Building a strong team in Dungeons & Dynasties is about more than simply recruiting powerful characters. You need the right combination of tanks, DPS, and healers to survive dungeon battles, defeat enemies, and keep your party alive.
In this guide, I’ll explain the different team roles and classes, how their abilities work together, and which team compositions you can use to improve your performance. Whether you’re new to the game or still learning how to build an effective party, understanding these fundamentals will make your dungeon runs much easier.
I’ll also cover several useful formations, including Blitz, Dual Tank Blitz, Elven Skirmish, and All I Need Is a Wizard. Each formation has its own strengths and weaknesses, so you can choose one depending on your team’s abilities and the enemies you’re facing.
Dungeons & Dynasties Team Composition Formations Guide
There are three main things you need to accomplish during a dungeon battle:
- Survive: Keep your party alive and prevent enemies from defeating your characters.
- Deal Damage: Eliminate opponents before they can overwhelm your team.
- Heal: Recover lost health and keep your party fighting.
These responsibilities are divided into three main roles: Tanks, DPS, and Healers. Each class specializes in a particular role and offers different abilities that help your team succeed.
Tanks
Tanks are responsible for absorbing incoming damage and protecting the rest of your party. They generally have large health pools and abilities that reduce incoming damage.
All three tank classes have a special ability called Pull. This ability forces opponents to focus their attacks on the tank instead of targeting other party members.
Tanks also generate threat, making themselves appear more dangerous to enemies and encouraging opponents to attack them.
There are three tank classes:
Guardian
Guardian is a reliable and straightforward tank. Its Pull ability activates at a consistent rate based on stamina, making it a dependable choice for keeping enemies focused on your frontline.
If you’re looking for a steady tank that performs consistently, Guardian is a good option.
Warden
Warden is designed for solo tanking, meaning it works best when your team only has one tank.
Its Pull ability recharges faster when the Warden is attacking or taking damage. This allows it to regain enemy attention whenever opponents start targeting other party members.
However, Warden can struggle when paired with another tank. If the second tank uses Pull and takes enemy attention away from the Warden, the Warden stops receiving attacks. Since its Pull ability recharges through attacking or being attacked, this can make it difficult to regain control of enemies.
Paladin
Paladin is a more complicated tank that can become extremely powerful with the right upgrades.
You can upgrade Paladin to gain healing abilities, making it particularly useful alongside another frontline bruiser, including another Paladin.
However, Paladin requires more investment to become effective. A weak Paladin may perform worse than a weak Guardian or Warden, but a fully developed Paladin can potentially outperform both.
Understanding Bravery
Bravery is a personality trait that affects how much threat your character generates.
For tanks, bravery is extremely useful because it helps attract enemy attention and encourages opponents to attack them.
However, bravery can be dangerous for characters who aren’t supposed to take damage, such as healers and spellcasters.
Some powerful equipment provides bravery as a bonus. This can cause your spellcasters to avoid equipping certain items because they don’t want to attract enemy attention.
If you use the Kit Out option and notice that a spellcaster refuses to equip your strongest equipment, check whether that item provides bravery. You can use the dropdown menu to force them to equip it, but be careful about giving non-tanks unnecessary threat.
DPS (Damage Per Second)
DPS characters are responsible for defeating enemies by dealing damage. Your team’s overall damage output is an important factor in how quickly you can clear dungeons.
There are three main DPS classes, each with a different approach to combat.
Blademaster
Blademaster uses a sword and deals the highest average damage per second of any class.
The main disadvantage is its limited attack range. Blademasters need to get close to enemies before they can deal damage, which also puts them at risk of taking incoming attacks.
Because of this, Blademasters are relatively tanky compared to other non-tank classes. They benefit from damage reduction and blocking abilities to survive while fighting on the frontline.
Ranger
Ranger specializes in consistent ranged damage. It can attack enemies from far across the map and start dealing damage before melee characters can reach it.
For example, a Ranger can potentially hit an approaching Blademaster two or three times before the Blademaster gets close enough to attack.
One dangerous situation for a Blademaster is running toward an enemy Ranger only to have a tank use Pull and redirect its attention. This can leave the Blademaster spending much of the battle chasing targets without dealing meaningful damage.
Meanwhile, the Ranger continues attacking from a safe distance.
