No Rest For the Wicked Boarskin Fanatic Build

In this No Rest for the Wicked guide, we will be taking a look at a build that you can put together once you’ve reached the end of the early game around level 10–11 and move into the mid-game, which you can put together for level 11–20 and potentially beyond.

The Boarskin Fanatic Build will let you fill the shoes of one of the Boarskin enemy types, utilizing their own weapons and armor against them and other enemies, unleashing your righteous fury and delivering your wrath unto your enemies.

Gears and Spells

For this build, we will be using the Boarskin Tusk as our primary weapon.

This is a one-handed axe weapon type that requires Faith points to equip, with the requirement being higher depending on the item level.

The axe will drop more commonly once you’ve reached level 11 and abovearound item level 4and will require at least 19 points in Faith at that level and more at higher levels to equip.

It has a swift striking moveset consisting of upswings and is excellent for close-range combat, although compared to other axes, it may be lacking in range due to the nature of its attack pattern.

The Boarskin Tusk’s default rune is the Throw Axe runeand it is a very swift attacking rune that throws a single axe for the cost of 20 Focus points.

Even though the Throw Axe attack does not deal a lot of damage by itself, the low Focus cost and the fast nature of the attack make this a very excellent way of keeping up your pressure and preventing your opponent’s poise bar from resetting, allowing for more opportunities to stagger your enemy.

For the second runewe will be putting in the Crushing Flurry rune that can be extracted from the Nail-laden Club.

This attack performs three consecutive strikes that deal massive damage while also damaging poise drastically. This rune attack will be the main source of damage we rely on when playing as the Boarskin Fanatic.

For the third slotwe will be using the Evasive Pierce rune from the Tucked Falcon rapier weapon.

This attack costs 100 Focus points and performs a sweeping strike that will stagger most enemies, except the heaviest of them, while moving backward to create distance between you and your opponent—making it an excellent escape tool from sticky situations.

Lastly, we will be using the Damage Surge rune that is sold at Eleanor’sincreasing your already formidable damage while this spell is active.

At this point in the game, it is advisable to have two main weapon slots, which will allow the possibility of having eight spells at your disposal instead of four from a single weapon slot.

Ideally, I would recommend having a weapon with the Heal aura spell in the second slot, which will allow you to use Focus points to heal instead of consuming food.

However, Plague Ichor is an extremely rare resource, and if you’ve spent it on other upgrades to help with inventory management or increasing your Hunger Limit, you can slot in the Heal Aura spell temporarily, and the build’s effectiveness will remain the same.

For the off-hand slot, we can leave it free to save some equip load or use the Azure Griffin shield if you want some added protection.

Armor Pieces

For the armor pieces, we will be using Boarskin armor pieces to fully embody the build, but you can use any leather piece of your choice.

• Bastard’s Boar Helm
• Boarskin Leather Tunic
• Boarskin Leather Pants
• Boarskin Leather Gloves

All of these pieces are made of leather and offer solid defense while staying within a manageable equip load.

Affixes and Enchantments

For the Boarskin Fanatic buildwe will be looking to utilize enchantments that are ideally stamina-based affixes.

Affixes such as Increased Stamina Regeneration and Decreased Stamina Costs are also helpful, as they will allow you to land more hits with your attacks before needing to rest to regain your Health.

Other affixes we will be looking for include Decreased Item Weight and Increased Item Loadas these will allow us to equip heavier armor without going into the Heavy Class.

We will be avoiding affixes that make resource management harder, especially with stamina, due to its already slow attack speed and long wind-ups.

Running out of stamina easily after dodging or a couple of swings will make it harder for you to land attacks using the weapons.

Also, negative affixes such as Decreased Item Load or Decreased Maximum Health should be avoided, as they will reduce your survivability, making mistimed dodges more punishing.

Rings

For this build, we will be using two ring slots:

• Agility Ring – It will reduce stamina cost and boost movement speed. This helps you close gaps faster and maintain offensive pressure.

