Pillars of Eternity Story Companions Builds
Aloth Ranged Build
Aloth Ranged build
Recommended AI setting: Crowd Control
Recommended weapons: Rod, scepter, wand & mandatory spell book
Recommended armor: light/medium
- Level 2- Chill Fog, Blast
- Level 3- Bewildering Spectacle, Curse of Blackened sight
- Level 4- Miasma of the Dull-Mindness, Arcane Veil
- Level 5- Kalakoth’s Minor Blights, Deleterious Alacrity of Motion
- Level 6- Llengrath’s Displaced Image, Penetrating Blast
- Level 7- Confusion, Essential Phantom
- Level 8- Maura’s Writhing Tentacles, Marksman
- Level 9- Ryngrim’s Enervating Terror, Arkemyr’s Wonderous Torment, Minoletta’s Minor Missiles
- Level 10- Malignant Cloud, Wound binding
- Level 11- Citzal’s Martial Power, Gaze of the Adragan, Infuse with Vital Essence
- Level 12- Arcane Reflection, Dangerous Implement
- Level 13- Substantial Phantom, Wall of Draining, Deleterious Alacrity of Motion
- Level 14- (Doesn’t really matter but picked Tayn’s Chaotic Orb), Hardened Veil
- Level 15- Wall of Many Colors, Caedebald’s Blackbow, Paralyzing fireball if available or Confusion
- Level 16- Kalakoth’s Freezing Rake, for wands pick Weapon Focus Adventurer and for the warbow pick Spirit of Decay
Eder the Tank build
Eder Tank build
Recommended AI setting: Hold Ground
Recommended weapons: I like a sabre and shield personally
Recommended armor: HEAVY.
- Level 2- Weapon and Shield
- Level 3- Defender
- Level 4- Wary Defender
- Level 5- Vigorous Defense
- Level 6- Hold the Line
- Level 7- Overbearing Guard
- Level 8- Superior Deflection
- Level 9- Weapons Specialization (pick whichever one you outfit your Eder with weapons wise)
- Level 10- Weapon Mastery of whatever was picked above
- Level 11- Take the Hit
- Level 12- Wound Binding
- Level 13- Unbroken
- Level 14- Weapon Focus (of your choosing)
- Level 15- Triggered Immunity
- Level 16- Apprentice’s Sneak Attack
Durance “The Plan B” build
Durance “The Plan B” kinda sorta off tanky build
Recommended AI setting: Tbh I’ve found they all kinda sorta stink, so… Aggressive is the best bet I’d imagine, then maybe support.
Recommended weapon: Sword and shield, due to inspired flame
Recommended armor: Medium/Heavy
- Level 2- Weapon and Shield Style
- Level 4- Cautious Attack
- Level 6- Superior Deflection
- Level 8- Inspired Flame
- Level 9- Prayer Against Fear
- Level 10- Scion of Flame
- Level 11- Prayer against Infirmity
- Level 12- Heart of the Storm
- Level 13- Dire Blessing
- Level 14- Bonus 4th Level spell
- Level 15- Prayer against Bewilderment or Devotion for the Faithful
- Level 16- Bonus 3rd level Spell
Kana the Bow Shooter build
Kana Shooter build
Recommended AI: Summoner
Recommended weapon: War bow
Recommended armor: medium/light
- Level 2- But Reny Daret’s Ghost, Ancient Mastery
- Level 3- Come, Come Soft Winds of Death
- Level 4- White Worms Writhed, Beloved Spirits
- Level 5- Sure-Handed Ila Nocked Her Arrows with Speed
- Level 6- At the Sound of His Voice the Killers Froze Stiff, Marksman
- Level 7- Dull the Edge Blunt the Point
- Level 8- Rejoice My Commrades!, Apprentice Sneak Attack
- Level 9- The Dragon Thrashed
- Level 10- Oh, but Knock Not on the Door, Weapon Focus Adventurer
- Level 11- Whatever the last first level spell is
- Level 12- Seven Nights She waited, Secrets of Rime
- Level 13- Aefyllath Ues Mith Fyr
- Level 14- Their Champion Braved the Horde Alone, Interrupting Blows
- Level 15- Whichever 5th level phrase you want
- Level 16- The Bride Caught their Rose, Outlander’s Frenzy
Sagani Build
Sagani build
Recommended AI: Aggressive
Recommended weapon: War bow
Recommended armor: medium
- Level 2- Resilient Companion
- Level 3- Predator’s Sense
- Level 4- Vicious Companion
- Level 5- Vicious Aim/Driving Flight
- Level 6- Weapon Focus Adventurer
- Level 7- Stalker’s Link
- Level 8- Marksman
- Level 9- Binding Roots
- Level 10- Merciless Companion
- Level 11- Stunning Shots
- Level 12- Apprentice’s Sneak Attack
- Level 13- Twinned Arrows
- Level 14- Outlander’s Frenzy
- Level 15- Defensive Bond
- Level 16- Strengthened Bond
Pallegina Off-tank Build
Pallegina Off-tank build
Recommended AI: before respec Aggressive, but after support
Recommended Weapon: video suggests a weapon and shield, however I like two handed swords on her, so to each their own
Recommended armor: Heavy
- Level 2- Vielo Vidorio
- Level 3- Zealous Focus
- Level 4- Weapon and Shield Style
- Level 5- Sworn Enemy (later respec to Lay of Hands)
- Level 6- Wrath of Five Suns (later choose greater lay of hands)
- Level 7- Reviving Exhortation
- Level 8- Superior Deflection
- Level 9- Hastening Exhortation
- Level 10- Critical Focus
- Level 11- Reinforcing Exhortation
- Level 12- Deep Faith
- Level 13- Scared Immolation
- Level 14- Scion of Flame
- Level 15- Coordinated Attacks
- Level 16- Weapon Focus (whatever you have equipped)
Hiravias Shapeshifter build
Hiravias Shapeshifter build
Recommended AI: Shapeshifter
Recommended weapon: Shapeshifter means use those claws, unarmed ?
