The War Pike is a piercing and slashing weapon type in Dauntless.
Summary[ | ]
A gradual build with a powerful payoff. Inflict tactical wounds to build up your meter, then pack that power into devastating mortar rounds. The more you store, the more they hurt.
Weapons[ | ]
| Icon | Name | Power | Element | Perk | Cell Slots | Unique Effect |
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Periodically enter a rage, dealing +5% damage and gaining immunity to stagger. Taking damage causes you to enrage more quickly. | |||||
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None | |||||
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The seventh hit in a row deals 100 bonus wound damage | |||||
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Storing or spending ammo continually generates Frost Sprites for 6 seconds that grant your next attack +30 damage and minor frost damage (Max 4 Sprites) | |||||
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+20% damage vs Behemoth Tails | |||||
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After using your lantern ability, grant a stackable 175 shield that lasts for 25 seconds (max 600 shields). | |||||
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After dodging, your next attack deals +50 bonus damage and part damage | |||||
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After spending 75 stamina, next attack emits a cone of flame that deals +100 blaze damage to each unique target within the cone | |||||
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Once charged, your next attack places a frost brand that deals 1,000 frost damage after 30 seconds. Slayers can destroy the brand, prematurely detonating it for 50% increased damage. Charges every 90 seconds. | |||||
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+3% lifesteal vs wounded parts | |||||
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Once charged, your next attack unleashes whirling blades that deal 25 terra damage. Additional attacks speed up the blades, which explode at the end of the duration and deal damage based on blade speed | |||||
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After using your Lantern ability, create a geyser that frequently deals 45 frost damage. Any Slayer moving through the geyser for the first time is granted a stackable 125 health shield that lasts for 25 seconds (max 600 shields). | |||||
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After dodging, drop 2 Ice Mines around you on a 30 second cooldown that deal 300 damage. | |||||
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Once charged, your next weapon swing/shot unleashes a boomerang projectile that frequently deals 250 shock damage to any target hit. Dodging through an attack reduces charge cooldown. | |||||
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On jumping create a platform of stone in the air ahead of you that lasts up to three seconds. Up to two jumps in a row can be performed before ability must be recharged. Activating Lantern refreshes the two jumps. Shortly after forming, the platform falls, dealing 250 terra damage, and interrupting behemoths. | |||||
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After not dealing damage for 4 seconds, your next 4 attacks deal +50% damage | |||||
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Once charged, your next attack deals +550 radiant damage - charge rate increases with higher current health | |||||
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On chance after dealing damage, generate Shadow Orbs that grant +1.75% damage for 5 seconds - At 5+ Orbs, the bonus doubles | |||||
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The fifteenth hit in a row deals +150 damage and inflicts major blaze status buildup. | |||||
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Attack a Behemoth part to lock onto it and load a homing missile. Missile deals 100 damage and increases the damage of every other missile in the volley by 100. Deal damage to load up to a maximum of 3 additional missiles. Dodging fires all loaded missiles on the locked-on part. 45 second cooldown. | |||||
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After dodging through an attack, your next attacks gain 100% bonus meter for +3 seconds | |||||
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+20% damage vs Behemoth Tails | |||||
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On lantern use, spawn a glyph based on your active glyph type that charges after three seconds. Once charged, the glyph will activate when a Behemoth makes contact. Red Glyph: Deals 750 radiant damage in a radius. Blue Glyph: Grants 150 stacking shields that expire after 25s to slayers in a large radius(max 600 shields). Jump to change the active glyph type. Glyph expire after 10s. | |||||
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+12% chance for attacks to hit twice | |||||
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When under 20% health, deal +50% damage |
Legendaries[ | ]
Facing the Keystone Behemoth in a hard Escalation will unlock blueprints for all of its legendary weapons. These high-powered weapons aren't easy to craft, but the perks are worth the extra effort.
| Icon | Name | Power | Element | Perk | Cell Slots | Unique Effect |
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Legendary Ability: [G] / [L+R] to enter a rage, gaining new attacks for 15 seconds. Deal +25% damage when the target is below 50% health. Resets on Behemoth kill or after 90 seconds. | |||||
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Legendary Ability: [G] / [L+R] to create a Frost Shield that blocks hostile projectiles for 6 seconds. Damages and chills Behemoths that contact it (can interrupt). Resets on Behemoth kill or after 3.5 minutes. | |||||
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Legendary Ability: [G] / [L+R] to teleport to a Behemoth, dealing shock damage. Resets on Behemoth kill or after 2 minutes. | |||||
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Legendary Ability: [G] / [L+R] to revive all Slayers in a large radius, granting them healing over time and immunity to stagger. Usable while downed. Resets on Behemoth kill or after 5 minutes. | |||||
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Legendary Ability: [G] / [L+R] to rewind to your position 3 seconds prior to reactivation. Restores health and stamina lost in that time, and removes debuffs. Become invulnerable and gain increased move speed for 6 seconds. Usable while downed. Resets on Behemoth kill or after 90 seconds. | |||||
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Legendary Ability: [G] / [L+R] to deal umbral damage to nearby enemies and teleport high into the sky. Then choose a spot to slam down on to, dealing additional umbral damage. Resets on Behemoth kill or after 2 minutes. |
Exotics[ | ]
Exotic war pikes are crafted from blueprints obtained on Heroic and Heroic+ Patrols and Pursuits.
