Guild Wars 2

Yamashi.1340:

CookMETEnder.7582:

JJBigs.8456:

I have tried several setups and I have it narrowed to this:

25/30/0/0/15 or 30/30/0/0/10. I tried 25/25/0/0/20- Didnt seem to be as much

Which trait setup for maximum damage? I do like high crit chance because nothing makes me madder than seeing the end burst of 100b not be a crit.

Everything else is pretty much standard. Zerker w/ Ruby Orbs. Sigil of Strength on GS. FGJ,OMM,Shakeit,warbanner. Food = 10 percent crit damage with potion of X slaying, or sharpening stone. Charge Bloodlust sigil to 25, before switching to Strength sigil.

My highest hit ever on 100b, was 43k on a Risen Berserker inside CoE p2 before second alpha. 25 might, 25 vulnerbility, 25 bloodlust, banner of discipline, Plate of Truffle Steak Dinner activated for 200 power, potion of inquest slaying, and 30/30/0/0/10.

I’m leaning towards 25/25/0/0/20.
Out of curiosity, how are you running a 30/30/0/0/10 build? I’m just wondering which Grand Master traits you use. As far as I know from personal experience and others voicing their opinions, the grand master traits are rarely worth getting.

Also, why not 25/25/0/10/10 build?
Have you concluded that Empowered is not worth it?
I’m curious because I’m caught between 25/25/0/0/20 and 25/25/0/10/10.
The 20 in discipline let’s me maintain near perma-fury which = 98% crit for me.
The 10 however, which I occasionally utilize, grants me 2.5% damage per boon. This is awesome when I have constant sources of Fury coming from team-mates so I can keep my crit rate high.

R:best trait for maximum dmg for me :

20 berserker power/slashing power
30 rending strikes/forceful gs/blademaster
0
10 empower
10 heightened focus.

For dmg and crit purposes.

He’s talking about Axe set up, not GS here.

Yamashi.1340:

peter.9024:

You could probably get a bit more damage if you run 25/25/0/10/10, as you get another 2% damage boost and 50 power from the third minor trait in strength

Edit: Also, blade master doesn’t affect the GS btw.

Omg isnt gs a sword?i didnt know that..thanks for the info.

No, blademaster only refers to main hand sword as opposed to the GS.

So Signet of Might no longer gives 5 might when using it! Is it still a useful Utlity for the 30/25/0/0/15 axe build you run? Also which runes/sigils do you run Phira? I’m assuming Scholar or Ruby Orbs and Force/+dmg against Flame Legion but what do I know

4x 30/25/0/0/15 Axe Warriors, 1x 30/30/0/0/10 Mesmer

What is this build? You can share this build?

http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/

Thanks.

The underlying reason for you two and your misunderstanding/math/real-experience comparisons is one of you is using Berserker gear and the other is using using Knight gear mixed with Berserker trinkets (which the latter is not the most optimal for pure damage output).

That is the reason why mathematically one will outperform the other because the critical damage % (100%) and critical damage ceiling (well above 100%) will yield greater results with a particular build [pure Berserker gear takes advantage of this while Knight gear/Berserker gear mix does not].

gw2buildcraft.com works fine for calculations if you modify the results with the ‘manual’ tab for things like perma-fury, might stacks, etc. It is horrible comparing different weapon set types against one another (because it lacks weapon damage modifiers from abilities).

My suggestion is to tweak until the Effective Power is maximized (after manual additions and all the other buffs you have). One of you is very close.

Fast hands with sigil of battle is better dps than 25 in strength on any fight that lasts over 10 seconds, which is to say, not in cof.

as much as I dont want cof to be nerfed, I relish the day when it is so these inbred builds get flushed away.