KingTier ADanger 5Build #2
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Tier IV Blade Brawler

This build emphasizes fast-paced melee combat with Tier IV weapons while prioritizing survivability through health boosts and damage output. The strategy involves maintaining high attack speed and damage output to overwhelm waves 11-18, with robust healing mechanics for sustainability in the intense boss fights in wave 20.

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Captain's Sword icon
Captain's Sword icon
Excalibur icon
Excalibur icon
Chainsaw icon
Chainsaw icon

Score

85

Difficulty

hard

Why This Build Exists

This build shifts from a focus on multiple Tier IV weapons to a balanced mix of Tier IV blades that enhance attack speed and damage while simultaneously increasing health through item synergies.

Weapons

Captain's Sword icon

Alternates between thrusting and sweeping attacks, maximizing damage with a potential leap in power. Its synergy with King's bonus for having Tier IV weapons increases both attack speed and damage.

Excalibur icon
2x ExcaliburcoreTier 4

With alternation between thrust and sweep attacks, its high damage output solidifies its role as a core weapon. Excalibur also benefits from King’s bonuses for maximum attack power and speed throughout the waves.

Chainsaw icon
2x ChainsawcoreTier 4

Provides solid damage output with the ability to deal extra damage based on enemy current health, crucial for handling the tougher enemies found in Danger 5.

Main Items

Acid icon
Acidhighhigh value

With +8 Max HP, strengthens survivability which is vital in higher danger levels.

Alien Baby icon
Alien Babyhighhigh value

+15 Max HP ensures that King can sustain through heavy damage phases, crucial for survival in Danger 5.

Axe icon
Axemediummedium value

Boosts melee damage and attack speed, synergizing with the build's focus on melee combat.

Blood Leech icon
Blood Leechmediummedium value

Axel's life steal and HP regeneration benefits enhance survivability, essential for absorbing damage during chaotic encounters.

Carnivorous Plant icon
Carnivorous Plantmediummedium value

Generates healing upon damaging enemies, which is crucial to withstand waves 11-18 and helps during boss encounters.

Upgrade Focus

Max HP icon

Max HP

Survivability is paramount in Danger 5, and boosting maximum health helps sustain through heavy damage.

Attack Speed icon

Attack Speed

Increasing attack speed maximizes the effectiveness of weapon damage and allows for quicker engagements with enemies.

Damage icon

Damage

Boosting overall damage contributes directly to defeating enemies more rapidly, especially in boss fights.

Early Game

Focus on acquiring items that enhance luck and survivability, like Acid and Alien Baby, while securing weapons from shops that amplify melee damage and speed. Aim to capitalize on resources to strengthen the damage output.

Mid Game

From waves 8-15, prioritize health upgrades and keep stacking weapons to reinforce the build’s combos and damage output, utilizing the added damage from Acid and Blood Leech to sustain against the ramping enemy density.

Late Game

From waves 16-20, switch to a survival mentality by heavily utilizing healing items while combating the dual bosses. Engage enemies with high-damage blades like the Chainsaw and Excalibur to maintain offensive pressure.

Build Reasoning

By focusing on Tier IV weapons, the total DPS output is increased significantly. Each weapon slot is effectively utilized to maximize attack speed and damage, making the King extremely powerful while navigating through tougher waves and handling bosses effectively.

Why This Build Wins

  • The synergy between Captain's Sword and Excalibur creates a powerful melee top-tier weapon set that leverages King's bonuses for enhanced attack speed and damage.
  • Items like Acid and Alien Baby provide extra health, ensuring the build can withstand heavy damage from elite enemies and bosses.

Danger 5 Notes

Danger 5 introduces strong elite and boss mechanics, necessitating a stronger focus on health and damage management. The increased enemy health and damage significantly shifts the survival paradigm toward maintaining high damage output and maximizing health regeneration.

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