Ashes of Creation Fighter Best in Slot and Stat Priority

Please note: In order to maximize the gear below, it is highly recommended to use Journeyman Enchanting Scrolls to enchant each piece, leading to increased bonuses on each piece. The more you enchant a specific piece, the more expensive it gets to upgrade it, and the more difficult it gets to succesfully enchant the item. It's best practice to get these items to at least +8, anything after that will lead to an increased amount of risk, as there will be a slight chance that your gear could even get destroyed, so be careful!

Item Name	Location	Level Requirement
Steel Sword or Greatsword of Briarhome	Crafting or Mob Drop (Steel Sword = Most Humanoids, Sword of Briarhome = Tumok the Wretched)	Level 20
Longsight Bow or Longbow of Briarhome	Crafting or Mob Drop (Longsight Bow = Tower of Carphin, Longbow of Briarhome = Tumok the Wretched)	Level 20
Wolfen Maw	Crafting or Mob Drop from Growler (near Highwaymen Hill)	Level 10
Cloak of Sunhaven	Purchased from Academic Node Vendor in Sunhaven	Level 10
Blackfeather Tunic	Crafting and/or Mob Drop from Corax (near Gravepeak)	Level 20
Gryphon Leggings	Crafting or Mob Drop (Most Humanoids)	Level 20
Rosarium Guard Gloves	Crafting or Mob Drop (From Citadel of the Steel Bloom)	Level 20
Toren Scout Belt	Crafting or Mob Drop (From Befallen Forge)	Level 20
Rosarium Guard Bracers	Crafting or Mob Drop (Citadel of the Steel Bloom)	Level 20
Aelan Chainmail Boots	Crafting or Mob Drop (Most Humanoids)	Level 20
Lumadon Earring	Crafting or Mob Drop (Most Humanoids)	Level 20
Lumadon Earring	Crafting or Mob Drop (Most Humanoids)	Level 20
Rividium Necklace	Crafting or Mob Drop (Most Humanoids)	Level 20
Bloodied Bone Ring	Crafting or Mob Drop from The Bloodied (near Gravepeak)	Level 20
Bloodied Bone Ring	Crafting or Mob Drop from The Bloodied (near Gravepeak)	Level 20

The items listed above showcases some of the best gear options currently available for Fighters. Depending on your server, some crafting stations may not support the creation of Legendary-quality gear. It's important to note that as the quality of the gear increases, so does the stats, however, the overall cost of legendary materials may not be worth the investment based on the end result. In some cases, it may be easier to settle with Heroic or Epic quality as long as you pick-up the primary stats for your build.

As already mentioned, you can furrther increase the stats on this gear as well with enchanting. Within the current state of the game, Apprentice Enchanting Scrolls are much, much cheaper than Journeyman Enchanting Scrolls. If you do not have the gold, it may be worth investing in level 10 gear temporarily and enchant it 8 times instead of only being able to enchant a level 20 piece of gear once or twice. If you want to maximize your build though, you should focus on the gear showcased above, and enchanting it as much as possible.

To take a closer look at some of the best gear options for Fighters, watch the video below.

When selecting gear, it's important to ensure you understand the most important stats to priortize as a Fighter. Each piece of gear in this game provides a unique buff to a certain amount of stats. There’s six attribute stats in the game, and each point added to this main attribute will boost additional stats you have that are known as "Waterfall" stats. For example, Strength is the most important stat for Fighters, which provides a boost in Physical Power Rating, Physical Accuracy Rating, and Physical Penetration rating.

When choosing your gear, you should prioritize these attribute stats in the following order:

1. Strength – Each point gives you 3 Physical Power Rating, 1 Physical Accuracy Rating, and 1 Physical Penetration Rating. This is your top priority.
2. Dexterity – Each point gives you 2 Physical Critical Chance Rating, 2 Physical Attack Speed Rating, and 1 Physical Evasion Rating. When you find gear that has both Strength and Dexterity, it's worth investing in.
3. Constitution – Each point gives you 10 Max Health, 2 Armor, and 1 Physical Critical Avoidance Rating. This is extremely helpful for overall survivability in both PvE and PvP content.
4. Mentality – Each point gives you 16 Max Mana, 2 Magic Resist and 1 Magical Critical Avoidance Rating. Not really needed for Mana support, as you will have Blood Fusion to support your Mana usage, but still useful for additional resistances.
5. Wisdom – Each point gives you 2 Magical Critical Chance, 2 Magical Casting Speed Rating and 1 Magic Evasion Rating. This stat is not as critical as the others, but does support overall survivability slightly.
6. Intellect – Each point gives you 3 Magical Power Rating, 1 Magical Penetration Rating, and 1 Magical Accuracy Rating. This is your least important stat as a Fighter.

One of the great things about Ashes of Creation is the wide variety of items and gear. There are multiple sets and unique bonuses across many, many pieces of gear, opening players up to build unique builds based on their preferred playstyle. The gear listed above is considered some of the most powerful gear in the game, but you may personally prefer other items based on how you prefer to play your Fighter, which is perfectly fine.

One of the most important things to keep in mind though, regardless of what gear you choose, is that you should prioritize your Artisan skills and communicate with your friends as much as possible. By maxing out your Artisan skills, you can increase the quality of your gear through crafting, leading to more and more stats. To further explain the importance of increased quality across your gear, hover over the items in the list below and compare and contrast the stats in each. As you move down the list, the quality of the item will increase, and so will the stats.

• Common – White ( Steel Sword)
• Uncommon – Green ( Steel Sword)
• Rare – Blue ( Steel Sword)
• Heroic – Yellow ( Steel Sword)
• Epic – Purple ( Steel Sword)
• Legendary – Orange ( Steel Sword)

In order to maximize your build, you will need to maximize your Artisan skills and gather Legendary materials to craft the most powerful gear available in the game.