User:Aquadrizzt/Sandbox/AnniversaryWeapons

This is a work-in-progress. Feel free to edit and add ideas.

The Anniversary Weapons are super cool, but I do think that making the best use of the martial ones is going to be hard. Previously, this kind of brainstorming wasn't worth it, but as of the April 30 patch (which made them not unplayably bad due to hidden scaling), it could be at least interesting to figure out ways to play with the new martial weapons. The only rule of this brainstorm is that you are not allowed to invest any points in the weapon's actual Mastery attribute (e.g. no Marksmanship for Bows, etc.), with bonus points going towards builds that do not use skills from the weapon's original profession at all.

Some consideration should also be given to what off-hand can be used for the Axe, Sword, and Spear.

Build ideas

• /AR Interrupt
• /Rt Bow

Melee attacks

• Club of a Thousand Bears: [5 12 ] Deals +6...8...9 damage for each adjacent foe (maximum: 60). Causes knock-down if target foe is non-Human. (Norn)
• Sneak Attack: [5 5 ] Inflicts Blindness (5...7...8 seconds). Counts as a lead attack. (Vanguard)
• Pious Assault (Scythe Mastery)
• Reap Impurities (Scythe Mastery)
• Twin Moon Sweep (Scythe Mastery)
• Victorious Sweep (Scythe Mastery)
• Judgment Strike (Divine Favor)
• Whirlwind Attack (Sunspear)
• Desperation Blow/ Drunken Blow (Tactics)
• Soldier's Strike (Tactics)
• Thrill of Victory (Tactics)
• Distracting Blow (Unlinked)
• Distracting Strike (Unlinked)
• Skull Crack (Unlinked)
• Symbolic Strike (Unlinked)
• Wild Blow (Unlinked)

Ranged attacks

• Deft Strike: (Vanguard)

Weapon-specific

Axe

• Disrupting Chop Axe attack. (Unlinked [Axe Mastery])
• Keen Chop Axe attack. (Unlinked [Axe Mastery])

Hammer

• Counter Blow Hammer attack. (Unlinked [Hammer Mastery])
• Hammer Bash Hammer attack. (Unlinked [Hammer Mastery])
• Magehunter's Smash Hammer attack. (Unlinked [Hammer Mastery])

Sword

• Sun and Moon Slash Sword attack. (Unlinked [Swordsmanship])
• Riposte Skill. (Tactics)
• Deadly Riposte Skill. (Tactics)

Dagger/chains

• Sneak Attack: [5 5 ] Inflicts Blindness (5...7...8 seconds). Counts as a lead attack. (Vanguard)
• Dancing Daggers ... Counts as a lead attack. (Deadly Arts)
• Iron Palm ... Counts as a lead attack. (Deadly Arts)
• Mantis Touch ... Counts as an off-hand attack and must follow a lead attack. (Deadly Arts)
• Exhausting Assault Dual attack. (Unlinked [Dagger Mastery])
• Vampiric Assault Dual attack. (Deadly Arts)

Synergy with attack chains

• Entangling Asp Must follow a lead attack. (Deadly Arts)
• Blinding Powder Must follow an off-hand attack. (Deadly Arts)
• Mark of Instability ... on dual attack. (Unlinked)
• Assault Enchantments ... Must follow a dual attack. (Unlinked)
• Impale ... Must follow a dual attack. (Deadly Arts)
• Way of the Lotus ... on dual attack. (Shadow Arts)

Bow

• Triple Shot (Kurzick) (Allegiance)
• Distracting Shot (Unlinked* [Expertise])
• Incendiary Arrows (Wilderness Survival)
• Poison Arrow (Wilderness Survival)
• Called Shot (Unlinked)
• Dual Shot (Unlinked)
• Forked Arrow (Unlinked)
• Magebane Shot (Unlinked)
• Quick Shot (Unlinked)

Bow preparations

• Barbed Arrows (Wilderness Survival)
• Choking Gas (Wilderness Survival)
• Ignite Arrows (Wilderness Survival)
• Kindle Arrows (Wilderness Survival)
• Melandru's Arrows (Wilderness Survival)

Spear

• Spear of Fury (Kurzick) (Allegiance)
• Disrupting Throw (Unlinked [Spear Mastery])

Synergies

• Flourish Skill. (Strength)
• Tainted Flesh Enchantment. (Death Magic)
• Illusionary Weaponry Enchantment. (Illusion Magic)

