User:Erasculio/Warrior

Warrior
Among the ten professions Guild Wars has, only two feel odd to me: Monks (the only profession which character I have deleted) and Warriors, who I believe are both the most skill requiring profession, and the dumbest among them all. In PvP, good warriors have to be extremely skilled, more so IMO than everyone else (and in a skill based game, they would thererefore be the most powerful profession). In PvE...Not only we have the dumb Wa/Mo stereotype (and who has never met a player exactly like that?), but also the belief that warriors are meant exclusively to tank, nothing more. Which is quite ironic, given how they used to be the profession with the highest DPS in PvP.

And then we have my character. The only reason I have created her are the nice weapons warriors have - most of my favourite weapons in the game belong to this profession. Playing as a warrior, however, has been somewhat troublesome...I'm not a fan of "tanking" (not only it's incredibly boring, but it also relies on the AI being stupid), and the good DPS warriors have isn't as important when fights last seconds, with long downtimes in between. Add to this the very low energy, and...What would my warrior do? Damage? Well, that's a given, but I would be happier if I could fit more party-wide utility in my skill bar.

As a result, my favourite weapon for warriors is the hammer. Not because of the damage, or because the conditions it inflicts (swords and axes are better at those), but rather thanks to the invaluable ability of knocking down a foe, something that pratically removes it from the battle for a couple seconds (plus the enemies' knock down animations are usually very amusing xD).

Swords

 * Shocking Zodiac Sword of Defense
 * Swordsmanship 9
 * Lightning damage
 * Damage (15/50)
 * Armor +5
 * Cruel Celestial Sword of Fortitude
 * Swordsmanship 9
 * Lengthens Deep Wound
 * Damage (15/50)
 * Health +30
 * Kai's Sword
 * Fiery Dragon Sword of Fortitude
 * Swordsmanship 9
 * Fire damage
 * Strength and Honor (15)
 * Health +30
 * Icy Dragon Sword of Fortitude
 * Swordsmanship 9
 * Cold damage
 * Damage (15/50)
 * Health +30
 * Furious Dead Sword of Swordmanship
 * Swordsmanship 9
 * Double adrenaline (10)
 * Strength and Honor (15)
 * Swordsmanship +1 (20)
 * Glacial Blade of Enchanting
 * Swordsmanship 9
 * Cold damage
 * Damage (15/enchanted)
 * Lengthens Enchantments (20)

Axes

 * Sundering Zodiac Axe of Fortitude
 * Axe Mastery 9
 * Sundering (20/20)
 * Damage (15/50)
 * Health +30
 * Sundering Tengu Axe of Fortitude
 * Axe Mastery 9
 * Sundering (20/20)
 * Strength and Honor (15)
 * Health +30
 * Mallyx's Reaver

Hammers

 * The Ice Breaker
 * Sundering Zodiac Hammer of Fortitude
 * Hammer Mastery 9
 * Sundering (20/20)
 * Strength and Honor (15)
 * Health +30
 * Sundering Celestial Hammer of Fortitude
 * Hammer Mastery 9
 * Sundering (20/20)
 * Damage (15/50)
 * Health +30
 * Sundering Gavel of the Nephilim of Fortitude
 * Hammer Mastery 9
 * Sundering (20/20)
 * Strength and Honor (15)
 * Health +30
 * Sundering Tormented Maul of Fortitude
 * Hammer Mastery 9
 * Sundering (20/20)
 * Strength and Honor (15)
 * Health +30

Shields

 * Exalted Aegis (Strength)
 * Zodiac Shield of Fortitude
 * Strength 9
 * Luck of the Draw (-5/20)
 * Health +30
 * Zodiac Shield of Fortitude
 * Tactics 9
 * Luck of the Draw (-5/20)
 * Health +30
 * Celestial Shield of Fortitude
 * Tactics 9
 * Luck of the Draw (-5/20)
 * Health +30
 * Tengu Shield of Fortitude
 * Tactics 9
 * Luck of the Draw (-5/20)
 * Health +30

Armor

 * Elite Canthan Hauberk (Brawler, Superior Absorption)
 * Elite Canthan Leggings (Knight, Superior Vigor)
 * Elite Canthan Gauntlets (Survivor, Minor Strength)
 * Elite Canthan Boots (Survivor, Minor Tactics)
 * Elite Canthan Helm (Survivor, Superior Swordmanship)
 * Shing Jea Helm (Survivor, Superior Axe Mastery)
 * Ascalon Helm (Stonefist, Superior Hammer)
 * Istani Helm (Superior Strength)
 * Sunspear Helm (Superior Tactics)

Other

 * Lion Mask
 * Jade Longbow

Things to get

 * Celestial Axe
 * Mods
 * 1 Health +30 (sword)

Builds
Backbreaker Devastation  Template code: ABIRkn8QWMLfF0yZxweVw4A 

One of my favourite builds. Knocking enemies down is both incredibly simple and useful in PvE, and this build allows it fast enough to deal with the large groups of enemies often seen in that game mode.

Symbolic Attack  Template code: OQUUImYS5aSIfLOTiwOpFBAyNYcA 

This one I actually found here, on the wiki : D It's far from being the most effective thing ever, but it amused me so much when I saw it that I couldn't help but adapt it for myself. Signet of Distraction and Signet of Disenchantment are what really makes this build shine, in my opinion, giving it far more than just spammable damage.