Hello, im a new player and was wondering what people's thoughts on 2hander Chosen or Mara for a bruiser style dps. I do play mostly solo but can play in group settings.
Ive leved a chosen to almost 40 and am having some regrets about trying to dps a tank class. Is 2h Chosen a meme or does it hold up to a "real" dps class?
Also Mara is close to Chosen as far as asethetics which is why my dps pick would be Mara (I also like melee). I guess what im asking is should I swap to a dps Mara over a 2h Chosen. Thanks.
2h Chosen or Mara?
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leftayparxoun
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Re: 2h Chosen or Mara?
2h Chosen (on the current state of the game) will always function as a tank.
If you want to play as a dps you should ideally consider a dps class.
Only exception are certain healer classes that do have functional dps specs with the caveat of requiring endgame gear to begin to function.
If you want to play as a dps you should ideally consider a dps class.
Only exception are certain healer classes that do have functional dps specs with the caveat of requiring endgame gear to begin to function.
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So is Chosen just lower dps but tanky and Mara high dps but squishy?
Re: 2h Chosen or Mara?
The best way it was described to me was.
2h tanks(chosen in this case). are just tanks who lose all access to blocking for a bit more pressure(you wont solo kill a healer. and you probably wont win any 1v1s. but those 2v1's and 2v2s put alot more pressure on the enemy). you are still a tank, guarding, mitigating damage etc.
Im not too experienced with marauder but i do remember back in the day marauders would build as tanky as possible and just apply debuffs to allow others to burst enemies down faster.
but typically id say if you want to be a tanky dps marauder is the goto.
if you want to be a tank who applies a little bit of pressure, 2h chosen isnt the worst option.
2h tanks(chosen in this case). are just tanks who lose all access to blocking for a bit more pressure(you wont solo kill a healer. and you probably wont win any 1v1s. but those 2v1's and 2v2s put alot more pressure on the enemy). you are still a tank, guarding, mitigating damage etc.
Im not too experienced with marauder but i do remember back in the day marauders would build as tanky as possible and just apply debuffs to allow others to burst enemies down faster.
but typically id say if you want to be a tanky dps marauder is the goto.
if you want to be a tank who applies a little bit of pressure, 2h chosen isnt the worst option.
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Re: 2h Chosen or Mara?
Thats an easy way to view it. Thanks for the infoleondre25 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 22, 2025 12:38 am The best way it was described to me was.
2h tanks(chosen in this case). are just tanks who lose all access to blocking for a bit more pressure(you wont solo kill a healer. and you probably wont win any 1v1s. but those 2v1's and 2v2s put alot more pressure on the enemy). you are still a tank, guarding, mitigating damage etc.
Im not too experienced with marauder but i do remember back in the day marauders would build as tanky as possible and just apply debuffs to allow others to burst enemies down faster.
but typically id say if you want to be a tanky dps marauder is the goto.
if you want to be a tank who applies a little bit of pressure, 2h chosen isnt the worst option.
Re: 2h Chosen or Mara?
In principle, from the 2h chosen, you can create an analog of a bruiser, and the chosen would be second in damage after the 2h swordmaster. Yes, it's impossible to make a full-fledged damage dealer out of a tank in this game, but having some fun is quite possible. The only thing, as mentioned above, is that you most likely won’t be able to kill a healer 1v1, but you can handle most other archetypes, including rdps.
Marauder is a good DD, but in solo he is more of a "gimp" or close to it, or B-tier. In the game at the moment there is only one skilled player for Marauder, who is really capable of killing and being dangerous - it is Grashnak, even earlier a player with the nickname Trait played and that's it, no one else (this is if we are talking about solo).
Marauder is a good DD, but in solo he is more of a "gimp" or close to it, or B-tier. In the game at the moment there is only one skilled player for Marauder, who is really capable of killing and being dangerous - it is Grashnak, even earlier a player with the nickname Trait played and that's it, no one else (this is if we are talking about solo).
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VonSnorring
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Re: 2h Chosen or Mara?
I'm not sure what to say about some of the claims here.
Chosen running a two-hander can 1v1 healers, albeit at a substantial disadvantage and is generally not a good idea, but it can be done. A decent 2h chosen can win 1v3s and sometimes even more.
Very broadly speaking you'll want to run as a two-hander for small scale and shield for blobbing. Running as a two-hander in large scale can be done but won't be as effective as a shield.
Marauder is still powerful as a solo roamer, you just need to run a proper solo build. A-tier.
I cannot stress enough that a tank will never be a DPS, just like a DPS will never be a tank.
Chosen running a two-hander can 1v1 healers, albeit at a substantial disadvantage and is generally not a good idea, but it can be done. A decent 2h chosen can win 1v3s and sometimes even more.
Very broadly speaking you'll want to run as a two-hander for small scale and shield for blobbing. Running as a two-hander in large scale can be done but won't be as effective as a shield.
Marauder is still powerful as a solo roamer, you just need to run a proper solo build. A-tier.
I cannot stress enough that a tank will never be a DPS, just like a DPS will never be a tank.
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Re: 2h Chosen or Mara?
Im not familiar with this spec. Is this just stacking hp5 on gear or something?
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Re: 2h Chosen or Mara?
Warlord chest and boots, Sovereign shoulders, Fleshrender jewelry with 40 hp regen, Sentinel jewelry with 72 hp regen talisman. Also can take for renown points Regeneration but don't forget less likely to be criticaly hit may use such tactic, Chosen has, etc. Destruction has cheap prices in general, Fleshrender jewelry can buy via Auaction House.
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