User:Jasminethetender/builds/warrior

=Raging Mokele=

This Warrior build allows a player to instantly charge adrenal skills, allowing for an immediate opening attack chain. The use of a hammer with a solid attack chain and an IAS provides lethal damage. It can also be used to spike low armored targets.

Equipment

 * Armor: 1 Radiant Insignia (on chest piece), 1 Stonefist Insignia (any), all other pieces with Survivor's Insignia. 1 Rune of Attunement, 1 Rune of Clarity.
 * Weapons: Furious, elemental (any) and Vampiric Hammers of Fortitude, all with damage +15% (while health is above 50%) mods.

Usage
Approach your target using Enraging Charge. Your initial attack should be Mokele Smash. When Mokele Smash successfully hits, Enraging Charge will end, but the adrenaline gain will fully charge the cost of Devastating Hammer. Immediately use Tiger Stance and quickly follow up with Devastating Hammer, Crushing Blow, and Fierce Blow. Rinse and repeat.

Counters

 * Blind
 * Anti-melee spells
 * Anti-knockdown
 * Block, Evade
 * Sympathetic Visage, Ancestor's Visage, Soothing Images severely hinder the effectiveness of this build.

Variants

 * You may replace Tiger Stance with Frenzy or Flail upon self preference.

The Optional Slot gives a good deal of utility:
 * Wild Blow to rid stances.
 * Bull's Strike works well in conjunction with Enraging Charge to catch kiters.
 * Distracting Blow can be used for a key interrupt.

In addition, you may change your secondary to any type you believe can complement your play style in the optional slot. Here are a few useful choices:
 * Necromancer - Plague Touch
 * Monk - Mending Touch
 * Dervish - Rending Touch
 * Assassin - Death's Charge. Good for catching the target off guard. Trigger Enraging Charge, shadow step with Death's Charge, then proceed with Mokele Smash and the rest of the combo. It also gives out some healing so is useful to get out of an AoE.

=Unnatural Fury= The W/Rt Unnatural Fury uses the elite skill Weapon of Fury to quickly build and maintain adrenaline.

Attributes and Skills

 * Possible skills for the optional slot:
 * Penetrating Blow for additional damage.
 * Soldier's Strike for an unblockable attack.
 * Flail for an IAS. Note that if you choose this option, "Watch Yourself!" should be swapped with a cancel stance.
 * Wielder's Strike for additional damage at the cost of energy.
 * Cruel Was Daoshen for a quick first-strike. Cast it before you enter the battle and drop it as soon as you are in range.
 * Bull's Strike to further punish fleeing foes.
 * "To the Limit!" for a quick adrenal boost. Note that Weapon of Fury DOES affect adrenaline gained in this way.
 * "None Shall Pass!" to prevent fleeing.

Equipment

 * Most armor will do. Gladiator's Armor tends to be unnecessary. Armor with a Brawler's Insignia is a good choice.
 * A 15>50 Axe with a Sundering or Furious mod depending on personal preference, and a Tactics-linked shield.
 * The runes should include a Superior Axe Mastery, a Minor Tactics, the best Vigor available, the best Absorption available, and a Rune of Clarity.

Usage
This build is designed more for continued pressure than for spiking. Maintain Weapon of Fury on yourself at all times and follow standard Warrior tactics. Penetrating Chop (or Penetrating Blow, if desired) is a useful attack skill as it ignores your low Strength and can be used frequently with your boosted adrenaline. Always cover Dismember with Axe Rake to prevent fleeing and to cover the Deep Wound. Due to its long duration and relatively quick recharge, you can choose to maintain Weapon of Fury on both yourself and another warrior in your party with only a minimal downtime, but this should be low on your list of priorities.

Counters

 * Standard anti-warrior counters such as kiting, Blindness, and blocking.

Variants

 * When kiting is not an issue, such as in PvE, replace Axe Rake with Penetrating Blow for more damage.
 * For a more offensive build, replace "Watch Yourself!" with "Fear Me!"
 * Deep Wound is less effective in PvE than in PvP. When in PvE, Dismember may be replaced with another, more damaging attack skill, such as Executioner's Strike or Furious Axe.

Equipment

 * Full Berserker's Armor.
 * Vampiric, Zealous, Crippling, and Ebon Swords/Axes of Fortitude.
 * A +30HP, -5 (20% chance) received damage shield.
 * A +30HP, +10 armor vs piercing shield.
 * A +30HP, +10 armor vs slashing shield.
 * Free rune slots should be fitted with Vitae runes.

Usage

 * You are aiming to gank the opponent's base, hence be prepared to play alone for long periods of the game.
 * "You're All Alone!" is your snare and condition removal (with the conjunction of Signet of Malice).
 * Try to force kills of flaggers to get your team morale boosts.

Counters

 * Any skills that cause damage when attacking, such as Empathy or Spiteful Spirit, blind, blocking skills (Escape, etc...), condition removal skills or spells that mitigate damage (Healing Hands, etc...).
 * Mending Touch.

Variants

 * Add Distracting Blow for an interrupt.
 * Wild Blow can be used for Stance removal.

Equipment

 * Armor with Radiant Insignia is recommended for the high energy cost of this spike, although it is not as necessary if this build is being used in Competitive Missions or Alliance Battles.
 * Runes of Major Tactics, Superior Vigor, Major Hammer Mastery, Minor Strength.
 * A Zealous Hammer can help with Energy management.

Usage

 * Use Death's Charge to move up to your target.
 * Trigger Tiger Stance before using Shove, as it will be disabled if you use it after.
 * Follow up Shove with Crushing Blow, Thrill of Victory, and Wild Blow.
 * Use Wild Blow against targets in a stance, particularly flagrunners using Shadow of Haste.
 * Your main self-heal is Healing Signet. It is extremely buffed thanks to your high Tactics level.
 * Resurrection Signet is to be used on fallen allies.

