Guild Wars 2

So I admit I haven’t played the game much. Only a few chars and all under 20. I realized I’m just drawn to a warrior for dps, even though I used to skew cloth casters traditionally. Anyway, I plan to be doing pve just to level and initially at least do WvW. Do I even need a separate build for leveling and wvw? Any suggestions? At least until I hit 80 I’m not concerning myself with min/maxing, but having a build or two to at least guide me and get me used to the mechanics would be quite helpful at this point. Seems like things have changed since I last played and am having a hard time knowing which builds on the net are up to date. Thanks!

If I am not mistake your first trait point doesn’t come untill level 11. By 80 you have 70 points.

Your 1st trainer book you can put 10 points in each trait line.
Lvl11

20 point build. Use signets. Axe/Axe with GS or sword/warhorn on swap.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fIAQBDk77dGvAwpAUqCzB

2nd trainer book 20 points in each line.
lvl 40 Build. http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fIAQNAnZBD5u9OGPMxBAThhOKgiJVB7A
Axe/mace GS with Signets.

3rd book is 30 in each line.
lvl 60 Build
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fIAQNAnZBD5u9OGPMxBAThhuMgiJ9B7A

For PVE I recommend either duel axes or greatsword. It all really depends on your playstyle though. There are so many viable builds with warrior.

Awesome, thanks guys. Glad to see there isn’t one “right” build.

For WvW, don’t bother solo fighting. You will be out-matched for the most part. Stick with the zerg and karma train. If you are going to level just with wvw, I would invest in +toughness gear. Then +toughness and +vitality when you get two stats. When you get to 3 stats you can pick what you wanna play. Your goal in WvW is not to get downed and be a free rally for the enemy and a heal. That will cause you not to get any xps and your side to lose.

You also want to tag as many players as possible for xps. I would recommend longbow because combustive shot is 9 seconds of range radius tagging magic. Arcing arrow is also a nice AOE. You can also shoot NPCs on walls and seige. All give xps. Most importantly, it is a range weapon. You can launch it from a safe distance.

Next, use sword and warhorn. You want perma-swiftness so you don’t get run downed and a leap so you can quickly catch up to your zerg. Also, sword is a great clean-up weapon. At the start of the battle you are going to be at range firing AOE attacks. Once the other side starts dropping, go in with sword and tag them with bleed. They are downed so they cannot cleanse. In addition, the bleed stops any channel heal in the down state. So they will not rezz without help or a rally. A few ticks of bleed and you get credit and bags. Just pay attention to where the enemy melee train is. If you see it charging in your direction, remember it will go toward the biggest mass of players on your side. You can often avoid damage just from not standing near a blob of people. A lot of times some enemies will break off and try to chase you, but with sword leap you can often make unprofitable for them. Their goal is to kill as many players as possible so they can look cool in their videos and think they do not suck at life. If they have to spend 10 seconds chasing you, they lose out on that.

Of course, you need to be on a server that has good wvw guilds that can down people. It also has to be a wvw guild that aren’t jerks to newbies. Most are super elitist that think being good at a video game actually matters. If you do not die, they won’t mind for the most part. If they do, who cares. They can’t stop you. Just do not expect to be invited to any groups.

Shield block and defy/endure pain will save your life many times in WvW. And balanced stance, dolyak signet and berserker stance will help you aswell.

Ljiona.9142:

Of course, you need to be on a server that has good wvw guilds that can down people. It also has to be a wvw guild that aren’t jerks to newbies. Most are super elitist that think being good at a video game actually matters. If you do not die, they won’t mind for the most part. If they do, who cares. They can’t stop you. Just do not expect to be invited to any groups.

Which server(s) do you suggest? I may one day in the future look to move, but only once I’m sure I’ve found a class I like more than others and have figured them out a decent bit.

Architekt.2047:

Ljiona.9142:

Of course, you need to be on a server that has good wvw guilds that can down people. It also has to be a wvw guild that aren’t jerks to newbies. Most are super elitist that think being good at a video game actually matters. If you do not die, they won’t mind for the most part. If they do, who cares. They can’t stop you. Just do not expect to be invited to any groups.

Which server(s) do you suggest? I may one day in the future look to move, but only once I’m sure I’ve found a class I like more than others and have figured them out a decent bit.

Blackgate, Jade Quarry and Sanctum of Rall are the top 3 servers. Blackgate having the longest que times.