Best Character Builds for Dragon's Dogma 2
The best character vocation builds for Dragon's Dogma 2 are summarized below. Click on a character build to be directed to its guide page detailing recommended leveling route and best skills to get for each job class.
Fighter Build
The Fighter vocation is best built as a primary tank and secondary DPS character. This is to capitalize on the vocation's incredible survivability as a vanguard melee class to allow Pawn allies who excel in ranged combat to avoid being targeted as much as possible.
Best Fighter Skills and Build (Tank-DPS)
Archer Build
The Archer vocation is best built as a ranged DPS character whose specialization in fighting at a distance surpasses any other class in the game. All Augments that enhance maximum stamina and stamina recovery are essential for this build to be able to maintain offense from any range. This build also aims to get as much return from accurately targeting enemy weak points via the Lethality augment skill.
Best Archer Skills and Build (DPS)
Thief Build
The Thief vocation is best built as a mobile DPS that can use swift multi-hit dagger attacks to stack damage on targets before quickly evading retaliation. This class naturally has low HP and defense so being able to endure more hits via Augments will increase survivability. Otherwise, you can simply focus on improving DPS to take down enemies quickly before they can react.
Best Thief Skills and Build (DPS)
Mage Build
The Mage vocation is best built as a primary DPS and secondary support character, making it an incredible addition to any party. Being less likely to be targeted is among the most essential skills to grab for Mages. To be more active in battle and reduce downtime to use spells, you should also improve maximum stamina and stamina recovery speed.
Best Mage Skills and Build (DPS-Support)
Warrior Build
The Warrior vocation is belt built as a powerful bruiser with the ability to output large damage numbers while having enough tankiness to endure taking hits at close range. This build is geared towards getting in range for its primary weapon skill Indomitable Slash and for getting it off more reliably using augment skills and core skills from other vocations.
Best Warrior Skills and Build (DPS-Tank)
Sorcerer Build
The Sorcerer vocation is best built as a magic DPS powerhouse with its arsenal of wide area-of-effect (AoE) spells to easily deal with mobs in the game. Your first priority when building the Sorcerer is to gain increased stamina and stamina recovery speed to be able to cast spells continuously. Afterwards, you will want to learn all magic damage-boosting augments and core skills to get the most returns, especially against bosses.
Best Sorcerer Skills and Build (DPS)
Magick Archer Build
The Magick Archer is best built as a primary DPS and secondary support character with enough tools to fulfill both roles effectively in the party. As with most hybrid vocations, this build is extremely skill-reliant so upgrading your maximum stamina and stamina recovery speed is crucial. Afterwards, focus on getting augments that increase DPS using magic and elemental attacks.
Best Magick Archer Skills and Build (DPS)
Mystic Spearhand Build
The Mystic Spearhand vocation is best built as a primary DPS character with excellent mobility who can output both physical and magic damage at almost any range. This build benefits from augments that are more associated with spellcaster vocations because of its reliance on skills and access to a strong duospear attack that also deals magic damage.
Thanks to its hybrid damage specialty, the Mystic Vocation build also greatly benefits from the Polarity augment skill which boosts physical attack power during the day and magick attack power at night.
