Guild Wars 2

I just hit level eighty and I’m looking at exotics. I’m trying to figure out how to balance my stats. Also, should I get a weapon with an unused slot or with an already existing effect?

Actually , no one can help you without knowing your build !!!

Please state build, preferred weapons, role you want to fill (range/melee/dd/cc/heal/tank/group-support/solo), environment you’ll be playing in (PvE farm/dungeons/PvP/WvW).

The more specific you are, the easier it is to recommend what gear you should consider

Unless the sigil in the weapon is what you want, you can always get that weapon and add another sigil. Or get an empty weapon. It doesnt really matter,

If you want to do EVERYTHING, I just suggest to roll with Knight. It has power/precision for good effects from foods, traits and has good damage, and toughness to be a bit more sturdy. I use this armour for everything, but then again, PvP with a Warrior I rarely do because the current game does not allow for any effective Warrior PvP build.

I should have said this before but I’m looking to do WvW. Up til now, I’ve been using greatsword and sword+axe for leveling. But I haven’t done much WvW yet so I don’t know if that’s good for WvW. From what I’ve read, greatsword and sword seem to be popular. I’m going for more of a damage-dealing warrior. Thanks for the tips.

for WvW you want to use the longbow, as its the only viable siege weapon for warrior and you’ll be defending and attacking walls all the time. personally i couple it with greatsword for good damage output, also the combofield into whirlwind is nice, and other options present themselves with the longbow #5 for example.

as a starter you might want to look at the karma set power/toughness/vitality from temple, its cheap (42k a piece) and good stats for warrior. couple it with knights trinkets or something a bit more in the damage department and you’re good to go.

For WvW you will be needing a ranged weapon. Unless Rifle is your main (implementing Arms VII), you’ll need a Longbow for Siege/Def and it’s useful for zerg-warfare also because you can’t always stay in melee range.

GS and Sword are both excellent weapons for mobility. GS also does some nice melee damage while sword’s offhands (shield/warhorn) bring other useful skills to the table. Using both is alot of mobility which is nice, Sword isn’t really very powerful in WvW though in my experience.

Generally for a WvW DD I would recommend Knight’s (Power/Precision/Toughness) mixed with Berserker’s (Power/Precision/crit. Dmg). The more Berserker’s you go, the more glassy you turn out. Soldier’s (Power/Toughness/Vit) isn’t quite as good imo because you already have high HP and you’re mission out on Precision (crit. Chance).

If you post a build we can critique it, that might be easier

Deathspike.1870:

If you want to do EVERYTHING, I just suggest to roll with Knight. It has power/precision for good effects from foods, traits and has good damage, and toughness to be a bit more sturdy. I use this armour for everything, but then again, PvP with a Warrior I rarely do because the current game does not allow for any effective Warrior PvP build.

I beg to differ. You just need to figure out what’s best for you and stick with it.