Warrior - Hambow

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Overview

One of the most common PvP builds for Warrior, Hambow is a strong, easy to play build that brings massive AoE damage and CC to team fights as well as solo fights. The build has decent condi cleansing and passive health regeneration for survivability.

Build

First Weapon Set

Hammer

Utility

Elite

½

Hammer Swing

Chain. Bash your foe.

Damage: 219

Range: 130

¾

12

Fierce Blow

Weaken your foe with a fierce blow.

Damage: 341

Weakness (8s): -50% Endurance Regeneration, 50% Fumble (Unrestricted)

Range: 150

½

12

Hammer Shock

Smash the ground and send out a crippling wave.

Damage: 170

Cripple (7s): -50% Movement Speed

Range: 600

½

20

Staggering Blow

Push back nearby foes with a staggering blow.

Damage: 244

Knockback: 180

Combo Finisher: Whirl

Range: 130

1

30

Backbreaker

Knock down your foe.

Damage: 365

Knockdown: 2 seconds

Range: 130

1¼

20

Healing Signet

Signet Passive: Regenerate health.
Signet Active: Heal yourself, and grant yourself resistance.

Healing: 2,320

Healing Signet: 362 Heal

Resistance (6s): Conditions currently on you are ineffective; stacks duration.

Interval: 1 second

60

Berserker Stance

Stance. Gain adrenaline for a short time. Condition cannot be applied to you.

Berserker Stance (8s): Gain adrenaline every second.

Adrenaline: 3

Pulses: 8

60

Endure Pain

Stance. Take no damage from attacks. You are still susceptible to conditions and control effects.

Duration: 4 seconds

Breaks stun

40

Balanced Stance

Stance. You enter into a balanced stance.

₅Stability (8s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.

Swiftness (8s): 33% Movement Speed

Breaks stun

Second Weapon Set

Longbow

¾

Dual Shot

Shoot a pair of arrows at your foe.

₂Damage: 160

Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

Range: 1,000

¼

6

Fan of Fire

Fire a spread of three flaming arrows, burning foes.

₃Damage: 423

₃Burning (2s): 1968 Damage

Targets per Arrow: 5

Pierces

Range: 1,000

¾

10

Arcing Arrow

Shoot a slow, arcing arrow that explodes on impact.

Damage: 487

Radius: 240

Combo Finisher: Blast

Range: 1,000

¼

15

Smoldering Arrow

Shoot an arrow that explodes on impact blinding foes.

Damage: 49

Blindness (5s): Next outgoing attack misses.

Radius: 180

Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

Range: 1,000

¾

25

Pin Down

Fire an arrow that bleeds and immobilizes your target.

Damage: 97

₆Bleeding (12s): 3,060 Damage

Immobilize (3s): Unable to move.

Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

Range: 1,000

Skill Variants

Viable options for the slot:

Battle Standard

2

240

Battle Standard

Banner. Place a battle standard that revives falled allies and grants fury, might, and swiftness to allies.

Fury (3s): 20% Critical Chance

Might (10s): 30 Power, 30 Condition Damage

Swiftness (3s): 33% Movement Speed

Duration: 60 seconds

Effective Radius: 600

Combo Finisher: Blast

Range: 600

- for more party support.
Signet of Rage

1

60

Signet of Rage

Signet Passive: Grants adrenaline.
Signet Active: Gain fury, might, and swiftness.

Signet of Rage: Gain adrenaline.

Fury (25s): 20% Critical Chance

₅Might (25s): 150 Power, 150 Condition Damage

Swiftness (25s): 33% Movement Speed

- for more damage.
Rampage

1

180

Rampage

Physical. Take the form of a massive juggernaut, reducing the damage you take and the duration of incoming movement-impeding conditions.

Damage Reduced: 25%

₂Stability (3s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.

Swiftness (3s): 33% Movement Speed

Duration Decreased

Duration Decreased

Duration Decreased

Boon Application Interval: 3 seconds

Duration Decreased: 33%

Duration: 15 seconds

- for more CC and safe stomps.

Traits

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Trait Variants

Signet Mastery

Signet Mastery

Reduces recharge on signets.

Recharge Reduced: 20%

over

Warrior's Sprint

Warrior's Sprint

You move faster while wielding melee weapons.

