Guild Wars 2

Hey, I’m pretty new to the game, just got my first character, a Warrior to level 80. I’ve seen some twitch streams of people roaming in WvW and getting into fights with small groups of people (as opposed to zerging) and it looks like a lot of fun and is what I want to do.

So, since I’m newly 80 and need to invest in my first full set of Exotic gear, I’m asking for some advice on what gear I should get and why.

I’ve been told zerk is glass cannon which isn’t so good against people who know what they’re doing, so I was thinking maybe soldiers? What do you guys think? Any and all advice is appreciated. Thanks!

That completely depends on what you want to run,i’d suggest not to go full zerk right away.. Note; Mobility is a Must in WvW,either Sword or Gs..going without mobility is a deathwish.If you’re a new player,i hope you already tried out some pvp to give you a feeling of what you want to be using.

Always try out stuff in pvp first,it’s free and easy to test.If you’ go for anything like Gs/hamm make a combo of zerk/knight/valk to get some balance in your stats so you won’t be a complete wet noodle.Untill you got the exp and the feeling of warri in general and how to deal with certain classes/builds and fights vx numbers of people,drop the idea of going full zerk because you will get frustrated before you even get the chance to like and learn how to deal with everything.Warr is easy to play but hard to master especially in this meta.

Never spamm away your skills,make sure that what you want to land will land
Bait and count dodges
Dont try to stun or knockback someone that has stabi or block up,Keep your eyes on their boons
Always try to anticipate and act accordingly to what your opponent might be doing ( this comes with experience when you’ve fought multiple classes and know their spikes )
Do not spamm random dodges,make them count on skills you Need to dodge
Do not randomly push your utils but make sure you use them at the right time when needed

I’m sure i forgot a whole bunch to add.

If you are new to the game, like I was, I went with Knight’s armor first. The additional toughness will help you survive. Get a build you like and learn the rotations cold. Then you can replace a piece of knight’s at a time with berserker.

I was under the impression that Zerker is good for PvE, where the enemies are “dumb”, but terrible (or at least not ideal) for WvW, unless you were a really good player. “Good” meaning that you know the major attacks of the classes, and their animations, so that you could properly dodge and apply condition removal, and things like that.

In reality, go with what keeps you alive the longest according to your playstyle and skill level.