Damage increases

• Signet of Strength Signet. (Strength)
• "Together as One!" Shout. (Expertise)
• Winnowing Nature Ritual. (Wilderness Survival)
• Choking Gas Preparation. (Wilderness Survival)
• Kindle Arrows Preparation. (Wilderness Survival)
• Melandru's Arrows Preparation. (Wilderness Survival)
• Strength of Honor (Smiting Prayers)
• Order of Pain Enchantment. (Blood Magic)
• Barbs Hex. (Curses)
• Mark of Pain Hex. (Curses)
• Soul Taker Enchantment. (Soul Reaping)
• Conjure Flame Enchantment. (Fire Magic)
• Conjure Frost Enchantment. (Water Magic)
• Conjure Lightning Enchantment. (Air Magic)
• Shadowy Burden Hex. (Shadow Arts)
• Brutal Weapon Weapon. (Communing)
• Spirit's Strength Enchantment. (Spawning Power)
• Ebon Dust Aura Flash Enchantment. (Earth Prayers)

Critical chance

• "Fear Me!" Shout. (Tactics)
• Critical Eye Skill. (Critical Strikes)
• Way of the Master Enchantment. (Critical Strikes)
• Siphon Strength Hex. (Deadly Arts)
• "Go for the Eyes!" Shout. (Command)

On attack

• Apply Poison Preparation. (Wilderness Survival)
• Barbed Arrows Preparation. (Wilderness Survival)
• Ignite Arrows Preparation. (Wilderness Survival)
• Melandru's Arrows Preparation. (Wilderness Survival)
• Poison Tip Signet Signet. (Wilderness Survival)
• Predatory Season Preparation. (Wilderness Survival)
• Scavenger's Focus Skill. (Wilderness Survival)
• Strike as One Preparation. (Beast Mastery)
• Vigorous Spirit Enchantment. (Healing Prayers)
• Order of the Vampire Enchantment. (Blood Magic)
• Order of Apostasy Enchantment. (Curses)
• Well of Ruin Well. (Curses)
• Nightmare Weapon Weapon. (Channeling Magic)
• Splinter Weapon Weapon. (Channeling Magic)
• Sundering Weapon Weapon. (Communing)
• Wailing Weapon Weapon. (Channeling Magic)
• Warmonger's Weapon Weapon. (Channeling Magic)
• Weapon of Shadow Weapon. (Restoration Magic)
• Grenth's Aura (Wind Prayers)
• Harrier's Grasp Flash Enchantment. (Wind Prayers)
• Harrier's Haste Flash Enchantment. (Wind Prayers)
• Mystic Vigor Enchantment. (Mysticism)
• Sand Shards (Earth Prayers)
• Vow of Strength (Earth Prayers)
• Zealous Renewal Flash Enchantment. (Mysticism)
• Zealous Vow Enchantment. (Wind Prayers)
• "Find Their Weakness!" Shout. (Command)
• "Go for the Eyes!" Shout. (Command)
• Burning Refrain Echo. (Leadership)

On attack skill

• Demonic Flesh Enchantment. (Blood Magic)
• Assassin's Remedy Enchantment. (Critical Strikes)
• Weapon of Renewal Weapon. (Spawning Power)
• Grenth's Grasp Flash Enchantment. (Wind Prayers)
• Rending Aura Flash Enchantment. (Wind Prayers)
• Whirling Charge Flash Enchantment. (Wind Prayers)
• Anthem of Disruption Chant. (Command)
• Anthem of Envy Chant. (Command)
• Anthem of Flame Chant. (Leadership)
• Anthem of Fury Chant. (Leadership)
• Anthem of Guidance Chant. (Command)
• Anthem of Weariness Chant. (Command)
• Crippling Anthem Chant. (Command)
• Zealous Anthem Chant. (Motivation)
• Song of Concentration Chant. (Unlinked)
• Song of Power Chant. (Motivation)
• Song of Purification Chant. (Motivation)
• Song of Restoration Chant. (Motivation)

On critical hit

• Disrupting Accuracy Preparation. (Unlinked [Marksmanship])
• Critical Agility Enchantment. (Critical Strikes)
• Critical Defenses Enchantment. (Critical Strikes)
• Dark Apostasy Enchantment. (Critical Strikes)
• Way of Perfection Enchantment. (Shadow Arts)

Increased attack speed

• "I Will Avenge You!" Shout. (Strength)
• Berserker Stance Stance. (Strength)
• Burst of Aggression Stance. (Strength)
• Flail Stance. (Strength)
• Flurry Stance. (Unlinked)
• Frenzy Stance. (Unlinked)
• Primal Rage Stance. (Strength)
• Seven Weapons Stance Stance. (Strength)
• Soldier's Stance Stance. (Strength)
• Bestial Fury/ Tiger's Fury Stance. (Beast Mastery)
• Heket's Rampage Stance. (Beast Mastery)
• Never Rampage Alone Skill. (Sunspear)
• Weapon of Aggression Weapon. (Channeling Magic)
• Aggressive Refrain Echo. (Leadership)
• Soldier's Fury Echo. (Leadership)
• Onslaught Flash Enchantment. (Wind Prayers)

