User:Kickside/Eviscerate War Template

This is a template for many builds that are all recognized and accepted axe-wielding warriors.

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=w/any axe=12+1+1 streng=12+1][Eviscerate][Executioner's Strike][Disrupting Chop][Bull's Strike][Optional][Frenzy][rush][resurrection signet][/build]

Template

 * This build is a template, and thus has a variety of builds that can come of it, some of the more popular are:


 * Use Rending Touch and bring a Derv-secondary for a slightly faster casting and recharging spell, or bring Rip Enchantment for ranged casting and avoiding the enchantment removal on yourself (Requires a Necromancer Secondary). This will allow you to prepare for spikes by removing enchantments or simply getting rid of any number of inhibiting enchantments.


 * Exchange Rush for Harrier's Haste, an energy-based stance, and use the optional slot for Natural Healing, a very powerful heal. This requires a Dervish secondary and taking four points out of Strength in favor of 10 points in Wind Prayers


 * Use an Assassin secondary for many possible benefits, such as switching Disrupting Chop for Disrupting Dagger, an energy-based interrupt that does not require a hit, replacing Rush with Dash as an IMS skill, including Death's Charge or Dark Prison for a teleport, Signet of Malice for condition removal or Siphon Speed for a snare. Excess attribute points should be used to increase the power of these assassin skills


 * Use Shock for an unconditional knockdown, switch secondary to Elementalist and put all remaining points into Air Magic


 * Assuming that after the current update, it will be changed back to a skill and not interfere with your stances, use Hex Breaker to counter hexes and change secondary to Mesmer with 3 points in Domination Magic

Equipment

 * Use Stonefist insignias to increase knockdown time on Bull's Strike. Otherwise, the insignias are up to the user, although Radiant insignias are advised for a more energy-heavy build (Harrier's Haste W/D) and Survivor's insignias on an adrenaline-powered build.
 * Generally, use a Zealous, Vampiric and Ebon Axe of Fortitude and either a general +30 Health/-20% Blind duration shield or a selection to prevent against all types of damage.

Usage

 * Although this is a template, all of the skills will be used similarly:


 * Constantly attack priority targets to apply pressure and build up adrenaline
 * Use Frenzy when not under pressure to increase DPS/Pressure and gain additional adrenaline
 * Use Eviscerate and Executioner's Strike to spike
 * Bull's Strike can be used to punish a kiting foe and/or prepare a spike
 * Disrupting Chop should be used to disrupt key skills
 * Use Ressurection Signet to revive fallen party members

Variants

 * Some minor variants to the template itself are:
 * Agonizing Chop or Critical Chop in favor of Disrupting Chop
 * Sprint, Enraging Charge, or any other quickly recharging, cheap movement stance can replace Rush
 * Disrupting Strike instead of Disrupting Chop for an additional damage skill without the benefit of disabling
 * In the arenas, Healing Signet should replace Bull's Strike or Disrupting Chop and Strength should be lowered in favor of Tactics

Counters
General anti-melee counters apply to this build, whereas it has no condition/hex removal, anti-block, or even self heal unless they are included in a specific instance of the template.