Talk:Baruuk/@comment-78.95.234.244-20190821101600/@comment-74.96.153.132-20190821235507

His 3 provides 90% damage, making him innately far tankier than Excalibur. His 1st ability is certainly his weakest point, and is primarily used for building up Restraint. His 2 is minor CC, but is handy for isolating enemies and building up restraint. His 4th is a massively powerful crowd-killing exalted, that is unaffected by Efficiency.

Not saying your build is wrong, but it's one kind of build, and the one usually considered the weakest. High Strength, low duration, low to medium range, medium efficiency - that's the way most people build Baruuk, at which point he becomes one of the tankiest frames in the game (Nidus is practically unbeatable due to his innate regen). He's even ridiculous as a shield tank, thanks to the combination of 90% damage reduction from his Desolate Hands + his passive (0-50% additional) + Serene Storm (40%) + Adaptation (33.334-90%). Of course, this is ignoring a Quick Thinking build, which is by far the tankiest version of Baruuk.

And you don't lose much for shoving points into Strength, as more strength gives more Hands (Builds up restraint & gives a buffer for your damage reduction, and has no duration) and provides increasing damage for Serene Storm. He's a monk who can't die and when he wants to, can destroy hordes.