ApprenticeTier SDanger 5Build #1
Apprentice portrait

Ethereal Elemental Executioner

This build focuses on maximizing the Apprentice's strengths in elemental damage while utilizing high-range weapons to effectively deal with the hordes of enemies and elites found in Danger 5. The plan is to keep distance while applying burn damage and maximizing leveling potential to dominate waves and bosses alike.

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Scythe icon
Scythe icon
Wand icon
Wand icon
Chainsaw icon
Blunderbuss icon

Score

95

Difficulty

hard

Why This Build Exists

This is the current primary version of the strategy for this character.

Weapons

Scythe icon
2x ScythecoreTier 4

The Scythe provides high damage with a great scaling factor for elemental damage while inflicting AoE effect, making it a prime weapon for crowd control and dealing with elite mobs in Danger 5.

Wand icon
2x WandcoreTier 4

Complements the elemental damage focus of the build and helps deal burning damage, leveraging the Apprentice's leveling through elemental stacks effectively.

Chainsaw icon
1x ChainsawsupportTier 4

Though slower, it has great scaling potential and synergizes well with the Scythe in terms of providing burst damage on close waves, picking off any remaining foes after AoE effects.

Blunderbuss icon
1x BlunderbusssupportTier 4

Allows for increased damage when mobs are in close proximity, helping mitigate crowd control threats and assisting boss damage when necessary.

Main Items

Alien Magic icon
Alien Magichighmedium value

Boosts max HP and HP regeneration, directly compensating for the Apprentice's inherent lack in these aspects while enhancing damage potential.

Frozen Heart icon
Frozen Hearthighmedium value

Increases elemental damage while providing a crit chance boost, essential for maximizing overall damage output.

Alien Eyes icon
Alien Eyesmediumhigh value

Provides extra damage mitigation through extra projectiles, enhancing the potential for both survivability and crowd control.

Blood Leech icon
Blood Leechmediummedium value

A necessary counter to the Apprentice's HP attrition while boosting damage output for every enemy killed, helpful in the later game.

Clover icon
Cloverlowlow value

While providing a solid luck boost, it can help increase materials obtained, which can further help in future rolls and acquiring necessary items.

Upgrade Focus

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Max HP

To counteract the inherent squishiness of the Apprentice, increases longevity in fight.

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Elemental Damage

To amplify the elemental effects from the Wand and overall damage potential against bosses.

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Attack Speed

Enhances the rapid burst potential of melee weapons allowing the Apprentice to clear waves more effectively.

Early Game

Focus on farming materials with the initial waves and leveling quickly with the Quarterstaff. Prioritize upgrading the Scythe and Wand to create a strong core for elemental damage and allow for crowd control with the high attack speed.

Mid Game

Aggressively engage elites but maintain mobility. Utilize the acquired items to cement the strat of maximizing elemental damage and ensure survivability through the boost in HP.

Late Game

For waves 16-20, utilize the Scythe to slow down both bosses with empowered elemental effects while keeping your distance. The build can effectively manage the boss pressure by combining ranged elements to damage and crowd control with robots firing projectiles.

Build Reasoning

The Scythe deals with large enemies quickly while maximizing elemental damage, while the Wand maintains a consistent flex of fire damage that scales for each upgrade making for an efficient power creep during the match.

Why This Build Wins

  • High elemental damage scaling and bonus from leveling, complementing the weapons used and increasing survivability.
  • The focus on maximizing max HP and HP regeneration aligns well with the risk-reward of engaging close enemies.

Danger 5 Notes

Additional elite spawns and increased pressure require strategic positioning to avoid damage; utilize both max HP and regeneration to sustain in boss fights.

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