Guild Wars 2

I have recently started seeing a warrior build of hammer/axe-shield. I have played this build ages ago and thought it was ok. However this newer version I have been encountering is making short work of me, and I’m a warrior myself. I have tried playing round with different set ups to mimic it, but I am still not achieving the same dmg output.

Anyone have a clue what this strange, deeply destructive, yet fairly sturdy combination maybe?

Sounds like somebody is using Unsuspecting Foe.

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or Burst Precision :P with full cav armor/trinkets.

Meh at burst precision. If you want many hard hitting blows with hammer/axe, you need burst mastery. Cleansing Ire for building adrenaline, so no room for burst precision.

I’d say something like 0/20/20/0/30 with zerk/cavalier, 30% base crit, lots of fury, and sigil of impact.

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zerker stance, intel sigil on hammer and maybe Short Temper/Sharpened Axe.

30/0/20/0/20