Guild Wars 2

Hello,

I am looking for some information on how to improve my effectiveness, especially in roaming environment.

My gear almost entirely consists of Zerker equipment that I bought through WvW currencies. I also have some outdated jewelry here and there. I use a GS+Sword/focus most of the time, and I am aware that the phantasm provided with the focus is highly inconsitent, but I find that its #4 skill is way too usefull to be ignored.

I also have centaur’s runes on my armors for the extra movement speed when I heal and the % chance of causing a lightning strike on crit with my weapons.

I am mostly built around phantasm and the use of the GS auto-attack, while the sword/focus is used as a quick snare and burst or a defence mechanism. It works well in zerg environment and it is ’’okay’’ while roaming.

My main issue would be about warriors built around the use of the 2h hammer while I am roaming. When I find one who knows what he is doing; I can’t damage him. I can try to dodge/blink/invis as many threatening attacks that come to me, in order to no get stun, then summon my phantasms and attack him but to no results. His hp won’t drop below 75%, even after a fight where I used mass invisibility twice. The second use was to flee in shame.

I have had my fair share of warrior’s bloods and warriors have had heir fair share of me. Just like any other class. But I am currently a pigeon for decent 2h hammer warriors.

With that said, I am hoping that a good mesmer could enlighten me on the weakness of such warriors while I am roaming. Being in a zerg is fun and pays a lot, but roaming and being able to stand your ground alone is a different kind of pleasure to get from a game like GW2.

I’m no expert, but I’ll tell you what I know that may help. People have the potential to hit very hard in WvW since gear is not equal and all of the crazy food/equipment buffs, so running Zerker will definitely make you VERY squishy (especially since we’re light on armor). Cavalier’s trinkets have been recommended for my build and may suit you, too.

I’m trying out full Zerker, much to my comrades chagrin, and I’ve been hit for very large amounts like 14k.

I use Blink and Decoy and since they are stun breaks you can try to save them for the hammer warrior’s stuns.

Also, you may already know this but you do not have to be facing your target to cast phantasm spells (helps kiting the melee classes).

You might also want to consider using Blurred Frenzy and Distortion defensively to counter stuns from the warrior.