Guild Wars 2

Hi recently switched my level 75 warrior to a banner build and I’m liking my warr a lot more now

But some questions:

- Although the regen is great, the passive bonuses from the banners seem to be really weak? Like 90 Power/vit/tough seems barely noticeable?

- Whats are best banners to use? I’m only planning on taking 1 or 2. Currently the boon duration (tactics) and the critical (discipline) seem the best to me.

- Are any of the banners good to keep in hand for their skills? Tactics seems good with its aoe heal. I’m using Axe/Warhorn so the swiftness isnt a big deal for me.

- The elite banner doesnt seem particularly worthwhile compared to the elite signet, except for maybe certain group situations where the res and stability are handy. The long cooldown and short uptime makes it seem really bad tho.

Tactics is great if you’ve got a handful of zerkers in your party (They’ll love you for that extra crit damage), personally that and the Battle Standard for those “Oh kitten” moments would be the ones I’d ever take with me in PvE content.

Like while the signet of rage gives you 5 stacks of might for a good while, “For Great Justice” gives you 3 stacks to you and your party and it’s on less of a cooldown as well. (Works really well in sync with healing shouts combined with Runes of the Soldier)

The only banner I like is the green one, because it gives you a unique boost: Crit damage. I don’t think you can find many abilities in the game that gives you that, let alone to your entire party.

Banner of Discipline. Pick it up and give your party fury every 10 seconds.

And yes, the regen is good enough to be a major help.

Unless I’m mistaken that 90 point increase is in a lower levelled area where it counts for a bit more?

The only banner skill I use is swiftness when running.

The Warbanner is indeed terrible, the damage doesn’t change as its either 5 stacks to you(SoR) or 1 to everyone (probably not as too many people stand at ranged, not receiving the effects). As well as the ungodly long cool down with short up time.

However the true power in running a banner build is might stacking. The longbow is a must, casting the fire field down then dropping #3 into the middle, then drop your banners. You can drop 2 banners and pick one up to slam it into the ground before the field wears off on a 2 stage adrenalin level (don’t need anymore as stamping banner has a collective cooldown.) Throw in FGJ and SOR and you’re sitting on 20 stacks of might and 15 for the teammates smart enough to stand close. Put the sigil that adds might on weapon swap on your longbow to keep it rising as you change the next time your adrenalin is high enough. Cast the field, drop #3, stamp a banner, repeat. Might, glorious might.