Guild Wars 2

I am looking for a WvW build with both sword and GS being used. Is there a viable build using these two weapons? and also, random rune question; are scholar runes worth it even for melee rangers?

Do you want to do raw damage or conditions?
Sword/Torch(or dagger) is good condition
Sword/Horn? I guess is good Power? Someone will have to confirm that for me as I love my conditions.
I think scholar runes are one of the best sets for raw damage although the new craze is Strength runes for the might buff

Well, hybrid sw/wh + gs trapper build was viable prior to the patch, but it used perplexity runes. 2/6/6/0/0 , not sure how well it would work with the rune set nerfed.

when you say WvW do you mean, zerging, small group or solo/duo to playing (very few build a good in all of these)

for large scale, i don’t like 1h sword it as a tendency to get me killed as it messes with positioning. but i love GS

as for small group and solo you have a few choices.
S/A+GS 0/6/2/6/0 ‘moment of clarity’ and “survival of the fittest” is fun and effective/
S/WH+GS 0/2/0/6/6 power BM bunker is works as well (“survival of the fittest” and “Natural healing”)
S/X+GS 0/4/0/6/4 hybrid BM build, this trait setup works for SB/GS as well
S/X+GS 2/2/0/6/4 hybrid spider build

just experment

I mean mostly for small scale, similar to solo/duo.

This is power im looking for. hybrid is fine too.

And yeah, i see people go crazy on might stacking rune sets but I dont know how effective they would be on ranger.

I used to know a sword/horn and GS beastmaster build that was quite strong, if you want I can try to find it again

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And yeah, i see people go crazy on might stacking rune sets but I dont know how effective they would be on ranger.

buff stacking runes are great on any class, more so for a ranger if you go at least 3 in nature magic for “fortifying bond” that way both you and your pet get the buff.

I would be Inclined to go Ranger runes over Scholar (in a fight you are rarely at high health) if you want direct damage and if you want to got for a buff stacking set i would go Hoebrok over Strength, condi reduction is great and cheaper. scholar imo is a pve set.

I use Travelers runes because for small scale and solo stuff movement and mobility is king.