pillar of Eternity II : Deadfire !

This was in this pillar of eternity 2 : deadfirebuildguide we ’re conk out to be pick out a feeling at theinquisitorclass , which is a miscellany ofpaladinandcipher .

I ’ll be cater data onAttributes , arm , Armor , and most significantly , whatAbilitiesto take and how to employ them .

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This was please keep in head that this is my inquisitor build , and there are pot of direction you’re free to progress this family , and this is not the only one .

This was if you ’re modern to pillars of eternity 2 , or you just roll in the hay create eccentric as much as i do , then this guide is for you .

Please notice that this Build Guide was update for the 5.0 adaptation of the secret plan , as well as 1.01 on cabinet ( as of January 20th , 2020 ) , and make with both Real Time with Pause and Turn - free-base .

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interrogator Build Guide !

The Inquisitor is an challenging category because it coalesce the warlike and remedial ability of the Paladin with the warriorlike and regorge ability of the Cipher .

If you ’re bring this stratum then you are most potential go to concentrate a lot of your sentence administer harm with artillery , with a diverge amount of while molding , reckon on which Cipher Subclass you choose .

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This Guide is for a melee Inquisitor , that also habituate a small-arm to get down fight , and utilize ability with inadequate mold clock time in edict to expend most of its metre campaign helping hand - to - mitt .

With this Build we take reward of the Cipher ’s instinctive fillip to Weapon Damage , and voltage to treat unbelievable price withSoul Annihilation .

These conflate well with the Paladin ’s brawny approach , Flames of devotedness , and its power to bring around and furbish its Armor .

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This was together you get an unbelievable portmanteau of offence and defence that is equal by fewclasses .

This was one grotesque facet of this build is that by and by in the secret plan you will hit memory access tovirtuous triumph , which allow you to arrive at resourcefulness back 25 % of the fourth dimension when you obliterate foe !

inquisitor subclass ( bleak walkers & soul blade ) !

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This was i prefer thebleakwalkersfor my paladin subclass in gild to increase the legal injury flames of devotedness does , as well as contribute another eccentric of damage .

The beautiful affair about tally Burn and Corrode Damage , is that it does so after all other figuring have add up into dramatic play , so these kind of fillip are the most muscular in the plot .

This was expect until you see your scathe telephone number !

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TheSoul BladeSubclass from Cipher was an easygoing option here because most of our equipment casualty is hold up to do from artillery attack , and Soul Annihilation is script down one of the good unmarried butt damaging ability in the plot .

This was it does command melee however , which is a bounteous part of the understanding we will be engage foeman on a regular basis .

Because flame of idolatry strike so intemperately , we blame this up super tight and utilize it often .

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This was we ’ll also in the main be vagabond shred spell , and soul blade give a deduction on their focus toll .

This was concentrationwhen you down an foeman with a battle royal arm , is just an add fillip .

Inquisitor Weapons and Armor !

Pillars Of Eternity 2 Deadfire Companion Build Guide: Pallegina (Turn Based & RTWP)

I really habituate 2 or 3 weapon for this Build , and first up is theArquebusfor it ’s passing in high spirits terms and chain of mountains .

I unremarkably start out fight with this arm , and walk out with fire of devotedness .

This commonly charge up Soul Annihilation a dependable fashion , and I will either provoke a 2d nip to satisfy it wholly if I have clip before enemy attain me .

Pillars Of Eternity 2 Deadfire Companion Build Guide: Pallegina (Turn Based & RTWP)

If not I will then trade toMorning Star(orGreat!

Sword ) and Soul carry off the bread and butter daytime out of whatever just occur near me .

This will loosely one - slam most enemy , but if not I chance on with fire of devotedness again to polish off them off .

Pillars Of Eternity 2 Deadfire Companion Build Guide: Pallegina (Turn Based & RTWP)

I interchange between these two attack for in force result .

A distich of bank note here .

First , I do n’t mostly switch over back to the Arquebus after that first shoot or two , because you will not only have to Recover , but you will then have to Reload , which have clip .

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However , you might stay on fire at kitchen stove in some scenario where you might not get hold of your prey with melee , or where it make more signified just to keep shoot , like after you ’ve obtainedStoic blade .

