Build:W/D Rending Touch Axe

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This build has been archived as of 11:14, 8 July 2008 (EDT), for the following reasons: Fell out of Metagame. Rip Enchantment becoming main bar worthy. This build had been designed for the following use: PvP GvG PvP HA PvP RA PvP TA This build was in the category Great before being archived.

Combines a powerful axe spike with the pressure of a warrior and uses Rending Touch to remove detrimental enemy enchantments such as Shield of Deflection.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Warrior / Dervish 12 + 1 + 1 Axe Mastery 12 + 1 Strength Eviscerate Prophecies Warrior. Axe Mastery 14 Eviscerate Elite Axe Attack If Eviscerate hits, you strike for +29 damage and inflict a Deep Wound, lowering your target's maximum Health by 20% for 19 seconds. This attack skill has 13% armor penetration. 8 Executioner's Strike Core Warrior. Axe Mastery 14 Executioner's Strike Axe Attack If this attack hits, you strike for +38 damage. This attack skill has 13% armor penetration. 8 Disrupting Chop Core Warrior. Axe Mastery 14 Disrupting Chop Axe Attack If it hits, this attack interrupts the target's current action. If that action was a skill, that skill is disabled for an additional 20 seconds. This attack skill has 13% armor penetration. 6 Bull's Strike Core Warrior. Strength 13 Bull's Strike Melee Attack If this attack hits a moving foe, you strike for +27 damage, and your target is knocked down. This attack skill has 13% armor penetration. 10 5 Rending Touch Nightfall Dervish. Unlinked Rending Touch Spell You and target touched foe lose 1 Enchantment. 8 ¾ 5 Frenzy Core Warrior. Unlinked Frenzy Stance For 8 seconds, you attack 33% faster but take double damage. 4 5 Rush Prophecies Warrior. Strength 13 Rush Stance For 18 seconds, you move 25% faster. 4 Resurrection Signet Core No Profession. Unlinked Resurrection Signet Signet Resurrect 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

[edit] Equipment

• Survivors/Radiant Insignas with a Stoneskin Insignia to power Bull's Strike
• Zealous, Ebon, and Vampiric Axes of Fortitude
• A selection of shields, one for each type of damage. (Fire, Lightning, Earth, Cold, Piercing, Slashing, Blunt, etc...)

[edit] Usage

• Apply constant pressure through normal attacks.
• Use Rush as a speed boost and/or to cancel Frenzy.
• Knock down moving targets with Bull's Strike.
• Frenzy to increase your attack speed.
• Spike targets using Eviscerate and Executioner's Strike.
• Remove enemy enchantments with Rending Touch.
• Resurrect dead party members with Resurrection Signet.

[edit] Counters

• Generic anti-melee

[edit] Variants

• Sprint instead of Rush
• Agonizing Chop instead of Disrupting Chop.
• In RA, use Lion's Comfort.
• Rip Enchantment instead of Rending Touch.

[edit] See also

• Build:W/E Shock Axe