Counters

 * While you can still deal damage with Shove when blinded, you will be unable to accomplish much else.
 * Damage-on-attack hexes can be devastating, but not so much as builds which utilize Frenzy.

Variants

 * Take Sprint or Rush if you think you will be needing a speed boost.
 * Dark Prison is a more costly spell, but slows your target. Death's Charge is replaced in this case.
 * Shadow Walk is also a viable teleport skill, with no side benefits and an awkward return, although that can be used to your advantage.
 * Shadow Walk is a stance and will not be in effect during Tiger Stance.
 * Tiger Stance can be replaced with Burst of Aggression.
 * Soldier's Strike is extremely powerful with the high tactics in this build and can replace Crushing Blow for a build that can use any weapon

=Agressive Hammer=

Aggressive Hammer warrior uses the elite skill Backbreaker to apply damage and pressure to targets while other allies come in to spike. This warrior is versatile as it is able to switch between applying pressure with long knockdowns and snares, and spiking a target with a deadly attack combo. This warrior combos well with other melee professions.

Equipment

 * Radiant Armor.
 * Furious Hammer of Fortitude with 15^50.

Usage

 * Begin with Enraging Charge to build up initial adrenaline.
 * Cast Grasping Earth to snare nearby targets.
 * Use Flail as your IAS
 * Use Backbreaker, Flail, Crushing Blow, Protector's Strike in that order to deal spike damage.
 * Use Protector's Strike to deal a mini spike against kiting foes.
 * Resurrect fallen allies with Resurrection Signet

Counters

 * Anti-melee hexes and conditions apply.

Variants

 * Replace Enraging Charge with Rush.
 * Replace Resurrection Signet with any utility skills for AB.

=Charging Executioner=

This build takes advantage of Charging Strike multipurpose effect which makes it a great cancel stance,great running skill, also great for blocking opponents.

Usage

 * 1) Use Charging Strike to run in ,hit with it first to gain its bonus damage.
 * 2) Charge up your chain.
 * 3) When all your skills are charged follow this order switch to your desired target and unleash your chain.

Counters

 * Anti-Melee hexes and conditions.
 * Targets that block or evade make your chain ineffective.

Variants
Look at each of the condition removals for their drawback and advantage.
 * You can swap Mending Touch out for your condition removal of choice, for example, Remedy Signet, Signet of Malice.
 * Flail can be used instead of frenzy if the double damage is something you don't want to worry about, flail however has a disadvantage of making you slower, so if your targets are not crippled they may run away, Charging Strike is a great cancel stance for whichever increase in attack speed skill you decided to choose.

=Crippling Slash Sword=

This build uses Crippling Slash for its great use of crippling in PvP. This build can easily cripple the entire enemy party, and can use cripple for all sorts of events; giving your monk a breather, slowing the enemy, and can counter the flag runner while still having decent spikes.

Equipment
If using a PvE character, also use a Vampiric Sword of Fortitude and a wand/shield combo of your choice.
 * Armor of choice. Gladiator's armor is not required for this build.
 * If creating a PvP only character for this build, choose a Crippling PvP Sword of Fortitude and an Ebon PvP Sword of Fortitude with a +30hp/-5 (20%) shield.

Usage

 * Use Crippling Slash to Cripple your foes, and try to spread the cripple as much as possible.This is your main job.
 * Use Frenzy to speed up the attack rate of your attacks, if you come under focused fire, cancel it using Sprint.
 * Use Healing Signet to heal yourself and to ease pressure off your monks.
 * When you and other warriors have adrenaline, organize a spike on a suitable target.
 * Try to spike down low health targets.
 * Don't stay on one character for too long, if you see them being enchanted with skills such as Guardian or Protective Spirit, switch targets.
 * Use Resurrection Signet to resurrect fallen party members.

Variants

 * Replace Frenzy with Flail. Because you will cripple your foes, fleeing will not be a large problem.
 * Replace Sprint with skills such as Rush, Dash, Enraging Charge.
 * Replace Resurrection Signet with any other skill for AB or CM, such as Shock or Plague Touch.
 * You may wish to use Mending Touch or Signet of Malice for condition removal.

=Dragon Sword= A definite pressure Warrior. No Final Thrust weakens the ability to spike, but Dragon Slash allows you to spam your adrenaline skills a lot more often. This is a strongly offense-oriented warrior for HA and GvG, but it can be used in AB and the Arenas with some modification (see Variants).

Equipment

 * Any armor set can be used with this build.
 * Vampiric, Zealous, Ebon prefixes, and with an of Fortitude suffix are preferred.
 * Furious may also be helpful.

Usage

 * Regardless of secondary profession, this build focuses on repeatable adrenaline attacks to apply pressure on the target, while other warriors come in to spike.

Counters

 * Anti-warrior conditions and hexes apply to this build.

Variants

 * Replace Rush with Dash, Sprint or Enraging Charge for a different speed boost.
 * Replace Frenzy with Tiger Stance for a less dangerous IAS. This is usually preferred for use in the Arenas and Alliance Battles, where you are being targetted frequently.
 * If you're looking for self-healing, take Lion's Comfort.
 * Protector's Strike can be replaced with Bull's Strike for a knockdown attack.
 * Replace Protector's Strike with Distracting Blow for an interrupt or Shock for a knockdown.

Attributes and Skills

 * "For Great Justice!"
 * Mending Touch/Signet of Malice
 * Bull's Strike

Equipment

 * Radiant Insignia's and a Stonefist Insignia.
 * Furious Hammer of Fortitude/of Mastery

Usage

 * Get close to your target and use "You're All Alone!".
 * Activate Enraging Charge before attacking.
 * Activate Tiger Stance.
 * Use your hammer attack skills.
 * Make sure your target is not close to any Ally's when using "You're All Alone!". If the target is in a group of opponents, try hitting it until it starts to run.

