Hellion is a solid DPS class and can tank (off-tank really) just fine. No great mobility, but can self heal and self buff plus his DPS is solid even if his early accuracy isn't great. Leper is a real tank, only useful on spots 1 and 2. Vestal is the best all-round healer and has the only AoE heal in the game but can stun and DPS just fineĬrusader is a solid tank, can heal a bit, self buff and can pump out good DPS from slots 1 and 2 plus can charge forward from further back slots. In general I would classify the classes in this manner if I wanted to be overly simplistic: If your just starting out and want something simple try: I know I've synced up some lunge abilities with positions 3, 2, and 1, and they're effective, but sometimes had difficulties if anybody was missing (dead, in a pot, etc.).The only thing most people would agree is a Vestal in slot 4 is pretty essential, but then there are plenty of players who run without a Vestal or any healer at all. Hellion is always fun, and Bounty Hunter can be too. Even trying to say that I think the Crusader might be my least-liked of them all, I don't dislike him. She'll usually have cleared the last two slots by the time my first two slots kill the enemy front-liners.Įvery time I try to pick my favorite two front-liners, I can't decide. In terms of damage, her DoTs will cause tremendous damage, and they avoid armor entirely. If the Occultist does give somebody Bleed, Plague Doctor just bandages them, which removes the Bleed and gives them more health, since they might need it.

Plague Doctor has skills that inflict Blight and Bleed on the back spots (or maybe bleed on the middle two?), and has a bandage ability that heals a little and removes Bleed. I find that his higher upper limit on healing tends to work out for me better than the Vestals more predictable range, even if it sometimes delivers a +0/Bleed. I can't remember if he doesn't have any offensive Bleed abilities, or if I just never use them, but it's a real easy tradeoff.

He's my main healer, and can do a little damage as well. I give the Occultist healing trinkets, and one of the 'debuffs' that some of his trinkets come with is a -Bleed, which reduces his chance to make your characters bleed from his healing ability as well. My favorite combo is the Occultist slot 4, Plague Doctor slot 3.

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