Guild Wars 2

Hello.

Im bored of using my greatsword so i decided to change something. I experiment a bit with traits and my build end up like this ->
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vIMQRAnZ8XjMdU5ZdH+dwJaAw8YogK6UgK1j5crNA-zwxAYrioRTEiIVYIzJvioxW5KiGruGT5SEVHA4Agf/93f/93A-e

Will be this build ok? Also, are runes of strength are good enough?

sword/axe is a terrible, terrible weaponset, and 30 discipline is less damage than 25 in arms.

if you’re unwilling to use GS, just run pure axe 30/25/0/10/5 (30/30/0/10/0 post-patch) – it does more damage than GS anyway, assuming good might uptime.

runes of strength will be good after the patch (though scholar is likely still the better option), but for now I think they’re bugged and don’t give any %damage bonus.

Yea the main way to maximize dps with swords is by running a hybrid build and its still less dps then straight Axe or Axe/GS. You might not do terrible damage but with the upcoming zerker nerf maxing dps is just going to be that much more important.

Viable, yes. Good, no.

Sword is one of the worst mainhands for PVE, second to Mace in most situations, and Axe is arguably the worst offhand running alongside Shield.

I ran Sword/Axe for a while.. I wanted to do something ‘different.’ In the end, I realized that ‘different’ just meant worse in this case and went back to the GS.

I really like a lot of the skills for Sword/Axe, it was fun to play but the damage was obviously lacking. It’s certainly viable in PVE, if you want to run it you can it’s just not ‘optimal.’ I did it for a while because it was fun but ultimately went back to the GS.

In the end, you should go with what’s fun for you.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vIMQNAnXTjMdU5ZdH+dwJaABpQDzCzjhIIKijCqAKA-zwBBYLDZkIQIL3sIasFOERjlVo6aYKXER1BAOA43f/93f/NA-e

I run this and love it. Maybe not the highest DPS or the strongest but I’ve found of to be a good balance.