In thisDrizzt BuildDark Alliance Guide, I’m going to talk about myDrizzt Do’Urden Build, which uses a lethal combination of rapid Critical Hits and powerful Elemental Damage to effectively slash through enemies. If you want to play a Melee Build that focuses on quick movements to get in and out ofCombatwhile inflicting tremendous amounts of damage with Scimitars, then this guide is for you. Note that this is a beginner guide, and is meant to get you off to a good start as you learn the basics of Dark Alliance.
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Drizzt Do’Urden’s Assassin Build deals substantial Critical and Physical damage, allowing him to execute high-speed movements that shred enemies in a short amount of time. In combination with his Ultimate Attack,Astral Companion, Drizzt becomes momentarily semi-invincible by receiving very minimal damage while inflicting massive Critical Damage.
This Build is a high risk high reward playstyle at close range, and Drizzt is vulnerable to incoming attacks especially at higher difficulties since he’s forced to engage groups of enemies at once. However, combining OffensiveMoveswhile swiftly dodging allows him to survive encounters against even the strongest of foes.
Character Sheet (Attribute) Selection - Drizzt Build Dark Alliance
Every time you level up, you receive at least 1 base Attribute point and at Level 10, you’ll receive 2 points. I’ll discuss how best to allocate these until you reach Level 15. Since you can also acquire more points from shrine relics depending on the Act as well as stats from yourEquipment, expect yourAttributesto be higher and more powerful at this level, but this should give you some idea what to do.
Drizzt Do’Urden is a Ranger who specializes in wielding Scimitars. With this character, your highest Attribute isDexterity, which boosts your chances to successfully inflict Critical Hits and thereby Critical Damage. Because of your rapid attacks and agile maneuvers, you’ll want to invest in this the most so you’re able to quickly eliminate enemies with just a couple of Moves. This means you’ll want to reach 15 Dexterity first before raising your otherAttributes.
The next important Attributes to focus on areStrength,IntelligenceandConstitution. Note that you may allocate points to these in any order you deem necessary. Strength provides you with additional Physical Damage for your normal hits, as well as a boost to yourArmor. Intelligence increases your Elemental Damage so you can deal more Cold or Acid Damage depending on the stats on your Scimitars. Moreover, a higher Intelligence lowers the recharge times of yourAbilitiesso you can use them more often, especially when you’re surrounded by a lot of enemies. It also increases the chances of inflicting a debilitatingConditionsuch asFreezeto keep them locked in place.
Lastly, Constitution raises your max HP as well as your Stamina and Stamina Regeneration, which are both important when you need to execute Moves, block, parry or dodge attacks. However with Drizzt, it’s quite rare to lose more than 50% of your Stamina in a single Act so you’d want to invest points into Constitution to boost your HP. You’ll want 11 Strength, since you’ll still prioritize Dexterity for Critical Attacks, and 10 Intelligence and 9 Constitution should be enough in making this Assassin Build dangerously effective. For extra Attribute points, consider investing in Dexterity, Strength and Intelligence.
Abilities Selection and Ultimate Attack - Drizzt Build Dark Alliance
When it comes to Abilities for the Drizzt Build in Dark Alliance, you should chooseBattle TranceandCloud of Daggers. First is Battle Trance which grantsVampiricandBattle Frenzy. Vampiric lets you steal your enemy’s HP every time the Scimitars’ hits connect so you can heal yourself. This is a huge advantage to Drizzt to keep him alive since he lacks the defenses to do so. Activating Battle Trance right before you strike multiple enemies can even restore your HP to full as long as you continue to strike them. Meanwhile, Battle Frenzy pushes your capacity to inflict greater Critical and Physical Damage by doubling the speed at which you strike. This lets you slash enemies with full ferocity to kill them faster.
Second is Cloud of Daggers to surround Drizzt with swarming daggers. This lets you deal damage right before you approach enemies up close so this supplements your Melee Build quite well. Occasionally, these daggers can even inflictBleeding.
Next is Drizzt’s Ultimate Attack, which is Astral Companion. This lets you summon Guenhwyvar to attack all enemies within 20 meters from where you’re standing. Additionally, you’ll be grantedStalwart,Legendary Resistance, andUnstoppable, which all help in boosting your defenses and resistances against Physical and Elemental Damage and Conditions. As such, the damage you receive, if any, is very minimal. You’re also immune to staggering so you can continually attack enemies without interruption even after they hit you.
Moves Selection - Drizzt Build Dark Alliance
When you reach Levels 7 and 15, you’ll unlock additional Moves or attack combos to inflict bonus damage or Conditions. Out of the 14 Moves, I highly recommend unlocking the following because they enhance the damage you deal up close and in some cases from a distance, with your Assassin Build. you’re able to take these in any order you like.
