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| − | Warriors, along with their less heavily armored counterparts, the [[gw:Dervish|Dervishes]], form the very front of any well balanced party. They can be proficient in any number of weapons and do very large amounts of damage per second (or DPS) to enemies. Warriors have massive amounts of armor and health with extremely small pools of energy. As a result, they manage their energy with "[[gw:adrenaline|adrenaline]]", which pools up in each skill separately. |
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| + | The Warrior profession specializes in melee damage, so normally forms the frontline of many (if not most) teams. Their roles usually encompass using either [[gww:Sword|swords]], [[gww:Axe|axes]], or [[gww:Hammer|hammers]] to produce pressure through [[gww:Condition|conditions]], damage, interrupts, and [[gww:Knockdown|knockdowns]]. Their armor does not provide any additional energy regeneration so many of their attack skills use the [[gww:Adrenaline|adrenaline]] mechanic, which cost no energy but need to be "charged" through attacking. |
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| − | ==Attributes== |
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| − | ===[[gw:Strength|Strength]]=== |
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| − | One of the things that make a warrior so powerful is their primary attribute. |
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| − | :"''When you use attack skills, each point of Strength gives you 1% [[gw:armor penetration|armor penetration]]. Many skills, especially those related to surviving and inflicting damage, become more effective with higher Strength.''" |
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| − | Strength can give you access to shields, high levels of armor penetration, and large amounts of armor-increasing skills. In addition, Strength increases power of a few untyped and rather unremarkable skills such as [[gw:Power Attack|Power Attack]] |
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| + | [[gww:Warrior armor|Warrior armor]] has a maximum armor rating of 80 and provides an additional 20 armor against physical damage. Warriors can also wear a [[gww:Shield|shield]] when using one-handed weapons. These provide a maximum bonus of 16 armor but require investment in either [[gww:Strength|Strength]] or [[gww:Tactics|Tactics]] for the full bonus. |
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| − | ===[[gw:Swordsmanship|Swordsmanship]]=== |
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| − | :"''Swordsmanship increases the damage you do with swords and your chance to inflict a critical hit when using a sword. Many skills, especially sword attack skills, become more effective with higher Swordsmanship.''" |
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| − | Swords have a damage range of 15-22. At level 11 or more, they are outclassed by axes in DPS because of critical hit ratios. A sword's only source of [[gw:Deep Wound|Deep Wound]] comes from [[gw:Gash|Gash]], a skill that relies on [[gw:Bleeding|Bleeding]]. In PvE, against a non-fleshy creature, swords often get outclassed by axes due to this weakness. In PvP, premature removal of the bleeding isn't as large a problem problem because attack skills are often used in a spike rather than over time. |
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| + | ==Primary Weapons== |
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| − | ===[[gw:Axe Mastery|Axe Mastery]]=== |
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| + | Warriors have access to three weapon types. Each of these weapons has the property that if they strike a moving opponent in the back, it will always be a critical hit. |
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| − | :"''Axe Mastery increases the damage you do with axes and your chance to inflict a critical hit when using an axe. Many skills, especially axe attack skills, become more effective with higher Axe Mastery.''" |
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| − | Axes have several advantages to Swords. Firstly, at higher levels they have higher DPS than swords. Secondly, they have unconditional Deep Wound. Axes, for this reason, are very often found in PvP for those advantages alone. The [[Build:W/E Shock Axe|shock axe]] is a prime example of a venerable design and versatility. |
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| + | Swords are one-handed weapons with a maximum range of 15 to 22 slashing damage and an [[gww:Attack rate|attack rate]] of 1.33 seconds. |
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| − | ===[[gw:Hammer Mastery|Hammer Mastery]]=== |
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| − | :"''Hammer Mastery increases the damage you do with hammers and your chance to inflict a critical hit when using a hammer. Many skills, especially hammer attacks skills, become more effective with higher Hammer Mastery.''" |
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| − | By not using a shield, Hammers trade defensiveness for brute force. Hammer skills focus on knockdown and weakness and have multiple skills that play off of both. They cause disruption by keeping people on the ground. A Hammer warrior's DPS is highest against non-moving targets but is worse against moving targets compared to Axes. |
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| + | Axes are one-handed weapons with a maximum range of 6 to 28 slashing or piercing damage and an attack rate of 1.33 seconds. |
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| − | ===[[gw:Tactics|Tactics]]=== |
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| − | :"''No inherent effect. Many skills, especially defensive skills and skills that aid your allies, become more effective with higher Tactics.''" |
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| − | Tactics have numerous defensive skills focusing around not just assisting you, but allies as well. Skills such as [[gw:Healing Signet|Healing Signet]], the arch typical warrior self-heal reside in this line as do other common staples such as [[gw:"Watch Yourself!"|"Watch Yourself!"]]. |
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| + | Hammers are two-handed weapons with a maximum range of 19 to 35 blunt damage and an attack rate of 1.75 seconds. |
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| − | ==Types of Warriors== |
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| − | ===Tank=== |
