Build:W/any Axe Rune Farmer

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Contents 1 Attributes and Skills 1.1 Axe Variant 2 Equipment 3 Usage 4 Notes 5 Variant

This is a popular Warrior build which, as its name implies, is used to farm runes primarily from Ettins found within Kryta.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

[edit] Axe Variant

Warrior / Any	Attribute Rank
Axe Mastery	12 + 1 + 3
Strength	9 + 1
Tactics	9 + 1

Eviscerate

Cyclone Axe

Disrupting Chop

Executioner's Strike

Dolyak Signet

Sprint

Endure Pain

Healing Signet

[edit] Equipment

• Superior Rune of Axe Mastery - increases Axe Mastery by 3
• Executioner's Helm - increases Axe Mastery by 1
• Minor Rune of Strength - increases Strength by 1
• Minor Rune of Tactics - increases Tactics by 1 (2nd version only)

[edit] Usage

• Disrupting Chop is used to counter Gypsie Ettins, who use Healing Signet. You can use Distracting Blow here, as well.
• Dolyak Signet should be activated right before the ettins attack you.
• Cyclone Axe is to be used to build up adrenaline so that you can interrupt the healing signet much more often.
• This version doesn't require any monk skills. You almost don't even need Healing Signet, as there is only a 3 second time period when you don't have Dolyak Signet on.

[edit] Notes

A quest available at the Ascalon Settlement. "The Last Hog," when activated, causes a large mob of Ettins to spawn on the other side of the nearby portal. For farming purposes, do not complete the quest, but begin it to draw the Ettins through the portal. If you run down to the hog and run halfway back up that path, Ettins will spawn on your side of the portal and will move to attack you. Care must be taken since although the Ettins do not mob you all at once, the groups do follow each other very rapidly.

[edit] Variant

Replace Eviscerate with Triple Chop and drop Disrupting Chop for Dismember. Regardless of the Ettin's healing, a level 20 warrior will kill the Ettins easily and Triple Chop is easier to get, if you have Factions.