The main idea behind these Moves is to deal as much Critical, Physical and Necrotic Damage as possible so you can get in and out of combat fast. At the same time, it’s essential to inflict Conditions such as Freeze and Poison when facing stronger enemies to weaken them or to deal damage over time, or else you may struggle.
You’ll also notice that some of these Moves push you to maximize your Ultimate Attack meter the fastest. This allows you to activate it more often to boost the Critical Damage you deal while protecting yourself from the majority of incoming attacks.
Feats Selection - Drizzt Build Guide Assassin
In terms of Drizzt’s Feats, you’re able to choose from 3 categories, namelyExpertise,The Hunter, andThe Ranger. Expertise focuses more on support by improving your Consumable or Useable capacity, HP, and Stamina. The Hunter provides bonuses to your Offensive Skills like Physical and Critical Damage while increasing the chances of successfully dealing Critical Hits. Lastly, The Ranger enhances your Defensive Skills by raising your Armor, max HP, and Elemental Resistance bonuses. Note that you gain at least 1 Feat Point every time you level up.
It’s best to allocate points to the majority of your Offensive Skills first before investing in Defensive and Support Skills. This allows you to significantly boost the Physical and Critical Damage you inflict so you can slash through enemies more effectively. In each category, it won’t matter which Feat you decide to take first.
The Hunter
The Ranger
Useable Upgrades - Drizzt Build Guide Assassin
In your runs, you may opt to equip up to a maximum of 4 Useables that benefit Drizzt’s Assassin Build. To enhance effectiveness, you ought to purchase upgrades up to Level 5 via the Merchant. Depending on your needs, you can choose the Useable you want to upgrade first.
Out of the 8 Useables, I suggest you equipHealth Potion,Potion of Heroism,Alchemist Fire, andElixir of Concentration. Health Potion restores the bulk of your HP to help keep you alive. Potion of Heroism restores 75% of your Ultimate Attack’s meter so you can activate it more often. Alchemist Fire is a good addition to your attacks because it inflicts Burning dealing massive damage over time. Lastly, Elixir of Concentration reduces your Abilities’ cooldown time by 50%.
Weapons - Drizzt Build Guide Assassin
Weaponsplay a huge role in Drizzt’s Assassin Build because you’ll need to seek out Scimitars that inflict additional Elemental Damage. Specifically, Acid Damage greatly reduces the HP of weak and strong enemies alike, over time. As such, you continue to inflict high damage even when you’re not attacking them. The more rare the Scimitar, meaning if you get a Legendary version, the better because this will provide you with bonus stats as well as Attack Damage.
The best Scimitar for this build is theDragonsbaneorRemorhaz Brotherhoodbecause either of these Sets works well for this style of play.
Armor - Drizzt Build Guide Assassin
As mentioned earlier, the Dragonsbane and Remorhaz Brotherhood Sets should be what you farm for because they provide set bonuses that enhance your damage even further. Between the two, obtaining 5 Weapon and Armor pieces of the Dragonsbane Set is sufficient so you can deal an additional 50% Critical Damage since set bonuses are cumulative, but you can get 8 pieces for increased Critical Chance while Cloud of Daggers is active.
Meanwhile, if you didn’t get the Dragonsbane Scimitar, you can get the Remorhaz Brotherhood version instead. The Remorhaz Brotherhood Set grants you extra Elemental Penetration, which makes your damage bypass some of the enemy’s Elemental Resistance.
Similar to Weapons, you should get Legendary versions of Armor so you may maximize Drizzt’s offensive and defensive capabilities.
Best Drizzt Build Guide: Final Tips
Drizzt’s Scimitars are essential in dealing effective Elemental Damage, which greatly diminishes HP. This, in combination with his Assassin Build’s rapid movements and strikes, significantly fills up a meter to inflict the damage’s corresponding Condition. For example if your Weapon deals Acid Damage, successfully hitting the enemy with continuous Light and Heavy Attacks will inflict the Poison status effect in a few seconds. As a result, each succeeding attack becomes more dangerous and lethal.
Since this Build focuses so much on dealing a high amount of Damage, you lack the defenses to protect yourself from attacks. As such, you’ll need to practice dodging a lot after attacking enemies in short bursts, since you cannot withstand many direct hits.
Lastly, you should also consider equipping theDo’Urden Prince Setso you gain additional Damage when you attack enemies from behind if you intend to play multiplayer. I did find it more difficult to execute this in single player but the set may come in handy when playing with friends. They could easily distract targets as you move in behind for the kill.
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