Guild Wars 2

Is this the only viable build we have? I solo queue often and only play necromancer and warrior these days so would love a few builds on each class to make it enjoyable each time I play…

Any builds we have? Greatbow, shoutbow, they still viable? Any others?

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this topic gs/hm build is overrated

Being stupid or overlooking it I can’t see the thread you mentioned.

Actually whatever build uses a GS is more or less viable (cause GS dmg simply overshadows anything else a warrior has).

GS+???/Sh (Most usual thing… great success!!!)
GS+Rifle
GS+Bow
GS+Hammer

Sometimes I actually feel that I ’ve picked a Greatsword and equipped it with a Warrior.

Other than that there are Hammer builds (H+Sw/Wh usually).

In general Axe is mostly used to supplement GS dps (w/ skills #F1 and #1), Mace to buy GS’s 100b some more time (w/ skill F1) and Sword for the mobility (w/ skill #2) in GS or Hammer builds and immobilize (w/ skill F1) and sometimes DPS when foe<50% HP (w/ skill #3) and GS skills on CD.

No other weapon can surpass GS’s overall damage while GS still is a great all-arounder with skills that apart from acting as gap-closer, evade, soft CC… they still deal very good damage (in a zerker build ofc).

Thanks for that. So what build would you suggest for a solo queue? Gs hammer is getting a little boring and slow. What else should I try? Had a look at threads but saw nothing worthwhile

Having a look around it seems gs bow and vs mace shield would be nicer than gs hammer??

GS-something/Shield is the typical build people run nowadays. Mostly a high reward/risk build that you “rush & burst OR fail & run”. You “window of opportunity” is 10-15 secs where you need to deliver literally anything you got on GS and if you fail to kill or almost kill your target just switch to shield, block and run till your skills are off cool down.

Gs is use because of its combination of skills. It hits hard, has built in evade/mobility, a decent hitting ranged attack and 100 b. The only other wepons that r in a good spot r hammer and lb. Sword isn’t so goes cause condi and hybrid wars r weak. Axe just doesn’t hit hard enough to take it over gs. Mace is just a bad version of hammer and all the off hands suck.

Greatsword and Longbow seems like a strong option to try and play with…

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Greatsword and Longbow seems like a strong option to try and play with…

Yup, definitely works well. You can roam and use it in havoc as well as h/gs, and you’re basically giving up cc for the ability to maintain constant damage pressure.

No idea how it fares in PvP though.

Wvw it definitely sounds worth it, can swap between rifle and lb. I imagine in Spvp itd be fine if I grab zerker, balance and endure pain with banner or rampage… He’ll might even try using signet lol

Greatbow still works quite well. I prefer it over GS/h.

Here is some gameplay:

http://www.twitch.tv/tarcisanastasis/v/9842510