#Aegis of Vaazkar, the Infernal Protector

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winged spear
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Do you need pure tanking & survivability for your team? Look no more! You will NEVER die if played properly.

Weapons

  • Base Weapon Enchants

Sharpness VI, Smite VI, Critical Hit III, Guarding Strike III, Radiance II, Freezing I

  • Excalibur
  • Caelestis, Hearthflame

Runefused Gem: Greater Shielding
Netherfused Gem: Renewed

  • Vaazkar, Protector of the Molten City

Reflective Defenses II, Retribution III, Shield Bash III, Vigor III

Armor (Sapphire Set)

  • Base Enchants (All Pieces)

Protection V, Magic Protection V

  • Helmet

Multi-Roll VI, Aqua Affinity, Respiration VI

  • Chestplate

Acrobat IX, Cowardice III, Icy Thorns I, Frenzied IV

  • Leggings

Swift Sneak IV, Deflect III

  • Boots

Depth Strider VII, Longfooted VII, Swiftfooted IV

Upgrades

  • Trims: Netherite-Diamond
  • Smithing: 1x Etyr Ingot, 3x X'al, the Faceless Eye

Reforging

  • Excalibur: +30% Physical Dmg, +0.1 Crit Chance
  • Vaazkar & Diamond Armor (pre-Sapphire): +4 Armor, +2 Toughness, +5% Speed, +50% Durability

Trinkets

  • Backpack: Creeper Backpack
  • Charm: Bursting Vitality II / Totem of Undying
  • Spellbook: Oath of Defiance
  • Hat: Drinking Hat (any)
  • Necklace: Sentinel's Amulet
  • Back: Banner of Undying
  • Hands: 2x Turtle Bracer / Amethyst Bracer
  • Rings: 2x Juggernaut Band
  • Belt: Crystal Heart
  • Thighs: Thigh Highs
  • Shoes: Usain Bolt Socks / Steadfast Spikes

DPS rotation & setup

  • Drink Apple Wine for Resistance III
  • Swap to Caelestis / Hearthflame, activate Bone Armor to taunt
  • Swap to Excalibur, cast Bolster constantly, swing
  • Use Hearthflame to keep bosses close and be immortal!
  • Cast Defiant Stance for more healing, cast Inexorable for even more
  • Repeat

Tips

  • Use Vaazkar and cast Caelestis' ability as needed
  • Keep totems in your hotbar for quickswaps if you need to
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Progression Guide

Armor Progression

You can craft every set listed here.

  • Plate Armor

Good very early game set. Upgrade to Diamond whenever possible.

  • Diamond Armor

Your next upgrade.

  • Netherite ---> Netherite-Diamond Armor

Go through all of the Advanced Netherite armors. You will need a Netherite upgrade template and a Netherite ingot for each piece, totaling 20 of each.

  • Sapphire Armor (Mythic Upgrades)

The best armor for tanking. Gives the Damage Deflection III set bonus, which allows you to deflect 30% of incoming damage and only take the other 70%.

Weapon Progression

  • Early Game
    Focus on one handed weapons that can cast spells w/spellbooks. Good options you can craft include:
  • Spears (Simply Swords)
  • Maces (Paladins & Priests)
  • Any sword or weapon that fits the criteria
    Craft Kite shields instead of regular ones.
  • Mid Game:
    Keep upgrading your shield until you get to a Ruby Kite Shield (Aeternium has the exact same stats and is more expensive). You will use this shield until the endgame. USE A HARDENING CATALYST ASAP! Mobs hit super hard, and at max level, a regular zombie can break it in a little over 10 hits.
    Raid an Ancient City to get Echo Shards, and craft Excalibur (Marium's Soulslike Weaponry)
    Start looking for Caelestis as well as Hearthflame.
  • End Game
    The only upgrade left is upgrading to Vaazkar. Defeat the Eldritch Eye and combine a Molten Core, the Ruby Kite Shield and Essence of Glory in a smithing table.

Pro Reforging tip

  • Reforge tier stays after upgrading an item in the smithing table but not the crafting table, meaning that it's better to reforge low tier gear to later upgrade it (This includes your artifact!).
leaden sleet
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Just call it "rotation" what dps is there tspmo

winged spear
wary crystal
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Reflective damage is buns

winged spear
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😭

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This is a tank build anyways 🥀

wary crystal
wary crystal
winged spear
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Of course????

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Its not meant to deal good damage

wary crystal
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You said it wasn’t bad, I said it was bad.

jagged steeple
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good and bad are 1) completely subjective here and 2) not a binary thing, something being not bad is not the same as being particularly good

winged spear
jagged steeple
winged spear
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just updated the build + added progression guide👍

untold rover
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frigid basalt
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@winged spear what are the best enchants for kite shield?

winged spear
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Vigor reflective defs and don't remember what else lol

frigid basalt
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Thanks

frigid basalt
winged spear
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Yess 100%

neon skiff
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why are proj prot and fire prot not good?

frank bough
neon skiff
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i see

past garnet
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this reforge stuff is making me tweak i swear

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like

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are you sure excalibur can have those specific reforge specs lol

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also the Usain Bolt socks dont exist lol

frank bough
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there's a video on how to do that

