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WeMade · May 28, 2009, 11:31 PM // 23:31

Power Spike on Warrior. Good? Bad?

[frenzy][bull's strike][eviscerate][executioner's strike][disrupting chop][rush][power spike][resurrection signet]

So lately I've been running the above bar, which is basically a shock axe only with pspike replacing shock, and an 8 spec into dom. I enjoy running it because you can hit guardians before you reach the monks trying to preprot, and you can also nail faintheartedness, and other anti-melee skills when it places such as TA or RA. Not to mention you can use it as a quarter-rupt if dchop isn't charged when you bull's a caster.

However, I've been getting a lot of questionable responses to this bar (especially in RA), which made me question whether it's actually a viable alternative to shock, or if I'm just gimping myself.

At 5s, 1/4c, 15r, it seems reasonable, and it does 78 damage at 8 spec which is extremely nice when you hit a WoH or another big heal from a monk under 50%.

The downside is that with shock you can go bull's -> evis -> executioner's -> autoattack -> shock -> autoattack -> disrupting. Where as with pspike once they get up from bull's you can't send them back to the ground.

So what's your opinion? Power spike, good or bad? I seem to remember [rawr] and a few other guilds running it a while back, but I'm not sure if it got nerfed since then.

Xyon the Greatest · May 28, 2009, 11:37 PM // 23:37

It is really good, i would prefer it over shock for two reasons:

1) No Exhaustion- when your raging at a monk exhaustion can really take out your energy

2) Long Range-Kiting is monk's best friend, but with long range power spike you can just blast away its prot or heal

So yes, i prefer Power Spike better, even tho it makes you look like a noob :P

riceangel · May 28, 2009, 11:40 PM // 23:40

Power spike is a reasonable skill in a eviscerate build. However i dont think speccing into dom for the extra dmg is a good idea. I've never tryed it on my war so i wouldnt really know.

*lemming* · May 28, 2009, 11:41 PM // 23:41

Hexen redeemer

scruffy · May 28, 2009, 11:46 PM // 23:46

no aegis no care

laurana half elf · May 29, 2009, 12:02 AM // 00:02

i think hexen really played that build to the best of it's ability

Regulus X · May 29, 2009, 12:07 AM // 00:07

I think it would be better left to a mesmer and have the warrior use kd + stonefist to his advantage with shock.

Icy The Mage · May 29, 2009, 12:20 AM // 00:20

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Originally Posted by Regulus X

I think it would be better left to a mesmer and have the warrior use kd + stonefist to his advantage with shock.

In RA, (as the OP mentioned he was running in addition to TA) you can't count on an interrupter or even a good one popping onto your team.

Although I wouldn't spec 8 into it, maybe 6, but I would probably spec 3; 48 damage is still fine.

Shock is nice because it's a 3-second+ (if you charge any other shutdown in the time) skill, but is really hard on your energy if you really rage monks with it.

A whole new approach would be to take D-Shot if you're good at weapon swapping, as the time to change weapons/weaponswap back is negligible. I would think that the 20s disable would be more effective than the 48/66/whatever damage. Just a thought

lutz · May 29, 2009, 12:42 AM // 00:42

Power Block warriors are much more exciting.
You must learn the ways of being brave.

WeMade · May 29, 2009, 01:03 AM // 01:03

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Originally Posted by lutz

Power Block warriors are much more exciting.
You must learn the ways of being brave.

That's what a teammate mentioned to me today while in RA.

Anyways, is it worth it to spec into dom for the extra damage? Or should you just throw your left over attribs into it? I do like having that extra spike of damage with it, but how does it compare to running 13 strength, 14 axe, and 3 dom? I have a feeling the answer is personal choice and how often you can hit with pspike, but number crunching would be appreciated.

Snow Bunny · May 29, 2009, 01:17 AM // 01:17

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Originally Posted by tehlemming

Hexen redeemer

You beat me to it.

I prefer shock...KDs are godly.

uzumaki · May 29, 2009, 02:30 AM // 02:30

I prefer Power Spike but it's less about the damage and more about the unblockable ranged interrupt, so you should only spec remaining attribs (3) into dom. I don't run it too often tbh, only in RA occasionally because of the barrage of hate you get from ignorant players for using it. So yeah, expect to be flamed (meh _uck them).

Ranged interrupt is golden to catch pre-guardians (from the decent few monks who know how to position themselves) and anti-melee. In RA, Power Spike owns because most monks can't veil or clean up hex well, so you're pretty much done for if you have anti melee hexes chained on you from the start of the game. In TA you have rangers to do the rupting for you and in gvg its pretty much the same and less viable since aegis was nerfed.

Generally its probably best to go with shock for a more offensive axe war but go with p spike for utility/fun factor/bravery points in RA :P

IMMORTAlMITCH · May 29, 2009, 04:49 AM // 04:49

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Originally Posted by laurana half elf

i think hexen really played that build to the best of it's ability

I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic or not, but I assume you are

kedde · May 29, 2009, 11:25 AM // 11:25

Was fun using it on a PR bar back then.

Lux Aeterna · May 29, 2009, 11:26 AM // 11:26

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Originally Posted by lutz

Power Block warriors are much more exciting.
You must learn the ways of being brave.

Dismember over eviscerate, power block for power spike.

Brave and possibly useful.

Bonus: hit the fire ele's mind blast to disable all of his spells. Or WoH obviously, causing a teamwipe.

Xyon the Greatest · Jun 01, 2009, 02:44 PM // 14:44

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Originally Posted by Lux Aeterna

Dismember over eviscerate, power block for power spike.

Brave and possibly useful.

Bonus: hit the fire ele's mind blast to disable all of his spells. Or WoH obviously, causing a teamwipe.

Lol, good luck managing your energy on your warrior with 15 e power block! :P

It was kinda like the axe war with Shield of Regeneration and Mending Touch and he had disember, axe rake, and other stuff! :P (that was in RA and it failed)

Lux Aeterna · Jun 01, 2009, 05:49 PM // 17:49

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Originally Posted by Xyon the Greatest

Lol, good luck managing your energy on your warrior with 15 e power block! :P

It was kinda like the axe war with Shield of Regeneration and Mending Touch and he had disember, axe rake, and other stuff! :P (that was in RA and it failed)

Well that's why you bring glyph of lesser energy dude.