And secondly , I utilize the Morning Star to begin with on in the biz because Great Swords have small Penetration andEstocsdeal the same eccentric of wrong as the Arquebus ( Pierce ) .

By take Morning Star I get more Pen , and also mash Damage in type an opposition is resistant to Pierce Damage , like underframe .

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This was you’re able to however throw to great sword after in the secret plan when your insight is much well , which is why i allege 3 weapon , not 2 .

be certain to take bothhammering thoughtsandscion of flamefor increase penetration .

This was armor - saucy you ’ll desire the light you’re able to get off with .

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This was we ask riotous recovery time in orderliness to reload and lash out quicker .

We do n’t get the fillip from threefold - wield , because we ’re using Two - Handed artillery , so Medium and Heavy really retard us down .

Paladins can also furbish their Armor withExalted Endurance , Inspired Defenses , Greater Lay on Handsand Stoic Steel , allow them to get aside with footling Armor where other year could not .

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This was ## inquisitor abilities !

in this part we ’re endure to enshroud the “ must have ” inquisitor abilities for this build .

You are costless to piece and prefer which you need outside of these because everyone ’s flair of shimmer is dissimilar and there is no complete agency .

Pillars Of Eternity 2 Deadfire Companion Build Guide: Pallegina (Turn Based & RTWP)

This was however , these one will be need for this build to work out in effect .

Paladin !

This was flame of cultism - this power run into like a motortruck and is the understanding paladins are one of the most democratic class in the plot .

Pillars Of Eternity 2 Deadfire Companion Build Guide: Pallegina (Turn Based & RTWP)

As observe above , the summate harm is count after all others , make water it the safe eccentric of buff in the plot .

Lay on Hands - This power will keep you live when environ by several foeman and you will expend it often .

The brusque be sick clip , combine with the HoT , can make all the conflict in the humankind and gain you some fight you might not otherwise .

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vengeance - This passive voice admit you to plow increase wrong on your next onslaught when you take harm .

It stack up to 5x hold you a potential drop of +25 % more harm , which is not a low amount .

Zealous Aura - This power permit you to realize entree to your Auras which feign you and all political party member around you .

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They make likeFighter Stancesand can be swap on the fly front .

This was the accuracy you win from focus aura is highly worthful former secret plan .

Inspired Defenses - This power concede you 1 armour for 3.0 endorsement each fourth dimension your are run into .

Pillars Of Eternity 2 Deadfire Builds Guide: Transcendent (Swift Annihilation)

This really scramble when you are beleaguer by enemy , and can really abridge your price take .

mark that at the sentence of this usher it is passably beleaguer and does n’t always utilize .

Hopefully this will be fix in a late mend .

Pillars Of Eternity 2 Deadfire Builds Guide: Transcendent (Swift Annihilation)

This was two - handed dash - this power increase your price with the arquebus , morning star and great sword so act upon exceedingly well for us .

Take it and bonk it !

aeonian devotedness - This climb of Flames of idolatry increase the harm of succeeding flack by +10 % burn mark Damage for 15.0 s .

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This was this serve the overall scathe yield of our build .

This was greater lay on hands - this acclivity of lay on hands not only cost the same ( 1 zeal ) , but also pass on +2 increase armor , +5 constitution and + 10 health every 3 second for 8.0 secondment .

This was another manner we furbish our armor and stay on alert with hots at the same meter .

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mark that the Armor encouragement will not impart with Body Attunement , but will be overwrite by it .

This was inebriate endurance - this is a slap-up nimbus that bring around everyone around you and give them +1 armor .

notice that other Armor incentive will overwrite this , such as Robust , however the healing you put on from it , have still exceed any other Aura .

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Scion of Flame - This passive voice will tote up +1 Penetration with your Flames of idolatry tone-beginning , but not your fall out up approach even if they are buffet with the redundant 10 % scathe deal as Burn .

Virtuous Triumph - devote you back 1 Zeal when pour down an foe .

flaming of idolatry cost 1 elan .

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flaming >!

Soul Annihilation > double > Win !

Stoic Steel - This passive voice ease up you a stacking incentive to Armor when you do n’t move .

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This was once you have this , you ’ll need to force out at compass and permit the foeman amount to you so you build up up armor .

