Guild Wars 2

Hi all!

Looking for some inspiration for a hammer build to be used in WvW. I’ve made one myself, but I’m unsure how it will fare in WvW..

Thanks!

I use a tank build in WvW and have a blast with it every time.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fIAQNAS3encOk8YLESBxEZAB9QDzitwUoISPEjBMNA-jUyAocBZyBAFCihDnzLiGbltIasKdioa1DmHvIa1A-w

Now I’m usually in a small group of 3 in WvW and this build has great synergy. In 1v1 its a power house as I can take burst and heal back up with no problems. With the health pool and def as high as it is I can stand in the opposing teams zerg and stun. This build will take a bit to get used to because you have to constantly switch weps.

In 1v1 fights I usually let the other person open and have him/her attempt to burst and then I stun with shield, axe spin, go to hammer 3, Hammer 2, hammer 5, Hammer F1, back to shield repeat.

If your in a group you peel with stuns, removes con’s, and buff the team.

Well that seems a lot like my old build. You use endure pain where I used Fear Me, which is a great stomp skill and generally a good escape tool.

I found it to be lacking in the damage department, though. In a good group (which is what I try to be in anyway) it can work, but 1v1 it didn’t work all too well for me.
Thanks for posting tho, I do still have my old set, and we have the exact same trait distribution. I’m just hoping for something different, that still uses the hammer..

Other builds?

I like to play GS/Hammer sometimes since I got bored of my shout/warhorn skilled warrior.I hope the link works
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fIAQJARSjcONvBPKPMRCEkCNMLMKKCgQpwOqjUhyA-j0yAoLIEGABBg4AlzDb2LI5voVFLiGrSnIqW9g5PKiWNA-w
I use a full set of lyssa and the GS is my main. I use it to build up my adrenaline and then switch to the hammer. A lot of enemies have lost their stability then and i can burst into them and stun them. It depends on what you prefer, it works good with leg specialist as well but since you have a lot of boons in a zerg fight generally. the extra 2% damage per boon work quite well. With my normal build I have 39% crit chance without rage.
I like to play in a zerg but also it works pretty good in a 1on1 fight and the condition removals are quite nice.
Sorry my english isn’t perfect, but if you have the money for lyssa runes you could give the build a try.
As buff food I use Loaf of Saffron Bread and Quality Maintenance Oil which are both rather cheap but help nicely with conditions and give you more power.

Here’s a GS/Hammer build i use for WvW atm. http://gw2buildcraft.com/calculator/warrior/?8.0|1.1g.h1|2.1g.h1l|1n.9c.1n.9c.1g.9c.1n.9c.1n.9c.1n.9c|1g.67.2s.0.1p.61.1g.67.1g.67.cc.61|0.k5a.a4.k17.k5a|3t.7|5y.67.64.6g.6m|e

It’s a relatively balanced build, giving good damage with decent survivability. The main idea of this build is CC, with leg specialist and bull’s charge/throw bolas you can output some ridiculous control. With world bonuses, you should be sitting at about 24000 hp with about 1500 toughness. 64% crit chance after bonuses with 71% crit damage is also great. I find this works well with both zergs and roaming. Close the distance with your greatsword and maybe a bull’s charge/100b then switch to your hammer near the enemy for the 3s chill burst and continue to CC like crazy until they die. You could also switch 10 points from tactics around to suit your needs…putting them into the power tree and picking up restorative strength and switching your heal to mending could help you with conditions. Or put them into defense and get the hammer trait…just some ideas. Finally this shouldn’t be too expensive to build since soldier crests are pretty cheap. You could always replace them with runes of your choice, though. Hope this helps!

Thanks again for the great inputs. I have been tempted to use the GS as well. I just can’t get myself to truly like playing it, even though I know it’s powerful.

Lots of inspiration now, thanks!