Carving Sword ZvZ PvP Build

Overview

Weapon: Sword

Focus: Melee DPS

Mode: ZvZ

Strengths

• Good Utility
• Good Mobility
• Versatile

Weaknesses

• Mana issues
• Low Mobility

This build is up to date for the November 6, 2024 Horizons Patch #1.

Overview

This Elder's Carving Sword Build focuses on supporting zergs during ZvZ fights by reducing the resistance of enemies after they've been clumped up by abilities like Onslaught. With the goal being to push through a clump of enemies and debuff them all so your team has an easier time scoring kills. However, your damage is nothing to scoff at either!

Equipment

Main Hand Weapon

Elder's Carving Sword

Head

Elder's Judicator Helmet

Cape

Elder's Martlock Cape

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Armor

Elder's Hellion Jacket

Shoes

Elder's Scholar Sandals

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Potion

Major Resistance Potion

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Food

Pork Omelette

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Keep in mind: Gear shown in this build is meant as a reference. Choosing the correct tier of gear is very tricky as there are many variables. Some of them being your budget, your spec and minimum Item Power requirements of your guild if used for ZvZ.

You should always check prices based on IP of the items. For example, a masterpiece quality 4.3 Elder's Cryptcandle could be cheaper while providing roughly the same IP as an 8.0.

Usage

Elder's Carving Sword

Heroic Cleave — Your main damaging and the ability you also use for mobility. Try to always use it on cooldown even if you have to use it on mobs or critters. The Heroic Cleave does an AOE attack around you and hits multiple people. Each hit you land with this ability will put a stack of Heroic Charges that increases your movement speed and attack speed. This spell will help a lot with movement in and out of engages.

Iron Will — This skill applies another Heroic Charge but also makes you immune to purges while increasing your defense and movement speed. This is invaluable and helps you make sure that you don't lose your Heroic Charges before you get to use Fearless Strike.

Fearless Strike — The main ability that will be used in ZvZ content, you want to use this against clumps of already stacked enemies in order to hit as many enemies as possible right before the damage drop comes from your team. Try to follow your shotcaller as much as possible as he is usually the one using a Elder's Hand of Justice

Heroic Fighting — This passive will increase your movement speed and attack speed based on the amount of Heroic Charges you have, it is a great choice!

Elder's Hellion Jacket

Life Steal Aura — This is the main way you can heal yourself and stay alive while in ZvZ fights. The Life Steal Aura allows you even some mistakes when trying to get in on clumps of enemies.

Balanced Mind — Straight up increases your damage and defense, good for this build.

Elder's Judicator Helmet

Electric Discharge — As your goal remains as a support, the Electric Discharge will help lengthen the duration enemies remain CC'd. Use this right after charging in with Fearless Strike as the expanding AOE of Electric Discharge will reach many enemies even in their retreat.

Toughness — This provides nice additional defense that helps during PvP and is the only real option for you.

Elder's Scholar Sandals

Focused Run — With your main goal being to stay alive and support your team, Focused Run helps a lot with not getting CC'd out of position and remains a great choice for retreats.

Aggression — The standard choice for most DPS builds, it increases your damage which is always good.

Elder's Martlock Cape

Shield of Protection — A great defensive choice to help your survival. Keep in mind that it only activates when you HP drops to below 25% so make sure to keep track of it when losing HP in engagements so you don't waste the cooldown.

Rotations

Pierce Combo ↴

• Use Heroic Cleave to get as many Heroic Charges as you can, your goal being to have 3 at all times. Use Iron Will to make it so you cannot be purged and cannot lose your Heroic Charges. Once your zerg caught an enemy group, use Fearless Strike amd try to hit as many enemies as possible before following up with Electric Discharge to help CC enemies before following your tanks in either retreat or pushing deeper.

Consumables

Major Resistance Potion — Feel free to use this potion as a general damage reduction cooldown if you anticipate burst damage from the enemy zerg or if you just want to get deeper. Another option would be the Major Gigantify Potion as it helps more with staying alive during high bursts of damage.

Pork Omelette — Use this to decrease your cooldowns and help with having abilities ready for all engages. Try to use atleast a 7.1 version for the extra CD decrease.