Arcanist
Arcanist specializes in powerful but inconsistent damage.
Unlike Rangers, who deal steady damage over time, Arcanists can deliver massive bursts of damage through their spells.
For example, imagine your Ranger deals 30 damage every six seconds while your opponent’s healer restores 30 health every six seconds. Both teams can end up in a stalemate.
However, an Arcanist capable of dealing 100 damage every 24 seconds can completely change that situation.
If your opponent has only 95 maximum health, a single powerful attack can eliminate them before their healer has a chance to recover their health.
This makes Arcanist particularly useful when you want to eliminate important targets quickly.
Healers
Healers keep your party alive by restoring health during battles. Without proper healing, even a strong team can quickly fall apart.
There are three healer classes, each with a different healing style.
Cleric
Cleric is similar to Arcanist but focuses on healing instead of damage.
It provides powerful emergency healing, making it useful when a teammate is close to being defeated.
For example, if an enemy Ranger has weakened one of your characters and another attack could knock them out, Cleric can quickly restore a large amount of health and save them.
Druid
Druid specializes in consistent healing over time.
Rather than relying on large emergency heals, Druid steadily restores health throughout the battle.
This makes it a good choice when your team needs reliable healing and sustained support.
Bard
Bard is a support-focused healer that combines steady healing with abilities that increase your team’s damage output.
It works particularly well with a strong tank that doesn’t require constant healing.
Bard allows you to maintain some healing support while also improving your party’s offensive capabilities.
Team Synergies and Best Compositions
Having the right classes is important, but combining them effectively is what makes a team powerful.
Bards are especially useful because they support other party members and help them perform their roles more effectively.
You can also check the Party Synergies section in the in-game Compendium to discover specific class combinations and their bonuses.
Here are some general team-building strategies to consider.
Classic Tank, Healer, and DPS Composition
For most dungeon runs, the traditional team composition is one Tank, one Healer, and the remaining party members as DPS.
This is a reliable setup because every role has a clear responsibility.
- Tank: Absorbs damage and keeps enemies focused on them.
- Healer: Restores health and prevents teammates from being defeated.
- DPS: Eliminates enemies as quickly as possible.
This composition works well for clearing dungeons efficiently because defeating enemies quickly also reduces the amount of damage your team receives.
Combine Different Healing Classes
If you’re expecting enemies to deal massive amounts of damage, consider using Bard and Cleric together instead of recruiting two healers of the same class.
This combination provides two different types of healing:
- Bard: Provides consistent healing and increases team damage.
- Cleric: Provides powerful emergency healing when teammates are in danger.
Combining these abilities gives your team more flexibility and helps prevent situations where your healer cannot keep up with incoming damage.
Combine Arcanist and Ranger
Arcanist and Ranger can work extremely well together because they combine burst damage with consistent ranged attacks.
Arcanist can deal a massive amount of damage to an enemy in a short period, while Ranger provides additional attacks to finish the target.
This is particularly important when fighting against teams with strong healers.
An Arcanist might deal enough damage to nearly eliminate an opponent, but an emergency heal could undo that progress. Having a Ranger ready to finish the target can prevent the enemy healer from saving them.
Use Paladin as Additional Support
A Paladin with healing upgrades can work alongside a Cleric to improve your team’s overall survivability.
For example, a veteran Paladin with a lower-powered healing ability can help restore some health and reduce the number of emergency heals your Cleric needs to use.
Understanding how your characters’ abilities complement each other is one of the most important parts of building an effective team.
Best Team Formations
Choosing the right formation can make a significant difference during dungeon battles.
The traditional setup places your Tank at the front, DPS characters in the middle, and your Healer at the back.
This positioning helps protect your healer, who usually has fewer hitpoints and less damage resistance than other classes.
Here are some formations you can experiment with.
Blitz Formation
<text>Recommended setup: One Tank, two Blademasters, and one Healer.</text>
The Blitz formation focuses on aggressive frontline attacks.
Place your Tank at the front and position one Blademaster on either side. Your Healer should stand directly behind the Tank.
When the battle begins, the Tank and both Blademasters charge forward immediately. Meanwhile, your Healer can remain stationary while still staying within healing range.
This is useful because standing still allows your Healer to cast spells without constantly repositioning.
Strengths:
- Excellent damage output.
- Strong healing support.
- Fast and aggressive attacks.
