Runeblade Vanguard

Warrior / Rogue / Magician

An armored front, a melee striker, and arcane power behind them.

Tier D Score 65 Specialist / group build

Role coverage

Tank
76%
Heal
0%
DPS
95%
Utility
33%
Not a natural D4 raider yet. To make higher-difficulty content comfortable it would want to add healing. It can still shine at lower difficulty, for leveling, or with a well-geared player driving it.

Strengths & watch-outs

✔ Strengths
  • A real plate tank (Warrior) to hold aggro and eat the big hits.
  • Heavy damage output, fights end fast.
  • You bring a slow, the single most valuable tool against tough single targets.
  • A pet (Magician) adds a second body to off-tank, add damage, or pull.
⚠ Watch-outs
  • No healing at all, you'll lean on potions, careful play, and killing things before they kill you.

How it plays

Lead with Warrior to grab and hold aggro while the fight sets up. Rogue carries most of your damage; focus-fire one target down rather than spreading hits. With no healer in the set, potions and pacing are your lifeline, don't overpull. Land your slow early on tough targets, it does more for survival than any burst.

Suggested AA focus

From your Warrior
Flurry, Chance for up to 2 extra main-hand attacks.
Warcry, Group fear immunity, 10s per rank.
From your Rogue
Unbound Lethality, Innate poison damage.
Escape, NPCs forget you; go invisible when out of combat.
From your Magician
Improved Familiar, Summons a stronger familiar.
Elemental Pact, Pet-summon reagents are not consumed.

Signature class abilities worth prioritizing. Plan the full board on the AA guide, or wire it into a saved build in the Forge.

Gear direction

This trio wears Plate, Leather and Cloth. Stack AC and HP on your tank first. Melee want haste and DEX (for procs) once the basics are covered. Casters and priests want mana, their casting stat, and any focus effects. See the gear-by-class guide and weapon guide for the specifics.

The score is a role-coverage rating (tank, healing, damage, utility), the same math the Build Forge uses. The tier layers in endgame readiness: S-tier is reserved for D4-ready builds (a tank, healing, and a slow), so an elite all-rounder that lacks a slow tops out at A. A lower tier doesn't put D4 out of reach, though, gear, resists, and +10 upgrades close the gap; the tier just reflects how much the build does for you out of the box. It's a model, not live parse data, so treat tiers as a starting point and confirm what works in-game. The level cap is 50.

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