Build:R/W Earth Shaker

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Utilizes Expertise and Lightning Reflexes to spam AoE knockdowns and pump out single target damage with Renewing Smash.

Attributes and Skills

Ranger / Warrior 12 Hammer Mastery 12 + 1 + 1 Expertise The energy cost of attack skills, rituals, touch skills and all Ranger skills is reduced by 56%. Crude Swing PropheciesWarrior. Hammer Mastery 12Crude SwingHammer AttackAttack all adjacent foes. Each foe you hit is struck for +16 damage.25 Earth Shaker PropheciesWarrior. Hammer Mastery 12Earth ShakerElite Hammer AttackTarget foe and all adjacent foes are knocked down. (50% failure chance with Hammer Mastery 4 or less.)8 Whirlwind Attack NightfallWarrior. Sunspear rank Whirlwind AttackMelee AttackAttack target and adjacent foes. Each attack that hits deals +13..20 damage. PvE only.61 Renewing Smash FactionsWarrior. Hammer Mastery 12Renewing SmashHammer AttackIf Renewing Smash hits, it deals +34 damage. If you hit a knocked-down foe, you gain 3 Energy and this attack recharges instantly. 2130 "For Great Justice!" CoreWarrior. Unlinked"For Great Justice!"ShoutFor 20 seconds, whenever you gain adrenaline, you gain 100% more.545 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Lightning Reflexes CoreRanger. Expertise 14Lightning ReflexesStanceFor 11 seconds, you have a 75% chance to block melee and projectile attacks, and you attack 33% faster.430 Dwarven Stability EotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank Dwarven StabilityEnchantment SpellFor 24..30 seconds, your Stances last 55..100% longer. If you activated this Skill while drunk, you cannot be knocked down. PvE only.5¼30   Template code

Optional:

• Brawling HeadbuttEotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank Brawling HeadbuttSkillYou headbutt target touched foe dealing 45..70 damage and knocking down that foe if it hits.
  PvE only.7¾ for another KD and more Renewing Smash.
• "I Am Unstoppable!"EotNNo Profession. Norn rank "I Am Unstoppable!"ShoutFor 16..20 seconds, you have +24 armor and cannot be knocked down or Crippled.
  PvE only.530 for knockdown protection and extra armor while balling.
• "Save Yourselves!"FactionsWarrior. Kurzick rank "Save Yourselves!" (Kurzick)ShoutFor 4..6 seconds, all other party members gain 100 armor.
  PvE only.8 for party wide armor boost when c spacing pve.
• Asuran ScanEotNNo Profession. Asura rank Asuran ScanHex SpellFor 9..12 seconds your attacks cannot miss target foe. Killing a foe hexed with Asuran scan removes 5% death penalty.
  PvE only.55 for excessive blocking, blind, or miss hexes.
• Crushing BlowPropheciesWarrior. Hammer Mastery 12Crushing BlowHammer AttackIf this attack hits, you strike for +16 damage. If you hit a knocked-down foe you inflict a Deep Wound, lowering your target's maximum Health by 20% for 17 seconds.510 / Pulverizing SmashEotNWarrior. Hammer Mastery 12Pulverizing SmashHammer AttackIf you hit a knocked-down foe, that foe suffers from Weakness and a Deep Wound for 17 seconds.4 : Deep Wound
• Protector's StrikePropheciesWarrior. Strength 0Protector's StrikeMelee AttackIf this attack strikes a moving foe, you strike for 10 more damage.5½3 / Staggering BlowCoreWarrior. Hammer Mastery 12Staggering BlowHammer AttackIf this hammer blow hits, your target will suffer from Weakness for 17 seconds.41 : Quick attacks to act as an artificial IAS
• "On Your Knees!"FactionsWarrior. Unlinked"On Your Knees!"ShoutLose all adrenaline. If any adjacent foes are knocked down, all of your Stances are recharged.6 : can help against foes with stance removal. Beware the loss of adrenaline.

Equipment

• Insignia of choice.
• Zealous or Vampiric Hammer of shelter.

Usage

• If using heroes, flag them back.
• Ball the mob and then unflag.
• Use Dwarven Stability + Lightning Reflexes for a long-lasting IAS and Block stance.
• Build adrenaline with Crude Swing.
• Use Earth Shaker when your heroes or team come into casting range and watch everything explode!
• Clean up with Whirlwind Attack and any other attack skills at your disposal.
• Reuse Earth Shaker if needed to keep the mob knocked down.

Counters

• Stance removal
• Standard anti-melee

Notes

• Make sure to abuse Strength of Honor and Splinter Weapon!
• Consider bringing Earthbind in your party to counter certain foes' immunity to knock down, or to increase the knock down duration.