Guild Wars 2

Like most of you, I am disappointed at the way – not the fact of – the nerfs were applied to our class. However, as mainly a WvW player, I realize I wasn’t hit with the full force of the ANet nerf bat. Between the horrible sigil changes and the extra nerfs to PvP Warrior, is a condi Warrior even competitive in PvP post-patch? I know some other classes got hit and the sigils’ impotence affects everyone. So, maybe they can still get by. I’d like to hear from the experienced PvPers. Or is the off season too random to get an assessment?

condi war has always been decent in pvp but i preferred power war. For now i switched to my other fav class and been playing symbolic DH which doesnt need Longbow so didnt get affected too much by the patch.

Condi warr has been strong in pvp since the start of Hot.

Caedmon.6798:

Condi warr has been strong in pvp since the start of Hot.

Strong yes.. for pvp? hell no, it had to go through life surgery to even be remotely playable in pvp if anyone even remembers how that went.

Gambino.2109:

Caedmon.6798:

Condi warr has been strong in pvp since the start of Hot.

Strong yes.. for pvp? hell no, it had to go through life surgery to even be remotely playable in pvp if anyone even remembers how that went.

As far as i know, on sw/torch/mace/shield ( Since i Played it right off the bat in first season making it to diamond before i got bored of how Easy to play it was ), it was very playable in pvp.

http://xtremetheory.com/pvp-condi-warrior/

I always use this condi warrior build when I play PvP and it has worked pretty well for me. When it comes to single target fights, I don’t think there is much that can hang with it. It also holds up pretty well in outnumbered fights for the most part, but if you start getting focused out too much, it gets painful.

Condi war, IMO, is actually more competitive than power. If you ask me, Macebow beats power any day, especially now with the nerfs power got.

Zintrothen.1056:

Condi war, IMO, is actually more competitive than power. If you ask me, Macebow beats power any day, especially now with the nerfs power got.

Mostly a player skill thing. A power warrior can sustain a lot more condition damage with resistance and things like the cleansing ire trait if they know how to play. I find that good power warrior that knows what they’re doing is the hardest thing to beat on condi warrior, but I don’t have much of a problem beating any other class on the condi warrior even if they know how to play well. I personally run sword/torch and mace/shield instead of longbow, but I do see where longbow has its advantages in PvP. The condi damage out of the sword berserk burst is enough condi damage to essentially one shot your target. I generally use headbutt, F2, F1 on sword/torch and whoever is my target generally melts unless they stun break and dodge fast enough. Hitting F2 gives me quickness on my build also, so if I do F1 immediately after, it drops a lot of burns REALLY fast. Then you can swap to mace/shield and shield 4, then 3, then F1 to keep them locked up so they can’t clear the burns. Usually enough to kill anyone with ease.