Bruiser

Class Information for Bruiser

Type:

Brawler ( Fighter )

City:

All Cities

Primary Stat:

Strength

Armor:

Leather Armor

Weapons:

Fists, Staves, Hammers, Great Hammers, Thrown; may dual-wield

Shields:

None

Expert Spells:

Combat Arts ( Rare Loam )

Links to All Relevant Categories for: Fighter > Brawler > Bruiser

Spells

Equipment

AAs and Prestige

The Bruiser profession is ideal for those who want to pummel their enemies hand-to-hand. The Bruiser is a juggernaut of physical pain, having transformed their body into a vicious tool for inflicting suffering on their foes. The honing of the Bruiser's physical body conveys offensive as well as defensive advantages. The Bruiser is most effective on the front lines of combat.

Update Notes Edit

On July 24, 2012, per the Qeynos Rising update : " Bruising has been removed and replaced by Recklessness ."

Class Hat Edit

Hoo'Loh's Straw Hat (67) - Kingdom of Sky Class Hat from quest: Blood of the Brood

Class Armor Edit

Dreadnaught (Armor Set) (20) - Armor Questline treasured bruiser set
Adept Blood Hide (Armor Set) (37) - Deathfist Citadel mastercrafted brawler set
Marring (Armor Set) (67) - Quest rewards from Cloud Mount Timeline
Excarnate (Armor Set) (67) - complete set drops from Named Monsters in the The Laboratory of Lord Vyemm
Renegade (Armor Set) (67) - Kingdom of Sky bruiser Relic Armor
Wu's Fighting Gear (Armor Set) (69) - Echoes of Faydwer legendary brawler set
Indomitable (Armor Set) (70) - Echoes of Faydwer fabled bruiser set
Quarrelsome (Armor Set) (77) - Rise of Kunark legendary brawler set
Juggernaut (Armor Set) (78) - Rise of Kunark fabled brawler set
Abrupt Pursuasion (Armor Set) (80) - Rise of Kunark fabled bruiser set
Combatant's Technique (Armor Set) (80) - The Shadow Odyssey T1 legendary brawler set
Abandoned Jin Drake (Armor Set) (80) - The Shadow Odyssey T2 legendary brawler set
Lava Lotus (Armor Set) (80) - The Shadow Odyssey T3 fabled brawler shard armor set
Woven Shadow (Armor Set) (80) - The Shadow Odyssey fabled bruiser set
Brute's Irebound (Armor Set) (90) - Destiny of Velious T1 fabled bruiser set

Epic Weapon Edit

Bruiser Epic Weapon Timeline (80) - Rise of Kunark Bruiser Epic Weapon

Achievements Edit

See

Combat Arts By Category Edit

The first combat art in each category is listed. See the detailed description for the full upgrade line.

Combat Art	Description	Level
Basic Damage
Pummel	Instant Damage	1
Meteor Fist	Instant Heat Damage; costs Health	2
Roundhouse	Crushing Damage	5
Blaze Kick	Crushing Damage plus Heat Damage-over-Time	11
One Hundred Hand Punch	Chain of up to 8 Hits	19
Devastation Fist	Massive damage with long recovery time	35
Damage with Detrimental Effect
Merciless Stomp	Damage plus Knockdown	10
Shoulder Charge	Damage plus Knockdown	13
Eye Gouge	Piercing Damage plus Accuracy Debuff	28
Uppercut	Damage plus Knockdown with long recovery time	30
Sucker Punch	Flank only, Damage plus Daze	32
Sonic Punch	Teleport to target, damage & interrupt	55
Multiple-Target Damage
Beatdown	Direct Damage to all in area	7
Savage Assault	Chain of up to 4 hits, on all in area	50
Debuff
Intimidate	Mesmerize target for a short time	24
Instill Panic	Fears target (same reuse timer as Intimidate)	30
Threat
Slurred Insult	Increase threat, even if stifled or stunned	1
Abuse	Interrupt and increase threat to entire encounter	8
Goading Gesture	Increase threat with chance of double the amount of threat increase.	20
Rescue	Rise 3 positions in the hate list
Divide and Conquer	Rise to top of threat list on half of encounter	80

