Interested in the best Warrior skills and augments in Dragon’s Dogma 2? With a colossal two-handed sword at the ready, the Warrior of Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a force to be reckoned with. While their inability to use shields makes them less tanky than Fighters, when it comes to severe and unforgiving damage output, a Warrior can’t be beat.
Whether you’re looking for info on unlocking the Warrior or simply hoping to get a better grip on this vocation’s heavy charge attacks, we’ve got your back. In this guide, we’ve delved into the best Warrior skills and augments, giving you the rundown on what you need to know to make that greatsword’s momentum unstoppable.
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Dragon’s Dogma 2 Warrior how to unlock
As one of the advanced vocations in Dragon’s Dogma 2, the Warrior isn’t available from the game’s beginning. You don’t have to wait too long to unlock it, however. Once your Arisen reaches the city of Vernworth a few hours into the game and stops by the Vocation Guild, you’ll have the ability to unlock both the Warrior and the Sorcerer vocations as long as you complete the quest Vocation Frustration.
This quest requires clearing out a nearby goblin den and retrieving lost weapons. The den isn’t far from town and the goblins can be vanquished without too much difficulty, but be certain to hire a full party of pawns to have your back as you delve into their domain.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 Warrior best weapon skills
The Warrior uses an unrealistically sized greatsword or hammer – think Guts in Berserk, or perhaps Cloud in Final Fantasy VII. If you ever used the greatsword weapon in the Monster Hunter games, you’ll also know what to expect. When in a casual pose, your Warrior will carry this massive weapon with a single hand against their back in the ultimate show of coolness. When battle breaks out, they’ll swing it using both hands, wrecking anything in their path with truly staggering momentum.
Skyward Sunder
Skyward Sunder sees the Warrior jumping and slashing upwards at the same time, sending any enemy on the receiving end of this blow flying. This is a great starting skill for the Warrior that’ll help get newbies accustomed to how this vocation plays. It creates quite an impact, clears away small foes, deals nice damage on big ones, and can be charged up for greater power, like almost all of the Warrior’s skills.
Heavenward Sunder, the more advanced form of Skyward Sunder that becomes available upon ranking up this vocation, causes even greater damage once it’s fully charged.
Rending Sweep
If you’ve ever dreamed of spinning like a top with your greatsword or hammer cleaving a path in front of you, Rending Sweep is the skill meant for you. Use it to make goblins spiral left and right in your wake or to smash the legs of any oversized boss that won’t fall down easily.
Like Skyward Sunder, this skill can be charged up to prolong the length of your spin and create a bigger impact. The more advanced version of Rending Sweep, dubbed Razing Sweep, is even more potent in the damage and spinning departments.
Goring Lunge
Goring Lunge makes the Warrior charge forward like an angry bull, running through any target in their path with their weapon. This is a pure battering ram skill, designed to slice through foes and crash them into walls. It can feel somewhat unpredictable, especially if you use Goring Lunge in enclosed spaces where there isn’t much room to run. But it sure is fun to smash baddies into corners and see them ragdoll to the ground afterwards.
Knoll Breaker
With one upwards thrust, the Warrior’s Knoll Breaker can knock targets off balance or leave them unconscious. Since fights against large bossess are the bread and butter of Dragon’s Dogma 2, it really pays to have a reliable weapon skill that can knock the heavies over. Knoll Breaker fits the bill – just be sure to charge this one up for maximum potential, as with all Warrior skills.
Gale Slash
As the name might imply, Gale Slash is like a hurricane, with the Warrior using their weapon’s momentum to slash back and forth, over and over again. Keep activating this skill with well-timed button presses and your swings will grow faster, finally culminating in one final slash that’s more savage than all the ones that came before.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 Warrior best core skills
All vocations in Dragon’s Dogma 2 have core skills that make up their foundations. The Warrior’s abilities range from Mighty Sweep and Stonesplitter, which are your simple horizontal and vertical slashes, to the slightly more complex skills below that deserve further investigation.
Barge
Barge makes the Warrior stomp forward, smacking into whatever target’s closest to them. Unlike the Warrior’s wide-sweeping attacks, this ability has no range whatsoever. However, it can force a target to flinch, and is a highly useful skill to utilise in between larger attacks, ultimately setting up combos that’ll make a foe fall over. You’re also less likely to flinch as you’re using Barge. Never let them catch you off guard!
Bulwark
Mastering the charge of your attacks is a necessity to make it as a Warrior. If you’re worried about enemies getting close and stabbing you during that charge time, Bulwark is useful, as it reduces any damage that you take during this period, helping you become the steady bulwark that your party needs.
Repulse
There are two good core skills for the Warrior that play with the vocation’s charge mechanics. Breakneck Strike lets you inflict greater damage by unleashing an attack the second it’s fully charged, which is good. I tend to prefer Repulse, however, which lets you parry any attacks that come your way when you’re charging up. It takes expert timing, but Repulse has the added benefit of knocking a target off balance, which is always much appreciated in Dragon’s Dogma 2.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 Warrior best augments
If you want a passive boost to your stats in Dragon’s Dogma 2, you’ll need to equip augments. A Warrior would do well to make use of the following:
Pertinacity
You’re going to be slashing left and right as a Warrior, never letting up in damage. Make sure that your attacks can break through an opponent’s guard by selecting Pertinacity.
Dominance
Dominance will augment your knockdown power, which plays in well with several of the skills listed here that are all about toppling enemies.
That concludes our study of the sword swings that make up the Warrior’s skills and augments. For more on tackling the wild world of Dragon’s Dogma 2 and becoming the legendary Arisen that all your pawns praise you as, keep your eyes on Rock Paper Shotgun as we delve into all the other Vocations of this epic adventure. You can start with our deep dive into the magickal ways of the Mage, the smooth firing of the Archer, the sword and shield tactics of the Fighter, or the shifty dagger action of the Thief. For more advanced vocations, check out our guide to the extreme magick of the Sorcerer.
