User:Vallen Frostweaver/Build Archive/Axe Stance Tank

This was designed primarily for tanking fleshy creatures that cannot break stances in PvE though it can be used to solo areas. This also offers extra defense for the team as well as adding speed to the player.

Equipment

 * Max Sundering or Zealous Axe Of Fortitude
 * Max shield with damage reduction and health bonus.
 * Max Sentry's armor is preferred as you will always be in a stance.

Usage

 * 1) Apply Poison to your weapon, "Shields Up!", and start with Escape to charge your foe(s).
 * 2) Use stances to stay constantly blocking.
 * 3) Cyclone Axe once you are tanked in to poison all adjacent foes.
 * 4) "Watch Yourself!" when available for added defense.
 * 5) Healing Signet only when needed and only when in a stance if used in battle. Best when "Watch Yourself!" is active as well to offset the armor reduction.

Counters

 * Blindness/Blocking
 * Energy denial
 * Anti-stance/block skills

Variants

 * Remove one or more of the following:
 * (only if no fleshy targets are around)
 * (only if no fleshy targets are around)
 * (only if no fleshy targets are around)
 * (only if no fleshy targets are around)


 * Add in one or more of the below to replace one or more of the above:
 * (for an interrupt)
 * for added healing and some resistance to degen (most often switched with "Watch Yourself!" or "Shields Up!" in a solo build).
 * to remove blindness.
 * to remove blindness.


 * Sword variant - remove a shout and Cyclone Axe and add in Gash and Sever Artery.

Links

 * Inspired by ReZon.