| Icon | Name | Power | Element | Perk | Cell Slots | Unique Effect |
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Channel a beam that deals increasing damage, up to 200%, the longer it is channeled |
Specials[ | ]
| Name | Description | Obtained From | |
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Concussive Payload | Press to convert meter into ammo. Hold to spend ammo to fire a missile that deals up to 1200 damage based on ammo quality and can interrupt Behemoths. | Available from the start. |
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Savage Wellspring | Press to convert meter into ammo. Hold to spend ammo to create an aura that buffs nearby allies with up to +30% critical strike chance based on ammo quality for 10 seconds | Slayer's Path, Milestone V, Light the Way. |
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Godhand | Use to convert meter into ammo. Hold to spend ammo to channel a beam that deals more damage to Behemoths the more it remains damaging them, up to 200%. | Available only on The Godhand. |
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Reckless Leap | Press to convert meter into ammo. Hold to spend ammo and perform a flying lunge attack that deals up to 1500 damage based on distance and ammo quality | Bought from Lady Luck Store for 500 Steel Marks |
Mods[ | ]
| Name | Description | Obtained From | |
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Munitions Amplifier | Stored ammo quality increases slowly over time, up to max. Additionally, it buffs ammo quality by an extra +25%. | Slayer's Path, Milestone V, Light the Way. |
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Lightweight Shaft | Pike charge attack no longer costs stamina and always critically strikes. | Slayer's Path, Milestone V, Light the Way. |
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Balanced Spearhead | Increases damage dealt by 5% each time Piercing and Harvesting attacks are alternated. After 5 combo swaps, gain a +25% damage bonus for 8s. Does not stack. Resets upon combo end. | Slayer's Path, Milestone V, Light the Way. |
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Barbed Spearhead | After a dodge piercing attack, gain +50% wound damage for 8 seconds | Bought from Lady Luck Store for 250 Steel Marks |
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Executioners Spearhead | Each time the Behemoth is wounded, gain +8% damage for 45 seconds. Getting a wound refreshes the timer. Stacks up to 5. | Bought from Lady Luck Store for 250 Steel Marks |
Weapon Skins[ | ]
The following weapon skins can be used with the War Pike:
Adamant Basilisk
Alchemancer's Needle
Archonic Transfixecutor
Archonite War Pike
Arcslayer Mortar Spear
Areadar, the Green Spear
Bloodshot Claw
Blooming Heartstaff
Butcher's Skewer
Champion's War Pike
Cold Archonite Pike
Corsair's Belaying Pike
Dark Finality
Emerald Steel Pike
EN-MS1 "Long Shot"
Exemplar's Hope
Frostfall War Pike
Frostform Gunnspaeyr
Frostwarden Spyr
Ghostpiercer
Hallowed Bloom
Harvest Moon
Heartfire's Dance
Heartgem Pike
History Transfixed
Hullcutter Glaive
Infiltrator's Darkness
Ingenious Invective
Keeper's Lancia
Krolach Kill-Stick
Ostian War Pike
Ostian War Pike (Model P)
Overbitten
Profound Basilisk
Ranger's Reckoning
Rezakiri Beam
Royal Steel Pike
Shot Through the Heart
Skymetal Pike
Slashbang Spike
SM-IP9 "Longshot" Infantry Pike
Spear of the Gladiator
Steel War Pike
The Barracuda
The Red King's Wrath
The Superconductor
Timepiercer
Treasured Spear
Uncanny Axis
Victorious War Pike
Vigilant Falcon
Warlord's Cry
Weavewitch Homunculance
Wild Howl
Witch's Malice
ZAP-22 "King in Yellow"
ZTP-44 "Nevermore"
ZVP-33 "Grimscribe"
Mastery Card[ | ]
| Objective | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 | Level 6 | Level 7 | Level 8 |
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| Expose [x] Behemoth wounds with any War Pike | 5 | 10 | 25 | 50 | 250 | 500 | 1,000 | 2,500 |
| Deal [x] damage to Behemoths with any War Pike | 50,000 | 100,000 | 250,000 | 500,000 | 2,500,000 | 5,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 50,000,000 |
| Deal [x] damage to Behemoths with any neutral War Pike | 50,000 | 100,000 | 250,000 | 500,000 | 2,500,000 | 5,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 50,000,000 |
