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Warrior Pathway
May 31, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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The Warrior Pathway (also called the Twilight Giant Pathway, after its Sequence 0 deity 'The Twilight Giant' or 'Dusk Giant') is one of the six publicly confirmed Pathways available in the Crimson Test of Lord of Mysteries. It is a melee damage Pathway centred on weapon and armour mastery, supernatural physical power, dawn-light combat conjurations, and resistant defensive stances.
The Warrior Pathway has 10 Sequences from Sequence 9 (entry) to Sequence 0 (god-tier). Sequence names borrow from martial, knightly, and divine archetypes.
The full Sequence ladder below is drawn from the source material. Only the lowest entry Sequences have been shown as playable in the closed beta; the higher Sequences and their abilities listed here have not been confirmed as implemented in the current build and are documented as source-material reference.
Sequence 9: Warrior. The proficient combatant entry rank.
Sequence 8: Pugilist (also rendered Fighter). Mastery of unarmed and contact combat.
Sequence 7: Weapon Master. Mastery of every weapon and combat style.
Sequence 6: Dawn Knight. The light-conjuration and divine-light tier.
Sequence 5: Guardian. The defensive-and-protect-allies tier.
Sequence 4: Demon Hunter. The supernatural-purification tier.
Sequence 3: Silver Knight. The high-tier consecrated knight.
Sequence 2: Glorious Champion (also rendered Honored One). The renowned champion tier.
Sequence 1: Hand of God (also rendered Divine Hand). The Pathway's penultimate Sequence; near-godhood.
Sequence 0: Twilight Giant (also rendered Dusk Giant). The Pathway's deity.
The Crimson Test caps Warrior Pathway progression at the lower Sequences. Sequence 9 Warrior is the entry rank for testers picking the Pathway at character creation. Higher-Sequence content (Pugilist, Weapon Master, etc.) is built but reserved for future beta phases and the live game.
The Warrior is a melee damage-dealer. Sequence 9 Warriors have mastery of all weapons and armor with no weapon they cannot use, mastery of all combat styles and martial arts, supernatural strength and agility that greatly transcends non-Beyonders, and the ability to physically resist supernatural powers. At Sequence 6 Dawn Knight and above, Warriors conjure powerful Dawn light-based weapons and armour, harm evil spirits, take damage for others (the canonical tank role), and enter an almost unbreakable defensive stance.
Strengths: top-tier melee damage, weapon flexibility, physical resilience, ability to take hits intended for allies. Weaknesses: limited ranged tools, low magical scaling, dependent on positioning and target access. The Pathway is recommended to players who want to play 'master swordsman' or 'paladin' archetypes; Sequence 9 Warrior already feels like a heavy melee class even before considering the Mr. Fool grafted tools.
The Warrior's Acting Archetype is the disciplined soldier: focused, dependable, willing to take hits for allies. Acting checks favour:
Picking dialogue options that emphasise honour, duty, and direct action.
Completing duelling-ring side activities and martial-arts tournaments.
Defending NPCs in encounter triggers, especially at the cost of personal HP.
Carrying a Warrior-tier weapon prop in the free-equip slot.
Engaging in melee combat openers; charging into a fight scores Acting more than ambushing it.
Warrior-Pathway Beyonders work as soldiers, knights, militia officers, and bodyguards. Many serve in the Loen military, the Mandated Punishers's combat detachments, and the Sun Church's holy-knight orders. The Pathway is socially visible in a way that more secretive Pathways like Spectator or Hermit are not; Warriors tend to operate as the 'public face' of Beyonder society in cities where their presence is known.
Carry a varied weapon kit. The Warrior's signature is weapon mastery; rotating between sword, axe, mace, and polearm during a fight scores Acting and exploits per-weapon stagger profiles.
Use the defensive stance on telegraphed boss hits. The Warrior's defensive stance ability is the most reliable way to take a one-shot hit in raid phases.
Stack Acting via duels. Tingen and Backlund both have NPC duelling rings that pay generous Acting bonuses for clean wins.
Coordinate with the Bard tank. In dungeons that rely on a Bard for primary tanking, the Warrior plays as the off-tank and melee-DPS; covering the Bard's vulnerable windows during Holy Song channels is the highest-value use of the Warrior kit.