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| − | The tank is synonymous with warrior in PvE and is '''the standard''' of PvE gameplay for Warriors. It is used interchangeably as though it meant the same thing. Tanks focus around using blocking stances and armor gaining skills to round up aggro on themselves while the rest of the party does the killing. Note that this is ''only'' effective in PvE where AI is stupid and will actually attack a warrior. This is also what most people expect a warrior to do in PvE so expect to be a Tank until you can do PvP. |
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| + | ==Primary Attribute: Strength== |
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| − | ===Sword Warriors=== |
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| + | :"''When you use attack skills, each point of Strength gives you 1% [[gww:Armor Penetration|armor penetration]].''" |
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| − | Sword Warriors rely on pressuring. Whether this is through conditions or the elite [[gw:Dragon Slash|Dragon Slash]] is all the same, but sword warriors apply pressure in some way or another. Sword Warriors are commonly used in splits in [[gw:GvG|GvG]]. |
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| + | For each point of strength, attack skills used by a warrior get a 1% armor penetration bonus. This does not apply to [[gww:Auto attack|autoattacks]] or other types of skills. This attribute contains many key offensive skills such as [[gww:Bull's Strike|Bull's Strike]] and [[gww:Primal Rage|Primal Rage]] and is essential for meeting the requirements of some shields. |
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| − | ===Axe Warriors=== |
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| − | Axe Warriors provide spiking power. They can be used by themselves or with a group but one thing is for sure: Axe spikes are not a thing to be trifled with. Their DPS puts great pressure on casters. |
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| + | ==Attributes== |
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| − | ===Hammer Warriors=== |
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| − | Hammers hit hard but slowly. Their knockdowns are powerful and weakness can be powerful condition. Hammers are oftentimes used for spike assist- knocking down a person while the rest of the team pummels the target with their most hard-hitting spells and attacks. |
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+ | ===Swordsmanship=== |
| + | :"''Swordsmanship increases the damage you do with swords and your chance to inflict a critical hit when using a sword. Many skills, especially sword attack skills, become more effective with higher Swordsmanship.''" |
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| − | The Linebacker is an unorthodox type of build popularized by the guild Idiot Savants [iQ]. It relies on having a tremendous amount of knockdowns to keep a priority target out of the fight, most likely a warrior attacking a low-armor team member (e.g. a monk). Their damage is mediocre but the linebacker makes up for it by keeping casters alive. |
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| + | Swordmanship focuses mainly on Sword Attack skills, many of which revolve around inflicting conditions. Popular skills from this line are [[gww:Sever Artery|Sever Artery]], [[gww:Gash|Gash]], [[gww:Hundred Blades|Hundred Blades]], and [[gww:Sun and Moon Slash|Sun and Moon Slash]]. |
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| − | ==="Fear Me" Energy Denial=== |
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| − | A "Fear Me" Warrior is so called because of the skill [[gw:"Fear Me!"|"Fear Me!"]]. Builds that are focused around this skill focus on gaining adrenaline fast enough to spam it repeatedly, causing energy loss. Such warriors are usually lacking in damage but make up for it in pressure on the enemy team's energy bars, however the popular Steady Stance scythe warriors do powerful damage, as well as using Fear Me! every 6 seconds. |
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+ | ===Axe Mastery=== |
| + | :"''Axe Mastery increases the damage you do with axes and your chance to inflict a critical hit when using an axe. Many skills, especially axe attack skills, become more effective with higher Axe Mastery.''" |
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| − | A type of gimmick build, warriors of this variety use the armor penetration of Strength with other weapons such as the Spears of a Paragon. These builds are suited to PvE gameplay only. |
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| + | Axe Mastery focuses mainly on Axe Attack skills, many of which are damage oriented. Popular skills from this line are [[gww:Dismember|Dismember]], [[gww:Agonizing Chop|Agonizing Chop]], and [[gww:Eviscerate|Eviscerate]]. |
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| − | ===IWAY=== |
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| − | IWAY is an abbreviation of the skill [[gw:"I Will Avenge You!"|"I Will Avenge You!"]]. From the archived IWAY article: |
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| − | :"''The IWAY build is based around the "I Will Avenge You!" shout when used in combination with |pets belonging to several warrior/rangers. "I Will Avenge You!" takes all dead allies in the area into account, which includes |pets. When several dead pets are in the area, the attack speed boost and health regeneration of this shout can be maintained indefinitely. This build is deadly when used correctly and is hard to counter once activated. The best preventative action to take would be to avoid killing the pets, rendering this skill useless. IWAY builds were popular in the prophecies days but after receiving some hard-hitting nerfs, IWAY teams are no longer popular.''" |
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| − | === |
+ | ===Hammer Mastery=== |
| + | :"''Hammer Mastery increases the damage you do with hammers and your chance to inflict a critical hit when using a hammer. Many skills, especially hammer attacks skills, become more effective with higher Hammer Mastery.''" |
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| − | Before IWAY there was Berserk. Although Berserk is not truly IWAY it's worth a mention as it is the forefather of IWAY. Berserk was originally created as a joke build. Berserk consisted of 6 Warrior/Rangers with pets used to confuse enemies into thinking it was fighting the whole team while 2 order necros with 55 health hid in the spawn. At that time Orders were a World Enchantment and affected all players at any distance. |
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| + | Hammer Mastery focuses mainly on Hammer Attack skills, which focus on knocking down opponents and applying conditions to knocked down foes. Popular skills from this line are [[gww:Crushing Blow|Crushing Blow]], [[gww:Hammer Bash|Hammer Bash]], [[gww:Earth Shaker|Earth Shaker]], and [[gww:Devastating Hammer|Devastating Hammer]]. |
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| − | For quite awhile, IWAY consisted completely of 6 W/Rs, 1 Tainted Necromancer, and 1 Orders Necromancer. It was general practice, at one time, to have one W/R carry Revive Animal to transport dead pets from one area of the map to another. Most groups have stopped using this skill. They opt, instead, to stay near their dead pets. This has since been replaced by the second EoE. |
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| + | ===Tactics=== |
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| − | After this came 2 trappers, at the time, the IWAY groups brought 2 resolve trappers. This was to spam conditions on enemies, and give the Orders, and Tainted Necromancers a way out of the heat if being chased, barbed trap would slow chasers. One of the trappers generally took Winnowing, but it was later discovered that balanced builds could easily defeat IWAY using Aegis. So then the IWAY build became 4 W/R, 1 N/Mo, 1 N/E, 1 R/Me, 1 R/Mo. |
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| + | :"''No inherent effect. Many skills, especially defensive skills and skills that aid your allies, become more effective with higher Tactics.''" |
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| − | The September 29th, 2005 update reduced the maximum attack speed bonus to 33%, down from 50%, slightly reducing the effectiveness of the IWAY build. The March 3rd, 2006 update further reduced the effectiveness of the build, by cutting the attack speed bonus from the IWAY skill to 25%, and modifying Order of the Vampire to no longer stack with other necromancer enchantments. |
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| + | Tactics focuses mainly on defensive skills, shouts, and stances. Since most warriors are expected to be offensive while supported by a backline this attribute is largely unfavored and sees little play on Warriors, but is often used on other classes (like [[Guide:Monk|Monks]] and [[Guide:Necromancer|Necromancers]]) for self defense. Skills from Tactics include [[gww:Healing Signet|Healing Signet]] and [[gww:Bonetti's Defense|Bonetti's Defense]]. |
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| − | With the release of Guild Wars Factions on April 28th, 2006, many IWAY teams have taken to using the new elite orders spell Order of Apostasy to remove the protective enchantments of enemies, as well as providing an extra healer in the N/Mo generally used. This is a very common build now, especially among the more highly ranked IWAYs. Order of Apostasy (abbreviated as OoA), is also effective in destroying the enchantments usually used to protect the Ghostly Hero in the Hall of Heroes, and thus is more effective at capturing the Hall of Heroes. |
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| + | ==Common Warrior Builds== |
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| − | The latest and last change in IWAY was a Psychic Distraction Mesmer who replaced one of the four warriors. IWAY teams were finding it difficult to interrupt the Ghostly Hero on Altar maps with Distracting Blow/Disrupting Chop because of the Ritualist Spirit Displacement. The Psychic Distraction Mesmer came along and worked with the Order of Apostasy Necromancer to make sure Spellbreaker was not on the enemy Ghostly Hero when Psychic Distraction was used. |
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| − | ==Key Ideas== |
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| − | [[Image:SoD warrior pressuring PvX monk.jpg|thumb|200px|right|A warrior from Prot Me Up Scotty [SoD] attacking Pvx Wiki [PvX]'s monk in a match.]] |
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| − | ===PvE=== |
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| − | *Round up aggro |
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| − | *Use an IAS to build up adrenaline. |
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| − | *Wail away at one target at a time, starting with healers (Ritualists or Monks). |
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| − | *Cause Deep Wound. |
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===PvP=== |
===PvP=== |
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| + | * [[Build:W/E Whirling Axe|Whirling Axe]] is popular for it's ability to break through stances repeatedly, negating [[gww:Distortion|Distortion]] and tactics stances used by many casters. |
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| − | *Attack targets not under the effects of protective spells. |
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| + | * [[Build:W/any Coward Axe|"Coward!"]] is also an often-used elite for it's superb anti-kite functionality. |
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| − | *Tell your teammates about anti-melee hexes and conditions so that they can remove them. |
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| + | * The classic [[Build:W/E Shock Axe|Shock Axe]] was the build of choice for Axe warriors before the buffs to Warrior's Endurance and Primal Rage. It still sees some play since the nerfs of WE and Primal. |
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| − | *Rarely use attack skills while blinded or hexed with miss hexes. |
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| + | * [[Build:W/E Primal Rage Axe]] and [[Build:W/any Primal Rage Sword]] provide a near-constant IMS and IAS, allowing Warriors to pressure targets relentlessly without sacrificing [[gww:Deep Wound|deep wound]] and popular utility skills. |
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| − | *Use IAS to increase your DPS and speed up your spikes. |
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| + | * The standard Hammer Warrior bar normally consists of Hammer Bash, Crushing Blow, Bull's Strike, [[gww:Enraging Charge|Enraging Charge]], [[gww:Flail|Flail]], and one of the elite hammer skills (usually [[Build:W/any_Magehunter's_Smash_Warrior|Magehunter's Smash]], [[Build:W/any_Devastating_Hammer_Warrior|Devastating Hammer]], or [[Build:W/any_Earth_Shaker_Warrior|Earth Shaker]]). |
