Guild Wars 2

So, After coming back to the game I hopped into sPvP to see what Leagues were all about. Looked on ‘Metabattle’ and picked the reaper build from that.

I played one game, seemed a little ‘easy’ to me, I also am not a huge fan on condition based builds. Here is the first game – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prv2FY3g2xI

I decided to try a build that ‘counters’ the heavy Boon Spamming professions that most players are using.

I began with a complete Boon Corruption based build with high power damage. Here one of the first attempts at ‘Bunker Breaker’ – and also one of the longest ‘in-combat fights’ I’ve had in sPvP. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K1lYlu2CIU

Eventually I swapped out from Axe to Dagger for the immobilise combination and Wells and more sustain in a 1v1 fight. I also changed the Shout Elite to Lich Form for higher Damage during tougher Team fights.

This lead to what I believe to be a great build and its extremely fun to play.* Final ‘Bunker Breaker’ set up – so far *- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNiov3VG8DM

Let me know what you think of any improvements that can be made. If you want to know.

Full Playlist of Videos – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHLF6ghKMsMHQFhOSZisxxutng16mmWjb

BUILD

Amulet – Mauruder
Runes – Pack (interchangeable with Strength)
Weapon Sigils
Main Hand – Air
Warhorn – Energy
Staff – Energy + (options = Doom, Leech, Hydro, Bloodlust,) – I went Bloodlust since I’m not dying much.
Utility Skills
Consume Conditions
Well of Corruption
Well of Suffering
Summon Flesh Wurm (Spectral Walk optional)
Lich Form
Traits
Spite
Spiteful Renewal (can swap to Bitter Chill if too survivable)
Chill of Death
Spiteful Spirit
Soul Reaping
Soul Marks
Vital Persistence
Foot in the Grave (Death Perception unnecessary)
Reaper
Relentless Pursuit
Chilling Victory
Blighter’s Boon

Basics of the Build.

Game play style
‘In and Out’ of Death Shroud a lot. Keep Life force at ~25-50%. ‘All in’ damage every 30 seconds. Looking for a 1 Rotation knock down. Able to sustain until the next ‘all in’ attempt. (Well cool downs)

Healing
Consume Conditions , self explanatory.
Blighter’s Boon, Life Siphon on Dagger and Mark of Blood on Staff are your non healing skill heals. While Healing Skill is on Cool Down, sit in Death Shroud if needed until its back up.

Rotations

Begin in Staff

1. Marks for Life Force. Try to save 4 + 5 for when need condition transfer or a fear to counter stomp/stability. Use all marks if you feel you need the life force.
2. Locust Swarm from Warhorn + Attempt Dagger Immobilise. – Locusts break any Aegis/Blinding.
3. 2x Wells.
4. Dagger Auto Attacks as long as possible/needed.
5. Death Shroud, Infusing Terror + Souls Spiral
6. Executioners Scythe + Death Charge.
7. Death Shroud Auto Attacks as needed.

Placing both wells down in your rotation is stupid unless it is a downed body. No competent player will sit in your wells for the full duration, its better to stagger them. I also think spiteful spirit is useless compared to signets.

Jelzouki.4128:

I also think spiteful spirit is useless compared to signets.

…unless you don’t use signets.

I think it is sort of the wellmancer with reaper touch.

Do you really need foot in the grave with reaper stab? or you want another stun breaker? think the extra dmg of death perception might do better, care to explain?

I tried a lot of that stuff in the lower leagues. I’m playing vs diamonds now as a solo reaper and the entire game changes.

This build will struggle greatly higher up, at least that’s how it was for me.

Had to settle into a meta cancer build and HAD to lean on my teammates. Hate to say it but with support a Reaper shines, when getting focus trained you’ll last 2 seconds at best. I wish I wasn’t being so literal.

At beginning diamond level I’m playing Scep/focus (more boon strip, helps semi-useless first tier spite) and staff. Energy/Hydro Air/Speed (all proc on in and out shroud etc). Durability/Wanderer’s.

Spite/soul/reaper 1-1-1/2-2-3/2-2-2

I wish with all my might foot in the grave and dhuumfire weren’t on the same tier.

Coming up through low leagues Blighter’s Boon was enough for sustain, not even remotely true higher up. Too many insta-gib classes and EVERY GAME will have a tempest or two on the other team. IE most of your hits are mitigated.

The name of the game is boon strip. All the classes get better boons than you and they will turn the fight for them. That’s why I use focus. it has a heal and a 3 strip. I carry 3 signets, all of which strip 2 boons. So that’s 4 distinct boon strips. Sometimes 1v1 vs engi/mes/TEMPEST that STILL isn’t enough strip.

Oh a diamond Tempest. Oh you’re in for a real treat there. OH man. Oh man oh man.

I know I’m kinda kittenin in your wheaties but it’s better than letting you eat them.

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Jelzouki.4128:

I also think spiteful spirit is useless compared to signets.

…unless you don’t use signets.

Whats your point then? He should take close to death instead of spiteful spirit since he’s using a power build. The cooldown on spiteful spirit needs to line up directly with reaper shroud for it to even be considered in a power build imo, and needs to deal more damage.

When in doubt get your signets out.

The point is, Kuper doesn’t use signets, so when you ask him to change Spiteful Spirit to Signets of Suffering you’re really asking him to change the entire build.
As for Spiteful Spirit vs Close to Death, that’s a different story. I will say, however, that lining up the cds of Shroud and Unholy Feast only matters if you spend less than 2 seconds in Shroud, which isn’t all that likely to happen especially with a power build.

Nofaith De Morte.1027:

I tried a lot of that stuff in the lower leagues. I’m playing vs diamonds now as a solo reaper and the entire game changes.

This build will struggle greatly higher up, at least that’s how it was for me.

Had to settle into a meta cancer build and HAD to lean on my teammates. Hate to say it but with support a Reaper shines, when getting focus trained you’ll last 2 seconds at best. I wish I wasn’t being so literal.

At beginning diamond level I’m playing Scep/focus (more boon strip, helps semi-useless first tier spite) and staff. Energy/Hydro Air/Speed (all proc on in and out shroud etc). Durability/Wanderer’s.

Spite/soul/reaper 1-1-1/2-2-3/2-2-2

I wish with all my might foot in the grave and dhuumfire weren’t on the same tier.

Coming up through low leagues Blighter’s Boon was enough for sustain, not even remotely true higher up. Too many insta-gib classes and EVERY GAME will have a tempest or two on the other team. IE most of your hits are mitigated.

The name of the game is boon strip. All the classes get better boons than you and they will turn the fight for them. That’s why I use focus. it has a heal and a 3 strip. I carry 3 signets, all of which strip 2 boons. So that’s 4 distinct boon strips. Sometimes 1v1 vs engi/mes/TEMPEST that STILL isn’t enough strip.

Oh a diamond Tempest. Oh you’re in for a real treat there. OH man. Oh man oh man.

I know I’m kinda kittenin in your wheaties but it’s better than letting you eat them.

basically the usuall signet build would work.

Taken some of the advice onboard and swapped some traits, runes and a sigil.