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Melee with an axe at Combat Level 25

The strongest gear you can wear at your level, from everything on the wiki: judged by damage per attack (the weapon, its damage bonuses and crits), how often energy lets you attack, and survivability. Rolls count at the middle of their range unless you set your own. Put your own piece in any slot and the planner builds the rest around it; save it to keep it and share it.

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Combat Skill

Class

Weapon

Combat levelMarks: a new melee set unlocks

Level

Focus

Armour

Leviahide ×3 · Alpha Boar Mask

HelmetAlpha Boar MaskEpic · Lv 10 · Drop

Slash +8.2–11.2%Aura +8–10.4%Base Def 72.9–95.1Max Health +15.1–20%Slash Defense 72.4–95.6

Augments

Slot 1

Slot 2

Needs an Armor Transmogger V2 to open.

Other pick: Leviahide Helmet (Lv 25: −5% survivability)

ChestplateLeviahide ChestplateRare · Lv 25 · Smithing 20

Slash +7–9.8%Blunt +7–9.8%Crit Dmg +8–12%Base Def 84–126Health 12.5–15

Augments

Slot 1

Slot 2

Needs an Armor Transmogger V2 to open.

Other pick: Hardened Clay Chestplate (Lv 8: −5% damage, +6% survivability)

LeggingsLeviahide LeggingsRare · Lv 25 · Smithing 20

Slash +7–9.8%Blunt +7–9.8%Crit Dmg +8–12%Base Def 84–126Health 12.5–15

Augments

Slot 1

Slot 2

Needs an Armor Transmogger V2 to open.

Other pick: Mercenary Leggings (Lv 18: −2% damage, −10% survivability)

BootsLeviahide BootsRare · Lv 25 · Smithing 20

Slash +7–9.8%Blunt +7–9.8%Crit Dmg +8–12%Base Def 84–126Health 12.5–15

Augments

Slot 1

Slot 2

Needs an Armor Transmogger V2 to open.

Other pick: Mercenary Boots (Lv 18: −2% damage, −10% survivability)

Weapon, core and accessories

One of each; rings twice

Weapon

CyclaxeLv 24 · Smithing 27 · 6 energy an attack · ability 8Slash Damage 21.6–25.9 · Base Defense +15–20% · ability Fleshy MessOther pick: Gladiator Axe (Lv 17: −12% damage, −9% survivability)

Its augments

Slot 1

Slot 2

Needs a Weapon Transmogger V2 to open.

Class core

Swordsman Class CoreArtisan 0Slash +20% · ability Turmoil Slash

Ring

Rotten RingRare · Lv 25 · DropBase Defense +20–25%Other pick: Stone Ring (Lv 0: −3% survivability)

Ring

Rotten RingRare · Lv 25 · Drop · the same ring twiceBase Defense +20–25%

Amulet

Eye PatchRare · DropCrit Dmg +29.2–48.4%Other pick: Dungeoneer's Amulet IV (Lv 0: −3% damage)

GlovesThe 8 gloves on the wiki are for gathering, not combat.

Greaves

Windstorm GreavesLv 25 · Artisan 30Energy Regen 0.4–0.6 · Speed 15–20 · ability WhirlwindOther pick: Greaves of Dashes (Lv 3: much the same)

Weapons are compared by damage per attack and how often energy lets them attack; how fast each kind swings is not known yet.

Elixirs

Suggested: every one that helps, at its top level

Vital Elixir II 6/6+18% survivability

Vital Elixir 5/5+15% survivability

Lamina Elixir 5/5+6% damage

Aegis Elixir 5/5+5% survivability

Aegis Elixir II 5/5+5% survivability

Lethum Elixir 5/5+1% damage

Anemo Elixir 5/5+5 Max Energy

Celer Elixir 5/5+10 Speed

Vigor Elixir 5/5+10% Health Regen

Build totals

From every piece's lowest roll to its highest, with the elixirs

Damage per attack crits averaged in41.5–54.4

Attack speed kept up 6 energy an attack, 10.5 regained a second125%

Survivability health × defence1,618–2,539

Slash damage weapon, per hit21.6–25.9

Slash Damage+59.2–70.6%

Armour 34.9 · Core 20 · Elixirs 10

Crit Damage+63.2–94.4%

Amulet 38.8 · Armour 30 · Elixirs 10

Blunt Damage+21–29.4%

Aura Damage+8–10.4%

Base Defense374.9–523.1 +55–70%

Max Health+92.5–100 +15.1–20%

Health Regen+10%

Max Energy+5

Energy Regen+0.4–0.6

Speed+25–30

Slash Defense198.4–284.6

Blunt Defense197.9–284.1

Ranked by damage kept up and survivability, at the middle of each roll. Before gear it assumes 5% crit chance, +50% crit damage, 100 health and 10 energy regained a second; every normal attack uses the weapon's attack energy (top left of its tooltip). Set bonuses and what abilities do are not counted.

Abilities and passives

Fleshy Mess weapon8 energy

Turmoil Slash class core50 energy

Whirlwind greaves35 energy