Guild Wars 2

I am interested in creating a warrior alt for solo/group/dungeon PVE. Can anyone suggest a good damage-oriented build (GC included)? Suggestions for sigils and runes would also be appreciated.

I have seen a GS build that focuses on maximizing boon up-time but am not sure this is the “best” PVE build for damage. See:

http://www.guildwars2guru.com/topic/74143-in-depth-gs-warrior-pve-dps-theorycrafting-w-build-included/

Surprisingly, the build does not incorporate any grandmaster traits. I have also heard of dual axe and “5 signet GS” builds. Supposedly, dual axe beats GS, though I have not seen the actual trait set-up, while signet-heavy builds dominate in lower-level PVE but fall behind at higher levels due to poor scaling.

Any help is greatly appreciated since I am a novice when it comes to the ways of the warrior.

I use a boon uptime build, the idea is getting near-perma SoR, very high damage and good survivability.
This is gear: http://gw2buildcraft.com/calculator/warrior/?8|1.1g.h1|0.0.0.0.0.0|1g.71g.1g.71g.1g.71h.1g.71h.1g.bw.1g.bw|3v.0.2v.0.3v.0.1i.67.1i.67.2s.0|k59.k5a.0.a2.k65|e

A normal zerker has 13% damage reduction, I prefer to sit on 28% while barely sacrificing anything.
I trade some Precision for Toughness but due to H.Power, Sigil and Permafury my crit chance is still sitting at 76% so I’m effectively losing little to no DPS.
Runes are 2x Sup Monk 2x Sup Water 2x Maj Sanctuary

Using Axe/Axe with the build actually gives you better survivability because you can use Sigil of Blood and lifesteal food to get tons of self-healing without sacrificing the crit Sigil.
Damage-wise if you spam Evis and recover the lost adrenaline fast (WA or SoFury) you’ll be dealing more DPS than GS.

Red Falcon.8257:

I use a boon uptime build, the idea is getting near-perma SoR, very high damage and good survivability.
This is gear: http://gw2buildcraft.com/calculator/warrior/?8|1.1g.h1|0.0.0.0.0.0|1g.71g.1g.71g.1g.71h.1g.71h.1g.bw.1g.bw|3v.0.2v.0.3v.0.1i.67.1i.67.2s.0|k59.k5a.0.a2.k65|e

A normal zerker has 13% damage reduction, I prefer to sit on 28% while barely sacrificing anything.
I trade some Precision for Toughness but due to H.Power, Sigil and Permafury my crit chance is still sitting at 76% so I’m effectively losing little to no DPS.
Runes are 2x Sup Monk 2x Sup Water 2x Maj Sanctuary

Using Axe/Axe with the build actually gives you better survivability because you can use Sigil of Blood and lifesteal food to get tons of self-healing without sacrificing the crit Sigil.
Damage-wise if you spam Evis and recover the lost adrenaline fast (WA or SoFury) you’ll be dealing more DPS than GS.

I would take anything Red Falcon says with a grain of salt.
Whenever he is met with solid facts that disprove his ideas, he tends to ignore them. His builds aren’t that bad, but not ideal.

CookMETEnder.7582:

Red Falcon.8257:

I use a boon uptime build, the idea is getting near-perma SoR, very high damage and good survivability.
This is gear: http://gw2buildcraft.com/calculator/warrior/?8|1.1g.h1|0.0.0.0.0.0|1g.71g.1g.71g.1g.71h.1g.71h.1g.bw.1g.bw|3v.0.2v.0.3v.0.1i.67.1i.67.2s.0|k59.k5a.0.a2.k65|e

A normal zerker has 13% damage reduction, I prefer to sit on 28% while barely sacrificing anything.
I trade some Precision for Toughness but due to H.Power, Sigil and Permafury my crit chance is still sitting at 76% so I’m effectively losing little to no DPS.
Runes are 2x Sup Monk 2x Sup Water 2x Maj Sanctuary

Using Axe/Axe with the build actually gives you better survivability because you can use Sigil of Blood and lifesteal food to get tons of self-healing without sacrificing the crit Sigil.
Damage-wise if you spam Evis and recover the lost adrenaline fast (WA or SoFury) you’ll be dealing more DPS than GS.

I would take anything Red Falcon says with a grain of salt.
Whenever he is met with solid facts that disprove his ideas, he tends to ignore them. His builds aren’t that bad, but not ideal.

Can we assume that you have a better build? Or are you just blatantly disrespecting Red Falcon because of some personal grudge?

Jimm.8756:

CookMETEnder.7582:

Red Falcon.8257:

I use a boon uptime build, the idea is getting near-perma SoR, very high damage and good survivability.
This is gear: http://gw2buildcraft.com/calculator/warrior/?8|1.1g.h1|0.0.0.0.0.0|1g.71g.1g.71g.1g.71h.1g.71h.1g.bw.1g.bw|3v.0.2v.0.3v.0.1i.67.1i.67.2s.0|k59.k5a.0.a2.k65|e

A normal zerker has 13% damage reduction, I prefer to sit on 28% while barely sacrificing anything.
I trade some Precision for Toughness but due to H.Power, Sigil and Permafury my crit chance is still sitting at 76% so I’m effectively losing little to no DPS.
Runes are 2x Sup Monk 2x Sup Water 2x Maj Sanctuary

Using Axe/Axe with the build actually gives you better survivability because you can use Sigil of Blood and lifesteal food to get tons of self-healing without sacrificing the crit Sigil.
Damage-wise if you spam Evis and recover the lost adrenaline fast (WA or SoFury) you’ll be dealing more DPS than GS.

I would take anything Red Falcon says with a grain of salt.
Whenever he is met with solid facts that disprove his ideas, he tends to ignore them. His builds aren’t that bad, but not ideal.

Can we assume that you have a better build? Or are you just blatantly disrespecting Red Falcon because of some personal grudge?

My build is not the best, yet it is still better than his.
You a fanboy of Red Falcon or something? “Blatantly disrespecting” lol, interesting diction there. But no, if you read through some of the threads, you’ll find that he completely ignores and solid arguments against him and just passes off his build as the best all the time.
You can be assured I have no personal grudge as I have never talked with him. I have learned about his interesting habits strictly through observation.

20/25/15/0/10 is what I run for 30+ fractals. I find the defense necessary.
Full Knight with Ruby
Berserker Accessory with Ruby
Om and Maintenance

With that build, you have more power, more defense, = crit chance, and little less crit damage. Red Falcon has become blinded by the appealing aspect of Perma-Fury. He sacrifices a lot in obtaining it, yet denies the sacrifice.
If you look at his build, he puts so much into boon duration and even takes off the 10% against bleeding. KEY point is the %damage and %mitigation (use his build calculator that he linked to calculate the differences).

Going a normal zerker build yields far better DPS than his perma fury.
Going a defensive (necessary) high fractal build that I use still yields more DPS.