Guild Wars 2

After playing a substantial amount of chillomancer (and subsequently getting extremely tired of it), I decided to try the slightly-more-hipster route of power reaper.

The build I’m currently running is a slight variation of:
http://metabattle.com/wiki/Build:Reaper_-_Paladin_Shout_Reaper
Instead of Reaper’s Onslaught, I take Blighter’s Boon, and Strength Sigils for the extra boon spamming to proc said trait. As the metabattle page says, it actually feels relatively bunker-y.

Now, my question is, has any thought been given to creating a more defensive reaper now that the defensive amulets are gone? I considered dropping Spite for BM, but that render’s Blighter’s Boon useless (which is fine), and the grandmasters in BM are all lacking unless I run wells. Similarly, Death Magic’s master traits don’t really accomplish what I set out for unless I run minions.

Also no signets, please. I don’t like their playstyle – even if they are very very strong.

Thoughts? Suggestions? Sleeper OP builds?

If you want a defensive reaper swapping spite for death magic could probably work. I’d still run condi though, since that will out perform power over a longer engagement. Don’t underestimate the stacking buff you get on the GM Death magic trait. With no signets I’d throw in corrupt boon, rise, and spectral armor.

Now is a build like completely viable? Of course. So many “bad” builds can be run well, it usually just involves more precise play. The OP and meta builds are pretty easy to determine.

PS
You could maybe even drop reaper and throw in curses for the weakness traits. CPC is great point contro.

I’m running solider’s shouts reaper blood and death. With reaper runes, bloodlust and increased chill duration.

I haven’t really tried it out in PvP, but I can solo many HPs in the jungle. Pre elite specs this build was wells, soulreaping, force sigil, and brawlers. I could bunker decently back then. That build was weak in PvE compared to my current reaper.

I thought about bunker reaper too. But imo blighters boon is worthless without spite. I wanted to make a valkyrie build with 90% crit in shroud. But it offers no support and still gets downed easily when focused if plague form is not ready. Maybe my build is just bad but i still think a bunker should have more evades, blocks or decent support.