Warrior - Greataxe

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Overview

A vanilla Warrior PvP build with good damage and mobility which can also be used by F2P players.

Skill Bar

GreatswordHealingUtilityElite

Axe/Shield

Slot Changes

Utility

For the optional slot:

has synergy with
and is a damage boost in general for you and your team.
when condition damage becomes a problem.
protects against direct damage, breaks stun and has synergy with
.
has a great passive for sustain and a mass cleanse on active.

Specializations

Variants

is also a viable option if you can afford to give up some cleansing.

Equipment

9

Superior Sigil of Agility

Gain 5 seconds of swiftness and 1 second of quickness when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)

9

Superior Sigil of Energy

Gain 50% of your endurance when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)

9

Superior Sigil of Intelligence

Your next three attacks after swapping to this weapon while in combat has a 100% critical chance. (Cooldown: 9s)

9

Superior Sigil of Battle

Gain 2 stacks of might (20 seconds) when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)

Superior Rune of Strength

(1): +25 Power (2): +10% Might Duration (3): +50 Power (4): 20% Might Duration (5): +100 Power (6): +20% Might Duration; +5% damage while under the effects of might.

Demolisher's Amulet

+1050 Power +1050 Precision +560 Toughness +560 Ferocity

Equipment Changes

Runes

- a more defensive choice which still retains most of Strength's stats.

Sigils

Superior Sigil of Cleansing

9

Superior Sigil of Cleansing

Remove 1 condition when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)

over Energy - provides additional condition cleansing.

Usage

General

Playstyle: this build is all about weaving hard hitting skills into chains of block and evade frames. The combos aren't set in stone, rather you'll need to adapt based on what CDs are available. Minimize melee contact, dodge/block/evade as many things as possible, and spike targets when an opening shows. Examples:
- from outside melee range ⇒ dodge to your target ⇒
  ⇒
- ⇒ weapon swap ⇒
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causes Might applications to heal you and grant a tiny bit of endurance.
If possible, dodge into enemies to damage them with
and generate Might. This is especially useful if you're Blinded as the damage of the dodge will miss, consuming the condition and allowing you to immediately follow up with something.
Use
and
as often as possible while traveling between capture points. In combat these skills can also get you out of Immobilize because of the trait
.
Swapping weapons in the middle of a burst cancels them and retains the adrenaline. You can use this to your advantage by baiting dodges with
or to keep your adrenaline if you know a burst won't land.
can also be stowed instead of weapon swapped.
Burst skills -
and
:
- These are vital skills for the build and you should do your best to land them. Use the Quickness from
  
  Superior Sigil of Agility
  
  9
  
  Superior Sigil of Agility
  
  Gain 5 seconds of swiftness and 1 second of quickness when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)
  
  , CC targets beforehand with
  or
  , time them to hit just after the target has dodged, etc.
- You gain 15 endurance via
  and a further 1 stack of
  per adrenaline bar consumed upon a successful hit.
- Most of your adrenaline should be spent on Eviscerate, as its damage scales with adrenaline level. For Arcing Slice it doesn't matter, the damage is always the same - only the Fury duration scales.
- Try to land Eviscerate right (or shortly) after swapping to Axe to benefit from
  
  Superior Sigil of Intelligence
  
  9
  
  Superior Sigil of Intelligence
  
  Your next three attacks after swapping to this weapon while in combat has a 100% critical chance. (Cooldown: 9s)
  
  .
can be your make or break skill during duels or downing an opponent. Try to use it at the end of a player's dodge or stability to make it even harder to dodge, and make the most out of it. Alternatively, this can be used defensively for the evasion and mobility to avoid damage or disengage from a fight.
is borderline useless except for 2 situations:
- Your target is trying to escape, in which case the snare can be useful.
- The target is below 25% health which increases the damage of this skill significantly, making it fairly powerful.
Try to block as many attacks with
as possible.
synergizes rather well with the defining trait of the build,
.
and
will be used to manage condition levels before resorting to mass cleanses.
(SIO) is the only stun break in the build. This skill has 2 charges: if you're under heavy condition pressure and the aforementioned 2 traits aren't enough, you're free to use one of the charges. Breaking out of a stun procs
. This skill also affects nearby allies and can be used to support them if you can afford it.
The downed state skill
shouldn't always be used, only if you're certain that you can get a kill in that 15 second time frame. Let's say you were in a 1v1. If both you and the enemy are downed, a lucky Vengeance can get the kill and bring you back to life. However, if only you're downed and your opponent is alive and has already captured the point, Vengeance would be a terrible idea. Why? Because Vengeance prevents capture point contribution, which means he can just leave you alone and you'll achieve nothing except delay your own respawn by 15 seconds.

Rampage

is what you use when you want to burst a target or desperately need mobility to either chase down someone / run away from a fight.
doesn't heal while
is active. Therefore you should consider using HS for the Resistance before entering Rampage, which can be quite beneficial as most Rampage skills have long cast times and effects such as Blind can easily shut it down.
Example of a Rampage burst rotation:
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Counters

High Condition pressure
Heavy CC