No Rest for the Wicked continues to thrive in 2026 by rolling out the Together expansion for Co-Op playing, offering players numerous approaches to combat, from lightning-fast assassins and unstoppable juggernauts to devastating spellcasters and nimble archers. Selecting the right weapon build is more important than ever, as it influences not just damage output but also survivability, speed, and overall comfort throughout all content.
The right setup smooths out progression, lets you respond to late-game challenges with confidence, and often rewards your preferred style of play. In this No Rest for the Wicked Together Build Tier List, you’ll find the best-in-class weapon builds dominating the meta in 2026, with breakdowns of what makes them thrive.
No Rest for the Wicked Together Tier List 2026 - Top 10 Best Builds (Weapons)
Weapons and associated builds in No Rest for the Wicked range from simple strength-based bruisers to highly intricate hybrid mages. Your weapon isn't just the centerpiece for damage; it also dictates rune access, stat priorities, and which defensive or offensive synergies display their full power as you progress. Through flexible jewel options, infusions, enhancements, and creative stat investments, you can continually tweak and optimize to meet new challenges or match changing preferences.
With numerous options from fast blades to heavy axes, robust shields to tactical staves, every archetype offers a distinct feel. The builds below are chosen because they perform consistently across all stages of the game. They feel strong early, scale well into the late game, and don't require ultra-rare gear to function. Each one supports a different play style. So, no matter if you like fast and aggressive melee, heavy-hitting bruiser combat, spellcasting with battlefield control, or slow and unstoppable tank gameplay, here are builds for everyone. We will go over how each build plays, what makes it strong, what kind of gameplay you should expect, and what you should focus on when gearing.
1. Lightning Rapier Fencer
This lightning-infused rapier build stands at the top, offering unmatched speed, exceptional armor penetration, and critical-heavy slashing. Kitted for critical strike, armor penetration, and lightning scaling, the focus is always maxed thanks to clever ring selection (such as Battlecry), which bypasses focus costs by spending health. Life steal stacking on weapon and shield creates a nearly unkillable feedback loop—health spent is returned almost instantly upon striking.
The gameplay revolves around swift, precise attacks that often one-shot standard enemies and erase bosses in seconds, even under the hardest difficulty. Survivability is handled by stacking life leech, durability-based healing, and barrier on supporting gear in No Rest for the Wicked, allowing near-perpetual uptime. Fast, reactive, and highly offensive, a monster in any content.
Check how to set up the Fencer Ligning Rapier Build
2. Raiden Immortal Gauntlet Barrier Build
Emphasizing barrier generation to outlive any threat, the Raiden gauntlet build layers massive barrier stacking with low-life mechanics for quadrupled survivability. Every kill, dodge, or food consumption shoots the barrier value sky-high, often outclassing the health pool by several multiples. Even at lower nominal health, regular barrier refreshes shrug off boss attacks and enemy onslaughts.
Permanent lightning infusion triggers speed and damage bonuses. With optimized runes and ring selection (such as those converting health to focus and boosting lifesteal), this build deals immense damage, refuels its resources reliably, and almost never faces real danger in late-game content. It’s the very definition of unkillable, combining lethal strikes with near-impenetrable protection.
Check how to set up the Raiden Immortal Gauntlet Barrier Build
3. Mage Fire Staff Build
The fire-focused mage, especially with the right staff and jewelry, remains one of the strongest options for clearing content at lightning speed. Leveraging low-life gem synergies, the build effectively doubles all key stats, damage on kill, focus on kill, and focus cost reduction. With rigorous focus management and the right ring setup, every spell costs almost nothing, allowing for perpetual nuking of enemies and bosses.
Crit chance is easily kept above 100%, guaranteeing every spell hits with amplified critical damage. Barrier through food, dodge, or other triggers complements the offensive power, keeping casters sturdy even in rough fights. With room-clearing spells like Fire Blast and the scalability provided by low life mechanics, few builds can compete with the sheer speed and consistency of this archetype.
