Guild Wars 2

Hey guys, first forum post on GW2.

So i need help aiming for the endgame build i want which is a sword/shield support build but i need help on which stats to aim for to get the most out of my set up and maybe a few tips here and there maybe you have some builds you could share! thank you.

Lets start with this question:

What is your goal / what are you trying to achieve?

Support can mean a number of things. Condition removal, condition application. Boon application. Mitigate damage from enemies. etc.

my goal is to be a good dungeon support player who can deal a fair bit of damage and help the team out as a whole. What would be best for that? like i said i am planning to do alot of dungeon’s to get gear

Sounds like my build.

I use:

Full Knight armor. After you get this, work on getting Power/Toughness/vit gear.

Berserker/Valkyrie/Cleric/Carrion trinkets- Depends if you want to dps more, survive more, heal allies more, or give your bleed to hurt more.

Superior Rune of the Soldier- Shout removes condition.

Weapons:
Berserker Sword: Superior Sigil of Bloodlust: Stacking power
Berseker shield: Superior Sigil of the flame: AoE flame attack
Longbow- I didn’t decide on a sigil because I hardly use it unless it was on a anti-melee boss or I was using it to give my group a burning projectile buff or a might buff with Arcing Arrow + Combustive shot.

10/0/30/30/0

Major Traits:
-Berserker power
-Vigorous shout
-Lung Capacity
-Turtle defense(If you have a mace warrior in your dungeon group, replace with Cull the weak.)
-Shield Master
-Defy pain or Spiked armor, I prefer spiked armor.
-Empowered/Empower allies/Leg specialist

Skills:
-Mending
-For Great Justice
-On my Mark
-Shake it off
-Signet of Rage/Battle Standard. I prefer Signet of Rage more.

Playstyle:
-You are well-rounded. You have good survivability yet can deal massive PBAoE damage. With Sigil of Bloodlust your damage goes from next to nothing to good damage. Sigil of Flame will do Flame AoE attacks. Your shouts remove conditions, you can save a crippled ally by removing it with any of your three shouts. On my mark will make an enemy vulnerable, For great justice will stack might on your allies, Shake it off will remove 2 conditions instead of one. When you heal your friends, your heal burst to 4500 hp. If you have leg specialist trait, whenever you use hamstring. You can immobilize a foe that is chasing a clothie. If you get knocked back, you can leap back into the fight with savage leap. You can also stun/interrupt with shield bash. If you are under heavy pressure, use shield stance to get away. With signet of Rage, you will have a higher damage output, permanent Fury, and easier time to kite the enemies with swiftness.

Cons:
-No knockbacks.
-No pulls
-Master of none.

I’m a Support player in my guild’s main dungeon team. I have a Vaklyrie Helmet, Shoulders, and Boots. Knight’s Chest, Legs, and Gloves. Knight’s Hammer, and Knight’s Mace/Valkyrie Shield.

I use 5 superior runes of the Dolyak and 1 Superior rune of Svanir. Mace has a Superior Sigil of Air because it was cheap, and Shield has a Superior Rune of Water. Hammer has a Superior Rune of Perception but will probably change to accuracy

Trait points are 0/10/30/30/0. Major traits are Deep Strikes, Missle Deflection, Merciless Hammer, Shield Master, Empower Allies, Lung Capacity, Vigorous Shouts

Utilities are: Healing Signet (unless in a place that needs condition removal then I use mending), For Great Justice, Shake It Off, either Endure Pain or On My Mark. I like Endure Pain so I have a total of 8 seconds of invulnerability with my Shield. Signet of Rage is my usual Elite.

I will have all Beryl Jewelery eventually for added Vitality and Crit Damage.

My usual job in the dungeon is to keep 1-2 silver mobs out of the fight with stun chains. I also pump out decent damage

Warrior shield doesn’t provide much in terms of support. Lot of defense for the warrior, and a stun, not much on support.

You might want to look into warhorns instead.

I plan on using something like 20/0/20/30/0 with mace/mace and mace/warhorn for about equal parts damage, control, and support. I haven’t tested it to be sure all the weakness traits stack, but that’s what I’m shooting for as I level up.

the best group support you can hope for in a weapon is in the form of crowd control, so basically the hammer. you can provide good support with utility skills.