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| − | *Change targets often. |
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| − | *Spike with your allies. |
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| − | *Pressure the main threat on the enemy team, but don't forget that your goal is to kill the enemy team. |
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| − | *If your team's defense is unable to cope with the enemy team's pressure, consider attacking the enemy Warriors or Dervishes (although attacking a Melandru Dervish in form is pointless) to force them to play less aggressively. Knockdowns and Crippling are particularly useful in this situation. |
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| − | ==Skills== |
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| − | ===Energy Attacks=== |
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| − | ====Strength==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Protector's Strike}} |
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| − | :Use after a Deep Wound to finish off the enemy because of the extremely fast activation time. |
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| − | ====Swordsmanship==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Savage Slash}} |
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| − | :Interrupts a foes action and does additional damage. |
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| − | ====Axe Mastery==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Critical Chop}} |
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| − | :Fast activation time and it may interrupt an opponent. Good damage regardless. |
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| − | ====Hammer Mastery==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Crushing Blow}} |
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| − | :On almost every Hammer build ever. It causes Deep Wound. |
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| − | {{skill icon|Irresistible Blow}} |
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| − | :While once good, it got nerfed into oblivion. Not worth taking anymore. |
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| − | {{skill icon|Mokele Smash}} |
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| − | :Adrenaline management. |
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| − | {{skill icon|Crude Swing}} |
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| − | :Useful for adrenaline management. Combines well with [[gw:Earth Shaker|Earth Shaker]]. |
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| − | {{skill icon|Renewing Smash}} |
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| − | :A rather niche skill. Useful for R/W Stance Tanks. |
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| − | ====Tactics==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Desperation Blow}}<br> |
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| − | {{skill icon|Drunken Blow}} |
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| − | :Very effective with [[gw:Steady Stance|Steady Stance]]. |
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| − | ====Scythe Mastery==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Mystic Sweep}}<br> |
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| − | {{skill icon|Eremite's Attack}} |
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| − | :Both of these can actually be used with any melee weapon. They have fast activation times and thusly can be useful for spiking. |
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| − | ===Adrenal Attacks=== |
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| − | ====Strength==== |
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| − | ====Swordsmanship==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Crippling Slash}}<br> |
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| − | {{skill icon|Sever Artery}}<br> |
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| − | {{skill icon|Gash}} |
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| − | :Either Crippling Slash or Sever Artery will be found on almost every Sword warrior's bar. It's the Swordsmanship-specced warrior's only deep wound after all. |
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| − | {{skill icon|Sun and Moon Slash}} |
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| − | :Useful for managing adrenaline due to the double-strike property. |
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| − | {{skill icon|Final Thrust}} |
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| − | :Useful as a finisher. Lost some of its magic when Sun and Moon Slash came out. |
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| − | ====Axe Mastery==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Eviscerate}}<br> |
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| − | {{skill icon|Decapitate}}<br> |
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| − | {{skill icon|Cleave}}<br> |
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| − | {{skill icon|Agonizing Chop}}<br> |
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| − | {{skill icon|Executioner's Strike}} |
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| − | :Each of these do large amounts of damage. Decapitate isn't used commonly because of its side effect. Cleave has the highest DPS of the three elites but has no Deep Wound. |
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| − | ====Hammer Mastery==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Devastating Hammer}}<br> |
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| − | {{skill icon|Backbreaker}}<br> |
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| − | {{skill icon|Earth Shaker}}<br> |
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| − | {{skill icon|Fierce Blow}}<br> |
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| − | {{skill icon|Mighty Blow}}<br> |
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| − | {{skill icon|Heavy Blow}} |
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| − | :Powerful knockdown or damaging skills. Each one of these hurts. |
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| − | {{skill icon|Yeti Smash}} |
