Guild Wars 2

PVE only, Currently only lvl 19 and had been using GW/Sword/ +Torch but recently switched to GS/Hammer which seems just as fun but with more control.

Thoughts/suggestions/problems?

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What type of gameplay do you want from it?

It is impossible to give feedback if we dont know what you are looking for.

For instance, you seem fond of vulnerability, symbols and blinds, then gs + 1h sword/focus might be a smart choice.

You have consecrations and shouts in the utility but you havent traited reduced cd on any of them even though you have points in at least one of the traitlines that supports it.

You want a small heal from aegis but you havent stacked aegis.

You have lifesteal runes and sigils but your current build hasnt got the crit chance to exploit it.

And so on. So what are you looking for, what type of content and what role do you want to play? What armor are you planning on using? What type of gameplay are you looking for?

Overall though the build is unfocused and its difficult to see what you are trying to achive.

Write down your thoughts and im certain there are a bunch of people that can help you out. Just dont ask whats “best”, describe what you want and how you want to play it.

Its for leveling only, no PvP and no WvW until i’ve hit 80.

I tend to play quite aggressively, and usually solo, but would like to be useful to any groups or events I come across.
The utilities were picked as they sounded useful, this is my 1st run at a front line profession so still learning

Armour wise, i’m not really worrying about that until I get much higher in levels

Ok!

So basically dps to kill stuff fast.

The some cc for the team and ofc some valuable utility for the team.

I would focus on having crit gear for dps.

Fiery wrath is nice but i think for soloplay you need to invest very much to have 100% uptime on burns for it to be worth it, in group play, with an ele or engie, its absolutely an option.

15 points in radiance is very nice for leveling and if you absolutely must it can be combined with fiery wrath but active virtue of justice is only applied to one opponent so i dont think its worth taking even with 15 points in radiance.

5 points in virtues add some really nice groupsupport when you use the virtues.
Stage one
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fUEQJARSlYgqCnEyvDfoERuA7DEE;ToAquMOJcyajrLpNLMGQsJ4BB

At level 60 you can have either monks focus or altruistic healing. in soloplay i would go for monks focus. This also increases crit damage and toughness and adds one more condition remover. I would consider choosing retributive armor or purity, in pve you dont need purity imo and retributive armor adds dps. You pick meditation mastery so you decrease cd on meditations. Swap the shouts for smite conditions and judges intervention and when you have those the need for signet of judgement isnt that great so pick retreat for moving around in the world. Also swap
Stage two
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fUEQJARSlYgSDHFSOEf4ERuA7DE86BEdYDB;ToAquMOJcyajrLpNLMGQsJ4BB

At level 80 you add in larger symbols which makes it a lot easier to fight within your symbol, kind of nice in pve but not a must have and ofc two hand mastery. Larger symbols also increases your ability to put protection/retaliation on your teammates, nice support indeed.

Stage 3
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fUEQJARSlYgSDHFSOEfIFRuA7DEEThGz41DI6wGC;ToAquMOJcyajrLpNLMGQsJ4BB

Consider swapping hammer for staff when running around on your own, with retreat you will have a pretty decent uptime on swiftness.

This is a straightforward dps centric supportbuild, with rather nice mobility, gapclosers, sturdy with the hammer and suitable for roaming on your own.

Or go fullout dps from the start for max but then i would add in judges intervention and purging flames so you can set up almost 9 sec aoe burning and 14 sec signel target burning. Fun but you need to be on your toes.
10 points in zeal
25 points in radiance

Hope that is a start.

Thanks for taking the time to give a nice structured answer. Plenty of ideas now to work on, thanks again.

Level 42 now and loving the build, although i’ve switched to hammer as primary weapon along with a staff.

Getting downed rarely and feel quite strong, i’ve attached a screenshot of where i’m at so far, have I made any obvious errors with the build?

Quick question on that build, Brutaly. What type of armor and weapons do you use with it, Berserker’s, Knight’s, Ect?