Build:W/R HB Defy Pain Capper

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This build has been archived as of 00:01, October 23, 2009 (UTC), for the following reason: Removal of Hero Battles 10/23/09 This build had been designed for the following use: PvP HB This build was in the category good before being archived.

This build uses Defy Pain to create a capper with high survivability, armor and selfheal.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Warrior / Ranger 12 + 1 + 2 Strength 12 + 1 Swordsmanship 3 Wilderness Survival Defy Pain Prophecies Warrior. Strength 15 Defy Pain Elite Skill For 20 seconds you have an additional 90...258...300 Health, an additional 20 armor, and you take 1...8...10 less damage. 5 Shield Bash Core Warrior. Strength 15 Shield Bash Skill For 11 seconds, while wielding a shield, the next attack skill used against you is blocked. If it was a melee skill, your attacker is knocked down and that skill is disabled for an additional 15 seconds. 20 5 Lion's Comfort Nightfall Warrior. Strength 15 Lion's Comfort Skill All of your signets are disabled for 12 seconds. You are healed for 110 Health, and gain 3 strike[s] of adrenaline. 1 1 4 Sprint Core Warrior. Strength 15 Sprint Stance For 14 seconds, you move 25% faster. 15 5 Poison Tip Signet EotN Ranger. Wilderness Survival 3 Poison Tip Signet Signet For 60 seconds, your next attack also inflicts Poison for 9 seconds. 6 1 Sever Artery Core Warrior. Swordsmanship 13 Sever Artery Sword Attack If this attack hits, the opponent begins Bleeding for 22 seconds, losing Health over time. This attack skill has 15% armor penetration. 4 Gash Core Warrior. Swordsmanship 13 Gash Sword Attack If this attack hits a Bleeding foe, you strike for 18 more damage and that foe suffers a Deep Wound, lowering that foe's maximum Health by 20% for 18 seconds. This attack skill has 15% armor penetration. 6 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Template code

• Distracting Strike
  EotN

  Warrior. Unlinked

  Distracting Strike

  Melee Attack

  If Distracting Strike hits, it deals no damage and interrupts target foe's action. If target foe has Cracked Armor, that skill is disabled for 20 seconds.

  

  15

  ½

  5
   for a fast interrupt
• Wild Blow
  Core

  Warrior. Unlinked

  Wild Blow

  Melee Attack

  Lose all adrenaline. If it hits, this attack will result in a critical hit and any Stance being used by your target ends. This attack cannot be blocked.

  

  8

  5
   for anti-stance
• Antidote Signet
  Core

  Ranger. Unlinked

  Antidote Signet

  Signet

  Cleanse yourself of Poison, Disease, and Blindness, and one additional condition.

  

  4

  1
   to counter conditions
• Savage Slash
  Core

  Warrior. Swordsmanship 13

  Savage Slash

  Sword Attack

  If this attack hits, it interrupts the target foe's action. If that action was a Spell, you deal 35 extra damage.

  

  15

  ½

  5
   for more damage

[edit] Equipment

• All Survivor Insignias, Vitae Runes and Superior Vigor and one Sup Absorption
• Sundering/Furious/Vampiric Sword of Fortitude
• Strength shield of Endurance with Run For Your Life inscripton

[edit] Usage

• Use Poison Tip Signet to power up your strikes with poison
• When taking damage, start to maintain Defy Pain to get -15 damage reduction and 136 armor against physical damage in total.
• Heal with Lion's Comfort and build up adrenalin.
• Inflict bleeding with Sever Artery, following with Gash for damage and a deep wound
• Use Sprint to run over the map quickly
• Shield Bash for anti-sin/melee
• Use Distracting Strike to interrupt dangerous spells like hexes

[edit] Counters

Standard Anti-Melee (Hexes, Blindness that's always renewed, Block)

[edit] Variants

• Switch the sword for a spear and take Barbed Spear and Maiming Spear for Gash and Severy.