fun pvp hammer spike build

Don't listen to the 16 in weapon attribute bs.

Helm and minor is fine. 75 hp is better than 3% more dmg which is effectively 1-2 dmg.

Critical chance is no longer a factor with go for the eyes.

if you want the maximum dmg possible, ya gotta run the sup rune. but i think the game has been changing little by little ever since factions. im seeing more and more ppl running just minors without too much trouble. sometime i think that the whole max weapon attribute thing is a bit too over hyped and a bit of old school thinking. it comes down to 75 hp vs the added dmg from 14 to 16 in you weapon attribute. i really dont think either side is wrong, its just two entirely different styles of thinking.

as for the build, i only have a couple of issues:

1) looks very energy heavy. your chain seems to consume almost all of your available energy. tiger stance, shove, crushing blow, thrill of victory puts you down 20 energy, and if you sprint afterwards, there goes the rest. just seems like there may be a bit of downtime before you can follow up with another chain (havnt tested so i dont know).

2) i like shove, but i love my hammer elites so much more. it just seems like a bit of a waste to bring along shove with beauties like backbreaker and dev hammer just sitting out there. i know this build seems to be based around the energy attacks and throwing in an adren skill does delay the start of the chain, but i gotta say it.

then again, every hammer build ive ever made/commented on turns into a devastating/crushing/fierce chain (i just love it so much ).

*edit*have you tried burst of aggression in place of tigers stance? since you arent relying on adren, it seems it could be a bit better (same duration, same IAS speed, doesnt end if you miss, and has a better recharge).

You usually run 14 weapon mastery on split characters, I think. Otherwise, 16 is still the norm.

I don't think superiors are worth it ever.

Warriors are suppose to deal as much damage as they possibly can sooooo....a Superior rune is mandatory.

The increase in damage tapers off after about 12 in a weapon skill. From there, the percentage of damage tapers off and starts to become less and less beneficial. Considering warriors are the class most likely to overextend, and the class punished most when DP'd (after monks), It's best to not be easy to get spiked down at the flagstand when extending for a monk. In pve it's completely irrelevant, but in GVG I don't use superiors, and I don't feel like buying a second hat or reruning everytime I switch from pve to pvp.

If you have a pve warrior seperate from a pvp warrior it also doesn't matter as much, so that point also becomes moot. But if YOU DO use a warrior for both PVP and PVE then the expense becomes a factor, especially if you hate farming.

My post was completely seperate from what the majority of this part of the forum focuses on, so I should've clarified.

Considering the fact that with most mixed spike builds, the damage comes from the caster support in the form of Spiritual Pain/Eburn/Esurge/Wastrels, all a warrior really needs to do in those builds is deliver an untelegraphed Deep Wound. Shining example of this is the build iQ farmed the ladder with in the few days before the lock - they employed a warrior whose single purpose was to walk up to a target, Eviscerate, and maybe get a critical chop off before the target was down. For this purpose, a minor on the particular character is fine (in the format of GvG ofc). Sooo I agree with Thom on this point and retract my earlier statement about 16 hammer.

Basically this character can disobey two rules of thumb because it is a niche build - 1) MUST USE FRENZY - false 2) MUST HAVE 16 IN YOUR WEAPON - false.

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on every character i have i always run 1 superior rune (2 with superior vigor) and 1 major rune. on my warrior i have superior hammer/sword/axe and major tactics (and superior vigor) and i have 505 health. with a hammer i have about 470 health and i get by fine with that.

Well I would sub sprint for dash tigers for BOA and some thing else for hammer bash cause shove makes you loose all adrenaline

So the difference is 8%. This is multiplied by 1.15 because of your 15^50 mod, and by 1.20 because it's costumized, netting in an 11.04% dmg difference between a minor and a superior rune. Quite enough to justify 75 health I'd say.

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For pvp I personally only run a 3 skill damage chain so you can probable drop hammer bash and also sub out sprint for rush. I myself dont like -75 hp at most id run a major rune but the differnce in damage is so minimal(about 8 or so) it really isnt worth it especially when you start to factor in dp.You run your superior rune and rake up 30dp and will be looking around 350ish hp while I will still be in the higher 400's In any decent form of pvp (discludes RA, and TA because even hero's help so long as you call a target) your going to have assist on the spike anyway the warriors main job is dish in the deepwound.