Damage type changes

• Conflagration Nature Ritual. (Wilderness Survival)
• Greater Conflagration Nature Ritual. (Wilderness Survival)
• Kindle Arrows Preparation. (Wilderness Survival)
• Winter
• Judge's Insight Enchantment. (Smiting Prayers)
• Dust Cloak Flash Enchantment. (Earth Prayers)
• Grenth's Fingers Flash Enchantment. (Wind Prayers)
• Heart of Holy Flame Flash Enchantment. (Mysticism)
• Staggering Force Flash Enchantment. (Earth Prayers)

Adrenaline gain

• "For Great Justice!" Shout. (Unlinked)
• "I Meant to Do That!" Shout. (Strength)
• "To the Limit!" Shout. (Tactics)
• "You Will Die!" Shout. (Strength)
• Auspicious Parry Stance. (Tactics)
• Battle Rage Stance. (Strength)
• Berserker Stance Stance. (Strength)
• Lion's Comfort Skill. (Strength)
• Rage of the Ntouka Skill. (Strength)
• Infuriating Heat Nature Ritual. (Expertise)
• Dark Fury Enchantment. (Blood Magic)
• Mark of Fury Hex. (Blood Magic)
• Balthazar's Rage Flash Enchantment. (Mysticism)
• "Make Your Time!" Shout. (Leadership)
• Focused Anger Skill. (Leadership)
• Inspirational Speech Skill. (Motivation)
• Natural Temper Skill. (Leadership)
• Signet of Aggression Signet. (Unlinked)
• Soldier's Fury Echo. (Leadership)

Block prevention

• Rigor Mortis Hex. (Curses)
• Way of the Fox Enchantment. (Shadow Arts)
• Unseen Fury Stance. (Shadow Arts)
• Ghostly Weapon Weapon. (Communing)
• Guided Weapon Weapon. (Communing)
• Guiding Hands Enchantment. (Wind Prayers)

Touch skills

While these are technically not attacks, they require being in melee range and are generally pretty close in effect to melee attacks.

• Brawling Headbutt: [7 0.75¾ ] Touch skill. Deals 45...65...70 damage; causes knockdown. (Deldrimor)

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Suboptimal

Skills listed here have some form of anti-synergy between their profession, attribute, and relevant Anniversary weapon; they might be usable in niche situations, but are probably not the best picks. For example, the melee attacks in Strength, Critical Strikes, and Mysticism are in this category due to Warrior, Assassin, and Dervish getting a ranged Anniversary weapon. Weapon attacks that are linked to their profession's primary Attribute instead of their relevant Mastery attribute are also placed here.

Attacks

• Malicious Strike: [5 6 ] Deals +10...26...30 damage and critically hits if target has a condition. (Critical Strikes)
• Aura Slicer (Mysticism)
• Banishing Strike (Mysticism)
• Mystic Sweep (Mysticism)
• Body Blow (Strength)
• Bull's Strike (Strength)
• Counterattack (Strength)
• Griffon's Sweep/ Leviathan's Sweep (Strength)
• Magehunter Strike (Strength)
• Power Attack (Strength)
• Protector's Strike (Strength)
• Disarm Sword attack. (Strength)
• Black Lotus Strike Lead attack. (Critical Strikes)
• Unsuspecting Strike Lead attack. (Critical Strikes)
• Shadow Theft ... Counts as a lead attack. (Critical Strikes)
• Palm Strike ... Counts as an off-hand attack. (Critical Strikes)
• Critical Strike Dual attack. (Critical Strikes)
• Shattering Assault Dual attack. (Critical Strikes)
• Twisting Fangs Dual attack. (Critical Strikes)
• Spear Swipe Melee Spear attack. (Leadership)
• Oath Shot (Expertise)
• Point Blank Shot// Zojun's Shot (Expertise)

Synergies

• Dwarven Battle Stance Stance. (Strength)
• Bull's Charge Stance. (Strength)
• Charging Strike Stance. (Strength)
• Enraging Charge Stance. (Strength)
• Warrior's Cunning Skill. (Strength)
• Warrior's Endurance Stance. (Strength)
• Archer's Signet Signet. (Expertise)
• Locust's Fury Enchantment. (Critical Strikes)
• Way of the Assassin Stance. (Critical Strikes)
• Avatar of Balthazar Form. (Mysticism)
• Avatar of Dwayna Form. (Mysticism)
• Avatar of Grenth Form. (Mysticism)
• Avatar of Lyssa Form. (Mysticism)
• Avatar of Melandru Form. (Mysticism)
• Heart of Fury Stance. (Mysticism)
• Pious Fury Stance. (Mysticism)