Guild Wars 2

Hi fellow Warriors!

Feeling the pinch at the moment or a wee bit inadequate when fighting as you roam in WvW as a vanilla Warrior or as a not quite there Berserker ?

Well here is a dark pill you can swallow and transform yourself into a condi-pumping, flaming confusion machine !

Want to down opponents in 15 seconds or even 2 shot them with skull grinders after you taunt them (courtesy of stacks of confusion, stacks of bleed and blinds) ? NO worries!

You can even break stealth thanks to Bloody Roar and the Taunt it applies, forcing the hidden party to auto attack and revealing themselves when they hit you.

It’s a Condi -Brawler which focuses on bleeds, burning, confusion (perplexity), blinds, taunting and CC with reasonable base-line weapon damage (final thrust still crits for 4-5k) thanks to the use of Sinister Gear. Focus is on Berserker up-time and the use of Primal Burst Skills.

Let’s re-visit the new primal burst skill “Skull Grinder” to see why it works so well with the perplexity rune-set.

“Unleash a powerful skull strike that dazes your target and inflicts multiple conditions”
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Skull_Grinder

Yes that’s right – this burst skill stacks confusion,bleeds and a blind plus daze natively. Plus it doesn’t suck kitten like standard mace skull crack does atm. Normal skull crack has no place in this build.

It’s not unusual to see your oponent with 12+ stacks of confusion on them after landing this skill. It has a 5 second cool-down too. You’ll be wanting to land two of these whilst in beserker up-time.

This build is not all about confusion because we have access to some serious burning here with torch and the new burst skill flaming flurry. Let’s re-visit this skill.

“Flaming Flurry” – “Lash out with a flurry of strikes that destroys projectiles and shoots fireballs at foes in front of you”

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Flaming_Flurry

Landing one of these will burn your opponent at around 5k+ per tick. The best thing is you can move with this skill unlike standard flurry so get right in your opponent’s face.

Torch is there to apply pressure via cripple,burns and you also can cleanse 2 conditions with flames of war. You’ll want to cripple and burn first with torch skill blaze breaker, get close, flames of war then savage leap with sword straight after so you activate fire field ability and add extra burning damage via fire shield combo finisher.

Keep up pressure with sword auto attack by stacking bleeds. Don’t forget to mix things up and use standard flurry if you’re having issues locking down your foe.

You have plenty of blocks with mace and shield, coax out use of stability by using pommel on mace and interrupt your enemy with shield bash.

Primary weapon set- Sword / Torch. Secondary set-Mace / Shield.

Here is the build link:-

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vJAQRAsf5ejMdQfH2FCWhAnIWuCMlcQrrGgEASAFg3P7pd1C-TVTAABK8ACi+IAEwJAQa9LqpEEgDgg1q/MwBEo69H4TDhHHEgxU+RwBCIAACwMLzIz+GZ2Nv5Nv5NvZpAWUaE-w

First utility choice is optional. If fighting heavy CC opponents you could take Outrage. Fighting a Dragon Hunter ? – take SoM.

Taunt and interrupt your foe by entering into Beserk mode (will also apply confusion if timed right) TIP- be within 300 range of your opponent (the wiki description is incorrect) when first activating Berserk so they will be affected by the taunt and come at you. Pretty much a guarantee that you’ll be able to land either a skull grinder or flaming flurry unless they stun break. You should be landing these.

The other optional tweak is to take head butt as your elite skill, outrage in first utility and select Eternal Champion as your grandmaster trait.Head butt will replace taunt in helping you set up landing your primal burst skills. You can also run with mace/sword instead of shield.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vJAQRAsf5enMdAlkidhAWhAElilrATJH06qBIBgEQB49zeaftA-TVTAABK8ACi+IAEwJAQa9LqpEEgDgg1q/MwBEo69H4TDhHHEgxU+RwBCIAACwMLzIz+GZ2Nv5Nv5NvZpAWUaE-w

Enjoy and welcome to the dark side ! Have fun.

Looks like an interesting build. Would you be able to give up Burst Mastery for Heightened Focus or is adren generation an issue? If it’s not, consider HF.

I’m happy to go a few rounds with you if you’re up for it. Shoot me a message whenever… I’m usually on late prime time NA, but sometimes earlier as well. I’ll probably only bring warrior builds because, well, I suck with most of my other toons.

Choppy.4183:

Looks like an interesting build. Would you be able to give up Burst Mastery for Heightened Focus or is adren generation an issue? If it’s not, consider HF.

I’m happy to go a few rounds with you if you’re up for it. Shoot me a message whenever… I’m usually on late prime time NA, but sometimes earlier as well. I’ll probably only bring warrior builds because, well, I suck with most of my other toons.

