If you're jumping into Warborne: Above Ashes and wondering how to build your Drifter for PvP, this guide covers everything you need to get started. Below are nine powerful PvP builds, organized by Intelligence, Agility, and Strength stats. Each build includes recommended Drifter skills, weapons, gear, and strategy tips to help you dominate in faction wars, duels, and group battles.

This article is currently being updated. Some skill names and item references may be incorrect and will be corrected shortly.

Intelligence PvP Builds

Kyra - Ice Mage and AoE Controller

Kyra excels at freezing enemies, denying objectives, and slowing groups during large-scale fights. Her kit is designed for controlling space and punishing clumped enemies.

Drifter Skills

· Active: Frozen Maelstrom – Creates a slowing zone that detonates after 3 seconds, freezing enemies caught inside.

· Passive: Shattered Ice – Bursts nearby chilled enemies and lowers their resistances.

Weapon: Iceshard Comet

· Chilling Ray – Fires a frost beam that slows enemies by 30% and deals magic damage.

· Frozen Shards – Launches ice shards in a cone. Applies Chill to all enemies hit.

· Frost Nova – Places a frost trap on the ground. When triggered, deals heavy magic damage and slows movement and healing.

· Passive: Deep Freeze – Chilled enemies take 15% extra damage from all frost abilities.

Suggested Combo

· Start with Frozen Maelstrom or a secondary AoE ability to apply Chill.

· Follow up with Frozen Shards and Chilling Ray to keep slowing targets.

· Time Frost Nova activation when enemies clump up for AoE burst.

· Use Frozen Conduit or Titanic Growth for defense under pressure.

Strategy Tips

· Position near objectives to zone enemies with Chill and slows.

· Hold Frost Nova for when opponents dive or cluster.

· Freeze the frontline to delay enemy advances or disrupt support lines.

Veska - Anti-Healer and Debuff Caster

Veska is designed to silence enemies, strip buffs, and apply strong healing reduction. She thrives in breaking enemy formations and denying sustain.

Drifter Skills

· Active: Raven's Gaze – Silences enemies in an area and reveals them if stealthed.

· Passive: Dispel Matrix – Removes buffs from nearby enemies and applies resist debuffs.

Weapon: Tendril's Grasp

· Void Spike – Fires a ranged projectile that burns mana and deals magic damage.

· Soul Rupture – AoE silence and damage-over-time. Excellent against clustered groups.

· Entangling Growth – Roots and stuns multiple enemies with bouncing worm projectiles.

· Passive: Entropic Core – Increases mana regeneration and spell damage after silencing enemies.

Recommended Gear

· Helmet: Repulsion – Knocks enemies back and reduces their resistances.

· Chest: Vulnerability – Removes stealth and lowers defenses in a zone.

· Boots: Decay – Reduces enemy healing and applies damage-over-time around you.

Suggested Combo

· Initiate with Raven's Gaze and Repulsion.

· Follow with Entangling Growth to catch stunned enemies.

· Use Soul Rupture and Void Spike to silence and pressure.

· Activate Dispel Matrix to strip any remaining buffs.

Strategy Tips

· Target support characters and disrupt enemy backline.

· Use silence and debuffs before your team pushes.

· Stack Decay and Vulnerability in tight fights to weaken foes.

Solenne - Team Healer and Aura Support

Solenne brings heavy team healing and excels in midline support. Ideal for players looking to sustain their group through Veinhold fights and long brawls.

Drifter Skills

· Active: Bond of Light – Links to up to 8 allies, channeling a heal every 0.5s for 4 seconds.

· Passive: Light's Echo – Boosts healing received by allies within 12 meters.

Weapon: Harmony's Staff

· Soothing Mist – Replaces basic attacks with AoE healing mists.

· Vitality Seed – Applies healing-over-time to 5 allies and gives a speed buff.

· Rain of Serenity – Creates a healing zone with bonus resistances.

· Passive: Natural Armor – Builds stacks of damage resistance over time.

Recommended Gear

· Helmet: Swift Aid – Grants shields based on healing done.

· Chest: Barrier – Provides a protective shield and regenerates mana.

· Boots: Vitality – Boosts movement speed and heals over time.

Suggested Combo

· Begin with Vitality Seed before engagements for passive healing.

· Activate Bond of Light during team dives or big skirmishes.

· Drop Rain of Serenity in clumps to maintain AoE healing.

· Keep healing with Soothing Mist and refresh Swift Aid shields.

