Rift Souls - Get Acquainted with the Warriors

In this article we are going to carry on looking at the Warrior and the available souls that you have to play with.


Warlord:
The Warlord tree focuses on defence and a lot of emphasise is put on “buffing” other party members. I would say this is a more advanced spec and if you only have a small party it is not really the one for you.
Unfortunately with a name like Warlord you would expect more, still there are a few good skills that you can pick up with this tree but there are also far better choices.


Reaver:
If you want to be a tank then you should consider the “Reaver” tree. The Reaver will specialize in being able to deal with multiple enemies at once and very quickly with this you will be able to heal well even at the lower levels.
Use this if you want to specialize in AoE tanking.


Paladin:
This is one of the most popular builds in World of Warcraft and Rift is no different. The Paladin tree will give you a war machine.
Like the Reaver above is a specialist in multiple enemies use the Paladin if you want to tank single targets.
I think most warriors will end up putting most of their points into this soul and you will get some good healing abilities and shields as well.


Void Knight:
This class is for Warriors that want to stand strong in the face of Magic, however although you get a few good skills that will allow you to absorb Magic the higher level bosses will not be able to be interrupted when casting so I would not bother with this class.
One to save for when you are bored.


Riftblade:
The Riftblade class will deal a lot of damage via magic and can be very effective when you are teamed up with a DPS Warrior for instance using the Reaver class.
You will be able to take quite a lot of damage with this class so if you want to focus on leveling as quickly as possible then it is one to bear in mind!


Paragon:
This is another DPS class but also gives you the highest damage output. Again if you want to focus on leveling as quickly as possible you will want to give this class a go.
The downside is that the class is not the best for PVP so bear that in mind. It is more for leveling speed!