Hey guys welcome to my Pillars of Eternity 2 min/max item and build guide! Today im going to be showcasing a build which mixes Devoted(Fighter) with Soul Blade(Cipher). The build is built around
stacking up focus quickly by using the Devoteds ablities then dumping focus with Soul Annihalation to instantly kill a target. This synergizes well with the fighter stance Mob Stance which gives you a
free instant attack every time you kill someone with a melee attack, which will in turn give you more focus to use Soul Annihalation again. The Pollaxe Wahai Poraga makes you cleave the 4 closest targets to you, which will help you quickly build up a ton of focus. When there are fewer mobs left you can switch to Lord Darryn's Voulge for better single target dps. Devoted scales very well with accuracy, +crit chance and +crit damge, so all your Gear and Abilties are built around trying to maximize your dps.

• Might - 17
  
• Constitution - 8
  
• Dexterity - 18
  
• Perception - 21
  
• Intellect - 10
  
• Resolve - 4

Intellect affects your buffs and CC duration so better to get that then Resolve. Iron Will (+15 Will) from Cipher helps out abit on the poor Will defense of the build.

Hearth Orlan - Minor Threat:10% of Hits converted to Crits

• Level 1: Disciplined Barrage/Mind Wave
  
• Level 2: Knock Down
  
• Level 3: Iron Will
  
• Level 4: Fighter Stances/Draining Whip
  
• Level 5: Two Handed Style
  
• Level 6: Confident Aim
  
• Level 7: Penetrating Strike/Hammering Thoughts
  
• Level 8: Disciplined Strikes
  
• Level 9: Mule Kick
  
• Level 10: Charge/Greater Focus
  
• Level 11: Weapon Specialization
  
• Level 12: Hold the Line
  
• Level 13: Mob Stance/Keen Mind
  
• Level 14: Armored Grace
  
• Level 15: Uncanny Luck
  
• Level 16: Clear Out/Improved Critical
  
• Level 17: Overbearing Guard
  
• Level 18: Reaping the Whirlwind
  
• Level 19: Power Strike/Echoing Horror
  
• Level 20: Unbreakable

Active:

Max Athleticism for Second Wind

Civic:

Max History if you are going The Giftbearer's Cloth

Pollaxe

• Massive AoE damage
  
• Really strong burst single target dmg with Soul annhilation
  
• Strong single target dmg when swapping weapon
  
• Lots of engagement slots, + recovery speed synergy with Mob Stance
  
• Some CC

Not tanky enough to be solo frontliner
Can accidentally cleave your frontliners if you are not careful with Wahai Poraga
Low Resolve but Iron Will (+15 will) helps a lot for the low will defense

Armored Grace (Fighter talent) is very misleadingly worded. Without going into the math Miscreant's Leather recovery speed will be reduced to 0%. Heavier armors does benefit slightly more %-wise from armored grace but not by so much that you should select an inferior armor.
Reckless Brigandine (55% recovery time) does have good synergy with your engagement slot stacking so it is a viable alternative when you need to be more tanky.
Soul Annihalations Raw damage only gets hit by the first target from AoEs, which helps focus the damage to kill the target to proc Mob Stance's free attack.
You can swap to Lord Darryn's Voulge when there are fewer enemies left, so you dont cleave your teammates with Wahai Poraga.
You can definitely use other weapon types then Pollaxes if you want, but 2 handers are recommended since fighter attacks/soul annhilation are Primary attacks (Only attacks with main weapon) Blade of the Endless Paths (Estoc)is a good alternative since it offers reduced recovery time, 15% more crit dmg enchant and additional accuracy which synergizes nicely with Devoted Soul class bonus. https://pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com/Blade_of_the_Endless_Paths_(Deadfire)
Edit: If wearing Miscreant's Leathers with Armored Grace having dogs as pets won't reduce your armor recovery further because its already at 0.