Strategy Tips

· Maintain safe positioning behind tanks and DPS.

· Keep Rain of Serenity on contested objectives.

· Don't be afraid to reposition with Vitality during pressure.

Agility PvP Builds

Vryssia - Stealth Assassin and Bleed Specialist

Vryssia plays like a classic rogue. She uses stealth, bleeds, and quick bursts to eliminate squishy targets before slipping away.

Drifter Skills

· Active: Shadow Dive – Enter stealth and empower next attack to crit. Grants crit rate and shield.

· Passive: Phantom – Stay invisible while stationary. Increases crit and movement speed.

Weapon: Hemoblades

· Skill 1: Placeholder – Replace with desired single-target burst ability.

· Skill 2: Placeholder – Apply additional bleed or poison depending on style.

· Skill 3: Rend and Reap – Leap to target, apply Bleed, deal damage, and heal self.

· Passive: Placeholder – Pick a skill that boosts Bleed or sustain.

Recommended Gear

· Helmet: Rage – Boosts crit rate and attack speed for 9 seconds on hit.

· Chest: Stun – AoE physical damage and 1.5s stun.

· Boots: Titanic Growth – Boosts HP, movement speed, and grants CC immunity.

Suggested Combo

· Open with Shadow Dive to stealth.

· Land first hit for crit, then chain Skill 1 and 2.

· Use Rend and Reap to finish and self-heal.

· Escape with a movement boost or reposition to re-enter stealth.

Strategy Tips

· Prioritize healers, mages, or low-defense targets.

· Use terrain to break line-of-sight and control fights.

· Time Titanic Growth for big plays or escapes.

Stormblade - AoE Duelist and Map Controller

Stormblade excels at mid-range fights with fast dashes, AoE damage, and lifesteal. Best used to dominate Rift points and spread pressure.

Drifter Skills

· Active: Tempest Edge – Dash forward and gain lifesteal and attack speed.

· Passive: Storm Step – Each dash increases movement speed temporarily.

Weapon: Storm Cleaver

· Skill 1: Placeholder – Choose burst or gap closer ability.

· Skill 2: Placeholder – Apply DoT or disorient effect.

· Skill 3: Tempest Slash – Spin attack dealing high AoE damage and generates a tornado on 3+ stacks.

· Passive: Placeholder – Add bonus AoE damage or movement.

Recommended Gear

· Helmet: Break Free – Remove CC and become immune for 2.5 seconds.

· Chest: Snarl – Slows enemies and reduces their damage.

· Boots: Sidestep – Dash with bonus movement speed.

Suggested Combo

· Engage with Tempest Edge and Skill 1.

· Apply pressure with Skill 2.

· Use Tempest Slash during clumps to deal massive AoE.

· Dash out or reposition with Sidestep or Break Free.

Strategy Tips

· Use your mobility to pick and choose fights.

· Pressure grouped enemies and zone them out.

· Play aggressively but disengage once cooldowns are down.

Sanguor - Lifesteal Brawler and Tanky Duelist

Sanguor is a close-range fighter with incredible sustain through lifesteal and bleed effects. Great for extended brawls and frontline disruption.

Drifter Skills

· Active: Hemophage – Activate lifesteal mode for 7 seconds. Heals over time.

· Passive: Bloodpact – Grants damage resistance and attack speed after skill use.

Weapon: Bloodfury Blades

· Skill 1: Placeholder – Choose heavy hit or bleed application.

· Skill 2: Placeholder – Add self-healing or AoE.

· Skill 3: Crimson Frenzy – Clears CC, deals huge burst and true damage, applies Bleed, and heals.

· Passive: Placeholder – Add bleed synergy or bonus healing.

Recommended Gear

· Helmet: Venom – Applies poison and a healing debuff.

· Chest: Converge – Pulls enemies and stuns.

· Boots: Lunge – Dash that knocks enemies back.

Suggested Combo

· Open with Converge to pull enemies in.

· Activate Hemophage and use Skills 1 and 2.

· Finish with Crimson Frenzy for high damage and sustain.

· Use a  Lunge to chase or escape.

Strategy Tips

· Stay in the thick of the fight to benefit from healing and Bleed.

· Don't waste Crimson Frenzy early; wait for key moments.

· Stack healing reduction and Poison to win long trades.

More builds and updates will be added as the game progresses and PvP balance shifts. Whether you're freezing your enemies, bleeding them out, or supporting your team from behind the lines, these builds are optimized to help you succeed in Warborne: Above Ashes PvP.