The following builds are listed with no particular order in mind aside from their main damage source.
In terms of damage output, right now Ice builds are at the top, followed by Bow builds.
Difficulty denotes how hard a build to use it effectively, while Power denotes the DPS ceiling in respect to other builds.
A Light Blue Souljade names means they can be acquired on Normal and above difficulty.
A Purple Souljade names means they can be acquired on Hard and above difficulty.
A Red Souljade names means they can be acquired on Nightscream difficulty.
Build Sections
Ice Builds
Ice Lotus Chain
Souljades
Successive Ice Blast
Frozen Blast
Element Surge • Ice-Wielding
Elemental Lotus
Ghastbloom
Frostbite Chain
Potential Plan
Wielding Type
Ice-Wielding
Target Attributes
x4 [Moderation], x8 [Windfall], x6 Ice Blast DMG, x6 Attack
or
x12 [Windfall], x6 Attack, x6 Ice Blast DMG
Placeholder Attributes
DMG to Bosses & Melee Weapon DMG.
Description
This extremely easy-to-use build features no penalties and is recommended for most players to start with.
Your attacks will build up Frostbite on enemies, which will explode into an Ice Blast once certain thresholds are met.
Each Ice Blast will summon 3 Lotus (up to 4 per second) that will surround you and explode for high damage when they expire or when you exceed 4 total.
Over time, as you activate more Ice Blasts, you will charge up an extremely strong attack known as Chain Crush.
You will see a symbol appear in the top left that indicates it is ready to be used.
To activate it, use any uncharged melee attack.
[Moderation] +100% turns this into a powerful Mod build.
Difficulty
Power
Frostbite Surge
Souljades
Successive Ice Blast
Frozen Blast
Depths Blast
Element Surge • Ice-Wielding
Chill Spike
Frostbite Chain
Potential Plan
Wielding Type
Ice-Wielding
Target Attributes
x4 [Moderation], x8 [Windfall], x6 Ice Blast DMG, x6 Attack
Placeholder Attributes
DMG to Bosses & Melee Weapon DMG.
Description
Your attacks will build up Frostbite on enemies, which will explode into an Ice Blast once certain thresholds are met.
Each Ice Blast will generate a certain amount of Frostbite on yourself, which will attempt to freeze you after 2 Ice Blasts.
You can defuse this freeze attempt or use any ability that applies golden focus to yourself, such as Justina's Skill, Shadowswipe.
After reaching maximum Frostbite, Frostbite Surge will activate, preventing you from being frozen for 25 seconds and allowing you to summon Ice Thorns whenever you use your hero's Skill (this has a 4-second cooldown).
After dealing enough Ice damage, you will charge up an extremely strong attack known as Chain Crush.
You will see a symbol appear in the top left that indicates it is ready to be used. To activate it, use any uncharged melee attack.
[Moderation] +100% is necessary to use this build effectively.
Recommended Hero
Justina Gu
Difficulty
Power
Bow Builds
JustNae's Bow Build
Build created by JustNaes (Discord: justnaes)
Souljades
Scattershot Enhance
Element Surge • Poison-Wielding
Renewed Vigor
Backfire
Desperation
Interchangable Souljades
Choose 1 of 3. Damage dealt is equal between the 3.
Frost Arrows
Thunder Arrows
Toxic Arrows
Potential Plan
Wielding Type
+1-6 
Poison-Wielding
+0-5
Ice-Wielding
+0-5 
Thunder-Wielding
Target Attributes
x5 [Windfall], x6 Attack, x6 DMG to Bosses, x6 Ranged Weapon Damage, & x1 Deadeye build rate
Placeholder Attributes
Charged Attack DMG & Deadeye build rate
Description
Deal massive damage by using the Stage 2 Charged Attack of your Bow.
Perfectly timing the release of the charge, while Deadeye is active, will cast Void Destroyer, a massive 3-part attack that only consumes 1 ammo.
Beware, this build will leave you at 1 Health, so you'll mainly rely on your Armor to survive any hits.
Reaching ~8.5% Deadeye build rate will allow you to activate Deadeye with just 3 Stage 2 Charged Attacks instead of 4.
Recommended Heroes
Temulch, Tessa, & Justina Gu
Difficulty
Power
Ice Bow
Build created by Tabbie (Discord: lingling6606)
Souljades
Scattershot Enhance
Element Surge • Ice-Wielding
Depths Blast
Successive Ice Blast
Sub-Zero Seal
Interchangable Souljades
Choose 1 of 3. Damage dealt is equal between the 3.
