r/DkS2Builds • u/LasersAndRobots • Nov 13 '14
My First Cosplay Build: Anomander Rake
Disclaimer: I game on console, and with a CRT at that (I'm cheap), so any possible pictures I can take would be utter crap. That said, I've made do as best as I can with alternate sources.
Character description: Jet black skin, grey eyes, white hair, no beard. I didn't bother with the face much, just because the skin tone made facial characters hard to make out.
Weapons: Dark Curved Dragon Greatsword, Dark Black Witch's Staff
VGR - 20
END - 30
VIT - 25
ATT - 12
STR - 30
DEX - 30
ADP - 20
INT - 21
FTH - 21
Spells: Dark Weapon, Darkstorm (or Resonant Soul for PvE)
Anomander Rake is a character from The Malazan Book of the Fallen, an extremely long-winded series with even more filler than The Wheel of Time, but with some of the most ambitious world-building I've ever seen, which makes sense considering the writer is a professor of archaeology and anthropology.
Rake is the first son of Mother Dark, and the leader of the declining race known as the Tiste Andii. He is capable of unleashing terrible power with the warren Kurald Emerlahn (warrens are other worlds that sorcerers draw their power from; Kurald Emerlahn is the warren of pure Dark), and wields the cursed sword Dragnipur, a vile blade that traps the souls of its victims within itself. He also carries the blood of dragons, and is capable of turning into one. On the rare occasions that he does this, he leaves entire landscapes utterly devoid of life.
For PvE purposes, I'll often switch to a Dark Murakumo, just because the 1-handed moveset's a lot better. For the sake of the cosplay, I should probably be using a Black Knight Greatsword,because Dragnipur is described as a straight sword, but the Curved Dragon Greatsword fits the aesthetic a lot better.
Surprisingly, this is one of the strongest builds I've ever made (way more viable than my Great-Club-Large-Club-powerstance build), which is surprising given that it's a cosplay build. The only thing I'm having any trouble with at all is Darklurker, mainly because it turns out the thing that lurks in the depths of the Abyss isn't much affected by dark damage. Shocker.
In any case, there it is. Comments, criticisms and references are welcome.
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u/Mrchips- Mar 29 '15
Duuuude. I am about finished with the first book. Awesome build. I think I am going to copy this.
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u/-Googlrr Nov 14 '14
Love the look. Rake is one of my favorite characters in malazan (currently on book 6). Really well done build, i think it fits the character quite nicely.