A lot of thought has to go into building a character in Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous. There are so many aspects to think about, and it can get quite overwhelming quite quickly, especially for newcomers to CRPGs.

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When it comes to Wenduag, though, your options are more limited than with other companions. You'll meet her very early on in the game, and she'll join up with Lann. If you played the tabletop version of Wrath of the Righteous, you'll recognize Wenduag as a very minor villain from the first part of the adventure - in the video game, she's a fully-fledged companion with more personality.

Updated May 24, 2023: With Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous still receiving bugfixes and balance patches, we can expect the game to change a lot over time. We've gone over this guide to make sure that Wenduag's builds here are still both possible and viable, along with making things readable and clear.

Wenduag's Basic Stats

Wenduag begins the game as a basic Fighter, which is quite nice - this means a lot of health and an extra feat, which can make her quite a star in the first hours of the game.

Wenduag is very obviously intended to be a ranged character and even starts out with a Longbow. She has 20 Dexterity and only a decent 16 Strength, which is a great spread for a physical, ranged fighter.

Players who like to branch out into spellcasting will be disappointed though. She has abysmal spellcasting stats including a really atrocious five Charisma. Thus, the builds presented in this article are geared towards physical damage - something she really does excel at.

Rowdy Fighter Build For Wenduag

Many players online agree that Wenduag seems made for the Throwing Axe category of weapons. These are ranged weapons that use Dexterity for attack rolls and Strength for damage rolls, just like Composite Bows.

Fighters can use Throwing Axes, and Throwing Axes can be dual-wielded. Wenduag has 19 levels of potential. This build will have Wenduag throwing the deadliest of axes around like nobody's business.

This is a very feat-heavy build, so we take plenty of Fighter levels to accommodate everything we need. Once our basic build is set up, Wenduag transitions to a Rowdy (a Rogue archetype) to rack up Sneak Attack bonuses and Rogue Talents.

• We take the single level of Rowdy at the beginning of the build just to have early access to Sneak Attack, which really has an impact on Wenduag's damage output in the early hours of the game.
• Wenduag's Dexterity is perfectly serviceable as it is, so we pump up her Strength to boost her Throwing Axe damage.
• By the end of the build, Wenduag will be throwing tons of axes with each attack and will have enough Sneak Attack damage to really put the pain on your enemies.
  • That said, Rowdy is an archetype focused on Vital Strike, and Wenduag will pick up Vital Strike feats by default, giving her a handy alternative in combat.

• Slippery Mind is a great defensive Rogue Talent to pick up, but you can swap it out for an alternative if you have a strong preference for something different.

• Once you have Rapid Shot (Mythic) you should never turn the ability off, it's just a huge boost with no downside.
• If you find yourself using Vital Strike a lot, it may be worth swapping out a Mythic Feat for Vital Strike (Mythic).

Spawn Slayer Build For Wenduag

If pure damage isn't your deal, Wenduag can be an effective Slayer. This build uses the Spawn Slayer archetype for a few reasons.

• Firstly, it doesn't give anything up except the ability to use Studied Target as a swift action.
• Secondly, it gains nice bonuses when fighting against large enemies - there are quite a lot of these in Wrath of the Righteous; some of the most powerful and dangerous demons are very big.

It's another dual-wielding Throwing Axes build with Sneak Attack, but it has some tricks that the Rowdy build doesn't.

• This build has two focuses. The first is to make Sneak Attacks as deadly as they can be, and the second is to fish for critical hits to use with Blinding Critical. Wenduag wants to be making as many attacks as possible to make this happen.
• Wenduag is especially effective in battles against large enemies thanks to the unique perks of the Spawn Slayer, so be sure to take her to beat up the bosses of the game.
• While is a shame that Wenduag can't hit Level 20 in Spawn Slayer and acquire the class's capstone abilities, she's perfectly serviceable as is.

• This is another very standard set of Mythic Abilities for Wenduag. There is not much room for imagination when it comes to these simple physical damage builds - it's a case of simply pumping up attack and damage rolls.
• You may want to slot in Mythic Sneak Attacker somewhere for that flat extra die of damage, but it's difficult to know what to sacrifice.

Draconic Melee Barbarian Build For Wenduag

The only thing that Wenduag lacks to make her an absolutely brutal physical powerhouse is a large Strength stat. Luckily, there's a way to alleviate that - the Dragon Disciple class. This is a prestige class that, with only four levels of investment, will add a massive +4 Strength to the character along with an elemental resistance and the ability to breathe some Dragon Breath.

This build pairs the Dragon Disciple with Barbarian to really rack up the damage with Rage (it's also quite fitting for Wenduag, who desires such power to a great extent). It's somewhat frailer than the other builds in this article, and it's a melee build to boot, so we give Wenduag a reach weapon to try and compensate.

This is a thematic build that takes Wenduag's story and personality - her thirst for power - and turns it into gameplay choices. As a result, it is less suited for harder difficulties than the previous builds, but still serviceable.

• Dragon Disciple requires five ranks of Knowledge (Arcana) so make sure you reach that before Level Six. In addition, you need to be able to spontaneously cast arcane spells, and that's what Archaeologist is for.
  • Archaeologist gives Wenduag the Archaeologist's Luck feature which can be situationally great.
  • Throughout this build you'll have to pick some spells - these don't matter at all thanks to Wenduag's frankly horrible Charisma stat.
  • It doesn't really matter which Draconic Bloodline you pick, but since fire is quite common in Wrath of the Righteous this build features the Red Dragon Bloodline.

• Improved Unarmed Strike is there only to unlock the Crane Style feats which will help assuage Wenduag's thirst for defensive abilities.
• You may want to choose Glaives instead of Bardiches. It depends on whether you want a better critical range (Bardiche) or a better critical multiplier (Glaive). They are both great options for a reach weapon, though.
• Of all the Totems, Beast Totem is the best thanks to the added attacks it grants Wenduag. They can synergize extremely well with the Brutality Incarnate Mythic Ability. The other Totems are certainly options, though, if you have a strong preference.
• Making Wenduag a melee fighter does mean that her initial two feats are worthless, but she doesn't fall behind far enough to make her less useful in the long run. This build is perfectly serviceable and really does benefit from the extra Strength granted by Dragon Disciple.

• Limitless Rage is a must-have for any Barbarian in Wrath of the Righteous. Wenduag should be raging for eternity once this is picked up.
• The critical feats will make Wenduag's lucky strikes really painful.
• Brutality Incarnate is taken to synergize with Beast Totem's added natural attacks, but if you take a different set of Totem feats you'll need to pick an alternative. Ever Ready would be a decent pick in that case.

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