Axe & Board Warrior in WvW

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Posted by: MoggSquad.8731

MoggSquad.8731

Completed this last night. Pretty fun.

Pros:
Can take a beating
Can still hurt people
Constant swiftness which is great in WvW
Quick switching between weapons

Cons:
Lack of gap closer in melee
Lacks the escapability that comes with 1h sword / 2h sword skills

http://www.gw2build.com/builds/simulator.php#1.2.4.8.19.0.16.16.25.0.28.36.47.39.50.3.3.4.78.85.0.0.0.0.107.114.116.0.0.0.138.141.0.20.0.30.0.20

Hardened Sharpening Stones
Nourishment (30m): Gain power equal to 5% of your toughness
Gain power equal to 3% of your vitality
+10 Experience from kills

Orrian Steak:
Nourishment(1h,30m): +100 power
+70 vitality
+10 Experience from kills

Full Knight’s armor (Toughness/Power/Precision)
Primeval armor skin from Gem Store with Electromagnetic Epaulets skin for shoulders (Asuran). Gold dye

Knight’s Draconic Boots
Defense: 182
+24 Power
+24 Precision
+34 Toughnes
Knight’s Draconic Gauntlets
Defense: 182
+24 Power
+24 Precision
+34 Toughnes
Knight’s Draconic Helm
Defense: 121
+32 Power
+32 Precision
+45 Toughness
Knight’s Draconic Legs
Defense: 242
+48 Power
+48 Precision
+67 Toughness
Knight’s Draconic Pauldrons
Defense: 121
+24 Power
+24 Precision
+34 Toughness
Knight’s Draconic Coat
Defense: 363
+72 Power
+72 Precision
+101 Toughness

Superior Rune of Centaur: I’m at 100% swiftness which is great in WvWvW

(1): +25 Power.png Power
(2): +15% Bleeding.png Bleed Duration
(3): +50 Power.png Power
(4): +20% Swiftness.png Swiftness Duration
(5): +90 Power.png Power
(6): When you use a heal skill you and all nearby allies gain Swiftness.png swiftness for 10 seconds. (cooldown: 10s)

Knight’s Destroyer Axe
Weapon Strength: 857 – 1047
+64 Power
+64 Precision
+90 Toughness
Axe
+10 Power.png Power each time you kill a foe. (max 25 stacks and ends on down)

Charzooka

+179 Power.png Power
+128 Precision.png Precision
+9% Critical Damage.png Critical Damage
+10 Power.png Power each time you kill a foe. (max 25 stacks and ends on down)

Flameseeker Prophecies

+90 Power.png Power
+64 Toughness.png Toughness
+64 Vitality.png Vitality
Gain 3 stacks of Might.png Might (20 seconds) when you swap to this weapon while in combat.

Skin for my axe:

File:Corrupted Skeggox.jpg

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Posted by: Norelation.3067

Norelation.3067

This is really more of an Axe & Board WvWvW build, but yeah, I get your meaning. Off topic, why did you skin a Corrupted Skeggox over a Destroyer Axe? Back on topic, is the perma swiftness worth the loss of mobility skills from say the sword/greatsword/hammer? Are the two regen heals from the signet and adrenal health enough to sustain you in longer high pressure combat scenarios? I’m just curious as to the details of your experience.

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Posted by: Traitine.8713

Traitine.8713

…Are the two regen heals from the signet and adrenal health enough to sustain you in longer high pressure combat scenarios? I’m just curious as to the details of your experience.

I actually found this double regen effect is better too for the warrior sword and shield build I use. While I was testing it out, for some reason my heal was always on cooldown when I needed it. When I tested the double regen, there were less times when I actually needed it. At that point I could break away easily enough and use the signet heal. While the signet was on cooldown, the trait regen was still going.

Not to mention it’s completely passive, which lets you focus more on what else is going on at the moment.

80 Warrior – Akallos Traitine
www.ConstantWarfare.com

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Posted by: MoggSquad.8731

MoggSquad.8731

I choose Skeggox because the blue shine matches well with the Flameseeker shield.

I’d say the perma-swiftness is at best an equal tradeoff. It can help in escaping in instances, but is very useful for map travel. I take in account my toughness/blocking/survivability for escape.

I don’t view regen as a lifesaver in major battles, but love the 16 second cooldown on the heal.

This is really more of an Axe & Board WvWvW build, but yeah, I get your meaning. Off topic, why did you skin a Corrupted Skeggox over a Destroyer Axe? Back on topic, is the perma swiftness worth the loss of mobility skills from say the sword/greatsword/hammer? Are the two regen heals from the signet and adrenal health enough to sustain you in longer high pressure combat scenarios? I’m just curious as to the details of your experience.