Minecraft Dungeons 2 Best Builds

Beat the Witch, then start "The Witch Revived" from her respawn stone: the rematch pays out the unique Sculker Claws, normally a final-act weapon. Pair it with the Hivemind Hardhat from the first area's quest.

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The Awesomeaxe's Strength status turns a 136 arrow into 544. Critical Quiver plus the crit-chance sandals refund arrows on crits, so ammo never runs out.

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The level-100 version of a level-50 katana build. The Pride of the Plains hits fast, adds 40% melee damage to its primary target, and the Soul Storm drop shown rolled +25% melee crit damage and +30% on all crits. Lightning Surge leaves its target with a negative status, and the crossbow's +50% against such enemies reaches the katana, which is where the 43,000 hits come from. Fighter's Flute keeps every hit a crit; the Twisted Warden Blindfold and Monstrosity Stompers each add 45% melee crit damage.

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The roll is the attack. Tumbleshot fires two arrows at 130% of a normal shot every time you roll, and it stacks: on both helmet and chestplate it fires four. The Rascal's Razor cuts roll cooldown by 40% and a levelled Armadillo Amulet by 45%. The two stack with diminishing returns, to about 70%, so you roll almost without pause. The Close Ranger doubles damage up close: one shot that hit for about 11,000 from range did 34,000 point-blank.

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Strength from the Awesomeaxe doubles every hit; Flute and Drums stack on top; the Hivemind Hardhat stretches Warding Chimes until they are nearly permanent.

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Persistence turns missing health into damage: 25% of it on the Rover Sabatons, 20% on a melee and 20% on a bow, so up to 65% stacked. Drop to one heart, which the Sift's soulfire does without killing you, then keep Warding Chimes running so nothing lands; the Hivemind Hardhat and Mad Sifter Slacks stretch them to full uptime. The Stormcaller's lightning attacks deal 25% more damage and leave targets shocked, a negative status that switches on the Scatter Crossbow's +50% to the melee. The Sigil of Beeswax raises max health, which here means more missing health and more damage.

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Built to delete an enemy with the first swing. The Dauntless Greaves add 60% against enemies at full health and his Awesomeaxe rolled another 50%, so the opening hit is the big one; the Dreamruler Cover adds 40% to the primary target, and the Twisted Warden Blindfold and Monstrosity Stompers each add 45% melee crit damage. Rolling before the swing triggers Dynamo. The 102,000 hits need the Awesomeaxe's Strength, which only arrives after a first hit lands.

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Two waves on every swing: the Spectral Spear's own sends 90% of weapon damage plus soul damage, and the Soul Blast enchantment adds a second at 75%. The rest is the crit kit the other endgame builds share: Fighter's Flute, Warrior Drums and Battle Banner, the Twisted Warden Blindfold and Monstrosity Stompers for melee crit damage, and the Sage Tunic for 40% more against wounded enemies.

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The Sculker's Bane deals soul damage on its base hit, so every "soul attacks deal more damage" roll on gear becomes melee damage: the dagger's own 20%, the Monarch Talons and Realmreacher Leggings, and the artifacts' rolls. Lightning Surge hits first, so even the opening blow lands on a weakened target, and the Monarch Talons' Bully (50% against enemies with a negative status) stacks with the same effect on the Scatter Crossbow, for 100% in total. The Dreamruler Cover adds 40% to primary targets, the Twisted Warden Blindfold 45% melee crit damage, and Thrifty Pendant, Fist of Iron and Tendrils of the Sprout stack on top. A lighter version of the same dagger reached 38,489 on the dummy on October 6.

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Each potion returns 120 souls through Bottomless Brew and two Ancient Alchemy, which pay for Flute, Drums and the Mandolin's half damage.

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Built after measuring how every buff stacks: different damage modifiers multiply, so it spreads them (finesse, sharpness, bounty hunter, critical edge) instead of doubling one.

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Every jump with the Prime Enchanter's Gauntlets lands a fire hit and a lightning hit, so the damage counts twice, and the gauntlets apply Shocked: +25% damage taken. The Harp Crossbow is never fired; it carries the modifier that adds 50% damage against enemies with a negative status, and that bonus reaches the gauntlets too.

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Shot from right next to the boss, a bow attack still counts as ranged, so the Scoundrel Blazer's 100% close-range bonus stacks with the Paragon's 30%, a 40% charged-shot roll and the Soul Corruptor Mask's 60% on charged shots. Every other piece and all three artifacts roll 20% poison damage, and the Venomous Quiver poisons the next three arrows. The Gauntlets are never swung: their +20% crit damage and +50% against full-health enemies reach the bow. In a three-player party, a single arrow has been reported passing 2 million damage. Poison is also the element to pick for bonuses against afflicted enemies: poison lands before the arrow's damage and counts, while freezing and lightning land after it and add nothing to that shot.

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WPNGauntletsBBOWParagonSHEADSoul Corruptor MaskACHESTScoundrel BlazerALEGSSoul Corruptor SashAARTVenomous QuiverARTFighter's FluteSARTWarrior DrumsSTALAmethyst LensATALThrifty PendantATALTendrils of the SproutS