Warrior - Axe/Axe Arms
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Contents
Overview
- A Warrior build for running around in open world. This build attacks quickly and deals high AoE damage, making it great for open world farming.
- For a simplified version that doesn't use any active skills see Warrior - All Signet Arms.
Skill Bar
Weapon Variants
- If you don't need the crowd control from offhand Mace, you can go without it and just run dual axes. If you do this, you should put your main hand axe in weapon set 1 and your offhand axe in weapon set 2.
- Alternatively, you can bring a Greatsword for more mobility.
- Use a Rifle if you need to range something.
Skill Variants
- Healing Skills
Healing Signet - if you aren't taking much damage.
"To the Limit!" - a big heal that also maxes out your adrenaline.
- Utility Skills
Signet of Stamina - more dodges.
Kick - deals more damage than 
Throw Bolas but tends to knock enemies away from you.
Bull's Charge - alternative to 
Stomp if you don't need a stun break.
Dolyak Signet - alternative to Stomp if you're taking a lot of damage.
"Shake It Off!" - alternative to Stomp if conditions are a problem.
Endure Pain - panic button.
- Elite Skills
Battle Standard - longer duration of boons than 
Signet of Rage but also a longer cooldown.
Rampage - grants stability, mobility, and crowd control.
Specializations
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- Variants
- 24px Might Makes Right - if you need healing and have Strength sigils.
Crack Shot - if running rifle.
Tactics Variant
- If there are nearby players, you can run Tactics instead of Arms to grant them a lot of increased damage with
Empower Allies and 
Phalanx Strength. If you do this, it's also worth running 
Banner of Strength and 
Banner of Discipline, and traiting 
Inspiring Battle Standard in Discipline.
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Equipment
- Ascended gear and stat infusions are not required; you can use exotic gear with the same stats.
Standard Equipment
- The Standard Variant uses similar gear to the Warrior - Power Bannerslave and Spellbreaker - Power DPS builds for fractals and raids. This makes it a good general-purpose gear set and is the gear that most players should aim for.
6xSuperior Rune of the Scholar
Optimal Equipment
- The Optimal Variant is the best possible gear for this build. It's overkill in most cases, and you should only get it if you have spare gold or you don’t care about fractals and raids.
6xSuperior Rune of Strength
- Variants
- provides high sustain at the cost of damage.
Marauder Variant
- For a tankier option you can run full Marauder stats. You lose about 10% damage but your health is increased by over 6000 (25k up from 19k).
6xSuperior Rune of Strength
Consumables
- If you're having trouble you can use the following consumables:
- Food
- if running the Standard gear variant and not might capped.
Fried Golden Dumpling
Fried Golden DumplingNourishment (30 m):
+100 Concentration+25% Magic Find during Lunar New Year33% Chance for Might (5 seconds) on CritConsumable - ,
Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup
Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash SoupNourishment (1 h):+100 Power+70 Ferocity+10% Experience from KillsConsumable,
Bowl of Curry Butternut Squash Soup
Bowl of Curry Butternut Squash SoupNourishment (30 m):+100 Precision+70 Ferocity+10% Experience from KillsConsumable, or
Plate of Truffle Steak
Plate of Truffle SteakNourishment (30m):+100 power+70 precision+10% Experience from killsConsumablefor more damage.
Dragon's Breath Bun
Dragon's Breath BunNourishment (20 m):+200 power for 30s after killing an enemy+70 Ferocity+10% Experience from KillsConsumable - for more dodges.
Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat Stew
Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat StewNourishment (30 m):100% chance to gain might when you dodge.+40% to your Endurance refill rate.+10 Experience from killsConsumable 
Scoop of Mintberry Swirl Ice Cream for more healing.
- Utility
Potent Superior Sharpening Stone
Potent Superior Sharpening StoneNourishment (1 h):
Gain power equal to 3% of your precisionGain power equal to 6% of your ferocity+10 Experience from killsConsumable
Usage
Damage
- Your main damage skills are
Cyclone Axe, 
Dual Strike, and 
Whirling Axe. You should use these skills whenever available and fill in the gaps with 
Throw Axe/axe autoattacks.
- Never interrupt your autoattack chain, as most of the damage is loaded in the last hit of
Triple Chop.
- Never interrupt your autoattack chain, as most of the damage is loaded in the last hit of
- Activate Signet of Rage and
"For Great Justice!" off cooldown for boons. - Use
Eviscerate off cooldown. - When possible, use Throw Bolas before your burst damage to get the bonus from
Peak Performance.
Survivability
- Remember to always dodge and sidestep attacks if possible. Don't get hit by anything you can move out of.
- You can slot Dolyak Signet, Signet of Stamina, or Endure Pain for more damage mitigation.
- You can cleanse conditions by weapon swapping or using
Mending. For more condition-heavy fights you should run "Shake It Off!"
This is the Warrior build that deals the highest AoE burst damage. It melts trash mobs, making it extremely effective for farming hearts or events. It also has enough survivability and CC to deal with more difficult enemies.