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| − | :AoE Hammer attack. Only useful for PvE. |
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| − | ====Tactics==== |
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| − | ===Knockdown=== |
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| − | ====Strength==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Bull's Strike}}<br> |
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| − | :Bull's Strike is a commonly used knockdown in PvP. |
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| − | ====Hammer Mastery==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Devastating Hammer}}<br> |
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| − | {{skill icon|Earth Shaker}}<br> |
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| − | {{skill icon|Backbreaker}}<br> |
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| − | {{skill icon|Hammer Bash}}<br> |
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| − | {{skill icon|Heavy Blow}} |
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| − | :Hammer warriors often run one of the knockdown elites, such as Devastating Hammer, Earth Shaker, or Back Breaker. Sometimes, hammer warriors run Hammer Bash in addition to or instead of these elites. With Devastating Hammer, some use Heavy Blow instead of Hammer Bash for more damage. |
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| − | ====Air Magic==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Shock}} |
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| − | :Shock is often ran on warriors in PvP for a reliable knockdown, interrupt, and snare. |
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| − | ===Snare=== |
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| − | ====Strength==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Bull's Charge}} |
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| − | :Increase movement speed and snare in one. Useful for compressing warrior bars. |
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| − | {{skill icon|Bull's Strike}} |
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| − | :Catch kiting foes with this. A staple of almost every PvP warrior. |
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| − | ====Swordsmanship==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Crippling Slash}} |
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| − | :Provides bleeding, which covers the cripple. Following immediately with Gash ensures that even Mending Touch won't remove it. |
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| − | {{skill icon|Hamstring}} |
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| − | :Costs a ton of energy. Stay away if possible. |
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| − | ====Axe Mastery==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Axe Rake}} |
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| − | :Extremely conditional. Try to stay away from it if possible. |
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| − | ====Hammer Mastery==== |
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| − | :Use your knockdowns as snares in addition with Bull's Strike. |
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| − | ====No Attribute==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|"You're All Alone!"}} |
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| − | :Excels in ganks and in AB. Also, numerous skills play off of those conditions. |
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| − | {{skill icon|"Coward!"}} |
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| − | :A guaranteed knockdown is fine and dandy, but it takes away your elite slot. |
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| − | ===Increase Attack Speed=== |
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| − | ====Strength==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Flail}} |
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| − | :Common in PvE and on hammer warriors. Use with a cancel stance in PvP to catch kiting foes. |
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| − | ====Tactics==== |
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| − | ====No Attribute==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Frenzy}} |
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| − | :The IAS of choice in PvP. Warriors aren't attack often due to their high armor so Frenzy is fine. Use with a cancel stance if you are under attack. |
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| − | ===Increase Movement Speed=== |
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| − | ====Strength==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Bull's Charge}} |
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| − | :Increase movement speed and snare in one. Useful for compressing warrior bars. |
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| − | {{skill icon|Sprint}}<br> |
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| − | {{skill icon|Enraging Charge}} |
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| − | :Each of these have a 20 second cooldown and last about 13-15 seconds at relatively high levels of strength. Enraging charge ends if you attack but gives you adrenaline in return. |
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| − | {{skill icon|Rush}} |
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| − | :The best cancel stance. A mere 4 adrenaline and lasts an exceedingly long time. |
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| − | ====Tactics==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|"Charge!"}} |
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| − | :Allows the use of a different cancel stance such as [[gw:Hex Breaker|Hex Breaker]] as well as the obvious effect of the skill itself. |
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| − | ===Deep Wound=== |
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| − | ====Swordsmanship==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Gash}} |
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| − | :A sword warrior's only source of Deep Wound. Use with [[gw:Sever Artery|Sever Artery]]. |
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| − | ====Axe Mastery==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Eviscerate}}<br> |
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| − | {{skill icon|Decapitate}}<br> |
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| − | {{skill icon|Dismember}} |
