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The Flailing Dragon is a PvE build designed for sustained damage
output. It uses adrenaline-control skills from the Factions and Nightfall campaigns to
maintain a steady flow of damaging attacks, and is fairly
self-sufficient thanks to reliable condition removal and
self-healing.
Attributes and Skills
- The optional slot is for an area-specific utility skill. For
example, use Plague Touch or Mending Touch for condition removal, Distracting
Blow for an interrupt, or "Shields Up!" for a party-wide
buff.
- Use any Swordsmanship rune, but do not reduce Swordsmanship
below 14, as this upsets the build's adrenaline management.
Equipment
- Legionnaire's Armor (Factions) or Sentry's Armor (Nightfall)
with Superior Vigor and Absorption runes.
- A sword and shield of your choice; "while stanced" shields are
particularly useful.
Usage
- As you near the enemy, activate Enraging Charge to quickly close to
melee range. This will give you an initial burst of adrenaline as
you enter the fray. Try to set yourself up near multiple enemies so
you can switch quickly from foe to foe in mid-battle.
- The adrenaline gained from Enraging Charge allows you to
activate Flail as soon as
you strike your first target.
- Chain your attacks, using Dragon Slash to maintain adrenaline.
- While within easy reach of enemies, maintain Flail and use Lion's
Comfort to heal yourself when needed.
- When there are no more targets in your immediate area, you can
use Enraging Charge to cancel Flail and quickly move to the next
target. If you are engaged in a protracted melee, Enraging Charge
can be used to gain a few extra strikes of adrenaline instead.
Counters
- On-attack hexes, stances that allow a target to block or
evade.
- This build's major weakness is adrenaline denial, which is
fairly rare in PvE.
Variants
- In high-level Nightfall PVE areas, consider adding Lightbringer's Gaze.
- For improved damage, replace Lion's Comfort or your optional
skill with "For Great Justice!" -- this
will give you a 20-second window in which you can spam attack
skills nonstop.
Notes
- Avoid using Dragon Slash on a nearly dead foe that is being
targeted heavily by your allies. Sometimes, that enemy will drop in
mid-swing, causing your Dragon Slash to fizzle; your damage output
will be lowered until you regain the ten strikes of adrenaline
needed by Dragon Slash if this occurs.
Templates
Warrior / Any
