Guild Wars 2

I am currently going round pveing with a sword/sword and hammer build, swords for single an hammer for big mobs, but it’s not doing that well and I’m dying quite a bit when I face enemies a bit above me. I’m not sure what to go with next. I only really do pve, I’m not into PvP that much so I need a good pve solo build with decent survival an good damage. What skills and traits should I used and what weapons?

Start with greatsword and longbow for PvE. Simple to use and effective. Then branch out and use
- axe – dps
- greatsword – dps and mobility
- sword – condition damage
- macs – single target control
- hammer – group crowd control

That’s what I’m doing at the moment, hammer for crowd control and sword for the bleeds.

it really depends what pve content you are doing Dungeons or Open World. Open World the bleed Hammer combo should work. In any Case here is my current Build which i just Love:

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fIAQNBhYDbk0J5NGy3hJOggUohVxRBUwEpHlBbQGA-jUDBYfRGVEg+LQEEw5ogpqQJSDZtMMIVXRr8Ks6FYKXCp6XRWKATEGB-w

It is a boon warrior. Some pros

100% fury
100% swiftness
100 % vigor
50% stability (swap dogged march for sure foot)
15 – 25 might stacks
90% crit Chance
50% crit damage
Over 4k attack when loaded up
Best mobility in Game

Probably more condi removal the needed

You can also mix a lot. Hard fights You swap for banner Elite and or disciplin and get 100% regen uptime.

I found sigil of luck extremely fun. Has no cooldown and you have a good Chance on Protection, aegis and retal.

In before: i know i loose a Lot of damage like this, but i like it. You can go more dps and do 0/25/0/30/15 but this doesnt Feel as flexible to me.

… And the back trinket has a platinum doubloon in it.

Otter then that … Check the youtube vid. But since you die a Lot you might want to Play it safer

Try swapping out s/s for GS. its simply better, both for mobility and overall DPS. The mechanics of the GS are simple but the 2 main things u should be aware of:
1. GS 3 can be used as both an extra evade and to escape.
2. GS 5 can be used as both a gap closer and to escape (with auto-target off)

Now for ur 2nd wep set, in the case of open-world PvE u could try switching it out to either longbow or axe/x. Hammer is a good choice for CC but u also need to kill mobs fast. If u cant manage that, axe AoE cleave is more useful. With axe I tend to run sword/mace/wh/shield offhand (basically any offhand) depending on what is best for the situation. With mace offhand, u get knockdown. With sword/shield offhand, u get blocks with different mechanics. WH is good for granting swiftness and vigor, and removing movement-impairing condis like cripple and immobilize. Once you become experienced enough you’ll want to experiment with the zerk build that was posted, thats good for anything PvE if u know how to use it.

Skillwise, for solo PvE u can try out either Surge or HS for heal skills—both have their uses. FGJ/SoR is always useful, Endure Pain for when u need direct-damage invuln. Condi removals, either Shake it Off! or SoS will work. Banners are not ideal for open-world PvE since you’ll be running around a lot, go signets instead.