Counters

 * Condition removal
 * Anti-melee hexes
 * Anti-melee conditions

Variants

 * It's possible to replace Tiger Stance with Burst of Aggression.
 * Alternative speed buffs are also viable.
 * Protector's Strike can be used as a quick activation attack.
 * Bull's Strike may be used if you feel you need the extra KD.
 * Depending on your secondary profession, you may also be able to incorporate Hex, Condition or Enchantment removal; shadowsteps; or additional utility skills.

=Flailing Coward=

The Flailing Coward uses synergy between "Coward!" and Flail to deal keep your opponent at your feet.

Attributes and Skills

 * Mending Touch can be used instead of "For Great Justice!", obviously, this requires you to go /Mo, put the remaining attributes into Protection Prayers. It helps to get rid of an untimely Blind or Cripple.
 * Enraging Charge can be replaced by "To the Limit!" or "You Will Die!" to be used directly after "Coward!".
 * Sun and Moon Slash is also a viable alternative.
 * You may replace the Resurrection Signet or "For Great Justice!" with Healing Signet.

Equipment

 * Superior Absorption, Vigor and correct runes.
 * Stonefist Insignia, also with Survivor Insignias.
 * A Perfect Sundering Sword of Fortitude with the "Strength and Honor" inscription.
 * A Perfect Zealous Sword of Fortitude with the "Strength and Honor" inscription.
 * A Tactics Shield of Fortitude (maybe the one while in a stance, still testing).

Usage

 * Find a target, preferably a squishy and activate "For Great Justice!" and Enraging Charge. Once you attack them all your adrenal skills except Steelfang Slash will be charged (hit them one more time to fully charge it).Be careful not to overextend or charge in, though. Do not activate Flail until your adrenaline is charged.
 * Spam your skills, try to time Steelfang Slash so you get the bonus adrenaline. To do this you will have to time your attacks so that you are just about to hit them when you activate "Coward!" so you have the adrenaline for Steelfang Slash. As soon as you start attacking, (if you opponent is moving), activate "Coward!" and Steelfang Slash.
 * If you have swapped "For Great Justice!" for Mending Touch,use Mending Touch to relief yourself of annoying conditions such as blind, cripple, etc.
 * Use Healing Signet sparingly, you take double damage while using it and you can't spend all of your time healing.
 * Be careful when using Flail, you do not want your target to escape.
 * Have fun and good luck!

Counters
Charging in, overextending, etc.

Axe Variant
Of course, transfer all points from Swordsmanship to Axe Mastery.

Equipment

 * Use full Gladiator's Armor.
 * If using a PvP character, use a Vampiric or Zealous PvP Hammer of Fortitude and an Ebon PvP Hammer of Fortitude. If using a PvE character, Use all three of the above with a wand/shield combo.
 * To lengthen knockdown time from Irresistible Blow, use Stoneskin Gauntlets.

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.
 * When spiking and Death's Charge is available, try to shadow step to a target that they won't suspect a spike on (such as one that is quite a distance away from you). Shadow step to your target and unleash your chain.
 * Try to spike down low health targets
 * Don't stay on a target if he gets enchanted by skills like Protective Spirit.
 * Spam Irresistible Blow on targets that are blocking for knockdowns and extra damage
 * Use Frenzy to build adrenaline faster and to speed up your spikes
 * Use Rush to catch kiting targets and to cancel Frenzy if you come under focused fire
 * Use Healing Signet to keep your health up and to ease pressure off of your monks. Don't use it when under focused fire
 * Use your Ebon weapon to bypass enemy warriors' resistance to physical damage
 * Of course, use Resurrection Signet to resurrect dead party members

Counters
All the usual warrior counters apply, such as snares, blind, weakness, Empathy, Faintheartedness, etc.

Variants

 * Healing Signet can be replaced with another utility skill such as "To the Limit!", Distracting Blow, or Bull's Strike.
 * Healing Signet can be replaced with Mighty Blow for further damage during the spike. It also removes the need for tactics and further increases the damage due to higher strength.

=Steady Axe=

This pressure build is made from the Nightfall skill Steady Stance, and Desperation Blow and Drunken Blow from the previous 2 campaigns. The character may look like a gimmick at first sight, however the "Fear Me!" spam causes mass e-denial, especially with multiple copies of this character.

Equipment

 * Vampiric and Ebon axes of fortitude (15^50 inscription).
 * +5 energy axe (possibly focus too) to counter e-denial.

Usage

 * Use steady stance followed by either Drunken Blow or Desperation Blow.
 * Spike down targets by following with Critical Chop.
 * Keep yourself clear of condition with Signet of Malice.

Variants

 * Signet of Malice can be switched for Dash or Rush if you have reliable backup.
 * The build is as or more powerful when using Hammers, by speccing 12+1+1 into Hammer Mastery and switching Critical Chop for Hammer Bash.

Counters

 * Block skills are not as big a problem as they may seem. Even if the attack skills are blocked, you will gain the energy and adrenaline, so to keep up your "Fear Me!" spam.
 * Signet of Humility, by disabling Steady Stance, consistently disrupts this build
 * Anti-warrior Hexes

=Charging Sword= This build is primarily intended for GvG. It takes into account the fact that Sword Warriors can operate quite well without their elite and thus brings "Charge!" because of its great use in GvG.

Equipment

 * A Zealous PvP Sword of Fortitude and a Vampiric PvP Sword of Fortitude.
 * Two PvP shields of your choice.

Usage

 * Use Sever Artery, Gash, and Final Thrust on targets hovering around 65% of their health to quickly deal spike damage.
 * In a team degeneration build try to spread bleeding with Sever Artery.
 * Use "Charge!" to allow your team to move about the map quickly together. Also use it to give other Warriors a speed buff.

