Guild Wars 2

Hi,

I’m fairly new to GW2 PvP (I’ve just hit glory rank 10 :P), but I’ve been having a lot of fun playing a warrior. Initially, I went GS and tried the HB combo, which was fun… occasionally… IF I managed to pull it off. Since, I have been trying to find a build that’s both effective and suits my play style, eventually coming up with this:

“Control/Crit Hammer Build”
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fIEQNAS3ZjgOxuxQ+OMxBA0DryirjCqSSpwu6A;TsAg0CnoqxUjoGbNuak1syYkxuAA

(If clicking the link doesn’t work, copy and paste it into your browser)

Initially with this build I tried hammer + mace/mace to maximise my CC, also adding Bull’s Rush and Stomp to my utilities to increase this further. I found I really struggled with CC, immobilises especially, and lack of mobility all round. So I tweaked my build to include Mobile Strikes, Last Stand and Balanced Stance. With just Earthshaker and Bull’s Rush breaking immobilises, and my lack of mobility still being an issue something had to change. I switched out my MH mace for an axe for some decent direct damage, which I thought would suit my traits/gear better than a sword (which would of been nice with Savage Leap on CD every 8 sec – a sweet gap closer, escape tool, and immobilise breaker with my traits…), with the added bonus Eviscerate also breaks immobilise with traits. I also love being able to stack 8 vulnerability at the start of the fight, and being able to reapply that every 15 seconds. Oh, and the ranged cripple helps with my mobility issue. Signet of Fury is just there to give me full adrenaline, you can take it or leave it. Its nice opening with a full Earthshaker, or ending with Earthshaker, switching weapons, popping the Signet of Fury and instantly Eviscerate for maximum damage. If I decide to drop the signet, I will probably slot Shake It Off! or For Great Justice! instead. Bull’s Rush is a long CD compared to Bolas, but I feel I need the gap closer, and an additional immobilise breaker is great.

My ideal combo would be something like: Earthshaker -> Backbreaker -> Hammer Shock -> Staggering Blow -> Switch Weapons -> Tremor -> Crushing Blow -> Bull’s Rush -> Cyclone Axe -> Eviscerate -> Switch Weapons -> Signet of Fury -> Earthshaker

Of course, it never works out like this in reality!

TDLR: Im a noob, here is my build, some constructive feedback would be welcomed.

Thanks!

-Akiyl

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Yea, not sure why it isn’t working… but anyway, as I mentioned, you could just copy and paste the link into your browser to view the build….

Anyway, I’ve recreated the build on an alternative site although the stats are not entirely accurate…

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Why the bleed duration?

Also, you will get eaten alive by conditions.

Um, good point. Its a left over from when I had 25 points in the Arms tree, to get the bonus from Attack of Opportunity as long as possible. I appreciate its not much use now and I need to switch it out…

Unsuspecting Foe doesn’t really do anything for me, I crit enough already, so I guess Quickness is the way to go, which could certainly help land those slow hammer skills – but I need to test it to see if procs enough to make it worthwhile.

As for the condition problem – Any suggestions? All I can think is dropping the Signet of Fury for Shout it Off! without drastically changing the build (or maybe use the Sigil of Purity?)…Your right though, I do really struggle facing off against condition builds, so something needs to change.

Thanks for the feedback.

Messing with calculator and I’ve kind of gone off on a tangent… anyway….

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Glad to see other warriors are finally discovering how powerful the Hammer can be played when paired with zerker gear.
I play a very similar build and the ability to lockdown an enemy for so long normally means they will die without a stunbreaker.

I’m surprised you picked Last Stand in Defense instead of Merciless Hammer. That 20% increased damage is beautiful when you lock them down, especially paired with the high crit damage the build runs.
Last Stand also has an internal cooldown of 90 seconds and using Balanced Stance as a utility will also put the trait on cooldown.
I suppose you could wait for the trait to activate then chain your balanced stance right after for a 16second stability.

I had the same problem with mobility you stated and stuck with the sword/mace combo for the offset. Contrary to popular belief, the sword is an incredible weapon and the immobilize burst should not be underestimated.

Edelweiss.9815:

Also, you will get eaten alive by conditions.

This is more of a class problem rather than a build problem. Our condition removal skills are rather lackluster. You can go the extra mile for a Soldier runeset or a warhorn build but then you’re giving up essential stats that warriors need.
Your best bet is having Mending and possibly Shake It Off and using proper timing to rid the dangerous conditions when needed.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/warrior/Defektive-ONE-Warrior-s-tPvP-Video/first#post464304

Invest in Power, not Crit if you’re going a hammer build.

When you use the shake it off shout, does it put the shrug it off trait on cooldown? Like last stand trait does with balanced stance?

Defektive, 2 questions:

1. WHat armor set are you using?
2. Viablity of this build in WvW?

Blonde moment you are using PVP Armor

6/6 Ogre Runes
Soldiers Amulet / Zerker Jewel