Guild Wars 2

Hi guys,I would like some suggestions for Axe/Mace or Axe/Sword

Also What sigils should i get for the 2 weapons?I currently have sigil of strength on axe,What should i get for the other?

Thanks

PvE right?
Sword is good against hard bosses, mostly because of the block, but the Rip damage is also great.
Mace is a reasonable option againt trash mobs, but if you don’t care about Dual Wielding/Agility traits, warhorn is better in this situations.

For sigils I have Energy and Battle, respectively.

Yes its for PVE only

But everyone has been saying that Axe/Mace is the top DPS for warriors and Axe/Sword is also pretty good

So I am wondering if I should switch to Axe/Mace, I am currently using Axe/Sword

Axe/sword is for the block basically. Without the block there would be no reason to do this. Axe/mace is for the vulnerability. I think Axe/sword is a better for solo and is better for survivability in any situation. The vulnerability from the mace is really more for your party.

I will be switching over to Axe/Mace.

Which sigil do you guys think,I should put in the mace? Some people told me sigil of force will be good

I have a sigil of strength in the axe already

Force will work with any content. Night works well in dungeons. I would do Force as well.

Warlord.9074:

Force will work with any content. Night works well in dungeons. I would do Force as well.

Thanks for the awesome answer!Would be going with sigil of force

I always run Axe/Sword offset as pure GS is the best build right now, and it’s the best weapon set if you need to swap for defensive reasons.

Could anyone give me here a build for axe/mace warrior? not only the numbers but also which specific traits I should pick, ‘cos I wanna convert from my GS. It’s kinda borin’ to play it all the time :P

Largo.2816:

Could anyone give me here a build for axe/mace warrior? not only the numbers but also which specific traits I should pick, ‘cos I wanna convert from my GS. It’s kinda borin’ to play it all the time :P

4/6/0/4/0 is the best axe build. Clicking the link will redirect you to a build calc that will give you armor/runes/sigils & trait numbers.

6/6/0/2/0 is the next best axe build. Only use this if another Warrior has Empowered Allies in the group. That Warrior should have both banners, hence the 2 signets.

Do note that currently Deep Strike is bugged and you get the Signet of Might passive as long as you have Healing Signet, so swap that out for Frenzy until it is fixed.

Filssy gave you dungeon party builds. Just pointing that out. If you need a solo build those are not it.

If you’re looking for solo open-world builds you can pretty much open your traits menu, press a bunch of buttons randomly, throw on some random gear and call that a build.

It’d probably turn out better than the average pug “play how I want” build too.

Warlord.9074:

Filssy gave you dungeon party builds. Just pointing that out. If you need a solo build those are not it.

While it’s true, it’s shocking to me people solo with a pure-axe build when Forceful Greatsword exists?

I play mainly PvE like dungeons and stuff like that, so I don’t really need a solo build. The first one mentioned 4/6/0/4/0 seems to be nice. I’m still thinking about axe/axe version instead of axe/mace.
And I’m aware of that the GS is just better in stats and dps, I just wanna try sth new

Largo.2816:

I play mainly PvE like dungeons and stuff like that, so I don’t really need a solo build. The first one mentioned 4/6/0/4/0 seems to be nice. I’m still thinking about axe/axe version instead of axe/mace.
And I’m aware of that the GS is just better in stats and dps, I just wanna try sth new

Offhand axe is objectively awful. The #4 fury is unnecessary as it only affects the Warrior who already have permanent fury, and Axe #5 is legions worse than auto attacking in almost every situation, and those that is it s better in (Hitting 5 mobs for EVERY tick I believe) is only fractionally better to the point where the 4 vuln from the Mace is actually a DPS increase over the Axe #5 in perfect situations.

Flissy.4093:

Largo.2816:

I play mainly PvE like dungeons and stuff like that, so I don’t really need a solo build. The first one mentioned 4/6/0/4/0 seems to be nice. I’m still thinking about axe/axe version instead of axe/mace.
And I’m aware of that the GS is just better in stats and dps, I just wanna try sth new

Offhand axe is objectively awful. The #4 fury is unnecessary as it only affects the Warrior who already have permanent fury, and Axe #5 is legions worse than auto attacking in almost every situation, and those that is it s better in (Hitting 5 mobs for EVERY tick I believe) is only fractionally better to the point where the 4 vuln from the Mace is actually a DPS increase over the Axe #5 in perfect situations.

