Drop Intelligence to 0. You are not a mage. You are a wall.
Specifically the best choice for fighting due to its 80% chip damage. Deepwoken Wiki Hivelord's Hubris best heavy weapon build deepwoken
If you want to win the trading game, control the battlefield, and look absolutely terrifying while doing so, you go . Drop Intelligence to 0
The talent selection is what truly separates a good build from a meta-defining one. "Exoskeleton" is a non-negotiable for the extra physical armor. Beyond defense, you must focus on posture-breaking talents. "Concussion" and "Skullcrusher" allow your M1s to become genuine threats, forcing the enemy to parry perfectly or lose their entire posture bar in two hits. Combining these with "Conditioned Runner" ensures that even if you take damage during a trade, you have the passive regeneration to stay in the fight longer than your opponent. Specifically the best choice for fighting due to
Light weapon users (Dagger, Fist) will try to stay inside your swing arc.
To make a heavy build viable, you must mitigate the "startup lag" of your swings. Hyper-Armor Talents: