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Tariq is a DPS class hero in Fellowship.

"Tariq is a melee damage dealer, who utilizes continual auto-attacks, timed between reactions and ability swings. Tariq utilizes a mechanic called 'Fury.' Fury is a resource by Tariq's empowered auto attacks which allows him to call upon heavy damage dealing abilities such as Chain Lightning and Thunder Call. Overall Tariq is a steady DPS whos timing based abilities allow him to burst damage periodically throughout the fight."

 

Biography

Tariq is a giant of a man, strong of hand and stronger of heart. He lived a simple life of calm and peace, but one fateful day, his partner and child were lost in the wars of the clans.

He took their bodies and climbed the sacred mountain to enact their burial rights. Over their pyres to the sky, Tariq's stoic demeanor crumbled and his temper let loose as he raged in fury. He beseeched the sky for the strength to give his fury meaning and protect those below.

When he descended form the mountain everyone in the Clan could tell he was a changed man. The atmosphere around him was electric, and there was lightning in his eyes. A new strength powered his swings and when he embraced the rising fury, many could see the physical manifestation of the tempest of his soul.

Tariq Overview

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BiS Legendary ♦ BiS Weapons ♦ Weapon Traits ♦ Gem Priority

 ♦ Builds ♦ Skills ♦ Talents ♦ Stat Priority ♦ Quick Guide

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Tariq Weapon Options

Tariq Best Legendary Item

Drape of the Slayer King

Tariq BiS Weapons

Tariq has a couple of good Weapon options at his disposal for boosting his damage output. The Fateful Basher is a great main option thanks to its ability to deal cleave damage, which comes with a relatively short cooldown of 60 seconds. Upon use, Fated Strike also buffs your Expertise by 20% and grants you significant Cooldown Recovery for 6 seconds, allowing you to use your core Skills more often. In addition, the Weapon Ability can also be used at range to charge at your primary target in order to engage enemies more easily.

The Wildstone Crusher is another solid pick as it provides you with both AoE damage and crowd control. The Weapon’s ability to stun enemies in a cone in front of you not once, but twice, can help relieve some pressure off your tank or buy some time for your healer in particularly clutch moments. Having a reliable source of ranged AoE damage can be quite useful on a melee-focused Hero like Tariq during situations where you need to keep your distance from enemies while still contributing to the fight.

We recommend going with the Fateful Basher if you’re looking for a straightforward main Weapon that offers multiple benefits. The Wildstone Crusher is also a very good choice, but it’s a bit more situational and its real value comes from the utility it brings to the table, more so than the damage itself.

Best Weapon Traits

The best Weapon Traits for Tariq will vary slightly depending on your specific playstyle. Having said that, some of the available Traits are so good that you'll often want to stick with them regardless of how you approach Combat. Below, we've split the Weapon Traits into three categories based on how much value they offer to Tariq players.

Must-Have Traits

• Visions of Grandeur – All-around fantastic choice that enables you to use Raging Tempest more often
• Inspired Allegiance - Enables you to use your Weapon Ability more often while also providing a Haste buff for you and your allies
• Martial Initiative – Automatically gain a flat Main Stat buff and Damage Reduction when you activate your Weapon Ability
• Vengeful Soul – Offers a nice Main Stat buff while also healing you if you’re below 50% health when it procs
• Amethyst Splinters - All your Critical Strikes deal up to 8% damage over time to enemies
• Seized Opportunity – Landing many Critical Strikes ensures that your future ones will become progressively more devastating

Decent Traits

• Navigator’s Intuition
• King of the Hill
• Sapphire Aurastone
• Ruby Storm
• Emerald Judgement
• Diamond Strikes
• Divine Meditation
• First Man Standing

Not Recommended (Unless You Have No Choice) Traits

• Brave Machinations
• Heroic Brand
• Hidden Power
• Hunter’s Focus
• Patient Soul
• Willful Momentum
• Treasure Hunter’s Delight
• Heart of Stone
• Iron Spikes
• Grounded Spirit

Gem Priority

Gems in Fellowship offer various bonuses depending on their type. While it may be tempting to socket as many Gem types as possible into your Equipment in exchange for a wide variety of bonuses, it's generally a lot more efficient to specialize and focus on just a few types.

Tariq benefits the most from Gems that increase his Critical Strike (Amethyst) and Ultimate (Sapphire). Increasing your Main Stat (Ruby) and Expertise (Emerald) is highly beneficial as well. Generally speaking, Tariq’s Gem priority should be as follows:

Amethyst -> Sapphire -> Ruby -> Emerald -> Topaz -> Diamond

Builds

 

Tariq's Skills and Talents in Fellowship

Tariq Skills

 

Tariq Talents

 

Tariq Stat Priority

Tariq's Stat priority is as follows:

1. Strength
2. Crit
3. Haste/Expertise
4. Spirit

Main stat is king in Fellowship, so you will want to focus on item level which in turn gives main stat on all pieces of gear minus neck and ring slots. Tariq has a few talents that synergise well with crit, for maximum damage output during endgame crit is your priority secondary stat. Expertise and Haste will increase your overall damage as well, expertise being a flat damage increase and haste allowing you to use your abilities more frequently. They are somewhat interchangable at the moment so play around and see each of these stats feel for you.

Tariq Quick Guide in Fellowship

Overview

Tariq Is a Melee Damage Dealer that uses Builder/Spender and Timing Mechanics. He excels in the front lines flanking his enemies. Timing his abilities around his Swing Timer will maximize his damage and Fury generation. He uses Fury to perform powerful attacks.

Tariq's primary power stat is Strength. All damage he deals is affected by this stat.

 

Role Mechanics

Damage Dealers (DPS) are primarily responsible for the following mechanics:

• Crowd Control (CC)
  • Every Damage Dealer Hero has abilities than can Interrupt, Slow, Stun, and/or Reposition enemies.
    • These should be used frequently to increase your party's chances of survival.
    • More of these abilities unlock upon completing higher mission difficulties.
  • Enemy abilities that are interruptible are indicated by Yellow Cast Bars underneath enemy Health Bars.
• Dealing Damage
  • Every hero has a Core Rotation, which is usually the optimal use of several abilities for best effect.
    • For Damage Dealers especially, learning their Core Rotation, and when to deviate is the key to mastery!
  • Damage Dealer Heroes define the duration of combat as they generally deal the majority of the damage.
  • Keeping an eye on the Damage Meter helps to compare the damage across the group.
    • The Damage Meter is also a good indicator to understand how well you are playing.
  • Many damaging abilities excel at either single-target damage, or dealing damage to groups of enemies.
• Surviving
  • Keep an eye on the battlefield to avoid dangerous enemy attacks!
    • A dead Damage Dealer kills nothing.
  • Damage Dealers have at least one ability to help them with mobility and to reduce incoming damage.

Damage Dealer Tips:

• Don't stand in Area of Effect spells on the ground. Use mobility and damage mitigation abilities to survive!
• Use [Tab] to quickly cycle through enemies that are in front of you.
• Pick your targets wisely!

• Focusing on the most dangerous enemy with the other Damage Dealer can protect your party.
• Attacking the target of the tank can help you avoid getting Aggro.
• Finishing off enemies with low health will support your Tank and Healer.

 

Hero Mechanics

Tariq is a close-combat hero, and fights mainly in melee range with instant cast abilities. Enemies need to be selected, within range, and in front of him.

Tariq's unique Hero Mechanics:

• Swing Timer displays the timing on Tariq's auto-attacks.
  • If a Heavy Strike is readied when the Swing Timer triggers an auto-attack it will deal immense damage.
    • All of Tariq's other abilities will cancel Heavy Strike.
    • Heavy strike should be the last ability used before the Swing Timer triggers an auto-attack.
    • Heavy Strike must be cast before the timer passes the Red" portion of the Swing Timer.
    • This ability is not affected by Global Cooldowns (The minimum time between using abilities)
  • Some abilities do not disrupt the Swing Timer, such as Wild Swing and Face Breaker.
  • Some abilities interrupt and reset the Swing Timer, such as Skull Crusher and Hammer Storm.
• Fury is your Builder/Spender resource
  • Max 100 Fury can be held at a time.
  • This is built by dealing damage with some abilities, such as Heavy Strike and Wild Swing.
  • Some abilities build a set amount of Fury, such as Leap Smash and Thunder Call.
  • Fury is spent on powerful abilities like Skull Crusher and Hammer Storm.
• Thunder Call is an ability that empowers some of your other abilities for a short time.
  • Heavy Strike deals more damage to your target, and also deals damage to enemies around your target.
  • Fury Spenders, such as Skull Crusher and Hammer Storm, deal much higher damage.
  • Chain Lightning can only be cast while Tariq is empowered by Thunder Call.
• Spirit Ability - Raging Tempest
  • Tariq gains an enhanced form of Thundercall for a short duration.
  • He also gains Raging Currents which strikes nearby enemies with lightning.
    • In addition to dealing damage, each lightning strike also grants a bonus to Tariq's Critical Hit chance.
  • Tariq also gains 30% haste for 20 seconds.

Tariq:

• Squeeze in as many Wild Swings and Face Breakers into the Swing Timer before using Heavy Strike.
• Heavy Strike isn’ affected by Global Cooldowns, 50 you can use it instantly after another ability.
• Face Breaker deals damage but can only be used when you Miss your target.

 

 

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