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| − | :Each cause an unconditional Deep Wound. Eviscerate is the most common because of its added damage. Decapitate has hefty drawbacks making it nothing more than a novelty. Dismember is used in tandem with elites like [[gw:Battle Rage|Battle Rage]]. |
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| − | ====Hammer Mastery==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Crushing Blow}} |
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| − | :Use with a knockdown. The elite knockdowns are your best bet. |
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| − | ===Self-Heal=== |
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| − | ====Strength==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Lion's Comfort}} |
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| − | :Effective with more tactics rather than more strength. Adrenal-charge makes it a bit wonky. |
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| − | ====Tactics==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Healing Signet}} |
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| − | :The defacto heal for a warrior. -40 armor is bypassed by the already massive armor of a warrior. |
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| − | {{skill icon|Lion's Comfort}} |
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| − | :See above. |
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| − | ====Healing Prayers==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Restful Breeze}} |
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| − | :Effective even with very small investment into Healing Prayers. Can be countered easily by too much degen. |
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| − | ===Adrenaline Gain=== |
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| − | ====Strength==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Enraging Charge}}<br> |
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| − | :A useful speed boost and strong adrenaline gain skill. A Furious weapon is very useful in combination with this skill. |
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| − | ====Swordsmanship==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Dragon Slash}}<br> |
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| − | :Dragon Slash enables nearly constant spam of attack skills, creating considerable pressure. Commonly used in PvE and PvP. |
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| − | {{skill icon|Sun and Moon Slash}}<br> |
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| − | :Since it hits twice, Sun and Moon Slash does provide some adrenaline gain. |
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| − | ====Axe Mastery==== |
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| − | ====Hammer Mastery==== |
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| − | ====Tactics==== |
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| − | ===Armor Boosting=== |
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| − | ====Strength==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Dolyak Signet}} |
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| − | :Extremely useful for Strength tanking. Can be kept up perpetually at Strength 15 or higher. |
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| − | ====Tactics==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Watch Yourself!}}<br> |
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| − | {{skill icon|Shields Up!}} |
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| − | :Both provide an armor boost but Shields Up is far more conditional and can't be kept up forever by one person. |
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| − | {{skill icon|Disciplined Stance}}<br> |
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| − | {{skill icon|Defensive Stance}} |
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| − | :Both are useful for tactics tanking by providing moderate armor and blocking in one stance. |
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| − | ====Earth Magic==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Obsidian Flesh}}<br> |
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| − | {{skill icon|Armor of Earth}} |
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| − | :Both of these are used for tanking in the [[gw:Domain of Anguish|Domain of Anguish]] because of the powerful enemy spells used there. Requires some very powerful energy management to use effectively. |
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| − | ====Inspiration Magic==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Physical Resistance}}<br> |
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| − | {{skill icon|Elemental Resistance}} |
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| − | :If fully aware of the enemies being fought, either of these can be used with essentially no points in Inspiration Magic. |
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| − | ===Blocking=== |
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| − | ====Strength==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Shield Bash}} |
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| − | :Good for stopping assassin attack chains. |
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| − | ====Tactics==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Shields Up!}}<br> |
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| − | :Only blocks arrows. |
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| − | {{skill icon|Bonetti's Defense}}<br> |
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| − | :Energy management. |
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| − | {{skill icon|Shield Stance}}<br> |
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| − | {{skill icon|Defensive Stance}}<br> |
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| − | {{skill icon|Disciplined Stance}}<br> |
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| − | {{skill icon|Soldier's Defense}}<br> |
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| − | {{skill icon|Wary Stance}}<br> |
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| − | {{skill icon|Protector's Defense}} |
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| − | :5 energy 75% block stances with a condition attached to them. Used for PvE Tactics tanking. |
