Guild Wars 2

I was having the same issue. I’m sure more experienced people will go further in depth, but I just tab target frequently so not to have all my clone disappear when I kill the first mob. Often times I will even ignore some targets if I have a mob in my face. Sword/Sword is great, but like you I use GS, Sword/Focus most of the time while running around. Focus #5 is great for AoE as is GS #4.

CookMETEnder.7582:

So, do you guys prefer Knight or Berserker?

I’m still undecided. Currently testing with the same gear I used for my pre-patch build. Seems to be working so far. Pre-patch armor was zerker w/ ruby orbs, cavalier trinkets w/ ruby orbs, and zerker weapons. See my post above with the build I am currently testing.

Scoobaniec.9561:

@Murc

http://gw2buildcraft.com/calculator/warrior/?8|7.1c.h19.e.1c.h1c|4.1c.h15|1n.7p.1g.7p.1n.7p.1g.7p.1n.7p.1g.7p|2s.0.2t.0.3t.0.1g.67.1g.67.2s.0|k5a.u157.k29.0.0|55.7|e

My build in axe/shield+rifle setup with ss

Yours is getting into the bunker area at that point. I am trying to get a few more hits in before I have to disengage to regen some hp. If you look at my build the effective power is still at 5300, where yours drops it ~4200 but gains significant damage reduction. The trade-off of your build is far too great from a damage perspective for my taste. I do like your setup though.

Scoobaniec.9561:

Build;

20/30/20/0/0

That build offers many options when its comes to weapon choice, traits also depends on them

Utilities:

Healing signet, endure pain, balance stance, signet of stamina, and naturally signet of rage

Gear:

Armor:

Basically chest, legs and helm are knight, rest is zerk

Weapons: PTV

Trinkets: Ascended promotes zerk, so i use em, i decided to pick up the rings with 17 vit tho, always helping a bit with ptv weps.

Runes: 6x forge, protection helps really much.

Sigils: Generosity, purity for melees weps, blood for ranged

Boost:

Oil
Outdated omno pie
25 prec stack

Even after nerf i still do fine, naturally i cant stay in melee range as long as i used to be, but its not that bad yet.

20k hp, 3,2k attack, nearly close to 3k defense, 46% crit dmg, 73% crit chance using boosts (without fury) and 50% without any boost while using gs with a lil condition removal from sigil, and protection that tells u when to move back

Thats hows its looks, works pretty well for me.

I started testing a similar setup: http://gw2buildcraft.com/calculator/warrior/?8|7.1g.h1.7.1g.h4|0.0.0.0.0.0|1g.a7.1g.a7.1g.a7.1g.a7.1g.a7.1g.a7|2v.d19.1i.67.1i.67.1i.67.1i.67.1i.67|k58.u15b.k68.0.0|2e.1|e

Utilities:
1. Healing Signet
2. FGJ
3. SIO
4. Signet of Might
5. Signet of Rage

Basically what this does is it gives me almost 35% damage reduction while still keeping a fairly hard hitting build. On tougher fights you could still use omnom pie/ghosts to suppliment the regen. I chose to use signets again to bring my loss of crit chance back up to 50% before fury (bringing it to 70%). I feel it’s a good trade off, but still testing so any feedback is appreciated.

What utlities are you using for the most part? Also what heal would you use with this build? I’m looking to switch up from a shout build, as I like the playstyle of axes much more than GS.