• Feather Ring – It will increase your equip load, allowing you to wear heavier armor while staying out of the “Heavy” weight class for better mobility.

Alternative option:

• Jade Ring – Grants stamina on damage dealt. Mid-game Jade Rings typically offer a 2% stamina return per hit, which synergizes well with your fast, combo-heavy attacks.

If you only have one ring slot unlocked when assembling this build, prioritize the Agility Ringas movement and stamina efficiency are core strengths of this setup.

Gems

The Boarskin Fanatic build does not rely on only one type of damage, and we will be utilizing both regular attacks and rune attacks. It is helpful to have more stamina, allowing you to perform more attacks quickly, gain focus points, and unleash the killing blow with the Crushing Flurry attack.

The Chipped Emerald works very well with the build, as it increases your maximum stamina by 4–15% depending on the level of the gear you infuse it into. It can also be infused onto both weapons and armor.

The Chipped Spike can be infused into both weapon and armor pieces, but for this build, we will be infusing this gem into the Boarskin Tusk to increase the physical damage dealt with regular attacks.

For enchanted gear—especially armor pieces that only have one gem slot—we want to prioritize putting in Chipped Jade in as many slots as possible across the whole loadout, as the increase in stamina recovery helps with the build immensely.

Consumables

Although there are no specific consumables that are essential for this build, they will help you overcome challenges.

• Focus and Stamina potions – help with resource management in combat

• Bombs – provide ranged options to clear groups or finish off elite enemies and bosses

Stat Allocation

This build is one of many you can put together if you have emphasized putting your points into the Faith attribute, and it can easily be built into from an early game Faith-based build.

As you reach around level 12ideally your stat distribution will be something akin to this:

• Health: 15 (150 HP)
• Stamina: 15 (70 Stamina)
• Focus: 14–15 (170–176 Focus)
• Equip Load: It should ideally be at a point where you will want at least 200 in the maximum load value.

Allowing more frequent usage of rune attacks.

Once you’ve reached around level 20it is ideal to have:

• Health: 20
• Stamina: 23
• Faith: 30
• Focus: 15
• Equip Load: 18

There is no need to invest in Strength, Dexterity, or Intelligence attributes when using this build.

This will allow you to have high damage output while maintaining good survivability.

But, if you are confident in your dodging and parrying skills, you can invest some of the points from the Health attribute into Faith for increased damage, or into Stamina for easier resource management.

You can also have fewer points in the Focus attribute, since we are not planning to use many rune spells with this build, and invest those points into other preferred stats.

Final Thoughts

The Boarskin Fanatic is an offensive, close-ranged, faith-based build that will have you destroying your enemies with powerful attacks and making quick work of them before they have a chance to retaliate.

While strong at close range, this build can struggle with ranged enemies—especially when fighting a group.

Getting hit with ranged attacks while you are fighting another enemy or trying to chase a ranged foe will really hurt due to the limited range of your attacks. While you are not slow or encumbered (as you will not be in the heavyweight class), enemies can be tricky to catch. However, you can interrupt their escape by throwing your axe, allowing you to catch them.

Unless you are using a secondary weapon that has a ranged attack or a bow in your off-hand slot, this build does not have a strong ranged option and can struggle when facing some of the more agile ranged enemies that will simply run away from you.

Another thing to keep in mind when using this build is that you need to be more mindful of your stamina management. As your attacks cost more stamina, you will run out more quickly and can get caught in situations where you do not have enough stamina to roll out of harm’s way if you’re not paying attention.

While the build has enchantments and gems that aim to help with this issue, it does not alleviate it completely.

So, this wraps up my guide to putting together the Boarskin Fanatic build for No Rest for the Wicked. I hope you find this guide helpful on your journey through the island of Sacra. If you have any more tips you’d like to add or share, or additional questions, please leave them in the comments below!!