Elites in Action

clawofcrimson

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Crimson Claw

20 Mar 2007 at 18:23 - 1

In pve sometimes those elites are hard to come by for the casual player. So here is a list of builds using each elite as the basis for the build... some of them are taken straight from wiki...while others have been based around general pve/pvp. for pvp usage you can make some minor changes to skills to get an effective build...skills like the increased speed and ias skills can be swapped for you preference.... and in certain areas/situations (RA/TA/GVG and some pve) you may want to add a res skill. Here are some things to consider:

**these builds were made with three things in mind:
1. warriors were made to damage (not too many 'tank' builds)
2. GW is a team based game (many of these builds are for a well balanced team)
3. Your a primary warrior for a reason (the majority of skills comes from the warriors skill lists)

**non weapon elites may have flexibility in weapon choice and attack skills...for instance,
[card]sever artery[/card] [card]gash[/card] [card]final thrust[/card] can be substituted for [card]dismember[/card] [card]agonizing chop[/card] [card]executioner's strike[/card] or [card]hammer bash[/card] [card]crushing blow[/card] [card]irresistible blow[/card] (these are the combos I tend to favour but you can usually put any attack skills where you see these)

**Increased attack/running speed skills are largely a matter of preference/situation. for instance while in many forms of pvp frenzy may be a good choice, but i would not recommend it for AB/RA because you depend somewhat on a good healer when using this skill.

**secondary variations will depend on which secondary class you've chosen...usually unlinked skills work the best. here are some popular ones
/m
[card]mending touch[/card]
/n
[card]plague touch[/card]
/a
[card]dash[/card] [card]signet of malice[/card] [card]shadow walk[/card]
/e
[card]shock[/card]

** some require a little investment
/d
[card]signet of pious light[/card] [card]vital boon[/card]

and of course ETC.....

enjoy!

~~~~~NO ATTRIBUTE ELITES~~~~~~~~

Yaa Paladin
[card]"you're all alone!"[/card] [card]enraging charge[/card] [card]flail[/card] [card]sever artery[/card] [card]gash[/card] [card]final thrust[/card] [card]mending touch[/card] [card]healing signet[/card]
well rounded condition spammer. Able to fair decently on his own

here is wiki version that includes axe variant and uses /a for gvg use
http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Build:W/A_Lone_Ganksman

Caster's Bane
[card]skull crack[/card] [card]dismember[/card] [card]agonizing chop[/card] [card]executioner's strike[/card] [card]disrupting chop[/card] [card]enraging charge[/card] [card]flail[/card] [card]healing signet[/card]
Good against casters. you may want to switch out some skills depending on what area your in.

Lets go Flail a Kiter
[card]"coward!"[/card] [card]bull's strike[/card] [card]crushing blow[/card] [card]staggering blow[/card] [card]heavy blow[/card] [card]frenzy[/card] [card]dash[/card] [card]lion's comfort[/card]
mostly for pvp use...make sure you have a good healer on your team.

~~~~~STRENGTH ELITES~~~~~~~

raging executioner
[card]enraging charge[/card] [card]battle rage[/card] [card]dismember[/card] [card]executioner's strike[/card] [card]penetrating chop[/card] [card]agonizing chop[/card] [card]plague touch[/card] [card]healing signet[/card]
BR is a great way to keep spamming high damage adren skills which is very effective in most pve. Use EC to run in initially and the rest of the time make sure BR is up

Bull's charge swordsman
[card]sever artery[/card] [card]gash[/card] [card]final thrust[/card] [card]bull's charge[/card] [card]frenzy[/card] [card]plague touch[/card] [card]healing signet[/card] [card]resurrection signet[/card]
taken from wiki see:
http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Build:W...s_Charge_Sword

charged berzerker
[card]charging strike[/card] [card]hammer bash[/card] [card]crushing blow[/card] [card]irresistible blow[/card] [card]flail[/card] [card]signet of strength[/card] [card]healing signet[/card] [card]lion's comfort[/card]
15 hammer
11 tactics
11 strength
use lions in battle and HS between skirmishes for heals... and keep spammin CS

