Guild Wars 2

After reading around a bit on warrior builds, I was wondering if someone could clarify for me.
Are signets generally better for a solo build? Or are they good all around?

When I started the game I didn’t look into any of this, just kind of went into it, so I spent skill points on things I feel are pretty worthless, like the “kick” ability and “mending”. Did I waste my skill points? Or is there enough of them to unlock everything?

you can easily unlock all the abilities, don’t worry about your decisions. just have fun and enjoy the game and then worry about builds at 80!

Is the sword/shield combo generally ineffective? It seems like everyone is using GS.

For leveling, GS is extremely effective, that’s why many people use them. Sword/Shield takes a while to kill things hence why people aren’t using it to level.

Not at all, the “mending” ability is great for later later levels because of the condition removal. The signets are great for the lower levels of your warrior since with the proper build you can get 100% if you’re level 20-30.

Awesome, thank you!

The signets are definitely great for a solo/leveling build, but mostly because of the passive power it gives you at lower levels.

Simply placing 10 points into the Arms trait tree will give you access to Deep Strikes, a trait that causes all Signets that are off CD, i.e. you don’t use them for their activated benefits, to give you +40 precision per signet.

So with a full signet build, you’d gain 200 precision from unused signets, + the extra precision from one of the signets themselves. You also gain passive power bonuses and stamina regen, adrenaline regen, health regen, or reduced damage taken.

This is one of the biggest reasons people play Signet builds, but it’s also a very lazy build. Most people reach 80 and don’t know how to build their character any other way. Therefore when you get into a dungeon, some people will make comments about your signets, so definitely mix some stuff up and try different things.