Summary
That page is meant to give new Outland Players recommendations on how to start the game.
- there are nearly endless options to Build a character
- due to constant Patches and changes advanced Templates change to often to outline them here
- be welcome to Discord to discuss specific builds or just try builds ingame or on the Test Shard
Starter Builds
These are temporary, true newbie builds that can take advantage of the accelerated skill gain in newbie dungeon to get a quick start for players who don't want to macro endlessly. Get to 700 points quickly, then switch certain skills to down arrows as desired to continue advancement into a more advanced template)
Starter Dexxer Tamer (700 skill points)
- 100 Str / 100 Dex / 25 Int
Starters (advanced): 50 Magery, 49 Fencing, 1 Meditation
Training cert: 50 Animal Taming, 50 Animal Lore (Stablemaster)
Starter pets: Colossal Frog tank and 3 monitor lizards (New Player Dungeon)
Later pets: Scarab tank (Ossuary) and 3 searing lizards (Inferno)
Recommended Weapon: Kryss or War Fork
Recommended Armor: Leather or Studded
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Starter Dexxer (700 skill points)
- 100 Str / 100 Dex / 25 Int
- 70 Mace Fighting (Best personal DPS due to armor crush)
- 70 Tactics (boosts base weapon damage by 35%)
- 70 Tracking (PK visibility, +17.5% base weapon dmg)
- 70 Camping (+140 stones backpack, basic travel, +17.5% base weapon dmg)
- 70 Forensic Evaluation (extra hides/meat for $$, +17.5% base weapon dmg)
- 70 Anatomy (unlocks bandage curing, +28% base weapon dmg)
- 70 Healing (Self heals and cures)
- 70 Arms Lore (boosts armor pierce chance to 17%)
- 70 Parrying (Mitigation for physical and magical attacks)
- 70 Resisting Spells (Mitigation for magical attacks)
Starters (advanced): 50 Healing, 49 Mace Fighting, 1 Veterinary
Training Cert: 50 Resisting Spells (Mage), 50 Forensic Eval (Tanner)
Recommended Weapon: Mace, War Mace, or Maul
Recommended Armor: Platemail & Shield
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Baby Mage (700 skill points)
- 100 Str / 100 Int / 25 Dex
Starters (advanced): 50 Magery, 49 Spirit Speaking, 1 Meditation
Training Cert: 35 Inscription, 35 Alchemy (alchemist), 30 Taste ID (cook)
Preferred pets: Summoned Creatures (2 or 3 up at a time is fine) or Blade Spirits
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Starter Bard (700 skill points)
- 100 Str / 100 Dex / 25 Int
- 70 Mace Fighting (highest solo DPS due to armor pierce)
- 70 Tactics (boosts base weapon damage by 50%)
- 70 Musicianship (pre-requisite for bard skills)
- 70 Peacemaking (stuns monsters so they don't fight back)
- 70 Discordance (gives 25% damage bonus, and 50% damage bonus when mobs are also peaced)
- 70 Tracking (PK vis, +7 bard skill, +17.5% base weapon dmg)
- 70 Forensic Evaluation (+7 bard skill, +17.5% base weapon dmg)
- 70 Arms Lore (boosts chance to pierce armor to 17%)
- 70 Camping (+140 stones backpack, basic travel)
- 70 Magery (Utility & emergency heals/cures))
Starters (Advanced): 50 Magery, 49 Musicianship, 1 Mace Fighting
Training cert: 50 Peacemaking (Bard), 50 Forensic Eval (Tanner)
Recommended weapon: Mace, War Mace, or Maul
Recommended armor: Bone
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PvM Farming Templates for New Players
These are very effective, low gold cost templates which can be used to farm up the money needed to pursue other careers.
Basic Wes Furtive Peace-Paladin (700 Skill Points)
- 100 Str / 25 Int / 100 Dex
Recommended aspect: Lyric
Recommended weapon: 2H Axe
Note: Tracking will increase your damage output and warn you of approaching PKs.
Try to get a Chivalry Book asap cheap from other Players.
