So I am working on a second warrior. I already have a Knight’s Axe/Axe build which I love, he is a great balance between damage and survivability. Recently, I decided to see what all this talk about full zerker GS warrior is like so I rolled a new warrior. I have a full zerker Ranger and he does awesome in terms of DPS…but can stay away from direct damage easily. My Warrior cannot.
So my question is: What should I do about runes? Should I go with 6 Superior Runes of Eagle for more crits and crit damage? Or should I play it safer and go with soldiers for the Vit and Toughness and extra condition removal on shouts. Any other advice pertaining to surviving as a zerker would be appreciated as well.
Lucy Ursa~80 Guardian | Worf Rozhenko~80 Warrior | Vera Valentine~80 Mesmer | Cupcake~80 Engi
King Arcturus X~80 Ranger | Suki Serra~80 Thief | Count Charon~80 Necro | Regulus Leo~80 Ele
HoD since launch
20/30/0/0/20 scholar runes, force sigil in gs,axe,bow,rifle energy sigil in shield,sword,horn battle sigil in mace and full zerk of course
Survival is a matter of knowledge of content, if you know what and when to dodge you’ll be fine. Now, this isn’t coming from some cof farmer. I run arah a lot and fotm lvl is 49 and i’ve been running this setup for like 5 months now without any issues. Just know what weapons to use and where and don’t forget that burst skills refill 50% endurance and so does energy sigil. Enjoy
Also if u want some dps proof i did a 100b test with my friends long ago and got this : http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/4325/54kk.jpg
Lyssa runes for full cleanse, stability, protection and and and.. + 18% damage for 5+ seconds. well… if you are doing wvw. for pve just stack that crit damage i guess ..
i fear we will look back to this day and remember the good old wvw as it is now – Jan 2015
For PVE – Start with 6 Ruby Orbs because they’re a lot better than most rune setups and they’re very cheap. As far as surviving, dodge. If you’re in a team situation like dungeons, it helps to have a high-toughness guardian or warrior nearby to suck up the aggro leaving you free to melee without dipping in and out of combat constantly.
20-25-0-10-15 is the optimal stat setup so you can actually swap out of GS to Axe/Mace when HB and WW are on cooldown. GS has horrible DPS outside of the HB/WW burst combo.
If you feel like you need practice surviving, I’d recommend fighting one of the Champion Giants like Kol or the one in Naegling since they have slow, telegraphed attacks so you can get used to using your Whirlwind and dodges at the right time.
