Destroyer Comprehensive Guide in Blade & Soul

The Destroyer are most effective in group combat. Destroyers have the most stopping power of any class in Blade & Soul. With their overwhelming presence, Destroyers provoke enemies into attacking them as the biggest threat around. Once they have their opponent's attention, they overpower all who stand in their way.

 

The Destroyer's skills focus on keeping an opponent on their heels. Taking advantage of their intimidating size, the Destroyer can readily stun, daze, and knock down opponents, making them vulnerable for the Destroyer's signature move: the Grab. With little effort, the Destroyer can lift and hold their struggling opponents in the air, allowing for a multitude of finishing moves, either from themselves, or from a combo with a party member.

 

They complement other classes like the Assassin, Force Master, or Kung Fu Masters, allowing each to set up devastating combinations and Joint Attacks. Many Destroyer fans may know, Eternal Night is now live! You can check out the full Destroyer 4.5 Patch Notes here.

 

• Destroyer Overview
• Destroyer in Play
• Destroyer Combos

 

Destroyer Overview

 

Difficulty: Normal

 

Available Races: Gon

 

Pros:

1. High defense
2. High control
3. Moderate AoE

 

Cons:

1. Slow
2. Low single target damage throughput
3. Too much of a formulaic class, not exactly the most fun

 

Suitable for which player:

Someone who wants to take down a barrage of enemies, and is more concerned with PvE than the PvP's one-on-one battles, in which Destroyers are inevitably out of their depth.

 

Destroyer in Play

1) Focus on what:

The Destroyer focuses on dealing two types of damage: Earth or Shadow. Not all skills will have an associated elemental damage, but those that do will have their damage increased with the selection of the right items. Focusing around these damage types is advantageous in the long run, especially as you get to end-game dungeons.

2) In a party:

While in a party, the Destroyer's preference for the front line does not translate into maintaining the attention of their enemies, as their threat generation is low. Instead, their strength and high endurance provides ample opportunity to provide support-rescuing downed allies, protecting the more vulnerable from harm, or specializing in removing afflictions from their party. They also excel at setting up group combos for their other team members to take advantage of.

3) In Arena PvP:

In Arena PvP, the Destroyer can easily escape any attempts to hold them down by simply spinning away. Get your opponent to throw away the cooldowns of their limited escapes, and then overwhelm them with a variety of stuns and knockdowns. Then you can take full advantage of their defenselessness by focusing on critical damage, and quickly finishing them off with fast successive axe cleaves.

 

Destroyer Combos

Combo 1

1. Blitz (1)

2. Grab (F)

3. Power Slam (Z)

4. Upward Block (4) (Tier 4 Stage 1)

5. Piledriver (F)

Combo 2

1. Body Kick (Z) Tier 3 Stage 1

2. Emberstomp (3) Tier 3 Stage 3

3. Grab (F)

4. Headbutt (X) Tier 3 Stage 1

5. Execute (X)

6. Knee (F) Tier 1 Stage 1

Combo 3

1. Emberstomp (3) Tier 3 Stage 3

2. Fury (E) Tier 4 Stage 1

3. Wrath (LMB) Tier 2 Stage 1

4. Cleave (RMB) Tier 4 Stage 3

5. Wrath (LMB) Tier 2 Stage 1

6. Cleave (RMB) Tier 4 Stage 3

7. Wrath (LMB) Tier 2 Stage 1

PvP Combo

1: Axe Sweep (4)

2: Grab (F) Tier 3 Stage 2

3: Emberstomp (3) Tier 3 Stage 2

4: Blitz (1) Tier 4 Stage 1

5: Judgement (LMB) Tier 4 Stage 2

6: Cleave (RMB) Tier 4 Stage 2

7: Judgement (LMB)

8: Cleave (RMB)

9: Ram (2) Tier 4 Stage 2

10: Judgement (LMB)

11: Cleave (RMB)

12: Judgement (LMB)

13: Cleave (RMB)

14: Stone Shield (V) Tier 4 Stage 4

15: Judgement (LMB)

16: Cleave (RMB)