Melee Bruiser
The melee bruiser pact. Rewards aggressive forward combat with stacking damage and crowd control. Preludes 15 Courage bruiser Pact: stacking melee damage with Fellust. Free Virtue per loadout since Virtue Lith removal.
Tethren was rated B in Alcast P10 due to a Fellust bug preventing damage scaling. After the fix, Fellust's consecutive-melee stacking turned Tethren Courage into a PvE bulldozer (OrbisNull SS). The P11 video discussed Tethren's rising trajectory post-fix. The site's S tier reflects the P15 community consensus, higher than the P11 video's mid-tier placement.
Community ratings per Courage / Grace / Spirit route — does not change the overall pact tier badge above.
Fellust stacking + melee — PvE bulldozer post bug-fix.
Arrow Hails clears Fellust stacks; punishing but Orbitblade hits hard.
Arcanic Gnaws + Call of the Ancients — tanky spirit burst.
Source: OrbisNull Pact×Virtue (P15) (Jul 2026, community reference — not a site tier endorsement). Overall pact tiers stay on the index table.
Consecutive melee strikes deal accumulative damage. (Fellust — scales with courage in Preludes 15.)
AOE taunt that attracts nearby enemies. Increases damage and defense. (Call of the Ancients — scales with spirit in Preludes 15.)
Shockwave that staggers and stuns enemies around you. Increases defense against Stagger.
| Weapon | Type | ATK |
|---|---|---|
| Wulder | Long Blades | 46 |
| Falx | Long Blades | 54 |
| Needleseye | Heavy | 66 |