Halberd ZvZ PvP Build
Strengths
- Reduces enemy healing potential
- Consistent bleed damage
Weaknesses
- Mana sustain
Overview
This Halberd ZvZ PvP build focuses on stacking bleed with 
Rending Spin and spreading it even more with 
Tear Apart which reduces enemy healing received and deals a good amount of damage while being relatively hard to kill. You will typically find yourself in the frontline and amidst the thick of the fights with this build.
Equipment
Elder's Cryptcandle could be cheaper while providing roughly the same IP as an 8.0.
Usage
Elder's Halberd
Rending Spin — Use this skill to apply stacks of bleed. Your goal is to apply as many stacks as possible while avoiding taking too much damage, allowing you to engage alongside your zerg.
The healing reduction counterpart of the bleed stacks is also highly beneficial.
Raging Blades — This skill deals mediocre damage but provides a significant damage buff if you hit enemies with it. Ideally, you want to target at least 3 or 4 enemies to maximize the damage boost for subsequent skills.
Tear Apart — This skill inflicts significant damage when used in conjunction with various buffs and is particularly effective because it spreads bleed stacks, which also reduce healing for all affected targets, assuming you spread 3 bleed stacks. Overall, it's highly effective, although the timing can be challenging to execute.
Aggressive Rush — A nice damage buff, but you can also opt for 
Increased Defense for added defense.
Elder's Jacket of Tenacity
Dynamic Defense — It's important to use this skill on a target that wields a physical damage weapon type so that you receive the damage buff.
Balanced Mind — Straight up increases your damage and defense, which is great for when you pull off your Tear Apart combo. Some people prefer 
Quick Thinker.
Elder's Knight Helmet
Displacement Immunity — You'll typically use this skill when engaging a clump of enemies to avoid getting interrupted, but remember you can also use it to support allies even if your 
Defenseless Rush is on cooldown and you can't follow up with damage yourself.
Toughness — The standard choice for this build. Some people opt for 
Tenacity, but prioritizing your defensive stats is usually more important.
Elder's Royal Sandals
Defenseless Rush — Be cautious when using this skill as it increases the damage you receive, and remember that you can disable it early, right after you execute your damage combo.
Aggression — The standard choice for halberd builds. Remember that you can always switch to 
Courier after winning big fights.
Elder's Lymhurst Cape
Energy Reserve — Halberd always struggles with energy sustain, so utilizing Energy Reserve will immensely alleviate this issue. Alternatively, you could consider a Scholar Cowl with 
Energy Shield, but Displacement Immunity is often more beneficial for supporting your zerg.
Rotations
- Stack the bleed component of Rending Spin on as many targets as possible. Utilize Defenseless Rush as both a movement and damage-increasing skill to reach a clump of enemies, while also hitting enemies with Raging Blades to stack a damage increase of up to 40%. Activate Dynamic Defense for an additional damage increase. Auto-attack any enemy three times beforehand so you can auto-attack once more for the 8% damage buff in the combo. Remember to reapply the bleed from Rending Spin if its close to running out. During the window where you have all these buffs active, aim to use Tear Apart in the midst of as many enemies as possible, ensuring that at least one of them has 3 bleed stacks to further spread the bleeds.
Consumables
Major Resistance Potion — Feel free to use this potion as a general damage reduction cooldown, even if you haven't been caught in a clump. However, be cautious when it's on cooldown. You can also substitute it with 
Major Gigantify Potion, but it typically offers less value.
Deadwater Eel Stew — This food compensates for its expense by offering a good combination of damage and cooldown reduction. A suitable budget option is still 
Beef Stew.