Counters

 * All of your normal Warrior counters apply (Blind, Ward Against Melee, Shadow of Fear, etc.)

Variants

 * Bull's Strike, usually replacing Healing Signet.
 * Barbarous Slice can replace Sever Artery for additional damage.
 * Distracting Blow can be incorporated into this build as well.
 * Sprint, instead of Shock, if you think you will be in need of a cancel stance.
 * Hex Breaker can replace Sprint as an alternate stance cancel. It costs you a degree of mobility in exchange for greater hex resistance.  It also requires minimal point investment and change in secondary class.

=Linebacker=

This build sports a hefty five knockdowns. It is used to pressure and disrupt enemy warriors.

Equipment

 * Zealous, Vampiric, and Ebon PvP Hammer (elemental damage preffered as main target will be warriors).
 * Sentinel's Armor.
 * Stonefist insignia. This effectively doubles the power of this build.

Usage

 * Try to stay on enemy Warriors to force enemy monks up to heal them and to disrupt their damage dealing abilities; however, enemy Mesmers and sometimes Elementalists can pose a large threat that can be solved by your knockdowns. (Note that you will need extraordinary timing to interrupt several common Mesmer skills, due to their low base casting time and Fast Casting.)
 * Use your knockdown skills to interrupt critical skills, as well as ones with a long casting time (such as Meteor Shower or Backfire).
 * Use Rush and Bull's Strike against kiting enemies.
 * Use Counter Blow and Devastating Hammer on enemy Warriors.
 * Try running away from a melee foe for a bit (long enough for him to queue up an attack skill), and then attacking him with Counter Blow. You should hit just after they begin their attack.
 * Follow up your knockdowns with Crushing Blow.
 * Use Shock if your other knockdowns are recharging or if their conditions are not met. Also, use it on foes that block or evade your attacks.
 * Note that this is primarily a defensive character designed to take pressure off monks. It still has some bite, however.

Counters

 * All of your normal Warrior counters apply (Blind, Ward Against Melee, Shadow of Fear, etc.)
 * Anti-Knockdown skills (Ward of Stability, "Brace Yourself!")

Variants

 * Sprint may replace Rush.
 * Devastating Hammer can be replaced with Backbreaker for a long knockdown, or Earthshaker for AoE knockdown.

=Shock Axe= The Shock Axe is a PvP-oriented Warrior/Elementalist build, focusing on adrenaline spikes and disruption through the Elementalist skill Shock.

Equipment

 * Use full Gladiator's Armor with Stoneskin Gauntlets to raise your energy pool and extend your knockdown.
 * If creating a PvP only character for this build, choose a Vampiric PvP Axe of Fortitude and an Ebon PvP Axe of Fortitude, a Zealous PvP Axe of Fortitude, a shield with +30 Health and -20% Blind Duration, and a Furious PvP Spear of Fortitude.

Usage

 * Upon entering combat, build adrenaline on a target. Once you and any other warriors on your team have adrenaline, organize a spike on a suitable target.  Open your spike with Shock, and use Eviscerate quickly followed by Executioner's Strike.
 * Attempt to spike down low-health targets.
 * Don't stay on one character for too long, if you see them being enchanted with skills such as Guardian or Protective Spirit, switch targets.
 * Use Shock to counter any slow-casting spells and to snare kiters. Be careful, however, and don't just spam the button, as your limited energy reserves will quickly be greyed out from exhaustion.
 * Use Frenzy carefully to gain adrenaline, up your DPS, and to speed up your spikes.
 * Use Rush to reach your target if it is kiting and to cancel frenzy if you come under focused fire.
 * Use Healing Signet to keep your health up and to ease pressure off your monks.
 * Use your ranged weapon to build adrenaline before engaging and whenever you break off fighting.
 * Use your elemental weapon to bypass enemy warriors' extra defense against physical damage.

Variants

 * Grasping Earth can be taken as a snare in place of Healing Signet.
 * You can switch out either Healing Signet or Bull's Strike for "To the Limit!", Critical Chop or Distracting Blow.
 * Sprint or Enraging Charge can replace Rush.
 * Bull's Strike can be taken out for Protector's Strike.

Equipment

 * Minor Rune of Swordsmanship, Minor Rune of Strength, Superior Rune of Absorption, Superior Rune of Vigor.
 * Gladiator's Armor is best for this build as it provides extra energy. If you feel you have enough energy already, use Legionnaire's Armor instead as you will be constantly in a stance.
 * Any Max Zealous/Vampiric/Sundering Sword of Fortitude with 15% Dmg while in Stance bonus. If you feel you need energy, use the Zealous Sword.
 * Any Max 45+Hp -2 Dmg while in stance Shield will do. Grognar's Defender is a good choice.
 * Any Max Ebon Sword of Fortitude for bypassing enemy warrior armour.

Usage

 * When entering battle, start building up adrenaline.
 * Once other people in your team are ready, organize a spike on a target.
 * Use the skills in the order listed on your skill bar. Use Magehunter Strike right after you've used Final Thrust.
 * Use Frenzy to attack faster.
 * Use Enraging Charge to cancel out Frenzy when under fire.
 * Use Mending Touch to get rid of annoying conditions such as Blind, Cripple, etc.

Counters

 * Most anti-melee strategies such as Faintheartedness, Spiteful Spirit etc. Conditions such as Blind, etc. you can get rid of using Mending Touch.
 * Anti-spamming strategies such as Diversion, etc.
 * No healers in your group will cause trouble as you don't have any healing skills on you.