• Weapon 1: Wahai Poraga [pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] - Reckless Cyclone: Standard Attack AoE hits primary target and up to +3 additional targets, friend or foe At Blade's Reach: -20% Melee Damage Received for 2s on launching attack
  
• Weapon 2: - Lord Darryn's Voulge [pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] (only upgrades to superb) Bolting Strikes: 10% Chance on Hit with weapons to activate Lightning Strikes Static Thunder: On Hit, applies a stacking effect to an enemy. On Crit, all enemies in an AoE will lose all stacks and take +10 Shock damage for every stack.Minor Spellbind: Ball Lightning: Grants Ball Lightning (Druid spell) (1 per rest)

• Helm 1 - Falcon's Wings: 15% of incoming Hits converted to Grazes from Ranged weapons. Raptor's Grip: -10% Recovery time with two-handed Melee weapons. [pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com]
• Helm 2 - Blackened Plate Helm [pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Pallid Countenance: +1 enemies Engaged, +1 Intellect, +1 Perception
  
• Neck 1 - Precognition [pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Heads, I Win: -75% Crit Damage taken Tails, You Lose: +25% Crit Damage given
  
• Neck 2 - Claim and Refusal [pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] +10% Damage taken from melee attacks, +15% Damage with melee attacks
  
• Chest 1 - Miscreant's Leathers [pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Deft Motion: -10% Recovery time, +8 Reflex.
  
• Chest 2 - Reckless Brigandine [pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] +5% Action Speed in Melee. Increases with targets Engaged, +1 enemies Engaged
  
• Ring 1 - Chameleon's Touch [pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Versatile: Gives +1 to an Attribute and a Skill determined by the User's class.
  
• Ring 2 - Entonia Signet Ring [pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Inviolate: +3 Defenses per engagement (stacks 5 times), +2 Diplomacy
  
• Boots - Boots of the Stone [pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] +1 Dexterity, +1 Resolve, Resistance to Might afflictions.
  
• Boots 2 - Bounding Boots [pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Grants Leap (2 per rest).
  
• Belt 1 - The Maker's Own Power [pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Reforge the flesh; The wearer transforms into a stationary pillar of steel, reducing incoming damage and restoring health
  
• Belt 2 - The Undying Burden [pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Dig Deep: +1 Athletics Grit: Incoming weapon damage reduced as health is lost (max of-10% to damage) Of Constitution: +2 Constitution
  
• Gloves - Gatecrashers [pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Slugger: +2 Might, 50% chance to knock targets down on Critical Hit Reeling Blow: Cone attack that pushes and stuns target (2 per rest)
  
• Cloak 1 - The Giftbearer's Cloth [pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Hidden Depths: +1 Quick Item Slots, +1 Weapon Sets Steward of Memories: +5 All Defences except Deflection ( Increases with History skill)
  
• Cloak 2 - Violet Redemption [pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com] Rebuttal in Blood: When Critically Hit in melee, negate wearer's next Recovery. Pernicious Retribution: While stationary, receiving melee weapon Hits grants 3% melee Damage (Stacks 5 times), While stationary, melee weapon Hits grant a stacking 3% melee Action Speed bonus (Stacks 5 times)
  
• Pet - Pet - Nalvi (Dog): Reduce recover Penalty for armor (varies by type) - Party Wide

• Mouth Char: Mouth Char -5% damage taken, +15% melee damage dealt for 180 sec
  
• Deadeye: +5 Accuracy, 15% chance to Interrupt on scoring hit for 180 sec
  
• Potion of Perfect Aim: % Missses to Grazes / Grazes to Hits / Hits to Crits conversion

• Wahai Poraga - Reckless Cyclone: Standard Attack AoE hits primary target and up to +3 additional targets
  
• Penetrating Strike - The fighter strikes their target with devastating force, gaining significant additional Penetration during the attack
  
• Mob Stance - The fighter changes to a more aggressive stance, apt for handling groups of enemies. While in this stance the fighter's kills with a melee weapon will trigger an instant AoE weapon attack on all enemies around the fighter. (Mob Stance) - Each nearby enemy reduces the fighter's recovery time between attacks.
  
• Soul Annhilation - A soul enhanced melee strike that consumes the cipher's remaining power pool and converts it into Raw damage on the target.
  
• Draining Whip - +20% Damage with weapons, +100% Focus Gain
  
• Power Strike - Strike an enemy with a powerful melee attack, dealing high damage and Stuning them. Foes behind the enemy are Staggered and take Raw damage.
  
• Mule Kick - A powerful attack that knocks enemies into the air and then Prone, leaving them disoriented
  
• Clear out - Swweps the fighter's melee weapon in a large arc, making a Primary Attack on each foe and knocking them back and Prone.

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