Build:W/any Dwarven Hammer

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A Warrior build using Dwarven Battle Stance to dominate with hammers. Be strong like Great Dwarf!

Attributes and Skills

<pvxbig> [build prof=w/x hammer=12+1 strength=12+1+1][crude swing][whirlwind attack][optional][optional][optional][for great justice][Dwarven Battle Stance][dwarven stability][/build] Optional slots for:

• The Yeti Combo: Provides AoE Knockdowns.

• [["You Are All Weaklings!"]
• [[Yeti Smash@13]
• [[Crushing Blow@13]

• The Brawling Combo: For better energy management and Knockdown.

• [[Brawling Headbutt]
• [[Renewing Smash@13]
• [[Pulverizing Smash@13]

• The Auspicious Combo: For better energy management.

• [["You Are All Weaklings!"]
• [[Auspicious Blow@13]
• [[Fierce Blow@13]

Counters

• Stance and enchantment removal
• Anti-melee hexes such as Empathy or Spiteful Spirit
• Blind
• Blocking

Variants

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• Add [["You Are All Weaklings!"]
• Taking [["Save Yourselves!"] instead of [["For Great Justice!"] [NOTE: This is NOT recommended unless you are sure you are facing 6 or more foes most of the time, eg. HM FoW, DoA, elite missions etc.]

Equipment

• Armor:
  • Stonefist Insignia if using a knockdown skill (such as Yeti Smash or Brawling Headbutt).
  • Full Survivor or Sentinel Insignia
  • Rune of Superior Vigor
  • Rune of Superior Absorption
  • Rune of Clarity or Rune of Vitae
• Weapons: Zealous or Vampiric Hammer

Usage

• Maintain Dwarven Battle Stance using Dwarven Stability.
• Keep "For Great Justice!" up as much as possible.
• Use "You Are All Weaklings!" with Yeti Smash for an AoE knockdown
• Spam 1 and 2 on recharge to interrupt foes

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Notes

• Attack skills activation time with Dwarven Battle Stance:
  • no casting time = ~1.17 seconds (1.5*0.67=1.1725)
  • 1-second casting time = 0.67 seconds
  • 2-second casting time = 1.34 seconds (NOT 1.33 seconds)
  • 3-second casting time = 2.01 seconds (NOT 2 seconds)

• You need at least Deldrimor rank 6 to be able to permanently maintain Dwarven Battle Stance with 14 Strength, but at Deldrimor rank 4 (common rank after finishing EotN), you only have 5% downtime
• At maximum Deldrimor rank 10:
  • Dwarven Stability and Dwarven Battle Stance are maintainable with 12+ Strength
  • 12+1+1 Hammer Mastery and 12+1 Strength are ideal