Guild Wars 2

Hey folks,

I’ve been roaming for ages with my hammer-sw/sh and later mace/shield even while Greatsword Berserkers were a feature of the month-build.
Now I tested several alternative builds like sw/sw-longbow, axe/mace-sw/sh. I’m still pretty bored of the hammer because I played it long enough. Frankly, I would be interrested into the greatsword again.

Frankly, I didn’t find any recent greatsword builds which I find pretty good. Most of them did not feature Cleansing Ire since I encounter pretty often condition builds.
Is hammer still so much superior than greatsword after the last patch?

I’m looking for a build for solo-roaming/hotjoin purpose. I’m not really interrested into WvW-largescale builds, PvE or competetive-groupbuilds.

http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=-s;4NKVP0S4kL-60;9;49TE-E4;059B2;35;05wW0;26TsW6TsWu-FvkD35;3wV1X6Y9ZH4M52kVJN2s;9;9;9;9;9;9;14-6H

does not include cleansing ire, but makes up for it with passives and unparalleled mobilety.

http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=-s;4NKVP0h4oK-60;9;4J-J-T28;218;259A5-k6;26TsW6TsWNBGW0-w6;3j-61t1EZ34Ra6Z-870HV8aNX8a;9;9;9;9;9;54-6V

Pretty much Tarcis’ GS/LB sPvP build but with PvE equipment.

Some traits can be changed up due to preference, like 10 point Strength and 10 and 20 point Discipline. The others really make the build and should be left as is.

If you’re having trouble with survivability, swap out Frenzy for Endure Pain/Berserker Stance. I would leave Bulls Rush in, it’s very strong if used well, for offense and defense.

Use Pin Down for setting up 100blades, and be sure to land your Arcing Arrows as often as possible; it hits hard and makes up a good chunk of your damage if used properly. If you haven’t played a grenade engi, this might take some practice.

With all the zerkers gear, this is more of a high risk/high reward play style. If you prefer to play a bit more conservatively, throw some more soldiers gear on.

JohnnyZero.5619:

http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=-s;4NKVP0h4oK-60;9;4J-J-T28;218;259A5-k6;26TsW6TsWNBGW0-w6;3j-61t1EZ34Ra6Z-870HV8aNX8a;9;9;9;9;9;54-6V

Pretty much Tarcis’ GS/LB sPvP build but with PvE equipment.

Some traits can be changed up due to preference, like 10 point Strength and 10 and 20 point Discipline. The others really make the build and should be left as is.

If you’re having trouble with survivability, swap out Frenzy for Endure Pain/Berserker Stance. I would leave Bulls Rush in, it’s very strong if used well, for offense and defense.

Use Pin Down for setting up 100blades, and be sure to land your Arcing Arrows as often as possible; it hits hard and makes up a good chunk of your damage if used properly. If you haven’t played a grenade engi, this might take some practice.

With all the zerkers gear, this is more of a high risk/high reward play style. If you prefer to play a bit more conservatively, throw some more soldiers gear on.

Thanks, I think its worth a try! More builds are welcome though.

Here is the build I’ve been running recently in PvP http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fIAQJARTjkOpw1QyQ4wBEkivoKMKOCgQ9AP2w4A-TwAg0CnIYSxkjJDTSmsMNKY9xpg3HA

I like the runes of speed because they are good for flanking foes consistently, including on ranged weapons. I always felt that was lacking a bit with Warrior’s Sprint when I switched to ranged. Along with all of your dodging you shouldn’t have to much trouble staying behind your opponents. Warbanner is a great team support skill so I use that instead of signet, I think either would be great though. I know Arcing Slice seems kind of urgh-ish to use for some, but it’s incredibly useful if you can land it consistently for the endurance, and that Fury you get from it can really push up your damage and give you a noticeable edge.