Build:W/D Harrier's Haste Axe

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An axe warrior utilising Wind Prayers to provide additional splittability with an unconditional IMS and powerful self heal.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Warrior / Dervish 12 + 1 + 1 Axe Mastery 8 + 1 Strength 10 Wind Prayers Eviscerate Prophecies Warrior. Axe Mastery 14 Eviscerate Elite Axe Attack If Eviscerate hits, you strike for +29 damage and inflict a Deep Wound, lowering your target's maximum Health by 20% for 19 seconds. This attack skill has 9% armor penetration. 8 Executioner's Strike Core Warrior. Axe Mastery 14 Executioner's Strike Axe Attack If this attack hits, you strike for +38 damage. This attack skill has 9% armor penetration. 8 Distracting Strike EotN Warrior. Unlinked Distracting Strike Melee Attack If Distracting Strike hits, it interrupts target foe's action. If target foe has Cracked Armor, that skill is disabled for 20 seconds. This attack skill has 9% armor penetration. 15 ½ 5 Bull's Strike Core Warrior. Strength 9 Bull's Strike Melee Attack If this attack hits a moving foe, you strike for +20 damage, and your target is knocked down. This attack skill has 9% armor penetration. 10 5 Frenzy Core Warrior. Unlinked Frenzy Stance For 8 seconds, you attack 33% faster but take double damage. 4 5 Harrier's Haste Nightfall Dervish. Wind Prayers 10 Harrier's Haste Stance For 12 seconds, you move 25% faster and deal +12 more damage against moving foes. 20 5 Natural Healing Nightfall Dervish. Wind Prayers 10 Natural Healing Spell You are healed for 113 Health. If you are under the effects of an Enchantment, you lose 5 Energy. 5 1 5 Resurrection Signet Core No Profession. Unlinked Resurrection Signet Signet Resurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This Signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost. 3 Template code

[edit] Equipment

• Survivors/Radiant Insignas with a Stonefist Insignia to power Bull's Strike.
• Zealous, Ebon, and Vampiric Axes of Fortitude.
• A selection of shields, one for each type of damage. (Fire, Lightning, Earth, Cold, Piercing, Slashing, Blunt, etc...)

[edit] Usage

• Apply constant pressure through normal attacks.
• Use Frenzy to increase DPS, build adrenaline and speed up your spikes.
• Knock down moving targets with Bull's Strike.
• Spike targets using Eviscerate and Executioner's Strike.
• Use Distracting Strike as an interrupt or an additional spike skill.
• Use Harrier's Haste to cancel Frenzy when under fire, to catch kiting foes, or to kite.
• Use Natural Healing as a self heal, especially on splits.
• Use Resurrection Signet to resurrect people.

[edit] Counters

• Generic anti-melee.

[edit] Variants

• Rending Touch instead of Resurrection Signet.
• Disrupting Chop instead of Distracting Strike for a disabling interrupt.
• Sprint instead of Harrier's Haste.