Guild Wars 2

I can’t believe I never saw this before, and I’d like to share this build with you guys.

This build can take and dish out a lot of damage. Yes it does have a weakness, but if you play right you will be unstoppable

Alright lets first talk about weapons; Your weapon of choice will be the Greatsword, this can’t work without it. Secondary will be Sword/Torch. All will have Sigil of Purity you will see why later. As for gear I’m running all Knight (Power/Prec/Toughness)

Traits: 30/5/30/0/5

Yes 30 into Zeal.
Fiery Wrath- Increases damage by 10% against burning foes.
Greatsword Power- Greatsword damage is increased by 5%.
Zealous Blade- Greatsword attacks heal you.

30 Valor
Purity- Lose a condition every 10 seconds.
Retributive Armor- 5% of toughness is given as a bonus to precision.
Altruistic Healing- Applying a boon to allies heals you.

Healing skill is going to be Shelter. I picked this because you gain might when you block attacks. For utilities, all shouts you can pick which ones. Elite is going to be Renew Focus.

Alright time to start piecing things together. Zealous Blade isn’t that great alone, but when you combine it with Altruistic Healing that’s where it shines. You will be getting a ton of heals.

Now comes the big weakness of this build, conditions. To combat it you have Purity, and Sigil of Purity on all your weapons. If that’s not enough, you can switch out a shout for Contemplation of Purity.

This build is a monster in WvW. Let’s you hit hard and still have great survivability. Here’s my current stats, and I’ll be uploading some videos at a later date. Also going more in-depth with it.

11k Hp is too little… srsly even with 3.5k armor and protection buff auto attacks will still hit you for 400 – 500

Quick vid I threw together.

Not sure.
You were good enough playing, but I still believe your HP is far too low.
We hit for around the same and I have almost 20k. I use rune of soldier btw. (and a tanky spec, but on a squishier one I have 17k)

With attack speed that high it is possible that the crit number is also high enough (at that chance level) that the returns from AH and ZB are able to significantly offset the low HP somewhat…

The counter to this build is to stop it hitting things while still hitting it I would guess (at a glance), fairly vulnerable to ranged once the reflection CDs are popped?

You should run maintenance oil and bowl of lemongrass poultry soup with this build

Reihert.1509:

Not sure.
You were good enough playing, but I still believe your HP is far too low.
We hit for around the same and I have almost 20k. I use rune of soldier btw. (and a tanky spec, but on a squishier one I have 17k)

Any build over 16k imo is sacrificing too much. I would like to see a video of your ww hitting for 5k with 20k hp. I call bs it may hit for 3k once in a While. To th op dont listen to the nae sayers most of these hp stackers are bad and they need a buffer to stay alive

i’ve actually been looking to diversify my builds a bit and looking for one that has more DPS. and specifically for WvW. sure, i’ll have to play smart and know my limits but this is something i’m looking into so thanks for sharing the build!

will check out the video when i’m home. ; ))

StugLyfe.2134:

Reihert.1509:

Not sure.
You were good enough playing, but I still believe your HP is far too low.
We hit for around the same and I have almost 20k. I use rune of soldier btw. (and a tanky spec, but on a squishier one I have 17k)

Any build over 16k imo is sacrificing too much. I would like to see a video of your ww hitting for 5k with 20k hp. I call bs it may hit for 3k once in a While. To th op dont listen to the nae sayers most of these hp stackers are bad and they need a buffer to stay alive

What makes you think any tanky spec wouldnt have as much power as any dps spec? It’s base status are power/vit/tough with some knight gear threw in the mix. So you’d have the same power (maybe 150 less due to talents) and decent crit chance (I run with 39% = sigil of accuracy + 5% tough converted into precision).

The differences would be on crits dmg, but still, if go full berserker (or close to it) wich would actually give you roughly 50%~70% crit dmg, you’ll be just a paper in pvp.
That’s how I always dealed with “lolglass cannon” specs.

