Guild Wars 2

Hello…
After a long time of playing with the Immortal warrior (shout heal tank) build, I decided to eventually ditch it as I felt too defensive, something which is pretty much not the warrior’s main purpose, let’s face. It’s highest DPS in the game is for a reason. It might just be more effective to produce more DPS…

I’d like to mention that this build is mainly for the current high end content, and for future high end update which will probably come… That means, I have a huge favor for survival in my heart, that won’t allow me to go full berserker. As much as I love, and want to produce insane damage, I want to first and foremost survive and be powerful at taking damage. Immortal gave me that, but it lacked a huge damage.

So, this is the current setup I have built. I have yet to test it, it’s still a theorycraft as I currently have full Exotic armor and weapons I will have to overhaul.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fIAQNAR8ejcOJvtQOPMRCA0jvuaLThiOKoiJVh2A;TcABUUZZySklNLXWysA

http://gw2buildcraft.com/calculator/warrior/?8|1.1n.h15|c.1c.h1m.e.1c.h1j|1n.7x.1n.7x.1n.7x.1n.7x.1n.7x.1n.7x|2v.0.3v.0.2v.0.2v.0.3v.0.2v.0|a5.k50.u30b.0.a5|0.0|e

(link only works if you copy it to adress)
-using Forceful Greatsword to provide me with constant ~15-25 stacks of might ( +fgj and sor)
-relaying on Shield Stance, Endure Pain and Defy Pain to save me from sticky situations (^^)
-Healing Surge for a big healing
-shouts for condition removal ( i found this very helpful)

Gear:

Full knight’s armor power precison toughness

6x soldier runes, for extra tough,vitality and condition removal

Knight Great sword + Sigil of Blood (any other suggestions?)

Defensive shield + sword – with two Sigils of energy for extra dodging (Do two sigils of energy even work? If not, which other defensive sigil can i put on my sword/shield? Thinking of Sigil of Leeching)

Full Cavalier power toughness crit dmg

I also know that toughness is a aggro magnet…But I still want to be tanky. Any modification? As I have said, I’m always leaning more towards survival than damage, but any critics are welcome.

P.S from my old shout heal build i’m used to deal ~600 per gs attack, ~6-8k per 100b. I wonder how much damage i will do now…

Also this calculator: http://gw2buildcraft.com/calculator/warrior/?8|1.1n.h15|c.1c.h1m.e.1c.h1j|1n.7x.1n.7x.1n.7x.1n.7x.1n.7x.1n.7x|2v.0.3v.0.2v.0.2v.0.3v.0.2v.0|a5.k50.u30b.0.a5|0.0|e

That is still an insanely tanky build. You won’t be doing much damage… I’d hate to see the numbers from your old build if this is a step towards damage. I’d give advice, but I doubt you’d like it.

Veritas.6071:

That is still an insanely tanky build. You won’t be doing much damage… I’d hate to see the numbers from your old build if this is a step towards damage. I’d give advice, but I doubt you’d like it.

If anything I learned by, is to accept and calculate any advice I receive without first judge. I mentioned it more than once that I’m in favor for survival, since else it can go all the way down to full zerk.

I though this build actually had a significant increase in damage while keeping pulse on survival. I will actually post my old build for comprasions.

I repeat, ANY suggestion is welcome.

EDIT: My old build for comprasion http://gw2buildcraft.com/calculator/warrior/?8|1.1k.h2|c.1k.h1m.e.1k.h1j|1k.7x.1k.7x.1k.7x.1k.7x.1k.7x.1k.7x|1k.67.1k.67.1k.67.1k.67.1k.67.1a.67|a5.0.k29.u68c.a6|0.0|e

Wow, that’s a lot of armor. o_o

http://gw2buildcraft.com/calculator/warrior/?8|1.1n.h2|c.1n.h2.e.1n.h1|1n.a7.1g.a7.1n.a7.1g.a7.1n.a7.1g.a7|21j.0.2s.0.3s.0.21j.0.31j.0.2v.0|k59.p6a.f0.0.a5|0.0|e

I have to leave so I didn’t get to play with this as much as I wanted, and I would want to talk about playstyle to make sure traits are all good since usually they are very subjective. Anyway, by the math, you get a 36% increase in damage in exchange for a decrease of 21% EHP when compared to your originally posted build. Honestly, I think there are better options out there. I’d love to work more with you if you like.

Oh dear… Your Warrior has less damage than my Guardian geared with rares and traited for support.

The trait build is good (I used that build a few times, solid one) but the gear choice is terrible.
If you trait into defense forever, just go full zerker with gear.
50% damage reduction is useless if you deal less DPS than a Plush Griffon.

I’m always willIng to listen. Its only the first start theorycraft of the build. It was obvious i’m going to tweak it and is the sole reason for posting it here. So far i thought of taking off 10 points from dscipline and putting on tactics for the Empowered, and equipping a berseker amulet. Lol.

The damage reduction difference between Knight’s and Berserker armor is like 5%, I recommend changing to that since you have so much armor from everything else

http://gw2buildcraft.com/calculator/warrior/?8|1.1g.h15|c.1c.h1l.e.1c.h1j|1n.7x.1n.7x.1n.7x.1g.7x.1n.7x.1n.7x|2v.0.3v.0.2v.0.3s.0.2s.0.2v.0|a5.k50.u30b.0.a5|0.0|e

How about this if you want more defense:
http://gw2buildcraft.com/calculator/warrior/?8|1.1g.h1b|c.1c.h4.e.1c.h1l|1n.71g.1g.71g.1n.71h.1g.71h.1n.a7.1g.a7|4s.0.2s.0.3s.0.1i.67.1i.67.2s.0|a5.p6a.f2.0.k6a|0.0|e
4k effective power, 36% damage reduction and 30% boon for longer SOR and might stacks, and mobile strikes for WvW ( can be swapped for heightened focus in dungeons)