Build:W/any Devastating Hammer Warrior

This build is part of the current metagame. The community has decided this build is in the current metagame and deserves to be stored. The frequency section describes how often the build is used. This build has also received 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 GvG PvP HA PvP RA PvP AB

A splitable hammer bar utilizing Weakness and knockdowns for survivability while being able to deal good damage and constant disruption.

Frequency

The most common GvG warrior bar.

Attributes and Skills

Warrior / No profession 12 + 1 + 1 Hammer Mastery 12 + 1 Strength Devastating Hammer Core Warrior. Hammer Mastery 14 Devastating Hammer Elite Hammer Attack If Devastating Hammer hits, your target is knocked down and suffers from Weakness for 19 seconds. This attack skill has 13% armor penetration. 7 Crushing Blow Prophecies Warrior. Hammer Mastery 14 Crushing Blow Hammer Attack If this attack hits, you strike for +19 damage. If you hit a knocked-down foe you inflict a Deep Wound, lowering your target's maximum Health by 20% for 19 seconds. This attack skill has 13% armor penetration. 10 5 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Bull's Strike Core Warrior. Strength 13 Bull's Strike Melee Attack If this attack hits a moving foe, you strike for +27 damage, and your target is knocked down. This attack skill has 13% armor penetration. 10 5 Flail Nightfall Warrior. Strength 13 Flail Stance For 13 seconds, you attack 33% faster but move 33% slower. 4 Enraging Charge Nightfall Warrior. Strength 13 Enraging Charge Stance For 14 seconds, you move 25% faster. Enraging Charge ends when you successfully strike a target, at which point you gain 3 strikes of adrenaline if you hit with a melee attack. 20 5 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

• If taking Hammer Bash
  Core

  Warrior. Hammer Mastery 14

  Hammer Bash

  Hammer Attack

  Lose all adrenaline. If Hammer Bash hits, your target is knocked down.

  

  6
   - for an unconditional KD:
  • Protector's Strike
    Prophecies

    Warrior. Strength 14

    Protector's Strike

    Melee Attack

    If this attack strikes a moving foe, you strike for 38 more damage.
    This attack skill has 14% armor penetration.

    

    3

    ½

    5
     - for more damage, damage compression and easy q-knocking.
  • Death's Charge
    Factions

    Assassin. Shadow Arts 3

    Death's Charge

    Spell

    Shadow Step to target foe. If that foe has more Health than you, you are healed for 92.

    

    30

    ¼

    5
     - for instant movement and also a self-heal in split situations
  • Iron Palm
    Factions

    Assassin. Deadly Arts 3

    Iron Palm

    Skill

    Target touched foe suffers 14 damage, and if that foe is suffering from a Hex or Condition that foe is knocked down. Iron Palm counts as a lead attack.

    

    20

    ¾

    5
     - for an additional, cheap knockdown
• If taking Yeti Smash
  Factions

  Warrior. Hammer Mastery 14

  Yeti Smash

  Hammer Attack

  Lose all adrenaline. Attack all adjacent foes. If this attack strikes a foe suffering from a condition, that foe is knocked down. (50% failure chance with Hammer Mastery 4 or less.)

  

  6
   - for AoE KD:
  • Belly Smash
    Prophecies

    Warrior. Hammer Mastery 14

    Belly Smash

    Hammer Attack

    If this attack strikes a foe who is on the ground, the resulting dust cloud will blind adjacent foes for 7 seconds.

    

    10

    1

    5
     - AoE Blind + more conditions for Yeti Smash.
  • Overbearing Smash
    Nightfall

    Warrior. Hammer Mastery 14

    Overbearing Smash

    Hammer Attack

    If this attack hits, you deal +19 damage. If target foe is knocked down, that foe is Dazed for 8 seconds.

    

    20

    5
     - Daze + more conditions for Yeti Smash.
  • Power Attack
    Core

    Warrior. Strength 14

    Power Attack

    Melee Attack

    If this attack hits, you strike for +38 damage.
    This attack skill has 14% armor penetration.

    

    3

    5
     - Mighty Blow but every 3 seconds.
• Variant
  • Death Pact Signet
    Nightfall

    Ritualist. Restoration Magic 3

    Death Pact Signet

    Signet

    Resurrect target party member with your current Health and 32% Energy. The next time that ally dies within 120 seconds, so do you.

    

    12

    3
     over 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
     for a hard res.

Equipment

Weapons

• Zealous Hammer of Defense/Fortitude, 15^50
• Elemental Hammer of Defense/Fortitude, 15^50
• Vampiric Hammer of Defense/Fortitude, 15^50
• Furious Spear of Fortitude, +5 energy
• Furious or Zealous Axe/Sword of Defense, +5 energy
• Strength Shield of Fortitude, -20% blind
• Strength Shield of Fortitude, -20% cripple
• Strength Shields of Fortitude, +10 armor vs each damage type

Armor

• 4x Sentinel's Insignia
• Stonefist Insignia
• Clarity
• Restoration

Usage

• Use Enraging Charge as a speed boost and for adrenaline gain.
• Bull's Strike on moving targets for damage and knockdown.
• Knockdown with Devastating Hammer and Hammer Bash.
• Apply Deep Wound when needed with Crushing Blow.
• When chaining, use (Bull's Strike)->Devastating Hammer->Flail/Crushing Blow->Quarter-step,wait half a second->Hammer Bash.