I began my new game (as I had not selected the D3 map) as a Nightblade (obviously for the Melee Dual Wield, of course), and i came to a point where i can choose a secondary class.
I am trying to build out a “massive damage” build, but one that is more passive for this character.
Though, that is not a must-have requirement though.
What would be the best class to mix up with the Nightblade?
You can’t go wrong with Inquisitor. It has great synergy with Nightblade. It has RR for Pierce (Death Sentence) and Cold (Aura of Censure), it has Inquisitor Seal so that you can actually go melee without dying, Word of Renewal line is a great support for any class, and it even has Rune of Hagarrad should you choose to go that route for damage.
You can pick any class you like and make it work, but if you’re looking for performance first, you won’t regret picking Inquisitor.
Rune of Hagarrad would feel like a caster. But if you’re looking for a dual-wield bladed death machine, Infiltrator (Nightblade + Inquisitor) is still the way to go. It’s pierce damage, which is close enough to Physical damage I’d say.
Here’s the most popular build for dual wield Infiltrator.
You could also go for Blademaster (Soldier + Nightblade) for a similar effect, using the same set actually. Not sure which one is better, they’re very similar. But if you go Soldier, you’re pretty much locked into this one build, where Inquisitor keeps more builds open if you change your mind.
Fair enough, Sir.
It looks like that would be the ideal for this character, in hindsight, overthinking this, was however thinking that the Crusader would be an option as well, as this one is not “magery” for what I know of Crusaders…
I wasn’t all that serious. Inquisitor is probably the strongest class itg.
When it comes to pure dw melee you probably wanna go pierce or cold as these two dmg types offer best performance. Cold, that’s trickster (nightblade+shaman). There’s also acid with reaper (nb+necro). As for pierce, blademaster (nb+soldier) or infiltrator (nb+inqui). Which is better? I’ll never get tired discussing that: I prefer bm but imo infiltrator might be a bit stronger…
Most of the responses you’re going to get in Gameplay Discussion are going to be about the base game. I’d imagine you’re looking for Modding Discussion.