Hey Choppy,

Yeh will be on tonight i’ll shoot you a PM. Honestly you’d be fine either way with HF or Burst Mastery. I found that being an attrition based build the focus on condi-bursting was better for me (thus the choice of burst mastery and regen). Edit = forgot that i can’t use perplexity runes in PvP, so i can’t duel you there (doh).

Fought a warrior with the same weapon setup in PvP yesterday. He was extremely tough, I critted him for 2.5k only with Arc Divider in a burst damage build I ran for testing. Maybe Rabid amulet and Rousing Resilience? How would you run your build in PvP without Perplexity runes?

Not to be a party pooper, but its the perplexity runes and not the warrior itself. Many professions could perform the same way, but do it from range, or with faster cool downs, or even just have a mix of ranged and melee. My ranger with selected pets can do the exact same thing, but from range and kite for days. The ranger, particularly with druid line just has so many more interrupts at their disposal.
It’s good to see your enjoying it, but minus the perplex runes and it’s a subpar condition build. Its the runes that make it strong, not the warrior or the build itself.

one stun break and its endure pain. sorry but I like the idea you will get wrecked by anyone CC heavy with condi clears. Which is about anyone that is good.

ulchanar.4309:

Fought a warrior with the same weapon setup in PvP yesterday. He was extremely tough, I critted him for 2.5k only with Arc Divider in a burst damage build I ran for testing. Maybe Rabid amulet and Rousing Resilience? How would you run your build in PvP without Perplexity runes?

Not sure sorry ! I don’t PvP.

Warlord.9074:

one stun break and its endure pain. sorry but I like the idea you will get wrecked by anyone CC heavy with condi clears. Which is about anyone that is good.

Hey I hear you. I just dodge cc or block it. 1st utility is optional choice and you could always take eternal champion instead of bloody roar.

CntrlAltDefeat.1465:

Not to be a party pooper, but its the perplexity runes and not the warrior itself. Many professions could perform the same way, but do it from range, or with faster cool downs, or even just have a mix of ranged and melee. My ranger with selected pets can do the exact same thing, but from range and kite for days. The ranger, particularly with druid line just has so many more interrupts at their disposal.
It’s good to see your enjoying it, but minus the perplex runes and it’s a subpar condition build. Its the runes that make it strong, not the warrior or the build itself.

Yes the runes are the backbone here. Flaming flurry will burn damage at 5k per tick and don’t forget skull grinders natively stacks confusion with bleed. Sword auto can easily stack 4k plus ticks of bleed.As far as the range thing goes fair enough (mes for example). The nature of the build is up-close condi-brawling with a tactile feel double melee brings with kiting always being a natural counter to this playstyle.There’s also the baseline physical weapon damage too.

I’d bet a couple of reasons this build is working for the people who’ve tried it is that it has a little more condi diversity than most warrior builds (burning and confusion are a good pair up) and, most importantly, it’s an unusual setup for warriors that most opponents won’t be expecting.

CtrlAltDefeat and Warlord make very good points, probably identifying why the build almost certainly won’t become part of the meta anywhere. But, hell, may as well use it as long as it’s fun and works.

Infinity, still up for duels, etc. if you want to bang it around a bit more. If you’ve tested it thoroughly already though, don’t sweat it.

Choppy.4183:

I’d bet a couple of reasons this build is working for the people who’ve tried it is that it has a little more condi diversity than most warrior builds (burning and confusion are a good pair up) and, most importantly, it’s an unusual setup for warriors that most opponents won’t be expecting.

CtrlAltDefeat and Warlord make very good points, probably identifying why the build almost certainly won’t become part of the meta anywhere. But, hell, may as well use it as long as it’s fun and works.

Infinity, still up for duels, etc. if you want to bang it around a bit more. If you’ve tested it thoroughly already though, don’t sweat it.

Hey Choppy would like to duel anyone that’s keen. As I can’t take this rune set into PvP it will have to be in WvW. I’m on FA. What server are you on ? I’m currently matched with SoS and TC.

I’m on EB, so duels won’t happen with me anytime soon. I’m sure you’ll find plenty of others though.

Ah no worries Choppy ! Having a blast with this and giving those chrono’s a hard time too !

Choppy.4183:

I’m on EB, so duels won’t happen with me anytime soon. I’m sure you’ll find plenty of others though.

In EotM, servers are grouped together by color (green, red, blue), so provided you both belong to a different color for the current week, then you may go and duel there. This won’t be this week as you both seem to be green, but maybe next week…

Elegie.3620:

Choppy.4183:

I’m on EB, so duels won’t happen with me anytime soon. I’m sure you’ll find plenty of others though.

In EotM, servers are grouped together by color (green, red, blue), so provided you both belong to a different color for the current week, then you may go and duel there. This won’t be this week as you both seem to be green, but maybe next week…

I always forget about EoTM. We’re both green this week, but maybe next week will work out. Thanks for the tip.

