How well will this build work?
It won’t work all that well, unless you’re not taking any damage (like if teammates can soak it all up). Otherwise you’ll get kitten by anything with decent health in PvE, and anything with half a brain in PvP. You need a lot of skill to survive as a burst warrior, and even more to be useful.
On a more practical note, the trait that gives 40 precision per unused signet is not very useful when you reach higher lvls, do to the effect on crit chance being reduced the higher lvl you get (diminishing returns). I think it nets you like ~8% crit chance at lvl 80, not really worth it.
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For pve or pvp?
For pvp – It won’t work. You are just too fragile, axe has very little closing ability and range abilities. The signet thing as mentioned is fine for levelling up to about 50-60 but no use in pvp. Pvp needs stunbreakers/charge/frenzy/shouts
Pve : – It’ll work for just heart quests and some events, but dungeons you can’t run that. you’ll fall over if a mob breathes on you. I’ve found my best success in dungeons is running more defense, (to get adrenal healing, turtle for 200 tough), And then run longbow / macehorn. (sometimes shield..depends on the boss)
I’ve tried the dual axe spin and then the whole eviscerate build and it’s just way too easy to either be knocked over/stunned/rooted./crippled. Axe 5 is on a huge cooldown. I could probably get the same (if not more) damage from Greatsword 3.
The only good thing about axe is axe 1 does very nice damage as a spammable attack, it’s just ashame axe 2+3+4 are very bad.
(edited by phaeris.7604)
Sadness. I’ve been using a similar build and it works just fine. In both pvp and dungeons. I would suggest to people that say it doesn’t work that they learn to dodge a little. The only time I die in wvw is when I get zerged. I managed to 2v1 a guardian and a thief earlier tonight. Granted they were probably bad players..but still.
Though, I prefer sword main hand axe off hand. Swords #2 is a good gap closer.
So yeah, if you expect to stand around and take hits for days, no build is gonna work for you. If you learn to use dodge then you’ll be fine.
And axe #4 is not bad. Not only does it give fury but it hits anything in range twice in about a 180 degree ark and has a pretty long range. I might get more use out of a horn in wvw, true. But I don’t have a decent one and I don’t really care all that much to get one.
(edited by fellyn.5083)
doesn’t seem like the ideal pvp build to me. but fellyn says his similar build works fine so i say go for it.
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I’m not saying it’s the most ideal build for wvwvw, but it works. I’m mostly just to lazy to respec before I jump into wvwvw.
Utilities i can’t do without in WvW.
‘Shake it off’ – Basic stunbreaker/condition clearer – If you don’t have a way to break stun you will fall over to every HB frenzy/charge warrior who comes along/shatter build mesmer.
Bullrush – To close an opponent/run away – everyone will kite you, unless you’re fighting another warrior everyone will run. You need an effective gap closer+knockdown. Also makes for an amazing escape tool.
Frenzy – I find it too useful. Couple it with HB for a quick burst, or with rez for a super fast ressurection or a quick stomp before their friends arrive.
(I sometimes use endure pain, depends on how i’m feeling, just the duration is so short (3 secs), and the cooldown is way too long.
In my opinion greatsword gives you the most bang for buck in pvp/WvW. Traited with leg specialist you have a ranged multiple 1 sec root with damage on a fairly short timer. An evade+damage+get away tool. Another get away tool or gap closer+nice damage. And Hundred blades, which if done well is amazing.
BUT…..greatsword 1 is pretty low damage compared to axe 1 and HB is very hard to use, since it makes you stationary and NO ONE stays still in WvW/pvp. So the only two times you ever reliably get it off (if that) is after a bull rush or if someone else has rooted them. (or if someone tries to rez someone….)