Dragon’s Dogma 2is an action RPG that encourages the player to explore with a group of pawns to keep them company. It’s important to consider who the player adventures with, especially as team composition is important if the Arisen hopes to beat the various foes they face.

From decidingwhat vocations best worktogether to making sure the player has the right skills to get the job done, each pawn, and the Arisen themselves, has a role to play to make sure everything is running smoothly. With that in mind, these are some important tips for any Arisen to follow when attempting to make a complete party composition that is sure to topple any foe quickly and see them to the end.

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8Have An Equal Number Of Ranged And Melee Attackers

It’s Important To Remember Range

The best way to have a complete party composition is to have a diverse range of vocations with the player on their adventures. Since a party can consist of up to four people total, it’s important to consider having an equal number of melee andranged fighters.

Therefore, players are able to deal with almost any foe they encounter on the road. Many players may forget about ranged vocations, like the archer, who can become a valuable member of any party when dealing with flying foes such as Harpies or Griffins.

A pawn with his eyes and mouth closed while he raises his hand in Dragon’s Dogma 2

7Swap Out Pawns For Different Situations

Sometimes An Enemy Requires More Of One Vocation

Although it may be important to try and keep a balanced party, usually when exploring inDragon’s Dogma 2, there are still scenarios where doubling up on a vocation may be important to defeat a certain enemy.

For example, a player may find that they are struggling to do enoughdamage to a boss. Therefore, they may decide to change their own vocation to something else, such as a thief, to deal more reliable damage. Alternatively, a player may be facing a foe that is incredibly weak to magic and therefore prepare their party according to the battle ahead.

Mage Vocation

6Always Recruit A Healer

Keeping Pawns Alive Is Important

Health is one of the most important stats inDragon’s Dogma 2, and therefore, keeping the player’s health up is vital for not only their own Arisen but for the pawns they bring along with them too. Therefore, players should always consider having a Kindhearted Mage who primarily supports the party through healing.

No party composition is truly complete without a Mage due to how vital of a role this vocation plays. Alternatively, a pawn with the Chirurgeon specialization can also work as a healer as they will go around using curatives to keep everyone’s health up.

A Mage pawn with the Chirurgeon specialization in Dragon’s Dogma 2

5Every Pawn Should Have A Different Specialization

A Versatile Party Is Great Both In And Out Of Combat

Specializations are another way for players to make their pawns more useful while adventuring in this action RPG.Each specializationmakes a pawn useful in different ways, from being able to understand Elven or pointing out valuable materials a player can use to craft.

To optimize how useful these specializations can be, a player should attempt to have pawns that each have a different one. This means payers can not only have a pawn that points about the materials needed to craft but another that will then turn them into various curatives and other craftables too.

High Halidom weapons skill in Dragon’s Dogma 2

4Look For Skills That Work Well Together

Some Vocations Work Well Together

Each vocation has its own useful weapon skills that become even more powerful when combined with others. Players should experiment with trying different weapon skills together to see which ones are more likely to kill an enemy quicker.

Some great combinations of weapon skills can be seen between fighters and thieves, as the fighter can launch a thief up in the air to reach the heads of many monsters, and while up there, they can then use their own weapon skills to deal lethal damage. Mages can give their allies elemental weapons which can also help deal an immense amount of damage.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 - Augment Examples

3Pawns With Augments From Different Vocations Are Better

Level Up Multiple Vocations

While the weapon skills are locked to the specific vocations, the augments that players can also unlock from them can be used for any vocation afterward. Some of these augments are perfect for the other vocations available.

Therefore, a player should considermixing and matching their augmentson their own pawn, as well as choosing pawns, with a mix of augments to give them the best chance at survival. Increasing the health of a mage, or making it so an archer is less likely to be targeted, is perfect for getting a complete party composition.

The Arisen Being Targeted By Multiple Enemies

2Aim For Survivability Above All

Early Game Can Be Tough Without A Solid Party

For a player to have a complete party composition, they should focus on how well their group of pawns has been surviving. This is incredibly important during the early game, where players may find themselves easily failing to defeat many of the larger foes they face while exploring.

This is another occasion where doubling up on vocations is fine, as players may have two fighters that will easily protect the rest of the party before they are able to implement augments that can increase their health or find gear that will better protect them.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 Mystic Spearhand Mirour Shelde

1Make The Most Of The Advanced Vocations

They Have Some Great Skills

While Sorcerer and Warrior are the only two advanced vocations available to the player’s pawns, it’s still important for a player to try the Arisen exclusive vocations too.Mystict Spearhandis one of many brilliant vocations inDragon’s Dogma 2that players have enjoyed using during their adventure.

Especially as this vocation is perfect throughout the entirety of the player’s playthrough, especially the endgame. Alternatively, Magick Archer is another great option as it fulfills the role of a ranged attacker and someone who uses magic to quickly dispose of enemies.

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