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| − | ===Health Modification=== |
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| − | ====Strength==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Signet of Stamina}} |
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| − | :Good for runners. |
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| − | {{skill icon|Endure Pain}} |
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| − | :Can be used as a last minute health boost. |
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| − | ===Skills to avoid=== |
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| − | ====Strength==== |
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| − | ====Swordsmanship==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Hundred Blades}} |
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| − | :Very lackluster damage. Quivering Blade and Dragon Slash are both better. For AoE, use Triple Chop and Cyclone Axe in PvE <u>only</u>. |
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| − | {{skill icon|Galrath Slash}}<br> |
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| − | {{skill icon|Silverwing Slash}} |
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| − | :Both of these downright awful because of how plain they are. They attempt to do spike-like damage which is better done by an axe. Swords would benefit better from Sever Artery/Gash than these two plain things. |
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| − | {{skill icon|Barbarous Slice}} |
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| − | :You should always be in an IAS stance. |
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| − | ====Axe Mastery==== |
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| − | ====Hammer Mastery==== |
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| − | ====Tactics==== |
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| − | ====Healing Prayers==== |
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| − | {{skill icon|Mending}} |
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| − | :Terrible health gain for too high a cost. A lost pip of regen could mean sacrificing an IAS sometimes. Furthermore, it won't heal when it's needed to. |
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| − | {{skill icon|Healing Breeze}} |
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| − | :Terrible health gain for too high a cost. Using it on a warrior depletes about 1/3 to 1/2 of your energy and warriors have a small pool of energy to start with. |
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| − | {{skill icon|Orison of Healing}} |
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| − | :Extremely Small health gain ineffective without divine favor. |
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| − | ==Equipment== |
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| − | In PvE, using almost anything is acceptable. Radiant Insignias are fine, as are -5 physical damage 20% chance shields. |
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===PvE=== |
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| + | * [[Build:W/any PvE Dragon Slash Warrior]] is a choice build to fuel [[gww:Save Yourselves!|Save Yourselves!]] and keeping foes knocklocked with [[gw:Brawling Headbutt|Brawling Headbutt]]. |
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| + | * [[Build:W/D Enduring Scythe]] is a powerful build that relies on energy gain from [[gww:Warrior's Endurance|Warrior's Endurance]] to spam fast-activating scythe attacks. The fact that scythes hit multiple targets helps fuel [[gww:Save Yourselves!|Save Yourselves!]] at a fast rate, making this a prime build for upkeeping the party while providing a good stream of damage. |
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| + | * [[Build:W/any PvE Earth Shaker]] is favored for its ability to permanently keep multiple foes knocked down, making it an unusual tank of sorts. To spam more efficiently and keep enemies down more consistently, players usually pair this with Infuriating Heat or Dark Fury. |
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| − | ====Axe Warriors==== |
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| − | ====Hammer Warriors==== |
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| − | ====IWAY==== |
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| − | ===="Fear Me" Energy Denial==== |
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| − | ====Alternative Weapon==== |
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| − | ===PvP=== |
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| − | ====Sword Warriors==== |
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| − | [[Build:W/any Dragon Sword]]<br> |
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| − | [[Build:W/any Crippling Slash Sword]] |
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| − | ====Axe Warriors==== |
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| − | [[Build:W/E Shock Axe]]<br> |
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| − | [[Build:W/D Rending Axe]]<br> |
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| − | [[Build:W/A Disrupting Axe]] |
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| − | ====Hammer Warriors==== |
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| − | [[Build:W/any Backbreaker]]<br> |
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| − | [[Build:W/any Earthshaker]]<br> |
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| − | [[Build:W/any Devastating Hammer Warrior]] |
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| − | [[Build:W/E Linebacker]] |
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| − | ====IWAY==== |
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| − | ===="Fear Me" Energy Denial==== |
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| − | [[Build:W/D Desperate Scythe]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:57, 28 October 2009
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The Warrior profession specializes in melee damage, so normally forms the frontline of many (if not most) teams. Their roles usually encompass using either swords, axes, or hammers to produce pressure through conditions, damage, interrupts, and knockdowns. Their armor does not provide any additional energy regeneration so many of their attack skills use the adrenaline mechanic, which cost no energy but need to be "charged" through attacking.
