Build:W/A Seven Weapons Stance Daggers

This build is provisionally vetted good pending more votes. This build has received a provisional rating in the range from 3.75 to < 4.75 and thus qualifies for the lower category of working builds: Good. This build has been designed for the following use: PvE general

Damage build using the new anniversary elite skill Seven Weapons Stance for a combination of hammer and dagger mastery.

Attributes and Skills

Warrior / Assassin 12 + 1 + 3 Strength 6 Hammer Mastery 11 Dagger Mastery Your attack skills gain 16% armor penetration. Asuran Scan EotNNo 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 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Auspicious Blow FactionsWarrior. Hammer Mastery 20Auspicious BlowHammer AttackDeals +25 damage and you gain 10 Energy. Unblockable if target foe is Weakened. This attack skill has 16% armor penetration.5 Jagged Strike FactionsAssassin. Dagger Mastery 20Jagged StrikeLead AttackIf Jagged Strike hits, your target suffers from Bleeding for 25 seconds. This attack skill has 16% armor penetration.5½1 Fox Fangs FactionsAssassin. Dagger Mastery 20Fox FangsOff-Hand AttackMust follow a lead attack. Fox Fangs cannot be blocked and strikes for +43 damage if it hits. This attack skill has 16% armor penetration.5½3 Death Blossom FactionsAssassin. Dagger Mastery 20Death BlossomDual AttackMust follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, Death Blossom strikes target foe for +53 damage and all adjacent foes take 53 damage. This attack skill has 16% armor penetration.52 Seven Weapons Stance CoreWarrior. Strength 16Seven Weapons StanceElite StanceFor 21 seconds, your weapon attributes are increased by +16 and you attack 33% faster. PvE only.520 "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   Template code

Variable skill slot

• Golden Lotus StrikeFactionsAssassin. Dagger Mastery 20Golden Lotus StrikeLead AttackIf it hits, this attack strikes for +25 damage. If you are under the effects of an Enchantment, you gain 9 Energy55 – energy management, especially if frequent 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 usage is needed. Requires being enchanted.
• Crude SwingPropheciesWarrior. Hammer Mastery 20Crude SwingHammer AttackAttack all adjacent foes. Each foe you hit is struck for +26 damage.55 – for more area attacking.
• Yeti SmashFactionsWarrior. Hammer Mastery 20Yeti SmashHammer AttackLose all adrenaline. Attack all adjacent foes. If this attack strikes a foe suffering from a condition, that foe is knocked down. (50% failure chance with Hammer Mastery 4 or less.)6 – for more area attacking and potentially knock downs. Use after auspicious blow.
• Death's ChargeFactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 11Death's ChargeSpellShadow Step to target foe. If that foe has more Health than you, you are healed for 164.5¼30 – Gap closer or panic heal. Change attributes to 11 shadow arts, 4 hammer mastery, 5 dagger mastery.

Variants

• "Save Yourselves!"FactionsWarrior. Kurzick rank "Save Yourselves!" (Kurzick)ShoutFor 4..6 seconds, all other party members gain 100 armor.
  PvE only.8 over one of the non-elite PvE-only skills.
• Whirlwind AttackNightfallWarrior. Sunspear rank Whirlwind AttackMelee AttackAttack target and adjacent foes. Each attack that hits deals +13..20 damage.
  PvE only.61 over one of the non-elite PvE-only skills.

Equipment

Weapons

• Zealous daggers of defense with "Strength and Honor".
• Zealous hammer of defense with "Strength and Honor".
• Shield set with a Furious Anniversary Spear "Arbalest" of defense.
• Any flat or longbow.

Armour

• 5 sentinel's insignias or blessed insignias or sentry's insignias.
• Rune of superior vigor.
• Rune of vitae.
• Rune of restoration.
• Rune of clarity.

Usage

• Maintain Seven Weapons StanceCoreWarrior. Strength 16Seven Weapons StanceElite StanceFor 21 seconds, your weapon attributes are increased by +16 and you attack 33% faster.
  PvE only.520.
• Use the dagger attack chain Jagged StrikeFactionsAssassin. Dagger Mastery 20Jagged StrikeLead AttackIf Jagged Strike hits, your target suffers from Bleeding for 25 seconds.5½1→Fox FangsFactionsAssassin. Dagger Mastery 20Fox FangsOff-Hand AttackMust follow a lead attack. Fox Fangs cannot be blocked and strikes for +43 damage if it hits.5½3→Death BlossomFactionsAssassin. Dagger Mastery 20Death BlossomDual AttackMust follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, Death Blossom strikes target foe for +53 damage and all adjacent foes take 53 damage.52↺ on recharge.
• Maintain your energy with Auspicious BlowFactionsWarrior. Hammer Mastery 20Auspicious BlowHammer AttackDeals +25 damage and you gain 10 Energy. Unblockable if target foe is Weakened.5.
• Use "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 when you want to move but are crippled, when you expect to be knocked down soon or when you get hit by armor dependant damage. Don't use it for no particular reason before combat or at start of the combat.
• Use 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 to bypass effects which would make you miss an attack.

See also

• Seven Weapons Stance Warrior (Axe)
• Seven Weapons Stance Warrior (Hammer)
• Seven Weapons Stance Warrior (Hammer + Scythe)
• Seven Weapons Stance Warrior (Scythe)
• Seven Weapons Stance Warrior (Spear)
• Seven Weapons Stance Farmer (Scythe)
• Seven Weapons Stance 105hp Farmer (Scythe)

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