Guild Wars 2

Hello forum ,

This GS/Longbow build is for PvE. I hope the forum can give some feedback/advice on how i can improve it.

http://gw2buildcraft.com/calculator/warrior/?8.3|1.1g.h2|3.1g.h2|1n.71j.1n.71j.1n.71j.1n.71j.1n.a7.1n.a7|4v.0.2s.0.3s.0.2v.0.3v.0.2v.0|k59.k3a.0.u56b.0|39.1|5y.61.69.6b.6m|e

I swap banner regeneration to healing shouts if there is someone in the party that can provide constant regeneration.

Ever since the buffs to banners were made , ive been wondering if I should

1) swap the runes on my armor to soldiers ( lower damage output but more survivability due to the 6piece bonus )
2) transmute my GS from berserker to knight for the 178 toughness

Secondly , i feel that the banner regeneration / shout heal is pretty weak. I was wondering if its better to put the points either into Defense and/or Discipline along with the changes i have stated above. I really like the boon duration bonus and empowered boon though.

Pretty lost as to what i should do , hope the forum can assist me on this
Thank you and happy GW2-ing.

Regards
RuiQi

This is very similar to my own.
Do yourself a favour and please don’t go down the shout healing, soldier runes path. It has been done so many times and you get forced into a most boring play style.

A few things I might add is only have a ranged weapon equipped for an encounter you know is ranged only. Two melee sets will help to spice up your encounters, also the Greatsword auto attack is very weak compared to that of the Axe. So an optimal DPS cycle would be 100b → WA if in a good position → change to Axe/x → Auto attack → Repeat. That said, you don’t have the Fast Hands trait to pull off this cycle, but I could never part ways with this trait now that I’ve grown accustom to it, it keeps the Warrior play more fast paced rather than just auto attacking and waiting for things to come off CD.
I myself have gone with banner regen to avoid getting locked down with shouts. Don’t expect the god like healing of elementalist or guardian, but it is still healing nonetheless, something we are greatly lacking.
Now as far as Runes go, I simply must recommend Lyssa Runes, however it works best in combination with Signet Mastery (20 points in Discipline, securing Fast Hands along the way) and the 30 points to get you +30% boon duration, and Empowered trait. People often condemn going for a shout healing or regen build because of the DPS loss, but +30% boon duration is so regularly overlooked, that is 30% longer to your might stacks, to your swiftness, 1.5 seconds longer to having EVERY boon from your runes kicking in, a 3 second increase from the random boon gained when you heal. It doesn’t sound like much but that extra time of Aegis/Protection/Stability/Retaliation can make all the difference, and believe me 1.5 seconds has saved my hide many times. Not to mention that lovely Empowered trait forever boosting your damage as you hoard all these boons.

Some food for thought, make of it what you will, just promise me you shan’t become a mindless Greatsword drone who sits there auto attacking while 100b is on CD, that should be a big no no in the L2Warrior Handbook.

Hello

I have been trying it out and it has been really fun though i was wondering if its okay to use LB/GS for your build.

My trait will now be 0/20/0/30/20. I will be dumping adrenaline on Combustive shot. I like bow over other weapons as #2 #3 and #5 hits hard. Also , should i keep shake it off or swap to something else ?

Regards
RuiQi

Haha we have the same trait allocation now :P

By all means your weapon setup will work, it’s always nice to occasionally drop out of melee range if you’ve eaten a big hit, but the damage won’t be as strong as GS/Axe-x.
Over time as you learn the encounters you should be changing weapons to match each battle.
For instance having Axe/Axe on the Lava Shaman Fractal to use #5 and obliterate his shield, as well as CoF Path 2 when protecting Mag.

I change that last Utility skill depending on each encounter, I usually use Signet of Stamina though, so even if I don’t use it I’m getting more dodge rolls in. Also a full condition wipe is very handy against the likes of the Archdiviner who stack on multiple conditions very quickly. If I’m expecting little resistance I’ll use On My Mark to speed up the battle. Shake it Off against Subject Alpha to help my team with the burning damage, etc etc.