Movement Speed Increase: 25%

- more frequent access to your elite skill, but may force you to use your elite out-of-combat for the Swiftness.
Vigorous Focus

Vigorous Focus

Gain vigor when using a Stance.

Vigor (6s): 100% Endurance Regeneration

over

Warrior's Sprint

Warrior's Sprint

You move faster while wielding melee weapons.

Movement Speed Increase: 25%

- definitely hurts your mobility but gives more sustain.
Sure-Footed

Sure-Footed

Increases stance duration.

Duration Increase: 25%

over

Dogged March

10

Dogged March

Incoming movement-impeding conditions have their durations reduced. Gain regeneration when you are affected by one of these conditions.

Regen (3s): 390 Heal

Immobilize: Unable to move.

Cripple: -50% Movement Speed

Chilled: -66% Movement Speed, -66% Skill Recharge Rate

Duration Decreased: 33%

- with 3 stances it can be handy.

Weapons

First Weapon Set

Main Hand

Hammer

Superior Sigil of Battle

9

Superior Sigil of Battle

Gain 2 stacks of might (20 seconds) when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)

Superior Sigil of Intelligence

9

Superior Sigil of Intelligence

Your next three attacks after swapping to this weapon while in combat has a 100% critical chance. (Cooldown: 9s)

Second Weapon Set

Main Hand

Longbow

Superior Sigil of Energy

9

Superior Sigil of Energy

Gain 50% of your endurance when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)

Superior Sigil of Doom

9

Superior Sigil of Doom

Your next attack after you swap to this weapon while in combat inflicts poison (6 seconds). (Cooldown: 9s)

Sigil variants

Longbow

Superior Sigil of Leeching

9

Superior Sigil of Leeching

Your next attack after swapping to this weapon while in combat steals some health. (Cooldown: 9s)
Superior Sigil of Hydromancy

9

Superior Sigil of Hydromancy

Damage nearby foes and chill them for 2 seconds when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)
Superior Sigil of Geomancy

9

Superior Sigil of Geomancy

Inflict bleeding on nearby foes for 10 seconds when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)

Equipment

Rune:

Superior Rune of Hoelbrak

(1): +25 Power (2): +10% Might Duration (3): +50 Power (4): 25% chance when struck to gain might for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 5s) (5): +100 Power (6): +20% Might Duration; -20% condition duration applied to you.

Amulet:

Soldier Amulet

+1200 Power +900 Toughness +900 Vitality

Equipment Variants

Celestial Amulet

Celestial Amulet

+460 Power +460 Precision +460 Toughness +460 Vitality +460 Ferocity +460 Healing Power +460 Condition Damage

.
Superior Rune of Strength

Superior Rune of Strength

(1): +25 Power (2): +10% Might Duration (3): +50 Power (4): 20% Might Duration (5): +100 Power (6): +20% Might Duration; +5% damage while under the effects of might.

- increased might duration, slight damage buff but you become more vulnerable to conditions.

Usage

Longbow skill,

Combustive Shot

¾

8

Combustive Shot

Burst. Ignite target area, burning nearby foes. Effect increses with adrenaline level.

₂Damage: 372

₂Burning (5s): 1,310 Damage

Duration: 9 seconds

Radius: 360

Combo Field: Fire

Range: 1,200

(F1), is the only Burst Skill that cannot be blinded, making it the most reliable way to benefit from

Cleansing Ire

Cleansing Ire

Gain adrenaline when hit. Remove a condition for every bar of adrenaline spent when you hit with a burst skill.

Adrenaline: 1

. Use it as your primary condition removal.
You can use the fire field produced by the Longbow's Burst Skill with

Arcing Arrow

¾

10

Arcing Arrow

Shoot a slow, arcing arrow that explodes on impact.

Damage: 487

Radius: 240

Combo Finisher: Blast

Range: 1,000

and (after swapping weapons)

Earthshaker

¾

8

Earthshaker

Burst. Jump to the targeted location and slam your hammer down, damaging and stunning foes.

Damage: 391

Level 1 Stun (1s): Unable to use skills or move.

Level 2 Stun (1½s): Unable to use skills or move.

