Curse

A Leprechaun · Nov 21, 2006, 02:24 PM // 14:24

ok heres the build im running at the moment for hammer, enjoy

used in
~PvE

equiptment
~any armour (i have dreadnoughts)
~stoneskin gauntlets (what kind of a warrior doesnt have a apir of these?)
~zealous 15^50 hammer of *whatever*

attributes
hammer mastery = 16 (12+3+1)
strength = 13 (11+2)
tactics = the rest (*+1)

skills
~Magehunter Strike

~Mighty Blow

~Yeti Smash

~Counter Blow

~Counterattack

~Flail

~"Watch Yourself!"

~Lion's Comfort

thats it, its pretty simple to use and packs a hell of a punch

feel free to coment
cheers

~A Leprechaun~

ss1986v2 · Nov 22, 2006, 07:40 PM // 19:40

ok, so this is a pve build so im sure it works very well, but im still gonna give my thoughts on each skill.

magehunter's smash - not my favorite hammer elite. its conditional so you may not be able to use it in some places. plus it doesnt have a secondary effect (no +dmg, no conditions, cant lead to a chain unless the enemy is enchanted). most hammer elites give two effects, like backbreaker, devastating, or forceful. id swap it out.

mighty blow - good dmg, but high adren cost plus no secondary or conditional bonus effects, like say ib or fierce. still though, will work fine. again, not my favorite.

yeti smash - never used it rly so i cant say much. aoe dmg seems it may be nice in pve. again, higher cost but it may be worth it, not sure.

counter blow - low cost, can be spammed easier, making up for the lack of multiple effects. still conditional though.

counterattack - havent used this one either, although i like the look of it. sit on an attacking warrior and you can spam this till the cows come home. nice dmg, nice effect, spammable. like it.

flail - love it. ias and no need for the cancel stance. built for pve.

watch yourself - dont even need to say anything. spammable defense. always nice.

lion's comfort - again havent used it, but looks like it might be an alternative to heal sig. dont like the adren or the cast time rly but should work well.

its pve so i know why you dont have a rez sig, but i still like to have one. maybe drop one of the attacks for it. overall, good but id consider maybe a better chain of skills. hammers seem to work best when your skills all work together in a chain of some sort. these skills seem more just like a rush of attacks. still good though because of well chosen utility skills.

6.5~7/10, good job.

*edit* why the zealous hammer? you only have one energy skill, and it give back energy. think its kind of wasted here. even sundering would be better here. (lol, never thought id say that!)

A Leprechaun · Nov 23, 2006, 08:44 AM // 08:44

btw its magehunter strike not smash it the strength one its much much better

but ty for the great feedback ^^

ss1986v2 · Nov 23, 2006, 05:19 PM // 17:19

my bad, i assumed it was the hammer elite. sorry. and now i see why on the zealous hammer, spamming strike and all.

A Leprechaun · Nov 23, 2006, 05:27 PM // 17:27

yeah the hammer one is pretty lame but the strength one...wow it rocks nearly as fun as headbutt ^^

also i didnt want a chain as, in the past, when i have used chains it goes like this

build up adrenaline -> first 2 attacks of chain -> dsamn hes dead the last 3 are now useless until i can charge the first again

but thats just my experiance of it in PvE