Guild Wars 2

Hey guys, I’m mostly a PvP player but recently I’ve been able to max out my warrior for PvE and perhaps WvW if I feel so inclined.

Warrior however is not my main but I do roll it when my team requires it.

Since I’m more into just enjoying PvE and WvW as a past time I’m not looking for super viablity but something I can enjoy and have fun with but not be useless in dungeons and just get stomped in WvW.

The things I’m looking for in a build mostly due to aesthetics or just weapons I like is GS based and any other complimenting 2 hander (prefer Bow over Rifle tho), and for dual wielding only sword main hand interests me (with any other offhand.)

if you can recommend a fesable build that’d be great. Thanks <3

GS is primarily a mobility weapon in WvW. Hundred Blades is great for clearing camps or if you can get someone to hold still long enough to hit them with most of it, but generally you’ll pull more use out of Spinning Slash, Bladetrail and Charge when fighting other players.

With that in mind you typically want your other weapon set to be the one you get most of your damage from. Bow is a decent option if you’re running with zergs most of the time, with Rifle being a bit more fun in the same scenario, but less effective. Hammer is useful both in zergs and roaming solo/with a small group, and it’s plethora of CC gives you plenty of chances to land Hundred Blades.

If you’re planing to mix roaming and zerging, I’d suggest a GS/Hammer build probably, using similar traits/utilities as this: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fJAQJARSjMd0FaVImhwJaAmgCdnPBhwx0OA09EA

As for running MH sword… you’ll pick up more mobility (especially if you offhand a warhorn) but lose out on a fair bit of damage. Final Thrust is solid burst (especially if your opponent is at low health) but tricky to land, and it’s burst skill is only really useful if you have solid condi damage. Sword/shield or Sword/Sword gives you a block for more defense, with shield also giving you a stun and OH sword giving you a ranged attack that can be re-triggered in melee for some nice extra damage.

I’d suggest almost the same build for GS+Sword/X as GS+Hammer, except with the choice to either grab a different end-tier trait in Defense, or take a point out to put somewhere else.

That you for a great and quick response, I’m sorry I was not lurking more to have seen it sooner.

What would be a suggested gear to make this work? I was already going down the berserker path but I’m considering soldier or a cavalier/knight(lil bit of zerk) combo.

I’m not suggesting a build as you stated you don’t want “super viability”, but I do want to mention that you do not want to run a GS build without fast hands, as the auto attack on the GS is downright horrendous.

GS camping is the highest dps warrior build, both in groups and solo. Reading the dungeon forums is more informative than class specific forums when it comes to PvE.

Warrior sub forum gets threads like https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/warrior/fractal-40-build-please that garner really bad advice by trolls and WvWers and other people who don’t understand the game.

Dungeon forums get threads like https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/dungeons/Warrior-GS-A-M-versus-A-M-DWA where actual math and video evidence are used and accepted.

The disparity is immense. If only the mods editted for content quality rather than meansy words said in a harsh tone over the internet.

Tree.3916:

GS camping is the highest dps warrior build

No it’s not. The rest of your post is untrustworthy and void now you made that comment.

WvW – Greatsword – Sword/Shield

0/6/4/0/4

Arms – iii, ix, x
Defense – ii, ix
Discipline – iii, x

Combo with shield bash / flurry (immobilize & fury) into 100 blades & whirlwind attack. Final thrust is your spike, but can be tough to land.
Plenty of movement, pack defense in you utilities, – condi food , maybe combo with melandru runes so you can run dual stability (Dolyak Signet, Balanced Stance, Endure Pain).

Can give the element of suprise as most people pack stun breaks and stability and not expect an immobilize.

As for gear, just find a sweet spot between toughness power and ferocity to suit your playstyle.

I like using GS in WvW. This is my build, sometimes I use S/S or Rifle depends on the opponent.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fJEQNAR3cjMd0FaZIGewJaAmgCbnPBXjgAQ5T85A-TlRQwAbUiFS5BTdDA2fAr6PqUCGA4Aw5nf+5nfe/+7v/+7vlCgJhRA-w

Flissy.4093:

Tree.3916:

GS camping is the highest dps warrior build

No it’s not. The rest of your post is untrustworthy and void now you made that comment.

Live in ignorance if you wish. Alternatively, you can try reading that second thread I linked to thoroughly.

Daishi.6027:

That you for a great and quick response, I’m sorry I was not lurking more to have seen it sooner.

What would be a suggested gear to make this work? I was already going down the berserker path but I’m considering soldier or a cavalier/knight(lil bit of zerk) combo.

I believe the ‘ideal’ gear setup for WvW is Soldier Helm/Chest/Legs, with Zerker in every other slot. You get a decent amount of survivability to combine with points in the Defense tree without sacrificing much damage.

Cavalier or Knights in place of Soldiers works as well, and given the changes to crit damage with Ferocity, Cavalier might be the better option to help get back some of the damage we lost. See which setup works best for you, but I do recommend mixing some pieces with defensive stats along with Zerker. WvW allows for much higher damage spikes than Spvp, and classes that are typically bursty (thieves especially) have a builds dedicated to hunting down lone players in WvW and dropping them in only a couple hits.

As a warrior, your damage won’t spike as high as a dedicated burst build, but I’d say it’s more reliable, and you have the toughness to take the hits other classes can’t. Capitalize on those strengths when gearing and when playing.

Flissy.4093:

Tree.3916:

GS camping is the highest dps warrior build

No it’s not. The rest of your post is untrustworthy and void now you made that comment.

Read the thread and have your mind blown.

We’ve adapted our builds accordingly.