Q: Warrior Build- Tanky DPS/Zerk?

Q: Warrior Build- Tanky DPS/Zerk?

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Posted by: The Shadow Hunter.5196

The Shadow Hunter.5196

Hey there GW2Forums,

I come to you today to ask a question about which type of build to go after. I cant decide if i want to follow Dontain’s suggested ‘Tanky DPS’ build in this link:

http://youtu.be/cv2ux0GpejM

Or if a Berserker style build would be better. Dontain’s video is somewhat old, and im not sure if ANet has changed enough to make it ineffective. This character is my main (and basically my only character so far). I use the Warrior mainly for dungeons/WvW/PvE.

Is Dontain’s build still effective? Ive been running Berserker stats/gear (30/0/30/20/0). Not the best idea but im a newb oh well) since day one but am getting tired of getting downed constantly, not able to take hits, and cant support the team at all.

Would Dontain’s build (which i consider a tanky knight) make me less effective than a Berserker and therefore less desirable? Does anyone else run a similar build, and if so, whats your experience? Im trying to decide before i drop a lot of Karma on Dontain’s armour suggestions….

Peace,
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Q: Warrior Build- Tanky DPS/Zerk?

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Posted by: DanGwanCie.6594

DanGwanCie.6594

Dontain’s guide is somewhat outdated. since the recent changes to the warrior traits, you no longer get that damage extra from having X% of adrenaline that berserker’s Power ( trait V), and turtle defense is gone too. but even without these i still prefer this build to the glass canon, because my group when running dungeons, we don’t skip stuff. we fight what we have to fight, and sometimes things drag, and survivability is more important. remember. you still do a good ammount of dps, but not as much since the time of his video. you have a Lot of vitality and toughness, that keeps you up most of the time. only when overwhelmed was i downed. i changed some thing after the recent pathches and i keep running this pretty nicely.

Take care

Q: Warrior Build- Tanky DPS/Zerk?

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Posted by: DanGwanCie.6594

DanGwanCie.6594

Also, about the karma… you don’t need to waste Karma on that armor set. just get the ascalon catacombs gear and some superior runes of the soldier. there are a lot of ppl doing it fast and if you have alts you can get the tokens per path, per character. that’s a fast way of getting your gear.