Build:W/any Seven Weapons Stance Axe

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Melee damage build for warriors.

Attributes and Skills

Warrior / Any 12 + 1 + 3 Strength 12 Axe 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 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 Dismember CoreWarrior. Axe Mastery 20DismemberAxe AttackIf it hits, this axe blow will inflict a Deep Wound on the target foe, lowering that foe's maximum Health by 20% for 25 seconds. This attack skill has 16% armor penetration.5 Cyclone Axe CoreWarrior. Axe Mastery 20Cyclone AxeAxe AttackPerform a spinning axe attack striking for +15 damage to all adjacent opponents. This attack skill has 16% armor penetration.54 Keen Chop EotNWarrior. Axe Mastery 20Keen ChopAxe AttackIf it hits, this attack always results in a critical hit. This attack skill has 16% armor penetration.3 Agonizing Chop NightfallWarrior. Axe Mastery 20Agonizing ChopAxe AttackWhen this attack hits, you deal +25 damage. If target foe is suffering from a Deep Wound, you interrupt that foe's action. This attack skill has 16% armor penetration.61 "For Great Justice!" CoreWarrior. Unlinked"For Great Justice!"ShoutFor 20 seconds, whenever you gain adrenaline, you gain 100% more.545 "I Am Unstoppable!" EotNNo Profession. Norn rank 10"I Am Unstoppable!"ShoutFor 20 seconds, you have +24 armor and cannot be knocked down or Crippled. PvE only.530   Template code

Equipment

Weapons

• Vampiric and zealous axes of the Assassin with "Strength and Honor".
• Strength shield of fortitude with "I Can See Clearly Now!".
• Furious Anniversary Spear "Arbalest" of defense.
  • If you don't have the anniversary spear then any other spear can be used, you will just do negligible damage while in this set.
• Any flat or longbow for pulling.
• Any staff, preferably of enchanting. For times of low energy.

Armour

• One of the following sets of insignia:
  • 5 sentry's insignias for modest improvement to defense against all armor-affected damage.
  • 5 Sentinel's Insignia for significant improvement to defense against elemental damage.
• Rune of superior vigor.
• Rune of restoration.
• Rune of clarity.
• Choice of one of the following for the final rune slot:
  • Rune of Attunement
  • Rune of Axe Mastery (potency is also user choice) to maximize your damage when hit with stance removal.
  • Rune of Superior Absorption
  • Rune of Vitae

Usage

Weapon set usage

• Vampiric axe as the main set.
• Zealous axe for additional energy gain.
• Furious spear "Arbalest" when you are unable to reach your target in melee combat.

Skill 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.
• Deal damage with your axe attack skills.
  • Cyclone AxeCoreWarrior. Axe Mastery 20Cyclone AxeAxe AttackPerform a spinning axe attack striking for +15 damage to all adjacent opponents.54 is particularly useful to trigger Splinter WeaponFactionsRitualist. Channeling Magic 16Splinter WeaponWeapon SpellFor 20 seconds, target ally has a Splinter Weapon. Target ally's next 5 attacks deal 53 damage to up to 3 adjacent foes.515.
• Double your adrenaline gain with "For Great Justice!"CoreWarrior. Unlinked"For Great Justice!"ShoutFor 20 seconds, whenever you gain adrenaline, you gain 100% more.545.

Counters

• Stance removal weakens damage output but does not fully counter the build.
• Standard anti-physical.
• Standard anti-melee.

See also

• Warrior's Endurance Axe
• Seven Weapons Stance Warrior (Sword)
• Seven Weapons Stance Warrior (Spear)
• Seven Weapons Stance Warrior (Hammer)
• Seven Weapons Stance Warrior (Hammer + Scythe)
• Seven Weapons Stance Warrior (Daggers)
• Seven Weapons Stance Warrior (Scythe)