Combat Art	Description	Level
Heal
Ignore Pain	Heal self	3
Indomitable Will	Cure self trauma/mental, even if stifled/stunned	13
Temporary Self-Buffs
Lightning Fists	Add heat damage to next 5 melee hits	15
Bruising Spirit	Increased mitigation; costs Health	26
Rock Skin	Strong mitigation; stuns self	40
Stone Deaf	Ignore next 3 strong nonphysical hits	52
Close Mind	Ignore control effects	58
Knockout Combination	Direct damage & stun all Combat Art targets	65
Maintained Self-Buffs
Bodyguard	Defensive stance	4
Smoldering Fists	Offensive stance	4
Bob and Weave	Increased Strength and Agility	12
Feign Death	Play dead (zero hate while active)	14
Manhandle	Increased threat on each melee hit	22
Shared Buffs
Intercept	Take hits for an ally	6
Brutality	Raid combat art damage & taunts & detaunts	9
Shrug Off	Take hits for ally using own avoidance	21
Miscellaneous
Fighting Chance	Start a Heroic Opportunity	5
Master's Rage	Lore and Legend mastery ability	-
Dreadnaught Kata	Fluff spell	20
Wooden Skin Style	Fluff Spell	40
Iron Skin Style	Fluff Spell	50

Combat Arts By Level Edit

Tier 1 Level 1 - 9	Tier 2 Level 10 - 19	Tier 3 Level 20 - 29	Tier 4 Level 30 - 39
1 : Pummel 1 : Slurred Insult $ 2 : Meteor Fist 3 : Ignore Pain 4 : Bodyguard 4 : Smoldering Fists 5 : Fighting Chance 5 : Roundhouse 6 : Intercept $ 6 : Pummel II 7 : Beatdown 8 : Abuse $ 9 : Brutality 9 : Slurred Insult II ¥-$	10 : Ignore Pain II 10 : Merciless Stomp 11 : Blaze Kick ¥ 12 : Bob and Weave ¥ 13 : Indomitable Will 13 : Shoulder Charge ¥ 14 : Feign Death 15 : Lightning Fists 16 : Bodyguard II 16 : Smoldering Fists II 17 : Meteor Fist II 17 : Slurred Insult III 19 : One Hundred Hand Punch 19 : Roundhouse II	20 : Dreadnaught Kata * 20 : Ignore Pain III 20 : Intercept II 20 : Goading Gesture *** 21 : Beatdown II ¥ 21 : Shrug Off 22 : Abuse II ¥ 22 : Manhandle ¥ 23 : Brutality II 24 : Merciless Stomp II ¥ 24 : Intimidate 25 : Blaze Kick II 25 : Rescue 26 : Bob and Weave II 26 : Bruising Spirit 27 : Indomitable Will II 27 : Shoulder Charge II 28 : Eye Gouge 28 : Feign Death II 29 : Pummel III 29 : Lightning Fists II	30 : Bodyguard III 30 : Uppercut 30 : Instill Panic 31 : Meteor Fist III 31 : Slurred Insult IV ¥ 32 : Shrug Off II ¥ 32 : Sucker Punch ¥ 33 : One Hundred Hand Punch II ¥ 33 : Roundhouse III 34 : Ignore Pain IV 34 : Intercept III 35 : Beatdown III 35 : Corpsecrush 35 : Devastation Fist 35 : Smoldering Fists III 36 : Abuse III 36 : Manhandle II 37 : Brutality III 38 : Merciless Stomp III 38 : Intimidate II 39 : Blaze Kick III
Tier 5 Level 40 - 49	Tier 6 Level 50 - 59	Tier 7 Level 60 - 69	Tier 8 Level 70 - 79
40 : Bob and Weave III ¥ 40 : Rock Skin 40 : Bruising Spirit II 40 : Wooden Skin Style * 41 : Indomitable Will III ¥ 41 : Shoulder Charge III 42 : Eye Gouge II 42 : Feign Death III 43 : Pummel IV 43 : Lightning Fists III ¥ 44 : Uppercut II ¥ 44 : Bodyguard IV 45 : Slurred Insult V 45 : Meteor Fist IV 46 : Sucker Punch II 46 : Shrug Off III 47 : One Hundred Hand Punch III 47 : Roundhouse IV 48 : Ignore Pain V 49 : Beatdown IV 49 : Devastation Fist II 49 : Smoldering Fists IV	50 : Abuse IV ¥ 50 : Instill Panic II 50 : Iron Skin Style * 50 : Manhandle III ¥ 50 : Savage Assault 51 : Brutality IV 52 : Merciless Stomp IV 52 : Stone Deaf (DoF) † 52 : Intimidate III 53 : Blaze Kick IV ¥ 54 : Bob and Weave IV ¥ 54 : Rock Skin II 54 : Bruising Spirit III 55 : Shoulder Charge IV 55 : Indomitable Will IV 55 : Sonic Punch (DoF) † 56 : Eye Gouge III 56 : Feign Death IV 57 : Pummel V 57 : Lightning Fists IV 58 : Close Mind (DoF) † 58 : Bodyguard V 58 : Uppercut III 59 : Meteor Fist V 59 : Slurred Insult VI	60 : Sucker Punch III 60 : Shrug Off IV 61 : Roundhouse V 62 : One Hundred Hand Punch IV ¥ 63 : Devastation Fist III 63 : Smoldering Fists V 63 : Beatdown V ¥ 64 : Abuse V ¥ 64 : Manhandle IV ¥ 65 : Knockout Combination (KoS) † 65 : Brutality V 66 : Merciless Stomp V 66 : Intimidate IV 67 : Blaze Kick V 68 : Bob and Weave V 68 : Rock Skin III 68 : Bruising Spirit IV 69 : Shoulder Charge V 69 : Indomitable Will V	70 : Eye Gouge IV 70 : Feign Death V 70 : Savage Assault II 71 : Pummel VI ¥ 71 : Lightning Fists V 72 : Slurred Insult VII ¥ 72 : Uppercut IV ¥ 72 : Bodyguard VI 73 : Meteor Fist VI 73 : Devastation Fist IV 73 : Sucker Punch IV 74 : Roundhouse VI 74 : One Hundred Hand Punch V 74 : Sonic Punch II 75 : Beatdown VI ¥ 75 : Smoldering Fists VI 76 : Brutality VI 76 : Manhandle V 76 : Abuse VI 77 : Blaze Kick VI 77 : Merciless Stomp VI 77 : Intimidate V 78 : Knockout Combination II 78 : Bruising Spirit V 78 : Rock Skin IV 79 : Shoulder Charge VI 79 : Bob and Weave VI 79 : Indomitable Will VI
Tier 9 Level 80 - 89	Tier 10 Level 90 - 99	Tier 11 Level 100 - 109
80 : Eye Gouge V 80 : Divide and Conquer (RoK) 80 : Savage Assault III 81 : Lightning Fists VI 81 : Pummel VII 82 : Bodyguard VII 82 : Slurred Insult VIII ¥ 82 : Uppercut V 83 : Devastation Fist V 83 : Meteor Fist VII 83 : Sucker Punch V ¥ 84 : One Hundred Hand Punch VI 84 : Roundhouse VII 84 : Sonic Punch III ¥ 85 : Beatdown VII ¥ 85 : Smoldering Fists VII 86 : Abuse VII 86 : Brutality VII 86 : Manhandle VI 87 : Blaze Kick VII 87 : Intimidate VI 87 : Merciless Stomp VII 88 : Bruising Spirit VI 88 : Knockout Combination III 88 : Rock Skin V 89 : Bob and Weave VII 89 : Indomitable Will VII 89 : Shoulder Charge VII	90 : Divide and Conquer II 90 : Eye Gouge VI 90 : Savage Assault IV 91 : Lightning Fists VII 91 : Pummel VIII 92 : Bodyguard VIII 92 : Slurred Insult IX ¥ 92 : Uppercut VI 93 : Sucker Punch VI ¥ 94 : Sonic Punch IV ¥ 95 : Beatdown VIII ¥	spells
¥; - Available as a Grandmaster choice. See below. * - Fun Spell, can be bought from the Bruiser trainer in the Freeport Militia House in West Freeport , or the Bruiser trainer at the Spires of Innoruuk in Neriak, City of Hate ** - from Bloodline Chronicles Adventure Pack *** - from Splitpaw Saga Adventure Pack , improves with level up to 50, sharing the same timer with the Slurred Insult combat art line † - Ancient Teachings spell (only available in Adept I, Adept III and Master 1) $ - This spell is not automatically received, but may be purchased from an Alchemist or a Broker DoF - Desert of Flames featured spell KoS - Kingdom of Sky featured spell RoK - Rise of Kunark featured spell As of Game Update 57, Bruisers no longer receive any spells at level 18

Grandmaster Training Choices Edit

Tier 2 - Level 14	Tier 3 - Level 24	Tier 4 - Level 34	Tier 5 - Level 44
Slurred Insult II Blaze Kick Bob and Weave Shoulder Charge	Beatdown II Abuse II Manhandle Merciless Stomp II	Sucker Punch Slurred Insult IV Shrug Off II One Hundred Hand Punch II	Bob and Weave III Indomitable Will III Uppercut II Lightning Fists III
Tier 6 - Level 54	Tier 7 - Level 64	Tier 8 - Level 75	Tier 9 - Level 85
Bob and Weave IV Abuse IV Manhandle III Blaze Kick IV	One Hundred Hand Punch IV Manhandle IV Beatdown V Abuse V	Pummel VI Slurred Insult VII Uppercut IV Beatdown VI	Beatdown VII Sonic Punch III Slurred Insult VIII Sucker Punch V
Tier 10 - Level 95
Beatdown VIII Sonic Punch IV Slurred Insult IX Sucker Punch VI