(edited by Rhaegar.5120)
build for WvW: help required!!
Have you looked at the GS/Axe+Shield meta?
http://metabattle.com/wiki/Build:Warrior_-_GS_Axe/Shield_Roamer
Building off that and making it more forgiving I wouldn’t change much aside from swapping to Knight armor and moving 2 pts to Defense for Defy Pain. Having Spiked Armor also makes up for lost power switching to Knight armor.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fJAQNAR3ejMd0FaZImdwJaAmgCdnPBfwx0OAU+EFBA-TlSDAB9o8jiLAA3PAgZU/5gjAQCKBBR3AAm/k4gAQz+DkCgJhRA-w
As always swap Endure Pain for Signet of Stamina or Berserker Stance if you’re having trouble with condis. I probably wouldn’t switch to Soldier weaps as you’ve done because you’ve already lost a bunch of potential crit damage in the Knights armor.
Just keep in mind, with power Warrior at least, the tankier you get the less likely you are to kill what you’re after.
Also look into Hammer/GS. I know you said you hated carrying around a Hammer for RP reasons, but give it a try.
http://metabattle.com/wiki/Build:Warrior_-_Hammer/GS_Roamer
Also swapping the armor for Knights will get you near that 3k armor mark and the build innately has 21K HP.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fJAQJASRjMd0FaZImdwJagfgC5t3CmDgBoBUmG5OA-TlSBABFp8bjjAgxPAgdU/Jo9HiQJIK6CQw8HGXAAAOEAkCgJlRA-w
Actually one of the more used builds in www for warriors is the shouthorn build.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fJAQNBMhJakpjKP78wME6QDsFUo/7BIAUFDp3gRoDA-TFiFABGcIAqSJoRK/A4JA47JAgQ1fGa/hz0HAA-w
Good support and damage build. More support than damage, but really good. Grant condi removal, heal, swiftness, mobility.
Ill tell you my playstyle so that maybe you will be inspired in some way :P Its a tankier version of GS Axe/Shield meta which is easier to land burst with and dont loose much damage.
Changables: sigils except intellience, sure footed trait, endure pain
Pros:
Very high burst damage
Moderate armor but high HP
Moderate condi resistance (food trait utilities)
Easy to land burst
OH Crap buttons (shield and stances)
Great mobility
Cons:
Full melee, smart kiters like mesmers will kill you
Decent cleave but no AoE
Can be hard to build adrenaline sometimes
Bad sustain if you blow your stances right away
Mobile strikes is one of the most important traits. You have 4 skills to break immob with and 5 if you wanna take bulls charge. Saved my life countless times from rangers, necros, lockdown mesmers and zergs chasing me. Also used offensively as you are purely melee. Downside of this is by missing out on 3% damage per boon on target but i think build has enough damage but not too much utility the other way.
Your burst focuses around swap to axe, use either 3 or 4 to disable opponent and safely land eviscerate which will crit 100% like a truck with 218% ferocity. You wont cast 100b often unless you are taking bulls charge or throw bolas as a utility.
Swapping some zerk gear to valkyrie allows you to be more resistant against condis and take advantage of intelligence sigil. You can still go full zerk because triple stances, double endure pain and shield 5. Oh and 50% vigor uptime from stances.
(edited by akaCryptic.2389)
What a bout something like this?
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fJAQNAneRjMd0FaZIWhwJagfgC7t3CmDgBoB0lGA-TlSDAB9o8jiDBA3HBgZU/Jn9HO4BAkgSQQ0HAg5PJOBAkBgZLA-w
Sticking with your current weapon set, but moving in a different direction. Still keeps you at ~3k armor and 20K+ HP. You could easily swap a point from Defense into Discipline to pick up Vigorous Focus at the cost of 180 power and 50 toughness. Also swapable would be zerk stance/endure pain for Bulls Rush. And if you’re really having trouble sticking on target then you could move 2 pts from Power to Tactics for Leg Specialist