Defiant tank
[card]defy pain[/card] [card]endure pain[/card] [card]dolyak signet[/card] [card]riposte[/card] [card]deadly riposte[/card] [card]sever artery[/card] [card]gash[/card] [card]healing signet[/card]
another poopy tank build...again...this is for when you need some cash and have to grind low level areas...or when you are doing the traditional 'tank' tactics...while a nuker nukes...I am open to suggestions on this one

friend of the Dwarves
[card]enraging charge[/card] [card]dwarven battle stance[/card] [card]mokele smash[/card][card]staggering blow[/card] [card]auspicious blow[/card] [card]fierce blow[/card] [card]lion's comfort[/card] [card]rebirth[/card]
apparently dwarves dont like casters

no need for tactics in this build.
16 hammer
13 strength

Flourishing slasher
[card]Jaizhenju Strike[/card] [card]pure strike[/card] [card]griffon's sweep[/card] [card]leviathan's sweep[/card] [card]flourish[/card] [card]burst of aggression[/card] [card]rush[/card] [card]resurrection signet[/card]
a skilled swordsman can chain high damage unblockable attacks and do plenty of dps with this build...you can easily use different weapons with this elite..just switch out the sword elites for power attack and such. this is best paired with an axe warrior to get the deep woundage.If you are looking to use another weapon from another class (scythe, spear, daggers) this elite can make that possible...however it is not highly recommended.

Zidane's Legacy
[card]headbutt[/card] [card]plague touch[/card] [card]dismember[/card] [card]agonizing chop[/card] [card]executioner's strike[/card] [card]flail[/card] [card]enraging charge[/card] [card]healing signet[/card]
this was posted earlier in this thread...good against casters...but watch your energy...high costs

Magehunter
[card]Magehunter strike[/card] [card]sever artery[/card] [card]gash[/card] [card]final thrust[/card] [card]frenzy[/card] [card]enraging charge[/card] [card]mending touch[/card] [card]resurrection signet[/card]
taken from wiki see:
http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Build:W..._Strike_Spiker

Primal strength

[card]primal rage[/card] [card]"find their weakness!"[/card] [card]galrath slash[/card] [card]silverwing slash[/card] [card]final thrust[/card] [card]remedy signet[/card] [card]lion's comfort[/card] [card]signet of return[/card]
15 swrd
10 command
11 strength
ya...i know...this one's pretty bad... If you got a better idea then....

Grasping Ntouka
[card]rage of the ntouka[/card] [card]enraging charge[/card] [card]barbarous slice[/card] [card]gash[/card] [card]final thrust[/card] [card]shock[/card] [card]grasping earth[/card] [card]healing signet[/card]
another adren. skill spamming elite... try out BoA with this one as well... this one needs work...will update later

Enduring crusher
[card]shock[/card] [card]crushing blow[/card] [card]irresistible blow[/card] [card]power attack[/card] [card]warrior's endurance[/card] [card]"i will survive!"[/card] [card]grasping earth[/card] [card]healing signet[/card]
keep the energy costing attacks going with WE... you can easily sub hammer attacks out with the ones you like... and grasping earth for a rez in most pve

~~~~~TACTICS ELITES~~~~~~~~~~~

Charging swordsman
[card]"charge!"[/card] [card]burst of aggression[/card] [card]sever artery[/card] [card]gash[/card] [card]final thrust[/card] [card]shock[/card] [card]soldier's strike[/card] [card]healing signet[/card]
build up adren. use skills 1,2,3,4,5, etc... for a decent spike...

victorious beast master
[card]"victory is mine!"[/card] [card]dismember[/card] [card]axe rake[/card] [card]axe twist[/card] [card]poisonous bite[/card] [card]comfort animal[/card] [card]charm animal[/card] [card]healing signet[/card]
16 axe
11 tactics
8 beast
pretty self explanitory. For pve use... the pets attacks make up for no ias and you get a cheap poison. but no increased speed