Curse

Secret chief · Nov 11, 2005, 08:51 PM // 20:51

This is my 1st tread so i would like some replies

i ll keep it simple :

10 axe
10 strength
11 water

sup vigor
sup absorption
min axe
min strength
min hammer (this is 4 KDAS but i grew tired of it, and is the reason 4 this post)

skills:

battle rage
penetrating blow
dismember
axe rake
wild blow (optional but was useful 2 me)
Frozen burst
conjure frost
res signet

a good set for the build is, before going into melee use conjure frost 1st then u have 2 choice

1. use frozen burst right away making sure ur victim dont run off
2. wait 4 battle rage 2 charge and use frozen burst then battle rage making more spike dmg

since frozen burst is 30 sec recharge i m never short on energy

its a great caster protector skill

just watch out when to use it because it ends battle rage, so usually i wait for conjure frost to wear off 1st, then i cast conjure frost 1st then frozen burst then go back to battle rage
of course i skip conjure frost if i can kill with frozen burst

the bad thing with this build is that ur easily shutdown :blind, empathy.....
+ u have no way of self heal other than using ur 25% faster run 2 get out of harms way and regen, but then ur not really useful .....

Secret chief · Nov 11, 2005, 09:35 PM // 21:35

i switch penetrating blow 4 execution strike and wild blow 4 disrupting chop
works great

heist23 · Nov 12, 2005, 12:57 AM // 00:57

interesting....

well, since you've got a snare already, you might want to switch out battle rage for eviscerate, or cleave if you haven't unlocked it already.

frozen burst is a good idea, but it's exspensive for a warrior. maybe shard storm or another snare that's 10 energy.

as for self-healing, maybe a defensive stance might be just as good. healing signet won't help much...

Secret chief · Nov 12, 2005, 03:57 AM // 03:57

maybe i missed something but i think battle rage is better than the axe elites
because i m almost constantly 25% faster and i can spam executioner strike like cleave ..

carnivore · Nov 12, 2005, 04:01 AM // 04:01

well if you wanna be a constant 25% faster then why do you have a snare?

Red Locust · Nov 12, 2005, 04:10 AM // 04:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Secret chief

maybe i missed something but i think battle rage is better than the axe elites
because i m almost constantly 25% faster and i can spam executioner strike like cleave ..

False. When you're using battle rage, you're not using frenzy (or tiger's fury if you will) which means you're missing out on an attack speed increase that not only increases your adrenaline gain but also the damage you do with basic swings, since you swing more often than you would with battle rage. You also miss out on eviscerate, which is better than executioners, but more importantly, works very well in conjunction with executioners to do heavy spike damage.

So do yourself a favor and stick with eviscerate. If you need to hear more convincing arguments against battle rage, search around the forums and read the many discussions that have gone on about BR.

Secret chief · Nov 12, 2005, 04:13 AM // 04:13

frozen burst 2 help casters can slow many
25 % faster 2 catch up, do axe rake then hopefully gang up 4 the kill

Secret chief · Nov 12, 2005, 04:27 AM // 04:27

well maybe i m too much of a pussie to put frenzy in my bar
100 % more dmg .......

Turin Greyhand · Nov 13, 2005, 05:28 PM // 17:28

I like this a lot, i will test it out myself. Nice Concept.

Secret chief · Nov 13, 2005, 06:46 PM // 18:46

ok i ve tested it heres my final version (4 now ..)

water 11
strength 10 (+2)
axe 10(+1)

1. Berserker stance
2. eviscerate E (i see the light now

)
3. axe rake
4. executioner strike
5. --Wut u want -- currently defy pain but ....
6. Frozen burst
7. conjure frost
8. res

setup is :

conjure frost, get a soft target, frozen burst, berserker stance, adrenaline skill spike

works great

except for blind

Elena · Nov 13, 2005, 07:06 PM // 19:06

dont u mean endure pain ?

Morganas · Nov 13, 2005, 07:13 PM // 19:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Secret chief

well maybe i m too much of a pussie to put frenzy in my bar
100 % more dmg .......

Normally you'd take sprint to turn off frenzy, but your build definitely doesn't have the free skill slots. Since your using conjure, flurry might be a nice stance. Berserker's stance like you have now is a good idea IMO since you probably won't have the energy to keep up flurry all the time anyways.

Secret chief · Nov 13, 2005, 07:16 PM // 19:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elena

dont u mean endure pain ?

yes

Hella Good · Nov 13, 2005, 07:28 PM // 19:28

another snowman build? check out the premade pvp chars.

Morganas · Nov 13, 2005, 08:07 PM // 20:07

Another healing monk? check out the premade pvp chars.

Secret chief · Nov 13, 2005, 08:57 PM // 20:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hella Good

another snowman build? check out the premade pvp chars.

Premade pvp char SUCKS !!!!!

Hella Good · Nov 14, 2005, 07:18 AM // 07:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Morganas

Another healing monk? check out the premade pvp chars.

Failed to catch the joke.

And yea, pvp chars do suck but it's a start... i guess...

Slade xTekno · Nov 14, 2005, 08:16 AM // 08:16

Since you're not running Battle Rage anymore [thank God], I would go 12/10/8 for the attribute. The 12 would obviously go into Axe [hopefully with a Sup rune for higher crits]. I would then go 8 into Strength with a Minor Rune and 10 into Water Magic [for Conjure and Burst].

tafy69 · Nov 14, 2005, 08:45 AM // 08:45

The sword warrior snowman build thats posted on this site somewhere is much better i think.

Water Trident (Elite)
Frenzy
Galrath Slash
Final Thrust
Sprint
Frozen Burst
Conjure Frost
Rez

Your Date · Nov 14, 2005, 04:05 PM // 16:05

i have used my w/e for a long time and i find that using alot of ele skills just kills me so i just like to use conjure to boost my dmg then use flurry non stop. This makes me attack faster at the price of doing less dmg but with conjure it evens it self out very nicely because of my +45hp -2 dmg whilein stance trader shiled

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