Guild Wars 2

Hi, Im used to see hammer, axe and greatsword warriors roaming in wvw, but its very unusual to see a condition build. I have tried to make a dual sword build. Hope you enjoy the video. All done the same day.

Very good, I too played dual swords in Wvw and they’re pretty good though I feel that normal zerker gear is much better.
My autos crit for 2k 2k 4k which is nice burst on top of the bleeds (67 ticks instead of 110).
Plus it allows me to swap to GS for rush/WA or Flurry+HB.

I’d like to see more sword Warriors in PvP, it’s much better than what people think.

i’d like to see offhand sword become a little more viable,
at the moment it’s a no-brainer to take shield for the interrupt and block,
also i think it’d be interesting if they made sword hits apply 3 stacks for a third of the duration instead of the current 1 stack for full duration, anyways nice vid!

Red Falcon.8257:

Very good, I too played dual swords in Wvw and they’re pretty good though I feel that normal zerker gear is much better.
My autos crit for 2k 2k 4k which is nice burst on top of the bleeds (67 ticks instead of 110).
Plus it allows me to swap to GS for rush/WA or Flurry+HB.

I’d like to see more sword Warriors in PvP, it’s much better than what people think.

This. I believe sword beats axe in terms of damage, with deep cuts its getting even better. I don’t think we were mean to have condition build, sword does pretty nice dmg in direct, bleeds are just a bonus. I also noticed that my enemies focusing on bleeds instead of direct dmg. Sword has pretty good sustain dps+immo from burst is amazing.

Scoobaniec.9561:

Red Falcon.8257:

Very good, I too played dual swords in Wvw and they’re pretty good though I feel that normal zerker gear is much better.
My autos crit for 2k 2k 4k which is nice burst on top of the bleeds (67 ticks instead of 110).
Plus it allows me to swap to GS for rush/WA or Flurry+HB.

I’d like to see more sword Warriors in PvP, it’s much better than what people think.

This. I believe sword beats axe in terms of damage, with deep cuts its getting even better. I don’t think we were mean to have condition build, sword does pretty nice dmg in direct, bleeds are just a bonus. I also noticed that my enemies focusing on bleeds instead of direct dmg. Sword has pretty good sustain dps+immo from burst is amazing.

dps is bad on the burst but the immobilize is nice. On a cond build the bleeds dont stay long and in a dps speck the burst does the least amount of dmg compared to other skills wars have.

Yup dual swords is really amazing, used to roll it in Spvp and some tpvp way back in the day when I still loved the game to no end lol. WvW wise I found it to be amazing while roaming around the map, but in terms of zergage I rather stick to a shield/axe/gs and long bow while defending.

Lyonell.1753:

Yup dual swords is really amazing, used to roll it in Spvp and some tpvp way back in the day when I still loved the game to no end lol. WvW wise I found it to be amazing while roaming around the map, but in terms of zergage I rather stick to a shield/axe/gs and long bow while defending.

Yes, dual sword works for solo or group roaming. For zerg the Hammer or greatsword is much better. But a condition build whith sword and axe offhand works in zergs. Works very well.

Devs have hinted that Warrior might be one of the candidates for some sort of boon-hate/removal skills, right? Offhand Sword might be the perfect choice for that. Right now it’s fun and can do some great damage, but it’s lacking a real role like the other offhands – it’s another bleed stick like its mainhand counterpart.

I propose that Rip (the secondary skill to Impale) could take boons from the target too. It requires some skill to pull off in PvP, which should in itself provide a balance. Also, it fits the description – it sounds like a very savage blow, so devastating that it rips 2 or 3 boons from your enemy.

Tried dual swords simply because every man and his dog has a 2hander and loved it, its fun it looks better than weilding a park bench and maybe different enough that people stop for a sec, thinking what is that before attacking

Red Falcon.8257:

Very good, I too played dual swords in Wvw and they’re pretty good though I feel that normal zerker gear is much better.
My autos crit for 2k 2k 4k which is nice burst on top of the bleeds (67 ticks instead of 110).
Plus it allows me to swap to GS for rush/WA or Flurry+HB.

I’d like to see more sword Warriors in PvP, it’s much better than what people think.

Please oh please share your spec with me.

In theory and by the math, sword has lower dps than axe and greatsword while hammer and mace is lower still.

BUT a condition build become quite strong in wvw because so many focus on pure dps and forget about defense.
Even with a group based tanky spec (no condition damage at all really) I rely on my sword and rifle when solo roaming, just to get an edge in terms of bleed damage.

Red Falcon.8257:

Very good, I too played dual swords in Wvw and they’re pretty good though I feel that normal zerker gear is much better.
My autos crit for 2k 2k 4k which is nice burst on top of the bleeds (67 ticks instead of 110).
Plus it allows me to swap to GS for rush/WA or Flurry+HB.

I’d like to see more sword Warriors in PvP, it’s much better than what people think.

pretty much this ^. building for bleeds with the sword is ok but not really great. you get a better return running full zerker gear with it imo. as stated 2k – 4k+ 1spam is pretty common and Rip can crit in the upwards of 7k+. it is a underrated wep set, it would prolly more popular if rip didn’t have a cast time and Riposte wasn’t worthless.