User:Nova/Personal Build Archive/Build:Nova's PvE Warrior Builds

Nova's PvE Warrior Builds is a collection of PvE Warrior builds used by User:Nova and is kept here for personal reference.

PvE Sword
A Sword Paladin for PvE use.

Equipment

 * Sskai's Sword and Strength Exalted Aegis
 * Dreadnought's Chest and Leggings, Knight's Boots and Gloves
 * Rune of Strength on Chest, Rune of Tactics on Gloves, Rune of Absorption on Leggings, Rune of Clarity on Boots

Usage

 * Watchful Spirit maintained. You don't want to get it shattered, so we have a high Healing Prayers attribute to heal you in case it shatters.
 * Vigorous Spirit as cover enchantment and additional healing, use before engaging the enemy.
 * Chain: Sever, Gash, Galrath, Final Thrust. Should kill enemy.
 * Repeat until everyone's dead ^.^

Counters

 * Heavy enchantment removal.
 * Heavy degeneration.
 * Heavy conditions.

Variants
These variants are to replace "Generic resurrect."


 * For soloing:
 * Without elites:
 * Flurry or Berserker Stance for IAS and quick adrenaline
 * Healing Signet or Orison for self-healing or Escort quests (orison)
 * Elite:
 * Healing Hands for tanking ability.
 * For teams:
 * Without elites:
 * Rebirth or Restore Life for a good resurrect
 * With elites:
 * Use Rebirth or Restore Life, and replace Mending with Hundred Blades

PvE Hammer
A Hammer Warrior for PvE use.

Equipment

 * Victo's Maul
 * Stonefist Gauntlets, and Gladiator's for the rest.
 * Rune of Attunement on Boots, Rune of Tactics on Stonefist Gauntlets, Rune of Strength on Leggings, Rune of Superior Absorption on Chest.

Usage

 * Attack chain: Devastating Hammer, Crushing Blow, Heavy Blow, Irresistible Blow
 * Irresistible Blow for "increased attack damage" as well as stance penetrator
 * "For Great Justice!" to gain adrenaline quickly.
 * Spam "Watch Yourself!" to limit damage to party members.
 * Mend Ailment for self condition removal.
 * This build is for teams, not soloing.

Counters

 * Anti-knockdown.
 * Heavy hexes.
 * Heavy conditions.
 * Energy denial.

Variants

 * If you don't have Devastating Hammer, use Staggering Blow, Heavy Blow, and Crushing Blow as your chain instead.
 * Healing Signet in place of Mend Ailment.
 * Mending Touch in place of Mend Ailment.

PvE Axe Warrior
An Axe Warrior for PvE use.

Equipment

 * Any axe is good, but a Totem Axe can be beneficial for energy, since you are not using full Gladiator's Armor. An Exalted Aegis would be a good shield, either Tactics or Strength.
 * Use Dreadnought's Chest and Leggings, Knight's Gloves and Gladiator's boots.
 * Rune of Strength on Chest, Tactics on Gloves, Superior Absorption on Leggings, and Attunement on boots.

Usage

 * Use Cyclone Axe to build up adrenaline.
 * Spam Cleave and Executioner's Strike for big damage.
 * Use Swift Chop on those who are blocking your attacks.
 * Spam "Watch Yourself!" for party-wide protection.
 * Use "For Great Justice!" for quick adrenaline gains.
 * Mend Ailment is condition removal.
 * Rebirth for resurrection.

Variants

 * Replace Cleave with Penetrating Blow if you do not have Cleave yet.
 * Replace Mend Ailment with Healing Signet.
 * Replace Mend Ailment with Mending Touch.

Equipment Totals
This build was specially designed to be the most effective using only 13 pieces of armor to be able to arm the three abovementioned builds, as well as the W/Mo Bold Forge Runner. This is why you probably saw that a Rune of Tactics was used on the first build, even though it didn't have any points in Tactics. You should be able to wear one set of armor and keep the other two in one "Bag" with a Rune of Holding applied to it. Here are the pieces of armor and their respective runes that you should collect:


 * Duelist's Helm with a Rune of Minor Swordsmanship
 * Dwarven Helm with a Rune of Minor Axe Mastery
 * Executioner's Helm with a Rune of Minor Axe Mastery
 * Lieutenant's Helm with a Rune of Minor Tactics


 * Dreadnought's Curiass with a Rune of Minor Strength
 * Dreadnought's Leggings with a Rune of Superior Absorption
 * Knight's Gauntlets with a Rune of Minor Tactics
 * Knight's Boots with a Rune of Clarity


 * Gladiator's Curiass with a Rune of Superior Absorption
 * Gladiator's Leggings with a Rune of Minor Strength
 * Gladiator's Gauntlets with a Rune of Vigor
 * Gladiator's Boots with a Rune of Attunement
 * Stonefist Gauntlets with a Rune of Minor Tactics

Weapons:

All of these can fit on your character + one bag + belt pouch.
 * Sskai's Sword
 * Totem Axe
 * Victo's Maul
 * Exalted Aegis
 * Grognar's Defender or equivalent
 * Emboldened Carapace Shield, from collector in Snake Dance (for 5 Frosted Griffon Wings)