Companion Builds

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Aloth Ranged Build

Aloth Ranged build

Recommended AI setting: Crowd Control
Recommended weapons: Rod, scepter, wand & mandatory spell book
Recommended armor: light/medium

Level 2- Chill Fog, Blast
Level 3- Bewildering Spectacle, Curse of Blackened sight
Level 4- Miasma of the Dull-Mindness, Arcane Veil
Level 5- Kalakoth's Minor Blights, Deleterious Alacrity of Motion
Level 6- Llengrath's Displaced Image, Penetrating Blast
Level 7- Confusion, Essential Phantom
Level 8- Maura's Writhing Tentacles, Marksman
Level 9- Ryngrim's Enervating Terror, Arkemyr's Wonderous Torment, Minoletta's Minor Missiles
Level 10- Malignant Cloud, Wound binding
Level 11- Citzal's Martial Power, Gaze of the Adragan, Infuse with Vital Essence
Level 12- Arcane Reflection, Dangerous Implement
Level 13- Substantial Phantom, Wall of Draining, Deleterious Alacrity of Motion
Level 14- (Doesn't really matter but picked Tayn's Chaotic Orb), Hardened Veil
Level 15- Wall of Many Colors, Caedebald's Blackbow, Paralyzing fireball if available or Confusion
Level 16- Kalakoth's Freezing Rake, for wands pick Weapon Focus Adventurer and for the warbow pick Spirit of Decay

Eder the Tank build

Eder Tank build

Recommended AI setting: Hold Ground
Recommended weapons: I like a sabre and shield personally
Recommended armor: HEAVY.

Level 2- Weapon and Shield
Level 3- Defender
Level 4- Wary Defender
Level 5- Vigorous Defense
Level 6- Hold the Line
Level 7- Overbearing Guard
Level 8- Superior Deflection
Level 9- Weapons Specialization (pick whichever one you outfit your Eder with weapons wise)
Level 10- Weapon Mastery of whatever was picked above
Level 11- Take the Hit
Level 12- Wound Binding
Level 13- Unbroken
Level 14- Weapon Focus (of your choosing)
Level 15- Triggered Immunity
Level 16- Apprentice's Sneak Attack

Durance "The Plan B" build

Durance "The Plan B" kinda sorta off tanky build

Recommended AI setting: Tbh I've found they all kinda sorta stink, so.... Aggressive is the best bet I'd imagine, then maybe support.
Recommended weapon: Sword and shield, due to inspired flame
Recommended armor: Medium/Heavy

Level 2- Weapon and Shield Style
Level 4- Cautious Attack
Level 6- Superior Deflection
Level 8- Inspired Flame
Level 9- Prayer Against Fear
Level 10- Scion of Flame
Level 11- Prayer against Infirmity
Level 12- Heart of the Storm
Level 13- Dire Blessing
Level 14- Bonus 4th Level spell
Level 15- Prayer against Bewilderment or Devotion for the Faithful
Level 16- Bonus 3rd level Spell

Kana the Bow Shooter build

Kana Shooter build

Recommended AI: Summoner
Recommended weapon: War bow
Recommended armor: medium/light

Level 2- But Reny Daret's Ghost, Ancient Memory
Level 3- Come, Come Soft Winds of Death
Level 4- White Worms Writhed, Beloved Spirits
Level 5- Sure-Handed Ila Nocked Her Arrows with Speed
Level 6- At the Sound of His Voice the Killers Froze Stiff, Marksman
Level 7- Dull the Edge Blunt the Point
Level 8- Rejoice My Commrades!, Apprentice Sneak Attack
Level 9- The Dragon Thrashed
Level 10- Oh, but Knock Not on the Door, Weapon Focus Adventurer
Level 11- Whatever the last first level spell is
Level 12- Seven Nights She waited, Secrets of Rime
Level 13- Aefyllath Ues Mith Fyr
Level 14- Their Champion Braved the Horde Alone, Interrupting Blows
Level 15- Whichever 5th level phrase you want
Level 16- The Bride Caught their Rose, Outlander's Frenzy

Sagani Build

Sagani build

Recommended AI: Aggressive
Recommended weapon: War bow
Recommended armor: medium

Level 2- Resilient Companion
Level 3- Predator's Sense
Level 4- Vicious Companion
Level 5- Vicious Aim/Driving Flight
Level 6- Weapon Focus Adventurer
Level 7- Stalker's Link
Level 8- Marksman
Level 9- Binding Roots
Level 10- Merciless Companion
Level 11- Stunning Shots
Level 12- Apprentice's Sneak Attack
Level 13- Twinned Arrows
Level 14- Outlander's Frenzy
Level 15- Defensive Bond
Level 16- Strengthened Bond

Pallegina Off-tank Build

Pallegina Off-tank build

Recommended AI: before respec Aggressive, but after support
Recommended Weapon: video suggests a weapon and shield, however I like two handed swords on her, so to each their own
Recommended armor: Heavy

