Guild Wars 2

Longbow / Sword + Shield Condition Build:

Build Tips:
Pop signet of fury for adrenaline long before battle. You will arrive in battle with full adrenaline and the CD reset for Combustive Shot opener > Flurry finisher. This will generally yield a kitten kill if done right.

http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fIAQNAT8ejgOxwtQ+OMxBEMDN8KuMoikIp4MGQA-T0AgyCuIaS1krJTTymsNNqYVxOgTAvAA

Greatsword / Axe + Shield Might Stacking Build:

Build Tips:
Enter combat with 8 stacks of might from buffs. Gain 4 stacks of might every time you swap weapons, so swap often. Gain might on crits with greatsword, and 30% chance to gain might with axe. Use mobility, shield, and Enure Pain for sustain. You should have no problem sitting at 20+ stacks of Might if done right. Eviscerates will crit for 14k+ if done right.

http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fIAQNAR3XjcOxwtQKPMxBAjiiC6ogKmUPmru4A-j0yA4rkhxEkpMQkohMnALiGblLalugUBDriBTZSEV7PKiWNA-w

Rifle / Sword + Shield Shout Condition Build:

Build Tips:
On My Mark + Brutal Shot = 18% incoming damage. This works well because you don’t have to labor to stack it, and it aids team damage as well. Leg Specialist works amazingly well with this build. Open up with rifle and swap to Sword + Shield to continue stacking bleeds. Sustain with shouts.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fIAQNAU8encO08YUQKPwEZABpQDzijikIATPED0INA-jEyA4MBZKAMVJQ5xioxWNLiGrmBTtSEV7RKiWNA-w

Builds in the Works:
Hammer / Rifle
Greatsword / Sword + Shield

Feel free to comment and let me know what you think!

Condition Rifle+Sword, you have the 50% bleed duration from trait and 10% from Sigil if you add Pizza you get 100% though not sure if that is a good idea for WvW or even sPvP as intensity > duration in those settings…PvE duration all the way.

Thank you, I have been struggling to find builds that look like a fit and you just gave me a bunch that I would enjoy!

Rifle / Sword + Shield Shout Condition Build: Please explain choice of healing in gear? Opportunity cost would be say a rabid set for example with much needed precision?

I am not sure what you mean by, “if you add Pizza you get 100%”? What is “pizza”? And 100% what? Duration? Damage?

The Rifle / Sword + Shield build is a bunker build relying heavily on +healing gear to boost the healing from your shouts and from Mending. This build is very different than other Rifle builds. You DO NOT use kill shot ever and you rarely use Volley because your bleeds will do significantly more damage.

If you try this out in spvp first you will use full shaman ammy with undead runes 2x earth sigils and 1x agony. You will have 3400 armor too.

The boon duration is a nice bonus to this build effectively making your Signet of Rage last 39sec. Combo that with For Great Justice and you will never be without Fury and Might.

Again, the idea is to bunker down, stack bleeds, and heal yourself with shouts.

Hope you enjoy it! I call it my thief slayer build lol.

Greatsword / Sword + Shield Shouts Build:

This is a build that utilizes shouts for sustain, but also has great mobility via swords, and decent damage output. I got it from a streamer and tweaked it a bit. I forget his name. If I remember I’ll give him credit. Shin-something.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fIAQNAR8encO08YUQKPwEZABpQDzCli5oOSPED0INA-jwyAYLBZSDEBCgIAn8KiGbdrIasqGMlag0qK1eclVvhgMA-e

A bump as I think this post is worth it and hope to get others to share thoughts on these builds.

OP how would these builds fair against say the vet kraka? or WvW?

I personally use the Longbow / Sword Shield condition build as my main pvp build. It has great function in WvW with the ability to range attackers, and place aoe pressure on rams to defend gates. The Combustive shot does almost 9k dmg over 4sec. This normally goes unnoticed by ram operators until it is too late. combo that with even 1 arrow cart and you got a pretty good gate defense right there. This build also gives me the tools I need to be able to beat two classes that give me trouble: Thieves and Mesmers.

I also recommend the Greatsword / Sword + Shield Shout build for WvW, and here’s another take on it I am theory crafting.

http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fIAQNAR8engO08YUQKPwEZABpQDzCli5oOSPED0INA-jQyAYLBZiQgpCQJwioxW3KiGrqBTpGZtqQqHvIa1A-e

This build has good damage, great survivability, and INSANE mobility for. If you are in a skirmish in WvW and then numbers start to turn against you, you can peace out, regroup in seconds, and go from there.

Here is another take on the Might Stacking Greatsword / Axe + Shield build:

http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fIAQNAR3XjcOxwtQKPMxBkjCqgJUPoj6IOSKEjBE-TsAA2CoI0RljLHjOygsBNEZlxWEA

Leg specialist makes this build really great. If you land a good Bladetrail it will apply 1 immobilize on the way out, and 1 immobilize on the way back to you. If you land it right this sits them in an entire 100 blades. You can use the Throw Axe immobilize for gap closer into a Shield Bash into Eviscerate.

The Tactics tree adds 20% buff duration and Mighty Block helps you sit at 25 might stacks even more!

I tried this build in spvp and had 30k health with same runes and sigils and full knights ammy.

I am glad you are taking an interest in my builds let me know what you think and if you have any suggestions!