Warrior/Shaman/Necro — Strength-Capped Pure Melee (~900 DPS)
Neil Springs' strength-capped pure-melee take on Warrior/Shaman/Necro — Offensive stance, Drain Soul top parse, ~900 DPS on a 60-dummy. Distinct from the Moroloan TV tank-hybrid WSN page. D2–D4.
Warrior
Shaman
NecromancerOverview
Documented from Neil Springs (existing creator; also runs Bard/Wizard/Enchanter) during the August 2026 patch era. Attribution: Community Builds — no account owns this entry. Compiled guide, not an official write-up. Primary: Warrior (stated — builds around warrior melee, str/dex cap, warrior weapons).
Pure-melee DPS with pet + slow + lifetap sustain. Dummy-tested toward the D4/CT ~2-minute boss window; difficulty target D2–D4. This is the opposite playstyle of the seeded Moroloan TV WSN (tank in Defensive, ride dots/lifetap/heals through long fights) — offensive, pure-melee, stat-capped for max hits.
Race: Unknown. Patch era: August 2026.
Stances & Invocations
Stance
Offensive
Outgoing melee damage +100%, chance to hit +25%. Every point of bonus damage consumes equal endurance (reduced by Strategy skill). Below 25% endurance the hit bonus shrinks. Crit bonus damage costs no endurance.
Warrior, Paladin, Ranger, Shadow Knight, Monk, Bard, Rogue, Beastlord, Berserker
Offensive stance for max melee output — opposite of the Defensive tank-hybrid WSN take.
Key Abilities
Warrior
| # | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Offensive stance ABILITY | Pure-melee damage frame — not Defensive |
| 2 | Warrior melee ABILITY | Pierces / slashes / cleaves / bashes — ~40k of a 160-sec parse |
Necromancer
| # | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dot open (Necro + Shaman) SPELL | Open the fight with the dual dot stack |
| 2 | Drain Soul SPELL | Top damage line in the parse — a lifetap, not a nuke |
| 3 | Vampiric Embrace SPELL | Underwhelmed — low crit/damage in the parse |
Shaman
| # | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puma proc (pet) SPELL | Necro pet ~25k; mostly Puma |
| 2 | Winter's Roar SPELL | ~2.5k hits in the parse |
Targets
| Target | Zone | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Dummy parse | Training | ~900 DPS on a 60-dummy (~700 self + ~150–200 pet); tuned toward D4/CT ~2-minute boss window |
Playstyle Notes
Strip the caster gear and stack strength (to the hit cap) and dexterity — maximum melee output, not survivability. Fight in Offensive stance. Open with dots (Necromancer + Shaman), then ride lifetaps: Drain Soul is the single highest-damage line in the parse (a tap), not wizard nukes — you are rolling survivability + Shaman, not nuking.
Warrior melee (pierces / slashes / cleaves / bashes) is the bulk (~40k of a 160-sec parse). The Necro pet adds ~25k, mostly off the Puma proc. Lands ~900 DPS on a 60-dummy (~700 self + ~150–200 pet).
Gear Notes
| Item | Source | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Executioner hood | Dropped | Best dex-per-slot found at the time |
| Warrior brooch | Dropped | Stated loadout |
| +7 weapons | Dropped | Weapons pushed to +7 — str/dex melee focus |
Pros & Cons
- Melee feels under-tuned vs casters — strength shifts damage-roll RNG upward but does NOT raise the weapon's max hit (creator's own finding)
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