Actually, Axe 5 does have its uses. When your party is mobbing a boss or what have you, the whirl combo finisher is pretty good. Example would be Mai Trin fractal where she drops a tonne of condition stacks. Whirling with a Light field fires cleansing bolts and a closely stacked group when fighting her benefits greatly. Even the healing bolts off a water field aren’t half bad, though of course not as good as using a blast finisher.

I use 4/6/0/4/0 with axe/mace primarily though will use axe/axe. That’s paired with a GS or a ranged weapon depending on the fight. Sigils I’m using at the moment are strength/accuracy. For a great sword I’ve got both Night and Force together. As far as I remember, those can stack together, but that may have been an early post update bug and has since been corrected and I’ll need to change that at some point.

Azrael.4960:

Flissy.4093:

Largo.2816:

I play mainly PvE like dungeons and stuff like that, so I don’t really need a solo build. The first one mentioned 4/6/0/4/0 seems to be nice. I’m still thinking about axe/axe version instead of axe/mace.
And I’m aware of that the GS is just better in stats and dps, I just wanna try sth new

Offhand axe is objectively awful. The #4 fury is unnecessary as it only affects the Warrior who already have permanent fury, and Axe #5 is legions worse than auto attacking in almost every situation, and those that is it s better in (Hitting 5 mobs for EVERY tick I believe) is only fractionally better to the point where the 4 vuln from the Mace is actually a DPS increase over the Axe #5 in perfect situations.

Actually, Axe 5 does have its uses. When your party is mobbing a boss or what have you, the whirl combo finisher is pretty good. Example would be Mai Trin fractal where she drops a tonne of condition stacks. Whirling with a Light field fires cleansing bolts and a closely stacked group when fighting her benefits greatly. Even the healing bolts off a water field aren’t half bad, though of course not as good as using a blast finisher.

I use 4/6/0/4/0 with axe/mace primarily though will use axe/axe. That’s paired with a GS or a ranged weapon depending on the fight. Sigils I’m using at the moment are strength/accuracy. For a great sword I’ve got both Night and Force together. As far as I remember, those can stack together, but that may have been an early post update bug and has since been corrected and I’ll need to change that at some point.

I can appreciate the whirl finisher use, but Mai Trin was a horrible example. You’d be lacking off-hand sword to block her teleport, and the bleeding attack is super simple to dodge (looks like she is fencing/riposting). Using x/axe – a “bad” setup – would benefit someone who couldn’t dodge the attacks – a “bad” player.

Can’t think of somewhere where you’d need more whirling light finishers than Axe #2 or GS #3.

The only use I remember was changed – and that was to take down shield of the Legendary Grawl or the Svanir on the HOTW stairs.

Flissy.4093:

Azrael.4960:

Flissy.4093:

Largo.2816:

I play mainly PvE like dungeons and stuff like that, so I don’t really need a solo build. The first one mentioned 4/6/0/4/0 seems to be nice. I’m still thinking about axe/axe version instead of axe/mace.
And I’m aware of that the GS is just better in stats and dps, I just wanna try sth new

Offhand axe is objectively awful. The #4 fury is unnecessary as it only affects the Warrior who already have permanent fury, and Axe #5 is legions worse than auto attacking in almost every situation, and those that is it s better in (Hitting 5 mobs for EVERY tick I believe) is only fractionally better to the point where the 4 vuln from the Mace is actually a DPS increase over the Axe #5 in perfect situations.

Actually, Axe 5 does have its uses. When your party is mobbing a boss or what have you, the whirl combo finisher is pretty good. Example would be Mai Trin fractal where she drops a tonne of condition stacks. Whirling with a Light field fires cleansing bolts and a closely stacked group when fighting her benefits greatly. Even the healing bolts off a water field aren’t half bad, though of course not as good as using a blast finisher.

I use 4/6/0/4/0 with axe/mace primarily though will use axe/axe. That’s paired with a GS or a ranged weapon depending on the fight. Sigils I’m using at the moment are strength/accuracy. For a great sword I’ve got both Night and Force together. As far as I remember, those can stack together, but that may have been an early post update bug and has since been corrected and I’ll need to change that at some point.

