Guild Wars 2

This is mostly for PvE, and WvWvW, but you can have fun with the build in sPvP if you want something different (though Warrior is still just a Warrior…).

Unfortunately gw2 build sites haven’t updated their skills and tool tips so it is impossible to link the build. But I’ll try to list them out here as best as possible.

Weapons:
1) Sword/shield
2) Hammer

Gear:

PvE:
Mostly zerker gear and trinkets should be fine. If you want more survivability, toss in a couple more Knight’s gear and trinkets.

WvWvW:
Get a lot more survivability. Knight’s and/or soldier’s.

sPvP:
Gear is up to you. But you will need decent survivability with this build.

Traits:
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-Arms: V (33% chance to cause vuln on crit), IX (10sec fury on immobilize)
-Defense: III (stance duration, 25%), IX (adrenaline when hit, Remove a condition per bar of adrenaline spent = your condition removal)
-Tactics: I (1-sec immobilize when you cripple)
-Discipline: VI (signet recharge 20% faster), X (movement breaks immobilize)

Utility Skills:
-Healing Surge (great burst heal at full adrenaline, +30 Adrenaline)

-Signet of Fury (+precision passive is ok, but the important part is 24sec +30 Adrenaline)
-Balanced Stance (stability and swiftness, stun break. 40sec cooldown)
-Endure Pain (the panic button, also stun break. 60sec cd)

-Signet of Rage (still the best)

You have permanent fury with the ‘Leg Specialist’ trait + signet of rage. Engage enemy with sword #2 to close the gap, and switch to hammer for weakness (50% fumble is good), ranged immobilize, and knockdown. Hammer #4 currently makes you stop walking for a moment after its animation, so use it carefully.

Use hammer’s F1 (Earthshaker) as strategically, and as much as possible while using Signet of Fury (and healing surge when you need healing) to get your Adrenaline back.

Swap to sword/shield for sword#2 (Savage leap) to chase runners + leg specialist immobilize, then use shield#4 (Shield Bash) + Final Thrust to do massive damage to below 50% targets. Swap to hammer for more CC, and rinse and repeat till your enemies are dead.

In WvWvW zerg, you can drop the sword/shield for a long bow to spam its aoe: #3 + F1 (Combustive Shot), #5 to immobilize, and then switch to hammer for melee CC.

Use balanced stance when you face off against someone with lots of CC then show them who is the CC king, and you are very difficult to kill due to all your CCs, panic buttons (shield, endure pain), and F1 spam = condition is non existent.

Im not a master theorycrafter but it seems solid to me. Thanks dude

This build doesn’t have high sustain. You MUST have healing shouts if you want any kind of sustain with the Warrior.

Anyway, Hammer/Sword is my favorite build in sPvP after the patch. I mean, Warrior is pretty funny compared to PvP classes, but you can at least fight in this spec against several builds of other classes. It’s pretty good, I can’t recommend it.

If you use Omnomberry Pie you can get some decent sustain with a more crit/offense oriented build. Going 30 into Tactics for healing shouts also requires a triple-shout utility bar, which IMO can be limiting (not to mention boring).

Gundam Zephyr.6713:

If you use Omnomberry Pie you can get some decent sustain with a more crit/offense oriented build. Going 30 into Tactics for healing shouts also requires a triple-shout utility bar, which IMO can be limiting (not to mention boring).

To bad Guardians can also use Omnomberrys, that is the problem.

Classes with sustain get more sustain.

Well, I’m not going to bring up Guardians and their superior sustain because that’s like saying the sky is blue. I’m just offering advice that might help.

Daecollo.9578:

Gundam Zephyr.6713:

If you use Omnomberry Pie you can get some decent sustain with a more crit/offense oriented build. Going 30 into Tactics for healing shouts also requires a triple-shout utility bar, which IMO can be limiting (not to mention boring).

To bad Guardians can also use Omnomberrys, that is the problem.

Classes with sustain get more sustain.

We get it. Stop. How about trying to deal with what we have instead of ALWAYS whining about what we don’t. There’s a time for that and players should be vocal about changes that are needed but you don’t need to come into every single thread to cry about sustain on warriors. Some of us are trying to actually discuss builds and don’t need every thread derailed into a discussion on how to turn warriors into guardians.

Tetra Bug.7134:

Daecollo.9578:

Gundam Zephyr.6713:

If you use Omnomberry Pie you can get some decent sustain with a more crit/offense oriented build. Going 30 into Tactics for healing shouts also requires a triple-shout utility bar, which IMO can be limiting (not to mention boring).

To bad Guardians can also use Omnomberrys, that is the problem.

Classes with sustain get more sustain.

We get it. Stop. How about trying to deal with what we have instead of ALWAYS whining about what we don’t. There’s a time for that and players should be vocal about changes that are needed but you don’t need to come into every single thread to cry about sustain on warriors. Some of us are trying to actually discuss builds and don’t need every thread derailed into a discussion on how to turn warriors into guardians.

Its not that, I just feel as if Warriors should be able to survive damage there own way. Until then I will just keep pointing that out until we get proper sustain and play my alt