Build Optimizer

Best All-Round Build in Minecraft Dungeons

Every priority weighted equally: damage, survival, healing, crowd clearing, boss damage and speed. A good default if you want one build that handles everything the game throws at you.

Apocalypse+25 · all gear at power 263 with tier III enchantments · score 100/100 · updated 19 October 2026

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The build

The Starless Night
Melee

The Starless Night

Unique
  • Colossal Greatsword Cleave
  • Shared Pain on Hit
  • Void Strike III PowerfulAttacks apply Void effect dealing up to +600% ramping damage (scales massively on slow weapons)
  • Unchanting IIIDeals +100% (double) damage to enchanted mobs and bosses (essential for Apocalypse+)
  • Critical Hit III Powerful20% chance to inflict critical hits dealing 3x damage (+40% expected DPS)
  • Exploding III Gilded PowerfulDefeated mobs explode dealing 60% of their max HP to nearby foes (chain mob obliterator)
Wither Armor
Armor

Wither Armor

Unique
  • 35% Damage Reduction
  • +6% Life Steal Aura
  • +50% Soul Gathering
  • Cooldown IIIReduces artifact cooldown by 38% (cornerstone of artifact loop builds)
  • Swiftfooted IIIRolling grants +50% movement speed for 3 seconds (massive travel boost)
  • Deflect III45% chance to deflect incoming arrows back (neutralizes deadly ranged snipers)
  • Potion Barrier III GildedDrinking a potion reduces all incoming damage by 90% for 9 seconds (near invincible with Refreshment)
Winter's Touch
Ranged

Winter's Touch

Unique
  • Fires 3 Arrows when Charged
  • Freezes Enemies (Freezing I)
  • Tempo Theft III PowerfulHits steal 50% movement speed from targets for 4s (huge kite & travel advantage)
  • Cooldown Shot IIIRolling reduces artifact cooldowns by 1.5 seconds on next bow shot (infinite artifact loops)
  • Burst Bowstring IIIRolling shoots charged arrows at up to 3 nearby enemies (procs on-hit enchants without aiming)
  • Gravity III Gilded PowerfulArrows pull nearby enemies toward the impact point (massive vortex clustering)
Gong of Weakening
Artifact

Gong of Weakening

Iron Hide Amulet
Artifact

Iron Hide Amulet

Death Cap Mushroom
Artifact

Death Cap Mushroom

How it scores

Each meter is out of 100. The priorities are what the optimizer was asked to favour for this playstyle. The overall score is the priority-weighted result, out of the best build the optimizer can find for these priorities, so 100 is the best there is.

Damagepriority 5083
Damage reductionpriority 5067
Healingpriority 5075
Mob clearingpriority 5068
Boss damagepriority 5071
Speedpriority 5070

Best all-round build at every difficulty

Lower difficulties have fewer enchanted mobs and weaker hits, so the best gear changes as you go down.

DifficultyGearScore
Apocalypse +25
The Starless NightWither ArmorWinter's TouchGong of WeakeningIron Hide AmuletDeath Cap Mushroom
The Starless Night · Wither Armor · Winter's Touch
100 Open
Apocalypse +20
The Starless NightFull Metal ArmorNocturnal BowDeath Cap MushroomGong of WeakeningIron Hide Amulet
The Starless Night · Full Metal Armor · Nocturnal Bow
100 Open
Apocalypse +15
The Starless NightWither ArmorNocturnal BowGong of WeakeningIron Hide AmuletDeath Cap Mushroom
The Starless Night · Wither Armor · Nocturnal Bow
100 Open
Apocalypse +10
The Starless NightWither ArmorNocturnal BowDeath Cap MushroomIron Hide AmuletGong of Weakening
The Starless Night · Wither Armor · Nocturnal Bow
100 Open
Apocalypse +5
The Starless NightWither ArmorNocturnal BowDeath Cap MushroomIron Hide AmuletGong of Weakening
The Starless Night · Wither Armor · Nocturnal Bow
100 Open
Apocalypse +0
The Starless NightRenegade ArmorNocturnal BowDeath Cap MushroomGong of WeakeningIron Hide Amulet
The Starless Night · Renegade Armor · Nocturnal Bow
100 Open
Adventure
The Starless NightRenegade ArmorNocturnal BowDeath Cap MushroomGong of WeakeningIron Hide Amulet
The Starless Night · Renegade Armor · Nocturnal Bow
100 Open
Default
The Starless NightRenegade ArmorBaby CrossbowsIron Hide AmuletDeath Cap MushroomGong of Weakening
The Starless Night · Renegade Armor · Baby Crossbows
100 Open

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