Guild Wars 2

If so, then what are some good builds involving the longbow and what type of armor should I use?

if its solo, or small group- sword/sword LB is great for a condition or hybrid build. gear just depends on how tanky/hybrid you want to be. maces, shield, and hammer could be cool if you decide to go into the strength line. you can go into tactics for the longbow burning and shoutheals while running apothecary gear. there are a huge amount of options here.

the last time i played condi warr in wvw i ran s/s lb, full dire gear and krait runes. it’s very tanky, but just does condi. for hybrid sinister or rampagers gear with carrion or celestial accessories could be nice. i very much enjoy rampagers + celestial on my engineer.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vJAQNAT8cjMdQXI24BGeAnIGmCKMBigC4OiAYk1go27BA-T1AHAAwRAQeIAxFAQUAwE-w
that with Krait runes and a mix of sinister and carrion gear should work very well. high condi pressure and lots of crit chance from traits.

http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=-kitten-Q0f4cLkQ0;9;4dfh;0246147158;4RBG7U;1t_MTt_MTGokS3-yH;3AcA7BcB7CcC70s-0s05;1c0-P;9;9;9;9;9;4V3-6N

GS/LB Warrior with Cavalier and Valkyrie stats. It got high HP and Toughness, high Power and Crit Damage, but no Precision (with Fury you have 30% crit chance but its not that high). Thats why im using the Intelligence sigil on GS. Your main burst comes from Arcing Arrow and before it lands you change to GS for sigil proc

Its condition cleanse is rather good with Cleansing Ire + Longbow + Brawler’s Recovery. Against condition classes i use Signet of Stamina, Berserker’s Stance and Shake It Off.

The only mobility you get is from passive speed (+ Swiftness proc from rune or elite signet if you use it) and Greatsword skills. You dont have any hard CC, only the immobilize from Longbow.

If you change a stance to Signet of Stamina and you use the Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat Stew food (+40% endurance regen) + Building Momentum you can get many dodges.

For elite skill i use Rampage, but the signet can also be good (i use the signet for duels)
At the moment Berserker’s Power trait is bugged with LB, so LB burst skill will not proc it, so it means if they fix it, you will get even more damage.

It gets countered by power rangers (only if they go more defensive with stats and traits), good D/D and S/F eles and condi mesmers are also hard to deal with.

Edit: i use the Signet of Stamina in roaming instead of Balanced Stance most of the time nowadays.

choovanski.5462:

if its solo, or small group- sword/sword LB is great for a condition or hybrid build. gear just depends on how tanky/hybrid you want to be. maces, shield, and hammer could be cool if you decide to go into the strength line. you can go into tactics for the longbow burning and shoutheals while running apothecary gear. there are a huge amount of options here.

the last time i played condi warr in wvw i ran s/s lb, full dire gear and krait runes. it’s very tanky, but just does condi. for hybrid sinister or rampagers gear with carrion or celestial accessories could be nice. i very much enjoy rampagers + celestial on my engineer.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vJAQNAT8cjMdQXI24BGeAnIGmCKMBigC4OiAYk1go27BA-T1AHAAwRAQeIAxFAQUAwE-w
that with Krait runes and a mix of sinister and carrion gear should work very well. high condi pressure and lots of crit chance from traits.

I wouldn’t mind doing a full condition build, but I heard that builds like that are frowned upon by most warriors. Do you think soldiers+rabid would be a good substitute?

vaxjani.9073:

If you change a stance to Signet of Stamina and you use the Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat Stew food (+40% endurance regen) + Building Momentum you can get many dodges.

