WvW Warrior build
As a long time WvW player who mainly plays warrior I have some unfortunate news for you. We are probably the weakest class in WvW at the moment, and there are a number of reasons why.
We have certain traits that are a must have requirements to compete, such as warrior sprint, and fast hands and without cleansing ire you’re going to find it hard to clear conditions when you face a heavy condition build. The nerf to warhorn also really hurt warrior in WvW, as we no longer have a way of converting conditions to boons. With the way stability works you will find it nearly impossible to push a group unless you’ve got a group of guardians with you who can do everything you can offer much better. The current meta is to “pirate ship” or range players down from afar, so that makes warrior 100% useless unless you’re playing a gunflame build or running around with a longbow which has terrible composition. A lot of our skills require us to be right on our targets, and with so many CC and escape abilities it can be infuriating try to stay in melee without getting kited around.
However, the build is not bad as a roaming or havoc group, you do have some sustain. The only thing I would suggest is maybe not using an axe because the weapon is seriously trash. Eviscerate hits like a wet noodle compared to other weapons and it’s very easy to dodge, though I’ve recently heard there is a bug that makes it undodgeable. I find that whenever I try to land an eviscerate the enemy player always has some type of evade/block/dodge up.
In the EU GvG tournaments a lot of 15 vs 15 groups only bring one warrior and it’s simply because the warbanner is still great at rallying down players, but it a good example of how bad of a state the class is in if they’re only being used for one thing.
(edited by grifflyman.8102)