Guild Wars 2

Alright, so the title may be slightly inaccurate because I’m more focused on utilities as opposed to traits.

I’m leaning towards 10/20/0/30/10

10 for adrenaline power
20 for GS cd reduc
30 for banner regen/banner cd reduc, shout cd reduc
10 for signet cd reduc

Right now I’m running with shake it off, endure pain, banner of tactics and signet of rage. Most of my traits are focused on reducing the time it takes to do my skills and I havent’ found a particular area I’d like to fully invest in (shouts,banners,stances all seem good).

I main as a Guardian but I want to be able to switch it up sometimes. For my warrior, I want a good mix of dps and strength, with more focus on power because I feel confidient in my skills to dodge attacks; also my guardian ways drive me to help teammates as much as possible. I’ll list some questions I have and let me know if you guys have any tips or suggestions!

1) Is shake it off necessary? Is there another viable way of removing conditions? Because I can’t seem to find a good source of conditon removal except that move so I feel like I have to put it on my utility.

2) Endure Pain. Okay, so I kinda love the idea of not receiving damage especially since I’m a fan of renewed focus for the Guardian so I chose this as one of my utilities. Regardless if it’s not useful or not, I find it pretty good to use against 1-hit kos or like an “Ohh kitten!” button. Does anyone use this?

3) Last but not least, I use banner of tactics, mostly for the boon duration and skill#2 for regen. Although I am quite the banner build, I decided to only invest in 1 banner because….I can only carry one banner with me as I travel, imo it’s pointless to have 3 banners since you can only keep up with 1 when you move on to the next thing. In that regard, is there a better banner than tactics? With the banner regen trait, does that make it’s skill#2 kind of redundant?

4) I use signet of rage for the power/speed upkeep with a minor void period. Is this what most warriors use?

Anyways, a little more about my playstyle, I know I can’t have everything. But I just like a playstyle in whcih I can handle everything at least once. If I’m knockdown, BAM—break stun. If I have conditions, BAM—remove that ish. Stability is not a concern for me, but if there is a good build that incorporates it, I’d be interested, but it’s too situational for me to use beneficially. Thanks for taking the time to read this long post :\

ArcTheFallen.7682:

1) Is shake it off necessary? Is there another viable way of removing conditions? Because I can’t seem to find a good source of conditon removal except that move so I feel like I have to put it on my utility.

The real benefit to shake it off is the stun break and its short cooldown. 6x Rune of the Soldier while running multiple shouts is a better source of condition removal – especially when you tack on adrenaline gain and healing. There’s also signet that wipes all conditions, a heal that wipes two, and a Warhorn trait that converts conditions into boons. Conditions are a warrior’s kryptonite . You definitely want removal options.

ArcTheFallen.7682:

2) Endure Pain. Okay, so I kinda love the idea of not receiving damage especially since I’m a fan of renewed focus for the Guardian so I chose this as one of my utilities. Regardless if it’s not useful or not, I find it pretty good to use against 1-hit kos or like an “Ohh kitten!” button. Does anyone use this?

I use this a lot, but not often during fights. This is great for running through traps and obstacles. Most bosses hit very slowly. Block is more effective. Consider the trait that triggers it automatically to save your utility slot.

ArcTheFallen.7682:

3) Last but not least, I use banner of tactics, mostly for the boon duration and skill#2 for regen. Although I am quite the banner build, I decided to only invest in 1 banner because….I can only carry one banner with me as I travel, imo it’s pointless to have 3 banners since you can only keep up with 1 when you move on to the next thing. In that regard, is there a better banner than tactics? With the banner regen trait, does that make it’s skill#2 kind of redundant?

One banner is plenty for a banner build. Interesting trivia, if you plan on being selfish, you can get away without traiting for a cooldown reduction on your Tactic’s banner. Regeneration stacks in duration. With your 40% boon duration you’ll accrue enough Regeneration to cover the 30 seconds without your banner. #2 skill is still decent spot heal in a moment of desperation.

ArcTheFallen.7682:

4) I use signet of rage for the power/speed upkeep with a minor void period. Is this what most warriors use?

If you are running banners and don’t rely on crits (fury) or boon count, then you should use Battle Standard in groups. You can always use Banner #3 and #4 for running.

Thanks kandolo I’ll look into your advice!