Warrior - Core Power Warrior

The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good

Focused on: Strike damage

Designed for: Open World, Open World General and Open World Core

Difficulty:

Easy

This build was last updated on July 29, 2026 and is up to date for the July 20, 2026 patch.

Overview

A core warrior build for levelling or unlocking elite specializations. This build inflicts large amounts of crowd control, which maintains permanent Quickness from Aggressive Onslaught, and generates plenty of Adrenaline and Stability.

As a downside, it doesn't have any ranged damage, but it has three leaps with which to close the gap.

Skill Bar

Mace/Mace

Hammer

Utility

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Weapon Variants

We recommend Mace + Offhand mace for their damage and crowd control. For the other weapon set, we recommend Hammer for its damage and crowd control.

Skill Variants

Healing skill

We default to Mending for its high healing, low cooldown, and condition removal.

Utility skills

We default to:
Bull's Charge for its great damage, mobility, and crowd control. Do not replace it.
Frenzy as a stunbreak that also provides offensive boons. Can be replaced by other alternatives.
And Stomp for mobility and crowd control. Be careful with this skill, you don't want to launch groups of enemies. It is better to keep them grouped to kill them faster with cleave and AoE damage. Can be replaced by other alternatives.
Other alternatives can be considered:

• "Shake It Off!" - alternative defensive stunbreak that also cleanses conditions.
• Kick (warrior utility) - alternative single-target crowd control skill.

Elite skill

We default to Signet of Rage. The passive is not too enticing because this build already generates plenty of adrenaline, but the active is good for Swiftness for mobility and to start combat with Might and Fury. In some situations, this can be replaced by:

• Battle Standard - revives allies, then provides the same boons as Signet of Rage but in an AoE, making it a good option against bosses.

Equipment

Head
Berserker

Shoulders
Berserker

Chest
Berserker

Hands
Berserker

Legs
Berserker

Feet
Berserker

Backpiece
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Amulet
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Mace
Berserker

Mace
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Hammer
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Relic

If you are gearing this character from zero, start with exotic quality gear. Search the trading post for "Devona" armor, "Ironfist" hammer, and "Serpentstone" mace. Upgrade to ascended gear as you progress. See also: Guide:How to Gear a Character.

• If you do not have access to Sigil of Superior Sigil of Severance, consider Sigil of Superior Sigil of Impact.

Consumables

• Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
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Usage

The basis of this build is crowd control. By inflicting crowd control, you gain a plethora of boons, plus some more from mobility skills or simply swapping weapons:

• Permanent Quickness and higher movement speed from Aggressive Onslaught.
• Permanent Fury from Opportunist and Furious Burst.
• Plenty of Stability from Brave Stride and Stalwart Strength.
• Plenty of Adrenaline for burst attacks from Merciless Hammer and Opportunist.
• Plenty of Vulnerability generation from Body Blow.
• Much higher critical chance from Pinnacle of Strength, Furious Burst, Deep Strikes (activated by Bloodlust), and Unsuspecting Foe.

Review your sources of crowd control at the end of the guide.

Maces

On maces, use Pommel Bash and the combo Crushing Blow ⇒ Tremor ⇒ Crushing Blow for damage and crowd control. Use Counterblow ⇒ Tactical Blow by activating the skill twice to deal damage, or save Counterblow to block a dangerous attack.
Use the Skull Crack Burst skill for damage and crowd control against single targets.

Hammer

On hammer, use all skills for damage. Follow the combo Fierce Blow ⇒ Backbreaker ⇒ Fierce Blow for more damage.
Use the Earthshaker Burst skill for damage and crowd control in an AoE.

Defense

• Counterblow can block one attack.
• Bull's Charge is also a dodge.
• Whirlwind Attack is a dodge.
• Mending also cleanses conditions.
• Adrenal Health and Dual Wielding provide some sustain.

Crowd Control

• Pommel Bash
• Tremor
• Skull Crack
• Staggering Blow
• Backbreaker
• Earthshaker
• Bull's Charge
• Stomp