Melee / 2H Build
Melee DPS (Strength)
Melee DPS (Strength)Medium armorMedium
The pure damage spread. STR 275 produces the top melee output in the game — built for spear, axe and two-handed sword mains who win fights by hitting harder than anyone else.
Attribute Spread
STR 275 yields spear/axe damage of 78 and 1H/2H sword damage of 76 — the highest melee numbers of the three reference builds. CON 185 keeps you alive; DEX stays at the floor.
Recommended Weapons
Browse full stats in the weapons database (186 weapons):
Armor Approach
Medium-to-heavy armor. You trade the tank's bludgeon defense for raw damage, so you stay mobile enough to land overheads but absorb less than a dedicated frontline.
Passive Perks
Strength-scaling output with Reaper and Strongman as the core damage perks.
Strongman 10/10
Passive perk
Man Of Steel 10/10
Passive perk
Veteran 10/10
Passive perk
Reaper
Passive perk
Breath Control
Passive perk
Athlete
Passive perk
Playstyle
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Time heavy overheads; punish whiffed blocks. Your job is damage, not soaking.
FAQ
Which weapon should a Strength build use?
Spear, axe or two-handed sword — all scale with STR. Raiderking publishes dedicated Spear, 2H-Sword and Dagger guides built off this same stat page.
How is this different from the tank?
Same idea, inverted: the 2H build maxes Strength (275) for damage and the tank maxes Constitution (275) for survivability. You hit harder; the tank lives longer.
What's the stat spread?
STR 275 / CON 185 / DEX 80 — Strength is the entire point of the build.
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Stat numbers are pre-relaunch (Feb-2023 reference guides) — the archetype logic holds, but re-verify exact figures and passive levels vs V1.5.0 and the build calculator.
Melee / 2H Build
RoleMelee DPS (Strength)
STR275
CON185
DEX80
ArmorMedium
WeaponSpear / Axe / 2H Sword
DifficultyMedium