Leveling Builds — Hero Siege Builds
From level 1 to endgame. Beginner-friendly builds that carry you through the campaign. Sorted by rating — S tier first.
Leveling Builds
From level 1 to endgame. Beginner-friendly builds that carry you through the campaign. Shown below are all builds rated for leveling, sorted by rating (S first).
Age of Proliferation
S9 S-tier starter that summons illusions which multiply and swarm enemies. Chronomancer tree build with Age of Proliferation available at level 1. At level 48, Temporal Heroes summons legendary heroes to fight alongside you.
Blood & Bone
A do-it-all caster that leverages multicasting and high spell critical strikes to deal devastating AoE and single-target damage. Blood Surge + Bone Fragments dual-tree setup.
Orb of Frost
Flood the screen with freezing projectiles that chain-react, keeping enemies at a distance. Orb of Frost launches frozen orbs dealing AoE cold damage; icicles split into smaller projectiles on first hit.
Explosive Kunai
The fastest and most lethal speed-farming build in S9. S9 buff: Intelligence scaling increased to 9x; 'Split up' mechanic boosted from 2% to 8% per point. Built around Int-scaled kunai explosions.
Bolts
Three-phase lightning caster: Charged Bolts levels you early, Storm Cloud carries mid-game without full gear, Lightning Surge dominates endgame AoE farming.
Sand Gush
Desert warrior centered around Sand Gush for excellent mobility and AoE. S9 buff: damage scaling increased from 13 to 15 per skill point.
Odin's Fury
Norse warrior with powerful AoE hammer slam and shockwave effects. Tanky melee powerhouse with massive single-hit AoE damage.
Anchor Swing
Easy-to-play AoE melee. S9 buffs: damage scaling 9.5->18 per point; Intelligence scaling 7.5%->8.25% per point. 'Dad-friendly' starter build.
Honed Defenses
Heavy armor tank built around Honed Defenses that stacks massive amounts of armor. Extremely durable melee with high offense pressure while maintaining massive HP pool.
Lightning
Lightning-based ranged build with chain lightning mechanics. Amazon's strongest A-tier option. Chains lightning attacks across enemies for AoE clearing.
Lightning Fury
Holy warrior channeling chain lightning. Lightning Fury chains attacks across enemies for massive AoE clearing. Natural tankiness with self-healing capability.
Flicker Strike
High-mobility teleport-strike build that snaps from enemy to enemy with massive burst damage. Dual setup recommended: Clear Setup for AoE mobility, Single Target Setup for Mosh Pit/bosses.
Black Hole
Zone-control caster that pairs Black Hole with Lunar Orbit for incredible area-clearing potential. Deletes entire packs while gliding around the entire map.
Gunner Drones
Automated drone combat. Gunner Drones spawn orbiting gunner drones that deal automated damage. Laid-back leveling; insane late-game damage scaling.
Bullet Hell
Barrage of projectiles overwhelms enemies. Damage formula scales with projectile count, which itself scales with attack speed. Insane clear speed endgame.
Viking
Pyromancer
Marksman
Pirate
Nomad
Redneck
Necromancer
Samurai
Paladin
Amazon
Demon Slayer
Demonspawn
Shaman
White Mage
Marauder
Plague Doctor
Shield Lancer
Jötunn
Illusionist
Exo
Butcher
Stormweaver
Bard