This build revolves around maximizing the regainable health mechanic—an often overlooked but powerful system in No Rest for the Wicked. Regainable health allows players to recover damage taken by retaliating quickly within a short window. By stacking healing rate, damage output, and regainable health percentage, this build can restore more health than the damage received, earning its “Undying” nickname. With a 195% regainable health buff, it’s designed to keep you alive through aggressive retaliation and smart stamina management.

• Weapon: Brutish Cudgel (2H club, Strength/Faith scaling)
• Runes: Crushing Slam (gap closer), Wall Breaker (thrust), Seismic Crush (AoE knockdown), Reap (filler)
• Gem: Black Pearl for enhanced healing
• Enchants: Increased attack speed, healing, stamina recovery, and post-rune movement speed
• Armor: Full magical Squire Mesh set
• Gems: Blood Stone (regainable health), Black Pearl (healing boost)
• Enchants: Regainable health, stagger resistance, stamina recovery, physical damage
• Rings:
• Solace Ring – boosts regainable health
• Serendipity Ring – enhances food-based healing
• Willow Ring – +15% movement speed when exalted (preferred for mobility)
• Attributes:
• Health: 38 (survivability)
• Stamina: 17 (combo chaining)
• Strength/Faith: 26 (weapon requirements)
• Focus & Equipment Load: Balanced for normal weight class

This build thrives on aggressive counterplay. After taking damage, players have ~4 seconds to deal damage and refill their health bar. The key is to stay mobile, land hits fast, and avoid stagger during the regainable window. Use rune attacks to close gaps and control crowds, while enchantments and stamina recovery keep your offense flowing. Speed is prioritized over raw damage to allow quick repositioning and escape from danger. Be mindful of the drawbacks: the regainable health bar resets with each hit taken, and there’s no lifesteal fallback—so timing and precision are critical.