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Blade/Hammer Block Focus Tank

Build created by Vikestart
Posted by Vikestart on June 28, 2015
Last updated by Vikestart on October 12, 2015
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  • Abilities
  • Gear
  • Auxiliary
  • Effectiveness
TypeDungeon Tank Build
WeaponBladeWeaponHammer
AP Cost648
AP CostQL 10 Epic
  • AbilityBlade Torrent
  • AbilityMolten Steel
  • AbilityDancing Blade
  • AbilityFull Momentum
  • AbilityBeatdown
  • AbilityTrial by Swords
  • AbilityUnstoppable Force
  • AbilityAgitator
  • AbilityIron Maiden
  • AbilityBreakdown
  • AbilityPerfect Storm
  • AbilityElemental Force
  • Ability12 Gouge
  • AbilityCool, Calm & Collected
Download ModVDM Import String
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Suggested Auxiliary Abilities
Ability Ability An extra impair can be useful for certain bosses.
Ability Ability This will make your whole group deal more damage to the boss, especially if you put a Binding signet on the Whip.
Gear Stats
2000+Attack Rating
7500Health
650Hit Rating
600+Penetration
750Block Rating
You should put Block Rating on your blade, so you can put extra Crit Power on your Hammer. You will only be swinging the hammer for a second every 8 seconds anyway, so that very brief loss of block shouldn't matter.

Also, no more than 7500 health is needed, in fact you can often go lower. Spend the rest on attack rating.
Signets
Head:Signet of Laceration
Blade:Signet of Breaching
Hammer:Signet of Aggression
Dungeons

The Polaris

Hell Raised

The Darkness War

Hell Fallen

The Ankh

The Facility

Hell Eternal

The Slaughterhouse

The Penthouse

The Manufactory

Manufactory Breached

Raids

Eidolon

New York

Agartha Defiled

PvP

Fusang

El Dorado

Stonehenge

Shambala

Other

Solo

Scenarios

Description

This is very commonly used tanking build. It will allow you to put up a pretty decent amount of damage, for a tank, and still retain just the level of survivability you need.

How it works

You will use the 12 Gouge passive to apply Debilitated on the boss. Make sure to have at least 600 penetration rating, as that passive will only trigger when you penetrate. You can craft a penetration anima to help with that. Stimulants and Kickbacks are also very useful to boost your penetration rating.

Unstoppable Force can be used at the beginning of fights to lower damage while you build up Debilitated. You can swap it with Master’s House if you want more damage though.

Full Momentum can be swapped with Martial Discipline if you need more damage mitigation.

If you’re tanking a slow-attacking, but hard-hitting boss like the Ur-Draug, make sure to not use your hammer when it’s about to strike you, as your block rating will be lower if you’ve put block rating on your blade, when using a hammer ability. Timing is key here.

First rotation (with Full Momentum):
Blade Torrent x5
Molten Steel
Full Momentum
Molten Steel
Dancing Blade

Further rotations:
Blade Torrent x5
Crack! / Blade Torrent / Impair
Molten Steel
Dancing Blade

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