[PVE/Open World] Good pair for Greatsword?
Axe/Warhorn is what I run. Not very exciting, but a passable amount of damage. The daze is pretty nice.
I tend to use Signet of the Locust for mobility, the heal is surprisingly useful. Though for Dragon’s Stand you are in combat so much I use another shout.
I main GS with A/F offhand in maguuma.
It’s kitten and a ton of fun!
The cleave is real and the crits are BANANAS.
As an aside, i rarely ever switch to axe unless i need to drop back to build LF or something but that’s not frequent.
Necro weapons really feel lack-luster don’t they?
The GS is the only exciting weapon so far, personally. I liked taking axe-warhorn too.. Some recommended Axe-Dagger, but I kinda want the warhorn-5.
You’ve gotta go with either Axe/something or Staff since otherwise you’ll have no range options, which could be frustrating sometimes. Obviously you’d go Scepter if you’re running condi, but I haven’t run condi Reaper yet so I’ll stick to power suggestions for now.
For the offhand weapon, all three options make sense depending on the content you’re facing.
/D is good if you need more condi cleanse. The Weakness could be good against trash mobs, which isn’t nothing since even trash mobs his hard here.
/F is kinda the redheaded stepchild of Necro weapons, but I still like it. The Vuln and 1v1 burst of 4 is nice, but really the reason to take it would be to strip boons off boon-happy mobs. The Chill would synergy well with the Reaper’s Chill traits, too.
And finally, /W, a good all-around weapon and particularly good at murdering break bars. It may make the most sense to run A/W by default until you find something that requires more specific countering.
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Everything I say is only in reference to PvE and WvW.
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I like using the focus just because it NEVER gets used lol. and just having different icons on my bar is a refreshing change.
I bring staff alot just to build up my bloodlust but it’s quite a bit lackluster in the Maguuma Jungle, I was looking at the axe for another ranged alternative…
Also, I ‘ve been looking at wearing a warhorn so I wouldn’t need to slot spectral walk anymore. The reaper is extremely slow :\
What do you guys think?
I have always carried a gratuitous amount of weapons for different situations. GS is fun and I’ve tried it was D/F, A/F and staff.
D/F provides nice single/dual-target damage, but between that, GS and RS there’s no ranged capabilities.
Staff is nice if you need some ranged, but it obviously has the flaws we all know about
A/F seems to be my favorite thus far, I can build vulnerability and LF with it and it gives me a ranged option when my health gets low. Either way, definitely pumped to finally be playing the Reaper!
People still stack Bloodlust?
I simply go with D/F or D/W, depending on what I want. Reaper melts through breakbars, so that’s pretty neat and gives you time to get some heavy hits in.
Staff is a nice utility weapon which can be actually helpful at times and I personally despise axe.
I’ve been running Sinister S/D with my kittened GS. Siphoning with some wells. Signet of Locust. I’m not too threatened when outnumbered.
Out of habit, I went Dagger/WH and GS (all zerk). I mainly use WH for breaking, Dagger… not that often anymore.
For the battles where I needed some range (like the end battle of HoT campaign), I switched to my Sinister Scepter (with Strength Sigil) which worked actually very awesomely.
Maybe I should try using Axe again… has good synergy with the rest of my build…
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I have been using dagger/WH and Greatsword.
Hopefully anet fixes axe some day, the Reaper really needs Axe.
Only the Warhorn daze seems effective against break bars. I would love to bring a condition removal on a weapon, but there’s no space.
I use Axe/WH as my off. You get a ranged option,boon corruption even more break bar damage and WH5 is always nice. Doesn’t see much use but when the situation calls for it im glad i have it.
I used dagger/focus when i started out but i honestly never used them. GS/RS covers all your melee needs and are at the very least comparable to dagger in damage.
Staff is invaluable while farming events, the ability to tag huge amount of mobs without running up to their faces is amazing. It’s all about exp per hour right now, ye?
All weapons have a place imo. ideally you probably want D/W because of the lifeforce and while I don’t know the real number, WH’s daze seems to be the strongest against breakbar compare to other CC.
Realistically not everyone dodge 100% and would want some range. Staff and axe comes in. I personally still hate axe……
Been running a bit of axe lately, damage is.. not spectacular, “okay” life force regen, good for keeping vuln up while RS is down.. Axe 3 is pretty useful.. overall, it’s okay.
I have more use for the warhorn though, which is why I keep switching to it. Warhorn 4 and 5 is pretty useful.