Swords because of the Accuracy Bonus in Swords Codex. 2h for dmg Bonus.
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Basic Summoner (700 Skill Points)
- 100 Str / 100 Int / 25 Dex
Recommended aspect: Void(Recommended) or Eldritch
Recommended armor: Leather
Note: Tracking will increase your damage output and warn you of approaching PKs.
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Bard Tamer (700 skill points)
70 taming / magery is quick in newbie dungeon.
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Prototypical PvM Dexxer Template (700 Skill Points)
- 100 Str / 100 Dex / 25 Int
Compatible Armor Aspect: Air(Recommended), Earth, Fire, Discipline
Compatible Weapon Aspect: Air, Artisan, Discipline, Any
Recommended Armor type: Platemail
Recommended Weapon Types: Mace Fighting, Archery
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PvM Pure Dexxer Templates
These are playtested pure dexxer templates which perform well from the point in which a player starts their aspect all the way to when the player starts unlocks higher tiers.
Low Aspect PVM Dexxer (700-720 skill points)
- 100 Str / 100 Dex / 25 Int
Compatible Armor Aspect: Air (Recommended), Earth, Discipline (Wrestling), Holy (Chivalry)
Compatible Weapon Aspect: Air, Artisan, Discipline, Fire Any
Recommended Armor type: Platemail
Recommended Weapon Types: Mace Fighting, Archery
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Shadow Backstabber (720 skill points)
- 100 Str / 100 Dex / 25 Int
Compatible Armor Aspect: Shadow
Compatible Weapon Aspect: Shadow, Water
Recommended Armor type: Platemail
Recommended Codex Setup: Long Shot/Maiming, Pincushion, Wild Swing, Pulverize
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Air/Earth Farmer (720 skill points)
- 100 Str / 100 Dex / 25 Int
Compatible Armor Aspect: Air (Recommended)/Earth/Discipline (Wrestler)
Compatible Weapon Aspect: Any
Recommended Armor type: Platemail
Recommended Codex Setup: Sunder, Shatter, Maiming, Pincushion, Monkey, Zen Strike
Notes: This build is a good versatile farming build.
Wrestling requires lighter armor to enable codex stance re-activation
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Advanced Swords Bleeder (720 skill points)
- 100 Str / 100 Dex / 25 Int
Compatible Armor Aspect: Air, Blood (Recommended)
Compatible Weapon Aspect: Fire, Air, Blood Artisan, Any
Recommended Armor type: Platemail
Recommended Weapon type: Any Axe
Recommended Codex Setup: Flaying, Execute
Note: This build specializes in maximizing damage dealt to bosses.
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Crafting / Mule / Worker Templates
Jack-of-All Trades
- 100 Str / 100 Dex / 25 Int
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Lumber / Miner
- 100 Str / 100 Dex / 25 Int
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There are alot of great Templates and Guides available on Youtube from various awesome Content Creators. Make sure to check them out for visual Guidance.
Garrets Testing area for Template layouts.
Starter Dexxer (700 skill points)
Strength
100
Dexterity
100
Intelligence
25
70
Tactics
70
Tracking
70
Camping
70
Forensic Evaluation
70
Anatomy
70
Healing
70
Arms Lore
70
Parrying
70
Resisting Spells
70
Starters (advanced): 50 Healing, 49 Mace Fighting, 1 Veterinary
Training Cert: 50 Resisting Spells (Mage), 50 Forensic Eval (Tanner)
Recommended Weapon: Mace, War Mace, or Maul
Recommended Armor: Platemail & Shield
Starter Dexxer (700 skill points)
Strength
100
Dexterity
100
Intelligence
25
70
Tactics
70
Tracking
70
Camping
70
Forensic Evaluation
70
Anatomy
70
Healing
70
Arms Lore
70
Parrying
70
Resisting Spells
70
Starters (advanced): 50 Healing, 49 Mace Fighting, 1 Veterinary
Training Cert: 50 Resisting Spells (Mage), 50 Forensic Eval (Tanner)
Recommended Weapon: Mace, War Mace, or Maul
Recommended Armor: Platemail & Shield