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The Warrior vocation in Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a testament to the enduring appeal of classic melee combat. It offers a gameplay experience rooted in physical might and battlefield control. For players drawn to the frontline, relishing the clash of steel and the thrill of withstanding the brunt of the enemy’s fury, the Warrior provides a deeply satisfying journey through the game’s rich and perilous world.

The Warrior boasts a robust physique specializing in direct combat, with the strength to endure enemy counterattacks. Warriors are masters of two-handed weapons such as the greatsword and the hammer.

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The strike that is unleashed after charging power and identifying an opening, is among the most powerful attacks of all vocations.

Warrior Overview

The WarriorvocationinDragon’s Dogma 2stands as a formidable presence on the battlefield, embodying the quintessence of brute force and resilience. As an Advanced Vocation, the Warrior elevates the combat experience for players who prefer to engage in the heart of the fray, wielding devastating two-handed weapons to control and dismantle enemy lines.

Key Features and Skill Highlights

Warriors are distinguished by their unparalleled strength and ability to wield massive weapons like greatswords and hammers, each strike resonating with the potential to alter the course of battle. This vocation thrives in direct confrontation, leveraging its robust stature to withstand retaliatory attacks while preparing to unleash its own formidable assaults.

The tactical essence of the Warrior lies in the charged attacks that, when timed and executed with precision, deliver unmatched damage. These powerful blows are not only lethal to singular formidable adversaries but also serve as effective crowd control tools, capable of repelling groups of foes with sweeping arcs and impactful strikes.

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Beyond their offensive prowess, Warriors possess an inherent capacity to stagger and topple opponents, disrupting enemy formations and creating openings for allied attacks. This ability to control the battlefield dynamics makes the Warrior an invaluable asset in team engagements, ensuring that the vocation is more than just a damage dealer but a strategic enforcer of the party’s will.

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Pros and Cons

All Warrior Weapon Skills

Description

Rending Sweep

Spins the blade with enough force to cut down foes in all directions. Can be charged prior to unleashing.

Razing Sweep

An advanced form of Rending Sweep that inflicts greater harm when fully charged.

Skyward Sunder

Jumps up and slashes upward simultaneously, swinging the blade in mid-air. Can be charged prior to unleashing.

Heavenward Sunder

An advanced form of Skyward Sunder that inflicts greater harm when fully charged.

Shouts to draw the attention of hostile targets in the vicinity.

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An advanced form of Bellow that becomes more likely to draw the attention of foes with additional button presses.

Goring Lunge

Charges forward, running targets through with the blade. Pressing the activation button again stabs forward. Striking with momentum impales foes and crashing them into walls inflicts more harm.

Ravening Lunge

An advanced form of Goring Lunge that consumes less Stamina while charging forth.

Ladder Launch

Enables the user to plant their feet and launch an ally into the air from their shoulders.

Catapult Launch

An advanced form of Ladder Launch that flings allies further and to greater heights.

Surging Strike

Leaps up and plunges down the blade using the full force of the user’s weight. Deals further strikes to smaller, flinching targets. It is employable while jumping, but more powerful when used from a height.

Diluvian Strike

An advanced form of Surging Strike that inflicts greater harm.

Gives the user a second wind, curing them of some debilitations (caught fire, frostbite, sleep, silence, and unconscious).

An advanced form of Revivify that consumes less Stamina when activated.

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Savage Lash

Channels the user’s strength into a devastating charged strike.

Indomitable Lash

An advanced form of Savage Lash that inflicts greater harm when fully charged.

Knoll Breaker

Thrusts the blade upward, delivering a solid blow that can knock targets off balance or render them unconscious. Can be charged prior to unleashing.

Mountain Breaker

An advanced form of Knoll Breaker that inflicts greater harm when fully charged.

Tidal Fury

Delivers a momentous counterattack if the user is struck at the moment of activation. Can guard against targets' strikes even should the counterattack fail.

Tidal Wrath

An advanced form of Tidal Fury that eases the counterattack’s timing, extending the duration during which it can be activated.

Gale Slash

Uses the blade’s momentum to unleash a series of weighty slashes. Swings grow faster and faster if correctly timed. Unleashes a powerful slash attack if the button is released when swinging fast enough.

Windstorm Slash

An advanced form of Gale Slash that further increases the speed of consecutive swings when timed correctly.

Arc of Might

Champion’s Fable

Channels every ounce of the user’s strength into an almighty blow. Consumes all the user’s Stamina when activated.

All Warrior Core Skills

Stonesplitter

Performs a mighty downward slash. Follows up with a powerful successive strike if it connects with a foe who has been knocked off balance.

Rushes forward, tackling the target. Though limited in range, it can force the target to flinch. The user is less likely to flinch while it is active.

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Reduces damage taken from hostile targets during a charged attack.

Breakneck Strike

Enables a charged attack to inflict greater harm by unleashing it the very instant it is fully charged.

Chain of Blows

Employs the user’s momentum to unleash an additional Mighty Sweep.

Parries a hostile target’s attack by unleashing a charged attack that can knock the target off balance.

Mighty Sweep

Sweeps in a horizontal arc. Holding the activation button turns the attack into a charged slash and makes the user less likely to flinch.

All Warrior Augments

Improves your ability to push and pull targets when grabbing hold.

Pertinacity

Improves your ability to break through an opponent’s guard.

Augments your Knockdown Power.

Intrepidity

Reduces accumulation of the loss gauge when receiving damage.

Increases your maximum Health.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 Fighter Overview: Skills, Augmentations, and More

This class caters to players who favor resilience and strategic control over the battlefield, embodying the quintessential knight.