Build:P/W Arenas Stunning Strike

The PvXwiki community finds this to be an excellent build. Through the PvX vetting system, it has reached an overall rating in the range from 4.75 to 5.0 and thus qualifies for the highest category of working builds: Great. This build has been designed for the following use: PvP RA PvP AB PvP FA

This build functions as a pressure role in low end PvP.

Attributes and Skills

Paragon / Warrior 12 + 1 + 1 Spear Mastery 10 + 1 Leadership 8 Tactics Barbed Spear Nightfall Paragon. Spear Mastery 14 Barbed Spear Spear Attack If this attack hits, your target begins Bleeding for 19 seconds. 2 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. "To the Limit!" Prophecies Warrior. Tactics 8 "To the Limit!" Shout For each foe within earshot (maximum 4), you gain one strike of adrenaline. For 15 seconds, your maximum Health is increased by 37. 15 5 Stunning Strike Nightfall Paragon. Spear Mastery 14 Stunning Strike Elite Spear Attack If this attack hits, you deal +28 damage. If it hits a foe suffering from a Condition, that foe is also Dazed for 10 seconds. 10 Bonetti's Defense Prophecies Warrior. Tactics 8 Bonetti's Defense Stance For 8 seconds, you have a 75% chance to block melee and projectile attacks. You gain 5 Energy for each successful melee attack blocked. Bonetti's Defense ends if you use a skill. 8 Resurrection Signet Core No Profession. Unlinked Resurrection Signet Signet Resurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This Signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost. 3 Aggressive Refrain Nightfall Paragon. Leadership 11 Aggressive Refrain Echo For 20 seconds, you attack 25% faster but have -20 armor. This echo is reapplied every time a chant or shout ends on you. 20 2 25 Template code

• One energy skill:
  • Maiming Spear
    EotN

    Paragon. Spear Mastery

    Maiming Spear

    Spear Attack

    If your attack hits a Bleeding foe, that foe is Crippled for 5..17..21 seconds.

    

    5

    5
     
  • Disrupting Throw
    Nightfall

    Paragon. Spear Mastery

    Disrupting Throw

    Spear Attack

    If this attack hits a foe suffering from a Condition, that foe is interrupted.

    

    10

    ½

    5
  • Spear of Lightning
    Nightfall

    Paragon. Spear Mastery

    Spear of Lightning

    Spear Attack

    If this attack hits, it deals +8..18..21 lightning damage. This attack has 25% armor penetration.

    

    6

    5
• One adren skill:
  • Blazing Spear
    Nightfall

    Paragon. Spear Mastery

    Blazing Spear

    Spear Attack

    If this attack hits, it deals +5..21..26 damage and sets target foe on Fire for 1..3..3 seconds.

    

    6
     
  • Wild Throw
    Nightfall

    Paragon. Spear Mastery

    Wild Throw

    Spear Attack

    If this attack hits, it deals +5..17..21 damage, and any Stance being used by your target ends. This attack cannot be blocked. All of your non-spear attack skills are disabled for 3 seconds.

    

    7
     
  • Merciless Spear
    Nightfall

    Paragon. Spear Mastery

    Merciless Spear

    Spear Attack

    If this attack hits a foe with less than 50% Health, that foe suffers from a Deep Wound for 5..17..21 seconds.

    

    6

Equipment

• Centurion's Insiginas
• Superior Vigor Runes
• Vitaes/Attunements as you see fit.
• Furious/Vampric spears
  • High Energy weaponset (post-death to cast Aggressive Refrain)
• Defensive Shields (Tactics)

Usage

• Precast Aggressive Refrain with "To the Limit!" and maintain them together
• Barbed/Maiming Spear to spread bleeding and cripple
• Daze casters or finish off foes with Stunning Strike

Counters

• Anti-adrenaline
• Standard anti-physical

Notes

• If you spec 9 into tactics to meet your shield requirement, let "To the Limit!" end before renewing it.

Variants

• Outside RA, replace Res Sig with another spear attack or Anthem of your choice.