Havent played in awhile, Hammer still viable?
For most pvp no for pve hammer is fine.
For wvw my favorite setup is mace focus hammer. and i do very well.
Hammer hasn’t seen any changes (except for the trait which is meant for PvP anyway), but it is still great for PVE; excellent AA with perma protection on the right build, and perma protection really helps with the guardian’s sustain.
Hammer hasn’t seen any changes (except for the trait which is meant for PvP anyway), but it is still great for PVE; excellent AA with perma protection on the right build, and perma protection really helps with the guardian’s sustain.
Hammer actually has seen some changes. Hammer 2 can be used while teleporting again and the Hammer 5 Ward can knock people down multiple times now and shears through Stability.
Needless to say its not the best thing you could run for PvP but it is viable. A lot of weapon combinations on Guard/DH are pretty viable actually.
Personally I love hammer and watching people try to panic dodge through Hammer 5 Ward when I cast it right on top of them using Judge’s Intervention it pretty much means I get to hit them with what ever I want and if they stun break immediately the wall knocks them down again.
most hammer guards i have run into and I counted 3 are extremely slow, they don’t utilize themselves to move.
i used to run hammer/gs with sigils of intelligence on hammer+fire with air w/ blood on GS and pack runes zerk amulet or marauder – zerk hits way harder but you’ll die in 2 hits.
I usually engage with GS and when they used most of their utils i bursted them away with hammer 4 then followed up. it’s a huge surpriser
however I don’t think it works now- but it’s worth a shot in unranked or duel servers. maybe
(edited by SnowHawk.3615)
Or is it all about 1h sword now?
This is for PVE.
1h sword is mostly for solo, otherwise scepter is better dps in group, especially against large hitboxes, and being able to fight at range is amazing in fractals.
Hammer is the other top pve weapon, for its perma protection and very comparable dps. It needs its traits to shine, and alacrity makes it so much better, so hammer is mostly for raids.
Alacrity? The aa chain is the best dps since casting mb requires canceling usually. 3/4/5 don’t really do damage so they aren’t used. So alacrity would be best on another party member ie ele.
Alacrity? The aa chain is the best dps since casting mb requires canceling usually. 3/4/5 don’t really do damage so they aren’t used. So alacrity would be best on another party member ie ele.
I meant to say quickness, my bad.