Guild Wars 2

Hi, any way to make a Sword/Shield + hammer defensive PvP build?

After the Tuesday changes, put 6 in arms, 6 in defense, 6 in discipline. All of your sword traits are in Arms, shield traits are in defense and hammer traits are in discipline. There you go. : )

I mean currently. But thanks for that info as well. :-)

This is a build I use for that weapon configuration. Note that it is a bit more of a gimmick build with physical skills, not something serious. I can still do alright with it in hotjoins though, I’ve never run warrior in ranked matches: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fJAQNAS8ejEdU1ZbHmdQKaAigC9JEDjg5CIAubVfBA-TZRBwAS3focZgFXAANHEAAPBAA

The point of the build is basically to go for a high amount of CC while still having some mobility via the sword leap. Mending is traited with restorative strength to provide a deep condi clear, while some of the other traits are fairly standard.

Berserker’s might may seem like an odd choice, but it’s there so you can build adrenaline much more quickly. More adrenaline means better adrenal healing up time, as well as more frequent bursting for more CC and more condition clearing.

I take shield master because I like the cooldown reduction, but opting for reflects or dogged march works too.

Note that going six deep into strength is generally not advised. You’d generally want fast hands from discipline, so a more serious build would lose at least one point out of strength and put it in discipline. You could even go two points out of strength into discipline to take something like mobile strikes, but going anymore than that loses the physical training for which this build is built.

A more typical warrior build will run healing signet with rampager’s stance, balanced stance, and endure pain with either rampage or signet of rage as the elite skill, and the traits would be stacked more into discipline.

After the specialization changes, I’m converting this build to 6 in strength, 6 in defence, and 6 in discipline, although I won’t know that I will stick with sword and shield. I might change that to mace and shield or greatsword depending on which feels nicer.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fJAQNAseSnMdQlH25BmCCnIGoKoQXAPQAoqHSfCddKA-TZBBwAkLDA4QAw5BAg5MAUd/BA

that is the valk shout bunker ive been running for months now. my guildes hate duling it and it rocks in pvp. its gonna get much more beastly with the patch, but its super beef right now. hammer is your main dps. keep up fury and land that final thrust.

the beef level is insane. you can just eat rapid fire.

if im ever online when you are whisper me an i can hop on TS and teach you tips or do duels or whatevs.

there is no point right now really because the changes go live on Tuesday.

killahmayne.9518:

there is no point right now really because the changes go live on Tuesday.

its still a few days, and many of these builds translate into the new traits very well (i know mine does). sure it wont useful for long, but there is little harm in asking.

killahmayne.9518:

there is no point right now really because the changes go live on Tuesday.

Holy cow! When and where did they say that?

darkaheart.4265:

killahmayne.9518:

there is no point right now really because the changes go live on Tuesday.

Holy cow! When and where did they say that?

front page of the website… it’s kind of old news