Build:W/any PvP Earth Shaker

This build is provisionally vetted great pending more votes. This build has received a provisional rating in the range from 4.75 to 5.0 and thus qualifies for the highest category of working builds: Great. This build has been designed for the following use: PvP HA PvP AB

This build is significantly affected by the Flux: Chain Combo. See the build's talk page for discussion and ramifications not noted here.

A Hammer Warrior with the ability to knockdown multiple foes if they are standing close together.

Frequency

Preferred in balanced HA play.

Attributes and Skills

Warrior / Any 12 + 1 Strength 12 + 1 + 1 Hammer Mastery Your attack skills gain 13% armor penetration. Earth Shaker PropheciesWarrior. Hammer Mastery 14Earth ShakerElite Hammer AttackTarget foe and all adjacent foes are knocked down. (50% failure chance with Hammer Mastery 4 or less.) This attack skill has % armor penetration.8 Crushing Blow PropheciesWarrior. Hammer Mastery 14Crushing BlowHammer AttackIf this attack hits, you strike for +19 damage. If you hit a knocked-down foe you inflict a Deep Wound, lowering your target's maximum Health by 20% for 19 seconds. This attack skill has % armor penetration.510 Hammer Bash CoreWarrior. Hammer Mastery 14Hammer BashHammer AttackLose all adrenaline. If Hammer Bash hits, your target is knocked down. This attack skill has % armor penetration.6 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Bull's Strike CoreWarrior. Strength 13Bull's StrikeMelee AttackIf this attack hits a moving foe, you strike for +27 damage, and your target is knocked down. This attack skill has % armor penetration.510 Flail NightfallWarrior. Strength 13FlailStanceFor 13 seconds, you attack 33% faster but move 33% slower.4 Enraging Charge NightfallWarrior. Strength 13Enraging ChargeStanceFor 14 seconds, you move 25% faster. Enraging Charge ends when you successfully strike a target, at which point you gain 3 strikes of adrenaline if you hit with a melee attack.520 Resurrection Signet CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedResurrection SignetSignetResurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This Signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost.3   Template code

Optional

• Protector's StrikePropheciesWarrior. Strength 13Protector's StrikeMelee AttackIf this attack strikes a moving foe, you strike for 36 more damage.
  This attack skill has % armor penetration.5½3 : for fast, spammable damage.
• Mokele SmashNightfallWarrior. Hammer Mastery 14Mokele SmashHammer AttackIf this attack hits, you strike for +19 damage and gain 3 strikes of adrenaline.512 : for additional adrenaline gain and damage.
• Grasping EarthPropheciesElementalist. Earth Magic 8Grasping EarthHex SpellFor 12 seconds, all nearby foes move 50% slower.10¾12 : especially great for hex builds (go with a spec of 14 hammer, 11 strength, 8 earth).
• Song of ConcentrationNightfallParagon. UnlinkedSong of ConcentrationChantFor 10 seconds, the next Skill used by each ally within earshot cannot be interrupted.825 : Most common optional in HA.

Variants

• Death Pact SignetNightfallRitualist. Restoration Magic 3Death Pact SignetSignetResurrect target party member with your current Health and 32% Energy. The next time that ally dies within 120 seconds, so do you.312 over Resurrection SignetCoreNo Profession. UnlinkedResurrection SignetSignetResurrect target party member. That party member is returned to life with 100% Health and 25% Energy. This Signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost.3 : for a hard res.
• Belly SmashPropheciesWarrior. Hammer Mastery 14Belly SmashHammer AttackIf this attack strikes a foe who is on the ground, the resulting dust cloud will blind adjacent foes for 7 seconds.5110 / Yeti SmashFactionsWarrior. Hammer Mastery 14Yeti 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 two AoE KDs.

Equipment

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• Survivor insignias and 1 Stonefist insignia on boot or hand.
• Sundering or Vampiric Hammer, Elemental, and Furious Hammers. Fortitude or Defense mod on either.
• A defensive set with spear + shield. Spear should have +30 health and a furious mod (you'll often want to be in this set to build adren). Keep an assortment of shields in your inventory (all the damage types, cripple reduction, blind reduction)
• Keep a longbow in your inventory to build adrenaline from afar
• Superior Vigor, Clarity, and Restoration runes.

Usage

• Upon entering battle, begin building adrenaline. When you and any other warriors on your team have adrenaline, organize a spike on a suitable target.
• Try to spike down low health targets.
• Use Bull's Strike to knock people down and set up spikes.
• Use Crushing Blow for an extremely powerful attack on targets you've knocked down.
• Use Flail to build adrenaline faster and to speed up your spikes.
• Use Enraging Charge to gain adrenaline and catch up to targets.
• After knocking someone down with Earth Shaker, it is often useful to 1/4 knock them with Hammer Bash. To do this, you use Flail after Earth Shaker, hit once with a Hammer attack, and then pause for half a second before using Hammer Bash. If done correctly, the target will be knocked down again directly after standing up and not even be able to cast a 1/4 second activation skill.
• Use your Elemental weapon to bypass enemy warriors' resistance to physical damage.
• Of course, use Resurrection Signet to resurrect dead party members.