Season 3 episode 9: Dogs in the Vineyard

Light Weapon Build Deepwoken Pvp Patched ((top)) 〈RECOMMENDED →〉

This guide assumes you are familiar with basic game mechanics and focuses on why certain choices work now after recent nerfs to things like Rapid Punches, Jus Karita, and Reinforce.

Talent Breakdown (The "No-BS" List)

You have 15 talent slots. Take these:

  1. Lightspeed Reflexes (STR 40): Auto-dodge on perfect cast. Mandatory.
  2. To The Finish (FORT 25): Gain stamina per hit. Light weapons need infinite stamina.
  3. Ghost (AGL 80): Become untargetable during agility dodge. Dodging replaces blocking now.
  4. Rapid Punches (LHT 100): Your third M1 in a combo comes out 50% faster.
  5. Reinforce (FORT 25): 10% armor.
  6. Exhaustion Strike (STR 40): Drains enemy stamina on Mantra hit.
  7. Old Habits Die Hard (LHT 50): Extra damage when swapping weapons (Use for Mix-ups).
  8. Unseen Blade (LHT 80 Mantra): Your core damage ability.
  9. Air Counter (AGL 50): Parry in mid-air.
  10. Speed Demon (AGL 40): Movement speed after dodging.

Top Tier Picks:

  1. Sterling Sword (Alloyed): The current meta king.
    • Why: Fast moveset, good range for a light weapon, and decent damage. The alloyed version has a critical that deals good chip damage.
  2. Dancing Eyedrops:
    • Why: Technically a Light weapon. It applies hallucination stacks and provides healing. Great for out-of-combat sustain.
  3. Krulian Knife:
    • Why: High damage, but the moveset is slightly slower than Sterling. Good for raw damage trades.
  4. Hero Blade of the Frost (Light Variant):
    • Why: If you have a high Charisma/Wisdom build. The projectile on M1 is invaluable for chasing runners.

❌ Avoid now

  • Last Resort – Revenge damage nerfed into the ground.
  • Bloodless – Bleed resistance no longer matters as much.

5. Stat Allocation (Example: Power 20 Build)

| Stat | Points | Reason | |------|--------|--------| | Strength | 25 | For Exhaustion Strike (no higher needed). | | Fortitude | 40 | For Reinforced Armor and To the Finish. | | Agility | 80 | For Ghost, Speed Demon, and maximum dodge frames. | | Intelligence | 5 | Just for Neuroplasticity (mantra slot). | | Willpower | 20 | For Old Habits Die Hard (stamina on hit). | | Charisma | 25 | For Charm (optional, for trading). | | Weapon (Light) | 90 | To unlock Way of Navae (if fists) or high-tier dagger/rapier talents. | | Attunement | 25–40 | Enough for mantras listed above. | light weapon build deepwoken pvp patched

Total: 90 Light + 80 Agility + 40 Fort + others = Power 20. This guide assumes you are familiar with basic

❌ What no longer works

  • Spamming Rapid Punches as a win condition.
  • Blocking mantras with Jus Karita.
  • Face-tanking with Reinforce + heavy armor.

7. Equipment & Enchants

  • Armor: Light or Medium (avoid Heavy – ruins dodge frames). Diver’s Set or Prophet’s Cloak.
  • Enchants:
    • Providence (on armor) – Stamina on dodge.
    • Berserker (on weapon) – More damage at low HP (synergy with Speed Demon).
    • Deferred (on weapon) – Delayed damage can break enemy parry rhythm.