Guild Wars 2

I really love hammer so i would like to know which class would be a good choice for hammer gameplay, most of it will be spvp and wvwvw?

Thank you.

I tell you something,it will upset alot people they will be arguing about it but…. warrior is better than guardian

whats guardian? its warrior with no viable ranged weapon and 8000 less health

Earthshaker is godly.

If you actually want to kill people with your hammer, then I suggest a warrior. You can keep a person locked down pretty well and you’ll do more damage, but you wont be as survivable.

A hammer guardian is actually better for sPvP because of the ring of warding and banish, but you are going to be geared more for survival and keeping people off points(though I guess you don’t HAVE to).

I think it really comes down to what kind of role you want to play. If you like more offensive roles, then a warrior is gonna be your best bet. Guardians are much more defensive/supportive.

You certainly don’t have the option to down someone in 2 seconds as a guardian, but a warrior can do that. On the other side of that, you might get downed in a few seconds with a warrior, whereas you might survive for minutes as a guardian.

PePox.1243:

I tell you something,it will upset alot people they will be arguing about it but…. warrior is better than guardian

whats guardian? its warrior with no viable ranged weapon and 8000 less health

You CAN NOT compare a carry to a support. Range isn’t always the answer unless its WvW or some PvE mobs.

Guardian hammer is more of a control weapon, whereas Warrior hammer is disruption. As a GW1 Warrior that specialized in hammer for pvp (which wasn’t easy), I’m glad to see it’s still a disruption weapon. Couple it with Mace/Mace or Mace/Shield or even Axe/Shield, Axe/Mace and you’re going to have a good time.

It’s one of our very few builds you can run in sPvP. In tPvP, it’s… a kind of build that is overshadowed by spike mechanics because of how dominant bunkering is. It can still work, but you have to go whole-hog on disruption mechanics and concentrate on chaining them. Plus you’re still a Warrior, the weakest tPvP class in the game.

As a War you’ll probably have more fun with a hammer, but you’ll still be a War. Guardian will have the reverse problem. And you probably won’t even be using a hammer. In PvE? Neither will be using a hammer, as damage is more effective there than control or disruption, except on bosses, which ignore them for almost the entire fight anyway.

actually hammer is great in PvE in situations when you got a lot of mobs at the same time. Put a flame sigil in it and you got your warrior’s main melee AoE dmg weapon.

@ Grezko
GS is much better in pve, does more dmg and also hits multiple mobs, finish out with a bladetrail if you start to be overwhelmed then HB again as they come back in.

Hammer + Axe/Mace is very strong. Between Mace #5, Hammer #5 and Hammer #4, you have the ability to lock down someone hard. I run it as a Shout heals build w/ 2k toughness and just outlast people.

There’s enough burst on-hand (3k attack before any buffs) to rush down any glass cannon quickly enough.

warrior by far.

Plague.5329:

In PvE? Neither will be using a hammer, as damage is more effective there than control or disruption, except on bosses, which ignore them for almost the entire fight anyway.

This in incorrect in regards to Guardians. Hammer is one of the most effective (and most popular) PVE weapons for them.

Both guardian and warrior hammer do more than enough damage to level with or do dungeons with, or to even use in dps builds. Guardian hammer is a bit more defensive, while warrior hammer is more offensive, I think both are equally good in the end.

I don’t play guardian hammer though because I can’t stand the slow AA chain.. at the third strike your guardian holds his hammer up in the air so long it seems like he’s waiting for lightning to strike him. The only time it will hit is if people actually dodge too soon because it takes so long for the hammer to come down.

Meh, greatsword’s main DPS skill roots me; hammer feels more mobile. Yes, Hammer Shock and Staggering Blow root my warrior too, but they’re more control oriented and not my main sources of DPS. The auto-attacks, Fierce Blow and Backbreaker all allow me to move around while dishing out the hurt. Greatsword feels incredibly restrictive in comparison.
Also, I’ve not got round to spooging the gold on a sigil of fire yet, but in the meantime with full Knight’s gear, a Knight’s hammer with a sigil of rage adds for insane high speed hammer blows quite frequently

Earthshaker > All.

AoE, high dmg, stun, cool animation, movement skill… Id say is a bit OP, o use to carry signet of fury just to refill my adrenaline to throw Earthshaker twice lol.

Have someone actually see what frenzy + hammer is capable? its a DPS high enough to be recognized and you keep all your control… Hammer is by far best in the Warrior, and is one of the best weapons for the warrior.

@Alexander Dragonfang:
That’s why I like sigil of rage on a hammer; all the benefits of frenzy without the downside. And while random, with my gear the attack speed boost procs more frequently than Frenzy because it doesn’t have a cooldown.