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The Hand of Khor Greataxe Dungeon PvE Build

Overview

Weapon: Axe
Focus: Melee DPS

Strengths

  • High AOE DPS
  • Easy to Play

Weaknesses

  • Average Single Target DPS
This build is up to date for the November 6, 2024 Horizons Patch #1.

Overview

This build focuses on solo fame farming using Solo Dungeons but it can performs well even in group dungeons! The simplicity in the way it plays makes it one of the top choices for new players as it can blast through dungeons with ease using the high AOE damage potential it has.


Equipment

The Hand of Khor
Main Hand Weapon
The Hand of Khor
Rending Rage
Raging Blades
Whirlwind
Deep Cuts
Elder's Scholar Cowl
Head
Elder's Scholar Cowl
Energy Shield
Aggression
Elder's Thetford Cape
Cape
Elder's Thetford Cape
Chain Lightning
Alternatives ⇅
Elder's Avalonian Cape
Elder's Stalker Jacket
Armor
Elder's Stalker Jacket
Electric Field
Balanced Mind
Elder's Scholar Sandals
Shoes
Elder's Scholar Sandals
Energetic Sprint
Aggression
Major Poison Potion
Potion
Major Poison Potion
Cabbage Soup
Food
Cabbage Soup
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 CryptcandleElder's Cryptcandle could be cheaper while providing roughly the same IP as an 8.0.


Usage

The Hand of KhorThe Hand of Khor

Rending RageRending Rage — This is your main damaging ability and the one you will use to DPS. Use the first two casts of the ability to deal damage while the third cast can be used to root targets if needed. Keep in mind that every hit will also apply a Rending Bleed that will constantly do damage.

Raging BladesRaging Blades — Using this AOE ability will help you boost up your damage before using WhirlwindWhirlwind but it is more than capable of also clearing out low HP mobs. Make sure to hit as many enemies as possible in order to fully boost your overall damage using this.

WhirlwindWhirlwind — The WhirlwindWhirlwind is your main damaging skill and one of the best for AOE DPS. It lets you spin and deal damage while moving, letting you clear out rooms with ease before moving on to the next. Keep in mind that each hit on the target increases the damage done so make sure to stack enemies before using this.

Deep CutsDeep Cuts — This will help a lot with your single target DPS as the bleeds stack up nicely.


Elder's Stalker JacketElder's Stalker Jacket

Electric FieldElectric Field — As your main goal with this build remains AOE damage, the Electric FieldElectric Field is great especially when combined with Raging BladesRaging Blades for lower HP mobs that you'd rather not use WhirlwindWhirlwind on.

AggressionAggression — Straight up increases your damage, is a great choice.


Elder's Scholar CowlElder's Scholar Cowl

Energy ShieldEnergy Shield — With this build being quite mana hungry, using Energy ShieldEnergy Shield helps a lot with keeping it all under control. Use this before engaging with mobs. Each hit taken while this ability is active will grant you mana. You only need a few hits to max out your mana!

AggressionAggression — Another damage increasing passive which is good to have in this build.


Elder's Scholar SandalsElder's Scholar Sandals

Energetic SprintEnergetic Sprint — While Energy ShieldEnergy Shield is a good ability for mana regeneration, Energetic SprintEnergetic Sprint offers great mana regen as well whenever you use a run. However, you can use any other boots you might need to fame up and the results won't change much.

AggressionAggression — The standard choice for DPS builds. Remember that you can always switch to CourierCourier so you can carry more items.


Elder's Thetford CapeElder's Thetford Cape

Chain LightningChain Lightning — The cape offers great AOE damage on a low cooldown by simply using your auto-attacks. Keep in mind that the lightning hits mobs in range at random and you should be careful not to pull too many mobs. Another option would be Elder's Avalonian CapeElder's Avalonian Cape.


Rotations

AOE Combo ↴
Raging Blades
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Electric Field
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Rending Rage
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Whirlwind
  • Make sure to always use Raging Blades first when you enter the room of a dungeon in order to boost your damage. Follow up with Electric Field and Rending Rage to start cutting up the mobs. Use Whirlwind if needed to clear up whatever remains of the room of mobs but you can also keep it for the next room.


Consumables

Major Poison PotionMajor Poison Potion — A 4.0 poison is the best choice as it deals increased damage to bosses and increases the damage you do, this will help a lot with killing bosses with large HP pools. You can keep a few 8.0 ones in your inventory as well in case you stumble upon a particularly difficult boss.

Cabbage SoupCabbage Soup — The Cabbage SoupCabbage Soup helps a lot with your health regen problems. Even though mobs will likely die before they can hurt you properly, the Cabbage SoupCabbage Soup will heal you between rooms and help you keep going without pausing.


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