Guild Wars 2

I’ve been looking around and I can’t seem to find much more than a couple of scraps of info about axe/mace + longbow builds. I’m only lvl 52 at the moment and I’m having much more fun with this than GS (very slow, kind of boring). I keep switching all my points around and always feel like it’s just not quite right. Is there a reason no one runs this or talks much about it? Is it terrible? Will people hate me in dungeons? Any input is greatly appreciated, thank you so much.

well to start, how do you want to build your warrior?
Offense?
Defense?
Support? (the inbetween, jack of all trades)

And builds can change depending on the situation. When I level I have build A (regardless of how i’m traited/runed cuz leveling content isn’t exactly difficult) but when I go into dungeons I have build B and it’s this build that really takes advantage of my trait and rune choices because I’m with other people that rely on me to be effective at my role (however I chose to play my warrior).

So, whaddya got?

i’m guessing more offense but let us know what you’ve picked

I thinking mostly offensive with a bit of support. Maybe a jack of all trades. I want to be more than just dps but mainly dps. I wnat to be an asset to the group too. Right now I’m 10/10/10/0/10 ( I have 2 unused points). I’m enjoying the control that the mace offers and loving the dps of the axe. It seems about on par with the GS and add in the mace I have a bit more control than GS in a pinch too. Thanks for your help.

What did you choose for your major trait slots?

Berserker Power (V), Deep Strike (I), Turtle’s Defense (II), Heightened Focus (V).

I’d switch out deep strike for Rending blades.

Both your axe2 and mace4 skills apply vulnerability and the C/D on either is really short. Provided your crit is high enough you could use mace4, axe2, crit for more stacks and by that time either mace4 or axe2 has come off c/d so you can just keep applying vulnerability. It stacks in intensity so an enemy is pretty much screwed lol.

50% crit chance is a good number to aim for all around. You’ll crit often enough and you won’t have to sacrifice other stats in order to do so.

So then what are your slot skills?

I’d also switch out the longbow for a rifle since it’s 4 ability also applies vulnerability though i’m not entirely sure how or if a bleed inflicted by the rifle 1 skill is affected by vulnerability.

Thank you so much for all of your help. Sorry if I’m a pain/newb. Mending, signet dolyak, fury, might and rage. I’m sure at some point other choices become better than signets it just doesn’t seem so yet.

Signets aren’t bad but in small doses i’d say. The thing about them is that while they’re passive effects are nice, when activated you lose that effective for the duration of the C/D which, with signets, is all over the place.

As a DPS/Support warrior you’re going to be on the move more often than not. You’re gonna get in, get out, roll around etc and for that you need versatility. You want skills that apply the boons you need when you need them and you want a moderately quick C/D on them.

Having said that I’d toss Dolyak signet. It’s more for if you were playing a tanky/support role (like myself) and while it’s always nice to have increased defense, the idea behind this build is that you want your enemy dead before your defense even begins to matter.

I’d take Balanced Stance instead. You still get stability when you activate it but it also breaks stuns which means if you find yourself flat on your butt or feared you can just pop it and get out of there. DPS warriors need to be able to get of dodge when they need to cuz when they’re not doing damage, they’re taking it and they can’t take too much. Shake it Off is a good choice as well if you don’t need stability for the situation.

Signet of Rage is fine. The fury it gives will synergize well with the trait, Rending Blades I told you to take. Plus it’s a relatively short C/D for an elite.

I’d switch Signet of Might with For Great Justice. You’re getting might AND fury with this and again, the more you crit the more vulnerable your enemy is and the more dead they will become

I’m pretty sure every warrior has mending. lol

At any rate make sure you get your precision up there and by extension, your crit rating. Don’t slack off too much on power, toughness, and vit though. You wanna achieve a fair balance so that you can still do what you want to do but not insta-die when the going gets tough lol

Try something like this maybe.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fIAQNAnZTjkOJvNP6OMxBA8BrMPKKoh0MaDOA;TsAg0Cto2yslYLrRutkbtoYMyECA

(This is after a 4-beer build and in theory should be viable, I’ve ran axe+mace in pvp, but as a total power/tank build)

Thanks so much you guys. I will go try these at once. I just love how there are so many possibilities. Although @Psybunny that link seems to be broken or something.

For me axe/mace is the best set for dungeons. Hits hard, stacks vulnerability with a good aoe knockdown.The off-hand depends on what you prefer.I use sword/shield for the block and burst skill(immobilize in dungeons is priceless), but I do believe longbow is the same if not more viable.When you use it, drop adren skill+3 to give party-wide 3 might stacks!
If you want to really be loved in dungeons, drop 10 points in tactics for Inspiring banners and equip banner of precision.Try to position it where the fight is going on, but it does take some time to master it to do it fast.

Copy-paste the link, gw2 forum has a problem with long links.

Thanks so much for all of the tips everyone. I think I have something I can work with. Any additional tips wont be wasted. If I wanted to put 10 points into arms would it be better to take them from strength or discipline? To look something like 20/10/15/0/25 or 30/10/15/0/15?

@Psyb, I don’t know what I was thinking.

Make sure youre standing in the AoE of your longbow adrenal skill before you drop longbow3 in the middle of it or u wont get the might stacks.

Ivanov.8914:

For me axe/mace is the best set for dungeons. Hits hard, stacks vulnerability with a good aoe knockdown.The off-hand depends on what you prefer.I use sword/shield for the block and burst skill(immobilize in dungeons is priceless), but I do believe longbow is the same if not more viable.When you use it, drop adren skill+3 to give party-wide 3 might stacks!
If you want to really be loved in dungeons, drop 10 points in tactics for Inspiring banners and equip banner of precision.Try to position it where the fight is going on, but it does take some time to master it to do it fast.

Assuming hes going to be in the thick of things already due to his melee specialization, he could checkmark the option in the game menu to have ground targeted AoEs cast at ur feet. Should make things easier for banners i think.