Variants

 * Swapping Frenzy for Flail is a good variant as you can attack at the same speed of Frenzy without taking double damage for the cost of moving slower.
 * Swapping Enraging Charge for Rush to be able to cancel out Frenzy or Flail more often and without having to spend energy.
 * Swapping Mending Touch for any helpful enchantment such as Vigorous Spirit, etc.
 * Using an axe in place of a sword by swapping the sword attack skills for axe attack skills such as Executioner's Strike and others.
 * Swapping Enraging Charge for Sprint.
 * Swapping Mending Touch for Plague Touch to spread conditions on to your target. You will have to change your secondary though.
 * Use Resurrection Signet for the resurrection skill.
 * Swapping Frenzy for Berserker Stance lets you get extra adrenaline for the cost of lasting less time and not being able to use skills.

=Bulls Charge= This is a sword build that deals especially well with kiters. Bull's Charge allows you to have both a speed boost and a knockdown on moving foes at the same time. Works okay in most builds, but works especially well in builds such as smite, which rely on snares. Also has decent soloing capabilities with Plague Touch and Healing Signet and decent spikes.

Equipment

 * Use full Gladiator's Armor with Stoneskin Gauntlets.
 * If using a PvP character, use a Vampiric or Zealous PvP Sword of Fortitude and an Ebon PvP Sword of Fortitude. If using a PvE character, use all three of the above with a wand/shield combo.

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.
 * Don't stay on a target if he gets enchanted by skills like Protective Spirit or Guardian.
 * Use Frenzy to build adrenaline faster and to speed up your spikes.
 * Use Bull's Charge to catch and knockdown kiting targets and to cancel Frenzy if you come under focused fire.
 * Use Healing Signet to keep your health up and to ease pressure off of your monks. Don't use it when under focused fire.
 * Use your Ebon weapon to bypass enemy warriors' resistance to physical damage.
 * Use Plague Touch to give conditions to your foes.
 * Of course, use Resurrection Signet to resurrect dead party members.

Counters

 * This build is more resilient towards condition-based warrior shutdown, however, hexes such as Faintheartedness, Empathy, Reckless Haste, etc. still hurt it a lot.

Variants

 * You can replace Plague Touch with another utility skill, such as Bull's Strike (kind of redundant), Distracting Blow, "To the Limit!", or Shock.
 * Mending Touch is a viable alternative to Plague Touch.
 * "On Your Knees!" can replace Plague so that you can instantly recharge Bull's Charge near the end of its duration, but at the expense of losing all adrenaline.

=Antikiter= This warrior uses the skill Charging Strike to pressure the enemy back line while also using anti-kiting skills to punish kiters. It is best used with another Warrior or Dervish on the front line because of its lack of powerful spiking potential.

Attributes and Skills

 * You may choose to bring Mending Touch in place of either Bull's Strike or Frenzy for more condition removal during splits, but less overall damage output.

Equipment

 * Stoneskin hands or feet, Radiant on the remaining pieces; with the best Vigor rune possible, and a Vitae or Attunement rune as well.
 * Zealous, Vampiric, and Ebon Swords of Fortitude, +45/-2 Stance Shield

Usage
Spam Charging Strike to cause a lot of chaos in the enemy back line, while using Bull's Strike against kiting targets. Also use Charging Strike to start off your spike chain, then follow up with Frenzy for the rest. Make sure you don't stay on one target for too long and switch targets when they become enchanted with Protective Spirit, Spirit Bond, etc. When your fellow allies are ready to spike, watch for enemy monks still moving. If they are, make sure you try to hit one of them with a Bull's Strike for a KD to hinder their ability to protect the target. If no monks are moving, then use your Sever-Gash-Final chain to apply additional pressure to another squishy and disorient the monks. When used correctly, this build can be a major nuisance to the opposing team.

Counters
Any standard warrior counters: Blind, Weakness, Faintheartedness, etc.

=Fierce Hammer= This is a fairly versatile hammer warrior build. Easily suited to pressure or spike playing. Pairs well with another sword or axe warrior in GvG.

Equipment

 * Use full Gladiator's Armor with Stoneskin Gauntlets.
 * If using a PvP character, use a Vampiric or Zealous PvP Hammer of Fortitude and an Ebon PvP Hammer of Fortitude. If using a PvE character, use all three of the above with a wand/shield combo.

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.
 * Don't stay on a target if he gets enchanted by skills like Protective Spirit.
 * Spam Devastating Hammer on targets that are blocking for knockdowns and extra damage.
 * Use Frenzy to build adrenaline faster and to speed up your spikes.
 * Use Rush to catch kiting targets and to cancel Frenzy if you come under focused fire.
 * Use Healing Signet to keep your health up and to ease pressure off of your monks. Don't use it when under focused fire.
 * Use your Ebon weapon to bypass enemy warriors' resistance to physical damage.
 * Of course, use Resurrection Signet to resurrect dead party members.

Counters
All the usual warrior counters apply, such as snares, blind, weakness, Empathy, Faintheartedness, etc.

Variants

 * You can replace Bull's Strike with Hammer Bash or, to utilize the Weakness condition from Devastating Blow, Heavy Blow.
 * NOTE: If you are doing this, it is advisable to replace Rush with Sprint, since both Hammer Bash and Heavy Blow cause you to lose all adrenaline.
 * If you don't have the Factions campaign, Mighty Blow can replace Fierce Blow with only a few points of damage loss.
 * Rush can be replaced with Enraging Charge for quicker adrenaline gain.
 * Healing Signet can be replaced with another utility skill such as "To the Limit!", Plague Touch, Distracting Blow, or Bull's Strike.
 * You can replace a skill with Way of the Fox to ensure your spike hitting.
 * You can replace Fierce Blow with Heavy Blow for an additional knockdown.
 * You can replace Irresistable Blow with Death's Charge to get to your target quicker, but it has a long recharge time.


 * With a Dervish secondary, you can replace Rush with Pious Haste for a quick recharging cancel stance. As well, W/D allows you to make use of Rending Touch.

