Ashes of Creation Fighter Best in Slot and Stat Priority

The gear below highlights some of the best gear currently available for Fighters in Ashes of Creation. In a perfect world, you will be able to enchant each of these pieces with Journeyman Enchanting Scrolls, leading to increased stats across the board. The more you enchant a specific piece, the more expensive it gets to upgrade it, and the more difficult it gets to successfully enchant the item. However, it is very expensive to acquire enchanting scrolls, and this should not be your primary focus. Instead, focus on gathering the pieces below in as high quality as possible, then worry about enchanting later on (if you have the gold to support it).

Please note: If you do plan to eventually enchant your gear, it's best practice to get each item 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!

It is overall best practice to try to focus on maximizing your Physical Power Rating, Max Health, Crit Chance, and Defense when it comes to PvP. If you're focused more so on PvE, consider swapping out some Defense for more Crit Chance and Physical Power (since your tank will be taking most of the hits).

The gear selected below provides some of the best options to get a well-rounded Fighter for large-scale PvP. It's suggested that you try out and test other sets to fit your playstle, but by combining the set bonuses of the Bloodrunner and Coalhewn sets, as well as the high defensive traits from jewelry and the cloak, you can create a perfectly balanced Fighter that will not only have enhanced survivability on the battlefield, but also some high physical power to dish off big damage.

Depending on your playstyle, you may want to swap out some of these pieces. For example, if you prefer jumping into fights quickly, you may want to consider items that provide more health, rather than physical power. The gear below is a suggestion, and is a good build to work towards for most fighters.

Stay Aware: Alpha Two Phase Three of Ashes of Creation introduces set bonuses, providing Fighters to take advantage to a new mix of gear to build unique builds. These set bonuses can include a wide range of benefits, including additional mitigation, strength, health, and more. As we continue to test these new set bonuses, we will update this guide accordingly. Be sure to test out these different sets as well as you play your Fighter!

Reminder: Some of these options listed above are very, very expensive, and possibly even impossible to acquire based on the overall Node progression on your server as you read this. For example, the Glassveil Greatsword might be extremely difficult (or impossible) to craft depending on the current state of your server. Consider close alternatives in these cases, such as crafting a Sorrow's Edge. Specific servers may introduce certain limitations, but there are many alternative gear options across the board to ensure you still have a powerful Fighter ready to fight!

We recommend that you prioritize getting each of these pieces of gear at Uncommon or Rare quality at first to pick up a large burst of initial power and survivability, and then focus on getting them in higher quality once you have your initial Fighter build set up.

Additionally, for each item listed above, there are cheaper alternatives you can use as you gather more gold (or wait for certain Nodes to progress). For example, you may want to use a Flayer's Fleshripper as an alternative Greatsword until you have what you need to get a stronger one. This item only requires you to be level 10, but it provides a decent amount of Physical Power for you to still pack a punch until you have an upgraded Greatsword!

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, 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, 2 Physical Critical Power Rating, 2 Physical Accuracy Rating, 1 Physical Block Mitigation Rating, and 1 Physical Disable Duration. This is your top priority.
2. Constitution – Each point gives you 1 Max Health, 2 Armor, 2 Physical Critical Avoidance Rating, 1 Physical Critical Mitigation Rating, 1 Physical Disable Evasion Rating, and 1 Physical Disable Reduction Rating. This is extremely helpful for overall survivability in both PvE and PvP content.
3. Dexterity – Each point gives you 2 Physical Critical Chance Rating, 2 Physical Attack Speed Rating, 2 Physical Penetration Rating, 2 Physical Evasion Rating, and 1 Physical Disable Accuracy. When you find gear that has both Strength and Dexterity, it's worth investing in.
4. Mentality – Each point gives you 1 Max Mana, 2 Magic Resist, 2 Magical Critical Avoidance Rating, 1 Magical Critical Mitigation Rating, 1 Magical Disable Evasion Rating, and 1 Magical Disable reduction 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 Rating, 2 Magical Casting Speed Rating, 2 Magic Evasion Rating, 2 Magical Penetration Rating, 2 Magical Evasion Rating, and 1 Magical Disable Accuracy. This stat is not as critical as the others, but does support overall survivability slightly.
6. Intelligence – Each point gives you 3 Magical Power Rating, 2 Magical Critical Power Rating, 2 Magical Accuracy Rating, 1 Magical Block Mitigation Rating, and 1 Magical Disable Duration 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.