdown in area.
- ✅ Battle Stomp: Wide area crowd control.
- ✅ Tentacle Lash: Ranged ability that applies Atrophy (prevents basic attacks).
- ✅ Adrenaline: Allows you to use AP from the next turn in the current one.
- ✅ Executioner: The best talent in the game, grants 2 AP after each kill.
- ✅ Prioritize the Mystic and Scholar tags for the origin character.
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3. ⚔️ Offensive, Mobility, and Defensive Skills in the Early Stages
- ✅ Whirlwind: Area damage around the character.
- ✅ Enrage: Increases critical chance to 100%, but prevents spellcasting.
- ✅ Bull Rush: Mobility skill that inflicts bleeding.
- ✅ Phoenix Dive/Cloak and Dagger: Allow you to reach enemies on elevations.
- ✅ Vampiric Hunger: Grants life steal.
- ✅ Armor of Frost: Increases magic armor and cures altered states.
- ✅ Uncanny Evasion: Invulnerability to physical attacks.
- ✅ Teleport: Essential skill for positioning and crowd control.
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4. 🎯 Initial Combat Tactics: Prioritize Control and Safety
- ✅ In Act 1 and at the beginning of Act 2, the main objective is to control the enemies.
- ✅ Eliminate mages and archers first, either by teleporting them or jumping towards them.
- ✅ Group enemies to maximize the effect of Battering Ram and Battle Stomp.
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5. 🌟 Talent Selection During Leveling: Defensive and Offensive Strategies
- ✅ Level 3: All Skilled Up (extra point for skills).
- ✅ Level 8: Living Armor (regenerates magic armor when healed).
- ✅ Level 13: Five-Star Diner (enhances healing).
- ✅ Level 18: Hothead (increases critical chance).
- ✅ Prioritize Warfare when leveling up, with occasional incursions into other skills to obtain skills.
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6. 💥 Advanced Skills in Act 2: Mobility, Damage, and Cooldown Resets
- ✅ Blitz Attack: Hybrid of mobility and damage.
- ✅ Onslaught: Source skill for explosive damage.
- ✅ Skin Graft: Resets all cooldowns, allowing devastating combos.
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7. 🛡️ Equipment: Key Weapons and Armor Throughout the Game
- ✅ The best equipment is usually random, prioritize stats and level.
- ✅ Sundering Cleaver: The best two-handed weapon in Act 1 (skeleton merchant).
- ✅ Reaver Axe: Available at the beginning of Act 2 (Blood Moon Island).
- ✅ Emrak: Chest piece available in Act 2 (always level 15).
- ✅ Lowhar's Source Hammer: Second best two-handed weapon (Act 2).
- ✅ Vor Damis: The best possible two-handed weapon (level 20).
- ✅ Devourer Set: Endgame armor set (complete the quest 'A hunger from beyond').
- ✅ Use runes to increase critical, physical damage, and strength.