Recommended armor: Medium/Heavy (not sure on that last one tbh)
- Level 2- Wildstrike Shock
- Level 4- Heart of the Storm
- Level 6- Greater Wildstrike Shock
- Level 8- Apprentice’s Sneak Attack
- Level 9- Nature’s Mark/Nature’s Vigor/Tanglefoot
- Level 10- Savage Attack
- Level 11- Hold Beasts
- Level 12- Weapon Focus Peasant
- Level 13- Purge of Toxins
- Level 14- Two Weapon Style
- Level 15- Wicked Briars
- Level 16- Beast Slayer/Fast Runner
Grieving Mother rapier/siletto/hearths harvest build
Grieving Mother build
Recommended AI: Defensive or Damage, though I don’t imagine crowd control would be bad either.
Recommended weapons: Rapiers, silettos, the hatchet Hearths Harvest & shield
Recommended armor: light/medium
- Level 2- Antipathetic Field, Weapon and Shield style
- Level 3- Mental Binding, Psychovampiric Shield
- Level 4- Amplified Trust, Biting Whip
- Level 5- Ectopsychic Echo, Puppet Master
- Level 6- Recall Agony, Draining Whip
- Level 7- Body Attunement, Going Between
- Level 8- Phantom Foes, Weapon Focus (Noble, or whatever you use)
- Level 9- Tactical Meld, Secret Horrors
- Level 10- Ringleader, Vulnerable attack
- Level 11- Amplified Wave, Disintegration
- Level 12- Mind Plague, Apprentice’s Sneak Attack
- Level 13- Time Parasite, Stasis Shell
- Level 14- Borrowed Instinct, Bloody Slaughter
- Level 15- Defensive Mindweb, Reaping Knives
- Level 16- Detonate, Superior Deflection
[WM] Devil of Caroc dual wield build
Devil of Caroc dual wield build
Recommended AI: Cautious, she’s not a super tank, gotta be sort of gentle
Recommended weapons: dual wielding fast weapons (silettos, rapiers, daggers)
Recommended armor: Cannot remove her default armor, but you can enchant it some at least…
- Level 2- Two Weapon Style
- Level 3- Reckless Assault
- Level 4- Vulnerable Attack
- Level 5- Finishing Blow
- Level 6- Devastating Blow
- Level 7- Dirty Fighting
- Level 8- Vicious Fighting
- Level 9- Persistent Distraction
- Level 10- Weapon Focus (whatever you have on her)
- Level 11- Deathblows
- Level 12- Deflecting Assault
- Level 13- Sap
- Level 14- Weapon Focus (whatever the second weapon on her)
- Level 15- Coordinated Positioning
- Level 16- Shadowing Beyond
[WM] Maneha Tanky DPS Build
Maneha Tanky DPS build
Recommended AI: Either one!
Recommended Weapon: Whatever one handed weapon you’d like and a shield
Recommended armor: Medium/Heavy
- Level 2- Weapon and Shield Style
- Level 3- Savage Defiance
- Level 4- Vulnerable Attack
- Level 5- Bloodlust
- Level 6- Accurate Carnage
- Level 7- Frenzy
- Level 8- Superior Deflection
- Level 9- Barbaric Shout/Thick-skinned
- Level 10-Apprentice’s Sneak Attack
- Level 11- One Stands Alone
- Level 12- Weapon Focus (Ruffian, or whatever you have on)
- Level 13- Barbaric Retaliation
- Level 14- One-Handed Style
- Level 15- Dragon Leap/Echoing Shout
- Level 16- Stalwart Defiance
[WM] Zahua Unarmed build
Zahua unarmed build
Recommended AI: N/A
Recommended weapons: Unarmed
Recommended Armor: Medium
- Level 2- Lesser Wounds
- Level 3- Turning Wheel
- Level 4- Two Weapon Style
- Level 5- Swift Strikes
- Level 6- Lightning Strikes
- Level 7- Duality of Mortal Presence
- Level 8- Apprentice’s Sneak Attack
- Level 9- Crucible of Suffering
- Level 10- Savage Attack
- Level 11- Iron Wheel
- Level 12- Weapon Focus Peasant
- Level 13- Long Stride
- Level 14- Beast Slayer
- Level 15- Resonant Touch
- Level 16- Sanctifier
