Give me your builds plox
These are 2 builds I have been playing around with in PvP.
Axe Mace Roamer
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fIAQRAnZ8ejkOtwpQCPMxBE0DNML2CjihIIUKwD7A-TwAg0CnIKSVkrITRyisFNoYRxGkJIA
Bunker Hambow, Sometimes I slap a zerker amulet on this one and take it roaming also. The only problem with this build is that is has no stability but the amount of healing and condi cleanse is ridiculous.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fIAQJASTjkOJvNPWPMxBE0DNsK2CVB4I9ANGw0A-ToAA1CtIySllLLTWyssZNEZJC
Be careful what you wish for, Anet might just give it to you “HoT”
“…let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we shall die;.”
“…let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we shall die;.”
(edited by Julie Yann.5379)
I like your first build and just changed the healing skill since signet sucks (in my personal opinion). I like the idea of you hambow build but I dislike shouts. For some reason I find the concept of a hardened warrior veteran standing there shouting at the enemy silly.
On the whole they looks good and I will try them at a later date. Right now I am using my dual mace/bow build but recently I have begun experimenting with dual mace/dual axe. It is fun so far.
I like your first build and just changed the healing skill since signet sucks (in my personal opinion). I like the idea of you hambow build but I dislike shouts. For some reason I find the concept of a hardened warrior veteran standing there shouting at the enemy silly.
On the whole they looks good and I will try them at a later date. Right now I am using my dual mace/bow build but recently I have begun experimenting with dual mace/dual axe. It is fun so far.
I had team support in mind when I made the Hambow Shout. I only really use it in TPvP cause it requires good communication to use it to it’s full potential. I would go to the central cap point (or which ever one tends to get rushed my the other team) and hold long enough for my teammates show up. Then grant them might, fury, condi cleanses and healing. It still hits hard enough to kill on it’s own but in really shines when you teammates are around.
Be careful what you wish for, Anet might just give it to you “HoT”
“…let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we shall die;.”
“…let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we shall die;.”
my for fun build for spvp – logbow + rifle
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fIAQJATUjcO1uBPGPMxBEzjfgIKiThAU9wO2w2A-ToAg0CnIKSVkrITRyisFNKYVA
Thing thats you must have – stomp (to deal with thief openers and eles updraft start of combo) + good to prevent stomps or caps, good to kick thief out his shadow refuge.
Another thing – either signet of fury ( then you have to skip dolyak) or healing surge, to boost you adrenaline to max before the fight or to use right after kill shot.
Condition removal – 36s stamina signet and 48s on signet of rage ( allthough i sometimes skip lyssa rune, picking ogre, because what you lack is mobility, and not using rage signet means you walk as slow as kitten escort npc.)
Weakpoints – as mentioned – conditions and mobility ( try cleansing after condi burst, taking some of damage but better than having condi reapplied afters 2s).
Gameplay – my combo would look like lb5 + lb3 + walking to face lb2+ swap + rifle 5 knockback + rifle3 + rifle 2+ swap into lb3.
use lb blind to counter hits, dont waste it.
Rifle 5 is really hard to land, people wont wait and stand
Main damage comes from rifle 3 (7-10k full damage) and lb3 (5-8k on crit)
Using killshot only when starting the fight to test if people evade skills, or into mass of people praying it to pierce / distracted targets.
key to the build is always keep full adrenaline to gain 15% damage and crit.
To be honest build works wonders, rifle 3 hits in between people evades, lb3 really good on multiple targets or stealthed targets right before they hit you.
Massive damage but 1×1 you are relying on burst and opponent being bad/no expecting burst with lb3
Interesting I experimented with an all range build before but this looks like an interested twist to it. I will test it out later it looks pretty good.
Thanks to you two for putting in some suggestions.
sword sword longbow
full melandru runes
carrion stats
20 30 0 20 0
great fortitude/physical training/
deep cuts/blade mastery/ last chance
legs specialist/burning arrows/
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10 0 30 30 0
solider stats
bunker support
great fortitude/
dogged march/cleansing ire/spiked armor
inspiring banners/quick breathing/inspiring battle standard
sword warhorn/ longbow
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I started using this when I got tired of people running away from me and my hatred for fighting Thieves and Mesmers. I’m not totally sold on Bolas yet but with Pin Down and Flurry you’re supplying a different kind of control that is strong against what Hammer isn’t. I wish PvP had the proper Knights gear like what I use in WvW because it synergies well with Armored Attack and it lets you deal a good amount of damage while being tough. I do feel like Flurry doesn’t have the correct range though because it feels much shorter than 130. Hitting a Shield Bash + Final Thrust combo for the finish always feels satisfying. You can also do some crazy stuff like using Flurry on multiple enemies, canceling (bind sheathe weapon if you haven’t already), then laying down your heavy hitters like Final Thrust and Arching Shot. There’s also plenty of combos to be had, Savage Leap, Shield Bash, Bolas, and Arching Shot will let you keep a steady stream of burn that still hits pretty hard even without a significant investment in condition damage.
I used to hate how hybrid the sword and Longbow were but with Attack of Opportunity giving you a constant 10% damage increase the bleed feels like a benefit and your crit chance is very high. It’s also fun to be that sword and board archetype with the added bonus of range.
