User:Steamy Igloo/Newbie Guides/Warrior Elites

=Elites=

Eviscerate
[Eviscerate] Used for its strong spiking ability due to the fact that it causes deep wound for -100 health while also inflicting high damage. Sample Bar:

Whirling Axe
[Whirling Axe] Used for constant pressure by spammable damage and stance removal, it lacks the spike damage of eviscerate but allows other physical characters to land attacks due to stance removal. Sample Bar:

Crippling Slash
[crippling slash] Used for deep wound and bleeding to couple with dash for spamming conditions, very much a pressure geared elite and frequently run with conjures. Sample Bar:

Devastating Hammer
[Devastating hammer] Used for a lower adrenaline cost knockdown that also applies weakness. This allows for more effective linebacking on physicals and more spammable knockdowns. Sample Bar:

"Coward!"
[coward] Used for spammable conditional shout damage to prevent kiting and pile on pressure. It is one of the few elites regularly used with tactics. It can be used with a sword but is more commonly seen with an axe. Sample Bar:

Backbreaker
[Backbreaker] Used for a longer knockdown than other hammer elites while also dealing more damage. It however costs more adrenaline and lacks a secondary effect other than the + damage. Sample Bar:

Magehunter's Smash
[magehunters smash] Used for an unblockable knockdown, its higher cost and arguably weaker secondary effect make it regarded by many as inferior to devastating hammer, however it is still a respectable and worthwhile elite. Sample Bar:

Defy Pain
[defy pain] Used to boost health and to reduce incoming damage. This also allows you to run superior runes for heavier damage, meaning that despite using a defensive elite, it can be used offensively. Sample Bar:

Primal Rage
[primal rage] Used for achieving IMS and IAS at the same time to cause more damage to kiters and generally prevent you losing the majority of your damage due to kiting. However the long recharge means cancelling it can be problematic. Sample Bar:

Hundred Blades
[hundred blades] Used to pump AoE damage that can also cause high pressure to single targets. However being unable to maintain the pressure means this is less used than it otherwise might be. Sample Bar:

Enraged Smash
[enraged smash] Used to build fast adrenaline and spam knockdowns on kiting foes. This is typically used to fuel hammer bash spamming for pressure, however this cannot chain knockdowns in the same way other hammer bars can, making it unpopular. Sample Bar:

Forceful Blow
[forceful blow] Used in a different way to other hammer elites, more focused on damage than knockdowns. It is able to inflict at least as much damage as any axe build however it requires you to use frenzy and this coupled with the fact your not usually holding a shield makes it much more susceptable to being spiked. Sample Bar:

Battle Rage
[battle rage] Used for a faster IMS and an adrenaline buff when using it. However the fact that while using the double adrenaline gain from it, you cannot utilitize the IAS f frenzy making it unpopular next to other elites. Sample Bar:

Soldier's Stance
[soldiers stance] Used for a risk free IAS, very easy to use and good for new players. Sample Bar: