Dueling Melee
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Arms- IV
Defense-I , IX
Tactics- III , VI
Discipline- V , VIII
Weapons- Greatsword (sigil of fire) , mace(sigil of paraylzation), shield(I use sigil of energy)
Utilities-Healing Surge, Frenzy, Bull Charge, Endure Pain (Can use Stomp in replacement of EP), Signet of Rage
Runes-Lyssa
Amulet-Knights w/Berserker
Dueling Conditions (Has worked wonders for me against the new terror necros, and condi warriors, is sufficient against most condition engineers if played well)
Arms-IV
Defense-II(Dogged March) , IX
Tactics-III , IX(Quick Breathing)
Discipline-V , VIII
Weapons- Greatsword(sigil of fire), mace(sigil of paralyzation) and warhorn(I use sigil of energy)
Utilities-Healing Surge, Balanced Stance, Berserker Stance(Grants 4s of condition immunity, use in anticipation of conditions not after they’re applied), Dolyak Signet(Only for fear necros, otherwise Bull Charge or Frenzy), Signet of Rage (I use all of these to be safe from interrupts since this is a stun-HB setup)
Runes-Lyssa(I prefer to use Signet of Rage, activating all boons from Lyssa in combination with Berserker Stance against necros in anticipation for the ones who use corrupt boon)
Amulet-Knights w/Berserker
I know I’ve presented no proof supporting why I consider this build to be the meta or why it works such wonders in dueling scenarios other than my own meandering experience.
Learn to waste your opponents stability and get out of jail free cards with stun-HB rotations that dont pack-a-punch so that when you do want to hit hard later in the duel (assuming you last that long, why I use knights ammy) you can.
From my tribulations I have extreme difficulty defeating any good mesmers or bunker rangers with either spec. But from those who know me from the multiple sPvP dueling servers I go to (Mainly Rethesis’s 1v1) this spec is battle proven. If this spec is too tanky for you and you prefer a more aggressive approach then I suggest you talk to Warrior Xadus as his method to the madness works equally as well.
In light of that, this spec has worked wonders in my dueling adventures, best of skill to you all.
Your local warrior,
Dimez