Build:W/Me UW Solo

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This build has been designed for the following use:

PvE
farming

1 Attributes and Skills
2 Equipment
3 Usage
4 Counters
5 Variants
6 See also
7 Template

This build uses dual visages, physical resistance, and warrior adrenaline attacks to farm the Smite Crawlers in the Underworld.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Warrior / Mesmer	Attribute Rank
Strength	6 + 1 ( + 1 + 3 )
Axe Mastery	11 + 1 + 3
Tactics	8 + 1
Illusion Magic	10
Inspiration Magic	2

[edit] Equipment

Full Knight's Armor
Axe Helm of Superior Axe Mastery (for fighting)
Strength Helm of Superior Strength (for running)
Elemental Axe of Enchanting (for Grasping Darknesses)
Zealous Axe of Enchanting (for Smites)

[edit] Usage

Take Clearing the Chamber immediately and lure one group of Graspings. Make sure you have a visage up when luring them. Sprint to the middle of the chamber to lose the Bladed Aatxes. Kill the Graspings one at a time with your attacks. Lure another group and repeat.
Once you have completed the quest, run along the right side of the room and through the open gate.
Stop as soon as you have broken aggro in order to heal and/or recharge. Continue running along the path until you reach the Smites.
Now kill the Smites the same way you did the Graspings. You have to give them a couple seconds of hitting you before attacking so they can't put up Shield of Judgment.

[edit] Counters

[edit] Variants

Remove the axe attacks for Sever Artery, Gash, and Dragon Slash.
Exchange Cleave with Triple Chop for some AoE damage.
Exchange Cleave and Dismember for Eviscerate and Executioner's Strike for greater overall DPS (before the Deep Wound is considered) at the cost of slightly more energy. (DPS is increased because using adrenaline skills lowers your adrenaline by one strike; while this is gained back if you hit, that hit will not result in a net gain of adrenaline, meaning that higher cost adrenaline skills will actually increase your DPS.)
Exchange Healing Signet with another attack skill such as Penetrating Chop or Furious Axe.
Change Penetrating Blow to Bonetti's Defense for better energy management (Recommended).