Guild Wars 2

I’ve been REALLY wanting to dual wield swords(just got a Jormag’s Breath and have the Fiery Dragon Sword through HoM)

….and while I do not like Mesmer…and do like Warrior, I plan to use them on warrior….

however, my warrior right now is a Axe/Mace + GS cookie cutter build….and i don’t really want to change all of my gear, but can if it would hamper me that much

anyways….is a Zerker Sword/Sword build viable?

if not, list your condi build if you have it too, and if i should take Carrion, or Ravager(i think thats the other condi prefix armor)

Jordo.5913:

I’ve been REALLY wanting to dual wield swords(just got a Jormag’s Breath and have the Fiery Dragon Sword through HoM)

….and while I do not like Mesmer…and do like Warrior, I plan to use them on warrior….

however, my warrior right now is a Axe/Mace + GS cookie cutter build….and i don’t really want to change all of my gear, but can if it would hamper me that much

anyways….is a Zerker Sword/Sword build viable?

if not, list your condi build if you have it too, and if i should take Carrion, or Ravager(i think thats the other condi prefix armor)

Kinda depends on what you plan on doing. PVE, sPvP, WvW zerg, WvW roaming in small group, or WvW roaming solo.

Then you have to consider if you want to be tanky or dps.

I’m a glass zerker and im in the same boat as you. I just love the look of dual wielding swords. Being forced into conditions kinda suck, if you plan on being a power based warrior.

I’ve been missing around in the cursed shore and wvw with swords.
Here’s my thought. Main hand sword is viable as a power build.

-Flurry is a mixed skill. It does okish damage but stacks a lot of bleed fast. The good thing is, it immobilize your foe, perfect for hundred blades to the face. But just on it’s own, it’s not so great without conditions.

- Auto attack is low compared to other weapons we have, but it’s fast and depending on your build, it crits (in my case) for 1.5k – 2k, while still stacking bleeds.
- Leap is just awesome to get around, in or out a fight if you need to heal, very good in pvp/wvw. Damage wise, it’s meh
- Final trust, is THE best skill to use as a power based. The reason why i love to run mainhand sword. I often crit for 8-9k with it, just awesome.

As for offhand sword, it becomes a bit less viable.
- Impale is weak without condis, however rip hits hard (mine goes for 5-6k) so still viable as a power based build.

- Riposte is clearly meant for conditions. It block and counter with bleeds, while doing low direct damage. The good thing i see about it tho, is the cooldown is only 15 sec (compared to shield)

Like you, i would love s/s but the game forces me into s/a or s/sh

what if we ran zerker armor, with condi jewels…..and 1 of each sword….any chance that would work?

i also think there is a prefix with Power and Condi together….maybe we could run that on everything?

Ljiona.9142:

Jordo.5913:

I’ve been REALLY wanting to dual wield swords(just got a Jormag’s Breath and have the Fiery Dragon Sword through HoM)

….and while I do not like Mesmer…and do like Warrior, I plan to use them on warrior….

however, my warrior right now is a Axe/Mace + GS cookie cutter build….and i don’t really want to change all of my gear, but can if it would hamper me that much

anyways….is a Zerker Sword/Sword build viable?

if not, list your condi build if you have it too, and if i should take Carrion, or Ravager(i think thats the other condi prefix armor)

Kinda depends on what you plan on doing. PVE, sPvP, WvW zerg, WvW roaming in small group, or WvW roaming solo.

Then you have to consider if you want to be tanky or dps.

mostly just PVE…..dps

I’ve just started lvling up a war and was thinking about the same thing. I’m not high enough to test it out yet, but it looks like arms/discipline would be brutal for power/crit swords.

Arms gives a lot of bonuses to sword crit chance, and discpline gives crit damage and the 30 pt trait for crit% per adrenaline level- which meshes perfectly because sword’s burst skill is situational for the immobilize.

Also, don’t discout sword because it’s half condition. Just because you don’t focus on conditions doesn’t mean those conditions don’t do any damage at all- after playing a power Pistol engie I can verify that the method works. Also, sword 3 and 4 are very hard hitting power moves.

Overall I think it looks really viable, but I haven’t fully tried it myself so take that for the theorycrafting it is.