Nightfall "Spam" Sword

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Racthoh
Racthoh
Did I hear 7 heroes?
#1
As much fun as Dragon Slash has been, I've started to dip into the possibilities of the 1/2 second attack skills along with hero backup. So far, so fun.

Enraging Charge
Flail
Magehunter's Strike {E}
Protector's Strike
Standing Slash
Sun and Moon Slash
Healing Signet
--Res of choice--

Strength: 10 + 1
Swordsmanship: 12 + 3 + 1
Tactics: 8 + 1

A Zealous upgrade is required for the high energy use of this build.

The concept is simple; spam. Start with Enraging Charge and a Magehunter's Strike, which will fill Flail. Go into Flail, and go nuts with your four attack skills as they fill up/recharge. Alone, they won't do all that much besides a lot of constant really fast hits with the occasional +42 from Standing Slash and +16 from Magehunter's Strike. However, all of that quick attacking means abusing skills that would enhance a warrior's output becomes very interesting.

As such, I've stuck Olias (the necromancer henchmen you get from Lion's Arch) with Weapon of Fury and Order of Pain. Signet of Lost Souls helps with energy management a lot, even though stuff likes to die quick enough for Soul Reaping anyway. Channeling specced at 8, Blood Magic at 13, Soul Reaping 10 (I also use some curses so my other points are specced into that). I manually force him to use Weapon of Fury on me all the time, for 29% more adrenaline gain along with another +1 energy per attack... and we'll stack on +14 from Order of Pain to all of those attacks. Without the hero aid of Weapon of Fury, it becomes harder to use your two energy attacks repeatedly since they do have a 3 second recharge.
Marty Silverblade
Marty Silverblade
Administrator
#2
Well if Racthoh made it, it works

Seriously though, it looks good. If it really works well I might swap from axe to sword for PvE... now that I think about it, I almost never use my sword or hammer... just Razorstone... oh well.
Tingi
Tingi
Wilds Pathfinder
#3
No deep wound on a warrior = no no
Arkantos
Arkantos
The Greatest
#4
Quote: Originally Posted by Tan Blademaster
No deep wound on a warrior = no no Sorry, your thinking of PvP.

Great build Racthoh.
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kazjun
Desert Nomad
#5
Nice looking build. I'll try it. Been running 5 en sword skills on Jin with high expertise and a zealous but this seems like you can get a higher dps. Not that the dps is was that high anyway, most of the attacks are less than +20 damage and hundred blades (which actually gains you en when used on more than 1 person). But Jin runs them at a cost of 1 en so it was fun. Will try out the orders support necro, though I think that running a MM hero is more useful in pve survival wise.
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Ellindia
Pre-Searing Cadet
#6
very good build. tested it and loved it.
Racthoh
Racthoh
Did I hear 7 heroes?
#7
Quote: Originally Posted by Tan Blademaster No deep wound on a warrior = no no I stuck sever + gash on Koss (along with Magehunter's and Protector's ), in the event of a non-bleeding enemy I hate wasting two of my skill slots.

Quote:
Originally Posted by kazjun
Will try out the orders support necro, though I think that running a MM hero is more useful in pve survival wise. True enough, you could always take the master of whispers as well?
SnipiousMax
SnipiousMax
Perfectly Elocuted
#8
Quote: Originally Posted by Racthoh
True enough, you could always take the master of whispers as well? Ensign posted a Orders/MM hybrid awhile back.
Xaero Gouki Kriegor
Xaero Gouki Kriegor
Wilds Pathfinder
#9
Im addicted right now to Dragon slash, to the limit, and for great justice,
using those consectively, i have a near continous spammable attack chain as well with similar skills

but ill give this one a try
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vicara
Banned
#10
most skills in this build are pre-searing or i dont know where i can get the skills so if someone would be that friendly to post the new skills for this build thanx for that than

and the replacement ffor standing slash that prohecies...
big papi
big papi
Town Dweller
#11
bit noobish

switch to /mo and add mending and hh but otherwise nice build saw u useing it against knoll in gvg
Zamochit
Zamochit
Furnace Stoker
#12
Very nice.

The only thing i would consider is having your blood necro throw mark of fury on any really high HP target you are taking down...another nice adrenal boost
Witte Was
Witte Was
Jungle Guide
#13
Quote: Originally Posted by big papi
bit noobish

switch to /mo and add mending and hh but otherwise nice build saw u useing it against knoll in gvg LOL:P I thought you were serious^^. Anyway, I've to try it out myself when I've NF.
Racthoh
Racthoh
Did I hear 7 heroes?
#14
Quote: Originally Posted by vicara
most skills in this build are pre-searing or i dont know where i can get the skills so if someone would be that friendly to post the new skills for this build thanx for that than

and the replacement ffor standing slash that prohecies... Enraging Charge, Flail, and Magehunter's Strike are Nightfall only.

Sun and Moon Slash and Standing Slash are Factions only. Galrath Slash does the same damage as Standing (well, one more) but it's two more adrenaline to use.
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vicara
Banned
#15
wow wonderfull build ^^

some one know a replacement for Protector's Strike in nightfall or factions?
Seef II
Seef II
Desert Nomad
#16
Magehunter's is 1/2 second, Nightfall only.
If you are axe, it is possible to use Critical Chop, which is +31 damage at 16 axe, 1/2 second activation, and a gravy interrupt if you crit. But Critical Chop has a 10 s recharge, so you may want to spend time Dismembering for your deep wounds and whatnot.

Racthoh, I just capped Magehunter's yesterday, and it is very, very fun to play with even in a standard sword build. If you have no other energy skills, and use Rush for your Flail cancel, killing stuff becomes an exciting race between you and your heroes/hench.
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ogami_ito
Lion's Arch Merchant
#17
Magehunter does like +20 damage, plus if target is enchanted, it does not miss. If this is your only energy attack, I think that's cool as it will help increase adrenaline. Instead of a Zealous upgrade, take a furios upgrade to help charge the adren skills faster. Taking protectors with this to me seems too much. Yeah...you get to see yourself spamming attacks. But I would rather do Axe and take critical Chop. That way you can go like this:
Critical Chop > atack >magehunter >attack>Magehunter>Dismember>Executioners>Critic al Chop
Skuld
Skuld
Furnace Stoker
#18
^ Protector's Strike and Magehunters are both 5e. You really do need zealous!
Racthoh
Racthoh
Did I hear 7 heroes?
#19
Quote: Originally Posted by ogami_ito
Instead of a Zealous upgrade, take a furios upgrade to help charge the adren skills faster. Taking protectors with this to me seems too much. Yeah...you get to see yourself spamming attacks. Spamming the skills is one thing, the second is abusing other skills that you can place on your heroes. In addition to Order of Pain, I've stacked on Barbs and Winnowing (and for fun Infuriating Heat) which with my attributes is around +25 damage per hit on the target. The speedy 1/2 attacks, the two hits from Sun and Moon, and Standing Slash thrown in there... when all three of the +damage modifiers are in effect the numbers are fun to watch.
Dahnel
Dahnel
Wilds Pathfinder
#20
Basicly, he dressed Olias up as Asuir..

Dude if you want to play with me just say in alliance chat.

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