Build:W/any Soldier's Stance Warrior

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Maintain +33% ias, 75% chance to block and increase critical hit rate of your axe or hammer.

Attributes and Skills

<pvxbig> [build prof=w/any tactics=12+1+2 str=3+1][optional][whirlwind attack][optional][optional][optional][fear me][soldier's stance][save yourselves][/build] Optional slots for:

• Hammer Attacks (put 12+1 in Hammer Mastery):
  • [[Crude Swing@14]
  • [[Yeti Smash@14] and [["you are all weaklings!"]
  • [[Crushing Blow@14] or a similar KD abusing skill
• Axe Attacks (put 12+1 in Axe Mastery):
  • [[Cyclone Axe@14]
  • [[Dismember@14]
• Others
  • [[Asuran Scan]
  • [[Dwarven Stability] for full soldier's upkeep
  • [["For Great Justice!"] more adrenal spam
  • [[Sunspear Rebirth Signet]
  • other skills such as [[Death's Charge] or [[Enduring Harmony]

</pvxbig>

Equipment

• Survivor insignias with superior Vigor rune and rune of clarity.
• 15^50 hammer or axe, preferably zealous

Usage

• Maintain Fear me and Soldier's stance.
• Use the rest of your skills on recharge.

Variant

• Sword, Scythe or Daggers can also be used but these builds tend to suffer from lack of energy.

Counters

• General anti-melee such as blind, anti-melee hexes, etc...

Notes

A lot of these skills were updated, see the wiki links for accurate descriptions: "Fear Me!", Soldier's Stance, Crude Swing, Yeti Smash