Guild Wars 2

spoj.9672:

Yeah gravedigger cooldown + nightfall makes it pretty likely that greatsword could pull ahead. The question is whether camping either set or swapping between them is best.

I’m not sure the answer to that question is damage. The main advantage to swapping weapons is the ancillary effects. Primarily, vulnerability and life force. If you sit in greatsword, you’ll get 12 vulnerability alongside of 12% LF on death spiral. After dropping nightfall you can proceed to auto attack for some LF and the chill effects. But, if you swap to dagger, you’ll get reaper’s scythe and spinal shivers if boon removal is needed. Its an additional 15% life force and up to 12 vulnerability. The dagger auto also generates more lifeforce.

This isn’t looking at builds or particular scenarios, so the value of vulnerability and life force changes. Factoring in no other circumstances, I assume swapping will give better performance.

Lifeforce management is a non issue in groups where you dont need to use it for defence. So that no longer becomes a factor. So it does come down to damage. Very unlikely that we will be relied on to use spinal shivers when its such a bad skill and boon removal can be done elsewhere.

However in solos its different. Because you need to swap for energy sigil procs.