Best Heavy Weapon Build Deepwoken [upd] Jun 2026

: Both standing and running criticals apply a 10% Blood Poisoning debuff.

The best heavy weapon builds in generally fall into two categories: high-speed hybrid builds for PVP or massive DPS "boss-slayers" for PVE. As of early 2026, the meta revolves around maximizing swing speed to overcome the natural slowness of heavy weapons or leaning into high-damage multipliers. 1. The "Pale Briar" Speed Build (Meta PvP/PvE Hybrid) Pale Briar best heavy weapon build deepwoken