Guild Wars 2

I’m trying to theory craft a sort of boon troll warrior for solo roaming and cannot figure out how much +boon duration is actually required to have essential perma resistance boon between healing signet and zerkstance CD’s. My guess is maybe in the 65% plus area or so.

Any of you out there play with heavy boon duration warriors that can help me figure this out?

Do you use the builder? Doesn’t sound like you do or know about it.

Obviously this is a bad build but its the only way to reach 100% Boon Duration on a Warrior.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vJAQFABA-TVB/gAQq/Aq8DQHQrSwi9HIFQgTtA-w
Berserk stance pulses 3 times. 4 times if you trait last stand.
3×6=18 seconds+12+12= 42 seconds
4×6=24+12+12+12=60 seconds
This is a waste of time.

sequence would be heal,stance,heal,heal,stance,heal 12+24=36+12=48+12=60+24+12
Max I can see this working is resistance for 1 min 36 seconds. You will run into zerker bieng on CD after the 2nd pop and healing sig on CD. But I think you can manage it.

BTW if anyone is running absortion sigil it will ruin your build.

@Warlord: The template looks fine, but I don’t understand the calculation. You get 6s of resistance for each Berserker’s Stance pulse, so the max you can get out of it is the difference between the start of the first pulse and the end of the last pulse, i.e. 15s with 3 pulses. In other words, even traiting signets, I don’t see a way to get perma resistance on a warrior.

EDIT: Sorry, I’m wrong! I’ll have to think more about it.

@XTinct: The near perma resistance approach, in itself, is a bit wrong, because the resistance is wasted when there is no condition applied. However, this is a matter of perspective: to get the perma resistance approach, you need a 100% boon duration build. And that sort of build benefits other warrior boons, besides resistance duration: quickness, stability, might, vigor, swiftness, regeneration, retaliation.

Basically, any boon-friendly power build, ideally with some might capability to offset the low damage of the Commander gear, should be interesting to play. For instance:

Vanilla GS + Axe/Shield:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vJAQNAR3ejMdQbIWFCehAnIGKCKtLa9owGgHIAwSoFSBA-TVyHQBB4BAIgLAABOCAdT3gCVCKu9Han6P9T5HAOIAkCIwpWA-w

Berserker GS + Axe/Shield:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vJAQNAR3enMdAthgVhAehAElilrATJHk4aBvf2S7rFJAkAKAA-TVyHQBdT3Q7U/pfK/IwRAAAHEAFqEUc7PIgLAQAeAAkCIwpWA-w

The above builds use Last Stand and Destruction of the Empowered, because of the high Resistance uptime. They would still need tuning, to make sure there’s enough adrenaline to maintain 3 stacks of Adrenal Health, as well as enter Berserker mode as often as needed. As such, Cleansing Ire instead of Last Stand, balanced Stance instead of Frenzy, and/or Burst Mastery instead of Heightened Focus are options worth exploring.

Here is the problem and why its not feasible.

Only Legendary Back pieces have commander stats. Only way to get an amulet with commanders stats unless you can but it with raid tokens is the Mordrem loop and you will have to select those stats.

Only way to get Boon duration on Rings and accessory is to buy the each item with Magnitite shards and then craft it so you can select Wanderers stats. There is no commanders stats.

TLDR you need 1000 Magnitite shards, Legendary Backpack and the Mordrem loop or 1250 Magnitite to reach 100% boon duration on a warrior.

You may be able to craft exotic boon duration accessory but I think you wont reach 100% since unless I am wrong they give less.

100% boon duration sounds fun but I think its not so viable. Most condi specs do decent raw dps aswell, as soon as you pop healing signet to keep the resistance boon you will have a hard tme to survive on adrenaline health only. I face more hybrid condi then pure condi these days.

100% boon duration isnt required to get near perma resistance. It is actually more like 70%ish boon duration. Don’t worry, ill figure it out.

BTW the idea that sigil of absorption or any boon removal/stealing trait will break this build is absurd considering resistance pulses when zerker stance is used.

Xtinct.7031:

100% boon duration isnt required to get near perma resistance. It is actually more like 70%ish boon duration. Don’t worry, ill figure it out.

BTW the idea that sigil of absorption or any boon removal/stealing trait will break this build is absurd considering resistance pulses when zerker stance is used.

Wrong Berserkers stance will only pulse for 9-12 seconds depending on traits after that the boon is consolidated into a single strip able stack. What makes you think you are right? Berserk stance also has an obvious tell as it displays an icon while active. I don’t know why I even helped you since you think you know everything yet clearly dont. The only time this build is immune to boon riping or stealing is during those 9-12 seconds. That hardly perma.

You absolutely cannon get perma resistance at 70% math says so.

Even If you have insane boon duration, the pulses itself are Just a couple of seconds. The enemy can wait till hé doesnt see the beserker stance icon anymore, en then hé can still steal your resistance.

to add to that if you are taking stance duration to make your kooky build somohow work you forgo all cleanses and you are losing your passive healing sig. That means wait 9 secs strip dump condis and your done.

Also absortpion unlike all other things that strip steal boons prioritises resistance. res is the #1 thing it strips 1st always.

I think we just destroyed his dream

@ op
I see at your first post you wanted a troll build.
But there are better troll builds outthere.
Just saying

Warlord.9074:

Here is the problem and why its not feasible.

Only Legendary Back pieces have commander stats. Only way to get an amulet with commanders stats unless you can but it with raid tokens is the Mordrem loop and you will have to select those stats.

Only way to get Boon duration on Rings and accessory is to buy the each item with Magnitite shards and then craft it so you can select Wanderers stats. There is no commanders stats.

TLDR you need 1000 Magnitite shards, Legendary Backpack and the Mordrem loop or 1250 Magnitite to reach 100% boon duration on a warrior.

You may be able to craft exotic boon duration accessory but I think you wont reach 100% since unless I am wrong they give less.

Ascended Commander’s armor and weapons + Runes of Leadership + Golden Dumplings + Bountiful Sharpening Stone (as put into the build linked above by Elegie) gives you ~81% boon duration.

So, equip in exotics both rings, both earrings, and your backpiece (that have any stats you wish) and slot them with a platinum doubloon… and you’ve got your 100% boon duration.

~EW

edit: I’m not saying it’s an optimal thing to do, I’m just saying that it is possible to utilize your accessories to get that other 20%.

Just get 10 poeple with durability runes, acouple of which are malyx revenants?

This idea intrigued me so much, that right now, I am getting all things necessary for at least 80% boon duration. It may not look viable, but lets conclude ins and outs after some real testing (for wvw) :P