Build:W/any Primal Rage Sword

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The PvXwiki community finds this to be a good build. Through the PvX vetting system, it has reached an overall Rating in the range from 3.75 to < 4.75 and thus qualifies for the medium category of working builds: Good. This build has been designed for the following use: PvP RA PvP GvG PvP AB PvP CM PvP HA

Uses Primal Rage to apply continued pressure against kiters.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Warrior / No profession 12 + 1 + 1 Swordsmanship 12 + 1 Strength Sever Artery Core Warrior. Swordsmanship 14 Sever Artery Sword Attack If this attack hits, the opponent begins Bleeding for 24 seconds, losing Health over time. This attack skill has 13% armor penetration. 4 Gash Core Warrior. Swordsmanship 14 Gash Sword Attack If this attack hits a Bleeding foe, you strike for 19 more damage and that foe suffers a Deep Wound, lowering that foe's maximum Health by 20% for 19 seconds. This attack skill has 13% armor penetration. 6 Sun and Moon Slash Factions Warrior. Swordsmanship 14 Sun and Moon Slash Sword Attack Attack target foe twice. These attacks cannot be blocked. This attack skill has 13% armor penetration. 8 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. 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 Primal Rage Factions Warrior. Strength 13 Primal Rage Elite Stance For 13 seconds, you attack and move 33% faster, but you take double damage. 15 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

• Full Survivor except Stonefist on Hand/Feet. Rune of Sup Vigor.
• Vamp/Zealous/Ebon Swords of Fortitude (15^50)

[edit] Usage

• Sever Artery -> Gash -> Sun and Moon Slash to spike.
• Use Bull's Strike to KD fleeing foes.
• Use Primal Rage for an IAS/IMS.
• Use Rush as a cancel stance.

[edit] Counters

• Standard anti-melee

[edit] Variants

• Savage Slash
  Core

  Warrior. Swordsmanship 14

  Savage Slash

  Sword Attack

  If this attack hits, it interrupts the target foe's action. If that action was a Spell, you deal 37 extra damage.

  

  15

  ½

  5
• Rending Touch
  Nightfall

  Dervish. Unlinked

  Rending Touch

  Spell

  You and target touched foe lose 1 Enchantment.

  

  8

  ¾

  5
• Rip Enchantment
  Nightfall

  Necromancer. Curses 3

  Rip Enchantment

  Spell

  Remove 1 enchantment from target foe. If an enchantment was removed, that foe suffers from Bleeding for 9 seconds.

  

  10

  1

  5
• Conjure Frost
  Core

  Elementalist. Water Magic 10

  Conjure Frost

  Enchantment Spell

  For 60 seconds, if you're wielding a cold weapon, your attacks strike for an additional 15 cold damage.

  

  45

  1

  10
   or any other conjure.
• Sprint
  Core

  Warrior. Strength 13

  Sprint

  Stance

  For 13 seconds, you move 25% faster.

  

  15

  5
   over Rush
• Song of Concentration
  Nightfall

  Paragon. Command

  Song of Concentration

  Chant

  For 10 seconds, the next Skill used by each ally within earshot cannot be interrupted.

  

  5

  2

  8
• Disciplined Stance
  Prophecies

  Warrior. Tactics 11

  Disciplined Stance

  Stance

  For 3 seconds, you gain +10 armor and have a 75% chance to block attacks. Disciplined Stance ends if you use an adrenal skill.

  

  15

  5
• Mending Touch
  Nightfall

  Monk. Protection Prayers 3

  Mending Touch

  Spell

  Touched ally loses two Conditions and is healed for 24 Health for each Condition removed in this way.

  

  6

  ¾

  5

[edit] See Also

Build:W/E Primal Rage Axe