Guild Wars 2

I just figured that sacrificing 5% boon duration for the ability to refresh justice can do you a lot more good, than using all those retaliation traits in the virtues line. And +50 precision doesn’t hurt either

Also.. “Stand your Ground” is pure gold, and can save your group’s kittens in a lot of places! I don’t like “Save Yourselves”, because the buffs it supplies you with (besides fury) are easy to get through other means, and 12 seconds isn’t long compared to “retreat!”’s 20+ seconds of swiftness.. And if you time it well, Aegis can also save your group from being one shot (Kohler comes to mind). Also, “Save yourselves!” Only applies the buffs to you, which is an important con for the spec, which is focused on group content!

I came up with a build that’s somewhat like yours, though with a minor twist… I don’t see the need to regain aegis all that much (especially in a shouts build).. And the focus on retaliation? With 15 points into radiance, you’ll get retaliation every time you activate Justice, as well as giving your group 3 might stacks! And in dungeons, you’ll be using justice a lot! Even a lot of bosses have adds that get killed throughout the encounter, so you’ll have benefit of that there too… Oh.. And justice not only burns, but also applies blind AND vulnerability in this build.

The build I’d use at 80: http://www.guildhead.com/skill-calc#mccM0V0zMMNvamMNvam0f0xpoMRqMs08kin707kin7070M7kNf70z7kGo70z7kNh70z7owX70m

You could technically swap Empowered Might for Two Handed mastery if you wanted, but since you like to focus on crit and giving might stacks to people.. Being able to proc 2 might stacks on a crit (with sigil) is undeniably in favor of your playstyle.

Also, a counter argument to your ability to remove conditions from yourself.. The main reason you take Pure of Voice is to help your party, not yourself. I also know that you’re missing a fire field to proc might inside.. But to be frank, it’s not very good and the duration is pretty short. Someone else in your group will probably be able to supply a fire field anyway. And justice will work much better in that regard anyway, with a longer range! (though the duration is shorter).

Meh, I’ve specced into conditions and survivability with a bit of support.. In my time in WvW (just to get exploration, which is done now) I only got defeated once.. Though, I didn’t play to get kills or anything, I DID participate in quite a few sieges to get some pois.

On the note of heart seeker.. It’s only viable to spam it in order to finish someone off, or as a gap closer. I usually use DB once, then finish an attack combo (poison) and db again. That makes for great overview of the battlefield, and lets me know if an escape is in order. I do not have problems with initiative, since I have focused on initiative regen in my spec. When melee isn’t viable. Cluster spam is my go to tool. It’s great for comboing, and keeping people off walls, and you can stack bleeds with it like a boss, if you’re smart!