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Dragon's Dogma 2: Best Warrior skills and augments

Best Warrior skills and augments in Dragon's Dogma 2

A selection of Warriors in Dragon's Dogma 2.
Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom

Interested in the best Warrior skills and augments in Dragon's Dogma 2? With a colossal two-handed sword at the ready, the Warrior of Dragon's Dogma 2 is a force to be reckoned with. While their inability to use shields makes them less tanky than Fighters, when it comes to severe and unforgiving damage output, a Warrior can't be beat.

Whether you're looking for info on unlocking the Warrior or simply hoping to get a better grip on this vocation's heavy charge attacks, we've got your back. In this guide, we've delved into the best Warrior skills and augments, giving you the rundown on what you need to know to make that greatsword's momentum unstoppable.

Before we begin, it's worth noting that the Warrior is an advanced vocation, and not accessible at the start of Dragon's Dogma 2. See our guide on how to unlock the Warrior for more information.

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Dragon's Dogma 2 Warrior best weapon skills

The Warrior uses an unrealistically sized greatsword or hammer - think Guts in Berserk, or perhaps Cloud in Final Fantasy VII. If you ever used the greatsword weapon in the Monster Hunter games, you'll also know what to expect. When in a casual pose, your Warrior will carry this massive weapon with a single hand against their back in the ultimate show of coolness. When battle breaks out, they'll swing it using both hands, wrecking anything in their path with truly staggering momentum.

Skyward Sunder

Skyward Sunder sees the Warrior jumping and slashing upwards at the same time, sending any enemy on the receiving end of this blow flying. This is a great starting skill for the Warrior that'll help get newbies accustomed to how this vocation plays. It creates quite an impact, clears away small foes, deals nice damage on big ones, and can be charged up for greater power, like almost all of the Warrior's skills.

A Warrior uses their Skyward Sunder skill to fly into the sky in Dragon's Dogma 2.
With Skyward Sunder, you can soar high in the sky - usually taking a monster or two with you. | Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom

Heavenward Sunder, the more advanced form of Skyward Sunder that becomes available upon ranking up this vocation, causes even greater damage once it's fully charged.

Rending Sweep

If you've ever dreamed of spinning like a top with your greatsword or hammer cleaving a path in front of you, Rending Sweep is the skill meant for you. Use it to make goblins spiral left and right in your wake or to smash the legs of any oversized boss that won't fall down easily.

A Warrior charges up their greatsword attack against two bandits in Dragon's Dogma 2.
Rending Sweep is a fantastic skill for knocking back any foes who underestimate your greatsword and dare gang up on you. | Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom

Like Skyward Sunder, this skill can be charged up to prolong the length of your spin and create a bigger impact. The more advanced version of Rending Sweep, dubbed Razing Sweep, is even more potent in the damage and spinning departments.

Goring Lunge

Goring Lunge makes the Warrior charge forward like an angry bull, running through any target in their path with their weapon. This is a pure battering ram skill, designed to slice through foes and crash them into walls. It can feel somewhat unpredictable, especially if you use Goring Lunge in enclosed spaces where there isn't much room to run. But it sure is fun to smash baddies into corners and see them ragdoll to the ground afterwards.

Knoll Breaker

With one upwards thrust, the Warrior's Knoll Breaker can knock targets off balance or leave them unconscious. Since fights against large bossess are the bread and butter of Dragon's Dogma 2, it really pays to have a reliable weapon skill that can knock the heavies over. Knoll Breaker fits the bill - just be sure to charge this one up for maximum potential, as with all Warrior skills.

Gale Slash

As the name might imply, Gale Slash is like a hurricane, with the Warrior using their weapon's momentum to slash back and forth, over and over again. Keep activating this skill with well-timed button presses and your swings will grow faster, finally culminating in one final slash that's more savage than all the ones that came before. If you like this skill, its elevated version, Windstorm Slash, is even more devastating.


Dragon's Dogma 2 Warrior best core skills

All vocations in Dragon's Dogma 2 have core skills that make up their foundations. The Warrior's abilities range from Mighty Sweep and Stonesplitter, which are your simple horizontal and vertical slashes, to the slightly more complex skills below that deserve further investigation.

Barge

Barge makes the Warrior stomp forward, smacking into whatever target's closest to them. Unlike the Warrior's wide-sweeping attacks, this ability has no range whatsoever. However, it can force a target to flinch, and is a highly useful skill to utilise in between larger attacks, ultimately setting up combos that'll make a foe fall over. You're also less likely to flinch as you're using Barge. Never let them catch you off guard!

Two Warriors hacking away at a cyclops' legs in Dragon's Dogma 2.
Barge is useful against foes big and small. With two Warriors up against this cyclops, he'll soon topple to his knees. | Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom

Bulwark

Mastering the charge of your attacks is a necessity to make it as a Warrior. If you're worried about enemies getting close and stabbing you during that charge time, Bulwark is useful, as it reduces any damage that you take during this period, helping you become the steady bulwark that your party needs.

Repulse

There are two good core skills for the Warrior that play with the vocation's charge mechanics. Breakneck Strike lets you inflict greater damage by unleashing an attack the second it's fully charged, which is good. I tend to prefer Repulse, however, which lets you parry any attacks that come your way when you're charging up. It takes expert timing, but Repulse has the added benefit of knocking a target off balance, which is always much appreciated in Dragon's Dogma 2.


Dragon's Dogma 2 Warrior best augments

If you want a passive boost to your stats in Dragon's Dogma 2, you'll need to equip augments. A Warrior would do well to make use of the following:

Pertinacity

You're going to be slashing left and right as a Warrior, never letting up in damage. Make sure that your attacks can break through an opponent's guard by selecting Pertinacity.

Dominance

Dominance will augment your knockdown power, which plays in well with several of the skills listed here that are all about toppling enemies.

That concludes our study of the sword swings that make up the Warrior's skills and augments. For more on tackling the wild world of Dragon's Dogma 2 and becoming the legendary Arisen that all your pawns praise you as, keep your eyes on Rock Paper Shotgun as we delve into all the other Vocations of this epic adventure. You can start with our deep dive into the magickal ways of the Mage, the smooth firing of the Archer, the sword and shield tactics of the Fighter, or the shifty dagger action of the Thief. For more advanced vocations, check out our guide to the greatsword swings of the Warrior, the extreme magick of the Sorcerer, the Duospear slices of the Mystic Spearhand, the crafty illusions of the Trickster, the bow spell combos of the Magick Archer, or the many weapon skills of the Warfarer.

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