- Effective when fighting enemies that struggle against frontline pressure.
Weaknesses:
- Vulnerable to strong enemy Tanks.
- Can struggle against teams with powerful ranged DPS.
- Less effective against large groups of weaker enemies.
Recommended custom orders:
- Tell one Blademaster to focus on nearby enemies with low health.
- Give your Healer the Keep Party in Sight order.
The second order is particularly important because your Blademasters might move too far forward and leave your Healer’s range. Without proper healing support, they can quickly get defeated.
Dual Tank Blitz Formation
<text>Recommended setup: Two Tanks and one Blademaster, with additional DPS support in larger teams.</text>
For this formation, place a Blademaster in the center with one Tank on either side.
Give one of your Tanks the custom order Attack Enemy Rangers and Casters.
The goal is to shift the center of the battle toward the enemy’s ranged characters. Your Tank can disrupt their positioning and potentially eliminate them while your Blademaster takes advantage of weaker targets.
This formation also brings enemy Rangers and Casters closer to your Tank’s Pull ability, making it harder for them to freely choose their targets.
Strengths:
- Very difficult to defeat.
- Strong frontline protection.
- Can disrupt enemy ranged characters.
- Helps control enemy positioning.
Weaknesses:
- Lower overall damage output.
- Can struggle to eliminate opponents quickly.
- Less effective without additional DPS support.
This formation works better in a five-person team where you can add an Arcanist.
The Arcanist can weaken enemies with powerful attacks, allowing your Blademaster to finish them off.
Elven Skirmish Formation
<text>Recommended setup: Three Rangers and one Cleric.</text>
Elven Skirmish focuses on mobility, ranged attacks, and avoiding direct combat.
For this setup, recruit three Rangers and one Cleric with high Agility and Speed.
Spread your characters as far apart as possible and create a custom order with the following condition:
Retreat if below 90% health.
This strategy forces your characters to maintain distance from enemies and retreat whenever they start taking damage.
It can be particularly effective against Dwarven Blademasters, who may spend most of the battle chasing one member of your team while the other Rangers continue attacking from a distance.
Strengths:
- Excellent ranged damage.
- High mobility.
- Can frustrate melee-focused opponents.
- Keeps your characters away from direct combat.
Weaknesses:
- Extremely fragile.
- Requires high Agility and Speed.
- Can perform poorly in normal combat situations.
- Relies heavily on positioning and retreat orders.
This is more of a specialized strategy than an all-purpose formation, so use it when you expect to fight opponents who struggle against mobile ranged teams.
All I Need Is a Wizard
<text>Recommended setup: One powerful Arcanist with supporting teammates.</text>
This strategy focuses on recruiting the strongest Arcanist you can afford.
Spend your available money on finding a powerful Arcanist and give them the custom order:
Hit Hard in the First 12 Seconds.
The idea is to eliminate important enemy characters before they have time to deal significant damage.
A powerful Arcanist can potentially defeat multiple opponents with a single Fireball. For example, a Fireball cast around the six-second mark could eliminate both the opposing Ranger and Cleric if the damage and positioning are right.
However, don’t forget about the rest of your team. You’ll still need characters capable of dealing with the enemy Tank and Blademaster while your Arcanist focuses on eliminating priority targets.
Strengths:
- Extremely high burst damage.
- Can eliminate important enemies early.
- Effective against teams that rely heavily on healing.
- Can end battles before enemies fully establish their formation.
Weaknesses:
- Requires a powerful and expensive Arcanist.
- Depends on dealing enough damage early.
- Needs frontline support against enemy melee characters.
Building a strong team in Dungeons & Dynasties requires understanding how Tanks, DPS, and Healers work together. Simply recruiting the strongest characters isn’t always enough. You also need to consider their abilities, positioning, personality traits, and team synergies.
For general dungeon progression, I recommend starting with the classic Tank, Healer, and DPS composition. Once you understand how the different classes work, experiment with combinations like Bard and Cleric or Arcanist and Ranger.
You can also try different formations depending on your opponents. Blitz is great for aggressive frontline pressure, Dual Tank Blitz offers strong protection, Elven Skirmish focuses on mobility, and All I Need Is a Wizard relies on powerful early burst damage.
Experiment with these strategies and find the combination that works best for your team. Good luck with your dungeon runs!
