Return of Janger: A potentially devastating overhead strike that is offset by a short-range and the fact that most opponents will see you gearing up for it seconds before itвЂ™s completed.This skill provides you with a limitless supply, even if you have to wait 20 seconds (Rank I) before another can be launched. ProcrisвЂ™s Gift: In reality the spear can be a devastating ranged weapon, despite the fact its range is short and most warriors will only have one spear to hand.Overhead Strike: If you have a chain of attacks ready to go, an Overhead Strike is a great opener, especially at Rank III when a double attack can reduce enemy Armour by 30% for four very damaging seconds.Most players wouldnвЂ™t want to go into battle without it. LughвЂ™s March: An unspectacular skill, but one that should be standard issue for all but the most specialist character builds.There are certainly plenty of options for Spear players to play around with at all levels. Getting that timing consistently right, however, only comes with practice, or an obscene amount of luck.ДЄ good general build will include LughвЂ™s March and HurricaneвЂ™s Edge, while those that see themselves as the archetypal frontline assassin might favour ProcrisвЂ™s Gift and GungnirвЂ™s Greeting. Where speed is less important, timing will invariably make the difference.

Spear Weapon Skills are all about delivering as much damage as possible in the shortest possible time. Given how relatively poor the class is at dealing with heavily-armoured units (shielded units especially), increasing Toughness should be low on your list of priorities. If you want to turn your Spear towards frontline survivability, Toughness will augment your armour capability. However, the Spear can also be an effective Slashing weapon, so to invest in Strength can also be very effective, especially if you wish to switch out to other melee classes - most of which of course favour the Strength Attribute. Together with the fact that it delivers high levels of Piercing Damage, it should be obvious that Agility will be, for most, the primary Attribute to focus on. Speed is a key part of what makes the Spear an exciting weapon class. For this reason, Spear warlords should remain mobile, ready to mount up and search for targets of opportunity rather than wait for a target to come to them. However, for most encounters, it is wiser to maintain a discrete distance, advancing only to deliver decisive damage before retreating to the periphery. If well supported by units and other warlords, the Spear-wielding hero can be sustained for long battles. Despite the user being limited to medium armour, the Spear is a formidable duelling weapon.

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