Also, that spec has an extreme weakeness: Low HP and it’s offset (hit to heal) is destroyed if your enemy class is simply kiting you. Also, on melee range, any warrior worth their sault can burst you down. All they need is to wait for a right moment (as soon you popped your healing = 4k healing with a block).

The OP has skill and is fighting in a group. He actually knows when to retreat and his healing block (forgot the name) is a life saver when running.

I just don’t see that build actually working outside group play where you may not be focused. 11k HP is far too low.

@Reihert

This build is fairly hard to kite. The greatsword alone has a leap and pull. Sword has teleport/blind, and the big one Zealot’s Defense one of the best abilities imo. If you are that worried about kiting just go Focus instead of Torch. You can even switch a shout with Judge’s Intervention.

As for Warriors they are one of the easier professions for me to beat. Half the time I don’t even try to dodge their attacks. I can easily take the burst. I just put Symbol of Wrath down combined with Stand Your Ground, and they will pretty much off themselves.

Outside of group play 1v1, 1v2, etc. I do great, even better actually. 11k hp is not too low. You just have to know your limits, and play to your strengths.

I’ve been busy the last couple of days. I’ll try to get some more vids out.

hm for that build ww have small dmg, 3.5k? i seen some dude with 13k hp doing 8k-10k dmg with ww, i dont know but 3.5 dmg is just low, i hit 4.5k with hammer #2 skill often.

So I’ve been busy trying to get this build more effective then it was and I think succeeded. Couple of changes, but the core element is still the same. All you traits will stay the same 30/5/30/0/5. Let’s talk about the changes.

Vitality was a big issue to a lot of people, and that is understandable, and easy fix. Your weapons and accessories will be Valkyrie (Power, Vita, and crit dmg) and armor will still be Knight.

Damage, some people thought my damage was low. Again fix, now that you have Valkyrie, your crit dmg goes from 30 to ~70.

The best change up is your weapons, the Greatsword will still be your main weapon for damage, but it will be joined by Mace/Shield.

I know you are thinking wtf Mace/Shield for a damage build?! It works well. Skill #2 on your Mace is the Symbol of Faith. Which heals/dmg, since you are 30 Zeal you get increased dmg and vulnerability from it. Now the big game changer; Protector’s Strike. Block and huge AoE damage, I have it crit for +6k before with this build. The Shield is just more for defensive measures.

Sigil of Purity goes out the window for Sigil of Rage. As you can see for the short video, your burst is amazing if your rage is triggered.

This is the best build I can come up with if you want high dmg and survivability.

Quick clip I got. Nothing fancy, and ofc my stats.

Can’t edit any thing on these forums! Anyway a slightly modified build.

Since symbols are so beneficial to this build thanks to Zeal lets try to capitalize on it. To achieve this you will have to give up five points in Zeal (sorry Zealous Blade) and the five in Radiance. Both of these will go into Honor for Writ of Exaltation. So it should look like 25/0/30/10/5

Why would I do this you ask? Well 2 out of your 3 weapons have a symbol, and you also get one if your health drops to 25%. They do more damage and vulnerability from them, you also gain healing thanks to Altruistic Healing. So the bigger the better!

One thing I forget to talk about is runes. You can pretty much use whatever you want with this build, but I use, and highly recommend Svanir.

Svanir is probably one of the most over looked runes, and it’s cheap. So what do I get from it? 90 toughness, very nice can’t go wrong there. -30% frozen duration again not bad. 20% frozen duration, ok this is a waste unless you are using the Hammer w/Glacial Heart.

The main reason I use it is; become a block of ice for five seconds when you fall below 20% health. In this game it doesn’t matter how much toughness or vitality you have. There is always someone that can burst you down in a blink of an eye before you can even react. This is a fail-safe to that. When you are a block of ice you can’t move or use anything of your abilities, or it will break the Invulnerability. But you can still use your virtues, and guess what your virtues heal you. When it’s over you can combo into Shelter or Renew Focus, and be right back to full health.

