Guild Wars 2

Hi guys,

right now I am running a GS/Rifle build in WvW. I want to try out Axe/Shield because I like the playstyle, but I dont really know which weapon set to swap out for…
GS offers great mobility, what’s very important in WvW. Since the warrior doesnt have any stealth/teleport skills, GS is the best option here I guess.
Rifle on the other hand is nice in ranged fights. If I go full melee with GS+Axe/Shield , I would be in disadvantage against ranged classes. So I need some advices which weapon sets to use in WvW.
What do you guys think? Stick with GS/Rifle? Change to GS+Axe/Shield? Or Rifle+Axe/Shield?

Hi,

You’re already aware of the advantages and pitfalls of the weapons, so I guess the best for you is try it out

These days, I’ve been running with axe/shield + rifle a lot. It’s a very strong duelling build, as you can imagine. In WvW however, it does suffer from the lack of mobility, especially as people like to Xv1 a lot. I run it with Warrior’s Sprint and Balanced stance, so as to be able to run as smoothly as possible, as well as with “Fear Me”, to push opponents away (and that also helps for the rifle burst). Finally, when possible, I tend to pick up the places I want to fight, i.e. places where I can use the terrain to my advantage (no plains).

Regards.

go GS + Sword/Shield, full melee and extreme mobility, pretty strong against ranged.

Hm, nice idea, I’ve never thought of Sword/Shield…
Sword has a little lower DPS than Axe, but the leap is really nice. The only question is if Flurry is “better” than Eviscerate…

DarkRyu.5103:

Hm, nice idea, I’ve never thought of Sword/Shield…
Sword has a little lower DPS than Axe, but the leap is really nice. The only question is if Flurry is “better” than Eviscerate…

Flurry is the perfect setup for 100b. And final thrust, the #3 skill is very similar to eviscerate under 50%

Funny people still compare skills like for like…

Swords immob is used to hold enemy in place for your 100b when roaming, and is self explanatory in group play. Long duration aoe root, ‘easily’ cleansed and can be unreliable aiming for multiple targets.

Oh, and I’d go with Rifle GS. Intel sigil can be fun here so you don’t need to spec too heavily into a trait line for burst skill crit…