Build:W/any Magehunter's Smash Warrior

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The PvXwiki community finds this to be an excellent build. Through the PvX vetting system, it has reached an overall rating in the range from 4.5 to 5.0 and thus qualifies for the highest category of working builds: Great. This build has been designed for the following use: PvP GvG PvP HA PvP TA PvP RA PvP AB PvP CM

This build uses Magehunter's Smash to get past blocking enchantments along with a standard hammer bar to win.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Warrior / No profession 12 + 1 + 1 Hammer Mastery 12 + 1 Strength Magehunter's Smash Nightfall Warrior. Hammer Mastery 14 Magehunter's Smash Elite Hammer Attack If this attack hits, target foe is knocked down. If your target is under the effects of an Enchantment, this attack cannot be blocked. This attack skill has 13% armor penetration. 7 Crushing Blow Prophecies Warrior. Hammer Mastery 14 Crushing Blow Hammer Attack If this attack hits, you strike for +19 damage. If you hit a knocked-down foe you inflict a Deep Wound, lowering your target's maximum Health by 20% for 19 seconds. This attack skill has 13% armor penetration. 10 5 Hammer Bash Core Warrior. Hammer Mastery 14 Hammer Bash Hammer Attack Lose all adrenaline. If Hammer Bash hits, your target is knocked down. This attack skill has 13% armor penetration. 6 Bull's Strike Core Warrior. Strength 13 Bull's Strike Melee Attack If this attack hits a moving foe, you strike for +27 damage, and your target is knocked down. This attack skill has 13% armor penetration. 10 5 Flail Nightfall Warrior. Strength 13 Flail Stance For 14 seconds, you attack 33% faster but move 33% slower. 4 Rush Prophecies Warrior. Strength 13 Rush Stance For 18 seconds, you move 25% faster. 4 Enraging Charge Nightfall Warrior. Strength 13 Enraging Charge Stance For 14 seconds, you move 25% faster. Enraging Charge ends when you successfully strike a target, at which point you gain 3 strikes of adrenaline. 20 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

• Survivor insignias and 1 Stonefist insignia on boot or hand.
• Sundering or Vampiric, Zealous, and Ebon Hammers of Fortitude.

[edit] 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.
• Use Flail to build adrenaline faster and to speed up your spikes.
• Use Rush to cancel Flail if your target kites.
• Use Enraging Charge to gain adrenaline.
• Use your Ebon weapon to bypass enemy warriors' resistance to physical damage.
• Of course, use Resurrection Signet to resurrect dead party members.

[edit] Counters

• Melee shutdown
• General shutdown
• Blackout disables your skills and causes loss of all adrenaline.

[edit] Variants

• Replace Resurrection Signet with Death Pact Signet for a hard res.
• Equip Protector's Strike for fast, spammable damage.
• Take Distracting Strike to interrupt enemies and for a quick attack.
• Interrupt AoE with Distracting Blow.
• For additional damage during a spike, take Mighty Blow.
• Take Mokele Smash for additional adrenaline gain.
• Sprint instead of Rush.
• Lion's Comfort to heal and gain adrenaline.
• "For Great Justice!" for double adrenaline gain in a short period of time.
• Rending Touch for enchantment removal