Guild Wars 2

Hey guys!

As a PvP-only player I like to experiment with homemade builds. I get really bored quickly with meta builds, and even the slightest of change can make my day. Recently I’ve been working on a new warrior build. My goals were to make a warrior build that can do more spike damage than the Macebow build and yet can survive a bit better than the Ragezerker build . Let me show you what I came up with!

The Build

Due to the addition of discipine compared to Ragezerker, you have higher defensive capabilities; You can swap weapons faster (for if you suddenly need shield for example), remove more conditions and can counter immobilize with Decapitate and Headbutt.

You might ask the question why I am using Axe over mace, and yet have higher burst damage. This is due to the fact that I am using King of Fires. There is one perticular burst roation you can do that can pump out huge ammounts of damage:

- Headbutt, getting full adrenaline
- Use Scorched Earth`
- Follow by using Pin Down to secure the enemy in the field.
- Swap to Axe/Shield
- Use Shield Bash, locking the enemy up longer in the field (Gain Fire Shield)
- Detonate the Fire Shield with Shattering Blow
- Use Decapitate from within the fire field . Due to this being a leap and a “berserker skill”, you immediatly detonate the seconds Fire Shield.

If you are familiar with playing the RageZerker build, this should play fairly well aswell for you. You should be used to keeping up Rousing Resilience (which is a must).

Possible Alternations

Ofcourse everybody has their own flavour. Therefore I would already like to suggest some changes that might fit you:
- Swap Smash Brawler with Last Blaze. This gives a higher damage spike, but over time less damage.
- If you are very good with a team, and get on command stability, you can spaw out Runes of Fire for Rune of the Krait. (Currently the 6th bonus doesn’t work if you stun yourself)
- The sigils are chosen to load as many unique conditions on the enemy as possible, thus making it harder to cleanse the real damage. However you might want to swap to things like sigil of blood if you are having trouble surviving.

The Negatives

Ofcourse every build has it’s weak side. This one also has:
- Very Heavy CC: You have 2 short stun breaks at your disposal, however getting really heavy CC could be a problem since you don’t have any stab.
- Boon Stripping in combination with heavy conditions: Ofcourse you are not using Cleansing ire. Thus you rely alot on Resistance. This being stripped can result in death much quicker.
- Mobility: Like the MaceBow Warrior you have very few mobility.

I hope you guys give this a go and I would love to hear some feedback!

Greetings, Fvux