User:Dak393/Raid Guide/Warrior

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Berserker icon small.png Berserker[edit]

General Banners[edit]

FAQ

  • Why Thief Runes?
    • We need a lot of precision to crit cap, Superior Rune of the Thief.pngthief runes give +300 (~14.3% crit) as well as 10% damage from flanking (anywhere not in the front 90 degrees)
    • There are other setups and reasons you would change runes but as explained next you would need to change gear to make them work. Check the Snowcrows guide page.
  • Why do we want to cap crit?
    • Much of our damage comes from  Decapitate.png Decapitate so we want to use that as much as possible. So long as we hit with it, the skill has no cooldown so the only limit is how fast we can generate a full bar of adrenaline. The trait Axe Mastery Axe Mastery in Discipline gives us 2 extra adrenaline when we crit with an axe skill meaning we only need 3 hits to decapitate again.
  • What crit chance should I hit?
  • When do I weapon swap?
    • If do not need CC (like on golem) you should be running axe/nothing + nothing/axe so that you have axe/axe in both weapon sets and can swap weapons to trigger Versatile Rage Versatile Rage and gain adrenaline.
      • This lets you do one auto attack + swap to fill a bar instead of the second auto attack, gaining a small amount of DPS.
    • If you do need CC you run maces and should only swap to them to CC.
      • Use  Head Butt.png Head Butt, can be delayed if you need faster CC.
      • Priority should be to use  Tremor.png Tremor (mace 5),  Pommel Bash.png Pommel Bash (mace 3), and then  Skull Grinder.png Skull Grinder (F1) if you really need more but you can usually stop before that. Then swap back to Axes asap when done.
      • While you're on mace/mace  Crushing Blow.png Crushing Blow can be used for more vulnerability and  Counterblow.png Counterblow is a block if needed.
      • Note that using nothing/mace in addition to axe/axe is an option if you want a little more CC while still having decapitate and axe main hand. This means you'll still have  Head Butt.png Head Butt and  Tremor.png Tremor and good damage, a good option for fractals.
  • What DPS should I hit?
    • Benchmark is 33.4k final number and 36.2-36.8k first number with full ascended and infusions. Infusions account for ~2% DPS, Food and utility account for ~7-9%, ascended weapons ~6%, trinkets ~4%, armor < 1%. A good idea is to try and hit above 80% benchmark starting out while you aim to get above 90% (aka 26.7k -> 30k)

Power Banners[edit]

  • Warrior Guide by Solvi - Goes over gearing, setups, rotations, and general options in detail in a short video. Check the description for links and more info.
  • Easy spoterless swap - With spotter / without spotter - Able to switch between spotter and spotter-less setups by swapping assassin ring to berserker and impact sigil to accuracy. Needs one precise infusion to cap.

Spellbreaker icon small.png Spellbreaker[edit]

Hand kite[edit]