Level 2- Vielo Vidorio
Level 3- Zealous Focus
Level 4- Weapon and Shield Style
Level 5- Sworn Enemy (later respec to Lay of Hands)
Level 6- Wrath of Five Suns (later choose greater lay of hands)
Level 7- Reviving Exhortation
Level 8- Superior Deflection
Level 9- Hastening Exhortation
Level 10- Critical Focus
Level 11- Reinforcing Exhortation
Level 12- Deep Faith
Level 13- Scared Immolation
Level 14- Scion of Flame
Level 15- Coordinated Attacks
Level 16- Weapon Focus (whatever you have equipped)

Hiravias Shapeshifter build

Recommended AI: Shapeshifter
Recommended weapon: Shapeshifter means use those claws, unarmed :)
Recommended armor: Medium/Heavy (not sure on that last one tbh)

Level 2- Wildstrike Shock
Level 4- Heart of the Storm
Level 6- Greater Wildstrike Shock
Level 8- Apprentice's Sneak Attack
Level 9- Nature's Mark/Nature's Vigor/Tanglefoot
Level 10- Savage Attack
Level 11- Hold Beasts
Level 12- Weapon Focus Peasant
Level 13- Purge of Toxins
Level 14- Two Weapon Style
Level 15- Wicked Briars
Level 16- Beast Slayer/Fast Runner

Grieving Mother rapier/siletto/hearths harvest build

Grieving Mother build

Recommended AI: Defensive or Damage, though I don't imagine crowd control would be bad either.
Recommended weapons: Rapiers, silettos, the hatchet Hearths Harvest & shield
Recommended armor: light/medium

Level 2- Antipathetic Field, Weapon and Shield style
Level 3- Mental Binding, Psychovampiric Shield
Level 4- Amplified Trust, Biting Whip
Level 5- Ectopsychic Echo, Puppet Master
Level 6- Recall Agony, Draining Whip
Level 7- Body Attunement, Going Between
Level 8- Phantom Foes, Weapon Focus (Noble, or whatever you use)
Level 9- Tactical Meld, Secret Horrors
Level 10- Ringleader, Vulnerable attack
Level 11- Amplified Wave, Disintegration
Level 12- Mind Plague, Apprentice's Sneak Attack
Level 13- Time Parasite, Stasis Shell
Level 14- Borrowed Instinct, Bloody Slaughter
Level 15- Defensive Mindweb, Reaping Knives
Level 16- Detonate, Superior Deflection

[WM] Devil of Caroc dual wield build

Devil of Caroc dual wield build

Recommended AI: Cautious, she's not a super tank, gotta be sort of gentle
Recommended weapons: dual wielding fast weapons (silettos, rapiers, daggers)
Recommended armor: Cannot remove her default armor, but you can enchant it some at least...

Level 2- Two Weapon Style
Level 3- Reckless Assault
Level 4- Vulnerable Attack
Level 5- Finishing Blow
Level 6- Devastating Blow
Level 7- Dirty Fighting
Level 8- Vicious Fighting
Level 9- Persistent Distraction
Level 10- Weapon Focus (whatever you have on her)
Level 11- Deathblows
Level 12- Deflecting Assault
Level 13- Sap
Level 14- Weapon Focus (whatever the second weapon on her)
Level 15- Coordinated Positioning
Level 16- Shadowing Beyond

[WM] Maneha Tanky DPS Build

Maneha Tanky DPS build

Recommended AI: Either one!
Recommended Weapon: Whatever one handed weapon you'd like and a shield
Recommended armor: Medium/Heavy

Level 2- Weapon and Shield Style
Level 3- Savage Defiance
Level 4- Vulnerable Attack
Level 5- Bloodlust
Level 6- Accurate Carnage
Level 7- Frenzy
Level 8- Superior Deflection
Level 9- Barbaric Shout/Thick-skinned
Level 10-Apprentice's Sneak Attack
Level 11- One Stands Alone
Level 12- Weapon Focus (Ruffian, or whatever you have on)
Level 13- Barbaric Retaliation
Level 14- One-Handed Style
Level 15- Dragon Leap/Echoing Shout
Level 16- Stalwart Defiance

[WM] Zahua Unarmed build

Zahua unarmed build

Recommended AI:
Recommended weapons: Unarmed
Recommended Armor: Medium

Level 2- Lesser Wounds
Level 3- Turning Wheel
Level 4- Two Weapon Style
Level 5- Swift Strikes
Level 6- Lightning Strikes
Level 7- Duality of Mortal Presence
Level 8- Apprentice's Sneak Attack
Level 9- Crucible of Suffering
Level 10- Savage Attack
Level 11- Iron Wheel
Level 12- Weapon Focus Peasant
Level 13- Long Stride
Level 14- Beast Slayer
Level 15- Resonant Touch
Level 16- Sanctifier

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