Guild Wars 2

Hi, we got a 1v1 ladder competition going at my server gunnars hold and im taking part with my one and only warrior. i tried a bit of dueling with my warrior and it seems like a morbid joke. i can burst someone with lyssa-zerker-gs, but that only works on baddies. trying any other build i hit like a wet noodle and have no sustain to keep up with other classes. is there any viable 1v1 build for warrior? something to actually kill someone without needing him to screw up hopelessly?

halp plx or should i just throw in the towel? maybe rifle / longbow?

This patch you’re better off playing Necro, Thief, or Mesmer. Give up on Warrior until GW3 beta.

the Ant comment reminds me of what i got used to see on the necro forums for 8 months. don’t listen to that.

1v1?

Mace/shield-GS.

Shake it off. Stomp. Balanced stance. Runes of Lyssa. Swap out stomp for signet of stamina against condi heavy classes.

0-20-30-0-20

Furious reaction-forceful greatsword
shield master-missile deflection-sundering mace
mighty defences-signet mastery

I use sigil of paralyzation on mace and shield with sigil of rage on gs. Basically I have 3 stunbreaks and try to bait out theirs with the mace 3 and shield 4. When thats done I move into skull crack, then into 100b.

For 1v1 I’m going to list a build that’s very similar to SmoothHussler’s:

Mace/Shield, Greatsword.

0/10/15/30/15

Unsuspecting Foe, Blocks Reflect, 1st slot in Tactics is optional, Automatic Shake-it-Off, Healing Shouts, Signet Mastery

Healing Surge, For Great Justice, Balanced Stance, Shake it off, Signet of Rage

Sigil of paralyzation on the mace AND the shield. Sigil of Energy on the Greatsword.

Valkyrie’s Amulet, Berserker’s Jewel.

Runes of Lyssa.

This is the best build I’ve ever used for 1v1 on Warrior but I don’t use it anywhere else. I use a similar build in TPvP but go for a lot more damage.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/warrior/Opinions-on-some-builds/first#post2312048

I have been using the second build primarily, but been switching things around a lot and trying to get the perfect combination. The main problem with Mace/Shield Hammer was blind spam Thieves. My best answer to that was to replace the Hammer with a Rifle, and while that did weaken the build some, it means it is also about 75% more effective against blind spam. So basically, I traded some of my strength against Necro for more strength against blind (mostly thieves). Currently I am testing out 50% crit on stunned targets instead of Desperate Power. Weapon choice is dependent on who is in the game generally. I also switched to Hoelbrak for the extra DPS.

The builds listed above are good and so is defektives build. the problem with melee builds is that the game is so ranged/condy/cc heavy right now that i think melee is really kitten except for thieves who can still do alot of dmg with shortbow and have on demand gap closers with steal, shadowstep, etc. I think you’ll have a hard time getting close to your opponent if they are a decent player and you’ll get kited and condied alot.

With that said, maybe try different combos. What seems to work pretty good at the moment is s/s with longbow.

Argis.7049:

For 1v1 I’m going to list a build that’s very similar to SmoothHussler’s:

Mace/Shield, Greatsword.

0/10/15/30/15

Unsuspecting Foe, Blocks Reflect, 1st slot in Tactics is optional, Automatic Shake-it-Off, Healing Shouts, Signet Mastery

Healing Surge, For Great Justice, Balanced Stance, Shake it off, Signet of Rage

Sigil of paralyzation on the mace AND the shield. Sigil of Energy on the Greatsword.

Valkyrie’s Amulet, Berserker’s Jewel.

Runes of Lyssa.

This is the best build I’ve ever used for 1v1 on Warrior but I don’t use it anywhere else. I use a similar build in TPvP but go for a lot more damage.

I’ve actually faced a similar build in a 1v1 and can vouch for how strong it is. Alot of stuns and interrupts, good amount of blocks, allows you to get a full hundred blade combo off.