Just an angry old man…
Old Man Burr (War), Bad Hat Ben (Engi), Manly Manny Manson (Guard)
Old Man Burr (War), Bad Hat Ben (Engi), Manly Manny Manson (Guard)
This is what I’m currently running. I was bored of what I was doing and this seemed like fun. Sword/Shield + Mace/Sword… traited to reflect projectiles on block, and built adren fast to clear conditions / lockdown. Not the most optimal dmg or condi build… super fun to play though. Had to do something different then the standard GS it was feeling old. This build is pretty active and if you time the blocks well you are well rewarded.
Hop around with the sword and shield… block reflect and stun with the mace/sword combo.
sword sword longbow
full melandru runes
carrion stats20 30 0 20 0
great fortitude/physical training/
deep cuts/blade mastery/ last chance
legs specialist/burning arrows/
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10 0 30 30 0
solider stats
bunker support
great fortitude/
dogged march/cleansing ire/spiked armor
inspiring banners/quick breathing/inspiring battle standard
sword warhorn/ longbow
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No thanks on the first one but could you elaborate on your second build? I would like to know capabilities here before I mess around with it. Thanks for posting!
I started using this when I got tired of people running away from me and my hatred for fighting Thieves and Mesmers. I’m not totally sold on Bolas yet but with Pin Down and Flurry you’re supplying a different kind of control that is strong against what Hammer isn’t. I wish PvP had the proper Knights gear like what I use in WvW because it synergies well with Armored Attack and it lets you deal a good amount of damage while being tough. I do feel like Flurry doesn’t have the correct range though because it feels much shorter than 130. Hitting a Shield Bash + Final Thrust combo for the finish always feels satisfying. You can also do some crazy stuff like using Flurry on multiple enemies, canceling (bind sheathe weapon if you haven’t already), then laying down your heavy hitters like Final Thrust and Arching Shot. There’s also plenty of combos to be had, Savage Leap, Shield Bash, Bolas, and Arching Shot will let you keep a steady stream of burn that still hits pretty hard even without a significant investment in condition damage.
I used to hate how hybrid the sword and Longbow were but with Attack of Opportunity giving you a constant 10% damage increase the bleed feels like a benefit and your crit chance is very high. It’s also fun to be that sword and board archetype with the added bonus of range.
I must admit I am interested. I might use some of your ideas for my WvW build since, as you said, Knights gear is much better in that situation. Otherwise love the build.
This is what I’m currently running. I was bored of what I was doing and this seemed like fun. Sword/Shield + Mace/Sword… traited to reflect projectiles on block, and built adren fast to clear conditions / lockdown. Not the most optimal dmg or condi build… super fun to play though. Had to do something different then the standard GS it was feeling old. This build is pretty active and if you time the blocks well you are well rewarded.
Hop around with the sword and shield… block reflect and stun with the mace/sword combo.
Reminds me of my full zerk axe/mace and mace/sword combo with traited reflect. I am able to time blocks very well thanks to playing that build as it was not forgiving in the least. Seems like a nice alternative and definately looks fun to play I will check it out. Thanks for posting.
sword sword longbow
full melandru runes
carrion stats20 30 0 20 0
great fortitude/physical training/
deep cuts/blade mastery/ last chance
legs specialist/burning arrows/
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10 0 30 30 0
solider stats
bunker support
great fortitude/
dogged march/cleansing ire/spiked armor
inspiring banners/quick breathing/inspiring battle standard
sword warhorn/ longbow
—————————————————————————————————————————No thanks on the first one but could you elaborate on your second build? I would like to know capabilities here before I mess around with it. Thanks for posting!
the second one is my personal bunker build. i posted a thread a while back trying to get ideas got some i liked got some i disagreed with and this is what my refined version came to be.
it allows for massive up time of vigor 13 seconds of 16 in battle allows you to keep swiftness up perm which is great for mobility (13 of 12 seconds). the ability to change condtions into buffs also is a nice bonus. charge removes soft cc prior to adding in the buff which is handy to say the least because it cures more then you would likely think.
healing sig and inspiring battle standard + battle standard allowed me a high on point regen for myself and those around me. spiked armor is in my opinion better then the other traits bunkering is a battle of attriction and retal helps tip it in your favor some don’t care for it i do. armor attack boosts you power farther then the mere 10 you add into power to gain great fortitude which gives you more health. which should be roughly around 30k.
sig of the dolyak acts as a stun break and aids in finshing people off i couldn’t come to put balance stance over it because this build already has perm swiftness.
hits decent moves fast bunks extremely well. skill.
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which brings me to it’s weakness’s. it just doesn’t have high dps and theres no denying it. while the numbers look nice for attack the fact is a 4% crit chance means that on heavy’s you may hit around 2k with final thrust if their at half health. the absolute highest I’ve hit was on a light armor class (can’t recall which one want to say a mes) was around 5.5k on a crit.
with all that said it does exactly what it was meant to do bunker and support. i’ve manged to actually keep half a team busy on me while my team capped.
i usually run bulls charge banner of power battlestandard sig of doly with that said it is a fairly flexible build so even removed sig of dolyak at times for say fear me.
for my weapons i favored sigil of energy to get extra evades for those oh kitten moments and sig of force.
(edited by wildfang.9670)
Thanks for elaborating you just strengthened what I thought the capabilities of this build was. I think I will try it when I go with a group next time. I am using a more sustained DPS build right now with mace/shield and rifle but this might be more interesting to pair with a zerk thief or condition necro/engie.