Warrior - Shoutbow

Overview

A tanky, supportive warrior build for PvP mixed with offensive capabilities. Especially good against condition specs/comps.

Skill Bar

Sword/ShieldHealingUtilityElite

Longbow

Slot Changes

For the optional slot:

"Fear Me!"

60

"Fear Me!"

Shout. Induce fear in your foes.

Fear at Range 0-200 (3s): Flee

Fear at Range 200-400 (2s): Flee

Fear at Range 400-600 (1s): Flee

Radius: 600

Unblockable

- extra shout heal and unblockable AoE CC.
"On My Mark!"

30

"On My Mark!"

Shout. Call out target foe to make them vulnerable.

₁₀Vulnerability (10s): 10% Incoming Damage

Range: 1,200

- another short CD shout heal.
Balanced Stance

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

- if you must do the stomping / expect heavy CC from the enemy team.

Weapons:

Warhorn over Shield against Condition-heavy comps (in this case take
on Tactics and
on Defense).

Specializations

Equipment

9

Superior Sigil of Leeching

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

9

Superior Sigil of Energy

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

9

Superior Sigil of Geomancy

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

9

Superior Sigil of Doom

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

Superior Rune of the Soldier

(1): +25 Vitality (2): +35 Toughness (3): +50 Vitality (4): +65 Toughness (5): +100 Vitality (6): Shouts remove a condition from each affected ally.

Settler Amulet

+1200 Toughness +900 Healing Power +900 Condition Damage

Usage

General

Shield Bash

½

20

Shield Bash

Bash your foe with your shield and stun them.

Damage: 244

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

Combo Finisher: Leap

Range: 450

and

Savage Leap

¾

8

Savage Leap

Lunge at your foe, striking them with your sword.

Damage: 183

Cripple (3s): -50% Movement Speed

Combo Finisher: Leap

Range: 600

can be used in

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 in order to gain

Fire Shield

40

Fire Shield

Envelop yourself in a fiery shield that burns foes and grants might every time you are struck (cooldown of 1 second per attacker).

Fire Shield (5s): Enveloped in a fiery shield that burns foes, grants might each time you are struck (1-second cooldown per attacker).

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

Burning (1s): 328 Damage

Condition Duration Reduction: 20%

- the aura's duration doesn't stack, so try not to chain the two leaps. The combo field can also be used for Might stackng 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

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Start casting

Pin Down

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

while out of LOS to hide that you are channeling the skill to increase the chance of landing it.
Use

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

on downed allies if ressing them would be too risky or impossible. Don't waste it, it has a huge CD.
Heal and cleanse allies with shouts.
You can secure kills by rooting enemies with

Flurry

½

8

Flurry

Burst. Immobilize your foes with a flurry of bleeding strikes. Effect increases with adrenaline level.

₈Damage: 368

₈Bleeding (2s): 352 Damage

Level 1 Immobilize (2s): Unable to move.

Level 2 Immobilize (3s): Unable to move.

Level 3 Immobilize (4s): Unable to move.

Number of targets: 3

Range: 130

(sword burst skill) so your team can land the burst.
- Immobilize condition is applied on the first strike of
  
  Flurry
  
  ½
  
  8
  
  Flurry
  
  Burst. Immobilize your foes with a flurry of bleeding strikes. Effect increases with adrenaline level.
  
  ₈Damage: 368
  
  ₈Bleeding (2s): 352 Damage
  
  Level 1 Immobilize (2s): Unable to move.
  
  Level 2 Immobilize (3s): Unable to move.
  
  Level 3 Immobilize (4s): Unable to move.
  
  Number of targets: 3
  
  Range: 130
  
  ; the channel does not need to be completed to apply the entire root.

Warhorn variant

Before the match starts, give Swiftness to your allies by using

Charge

½

15

Charge

Grant swiftness to yourself and allies, while curing chilled, crippled, and immobilized.

Swiftness (10s): 33% Movement Speed

Cures Crippled

Cures Immobilized

Cures Chilled

Radius: 1,200

.
Stack might in the fire field of Longbow with

Call to Arms

½

20

Call to Arms

Grant vigor to yourself and allies, while weakening nearby foes.

Vigor (10s): 100% Endurance Regeneration

Weakness (6s): -50% Endurance Regeneration, 50% Fumble (Unrestricted)

Radius: 600

Combo Finisher: Blast

Unblockable

.
Due to traits both Warhorn skills cure conditions in AoE.

Counters

Heavy CC

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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.
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

does not consume adrenaline until it lands so you can swap weapons after firing it with a 2.5 stacks and the discipline trait will bump it up to a 3 stacks, or you can use adrenal shouts while the projectile's still in mid air. Alternatively you can swap weapons and use your other burst skill with the majority of your adreniline before it lands(combustive shot will fizzle if you have less than 1 bar remaining before it lands).

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