Curse

Ilya Khan · May 29, 2006, 03:23 AM // 03:23

DD = Desperate Drunkard
The premise of the build lies on the pros and cons of two skills : Drunken Blow and Desperation Blow. They both do the same thing. At 15 Tactics, For 5 energy (7 second recharge), you deal +40 damage and inflict either a deep wound, bleeding, or crippled on the foe. You are then knocked down.
Now combine this with Balanced Stance at 15 Tactics. For 20 seconds, you cannot be the victim of a critical hit or be knocked down. Recharge of 30 seconds. Wonderful. We have negated any cons from using drunken blow + desperation blow. However, to make it even better, bring Shove (elite). At 15 Tactics, you lose all adrenaline, deal 75 damage, and knock the enemy down. This costs only 5 energy with a 20 second recharge and .75 second cast time. Here is where it varies. I bring an axe with disrupting chop and distracting blow. One is energy dependent and one is adrenaline dependent. This offers 2 ways to interupt and makes this build nigh unstoppable. For a self heal , I bring Healing Sig for a quick 152 hp heal. Then, to top it all off, I suggest a res sig. So here's my lineup :
Distracting Blow
Disrupting Chop
Healing Signet
Shove (Elite)
Desperation Blow
Drunken Blow
Balanced Stance
Res Sig

Enjoy!

The Real Roy Keane · May 29, 2006, 08:34 PM // 20:34

'Tis a fun, harmless build, nothing more, nothing less. You'll never have enogh energy to keep it up though.

Lord Ertihan · May 29, 2006, 09:12 PM // 21:12

This is true. You won't have enough energy to maintain the constant Drunken and Desperation Blows. Not to mention Shove will cancel all the hard-earned adrenaline you've built up for Disrupting Chop. My suggestion, is to use "Victory is Mine!" {E}, because you're causing so many conditions with those two attacks. Not only does it give you energy back, it also provides you with a massive health boost (it's based on Tactics, which is also awesome). Combined with Healing Signet and you're a fairly good tank all in all.