Build:Any/W Dwarven Gladiator Farmer

The PvXwiki community finds this to be an excellent build. Through the PvX vetting system, it has reached an overall rating in the range from 4.75 to 5.0 and thus qualifies for the highest category of working builds: Great. This build has been designed for the following use: PvE farming

This build uses Gladiator's Defense, combined with certain PvE-only skills to farm melee mobs.

Attributes and Skills

No profession / Warrior 12 Tactics Dwarven Stability EotN No Profession. Deldrimor rank Dwarven Stability Enchantment Spell For 24..30 seconds, your Stances last 55..100% longer. If you activated this Skill while drunk, you cannot be knocked down. 30 ¼ 5 Gladiator's Defense Prophecies Warrior. Tactics 12 Gladiator's Defense Elite Stance For 10 seconds, you have a 75% chance to block incoming attacks. Whenever you block a melee attack this way, the attacker suffers 29 damage. 30 5 Brawling Headbutt EotN No Profession. Deldrimor rank Brawling Headbutt Skill You headbutt target touched foe dealing 45..70 damage and knocking down that foe if it hits. ¾ 7 "On Your Knees!" Factions Warrior. Unlinked "On Your Knees!" Shout Lose all adrenaline. If any adjacent foes are knocked down, all of your Stances are recharged. 6 Healing Signet Core Warrior. Tactics 12 Healing Signet Signet You gain 154 Health. You have -40 armor while using this skill. 4 2 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Template code

Optional:

• "Watch Yourself!"
• "To the Limit!"
• Cyclone Axe
• Whirlwind Attack
• Riposte
• Deadly Riposte
• Great Dwarf Armor
• Feel No Pain
• Bonetti's Defense
• Mental Block
• Light of Deldrimor
• Radiation Field

The following optional skills require a certain primary profession as noted:

Warrior

• Dolyak Signet

Elementalist

• Armor of Earth
• Stoneflesh Aura
• Sliver Armor

Dervish

• Fleeting Stability
• Mystic Vigor

Monk

• Vigorous Spirit
• Live Vicariously
• Balthazar's Spirit

Assassin

• Critical Agility
• Critical Defenses

Template Codes:

• Warrior OQARUZ6uku4UUxJAAAAAAAA
• Elementalist OgFRUZ6uku4UUxJAAAAAAAA
• Dervish OgGRUZ6uku4UUxJAAAAAAAA
• Monk OwERUZ6uku4UUxJAAAAAAAA
• Assassin OwFRUZ6uku4UUxJAAAAAAAA
• Ranger OgERUZ6uku4UUxJAAAAAAAA

Equipment

• Zealous Axe/Sword of Fortitude with "Strength and Honor" or "Dance With Death"
• Tactics Shield of Fortitude with "Run for your Life!" (-2 while in stance)
• Survivor or Sentry Insignias
• Rune of Superior Vigor and Runes of Vitae

Usage

• Maintain Dwarven Stability
• Activate Gladiator's Defense as soon as you're being attacked
• Use Brawling Headbutt, followed by "On Your Knees!" to recharge Gladiator's Defense
• Use Healing Signet to regain health

Variants

• Club of a Thousand Bears instead of Brawling Headbutt. Use a Zealous weapon, for the upkeep of your energy.

Counters

• Melee shutdown
• Stance removal
• Knockdown prevention

Locations

Prophecies

• Hulking Stone Elementals in Old Ascalon HM

Factions

• Jade Brotherhood Knights immediately outside of The Marketplace.

Nightfall

• Skale in Plains of Jarin HM (follow the river)
  • Avoid Skale Blighters