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The Fighter vocation inDragon’s Dogma 2offers a compelling blend of durability and combat prowess, ideal for players drawn to the archetype of the noble knight. With its mix of defensive stances, crowd control capabilities, and offensive versatility, the Fighter provides a solid foundation for any party, excelling in both protective and combative roles. Whether you’re navigating the intricacies of parrying or leading the charge with shield and sword, the Fighter offers a rewarding experience for those who value resilience and strategic mastery on the battlefield.
The Fighter vocation excels in melee combat, deftly wielding a sword and shield. Fighters can slice through enemy ranks and deliver powerful blows, while also using their shields to protect themselves and their allies.
Fighter Overview
The Fightervocationin Dragon’s Dogma 2 stands as the bastion of defense among the available classes, blending the arts of tanking and offense into a versatile combat role. This class caters to players who favor resilience and strategic control over the battlefield, embodying the quintessential knight with its balance of protective and aggressive capabilities.
Trusty Sword
Round Shield
Key Features and Skill Highlights
The Fighter excels in close-quarters combat, employing swift sword strikes and an array of shield-based maneuvers to maintain the front line. Noteworthy for its rapid attack sequences, the Fighter can efficiently pin down adversaries, opening them up for relentless assaults. The vocation’s parrying ability introduces a skillful element to combat, rewarding precise timing with significant defensive and counterattack opportunities.
For those inclined towards a more defensive playstyle, the Fighter offers skills centered around shield tactics, including taunts that draw enemy aggression and mitigate damage to allies. Conversely, players can explore more offensive builds that leverage the Fighter’s capacity for airborne slashes and area-of-effect attacks, demonstrating the vocation’s adaptability to different combat strategies.
Pros and Cons
All Fighter Weapon Skills
Description
Blink Strike
Rushes forcefully toward the target and visits a powerful blow upon them.
Burst Strike
An advanced form of Blink Strike that allows the user to travel further and more swiftly before visiting a powerful blow upon foes.
Airward Slash
Performs a jump while slashing diagonally upward. An effective means of assailing flying targets.
Cloudward Slash
An advanced form of Airward Slash that reaches greater heights and inflicts greater harm. Also employable in mid-air.
Shield Bash
Delivers a powerful blow with the shield that can knock targets off balance.
Shield Pummel
An advanced form of Shield Bash that strikes the target twice.
Shield Summons
Raps the shield loudly to attract the attention of nearby targets.
Shield Drum
An advanced form of Shield Summons that carries further, drawing the ire of even distant targets.
Compass Slash
Spins with blade extended, drawing a deadly circle that slices through nearby targets.
Full Moon Slash
An advanced form of Compass Slash. Spins with blade extended, slicing through targets at a broad range.
Springboard
Launches allies into the air using the shield.
Launchboard
An advanced form of Springboard that uses the shield to launch allies further and to greater heights at a decreased cost to Stamina.
Gouging Skewer
Thrusts the blade into the target’s body before raining further blows upon them. If strikes connect, the user clings to larger targets and pins down smaller targets that are flinching.
Gutting Skewer
An advanced form of Gouging Skewer that delivers a greater number of stabbing strikes. Also employable in mid-air.
Impeccable Guard
Spins nimbly on the spot, blocking attacks from every direction with the shield. Employable even while flinching. Useful for escaping dire circumstances.
Flawless Guard
An advanced form of Impeccable Guard that consumes less Stamina and has a greater effective range.
Hindsight Slash
Ducks backward before charging in to deliver a slashing blow. Using it as an evasive maneuver increases its power.
Hindsight Sweep
An advanced form of Hindsight Slash. Delivers more strikes when counterattacking, each of increased might.
Counter Slash
Parries a target’s attack with the shield before delivering a swift slash in return. Consumes Stamina while defending.
Vengeful Slash
An advanced form of Counter Slash that consumes less Stamina while defending and affords greater range when counterattacking.
Perfect Defense
Guards against all manner of attacks from the front. Consumes a great deal of Stamina while defending.
Divine Defense
An advanced form of Perfect Defense that consumes less Stamina while defending.
Riotous Fury
Soldier’s Code
A skill raining powerful blows on the target, dealing massive damage at a high Stamina cost.
All Fighter Core Skills
Unleashes a flurry of swift slashes with the sword.
Thrusts blade forward in a forceful jab. Follows up with powerful successive strike if it connects with a foe who has been knocked off balance.
Guards against attacks from the front with the shield. Some Stamina is consumed when an attack connects with the shield.
Deflects attacks back toward the target. While active, counterattacking consumes less Stamina.
True Deflect
Deflects attacks back toward the target with impressive might. While active, counterattacking consumes no Stamina.
Traces a grand skyward arc with the blade, sending lightweight targets flying into the air.
Steeled Foundation
Uses the shield to ease the impact from falling. Reduces fall damage and hastens recovery after a fall.
Enchanted Counter
When using Defend while enchanted, automatically counters with an elemental attack corresponding to the enchantment.
All Fighter Augments
Augments your physical Defense.
Provocation
Increases the likelihood of being targeted by foes.
Enables you to carry additional weight.
Allows you to lift up and pin down foes for an extended duration.
Hastens recovery when downed or crawling.
