

Armor Breaker is the key ability for this kind of role. You have the option to play a more support-orientated role in large-scale PVP battles.

The CC from the knockback can pin your enemy in place.

Armor Breaker - The Armor Breaker skill is ideal for slicing through defensive enemies, and is the tank's method of taking down another tank.Here's a suggested build to make it a little easier.Īctive Skills - Armor Breaker, Wrecking Ball, Clear Out. Used correctly, you have a lot of CC and potential damage, but the slowness of the weapon and the lack of abilities that can close space between you and the enemy makes it difficult to use, especially for single-target PVP. The War Hammer is not an easy weapon to use in PVP. Ideal if you're playing a more support tank role. We saw a lot of players with this ability during the Open beta. Mighty Gavel, this ability scales massively with its damage passives and is a key part of the Juggernaut tree.Other recommended abilities for the War Hammer include: Though this suggested build is dominated by the Crowd Crusher tree, you can experiment with the Juggernaut side of things, as well. It has no limit on how many enemies it can hit, and with the final mastery passive, Stimulated Reduction, you can get a serious cooldown buff if you land a hit against multiple enemies. Path of Destiny - Just a brilliant PvE ability.It will stun enemies and with the second passive, Frailty, it will also inflict a Weakness debuff. Shockwave - Shockwave is another essential skill for a tank War Hammer build, especially because it is compatible with taunt gems to draw enemies toward you and away from your allies.It's great for making space and for getting out of a swarm of enemies. When used, you swing the War Hammer in front of you, knocking enemies back by four meters and deals 115 percent weapon damage. Clear Out - This is the first active skill you pick up and is an essential skill.Active Skills - Clear Out, Shockwave, and Path of Destiny.This suggested build makes use of the Crowd Crusher tree predominantly, but the Juggernaut tree - especially the Armor Breaker and its subsequent debuff passives - has its own strengths. There is a lot of freedom when it comes to picking masteries for the War Hammer. This makes a great choice for Expeditions and for solo leveling. Both the Crowd Crusher and Juggernaut tree provide plenty in terms of scaling damage, and you'll make short work of large groups of enemies, even though the weapon attacks slowly. The War Hammer excels at PvE thanks to its powerful AoE attacks.