I can appreciate the whirl finisher use, but Mai Trin was a horrible example. You’d be lacking off-hand sword to block her teleport, and the bleeding attack is super simple to dodge (looks like she is fencing/riposting). Using x/axe – a “bad” setup – would benefit someone who couldn’t dodge the attacks – a “bad” player.

Can’t think of somewhere where you’d need more whirling light finishers than Axe #2 or GS #3.

The only use I remember was changed – and that was to take down shield of the Legendary Grawl or the Svanir on the HOTW stairs.

Hmm, well I can agree with your point when pugging fractals. Usually I go with an organised guild group of very experienced fractal players so we play off each other’s skills very well. If anything Axe/sword and Axe/mace are the least useful combinations for me against Mai Trin. I wouldn’t say we’re the best or most efficient group at doing that particular fractal but we get the job done with minimal fuss and certainly no wiping.

Oh, and going a/a when meleeing the shaman on 49 is much more exciting and helps get to the shield phases quicker.

Warlord.9074:

Filssy gave you dungeon party builds. Just pointing that out. If you need a solo build those are not it.

If you need a solo build you will not be using axe anyway.

and @above if you mean offhand axe lets you get through shield phases faster that’s a myth, since 1 skill = 1 tick of the shield gone; multihit attacks like smite and whirling axe only remove one stack of the block.

Azrael.4960:

Flissy.4093:

Azrael.4960:

Flissy.4093:

Largo.2816:

I play mainly PvE like dungeons and stuff like that, so I don’t really need a solo build. The first one mentioned 4/6/0/4/0 seems to be nice. I’m still thinking about axe/axe version instead of axe/mace.
And I’m aware of that the GS is just better in stats and dps, I just wanna try sth new

Offhand axe is objectively awful. The #4 fury is unnecessary as it only affects the Warrior who already have permanent fury, and Axe #5 is legions worse than auto attacking in almost every situation, and those that is it s better in (Hitting 5 mobs for EVERY tick I believe) is only fractionally better to the point where the 4 vuln from the Mace is actually a DPS increase over the Axe #5 in perfect situations.

Actually, Axe 5 does have its uses. When your party is mobbing a boss or what have you, the whirl combo finisher is pretty good. Example would be Mai Trin fractal where she drops a tonne of condition stacks. Whirling with a Light field fires cleansing bolts and a closely stacked group when fighting her benefits greatly. Even the healing bolts off a water field aren’t half bad, though of course not as good as using a blast finisher.

I use 4/6/0/4/0 with axe/mace primarily though will use axe/axe. That’s paired with a GS or a ranged weapon depending on the fight. Sigils I’m using at the moment are strength/accuracy. For a great sword I’ve got both Night and Force together. As far as I remember, those can stack together, but that may have been an early post update bug and has since been corrected and I’ll need to change that at some point.

I can appreciate the whirl finisher use, but Mai Trin was a horrible example. You’d be lacking off-hand sword to block her teleport, and the bleeding attack is super simple to dodge (looks like she is fencing/riposting). Using x/axe – a “bad” setup – would benefit someone who couldn’t dodge the attacks – a “bad” player.

Can’t think of somewhere where you’d need more whirling light finishers than Axe #2 or GS #3.

The only use I remember was changed – and that was to take down shield of the Legendary Grawl or the Svanir on the HOTW stairs.

Hmm, well I can agree with your point when pugging fractals. Usually I go with an organised guild group of very experienced fractal players so we play off each other’s skills very well. If anything Axe/sword and Axe/mace are the least useful combinations for me against Mai Trin. I wouldn’t say we’re the best or most efficient group at doing that particular fractal but we get the job done with minimal fuss and certainly no wiping.

Oh, and going a/a when meleeing the shaman on 49 is much more exciting and helps get to the shield phases quicker.

Flissy.4093:

The only use I remember was changed – and that was to take down shield of the Legendary Grawl or the Svanir on the HOTW stairs.

guanlongwucaii.3162:

Warlord.9074:

Filssy gave you dungeon party builds. Just pointing that out. If you need a solo build those are not it.

If you need a solo build you will not be using axe anyway.

and @above if you mean offhand axe lets you get through shield phases faster that’s a myth, since 1 skill = 1 tick of the shield gone; multihit attacks like smite and whirling axe only remove one stack of the block.

This is correct. What I meant was that in the lead up to the shield phase when your party has to dps the shaman, it’s more exciting to be melee since the telegraph to arrow shot time frame is so short