We start in Friendship means taking on the role of a hero and immersing yourself in the dungeons around you. Each one is different, whether occupied by spiders, orcs or other monsters. No matter what you face, Helena is there to soak up the damage.
We'll help you design a build for Helena so you can lead your party to victory against any monster. Whether you're completely new to the game or a veteran of the beta days, here's everything you need to know to play Helena the Tank in a Fellowship party.
The best tanks for Helena
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Helena Overview |
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Role |
Tank |
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Difficulty |
Beginner |
Helena is the first character you meet, and for good reason. He also demonstrates it in the tutorial absolute strength and durability like a tank. It is relatively easy to play, especially for those who want to dive right into the action.
As a tank, it's important that she have high defensive abilities and distract from other players who cannot defend themselves well, such as healers. Because of this, Helena has several abilities and a powerful taunt that helps her become the center of attention.
The best talents for Helena
As you explore and complete dungeons, you will unlock all new abilities and talents this will help Helena do her work in the group. No matter what you're up against, play as Helena lead the charge into battle.
Below are all the talents you can learn with Helena, along with some builds to help you put them to good use:
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Talent name |
Description |
Cost per skill point |
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Line 1 |
The best defense |
Every time an attack is blocked by your shield, you have the option to reset the cooldown for Shield Throw. Another, within 12 seconds of this trigger, deals 20 percent more damage. |
2 skill points |
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The Shield Championship |
Shields Up and Shield Throw have a reduced cooldown due to the amount of damage negated by Toughness. |
2 skill points |
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Sword and board |
Power Strike has a chance to grant an Empowered Shield Slam for 12 seconds, causing another Shield Slam to fill the absorption effect at 2000 percent power for 8 seconds. |
2 skill points |
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Line 2 |
Reinforced steel |
Increases armor rating by +20 percent. |
1 skill point |
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A veteran guard |
Your chance to successfully block will increase by +10 percent. |
1 skill point |
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Punishing strikes |
Power Strike and Shield Slam deal 15 percent more damage. |
1 skill point |
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Line 3 |
The aftershock |
Enemies hit by Shockwave take 30% more damage from Helena for 5 seconds. |
2 skill points |
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Sharpened blade |
Enemies hit by Bleeding Sweeping Strike have -20 percent attack speed, while your Power Strike deals 200 percent more damage to them. |
2 skill points |
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Razor shrapnel |
Shield Throws have a +20 percent chance to trigger a large explosion that deals damage equal to 40 percent of the damage of the Shield Throw that initiated the explosion. This will hit not only the target enemy, but also up to 7 other nearby enemies. |
2 skill points |
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Line 4 |
High command |
Your “Hold the Line” cooldown is reduced by 6 seconds each time you use Shields Up in combat. |
1 skill point |
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Magic Department |
Magic damage is reduced by 10 percent. |
1 skill point |
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Skull Cracker |
Shield Throw has +20 percent additional critical strike chance and deals +100 percent increased damage to the first target in its path. |
1 skill point |
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Line 5 |
The second wind |
When your Toughness fear reduces damage by 30 percent of your maximum health, you gain +30 percent increased strength for 8 seconds. |
3 skill points |
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War Command |
While Siedgebreaker is active, you deal 25 percent more damage and the reduction from Toughness is shared with the party. Spirit also receives a +5 percent passive boost. |
3 skill points |
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Shining shield |
When Shields Up is active, you gain an additional +20 percent chance to block. Healing effects are 20 percent more effective and Shield Slam deals 40 percent more damage. |
3 skill points |
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Line 6 |
Front line defender |
Toughness effectiveness is increased by +20 percent. |
1 skill point |
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Master of War |
Grand Melee cooldown is reduced by 20 percent. |
1 skill point |
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Bigger shock wave |
Shockwave now deals +20 percent damage. |
1 skill point |
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The best damage soaked tank build for Helena
If you want to focus on soaking up damage so your party members can focus on dealing damage to enemies, you'll want to get the following skills:
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The Shield Championship
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A veteran guard
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Reinforced steel
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Sharpened blade
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Magic Department
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High command
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Shining shield
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Front defender
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Master of War
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The best damage tank build for Helena
Sometimes you can't rely on your group members to do all the work. If you want to balance defense and attack with Helena, use these talents:
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The Shield Championship
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The best defense
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A veteran guard
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Razor shrapnel
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High command
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War Command
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Bigger shock wave
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Front defender
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The best equipment for Helena
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Gear |
Name |
Statistics |
Ability |
Prison |
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Weapon |
Darkfrost Arms |
Stamina, Strength, Critical Strike, Haste |
Al'Zerac's Shackle freezes the target enemy in a block of ice for 6 seconds, repeatedly dealing frost damage throughout. The ice then explodes, dealing more damage, chilling all enemies within 800 meters, and reducing their movement and attack speed. |
All dungeons |
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Weapons of Fate |
Endurance, strength, expertise, spirit |
With Fated Strike, target enemies take damage and sting nearby enemies as well. Glorious Purpose is granted for 6 seconds, increasing proficiency by +20 percent and reducing cooldowns by +200 percent for the duration. |
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Sahril's Arms |
Stamina, Strength, Haste, Expertise |
You are protected by Sahril's Holy Flame, which grants you Sahril's Aegis Shield for up to 18 seconds. The shield absorbs damage and explodes at the end of the duration, dealing fire damage to enemies within 1,000 meters. |
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Zeraleth's arms |
Stamina, Strength, Critical Strike, Spirit |
With Zeraleth's Hunger, you deal magic damage to a target enemy for 3 seconds while channeling. You are healed in return for 100 percent of the damage dealt. Any healing from Zeraleth's Hunger is split evenly among your allies within 3000 meters of you. |
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Relic |
Salt Water Elixir |
Strength, Critical Strike, and Haste |
Instantly replenishes 40 percent of Helen's maximum health, allowing her to absorb additional damage. |
All dungeons |
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Sinbinding Stone |
Agility, Haste and Expertise |
Grants Helena and nearby allies 15 percent damage reduction for 15 seconds. |
All dungeons |
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Ancient poultry fetish |
Agility, Critical Strike and Spirit |
Instantly turns the target into a chicken, but can only be used a limited number of times per dungeon, shared by everyone in the party. However, these enemies do not count towards your overall kill score. |
All dungeons |
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Grimoire of Resurrection |
Agility, Haste and Spirit |
Revive a dead ally while targeted and can be used in combat. |
All dungeons |