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!youtube

lucid notchBOT
winged spear
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That changed in last version, forgot to update my guides xd

tacit spindle
frank bough
tacit spindle
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ok, i enchant the armor like the build, i still have 2 slot on the helmet, 1 on the chestplate and 3 on leggins, what i should put in?

winged spear
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Choose

tacit spindle
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Do i also Need fire/projectile prot?

jagged steeple
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nah, just get Deflect and a magma cube backpack

tacit spindle
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And berserker fury Is good for tanks?

jagged steeple
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Nah berserkers fury makes you take more damage I wouldn't use it unless you're going for more of a berserker/warrior playstyle

tacit spindle
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So i really dont know what to put in the remaining enchant slot

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Rn im at work, when i finish i Will check the enchants

winged spear
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Icy thorns / burning @tacit spindle

tacit spindle
tacit spindle
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and why i need corruption for this build? (xal necklace)

winged spear
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Gives you more stacks of bone armor which gives u more armor

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And the taunt/weakness lasts more

tacit spindle
winged spear
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just updated this

zenith plover
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Would regular thorns be good on the armor?

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And life leech on Excalibur and the others

winged spear
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yea sure

zenith plover
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What about the other prots

winged spear
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other prots do not protect more towards their specific protection type

zenith plover
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Bruh

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Ok ty

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Ok final question what would be a good enchanting setup to get all the necessary enchants? Like should I just do the villager method or max enchanting setup with library of Alexandria?

winged spear
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i personally grind some enchants with villagers first and then i grind out my enchanting setup

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dont need anything crazy tbh, a setup to have rare enchants and another to have common ones is required tho

zenith plover
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Alr tysm

winged spear
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np

zenith plover
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how do you get higher levels of retribution?

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i can only get lvl one

winged spear
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Pretty sure max is 3

rocky frigate
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Can i do a good damage as protector

winged spear
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not really

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its an unkillable tank build

rocky frigate
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Iike one shoting an enderman

winged spear
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nah

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or maybe

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with a heavy weapon, cowardice enchant and a crit

rocky frigate
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I use an ice axe

winged spear
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but u wont be dealing anything close to good damage

rocky frigate
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I just want bully my friends a little

winged spear
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ehh

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yeah do as u wish

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but this build is like the lowest damage output in prom

rocky frigate
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My friend is an Archer and he can kill me with 3 shots

winged spear
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do you have a full build

rocky frigate
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And i have netherite diamond armr with protection v

rocky frigate
winged spear
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ok yea maybe theres a reason ur getting 3 shot

rocky frigate
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I have two Jaggernat band

rocky frigate
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The archer is kinda op

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And all my gear is mythic

winged spear
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youll see as you keep playing

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but this build reaches 1.1k+ hp

rocky frigate
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With all the babbles

winged spear
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all the what

rocky frigate
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Like the rings and amulet

winged spear
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yeah

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and the gear

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and the artifact

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and the talent tree

rocky frigate
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Well my talent tree is kinda bad

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I well reset it

rocky frigate
winged spear
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u should ideally be using a weapon that lets you cast spells as well

rocky frigate
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Should i take this one?

winged spear
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you could if u want but i personally wouldnt

rocky frigate
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Like can i open all the talent tree?

winged spear
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no

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only 32 points at lvl 65

rocky frigate
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Sorry im asking a lot of questions but where can i find sapphire in the nether

winged spear
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soul sand valley

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you can click the sapphire ore in emi

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and it will give u the y level

rocky frigate
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Ohhh

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Thx man

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Should i use something else?

winged spear
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yes

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ideally, excalibur

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or a 1h sword that can cast spells

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a shield as well

cosmic hearth
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Is it easier to get the enchants by following the guide on YT about enchanting or is it better to use villagers ?

winged spear
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And then i start my enchantig setup, by farming in a blaze spawner and trading the blaze rods for emeralds

rotund temple
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Using this build for my first playthrough

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peak build

winged spear
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Glad u like it

tacit spindle
winged spear
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mention of apple wine i think

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and idk what else

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lmao

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just know its updated

jade wigeon
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bookmar

misty gulch
jagged steeple
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The ability is not why Excalibur is used

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Well, not the active ability anyway

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It's the passive it has

winged spear
sinful rampart
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What would be the best just regular one handed sword I could use, with no abilities?

winged spear
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Ruby sword

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From mythic upgrades

sinful rampart
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Even above netherite-diamond?

frank bough
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or you could use wickpiercer

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it's fast and also plays into the tank theme with totem of undying passive effect

sinful rampart
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Ohh I like it!

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And it's ability is passive right?

frank bough
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yes, you can look at it in emi

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it's one of the unique simply swords

sinful rampart
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Ah shoot that means I have to find it though right

frank bough
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yeah, or farm bosses

sinful rampart
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Well we're level 50 and just about to go after Null so could maybe farm him

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Unless Con / King would be easier?

frank bough
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eh maybe if that's feasible, but withers are easiest

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you just have to mass farm withers though

sinful rampart
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Tbh it's more just I'm annoyed that right click is bound to sword ability, blocking with shield and also the bolster ability