=Zealous Decapitater= The Zealous Decapitater is a build that focuses on the use of the Elite Skill Decapitate to deal high damage, in conjunction with the energy management skills of the Dervish.

Attributes and Skills
Depending on the situation, Vital Boon can be replaced with:


 * Aura of Thorns as a snare
 * Lightbringer's Gaze for use in high-level PvE

If you find yourself getting enough energy from Zealous Renewal without Flail, swap it for Conviction. If you don't own the Factions campaign, replace Furious Axe with the energy-based attack skill of your choice.

Equipment

 * Armor with Radiant Insignia to give a base Energy pool of at least 25.
 * A Rune of Superior Absorption, the best Vigor Rune available and one rune of Vitae.
 * A Zealous Axe Of Fortitude. Wing's Axe is a good choice.
 * A Strength requirement Shield with +30 Health and received damage -2 (in stance) shield would be optimal due to the use of Flail and the -5(20%) mod being random.

Usage

 * Approach your target, and once you are in melee range use Vital Boon and Zealous Renewal.
 * Attack your chosen target and build up Adrenaline. Activate and maintain Flail.
 * Use the two energy-based attack skills as necessary. Furious Axe while your target is under a blocking stance or Guardian can be beneficial.
 * Once you have sufficient Adrenaline and your target is at approximately 75% health, use Decapitate.
 * Use Signet of Pious Light to end Zealous Renewal and gain back Energy.
 * Once you have Energy, use Furious Axe and Counterattack in quick succession on your target.
 * Recast Zealous Renewal and repeat on a different target if the first is not already dead.


 * Should you need healing at any time, use Vital Boon followed by Signet of Pious Light

Counters

 * Wild Blow and other Stance counters will remove your IAS, which results in less Energy gain after removing Zealous Renewal.
 * Be especially wary of enemies removing Zealous Renewal before you have used Decapitate. On the other hand, enemies removing the enchantment after you use Decapitate can be beneficial.
 * Blind, Weakness, etc.
 * Life Sheath can render a large portion of your damage useless.

Variants
A variant using different attack skills is below.

Same usage as the main build, but after using Decapitate and Signet of Pious Light, follow instead with Vital Boon followed by Twin Moon Sweep for a double-strike and additional healing. Note that Twin Moon Sweep can be used with an Axe, as it is a Melee Attack rather than a Scythe Attack. Any spare attribute points should be placed into Scythe Mastery for this variant. Cyclone Axe is useful for increasing the return from Zealous Renewal and also for building adrenaline.

=Obsidian Tank= The Obsidian Tank takes the high armor/health/durability of the warrior class, and adds to it the defensive capabilities of the Elementalist Earth Magic enchantments. It's purpose is to take/hold aggro and soak up damage. It is strictly a PvE build with little use outside of very high level areas like the Domain of Anguish and Sorrow's Furnace, where variations of this build have been a staple for ages. It pairs very well with a monk bonder build.

Attributes and Skills

 * Optional skill slot can be replaced by:
 * Resurrection Signet
 * Lightbringer's Gaze
 * Lion's Comfort (timing is important when using with dolyak signet)
 * Bonetti's Defense
 * "None Shall Pass!"
 * Sliver Armor
 * Magnetic Aura
 * Glyph of Concentration
 * Glyph of Lesser Energy

Equipment

 * Armor
 * Gladiator's or Radiant Armor, with a Rune of Superior Vigor and Rune of Superior Absorption.
 * The last two armor upgrade slots can be taken by Runes of Attunement or Vitae.
 * Weapons
 * A +5 energy axe/sword of Enchanting.
 * A Strength Shield with a "Sheltered by Faith" inscription and a Shield Handle of Devotion.
 * An Earth Focus with a "Sheltered by Faith" or "Faith is My Shield" inscription and a Focus Core of Devotion. Both availible from Kehjim in The Kodash Bazaar or Grif Ebonmane in Command Post.

Usage
Fairly straight forward. Use Signet of Stamina when first entering an area, and never attack anything (unless you need to pull with a bow). Run in and aggro the group of mobs when your team is ready, while under Endure Pain and with your shield equipped to help against the initial spike of damage.

Once in the middle of the group of enemies, use Dolyak Signet and switch to your Earth Focus to start putting up your enchantments. Start with Obsidian Flesh, followed by Armor of Earth, and then Stoneflesh Aura. Use Grasping Earth to slow the movement of the nearby enemies, and switch back to your shield.

Maintain your enchantments as needed, using Stoneflesh Aura, Obsidian Flesh, and Dolyak Signet whenever they become available. Armor of Earth only needs to be reapplied every 30 seconds. Grasping Earth can be used every 15 seconds or so, whenever a group shifts, or when your allies start a nuke cycle. Stay with your Shield equipped as much as possible for the armor, equipping the Earth Focus only when you need the energy to cast an enchantment. Lather, Rinse, Repeat.

Counters

 * Any interruption skills
 * Skills that cause longer cast times (Migraine)
 * Dazed
 * Heavy enchantment removal (Obsidian Flesh will guard against most)

Variants
Replace Grasping Earth with Ward Against Foes when facing enemies that have lots of hex removal.

=Full Vigor Paladin=

This Paladin is designed for fast-pace PvE action and combines both high damage and powerful self-healing. In opposition to common Mending builds it is very economical concerning Energy. It has little to no downtime between fights and can also increase the self-healing of team mates. Both builds require Prophecies and the axe build requires Factions unless the Eviscerate variant is used (see Variations).

Alternate setup for Axe

 * Take Resurrection Chant (or Rebirth for difficult areas).

Equipment

 * Choose either a furious weapon haft for faster Adrenaline generation or a vampiric weapon haft to increase the inflicted damage. For the Axe version, a zealous mod is necessary to spam Cyclone Axe and Triple Chop.
 * Choose the best (while enchanted) gear available.
 * Wing's Axe or Sskai's Sword with an Exalted Aegis (unique item) (Strength) are good weapon sets to use.

