Build:W/E Aggressive Hammer

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Contents 1 Attributes and Skills 2 Equipment 3 Usage 4 Counters 5 Variants

Aggressive Hammer warrior uses the elite skill Backbreaker to apply damage and pressure to targets while other allies come in to spike. This warrior is versatile as it is able to switch between applying pressure with long knockdowns and snares, and spiking a target with a deadly attack combo. This warrior combos well with other melee professions.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Warrior / Elementalist	Attribute Rank
Hammer Mastery	12 + 1 + 1
Strength	8 + 1
Tactics	9 + 1
Earth Magic	5

Backbreaker

Crushing Blow

Mighty Blow

Grasping Earth

Flail

Enraging Charge

Healing Signet

Resurrection Signet

[edit] Equipment

• Radiant Armor.
• Furious Hammer of Fortitude with 15^50.

[edit] Usage

• Begin with Enraging Charge to build up initial adrenaline.
• Cast Grasping Earth to snare nearby targets.
• Use Flail as your IAS
• Use Backbreaker, Flail, Crushing Blow, Protector's Strike in that order to deal spike damage.
• Use Protector's Strike to deal a mini spike against kiting foes.
• Resurrect fallen allies with Resurrection Signet

[edit] Counters

• Anti-melee hexes and conditions apply.

[edit] Variants

• Replace Enraging Charge with Rush.
• Replace Resurrection Signet with any utility skills for AB.
• Replace Flail with Berserker Stance