Guild Wars 2

For those of you who know who I am (not to be confused with the other Silver floating around here, I haven’t been around too much recently), you would know that I certainly have my qualms with Guardian 1h sword and have made various threads about improving it (that hasn’t changed ).

Recently I’ve been forcing myself to use 1h sword so that I can find ways to use it to its strengths, if any (I still hate Sword Wave). It’s nothing huge and is probably common knowledge but last night I found something that the sword almost seems tailor made for. Farming Young Karkas.

Zealot’s Defense lasts just long enough to block all their nasty “I’ma take half your health away” projectiles and, from practice, it seems that it has the exact same cooldown as said big projectile move. Coupled with sensible timing, Wall of Reflection, Purity, a Shield and Pure of Voice + a shout or two, the Young Karkas are essentially punching bags. I could pull three of them (with care) in magic find gear.
Flashing Blade when timed well will also nullify that little weakness spin they do but as I’m using Pure of Voice, I prefer to let them hit me with that so I can use Hold the Line or Stand Your Ground and turn it into three stacks of might.

I also pair it up with a staff for those interested. Empower + Wall of Reflection = two thirds dead Karka with zero effort.

Anyway, I’m still not entirely converted to sword but I just thought someone might like to know that it certainly makes Young Karkas quite trivial.

1h sword + Focus is awesome for farming them. the multiple blinds, projectile absorb, and 4 blocks you get from focus #5 makes them pretty much do nothing to you. Add in virtue blind and refreshing on kill you can pretty much go from one to another to another.

I feel ignorant. I have been playing since december with 3 level 80s now and I have yet to see a Karka lol where are they? Once I find them, I will give ya more insight on this xD

You find them in Southsun Cove, they are the remains of the … wonderful and epic event back in November.

haha I see :P Thanks a lot. Will try to find my way there

You get there from the boats at the pier of Lion’s Arch.