| Deal [x] damage to Behemoths with any blaze War Pike | 50,000 | 100,000 | 250,000 | 500,000 | 2,500,000 | 5,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 50,000,000 |
| Deal [x] damage to Behemoths with any frost War Pike | 50,000 | 100,000 | 250,000 | 500,000 | 2,500,000 | 5,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 50,000,000 |
| Deal [x] damage to Behemoths with any shock War Pike | 50,000 | 100,000 | 250,000 | 500,000 | 2,500,000 | 5,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 50,000,000 |
| Deal [x] damage to Behemoths with any radiant War Pike | 50,000 | 100,000 | 250,000 | 500,000 | 2,500,000 | 5,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 50,000,000 |
| Deal [x] damage to Behemoths with any umbral War Pike | 50,000 | 100,000 | 250,000 | 500,000 | 2,500,000 | 5,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 50,000,000 |
| Hunt [x] Behemoths with any War Pike | 2 | 10 | 20 | 50 | 100 | 200 | 500 | 1,000 |
Controls[ | ]
Moves[ | ]
Piercing Attacks
Repeated, stationary attacks that can wound Behemoth parts.
Harvesting Attacks
Forward-moving attacks that can sever Behemoth parts.
Sprinting Stab
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+ A sprinting attack that drains stamina.
Leaping Stab
An airborne stab attack that is executed after a roll. Counts as the first hit of a combo.
Leaping Slash
An airborne overhead slash that is executed after a roll. Counts as the first hit of a combo.
Aetheric Conversion (Special)
(Meter quantity determines ammo power) Convert your special meter into powerful, long-range ammunition.
Pike Blast (Special)
Hold to bear down on your target, then release to fire a long-range shot.
Combos[ | ]
Piercing Flurry
(*Hold)
Aether Harvest
Moves[ | ]
Piercing Attacks
Repeated, stationary attacks that can wound Behemoth parts.
Harvesting Attacks
Forward-moving attacks that can sever Behemoth parts.
Sprinting Stab
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+ A sprinting attack that drains stamina.
Leaping Stab
An airborne stab attack that is executed after a roll. Counts as the first hit of a combo.
Leaping Slash
An airborne overhead slash that is executed after a roll. Counts as the first hit of a combo.
Aetheric Conversion (Special)
(Meter quantity determines ammo power) Convert your special meter into powerful, long-range ammunition.
Pike Blast (Special)
Hold to bear down on your target, then release to fire a long-range shot.
Combos[ | ]
Piercing Flurry
(*Hold)
Aether Harvest
Moves[ | ]
Piercing Attacks
Repeated, stationary attacks that can wound Behemoth parts.
Harvesting Attacks
Forward-moving attacks that can sever Behemoth parts.
Sprinting Stab
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+ A sprinting attack that drains stamina.
Leaping Stab
An airborne stab attack that is executed after a roll. Counts as the first hit of a combo.
Leaping Slash
An airborne overhead slash that is executed after a roll. Counts as the first hit of a combo.
Aetheric Conversion (Special)
(Meter quantity determines ammo power) Convert your special meter into powerful, long-range ammunition.
Pike Blast(Special)
Hold to bear down on your target, then release to fire a long-range shot.
Combos[ | ]
Piercing Flurry
Aether Harvest
Moves[ | ]
Piercing Attacks
Repeated, stationary attacks that can wound Behemoth parts.
Harvesting Attacks
Forward-moving attacks that can sever Behemoth parts.
Sprinting Stab
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+ A sprinting attack that drains stamina.
Leaping Stab
An airborne stab attack that is executed after a roll. Counts as the first hit of a combo.
Leaping Slash
An airborne overhead slash that is executed after a roll. Counts as the first hit of a combo.
Aetheric Conversion (Special)
(Meter quantity determines ammo power) Convert your special meter into powerful, long-range ammunition.
Pike Blast (Special)
Hold to bear down on your target, then release to fire a long-range shot.
Combos[ | ]
Piercing Flurry
(*Hold)
Aether Harvest
Gallery[ | ]
Images[ | ]
Concept Art
Concept Art
Notes[ | ]
The War Pike was announced in the Sharpen Your Skills: Combat Update blog
Guides[ | ]
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