Warrior armor has a maximum armor rating of 80 and provides an additional 20 armor against physical damage. Warriors can also wear a shield when using one-handed weapons. These provide a maximum bonus of 16 armor but require investment in either Strength or Tactics for the full bonus.
Primary Weapons
Warriors have access to three weapon types. Each of these weapons has the property that if they strike a moving opponent in the back, it will always be a critical hit.
Swords are one-handed weapons with a maximum range of 15 to 22 slashing damage and an attack rate of 1.33 seconds.
Axes are one-handed weapons with a maximum range of 6 to 28 slashing or piercing damage and an attack rate of 1.33 seconds.
Hammers are two-handed weapons with a maximum range of 19 to 35 blunt damage and an attack rate of 1.75 seconds.
Primary Attribute: Strength
- "When you use attack skills, each point of Strength gives you 1% armor penetration."
For each point of strength, attack skills used by a warrior get a 1% armor penetration bonus. This does not apply to autoattacks or other types of skills. This attribute contains many key offensive skills such as Bull's Strike and Primal Rage and is essential for meeting the requirements of some shields.
Attributes
Swordsmanship
- "Swordsmanship increases the damage you do with swords and your chance to inflict a critical hit when using a sword. Many skills, especially sword attack skills, become more effective with higher Swordsmanship."
Swordmanship focuses mainly on Sword Attack skills, many of which revolve around inflicting conditions. Popular skills from this line are Sever Artery, Gash, Hundred Blades, and Sun and Moon Slash.
Axe Mastery
- "Axe Mastery increases the damage you do with axes and your chance to inflict a critical hit when using an axe. Many skills, especially axe attack skills, become more effective with higher Axe Mastery."
Axe Mastery focuses mainly on Axe Attack skills, many of which are damage oriented. Popular skills from this line are Dismember, Agonizing Chop, and Eviscerate.
Hammer Mastery
- "Hammer Mastery increases the damage you do with hammers and your chance to inflict a critical hit when using a hammer. Many skills, especially hammer attacks skills, become more effective with higher Hammer Mastery."
Hammer Mastery focuses mainly on Hammer Attack skills, which focus on knocking down opponents and applying conditions to knocked down foes. Popular skills from this line are Crushing Blow, Hammer Bash, Earth Shaker, and Devastating Hammer.
Tactics
- "No inherent effect. Many skills, especially defensive skills and skills that aid your allies, become more effective with higher Tactics."
Tactics focuses mainly on defensive skills, shouts, and stances. Since most warriors are expected to be offensive while supported by a backline this attribute is largely unfavored and sees little play on Warriors, but is often used on other classes (like Monks and Necromancers) for self defense. Skills from Tactics include Healing Signet and Bonetti's Defense.
Common Warrior Builds
PvP
- Whirling Axe is popular for it's ability to break through stances repeatedly, negating Distortion and tactics stances used by many casters.
- "Coward!" is also an often-used elite for it's superb anti-kite functionality.
- The classic Shock Axe was the build of choice for Axe warriors before the buffs to Warrior's Endurance and Primal Rage. It still sees some play since the nerfs of WE and Primal.
- Build:W/E Primal Rage Axe and Build:W/any Primal Rage Sword provide a near-constant IMS and IAS, allowing Warriors to pressure targets relentlessly without sacrificing deep wound and popular utility skills.
- The standard Hammer Warrior bar normally consists of Hammer Bash, Crushing Blow, Bull's Strike, Enraging Charge, Flail, and one of the elite hammer skills (usually Magehunter's Smash, Devastating Hammer, or Earth Shaker).
PvE
- Build:W/any PvE Dragon Slash Warrior is a choice build to fuel Save Yourselves! and keeping foes knocklocked with Brawling Headbutt.
- Build:W/D Enduring Scythe is a powerful build that relies on energy gain from Warrior's Endurance to spam fast-activating scythe attacks. The fact that scythes hit multiple targets helps fuel Save Yourselves! at a fast rate, making this a prime build for upkeeping the party while providing a good stream of damage.
- Build:W/any PvE Earth Shaker is favored for its ability to permanently keep multiple foes knocked down, making it an unusual tank of sorts. To spam more efficiently and keep enemies down more consistently, players usually pair this with Infuriating Heat or Dark Fury.