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RANDOM ARENA/ALLIANCE BATTLES The Lightning Hammer PvP build focuses on the stance renewing ability of "On Your Knees!" combined with a powerful ranger stance that increases attack speed and evades attacks. With high elemental armor and near constant physical evasion, this build is highly resistant to most damage.

Attributes and Skills[edit]

Ranger/Warrior Ranger / Warrior
Hammer Mastery 12
Expertise 10 + 1 + 2
Wilderness Survival 8 + 2
Irresistible Blow.jpg
Irresistible Blow
Devastating Hammer.jpg
Devastating Hammer
Crushing Blow.jpg
Crushing Blow
"On Your Knees!".jpg
"On Your Knees!"
Lightning Reflexes.jpg
Lightning Reflexes
Optional.jpg
Optional
Troll Unguent.jpg
Troll Unguent
Resurrection Signet.jpg
Resurrection Signet

Variants[edit]

Equipment[edit]

Armor:

Weapons:

  • Any max damage customized hammer with either +15% damage while in a stance or +15% damage always, energy -5. Energy will likely never be a problem with either build unless you encounter very heavy energy denial.

Suggested Weapon Mods:

  • Sundering Hammer of Fortitude for the Lightning Hammer build.
  • Furious Hammer of Fortitude for the Crazed Carpenter/Shakey Tanker builds.
  • It's often beneficial to bring along an extra hammer with an elemental damage mod such as an icy hammer haft to help damage Warriors.

Similar Green/Unique Hammers:

Usage[edit]

  • Open with Lightning Reflexes only after you are in melee range, as its duration is short.
  • Spam Irresistible Blow whenever it's recharged. With 13 expertise you can easily manage your energy and deal consistent extra damage.
  • If your attacks are not interfered with, you should be able to use Devastating Hammer before Lightning Reflexes ends.
  • Immediately use Crushing Blow to cause deep wound and extra damage.
  • Immediately use "On Your Knees!" to recharge Lightning Reflexes. Then reactivate it as soon as it times out.
  • Use Troll Unguent only as necessary, as the 3 second delay will cause your stance to end before you can renew it.

Counters[edit]

  • On hit hexes such as Empathy or Spiteful Spirit work, but are less useful than they seem. The high damage and slow attack speed of hammers allow the Lightning Hammer build to out damage any individual hex of that type though this may have a greater impact on the Crazed Carpenter build as it tends to hit multiple enemies with Crude Swing.
  • Blindness and Weakness
  • Heavy life degeneration.
  • Adrenaline drain or prevention.
  • Defensive stances, though Irresistible Blow can cause damage through them for the Lightning Hammer build and the AoE damage from Earth Shaker and Yeti Smash will still connect with adjacent targets for the Crazed Carpenter.
  • Damage reducing hexes such as Faintheartedness or Spirit of Failure
  • Anti-evasion skills such as Rigor Mortis, Griffon's Sweep, Warrior's Cunning, or Unseen Fury.
Ranger/Warrior Mesmer / Assassin
Illusion Magic 12 + 1 + 3
Shadow Arts 12
Dagger Mastery 3
Illusionary Weaponry.jpg
Illusionary Weaponry
Deadly Paradox.jpg
Deadly Paradox
Death's Charge.jpg
Death's Charge
Feigned Neutrality.jpg
Feigned Neutrality
Dark Escape.jpg
Dark Escape
Return.jpg
Return
Illusion of Weakness.jpg
Illusion of Weakness
Resurrection Signet.jpg
Resurrection Signet

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This Build uses the Bear's skill Brutal Mauling which activats on "Next Attack Skill" chants/shouts

Attributes and Skills[edit]

Ranger/Warrior Paragon / Ranger
Leadership 12 + 1 + 2
Beast Mastery 10
Motivation 8 + 1
Brutal Strike.jpg
Brutal Strike
Bestial Pounce.jpg
Bestial Pounce
Burning Refrain.jpg
Burning Refrain
Blazing Finale.jpg
Blazing Finale
Leader's Comfort.jpg
Leader's Comfort
Comfort Animal.jpg
Comfort Animal
Charm Animal.jpg
Charm Animal
Signet of Return.jpg
Signet of Return
  • Brutal strike is optional, you can replace with and condition or special animal attack skill.(eg. Maiming strike, Feral Lunge
  • Can Replace almost any skill except Charm Animal with Glowing Signet for energy recovery

Equipment[edit]

Any Max Spear Use Health armors

  • Use a Major Rune of Leadership

and a Minor rune of Motivation

Usage[edit]

Make sure you have a bear as a pet, by attacking a target, once your pet gets adjacent to your target, start with Burning Refrain then Burning Refrain, then spam Bestial Pounce untill your target is below 50% health, Use Brutal Strike Repeat

  • Use Glowing Signet when a foe is burning to reclaim some lost energy

Make sure you use Bestial Pounce on spell casters

Counters[edit]

Heavy use of extinguish or related. Empathy could quickly kill the pet because of its AI


Variants[edit]

Self Heals and pet attacks