Condition will really kill you, only 1 condition removal skill is far from enough against any condition build. You look really tasty for necro.

If you are that worried about conditions, just replace one of your shouts with either Smite Condition or Contemplation of Purity. I’d use Smite Condition because you get +3k crits with it.

As for the Sigil of Blood, is the amount you steal based on your healing power or is it a set number?

Have you considered swapping out those valor traits for the 3 meditation based ones? Meditation Mastery, and Monk’s Focus, at least.

Then skill wise you’d have:

Smite condition – Heals you for 2k (with Monk’s Focus), cures a condition, AND does AOE damage. With Mastery, it’s available every 14 seconds. If you add the trait that makes meditations instant, you can use it even while using other skills. It’s awesome.

Judge’s Intervention – Breaks stun, 1,200 gap closer, burns in aoe, and heals you for 2k.

Contemplation of Purity – Breaks stun, heals for 2k, and turns every single condition you have into a boon.

It’s such an unstoppable combo, it’s crazy. Noone can slow you down, and noone can escape.

The reason why I personally don’t like using Monk, it’s a one time thing then it stops. With Altruistic Healing I’m constantly getting heals. Sure they are small, but they add up overtime. People can try Monk if you want, and if you do well with it more power to you.

This build is open to open to interpretation. I just gave you guys a rough outline. You can put whatever crazy combo together that you enjoy playing. That’s why I posted this build is to help people, and see what kind of crazy things you can come up with.

Another slightly modified build, this one is a lot of fun. Takes some getting use to, but it’s powerful. Gives you a range option, and the ability to achieve 25 stacks of vulnerability. Let’s start with traits, 25/10/30/0/5

Zeal:
Binding Jeopardy: Immobilizing a foe also applies vulnerability to them.
Scepter Power or Greatsword Power. This is a personally preference do you want more range or melee damage. You decide.

Radiance:
Blind Exposure: Applying blind also applies vulnerability.

All the other traits stay the same. Weapons will be Greatsword and Scepter/Focus. Also get Superior Sigil of Frailty on your weapons. 30% chance on crit to apply vulnerability. (10 seconds)

Now lets see all the ways you can apply vulnerability:
Leap of Faith
Symbol of Wrath
Chains of Light
Ray of Judgment
Virtue of Justice
30% chance on crit

So as you can tell you can easily get 25 stacks of vulnerability. Plus with the how high your damage is already, enemies just melt.

Quick change. I know people are worried about condition damage, so to fix that I’ve swapped out Save Yourselves with the Bow of Truth. You also want to replace Greatsword Power or Zealous Blade with Spirit Weapon Mastery. Now you have a 20 second condition remover on a 48 second CD that helps you/everyone, plus can give out heals if you really need it.

im sorry my friend but i am hitting about as hard as your gs with a 1h sword and i could have stayed in the middle of that crowd without having to continually dance out. i am sorry to be so critical but neither the damage nor the survivability were impressive, im just not sure what this build is doing.

New video, had a lot of fun with this one. Just shows how one person can make a difference. Music choice is going to be love it or hate it.

erigais.6805:

im sorry my friend but i am hitting about as hard as your gs with a 1h sword and i could have stayed in the middle of that crowd without having to continually dance out. i am sorry to be so critical but neither the damage nor the survivability were impressive, im just not sure what this build is doing.

Then why not share your build?

Kromica.2831:

erigais.6805:

im sorry my friend but i am hitting about as hard as your gs with a 1h sword and i could have stayed in the middle of that crowd without having to continually dance out. i am sorry to be so critical but neither the damage nor the survivability were impressive, im just not sure what this build is doing.

Then why not share your build?

because its a guild build and unfortunately i cannot share the information. maybe ill post a wvw screen shot or something as my comp cannot handle fraps and wvw at the same time. I will tell you this tho i am not using berserkers armor.

Thanks Harbinger…im loving this build in wvw.