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 1...12...15 seconds, you attack 33% faster and move 25% 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

• Optional slot:
  • 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.

    

    15

    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.
  • 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 8

    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] 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

• Sprint
  Core

  Warrior. Strength 13

  Sprint

  Stance

  For 13 seconds, you move 25% faster.

  

  15

  5
   over Rush

[edit] See Also

Build:W/E Primal Rage Axe