Guild Wars 2

Just had a few questions about Warrior I never knew but would like to:

1) I keep hearing that warriors should drop banners in ele fire fields? What purpose does this serve? Does the buff increase?

2) How would you know if another warrior is running EA so you don’t have to?

3) How do the dynamics work to keep 25 stacks of might with PS Strength runes build? How do you keep the might up exactly?

4) How much might can warriors stack by themselves without strength runes going full scholar runes?

Thanks

Not sure about the rest but calling in a banner, and subsequently planting, are both blast finishers. Blast finishers are self explanatory.

1. The actual skill of dropping the banner (from your utility bar) is a blast finisher. Using a blast finisher in an elemental field creates an AoE effect. In the case of a fire field (which also includes Engie FT and bomb fire fields, Guardian consecrations, and ranger fire traps) it gives 3 stacks of might in an AoE

2. If you look above your utility bar during combat there will be a small gray square with the trait number on it for EA. If you take your EA off and get into combat, and see that the gray square pops up again, someone else is running EA. There’s also Spotter, a Ranger trait, and Strength in Numbers, a Guardian trait, which behave the same way.

4. Strength runes provide an additional 45% might duration on top of the +30% boon duration by putting 6 in the tactics line. This extends the duration of PS to over 10 seconds, easily long enough to be maintained.

5. Bow F1 (fire field) + Arcing arrow (blast finisher) (3 stacks), immediately drop 3 banners (three utility) (12 stacks), swap to warhorn and use Call to Arms (blast finisher) (15), then Signet of Rage (20). If in combat sigil of battle on the horn will get you to 23 stacks. If not in combat, switch out bow to GS and enter combat, sigil of strength on GS + Forceful Greatsword (trait) and high precision will easily get you to 25 stacks.

That’s all theoretical of course, there might be better ways to do it.

Soa Cirri.6012:

1. The actual skill of dropping the banner (from your utility bar) is a blast finisher. Using a blast finisher in an elemental field creates an AoE effect. In the case of a fire field (which also includes Engie FT and bomb fire fields, Guardian consecrations, and ranger fire traps) it gives 3 stacks of might in an AoE

2. If you look above your utility bar during combat there will be a small gray square with the trait number on it for EA. If you take your EA off and get into combat, and see that the gray square pops up again, someone else is running EA. There’s also Spotter, a Ranger trait, and Strength in Numbers, a Guardian trait, which behave the same way.

4. Strength runes provide an additional 45% might duration on top of the +30% boon duration by putting 6 in the tactics line. This extends the duration of PS to over 10 seconds, easily long enough to be maintained.

5. Bow F1 (fire field) + Arcing arrow (blast finisher) (3 stacks), immediately drop 3 banners (three utility) (12 stacks), swap to warhorn and use Call to Arms (blast finisher) (15), then Signet of Rage (20). If in combat sigil of battle on the horn will get you to 23 stacks. If not in combat, switch out bow to GS and enter combat, sigil of strength on GS + Forceful Greatsword (trait) and high precision will easily get you to 25 stacks.

That’s all theoretical of course, there might be better ways to do it.

Ah ok that clears up a lot. Thanks a ton for the info! So optimal might stacking would be longbow + x/wh or longbow then swap for gs + x/wh

ICEing.9237:

Ah ok that clears up a lot. Thanks a ton for the info! So optimal might stacking would be longbow + x/wh or longbow then swap for gs + x/wh

Only if you Solo stuff in PvE or you are still not able to melee some stuff in PvE (you should be able, if you are not, try to get better because its possible).

Normally, in dungeon on a warrior you mainly bring might from : For Great Justice and Forceful Greatsword. If you have the right build and runes of strength you will bring 25 stacks of might. With the build but not the runes, you will be a ordinary might stacker only. But you should use Longbow + x/wh since even if you bring more might, you do terrible damage. If you don’t want to get the runes of strength, you shouldn’t focus on might stacking too much, other profession do that better, just do your little part and its will far better.