Classes & Ascendancies

Warbringer

Warbringer is an Ascendancy class for the Warrior.

3 min read·Updated 2026-07-10·Editor score 89/100
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Our editors rank Warbringer for league-start viability, passive synergy, and how forgiving it feels when you mis-spec early.

Best for: Anyone picking a main or planning a league start

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Warbringer is an Ascendancy class for the Warrior.

Overview

The Warbringer draws strength from his Karui and Ezomyte ancestry. The class improves his ability to block attacks and Break Armour, making them more vulnerable to physical damage and other damage types. He has the ability to enhance his totems to summon Ancestral Spirits and redirect incoming damage towards it, encase himself with jade to absorb damage from hits, and unleash warcries that explode corpses while ignoring their cooldowns.

Passive skills

Minor skills

This class has the following minor passive skills:

NameStats
Armour20% increased Armour
Armour BreakBreak 25% increased Armour
Block Chance6% increased Block chance
Totem Life20% increased Totem Life
Warcry Speed20% increased Warcry Speed

Notable skills

This class has the following notable passive skills:

SkillModifiersPrerequisitePreceding Passive
Anvil's WeightBreak Armour equal to 10% of Hit Damage dealtArmour Break
Imploding ImpactsYou can Break Enemy Armour to below 0Fully Broken Armour you inflict increases all Damage Taken from Hits insteadAnvil's WeightArmour Break
Jade HeritageGrants Skill: Encase in JadeGain a stack of Jade every secondArmour
Answered CallGrants Skill: Ancestral SpiritsTrigger Ancestral Spirits when you Summon a Totem+1 to maximum number of Summoned TotemsTotem Life
Wooden Wall20% of Damage from Hits is taken from your nearest Totem's Life before youAnswered CallTotem Life
Renly's TrainingGain 35% Base Chance to Block from Equipped Shield instead of the Shield's valueBlock Chance
Turtle CharmYou take 20% of damage from Blocked HitsMaximum Block chance is 75%Renly's TrainingBlock Chance
Warcaller's BellowWarcries Explode Corpses dealing 25% of their Life as Physical DamageIgnore Warcry CooldownsWarcry Speed

Version history

VersionChanges
0.4.0Imploding Impacts now also grants Fully Broken Armour you inflict increases all Damage Taken from Hits instead. The Ancestral Warhorn minion summoned by Warbringer's Answered Call notable now more con
0.3.0The Answered Call Notable Passive Skill now also provides +1 to Maximum number of Summoned Totems. The Ancestral Spirits Skill granted by the Answered Call Notable Passive Skill no longer grants Minio
0.1.0Introduced to the game.
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