Usage

 * Cast Vigorous Spirit on yourself (and team mates with high casting/attack rate) right before your party engages the enemy.
 * After casting Vigorous Spirit simply use each Skill when it becomes charged. Always be sure to use Sever Artery before using Gash. You should chain these skills.

Variations

 * If you do not trust your healers, take Healing Hands instead of your chosen Elite skill.
 * Exchange Triple Chop for Eviscerate and Dismember for Penetrating Blow for more focused damage.
 * Swap Penetrating Chop for Axe Rake to stop enemy healers from running or Axe Twist to weaken enemy Warriors, etc.
 * Taking Live Vicariously instead of a damage skill nearly doubles your self-healing.
 * If you find yourself short on Adrenaline all the time, swap Rush for Sprint and vice versa for Energy.
 * Take Shield of Absorption instead of your running skill when expecting to encounter large mobs to take some more pressure off your healer[s].
 * If you want to save your adrenaline, use Sun and Moon Slash instead of Final Thrust, if you are using a sword. It also gives more chances for Vigorous Spirit to heal you.
 * Any skills that provide IAS, such as Flurry, Frenzy, Berserker Stance..., will bring you more benefit from Vigorous Spirit. If you choose Frenzy, use Sprint (or Rush) to cancel it when you are under attack.

=The Quiverer=

A Factions PvE sword build designed for lots of damage, without the drawback of having to charge up lots of adrenaline as in Final Thrust based builds. Quivering Blade allows you to deal lots of damage without a huge adrenaline requirement, and Plague Touch takes advantage of Quivering Blade's second function. This build works well against casters, causing the Dazed condition and interrupting quickly with Distracting Blow if needed.

Equipment

 * Vampiric swords of Fortitude are preferable.

Usage

 * Upon entering battle, begin building adrenaline.
 * Don't stay on a target if he gets enchanted by skills like Protective Spirit or Guardian.
 * Use Quivering Blade, Sever Artery and Gash.
 * Use Plague Touch to transfer any conditions you receive, including the possible dazed from Quivering Blade.
 * Weapons:
 * Use your Vampiric weapon for general use.
 * Use your Ebon weapon to bypass enemy warriors' resistance to physical damage.
 * Use your Zealous weapon when there are lots of incoming conditions to keep up energy.
 * Of course, use Resurrection Signet to resurrect dead party members.

Variants

 * For the optional slot use:
 * Sprint for chasing kiters.
 * Flail for building adrenaline faster.
 * Tiger Stance for building adrenaline faster, without loss of hit strength.

=AoE Splinter=

The W/Rt AoE Splinter is a PvE build geared towards dealing large amounts of AoE damage.

Equipment

 * A Vampiric Axe, like Dragoncrest Axe
 * A Zealous Axe, like Wing's Axe
 * Any Max Shield Linked to Strength
 * Radiant Armor

Usage

 * Use Flail (Recast as necessary)
 * Cast Splinter Weapon (Recast whenever possible)
 * Use Triple Chop, Cyclone Axe, and Executioner's Strike whenever possible
 * Use Lion's Comfort and Rush as necessary

Counters

 * General Anti-Melee
 * General Anti-Spam

Variants

 * Disrupting Chop
 * Flail can be replaced by a different IAS
 * Dismember
 * Wild Blow
 * Wielder's Strike

Sword Variant
=Resilient Tank=

This Tank build uses Resilient Weapon, and other Ritualist Restoration skills.

Equipment

 * Gladiator's Armor is recommended for the energy bonus.
 * A Zealous weapon mod would help with energy recovery as well.

Usage

 * While running into the fray, use Resilient Weapon, it will give you a nice health and armor bonus when you get smacked with the first wave of hexes and conditions.
 * Weapon of warding is a nice healing boost that is nonconditional
 * Bear in mind that Triple Chop MUST follow vengeful weapon
 * Keep yourself alive by casting Resilient Weapon and Wielder's Boon (which gives you bonus healing while wielding a spirit weapon.)
 * Use the different skills when necessary, keep in mind that you get health regeneration and an armor boost from Resilient Weapon when you are under the effects of a condition or hexed (which is basically all the time when you are a warrior.)

Variants
Flesh of My Flesh is the optional slot
 * For the optional slot:
 * Resurrection Signet is always an excellent choice for team play.
 * Through testing, it has been discovered that energy is an issue for this build. A recommendation for the optional skill slot is cheap healing or an energy boost.

A Warrior build primarily designed for use in PvE. Using the Hammer Mastery line, you gain the ability to constantly interrupt the enemy and disable them through knockdowns, as well as deal tremedous damage through your combination of attack skills. Using it with skills from the Tactics line, you also gain defensive abilities that helps protect you and your party from enemy attacks and spells.

Equipment

 * Gladiator's Armor for the extra Energy.
 * Stonefist Gauntlets to lengthen knockdowns.
 * A Hammer, such as Victo's Maul

Usage

 * Use "For Great Justice!" at the beginning of the battle for a quick start of adrenaline.
 * Spam Irresistible Blow when Energy permits, aiming for enemies that Block attacks.
 * Knock down foes with Devastating Hammer followed by Crushing Blow, and then a second knockdown with Heavy Blow.
 * Apply "Watch Yourself!" as needed, to make up for the lost armor without a shield.

