Guild Wars 2

Hey guys, been playing a warrior for a bit now, still leveling though but looking ahead to getting to max level and developing my strategy then… I was gonna go with a more balanced warrior but it just seems to make sense to go a bit more glass cannon… my original plan was to go 10/25/0/20/15 but now I’m thinking of just going all out 10/30/0/0/30… what are your thoughts? would it make more sense to possibly go a bit more into vit and get 10/30/0/10/20 (10 in vit for long bow range since I wanna be full ranged) or should I just go hard and go all glass cannon? also… if I do go glass cannon, what would you suggest… stick to the hardcore formula and go full zerk gear or mitigate some of the loss of defense with knights armor? (with Wurm runes in them possibly?) thoughts? ideas? suggestions? any tips on playing ranged warrior greatly appreciated! thanks!!!

PS… what skills you think would be best to carry too?

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fIAQJAUTjkO1w5OKPMRCEThi48AACQyTpoNsjUhzA;TwAg0CnoqxUjoGbNuak1sEZQwpgXBA

This one’s my current build in sPvP and WvW. Tends to put single targets down hard and fast. Being a squishy warrior is a trade-off though.

Arms 10 is a toss up between +40 prec per signet or 33% vuln on crit.

Sometimes I switch tactics 10 to leg specialist and use Rifle/Greatsword.

Edit: Currently using full knights but while I don’t recommend full zerk, it’ll probably work a lot better as long as you keep your team in front of you.

Talk.2935:

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fIAQJAUTjkO1w5OKPMRCEThi48AACQyTpoNsjUhzA;TwAg0CnoqxUjoGbNuak1sEZQwpgXBA

This one’s my current build in sPvP and WvW. Tends to put single targets down hard and fast. Being a squishy warrior is a trade-off though.

Arms 10 is a toss up between +40 prec per signet or 33% vuln on crit.

Sometimes I switch tactics 10 to leg specialist and use Rifle/Greatsword.

Edit: Currently using full knights but while I don’t recommend full zerk, it’ll probably work a lot better as long as you keep your team in front of you.

thanks for the reply… the link is broken though, any way you can edit? ty

You have to copy and paste the link, you can’t just click it.

try this build, it’s not glass cannon but you might like it:
http://www.gw2db.com/skill-builds/1826-rifle-longbow-warrior

I was looking for something like this after starting a new warrior recently and these were both really helpful, thanks.

From what I can see there’s no natural synergy between rifle and longbow in terms of traits. However they both address different needs, with Longbow giving aoe and range, and rifle providing condition and single-target damage.

Assuming you were going to drop one ranged option and pick a melee weapons partner instead, what are the synergistic combos? I’m guessing for Rifle it will be Swords or something that uses bleeds. How about for longbow?

Or is running rifle/longbow perfectly viable in practice? I’m guessing for WvWvW and dungeons it would be, and that’s my main aim.

@kingghidra: I find Sword/Axe+Rifle to compliment each other very well. Whirling Axe (aoe damage + full Adrenaline) followed up by Flurry is a great close-combat “room cleaner” combo, and the same traits/gear that emphasize bleeds for Sword translate nicely to Rifle. Of course, you lack multi-target damage with Rifle, but that’s mainly for kiting a single tough Vet/Champ when needed, or to dodge away and pick off a tough group from range after whittling ’em down with WA/Flurry, since Bleed-based warrior tends to be glassy even with Healing Signet and some +Healing.

Still gobs of fun though.

Thanks for the input and the builds guys… I’ve now gotten to level 46 (I don’t have time to play all day so I’m progressing rather slowly lol)… but now I have an idea what I really want…

I’ve decided to be fairly glassy in traits and mitigate that lack of defense with items…

I’m still rather undecided on some part of trait allocation… I’m going back and forth between 10/30/0/0/30 (more likely) and 10/30/0/10/20 (for a bit more hp but primarily longbow range)… still not sure which I’m gonna go with…

The lack of defense will be made up with defensive gear… I’m going to get knight’s armor but since my power might still be low for a glass cannon, I’m gonna put an offensive rune in it… (scholar probably?)

Accessories I will use to pick up additional vitality and power/precision… mainly vitality though I think…

So far I definitely see the full ranged warrior as a viable build… might not kill mobs as fast as a greatsword warrior, but also much easier to be glassy being all ranged…

My only gripe about this build… but that’s the same problem with any ranged build in any game, not just here… ranged builds are VERY gear-dependent if you want to be effective… you’re not like a guardian who can just outlast anything into submission or a thief who can just disappear… you gotta kill stuff before it gets to you… or you’re pretty much dead lol

Longbow and Hammer pair very well together, especially with the 3rd Tier Discipline talent “Adrenal Reserves.” Longbow Burst needs full adrenaline, but Hammer Burst is great even with one level of Adrenaline (same damage — just a shorter stun). Adrenal Reserves allows you to Longbow Burst, swap weapons, and immediately use your Hammer Burst to stun your enemies inside your fire field (simultaneously granting you a stack of might).

You can swap weapons every 5 seconds and use both bursts on cooldown. Tons of AoE damage and control.

Talk.2935:

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fIAQJAUTjkO1w5OKPMRCEThi48AACQyTpoNsjUhzA;TwAg0CnoqxUjoGbNuak1sEZQwpgXBA

This one’s my current build in sPvP and WvW. Tends to put single targets down hard and fast. Being a squishy warrior is a trade-off though.

Arms 10 is a toss up between +40 prec per signet or 33% vuln on crit.

Sometimes I switch tactics 10 to leg specialist and use Rifle/Greatsword.

Edit: Currently using full knights but while I don’t recommend full zerk, it’ll probably work a lot better as long as you keep your team in front of you.

I like your Rifle main and GS off hand…How would do you play GS in this build? As in when to use?