A warrior build using Dwarven Battle Stance for improved offensive and defensive capabilities. Benefits especially well from support skills such as Judge's Insight and Withering Aura.
PropheciesWarrior. Hammer Mastery 16Crude SwingHammer AttackAttack all adjacent foes. Each foe you hit is struck for +21 damage. This attack skill has 13% armor penetration.55
FactionsWarrior. Hammer Mastery 16Yeti 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.) This attack skill has 13% armor penetration.6
FactionsWarrior. Hammer Mastery 16Renewing SmashHammer AttackIf Renewing Smash hits, it deals +42 damage. If you hit a knocked-down foe, you gain 3 Energy and this attack recharges instantly. This attack skill has 13% armor penetration.5130
FactionsWarrior. Hammer Mastery 16Auspicious BlowHammer AttackDeals +21 damage and you gain 8 Energy. Unblockable if target foe is Weakened. This attack skill has 13% armor penetration.5
PropheciesWarrior. Strength 13Dwarven Battle StanceElite StanceFor 10 seconds, if you are wielding a hammer, you attack 33% faster, you gain +40 armor, and your attack skills interrupt foes when they hit.520
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
PropheciesWarrior. Strength 13Protector's StrikeMelee AttackIf this attack strikes a moving foe, you strike for 36 more damage. This attack skill has 13% armor penetration.5½3
CoreWarrior. Hammer Mastery 16Staggering BlowHammer AttackIf this hammer blow hits, your target will suffer from Weakness for 21 seconds. This attack skill has 13% armor penetration.41
FactionsWarrior. Hammer Mastery 16Renewing SmashHammer AttackIf Renewing Smash hits, it deals +42 damage. If you hit a knocked-down foe, you gain 3 Energy and this attack recharges instantly. This attack skill has 13% armor penetration.5130
FactionsWarrior. Hammer Mastery 16Auspicious BlowHammer AttackDeals +21 damage and you gain 8 Energy. Unblockable if target foe is Weakened. This attack skill has 13% armor penetration.5
PropheciesWarrior. Strength 13Dwarven Battle StanceElite StanceFor 10 seconds, if you are wielding a hammer, you attack 33% faster, you gain +40 armor, and your attack skills interrupt foes when they hit.520
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
Yeti SmashFactionsWarrior. Hammer Mastery 16Yeti 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 an AoE attack with the potential to knock foes down. Bring Withering Aura on a hero.
Counter BlowCoreWarrior. Hammer Mastery 16Counter BlowHammer AttackIf this attack hits an attacking foe, that foe is knocked down.4 as a quickly fueled interrupt. Dwarven Battle Stance's interrupt occurs before the knockdown condition check, so you'll frequently knock a spellcasting target down.
Variable Skill Slot 2
See below
Variable Skill Slot
"For Great Justice!"CoreWarrior. Unlinked"For Great Justice!"ShoutFor 20 seconds, whenever you gain adrenaline, you gain 100% more.545 for improved adrenaline gain.
"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 improved defense.
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 blocking and missing effects.
Use your staff when you need to cast a non-attack skill but don't have the energy for it.
Switch to your shield set when you can't reach a foe to still gain adrenaline or when you're idle.
Skills:
Use Dwarven StabilityEotNNo 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 followed by Dwarven Battle StancePropheciesWarrior. Strength 13Dwarven Battle StanceElite StanceFor 10 seconds, if you are wielding a hammer, you attack 33% faster, you gain +40 armor, and your attack skills interrupt foes when they hit.520.
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.
Regain energy with Auspicious BlowFactionsWarrior. Hammer Mastery 16Auspicious BlowHammer AttackDeals +21 damage and you gain 8 Energy. Unblockable if target foe is Weakened.5 whenever possible.
AoE variant[]
Position yourself between as many foes as possible to hit them with your AoE attack skills.
Use Crude SwingPropheciesWarrior. Hammer Mastery 16Crude SwingHammer AttackAttack all adjacent foes. Each foe you hit is struck for +21 damage.55 and Whirlwind AttackNightfallWarrior. Sunspear rank Whirlwind AttackMelee AttackAttack target and adjacent foes. Each attack that hits deals +13..20 damage. PvE only.61 when multiple foes are standing adjacent to you. Use whirlwind attack immediately before Yeti SmashFactionsWarrior. Hammer Mastery Yeti 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.
Knock foes down with Yeti Smash. Immediately start using Renewing SmashFactionsWarrior. Hammer Mastery 16Renewing SmashHammer AttackIf Renewing Smash hits, it deals +42 damage. If you hit a knocked-down foe, you gain 3 Energy and this attack recharges instantly. 5130; you can use it four times each knockdown.
Single target variant[]
Knock foes down with Yeti Smash or Counter BlowCoreWarrior. Hammer Mastery Counter BlowHammer AttackIf this attack hits an attacking foe, that foe is knocked down.4. Immediately start using Renewing SmashFactionsWarrior. Hammer Mastery 16Renewing SmashHammer AttackIf Renewing Smash hits, it deals +42 damage. If you hit a knocked-down foe, you gain 3 Energy and this attack recharges instantly. 5130; you can use it four times each knockdown.
Use Protector's StrikePropheciesWarrior. Strength 13Protector's StrikeMelee AttackIf this attack strikes a moving foe, you strike for 36 more damage. This attack skill has 13% armor penetration.5½3 afterwards and you almost have enough adrenaline for the next Yeti Smash.
Else use Protector's Strike immediately after an attack of yours hit the foe. This will cancel the current attack's animation end, resulting in way faster attacking.
Else use Protector's Strike to interrupt skills.
Interrupt skills with Staggering BlowCoreWarrior. Hammer Mastery 16Staggering BlowHammer AttackIf this hammer blow hits, your target will suffer from Weakness for 21 seconds.41.
Counters[]
Stance and enchantment removal.
Snares.
Interruption of Renewing SmashFactionsWarrior. Hammer Mastery 16Renewing SmashHammer AttackIf Renewing Smash hits, it deals +42 damage. If you hit a knocked-down foe, you gain 3 Energy and this attack recharges instantly. 5130.