Guild Wars 2

Hey guys. I’m getting bored with this weapon set and looking for good alternative. Has anyone tried replacing GS with sword and traited wh? I’d like to start with small changes to don’t swap whole gear… :p

I was experimenting with this as a wvw roaming last week:

http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fJAQNBhYDbkpjyOLDxKEOREUFUYX8AwiyjoxTuBvAA-TVCFABP8AAQ4gAAwFAoQ1fuSJISK/qZ/h00NswRAIAACwNvZ2sNDOv5Nv5Nv55m38m38m3sUAMpMC-w

A reasonable variant would be to drop Reckless Dodge for Defy Pain. Both are good, but I figured it’d be nice to the aoe 2-3k crits on dodge with all that vigor.

Pros:
- Perma swiftness for up to 10 allies
- Near perma vigor for up to 10 allies (perma vigor for the warrior)
- Near perma fury for up to 5 allies (perma fury for the warrior)
- Pretty good damage and burst
- Some condi clear/conversion for up to 10 allies
- Very good resistance to condis personally
- Pretty insane engage/disengage (as close to a thief as a warrior can get)
- 4.5 sec immobilize to set up bursts for yourself and allies

Cons:
- No aoe and no blocks
- Immob is the primary cc, which is less reliable than stuns, dazes, knocks, etc
- Less damage/burst than other available builds
- Not very good in 1vx scenarios except to be a bit trollish

So it’s great to get around a wvw map, provide some bonuses to a good number of people around you, has a combat role that’s a little like playing a less bursty but tougher thief.

I’ve moved back to h/gs as my main setup, but have switched back into this one whenever speed (group or otherwise) and in-combat mobility is in demand, or just for the lulz. Other builds are better for other things (e.g. shout builds).