Note this build and rotation requires GLA@34 and PUG@12 and putting all 30 bonus points in VIT. It's not about foccussing DPS and VIT stacking effects 3 things. Thrill of battle, natural regen AND stoneskin. So while that extra 600~ HP doesnt seem like much at first when you take into account the background use it builds up!
For the TLDR people WAR comes down to 2 seperate things. hate holding and cooldown management.
HATE GENERATION!
Tomahawk
Overpower if a group and there's no Sleep
HS>SS>BB combo
Overpower if a group and there's no Sleep
Fracture
HS>Maim>Storm's Eye
Overpower if a group and there's no Sleep
HS>SS>BB combo
HS>SS>BB combo
Overpower if a group and there's no Sleep
Fracture
HS>Maim> Choose between Eye if you need more hate OR if you're clear in hate use path.
Repeat hate combo x2, fracture, maim combo like so.
CD Management!
If you monitor your cooldowns all the time (as well in between the hate generation bit above) you help your healer out for around 50% of the fight.
At the start pop Convalescence > vengeance (helps healing without generating as much threat and attacks to help build initial hate)
40 secs later
Bloodbath > Berserk (Bloodbath with increased attack power?! YES please!)
40 secs later
Foresight > Featherfoot (2 lacklustre abilities that when combined become a useful macro!)
40 secs later
Back to the start! You cooldown should be ready!
THE OH S**T! Buttons!
Spike damage is WAR's greatest problem so a high HP pool and VIT stacking those 30 bonus points helps your biggest ability. Thrill of Battle. use these abilities whenever you take spike damage one for big damage the other for MASSIVE damage.
Big Damage:
Internal Release>Inner Beast>Infuriate
MASSIVE Damage (Either just before or just after):
Thrill of Battle > Awareness > Second Wind
Hope this helps people!
My WAR & the two aspects to make you tank effectively!
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10-01-2013, 01:15 AMTerabyt3My WAR & the two aspects to make you tank effectively!
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10-01-2013, 01:26 AMTronic
Seeing Second Wind in the "THE OH S**T! Buttons!" section makes me laugh uncontrollably.
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10-01-2013, 01:30 AMTerabyt3Seeing as it scales with Attack power it's pretty effective tbf. An instant up to 1k heal?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tronic
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10-01-2013, 01:31 AMC-croftAre you assuming it will crit? It has crit extremly high for me a few times before.Quote:
Originally Posted by Terabyt3
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10-01-2013, 01:34 AMTronic
With Ifrit's axe (or was it garuda's?) it healed me for a whopping ~300, so I took it off the bar. I haven't tested it with bravura but I can't imagine that making such a big difference.
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10-01-2013, 01:35 AMTerabyt3
Even at 300 that's something that will help. Try it. It's certainly worth having on there!
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10-01-2013, 01:36 AMBlazn
These combos are kinda sad and missing some of the useful moves I'd recommend not following this advice seeing as they are so uncompleted you are wasting alot
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10-01-2013, 01:38 AMTronicGiven it occupies 1 of only 5 cross class skill slot I prefer taking something else. I use internal release, convalescence, flash, provoke and featherfoot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Terabyt3
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10-01-2013, 01:39 AMTerabyt3How so? At what points are they missing or lacking?Quote:
Originally Posted by Blazn
As for Second wind it has a cure potency of 350 standard that scales with attack power. -
10-01-2013, 01:40 AMTerabyt3Provoke is kinda pointless. All it does it puts you top of enmity +1 that's all. Flash is less effective than overpowerQuote:
Originally Posted by Tronic