Build:Spellbreaker - Power Spellbreaker

The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great

Focused on: Strike damage

Designed for: Open World, Open World General and [[|]]

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

TBD

This build was last updated on February 19, 2022 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

Power Spellbreaker is a very strong open world solo build with a low skill floor and a very high skill ceiling thanks to the nature of Full Counter. It can be built many different ways, from DPS to sustain tank, and can even bring support for allies in group events.

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Skill Bar

Dagger/Dagger

Axe/Axe

Utility

Weapon Variants

• Dagger (offhand) - provides extreme sustain with Sun and Moon Style. Run this if struggling.
• Dagger (mainhand) - higher mobility than Axe (mainhand) without losing much DPS
• Mace (mainhand) - high defense and CC with low damage
• Mace (offhand) - very high CC but low damage
• Shield - decent CC with very high defense but very low damage
• Rifle - the only power-based ranged option Warrior has

Skill Variants

Heal Skills

• "To the Limit!" - a big heal that maxes adrenaline
• Defiant Stance - extremely strong counter-pressure heal

Utilities

• Signet of Stamina - more dodges.
• Kick (warrior utility) - CC that activates Peak Performance
• Bull's Charge - CC that activates Peak Performance
• Dolyak Signet - stability and damage reduction
• "Shake It Off!" - best condition clear and stunbreak
• Signet of Might - high DPS option
• Endure Pain - immortality for a few seconds
• Banner of Discipline - boost ally damage; great for zergs
• Banner of Strength - boost ally damage; great for zergs
• Banner of Defense - boost ally defense; great for zergs
• Banner of Tactics - boost ally heals and boons; great for zergs
  • If taking banners, ensure Doubled Standards is taken.

Elite Skills

• Battle Standard - ally rez + boon support
• Winds of Disenchantment - projectile hate

Specializations

• Heightened Focus - combined with Sigil of Superior Sigil of Celerity and Dual Strike, provides permanent Quickness
• Sun and Moon Style - use if taking daggers
• Brave Stride - nearly permanent Stability uptime
• Guard Counter - grants significant protection uptime
• Slow Counter - if not running a dagger
• Burst Mastery - if not running an axe
• Might Makes Right - provides extremely high sustain when combined with Magebane Tether

Tactics Variant

For a massive boost to sustain, replace Discipline with Tactics.

Equipment

Ascended gear and stat infusions are not required; you can use exotic gear with the same stats.
This set uses gear similar to that of Build:Berserker_-_Power_DPS, making it a good option for general PVE.

Head
Berserker

Shoulders
Berserker

Chest
Berserker

Hands
Berserker

Legs
Berserker

Feet
Berserker

Backpiece
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Amulet
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Dagger
Berserker

Dagger
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Axe
Berserker

Axe
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Variant Equipment

Gear

• Knight - defensive trinkets

Sigils

• Sigil of Superior Sigil of Air, Sigil of Superior Sigil of Accuracy - budget dps
• Sigil of Superior Sigil of Energy - strong defense sigil
• Sigil of Superior Sigil of Draining - use with mace for an increase to sustain

Runes

• Rune of Superior Rune of Infiltration, Rune of Superior Rune of Strength - budget dps
• Rune of Superior Rune of Durability, Rune of Superior Rune of Vampirism - Defense

Consumables

Food

• Any ascended food is superior to any other food you could use. Steak for power, flatbread for conditions. Budget versions of these foods exist and are acceptable.
• - farming
• , - DPS
• - defense

Utility

• (and variants) - farming
• , - dps

Usage

Damage

• Use off cooldown: Signet of Rage, "For Great Justice!", Breaching Strike (or any current Burst skill at 2 bars)
• Damage priority is as follows:

1. Whirling Axe
2. Breaching Strike (or other Burst skills)
3. Dual Strike

Fill the rest with auto-attacks.

Defense

• Full Counter is a really powerful defensive skill, try to use it instead of dodging whenever possible.
  • Note that Full Counter reduces the damage of attacks to 0 rather than actually blocking them. This is relevant if trying not to get hit by an attack (e.g. for specific achievements).
• Mace/Shield has several blocks and CC
• Remember to always dodge and sidestep attacks if possible (except when baiting Full Counter).

Sustain

• If using Might Makes Right, granting might to yourself will provide healing and endurance regeneration.
• If using Tactics, Shouts provide extra healing.
• If using Daggers, Sun and Moon Style provides very high health per second.

Crowd Control

• Skull Crack
• Pommel Bash
• Shield Bash/Tremor
• Kick (warrior utility)
• Stomp

Video Examples

• Avatar of Balthazar Solo