Build:W/any Triple Chop Warrior

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The PvXwiki community finds this to be an excellent build. Through the PvX vetting system, it has reached an overall rating in the range from 4.75 to 5.0 and thus qualifies for the highest category of working builds: Great. This build has been designed for the following use: PvE general

High damage PvE warrior build.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Warrior / No profession 12 + 1 + 1 Axe Mastery 12 + 2 Strength Triple Chop Factions Warrior. Axe Mastery 14 Triple Chop Elite Axe Attack Attack target foe and adjacent foes. Each attack that hits deals +38 damage. This attack skill has 14% armor penetration. 10 5 Whirlwind Attack Nightfall Warrior. Sunspear rank Whirlwind Attack Melee Attack Attack target and adjacent foes. Each attack that hits deals +13..20 damage. This attack skill has 14% armor penetration. 1 6 Cyclone Axe Core Warrior. Axe Mastery 14 Cyclone Axe Axe Attack Perform a spinning axe attack striking for +11 damage to all adjacent opponents. This attack skill has 14% armor penetration. 4 5 Dismember Core Warrior. Axe Mastery 14 Dismember Axe Attack If it hits, this axe blow will inflict a Deep Wound on the target foe, lowering that foe's maximum Health by 20% for 19 seconds. This attack skill has 14% armor penetration. 5 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Flail Nightfall Warrior. Strength 14 Flail Stance For 14 seconds, you attack 33% faster but move 33% slower. 4 Enraging Charge Nightfall Warrior. Strength 14 Enraging Charge Stance For 14 seconds, you move 25% faster. Enraging Charge ends when you successfully strike a target, at which point you gain 4 strikes of adrenaline. 20 5 "Save Yourselves!" (Kurzick) Factions Warrior. Kurzick rank "Save Yourselves!" (Kurzick) Shout For 4..6 seconds, all other party members gain 100 armor. 8 Template code

• Lion's Comfort
  Nightfall

  Warrior. Strength 14

  Lion's Comfort

  Skill

  All of your signets are disabled for 12 seconds. You are healed for 106 Health, and gain 3 strike[s] of adrenaline.

  

  1

  1

  4
• "I Am The Strongest!"
  EotN

  No Profession. Norn rank

  "I Am The Strongest!"

  Shout

  Your next 5..8 attacks do an additional +14..20 damage.

  

  20

  5
• Body Blow
  EotN

  Warrior. Strength 14

  Body Blow

  Melee Attack

  If this attack hits, target foe takes +38 damage. If target foe has Cracked Armor, that foe suffers from a Deep Wound for 14 seconds.
  This attack skill has 14% armor penetration.

  

  7
• "By Ural's Hammer!"
  EotN

  No Profession. Deldrimor rank

  "By Ural's Hammer!"

  Shout

  For 7..10 seconds, you have +2 Health regeneration and do 25% more damage. This lasts 7..10 more seconds for each ally within earshot who is under 50% Health.

  

  30

  5
• Ebon Battle Standard of Honor
  EotN

  No Profession. Ebon Vanguard rank

  Ebon Battle Standard of Honor

  Ward Spell

  You plant an Ebon Battle Standard of Honor at your current location. For 14..20 seconds, non-Spirit allies in this area strike for +8..15 damage and an additional +7..10 vs. Charr.

  

  20

  1

  10
• 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
   / Sunspear Rebirth Signet
  Nightfall

  No Profession. Sunspear rank

  Sunspear Rebirth Signet

  Signet

  Resurrect target dead party member at your location with full health and 10% energy for each Sunspear rank you have attained. This signet can only be used once per mission unless recharged by a morale boost.

  

  3

[edit] Equipment

[edit] Armor

• Sentinel/Survivor/Knight Insignia on all armor pieces.
• Best Rune of Vigor you can afford, Rune of Superior Absorption.
• Rune of Vitae.

[edit] Weapons

• Zealous +15%^Stance Axe of Fortitude.
• Damage -2^Stance Strength Shield of Fortitude.

[edit] Usage

• Use Enraging Charge when first engaging in battle.
• Use Flail for IAS and mass adrenaline gain.
• Hit mobs with Triple Chop -> Whirlwind Attack -> Cyclone Axe -> Whirlwind Attack for big area damage.
• Apply Deep Wound with Dismember.
• Resurrect dead teammates with Resurrection Signet.

[edit] Counters

• Standard Anti-Melee Conditions and Hexes.

[edit] Variants

• Take Wild Blow to remove annoying stances.
• A different res such as Death Pact Signet or Rebirth can be useful.
• For self-condition removal, take Mending Touch or Purge Conditions.
• If an interrupt is preferred, take Disrupting Chop, Distracting Strike, or Distracting Blow.