Level 3 Stun (2s): Unable to use skills or move.

Radius: 240

Combo Finisher: Blast

Range: 600

(F1) as well to stack might.
It's possible to make

Arcing Arrow

¾

10

Arcing Arrow

Shoot a slow, arcing arrow that explodes on impact.

Damage: 487

Radius: 240

Combo Finisher: Blast

Range: 1,000

benefit from your Hammer's

Superior Sigil of Intelligence

9

Superior Sigil of Intelligence

Your next three attacks after swapping to this weapon while in combat has a 100% critical chance. (Cooldown: 9s)

- you must swap weapons before the projectile lands - but watch out! -

Combustive Shot

¾

8

Combustive Shot

Burst. Ignite target area, burning nearby foes. Effect increses with adrenaline level.

₂Damage: 372

₂Burning (5s): 1,310 Damage

Duration: 9 seconds

Radius: 360

Combo Field: Fire

Range: 1,200

's fire field might consume your charges gained from your sigil under seconds if it's still up after swapping to Hammer!
Leg Specialist

5

Leg Specialist

Immobilize a target when you cripple them with a skill.

Immobilize (1s): Unable to move.

will immobilize targets when applying cripple with

Hammer Shock

½

12

Hammer Shock

Smash the ground and send out a crippling wave.

Damage: 170

Cripple (7s): -50% Movement Speed

Range: 600

. The Immobilize is short, but just enough to prevent him from dodging your CC chain which is any combination of
- Earthshaker
  
  ¾
  
  8
  
  Earthshaker
  
  Burst. Jump to the targeted location and slam your hammer down, damaging and stunning foes.
  
  Damage: 391
  
  Level 1 Stun (1s): Unable to use skills or move.
  
  Level 2 Stun (1½s): Unable to use skills or move.
  
  Level 3 Stun (2s): Unable to use skills or move.
  
  Radius: 240
  
  Combo Finisher: Blast
  
  Range: 600
- Backbreaker
  
  1
  
  30
  
  Backbreaker
  
  Knock down your foe.
  
  Damage: 365
  
  Knockdown: 2 seconds
  
  Range: 130
- Staggering Blow
  
  ½
  
  20
  
  Staggering Blow
  
  Push back nearby foes with a staggering blow.
  
  Damage: 244
  
  Knockback: 180
  
  Combo Finisher: Whirl
  
  Range: 130

Stack Swiftness for your team before the match starts!

If an elementalist used a

Static Field

¾

40

Static Field

Create an electrical field that stuns foes crossing it.

Damage: 122

Stun (2s): Unable to use skills or move.

Duration: 4 seconds

Radius: 180

Combo Field: Lightning

Range: 1,200

Unblockable

, use your blast finishers such as

Arcing Arrow

¾

10

Arcing Arrow

Shoot a slow, arcing arrow that explodes on impact.

Damage: 487

Radius: 240

Combo Finisher: Blast

Range: 1,000

to stack Swiftness.

Counters

As every warrior, after

Berserker Stance

60

Berserker Stance

Stance. Gain adrenaline for a short time. Condition cannot be applied to you.

Berserker Stance (8s): Gain adrenaline every second.

Adrenaline: 3

Pulses: 8

ends you are very vulnerable to blinds especially on a slower weapon like Hammer.
High Poison uptime.

Top Streamers

Twitch: Anas Tarcis - NA
Twitch: ROM - EU
Twitch: Lypion - EU

Notes

Battle Standard

2

240

Battle Standard

Banner. Place a battle standard that revives falled allies and grants fury, might, and swiftness to allies.

Fury (3s): 20% Critical Chance

Might (10s): 30 Power, 30 Condition Damage

Swiftness (3s): 33% Movement Speed

Duration: 60 seconds

Effective Radius: 600

Combo Finisher: Blast

Range: 600

rallies allies by healing them in the downed state, which means it's affected by Poison. This can lead to situations where low HP Poisoned allies won't be rallied by the banner however they'll still gain downed HP.

Warrior - Hambow

Contents

Overview

Build

Skill Variants

Traits

Trait Variants

Weapons

Sigil variants

Equipment

Equipment Variants

Usage

Counters

Top Streamers

Notes