Guild Wars 2

So yeah, I am thinking of rebuilding my warrior (for wvw roaming / not pve) with full zerka armor and melandru runes or a mix of cav/knights armor with halbrak runes (odd combination of runes but i like at least 2.8k armour). i currently have the strength runes but looking at the prices they sell for 16g a piece atm? am i missing something here or are people actually spending an extra 12g per rune just for that +7% dmg ? surely +7% isn’t all that is it? anyway back on topic I am thinking of selling my strength runes and buy a set of condi reduction runes due to the amount of condi crap going around in wvw. what do you think about it guys, is it worth trading in the +7% dmg or not ?

I use Hoelbrak and is working great for me with the -40% condition reduction.

For pve, strength is the best right now that’s why you see the highest price. For Wvw, Hoelbrak is better IMO.

ah right, well I cont really care about pve – we just run what ever and normally play our non 80’s in dungeons anyway lol

Consider Rune of Resistance if you want a cheaper alternative to Melandru while keeping some -condi.

You could go full zerk with them, mandatory 4points into toughness, a cavalier piece here and there and you can hit pretty high toughness while maintaining damage, if thats your aim.

something like this – i could go dolyak since i have signet mastery too
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fJAQJAsejMdUFaZIGewJagpgCbCUAXD5AQ5RE5A-TFSBABlquyDnAgrU+hmSwbUpAP9A8s/AAPAASBwkyI-w

Both are good but Hoelbrak is a defensive rune to use doggedmarch+lemongrasswith with an offensive stat. Its not a good choice for PVE but its the rune of choice for WvW I think.

Its offen compared to melandru a defensive rune. However Hoelbrak DPS is much better and a warrior doesn’t really need the stun duration or tougness with so much armor and hp already and so many sunbreaks stability.

Melandru is a better choice if you are a commander though.

Well, Hoelbrak is kinda like a cheap man’s option. The difference between Hoelbrak and Strength is roughly 5% to 6% damage depends on build. You won’t be that weak with it in PvE either. So potentially you can use the same set for both WvW and PvE provided you don’t have an a**** teammate.