Choppy.4183:

Elegie.3620:

Choppy.4183:

I’m on EB, so duels won’t happen with me anytime soon. I’m sure you’ll find plenty of others though.

In EotM, servers are grouped together by color (green, red, blue), so provided you both belong to a different color for the current week, then you may go and duel there. This won’t be this week as you both seem to be green, but maybe next week…

I always forget about EoTM. We’re both green this week, but maybe next week will work out. Thanks for the tip.

Thanks Elegie. Lock me in Choppy and don’t forget your sigil of generosity lol :p

Are u that char on FA with the bolt? If so, I think I fought you in WvW. I’m from TC.

Doon.2364:

Are u that char on FA with the bolt? If so, I think I fought you in WvW. I’m from TC.

Hi Doon yes that’s me. Thanks for the fight. Not sure if I won or lost the fight :P Can you jolt my memory and what class are you ?

infinityandbeyond.9652:

Doon.2364:

Are u that char on FA with the bolt? If so, I think I fought you in WvW. I’m from TC.

Hi Doon yes that’s me. Thanks for the fight. Not sure if I won or lost the fight :P Can you jolt my memory and what class are you ?

Prof Snarl.

I’m that warrior with the hammer. We had a 1v1 in front of TC keep I got u down then SOS guys intervene and killed me while I tried to stomp. Then we fought again and I won. xD Good fight. Btw, sorry about using the terrain to save my butt when u got me good with your condi. lol Yea, I thought it was u.

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@Choppy
I’m up for some duels, I’m in Sea of Sorrows and you?

darkaheart.4265:

@Choppy
I’m up for some duels, I’m in Sea of Sorrows and you?

I’m in Ehmry. We actually dueled before in OS a long time ago… I think you were in CD at the time or something. You won more often than I did, so it’d be good to get another few rounds in to see if I’ve gotten relatively better.

(Note: I was offering duels to help infinity test his build, but I’m almost always up for them, tbh. It’s a great way to get better.)

i cant recall that but it looks like the only way we’ll be able to duel will be in pvp since our servers are too far apart. ill be on tonight, so if i see you online ill send you a pm.
im central time -6:00

Cool. Or EotM, since you’re red this week and I’m green.

Then again, unless one of us plans on running a condi build, then food and utilities aren’t going to be a factor and a pvp arena will do just fine.

I’m a couple of hours behind you, but will try to catch you.

^_^!
you’ll be surprise how bad condi builds do vs zerker builds, especially in pvp

darkaheart.4265:

^_^!
you’ll be surprise how bad condi builds do vs zerker builds, especially in pvp

Lol, no I wouldn’t.

Sorry about the delay with the roaming vid guys. Still working out how to use Sony Vegas pro for the editing etc.

infinityandbeyond.9652:

Doon.2364:

Are u that char on FA with the bolt? If so, I think I fought you in WvW. I’m from TC.

Hi Doon yes that’s me. Thanks for the fight. Not sure if I won or lost the fight :P Can you jolt my memory and what class are you ?

Prof Snarl.

hey i’ve seen you before. it seems you’re always running after me on all my chars, especially when i’m on my ranger. and then jump on my corpse after your mini zerg ganks me. kinda of a kitten.

Existential.4831:

. Have you tried running this build with all sinister /viper gear instead of the rabid/dire trinkets etc ?

I’m a way off from getting my ascended trinkets and was jus wondering.

Hey mate.

Yes you could. Durability may be an issue. I’ve been running trailblazer stats on my weapons and have enjoyed running sword off hand with mace ( 8 k torment + 8 bleeds on melee riposte is too good to pass up ).

In traits i’ve been running Last Blaze with Eternal Champion + outrage + Head butt.

The Head butt + Outrage combo will burn for over 3 k damage and then of course you have your confusion stacks on interrupt and a full bar of adrenaline for a condi burst bomb combo ( a cbbc ) :P

If running this go for Rousing Resilience for the heals and 1k Toughness on stunbreak.

You can also go full AIDS virgin neckbeard: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vJAQRAsf5enMdAVhgdhAmhAElileATpNE+SDGBgW4S796ud/uA-TVSAQBPU9nAcCAAwBBoa7P8P9Dd4IAMJlgjR5HHeAAkCAilVA-w

This is really fun, you run into people and they just melt.

I must be getting old but to me there’s something wrong with using “full AIDS virgin neckbeard” as a way to describe a build ? I mean, what does that even mean ? Or is it some redundant condition referring phrase ?

infinityandbeyond.9652:

I must be getting old but to me there’s something wrong with using “full AIDS virgin neckbeard” as a way to describe a build ? I mean, what does that even mean ? Or is it some redundant condition referring phrase ?

Some troglodyte on Twitch coined the phrase since he gets salty whenever he gets his rear end handed to him by a condi build.