Build:W/P RA Stunning Strike Warrior

The PvXwiki community finds this to be a good build. Through the PvX vetting system, it has reached an overall Rating in the range from 3.75 to < 4.75 and thus qualifies for the lower category of working builds: Good. This build has been designed for the following use: PvP RA

This build uses the Warrior's armor penetration, increased attack speed, and stacks of conditions, including dazed, to kill the opposing team's healer.

Attributes and Skills

Warrior / Paragon 12 + 1 + 1 Strength 12 Spear Mastery Barbed Spear Nightfall Paragon. Spear Mastery 12 Barbed Spear Spear Attack If this attack hits, your target begins Bleeding for 17 seconds. This attack skill has 14% armor penetration. 2 Maiming Spear EotN Paragon. Spear Mastery 12 Maiming Spear Spear Attack If your attack hits a Bleeding foe, that foe is Crippled for 17 seconds. This attack skill has 14% armor penetration. 5 5 Wild Throw Nightfall Paragon. Spear Mastery 12 Wild Throw Spear Attack If this attack hits, it deals +17 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. This attack skill has 14% armor penetration. 7 Merciless Spear Nightfall Paragon. Spear Mastery 12 Merciless Spear Spear Attack If this attack hits a foe with less than 50% Health, that foe suffers from a Deep Wound for 17 seconds. This attack skill has 14% armor penetration. 6 Stunning Strike Nightfall Paragon. Spear Mastery 12 Stunning Strike Elite Spear Attack If this attack hits, you deal +25 damage. If it hits a foe suffering from a Condition, that foe is also Dazed for 9 seconds. This attack skill has 14% armor penetration. 10 Flail Nightfall Warrior. Strength 14 Flail Stance For 14 seconds, you attack 33% faster but move 33% slower. 4 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. 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 Template code

• Blazing Spear
  Nightfall

  Paragon. Spear Mastery 12

  Blazing Spear

  Spear Attack

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

  

  6
   for more damage.
• Lion's Comfort
  Nightfall

  Warrior. Strength 14

  Lion's Comfort

  Skill

  All of your signets are disabled for 12 seconds. You are healed for 106 Health, and gain 3 strike[s] of adrenaline.

  

  1

  1

  4
   for a self heal, be careful in the timing as to not disable your rez sig in times of need.
• Dolyak Signet
  Prophecies

  Warrior. Strength 14

  Dolyak Signet

  Signet

  For 19 seconds, you have +38 armor and cannot be knocked down, but your movement is slowed by 75%.

  

  20
   for anti-kd and +38AL.
• Shield Bash
  Core

  Warrior. Strength 14

  Shield Bash

  Skill

  For 11 seconds, while wielding a shield, the next attack skill used against you is blocked. If it was a melee skill, your attacker is knocked down and that skill is disabled for an additional 15 seconds.

  

  20

  5
   for anti-melee.
• Berserker Stance
  Core

  Warrior. Strength 14

  Berserker Stance

  Stance

  For 11 seconds, you attack 33% faster and gain 50% more adrenaline. Berserker Stance ends if you use a skill.

  

  20

  5
   for additional adrenaline gain.
• Disrupting Throw
  Nightfall

  Paragon. Spear Mastery 12

  Disrupting Throw

  Spear Attack

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

  

  10

  ½

  5
   for more utility.
• Spear of Redemption
  EotN

  Paragon. Spear Mastery 12

  Spear of Redemption

  Spear Attack

  If it hits, you deal +17 damage, otherwise you lose 1 condition.

  

  3
   to counter blind spam.
• "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
   to build adrenaline faster. Reduce Strength to 10+1+1 and raise Tactics to 8 (don't use a Tactics rune, as a Vitae will provide more benefit).

Equipment

• Sentinels, minor strength, superior vigor, rune of clarity, vitae on the remaining pieces.
• Vampiric/Ebon/Silencing/Zealous Spears of Defense, Strength Shield of Fortitude with +10 vs. different damage types and a -20% blind set.

• Vampiric Spear + Blind Shield, Sentinel's Insignia: Pk5RRP5nBlaikpWDsAgZP90AgZPDLpiZPRRBgZPDrBgZPJL • Sentry's Insignia (for Tactics variants): PcZFATU6pBwElhlUNRJKKATUGWDwElkF

Usage

• Maintain Flail for IAS.
• Daze casters with Stunning Strike and cover it with bleeding and cripple from Barbed Spear and Maiming spear.
• Spread bleeding and cripple using Barbed Spear then Maiming spear.
• Save Wild Throw if you know your priority target has block stances.

Counters

• Standard Anti-Physical