Check how to set up the Mage Fire Staff Build
4. Spear of Sacrament & Shield Stagger Knight Build
This spear and shield combo is an exemplar of crowd control and defensive play. The reckless reach and precision of the spear, married with the matchless security of a properly statted shield (like the Bear Heart or Glimmering Bulwark), create a combatant capable of staggering and disabling bosses reliably.
Using runes and enchantments that amplify stagger, barrier, and sustain, this setup is forgiving for newcomers and effective through balance tweaks or meta shifts. Stagger, poise, barrier on kill, and focus regain mechanics all work in tandem. The synergy between chargeable spear animations and rune-driven disables lets players adapt to both group encounters and drawn-out boss duels.
Check out how to set up the Spear & Shield Stagger Build
5. Energy Sword Knight Build
Inspired by sci-fi energy blades, this lightning sword setup prioritizes movement speed, consistent critical chance, and massive bonus damage to large enemies. Focusing on maximum health for gem synergies, players top off their survivability with barrier-on-kill or health-on-kill for clearing waves of adds. In boss fights, they utilize food for healing and barrier topping.
High crit rates, substantial lightning damage stacking, and armor penetration meld into an agile, reliable melee play style. This build especially shines against large targets and feels particularly satisfying for those seeking a sword-focused experience with high survivability and clean, overwhelming burst damage potential.
Check out how to set up the Energy Sword Knight Build
6. Assassin Daggers Build
Built for those who enjoy a mix of stamina and focus-based rotations, the Assassin daggers setup offers a unique playstyle. Infinite stamina gimmicks, enhanced by focus-on-kill and stamina-cost-reducing gear, let you lock into low focus/high stamina for rapid attacks. High attack speed is the cornerstone, empowering swift combos and layered crit chance gems.
Barrier adds some resilience, while barriers or life steal are on-hand for ad-clear. The hybrid nature means you can shift from low-focus stamina play to full-focus focus-based finishers depending on the situation, with both approaches feeling strong and fluid.
Check how to set up the Assassin Dagger Build
7. Master of Shadows Gauntlet Build
Prioritizing movement over brute force, the Master of Shadows is a movement-heavy gauntlet configuration. Emphasizing dash, blink, and stamina recovery, this build turns you into a whirling shadow, hard to catch, harder to kill. Barrier and life steal are managed through plague infusions and well-chosen gems.
Effective infection buildup ensures steady sustain, while attack speed gems and mana management allow for nearly non-stop offensive pressure. This configuration is ideal for players who measure success in terms of skillful avoidance and impeccable timing.
Check how to set up the Master of Shadows Gauntlet Build
8. Charged Attack Axe Barbarian Build
Classic heavy weaponry shines with this build, which centers on charge attacks for colossal damage. With optimal attack speed, critical damage, and health-on-charge-attack stacking, the Barbarian King setup excels at deleting both regular enemies and bosses in few hits.
Low health-focused ring and gem choices open far higher damage scaling and frequent life steal triggers. Balance between mesh and heavy armor ensures durability without excessively slow movement, and attack speed gems reduce charge animation durations for smoother, more responsive play.
Check how to set up the Charge Attack Axe Barb Build
9. Unlimited Focus Mage Build
By stacking focus regeneration and utility runes, you can spam destructive magic nonstop, relying on runes and gear to keep focus perpetually full. This setup favors careful health management and timing of rune application to maximize output. While slightly less dynamic than the fire mage setup, it remains a solid late-game build when paired with the Band of Calmness and Rune Ring.
Check how to set up the Battle Fire Tank Mage Build
10. Infinite Attack Short Bow
For those craving endless multi-shot and non-stop arrow spam, this short bow build burns through mobs by chaining attack speed, stamina cost reduction, and stamina regen. With the right rings and focus on lightning infusion, you nearly erase any downtime, making for an entertaining and highly kinetic playstyle, though less robust defensively than other options.