Frost Arrows
Thunder Arrows
Toxic Arrows
Potential Plan
Wielding Type
+1-5
Ice-Wielding
+0-5
Thunder-Wielding
+0-5
Poison-Wielding
Target Attributes
x5 [Windfall], x6 Attack, x6 DMG to Bosses, x6 Ranged Weapon Damage, & x1 Deadeye build rate
Placeholder Attributes
Charged Attack DMG & Deadeye build rate
Description
Deal massive damage by using the Stage 2 Charged Attack of your Bow.
Perfectly timing the release of the charge, while Deadeye is active, will cast Void Destroyer, a massive 3-part attack that only consumes 1 ammo.
Beware, this build will freeze you at most once every 25s as you activate Frostbite Surge, granting extra Attack buffs from your Potential.
Reaching ~8.5% Deadeye build rate will allow you to activate Deadeye with just 3 Stage 2 Charged Attacks instead of 4.
Recommended Heroes
Temulch, Tessa, & Justina Gu
Difficulty
Power
Poison Build
Toxin Surge
Souljades
Noxious Blast
Pestilent Pool
Infectious Touch
Element Surge • Poison-Wielding
Toxin Seep
Toxified Chain
Potential Plan
Wielding Type
Poison-Wielding
Target Attributes
x4 [Moderation], x6 [Windfall], x6 Attack, x6 DMG to Bosses, x2 Poison Blast DMG
or
x12 [Windfall], x6 Attack, x6 DMG to Bosses
Placeholder Attributes
Poison Blast DMG & Melee Weapon DMG.
Description
Poison Blasts activate Noxious Blast, which applies 1 stack of [Toxified] to the enemy,
and Pestilent Pool, which generates a poison pool that applies up to 2 [Toxified] stacks to enemies standing within it.
Standing in the pool for 2 seconds inflicts [Toxified] on yourself,
allowing you to transfer 2 [Toxified] stacks to the enemy by using a Martial Skill or
the 3rd attack in any uncharged attack combo (excluding Greatsword and Polesword) via Infectious Touch.
Furthermore, this will activate Toxin Surge,
which prevents you from being poisoned for 15 seconds and allows you to apply an additional stack of [Toxified] whenever you use a Martial Skill.
When an enemy reaches 6 stacks of [Toxified], Toxin Blast activates, dealing major damage to the surrounding area.
When you have applied [Toxified] to enemies 11 times, Chain Crush will be ready, adding a massive damaging attack to your next uncharged melee attack.
[Moderation] +75% or higher recommended if pursuing a Mod version of this build.
Recommended Heroes
Wuchen & Kurumi
Difficulty
Power
Musket Build
Thunder Musket
Core Souljades
Thunderpull
Thunder Counter
Element Surge • Thunder-Wielding
Thunder Charge
Optional Souljades
Thunderproof
+25% Thunderpull charge rate.
No stagger from Divine Thunder.
Backfire
+20% Attack.
4% of damage dealt to self.
Renewed Vigor
+20% Attack for 4s after healing.
Desperation
+20% DMG Bonus when below 50% HP.
Pair with Backfire.
Thunder Chain
High damage attack after uncharged melee.
Needs 6 Divine Thunder charges.
Potential Plan
Wielding Type
Thunder-Wielding
Target Attributes
x5 [Windfall], x6 Attack, x6 DMG to Bosses, x6 Ranged Weapon Damage, & x1 Deadeye build rate
Placeholder Attributes
Charged Attack DMG & Deadeye build rate
Description
A slow starting build that requires you to charge up Divine Thunder by hitting enemies with your shots alongside Deadeye charge. Counterstrikes give significantly more Deadeye charge (almost 3x the amount) and headshots give slightly more (20% more), so good aim is heavily rewarded. Not recommended for console players due to the difficulty of aiming.
Recommended Heroes
Feria Shen & Valda Cui
Difficulty
Power
Thunder Build
Thundershock Surge
Souljades
Thunderpull
Thunder Counter
Element Surge • Thunder-Wielding
Thunder Charge
Thunder Chain
Thunderproof
Potential Plan
Wielding Type
Thunder-Wielding
Target Attributes
x6 [Windfall], x6 DMG to Bosses, x6 Attack, x6 Divine Thunder DMG
Placeholder Attributes
Melee Weapon DMG, & Counter Recovery.
Description
Thunderpull builds up Thundershock as you hit enemies with your attacks, summoning Divine Thunder once you pass the threshold.
You can parry this with Thunder Counter to deal decent damage to enemies in front of you.
Additionally, this will activate Thunder Surge, which summons a Divine Thunder for you to parry when you deal enough damage with your weapon.
After dealing Divine Thunder damage 6 times, Chain Crush will be ready, adding a massive damaging attack to your next uncharged melee attack.
Recommended Hero
Tianhai
Difficulty
Power