Hammer vs. Condi?

Hammer vs. Condi?

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Posted by: MrThompson.8347

MrThompson.8347

My first set of gear will probably be Zerker or Commander with Hammer for the sake of WvW.
Second set will be condi for PvE like Fractals and Raids and whatnot but before I get the condi set, How good is Hammer in comparison?
I hear 100% crit is easy to hit with Hammer?
Hell if it doesn’t turn out that bad I may even hold back on the condi set

Hammer vs. Condi?

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Posted by: shion.2084

shion.2084

I’d be surprised if there is any (non-raid) content you can’t do in a power hammer setup. This would have you running at 99.8% crit rate without external help if:

1) your foe is bleeding (which you cause on crit along with skills),
2) you have fury which you gain on crit, which you can upkeep with ease.
3) You are within 240 of an enemy.

Note: You do not require hammer for this…. rifle would do it to with this setup.

This is with all zerk trinkets…. if your willing to swap to a precision one you can do better if that really matters, or keep the crit rate but use the leeway to add some toughness in…..

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vdAQFASlcThatY7Ww6KQ7FLTGFY1ldhk4zcABA9fn37NA-ThBFABFq+TN7PAwFA4KlgE8AAQS5XAgDArv+6rv+6N8wDP8wDXKgRlZB-e

Hammer vs. Condi?

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Posted by: shion.2084

shion.2084

Incidentally that build is glass as hell, but can remove a LOT of conditions, Can do this for the group, Can happily keep 20 might or so stacked all by itself and share most of it with nearby folks… Pack is obviously not optimal, choose a favourite ammulet, I might go with Holenbrack for condition duration mitigation and to be able to easily self generate 25 might stacks.

Hammer vs. Condi?

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Posted by: MrThompson.8347

MrThompson.8347

Oki thanks guys