Build:R/W PvE Earth Shaker Tank

The PvXwiki community finds this to be a good build. Through the PvX vetting system, it has reached an overall Rating in the range from 3.75 to < 4.75 and thus qualifies for the lower category of working builds: Good. This build has been designed for the following use: PvE general

Uses Ranger's expertise and stance abuse to spam AoE knockdowns and pump out single target damage with renewing smash.

Attributes and Skills

Ranger / Warrior 12 Hammer Mastery 12 + 1 + 1 Expertise Crude Swing Prophecies Warrior. Hammer Mastery 12 Crude Swing Hammer Attack Attack all adjacent foes. Each foe you hit is struck for +16 damage. 5 2 Earth Shaker Prophecies Warrior. Hammer Mastery 12 Earth Shaker Elite Hammer Attack Target foe and all adjacent foes are knocked down. (50% failure chance with Hammer Mastery 4 or less.) 8 Whirlwind Attack Nightfall Warrior. Sunspear rank Whirlwind Attack Melee Attack Attack target and adjacent foes. Each attack that hits deals +13..20 damage. 1 6 Renewing Smash Factions Warrior. Hammer Mastery 12 Renewing Smash Hammer Attack If Renewing Smash hits, it deals +34 damage. If you hit a knocked-down foe, you gain 3 Energy and this attack recharges instantly. 30 1 2 "For Great Justice!" Core Warrior. Unlinked "For Great Justice!" Shout For 20 seconds, whenever you gain adrenaline, you gain 100% more. 45 5 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Lightning Reflexes Core Ranger. Expertise 14 Lightning Reflexes Stance For 11 seconds, you have a 75% chance to block melee and projectile attacks, and you attack 33% faster. 30 4 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 Template code

Optional:

• 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
   for another KD and more Renewing Smash.
• "I Am Unstoppable!"
  EotN

  No Profession. Norn rank

  "I Am Unstoppable!"

  Shout

  For 16..20 seconds, you have +24 armor and cannot be knocked down or Crippled.

  

  30

  5
   for knockdown protection and extra armor while balling.
• "Save Yourselves!" (Kurzick)
  Factions

  Warrior. Kurzick rank

  "Save Yourselves!" (Kurzick)

  Shout

  For 4..6 seconds, all other party members gain 100 armor.

  

  8
   for party wide armor boost when c spacing pve.
• Asuran Scan
  EotN

  No Profession. Asura rank

  Asuran Scan

  Hex Spell

  For 9..12 seconds your attacks cannot miss target foe. Killing a foe hexed with Asuran scan removes 5% death penalty.

  

  5

  5
   for excessive blocking, blind, or miss hexes.
• Crushing Blow
  Prophecies

  Warrior. Hammer Mastery 12

  Crushing Blow

  Hammer Attack

  If this attack hits, you strike for +16 damage. If you hit a knocked-down foe you inflict a Deep Wound, lowering your target's maximum Health by 20% for 17 seconds.

  

  10

  5
  / Pulverizing Smash
  EotN

  Warrior. Hammer Mastery 12

  Pulverizing Smash

  Hammer Attack

  If you hit a knocked-down foe, that foe suffers from Weakness and a Deep Wound for 17 seconds.

  

  4
  : Deep Wound
• Protector's Strike
  Prophecies

  Warrior. Strength 0

  Protector's Strike

  Melee Attack

  If this attack strikes a moving foe, you strike for 10 more damage.

  

  3

  ½

  5
  / Staggering Blow
  Core

  Warrior. Hammer Mastery 12

  Staggering Blow

  Hammer Attack

  If this hammer blow hits, your target will suffer from Weakness for 17 seconds.

  

  1

  4
  : Quick attacks to act as an artificial IAS

Equipment

• Insignia of choice.
• Zealous or Vampiric Hammer of shelter.

Usage

• If using heroes, flag them back.
• Ball the mob and then unflag.
• Use Dwarven Stability + Lightning Reflexes for a long-lasting IAS and Block stance.
• Build adrenaline with Crude Swing.
• Use Earth Shaker when your heroes or team come into casting range and watch everything explode!
• Clean up with Whirlwind Attack and any other attack skills at your disposal.
• Reuse Earth Shaker if needed to keep the mob knocked down.

Counters

• Stance removal
• Standard anti-melee

Notes

• Make sure to abuse Strength of Honor and Splinter Weapon!
• Consider bringing Earthbind in your party to counter certain foes' immunity to knock down, or to increase the knock down duration.