Guild Wars 2

Hi guys,

I have a few questions relating to where I should spend my trait points/what utilities i should be using. I am only level 21 at the moment, and have level 80 guardian (main), mesmer and ranger, so thought I would roll a warrior as a little break from the others.

I spent 10 points into strength straight away (chose berzerker’s power) and would like some direction as to where would be best to spend my other points as I level? My current choice of weapons as I roam are GS/axe/axe….I have rifle/LB in inventory if need be for any particular fights. Any help would be greatly appreciated

Oh, and as I am used to my guardian I do like having some sort of toughness/survivability

Thanks!

A very strong build for leveling is the famous signet build. Not optimal for level 70+ but works like a charm any level below.
It’s simple: grab the trait in the crit trait tree which gives you about 40+ crit for each unused signet you have on your slot skill bar (Signets are slot skills, not equipment). Then, get as many signets as you can on your slot skill bar.

You can continue to go deeper into the crit trait tree. It offers traits that will make your axes stronger I believe. And if you want, you can go into the strength tree afterwards. It offers some buffs to your greatsword.

I would also recomend switching between the greatsword and the axes mid-combat. This way you can unleash very deadly combos using the different skills of both weapons

This build is very aggressive and will deal a lot of damage. Kill the enemies before they kill you. If you will ever do a dungeon I would recomend switching your signets for banners and “For great Justice”. They’re very appreciated in groups

Sorry for any grammar and spelling mistakes.

Edit: Woops, I didn’t read the part about you wanting to have a survivabilty build… Oh well. I guess you can still go into the crit traits and combine that with the toughness traits.

10/10/10/0/0 Until 40. Berserker’s Power in Strength, Deep Strike in Arms, and your choice in Defense.

At 40, You’ll want to start working towards 20/10+x/15/x/x. That will give you access to:

Strength – Berserker’s Power and 10% axe crit dmg or 10% GS dmg
Arms – Stick with Deep Strike until late game
Defense – Adrenal Health minor trait

That should set you up for good damage and survivability via a solid core trait build and leave you plenty of points to play around with so you can learn the class.