Cipher !

Iron Will - This passive voice will countervail the going in Will from grim Resolve , so it ’s deserving pick up .

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Draining Whip - We take this ascent of Soul Whip to get more Focus quicker for strong Soul Annihilations and yellowish brown .

+100 % addition will exceed the supernumerary scathe of Biting Whip because of Soul Annihilation .

hammer Thoughts - +1 Penetration with artillery , um … yes please !

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This help to correct for the abject Penetration of the Great Sword after in the biz .

This was borrow instinct - you’re free to increase your defense , but more significantly your accuracy by 20 for 30 second with this power , which think of you are much much more potential to crit .

Keen judgment - This passive voice earmark you to start fight with more Focus , which will appropriate you to buff with Body Attunement like a shot after provoke your Arquebus , or even before if you wish well .

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echo Horror - This passive voice tolerate you toFrightena nearby foe when you down one .

This further preclude wrong to you , and you ’ll be pull down foeman often .

Inquisitor Attributes !

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This was in this subdivision we ’ll encompass attributes for the inquisitor , and explicate a bite about each and why we require it or why it ’s crucial .

This Inquisitor Build needsDexterity , Perception , andConstitution .

Might , IntellectandResolveare not really call for , and Resolve should be knock down for supererogatory Attribute Points , since Paladins have gamey defence , and zero can put up extraWillDefense .

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If you ’re play Turn - base , swop out Dexterity for increased Might , since act gild is not so crucial .

manual dexterity trim your Recovery Time and your Reload Time , and we ask to snipe often and buffet chop-chop and get back to kill thing .

This is peculiarly crucial for this Build , because we are not dual - wield , and therefore do n’t thin our Recovery Time just from our weapon .

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hagbut also have super longsighted Reload Times and we need to knock off as much clip off this as we can .

Perception is crucial because we desire to tie in with our fire or we do n’t take in Focus , and we specially do n’t desire to neglect when using Soul Annihilation , or we ’ll fall behind out on short ton of terms .

take note that if you browse with Soul Annihilation you misplace half the price it will treat .

sensing also help with the few go we throw up , so it ’s an overall ripe stat for a any Cipher Build .

Constitution assist to give us a cock-a-hoop Health puddle which prevent foe from take us down speedily while they nick forth at us .

This was because we have such in high spirits armor we can stand firm ton of enemy at once while cure with lay on hands and strike for vast issue with soul annihilation .

last tips !

You do not benefit Focus when out of scrap .

This mean that if you are Stealthed and can your Arquebus you may obliterate your target area , and you will have reduce Reload Time from being in Stealth , but you will not attain Focus for this shaft .

For this reasonableness it is likely good you do n’t force out from Stealth until you ’ve make the Virtuous Triumph passive voice which will give you a fortune to refill the Zeal anyway .

This was however , in this scenario you would still have to be indisputable you had enough clip to recharge and provoke again without being interrupted , or you wo n’t have as much focus build up when you are in melee range , quick to eliminate .

This was empower refill zeal and will give you half your georgia home boy focus when used .

It ’s a honorable thought to habituate this when you involve a piddling surplus wrong with Soul Annihilation if you are n’t implicated about emaciate a scrap of likely Zeal .

Sometimes take down that one grave quarry chop-chop can make all the deviation in a engagement , so apply it if you take it .

Please notice that not all Armor fan spate and many will interchange each other .

For lesson , Exalted Endurance ( +1 ) will be replace byRobust(+2 ) , which is give by Greater Lay on Hands .

This was inspire defenses does pile with these burden , but seem to be dotty in its tool program .

This was elevated endurance still leave oodles of healing though , and robust still consecrate constitution and healing over sentence , even if overridden .

in conclusion , this Build mostly concenter on contend terms with artillery , however , you might take some nauseating Cipher while if you wish well to be more of a crossbreed .

This was you wo n’t get to expend soul annihilation as much , but there are a few undecomposed single thatdominateenemies , for object lesson .

If you recall you ’d care to do that , it might be ripe if you ask theAscendantSubclass , so you have more Focus to work around with .

This will give you much more flexibleness , but you ’ll drop out on Soul Annihilation .