Guild Wars 2

Hey im looking for a warrior build which could be used for wvw and also dungeon runs. I liked using axe mace pretty much my entire journey to lvl 80, and then tried my own build in wvw, and got killed almost instantly. what im looking for is a warrior that could use either axe or gs as main and have high dps but also good survivability, cause i like to roam around solo or in small groups, but mainly solo. It has to be able to take damage and give back large amounts. I originally went 15, 10, 20, 0 20 if i remember correctly. also i have no idea what kind of gear to get to any suggestions would be appreciated. thx!

depends on what you want to do in WvW. If you’re just looking for some 1v1s and small scale stuff, then a more glass cannon build will most likely be fine with some minor tweaks here or there. However from personal experience running dungeons and then moving into running in bigger groups in WvW (10+) i can tell you right now that a glass cannon build that most people run in dungeons these days will get you absolutely nowhere and you will have to give up the “high dps” for survivability if that is the road you want to take.

If you could define what “high dps” and “good survivability” mean in terms of numbers that might help us help you a bit more.

Could easily swap the Sw/Ma to a GS. In fact i might do that myself.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/external?l=http%3A%2F%2Fgw2skills.net%2Feditor%2F%3FfIMQRAne8ZjkOpwFPCPMxBAkirqyo4ngUPszt4A-jkyAY%2FioRTUAILJjKAmALiGbzoIas6aMlbSVxCy28ioVLFgeCjA-w

Im looking for a build which could easily transfer from dungeons to wvw. I usually look for small engagements but when i see a large battle i jump in. When i say high dps and suvivability, i mean i want to be able to survive at least one or two engagements, and for dps, idk what the numbers are, im a noob, thats why im posting here lol! Ive seen warrior builds like 0,20,30,0,20 and things that put none into strength. Should i just dump 30 into toughness? Because i heard strength is really good for damage potential.

Greatsword / Hammer / Spear
0, 20, 20, 0, 30
PVT armor with Melandru runes
Knights trinkets and weapons
All signets

Works great for me in PvE, dungeons, and WvW. In PvE I swap some of my trinkets for Berserkers because I don’t need the extra defense. In WvW that extra toughness makes all the difference. This trait setup also lets you spec for Rifle or Mace / Shield. Enjoy.

Hammer build everyone is using its the most OP thing since the beta.

If you are serious about WvW or dungeons, you should buy two sets of armors, weapons, and trinkets. I can help you with both.

//Haru

Warrior Shout build
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fIMQJARTnkO08YUQKPwEZAB9QDzitQVAOSPQDzINA-jUyAY/kRWgICAUhkl9KiGbltIas6aMlLRUtNvIa1SB40yI-w

this is the build i using currently.
it served me well in wvw and pve
unlike the traditional shout build, i use berserker trinket to boost up the damage a little bit. with vigorous shout trait and inspiring shout trait, i can always keep the adrenaline to phase3 ,remove conditions and healing myself in the middle of fights.

and also weapons are optional, you can use any weapon you like, just replace the burning arrows trait with other trait

People normally run full berserker in PVE dungeons.

For roaming, the current meta are the hammer builds (0/10/30/0/30)

Stick with zerker armor, then swap trinkets for cavaliers. This will give you high dmg and decent survivability with ~3k armor. You can pair hammer with GS.

Mace/Shield & GS

Mix between berserker and knights (also some cavaliers if u want to, probably go for exactly 50% crit chance)

then 0/20/20/0/30
- arms: atm 10 are ok but they’ll put the +50% crit chance against stunned foes in master tier
- defense (or tactic, always mix ’me up): condi removal
- discipline: could go somewhere else but atm -10% used adrenaline is nice – 20 into strength would be more gs damage but I personally like the -5secs on weapon swap

other options:
20/20/10/0/20 (less condi removal, probably go more condi remov in skills)
20/20/20/0/10 (not the -5secs on weapon swap)

U should know that kind of build, if not:
Mace f1 for long stun and then change to gs and go hundred blades with 100% crit chance… but you probably won’t get off the full hundred blades unless you are fighting against an afker – where u wouldn’t need a build with a combi as afkers are usually easy to deal with ^^

You can’t really get away with using the same gear for dungeons and WvW.

Can you post your current build, perhaps we can make recommendations to get a functional WvW build with a minimum of adjustment.

My current build is 20,10,10,10,20. How come no one puts traits into strength in wvw builds? I usually used axe mace with berserker armor and trinkets for my pve dungeon for the full amount of dps. But the mace sheild and gs looks fun, but what traits should i use for good survivability and dps? Also, should i switch to knight armor for extra survivability?

pvtmiller.2641:

My current build is 20,10,10,10,20. How come no one puts traits into strength in wvw builds? I usually used axe mace with berserker armor and trinkets for my pve dungeon for the full amount of dps. But the mace sheild and gs looks fun, but what traits should i use for good survivability and dps? Also, should i switch to knight armor for extra survivability?

Don’t go so spread out with your traits

Well what would be good?

Depends what you want to do. Tanky Dps, glass cannon, solid cannon, condition, complete tank.

I want to be balanced i guess, be able to take damage and still have high dps

so idk what to do at this point

I try to stay out of topics like this because my mindset is, “why can’t people have two sets of gear/stats for WvW and PvE.”. It’s not as easy to swap between 2 skills as lets say WoW, but definitely not that tough to change your traits between the two modes.

I would gear for 30/25/0/0/15 full serker and do dungeons to grind for gear first. In WvW swap out your armor to knights or valkyrie keep the serker jewels. Use DPS upgrade in your knights and swap to Mace/Shield + GS. Change one of the traits in your crit line to unsuspecting foe. its a cheese build and “pros” can dodge out of your stun or just have a stun break, but the combo is easy wit ha low skill ceiling so you can just keep doing it over and over and you’ll get off kills for solo/small skirmishes.

If you want to do less DPS in dungeons but higher mobility/survival in WvW then go with a 30/20/0/0/20 and take mobile stikes so you can run away from fights you are losing in WvW.

Recap on gear:
1 set of full serker jewels
1 set of serker amor with scholar runes or ruby orbs
1 set of knights or valkyrie armor with Melandru (defense), Hoelbrak(DPS with some cond defense), or ruby orbs.
Weapons. Just pick a DPS one, probably serkers for everything.

-condition duration food for WvW
+power + crit damage food for everything
Sharpening stones for everything