This is especially true inDragon’s Dogma 2.

Here are our favourites.

This ability causes the Fighter to lunge forward with blade extended to stick into an enemy.

A selection of fighter characters in Dragon’s Dogma 2.

Get that aim down, and you’ll find Blink Strike to be a reliable damage dealer.

When it comes to big creatures like minotaurs, Airward Slash works just fine.

But the potential to wreck your target is too appealing, and this skill has useful tactical implications.

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Against large enemies, I usually like getting in close and using Shield Bash against their legs.

The harder they are, the bigger they fall, and all that.

Even better, it can be used while flinching.

Attacking a wolf with an Airward Slash in Dragon’s Dogma 2.

Don’t sleep on Impeccable Guard - it just might keep your life.

Those necessities aside, the following three core skills are worth practicing.

Mettle

Mettleincreases your physical Defense stat and is an automatic must.

Bashing a goblin with a fiery shield in Dragon’s Dogma 2.

you might’t be a Fighter if you don’t keep those Defense numbers nice and high!

That concludes our study of the sword and shieldplay that make up the Fighter’s best skills and augments.

Taking on a minotaur with a host of pawns in Dragon’s Dogma 2.