These stack now? It used to be that the highest bonus prevailed (like speed buffs), rather than stacking.

choovanski.5462:

if its solo, or small group- sword/sword LB is great for a condition or hybrid build. gear just depends on how tanky/hybrid you want to be. maces, shield, and hammer could be cool if you decide to go into the strength line. you can go into tactics for the longbow burning and shoutheals while running apothecary gear. there are a huge amount of options here.

the last time i played condi warr in wvw i ran s/s lb, full dire gear and krait runes. it’s very tanky, but just does condi. for hybrid sinister or rampagers gear with carrion or celestial accessories could be nice. i very much enjoy rampagers + celestial on my engineer.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vJAQNAT8cjMdQXI24BGeAnIGmCKMBigC4OiAYk1go27BA-T1AHAAwRAQeIAxFAQUAwE-w
that with Krait runes and a mix of sinister and carrion gear should work very well. high condi pressure and lots of crit chance from traits.

Great advice here ^. I run straight sinister with a rampager’s back piece and it’s quite OP ^.^

Choppy.4183:

vaxjani.9073:

If you change a stance to Signet of Stamina and you use the Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat Stew food (+40% endurance regen) + Building Momentum you can get many dodges.

These stack now? It used to be that the highest bonus prevailed (like speed buffs), rather than stacking.

From my “tests” they are stacking, with both buffs up i had like 6s recharge (was 5.5 probably because 90% regen, i was just counting in my head) instead of 10s.

Pyrophobia.6592:

choovanski.5462:

if its solo, or small group- sword/sword LB is great for a condition or hybrid build. gear just depends on how tanky/hybrid you want to be. maces, shield, and hammer could be cool if you decide to go into the strength line. you can go into tactics for the longbow burning and shoutheals while running apothecary gear. there are a huge amount of options here.

the last time i played condi warr in wvw i ran s/s lb, full dire gear and krait runes. it’s very tanky, but just does condi. for hybrid sinister or rampagers gear with carrion or celestial accessories could be nice. i very much enjoy rampagers + celestial on my engineer.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vJAQNAT8cjMdQXI24BGeAnIGmCKMBigC4OiAYk1go27BA-T1AHAAwRAQeIAxFAQUAwE-w
that with Krait runes and a mix of sinister and carrion gear should work very well. high condi pressure and lots of crit chance from traits.

I wouldn’t mind doing a full condition build, but I heard that builds like that are frowned upon by most warriors. Do you think soldiers+rabid would be a good substitute?

hybrid carrion/sinisters(or rampage if you don’t want to craft it) would be your best choice imo. you can get great condi and big crits. full condi will allow you to be more tanky, but no power burst. some people give condi players a hard time, but they normally play glass cannons with no condi clear and are just scared of you. condi is viable for many classes and an excellent choice for roaming. however, hybrid is dang good right now and it’s what I would use. Shin runs sinister warrior and wrecks face on twitch.

choovanski.5462:

Pyrophobia.6592:

choovanski.5462:

if its solo, or small group- sword/sword LB is great for a condition or hybrid build. gear just depends on how tanky/hybrid you want to be. maces, shield, and hammer could be cool if you decide to go into the strength line. you can go into tactics for the longbow burning and shoutheals while running apothecary gear. there are a huge amount of options here.

the last time i played condi warr in wvw i ran s/s lb, full dire gear and krait runes. it’s very tanky, but just does condi. for hybrid sinister or rampagers gear with carrion or celestial accessories could be nice. i very much enjoy rampagers + celestial on my engineer.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vJAQNAT8cjMdQXI24BGeAnIGmCKMBigC4OiAYk1go27BA-T1AHAAwRAQeIAxFAQUAwE-w
that with Krait runes and a mix of sinister and carrion gear should work very well. high condi pressure and lots of crit chance from traits.

I wouldn’t mind doing a full condition build, but I heard that builds like that are frowned upon by most warriors. Do you think soldiers+rabid would be a good substitute?

hybrid carrion/sinisters(or rampage if you don’t want to craft it) would be your best choice imo. you can get great condi and big crits. full condi will allow you to be more tanky, but no power burst. some people give condi players a hard time, but they normally play glass cannons with no condi clear and are just scared of you. condi is viable for many classes and an excellent choice for roaming. however, hybrid is dang good right now and it’s what I would use. Shin runs sinister warrior and wrecks face on twitch.

Thanks for the advice. I give it a try once I get my armor together.