In Evil Dead: The Game, those who prefer to play the role of a tanky damage dealer should consider selecting Ash Williams (Army of Darkness) with his best perks and skills. This version of Ash is part of the Warrior class of characters that also includes Scotty and Henry the Red. Unlike the other two characters, however, Army of Darkness Ash has the ability to switch from tank to juggernaut whenever his shields are deactivated and reactivated thanks to a few unique passive skills. Ultimately, these skills will allow players to deal more damage overall as they synergize with some of the best skills available for a max-level Warrior Ash.
Like every character in Evil Dead: The Game, all of the passive skills for Army of Darkness Ash will be unlocked once the character is at level 25. Warrior Ash's Active Ability is called Wiseman's Potion, which grants health, fear reduction, increased damage dealt to enemies, and reduced incoming damage when it is activated. His three passive skills, however, are called Shield Blast, Finish Strong, and Weapon Master: Chainsaw, and they're the deciding factors for which perks players should select for Army of Darkness Ash.
Shield Blast is a phenomenal passive skill for Warrior Ash that separates the character from the rest in his class, and especially from every other version of Ash in Evil Dead: The Game. Each time Ash loses a shield bar, the passive skill automatically triggers an explosion that damages nearby enemies. Finish Strong synergizes nicely with the first passive skill, as it allows Ash to recover part of his shield bar whenever he kills an enemy with a finisher. Lastly, Weapon Master: Chainsaw gives Warrior Ash's chainsaw a faster attack speed and increased damage to enemy health, balance bar, and dismemberment damage.
The Best Perks For Army of Darkness Ash In Evil Dead: The Game
For this build, the core concepts players should focus on are better shields, health, light melee attacks, and dismemberment damage. This Warrior Ash build avoids heavy attacks and instead relies upon the Chainsaw to set up finishers by dealing increased dismemberment damage as quickly and frequently as possible. Of course, Army of Darkness Ash in Evil Dead: The Game will still need to tank through hits, which is why players should improve Ash's maximum health and shields as well.
- The Last Word (Level 1 +15%) - The last hit of Ash's combo causes increased damage. This perk is needed to unlock others.
- Reinforced Amulet (Level 3 +10%) - Incoming damage is reduced when Ash has a shield active. Avoid Level 4 because it only increases the damage reduced by an additional 2%.
- Improved Amulet (Level 3 +10%) - Increases length of shield bars. Avoid Level 4 because it only increases the length of shield bars by an additional 2%.
- Artful Dodger (Level 1 +15%) - Reduces the stamina cost of dodging. This perk is needed to unlock others.
- Industrial Strength Level 4 +25%) - Increases maximum health.
- Devestating Force (Level 4 +15%) - Increases melee weapon damage.
- Cutting Blows (Level 1 +10%) - Increases dismemberment damage of melee weapons.
- Razor's Edge (Level 2 +30%) - Increases the dismemberment damage of sharp weapons. These invested perk points in Evil Dead: The Game affect the Chainsaw directly since it is classified as a sharp weapon.
- Sting Like A Bee (Level 3 +15%) - Increases damage dealt by light melee attacks.
- Seeing Stars (Level 3+ 25%) - Increases the balance bar damage from Ash's melee attacks. This will improve players' ability to perform finishers and recover part of Ash's shield bar.
Evil Dead: The Game is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.