Build:W/any Magehunter's Smash 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 RA PvP HA

This build uses Magehunter's Smash to get past blocking enchantments along with a standard hammer bar.

Frequency

A common variant to Devhammer.

Attributes and Skills

Warrior / No profession 12 + 1 + 1 Strength 12 + 1 Hammer Mastery Magehunter's Smash Nightfall Warrior. Hammer Mastery 13 Magehunter's Smash Elite Hammer Attack If this attack hits, target foe is knocked down. If your target is under the effects of an Enchantment, this attack cannot be blocked. This attack skill has 14% armor penetration. 8 Crushing Blow Prophecies Warrior. Hammer Mastery 13 Crushing Blow Hammer Attack If this attack hits, you strike for +17 damage. If you hit a knocked-down foe you inflict a Deep Wound, lowering your target's maximum Health by 20% for 18 seconds. This attack skill has 14% armor penetration. 10 5 Hammer Bash Core Warrior. Hammer Mastery 13 Hammer Bash Hammer Attack Lose all adrenaline. If Hammer Bash hits, your target is knocked down. This attack skill has 14% armor penetration. 6 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 Bull's Strike Core Warrior. Strength 14 Bull's Strike Melee Attack If this attack hits a moving foe, you strike for +28 damage, and your target is knocked down. This attack skill has 14% armor penetration. 10 5 Flail Nightfall Warrior. Strength 14 Flail Stance For 14 seconds, you attack 33% faster but move 33% slower. 4 Enraging Charge Nightfall Warrior. Strength 14 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

Variant

• Death Pact Signet (PvP)
  Nightfall

  Ritualist. Restoration Magic 3

  Death Pact Signet (PvP)

  Signet

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

  

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  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
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Equipment

Armor

• 4x Sentinel's Insignia
• Stonefist Insignia
• Superior Vigor
• Minor Weapon
• Clarity
• Restoration(if preferred)
• Minor Strength

Weapons

• 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

Usage

• Upon entering battle, begin building adrenaline. When you and any other warriors on your team have adrenaline, organize a spike on a suitable target.
• Try to spike down low health targets.
• Use Bull's Strike to knock people down and set up spikes.
• Use Crushing Blow for an extremely powerful attack on targets you've knocked down.
• Use Flail to build adrenaline faster and to speed up your spikes.
• Use Enraging Charge to gain adrenaline and catch up to targets.
• After knocking someone down with Magehunter's Smash, it is often useful to 1/4 knock them with Hammer Bash. To do this, you activate Flail after Magehunter's Smash, hit once with a Hammer attack, and then pause for half a second before using Hammer Bash. If done correctly, the target will be knocked down again directly after standing up and not even be able to activate a 1/4 second activation skill.
• Use your Elemental weapon to bypass enemy warriors' resistance to physical damage.
• Of course, use Resurrection Signet to resurrect dead party members.

Counters

• Melee shutdown
• Anti-knockdown skills
• Blackout disables your skills and causes loss of all adrenaline.