Counters

 * Blind and Weakness
 * Degeneration

Variants

 * Replace Healing Signet or "For Great Justice!" with condition removal, such as Mend Ailment or Purge Conditions.
 * Replace Devastating Hammer with Forceful Blow for additional conditions and damage.
 * Replace Crushing Blow with Counter Blow for an additional knock-down.
 * Replace "For Great Justice!" with Berserker Stance for an attack speed bonus while charging adrenaline, sacrificing the ability to use skills if you wish to recharge.
 * Irresistible Blow can be replaced by another fast-recharging attack, such as Power Attack.
 * Replacing "Watch Yourself!" with Endure Pain allows for more health in place of armor.
 * You may also want to replace Irresistible Blow or Heavy Blow with Fierce Blow.
 * Auspicious Blow can be used for energy gain.
 * With an open secondary profession, consider taking Plague Touch, Remedy Signet, or Mending Touch for condition removal.

=Cleave Soldier=

This is a fast-paced PvE Build that uses Cleave as a low Adrenaline Attack Skill to change targets more quickly, killing single targets at fast rates. Combined with Cyclone Axe and "For Great Justice!", it is recharged at an astounding rate, increasing the ability to deal high damage attacks more frequent, resulting in more kills.

Equipment

 * A mix of Gladiator's Armor and Berserker's Armor is a good combination, or you could go for Dreadnought armor for some more Armor vs Elemental damage.
 * Choose either a Furious or Zealous Axe of Fortitude (Zealous is your energy upkeep for Cyclone Axe).
 * The best Rune of Vigor and Absorption you can get.

Usage
When you encounter enemies, engage them and start building up some adrenaline using "For Great Justice!" and Cyclone Axe. As soon as you have enough adrenaline, use your attack skills (primarily Cleave). If your health is going down use Healing Signet to heal. Use "For Great Justice!" to help regain adrenaline.

Counters

 * Common tank counters:
 * Ward Against Melee
 * Reduced attack speed hexes like Shadow of Fear and Faintheartedness
 * Blindness
 * Damage-on-attack hexes such as Spiteful Spirit and Empathy

Variants

 * Change "Watch Yourself!" for a speed increasing skill such as Rush and Sprint.
 * Switch "For Great Justice!" for an IAS such as Frenzy.

Attributes and Skills

 * If playing defensive to take heat off squishy party members, think about Dolyak Signet.
 * Use Endure Pain for an emergency boost in health.
 * If you need a more solid heal bring Lion's Comfort.

Equipment

 * Sentinel's Armor and Stonefist Gauntlets.
 * The highest Vigor rune, and three Vitae runes.
 * A Kanaxai's Mallet or similar Hammer.

Usage

 * 1) Activate Signet of Strength before and after battles to boost your DPS.
 * 2) With no adrenaline start off using Dwarven Battle Stance before your first hit.
 * 3) * If you use any skill while DBS is active it will end.
 * 4) When DBS wears off use Renewing Smash.
 * 5) Combo with Staggering Blow, Auspicious Blow and Hammer Bash to finish the target off.
 * Don't waste your time with mobs that are enchanted to block melee attacks, focus on another target.

Counters

 * Anti-Melee hexes and conditions.
 * Enchantments that cause the target to block.

Variants

 * Add Wild Blow to end defensive stances.

=Flailing Dragon=

The Flailing Dragon is a PvE build designed for sustained damage output. It uses adrenaline-control skills from the Factions and Nightfall campaigns to maintain a steady flow of damaging attacks, and is fairly self-sufficient thanks to reliable condition removal and self-healing.

Attributes and Skills

 * The optional slot is for an area-specific utility skill. For example, use Plague Touch or Mending Touch for condition removal, Distracting Blow for an interrupt, or "Shields Up!" for a party-wide buff.
 * Use any Swordsmanship rune, but do not reduce Swordsmanship below 14, as this upsets the build's adrenaline management.

Equipment

 * Legionnaire's Armor (Factions) or Sentry's Armor (Nightfall) with Superior Vigor and Absorption runes.
 * A sword and shield of your choice; "while stanced" shields are particularly useful.

Usage

 * As you near the enemy, activate Enraging Charge to quickly close to melee range. This will give you an initial burst of adrenaline as you enter the fray. Try to set yourself up near multiple enemies so you can switch quickly from foe to foe in mid-battle.
 * The adrenaline gained from Enraging Charge allows you to activate Flail as soon as you strike your first target.
 * Chain your attacks, using Dragon Slash to maintain adrenaline.
 * While within easy reach of enemies, maintain Flail and use Lion's Comfort to heal yourself when needed.
 * When there are no more targets in your immediate area, you can use Enraging Charge to cancel Flail and quickly move to the next target. If you are engaged in a protracted melee, Enraging Charge can be used to gain a few extra strikes of adrenaline instead.

Counters

 * On-attack hexes, stances that allow a target to block or evade.
 * This build's major weakness is adrenaline denial, which is fairly rare in PvE.

Variants

 * In high-level Nightfall PVE areas, consider adding Lightbringer's Gaze.
 * For improved damage, replace Lion's Comfort or your optional skill with "For Great Justice!" -- this will give you a 20-second window in which you can spam attack skills nonstop.

Equipment

 * Any armor will do, but Gladiator's Armor is not needed as you only have 1 energy skill.
 * Victo's Maul or a similar hammer will do well.

Usage

 * Use Enraging Charge to run into battle and help build adrenaline.
 * Activate Flail as soon as it's charged to speed up adrenaline gain and increase dps.
 * Once your attacks are charged, use Forceful Blow on your enemy. Don't use Forceful Blow if they use blocking stances or enchantments.
 * Follow up with Fierce Blow for more damage.
 * Use Heavy Blow as a finishing move, or if you need a knockdown.
 * Rinse and repeat.

Counters

 * Blindness and Weakness.
 * Anti-Warrior hexes such as Spiteful Spirit and Empathy.

Variants

 * Flail and Enraging Charge could be replaced by Sprint and "Watch Yourself!" for a Factions only build.
 * Counter Blow can be used instead of Heavy Blow for a cheap knockdown.
 * Irresistible Blow could be used to punish blocking.