PVE: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fIAQFARjcOtwJPCQMRCAjiiA6ogKmUFaLpoM0A
Goal: High DPS and decent survive-ability.
Reasoning:
* Strength(20): additional 22% damage while using Great-sword, pretty self-explanatory.
*Arms(20): Stacking vulnerability on mobs in dungeons helps the entire party, gaining might on critical hits + 20% reduced cooldown on hundred blades and Whirlwind is amazing for both damage and survive-ability (while in the animation of Whirlwind you evade).
*Tactics(20): This is where taking ‘For Great Justice" and ’Signet of Rage’ comes in handy, an increased 20% boon duration on both of those allows you to keep up ~20-25 stacks of might during any fight along with gaining might on critical hits. The increased boon duration means that you will always have at least 2 boons on you, Fury(20% crit chance) and might which in turn with taking Empowered in the first slot increases your damage even further. Lung capacity to allow you to spam ‘For Great Justice’ .
*Dicipline(10): an extra 9% crit chance, more crits more might.
Playstyle: The basic playstyle is keeping ‘For Great Justice’ and ‘Signet of Rage’ constantly on cooldown, keeping extra stacks of might and Fury on you at all times. Kiting is important with this build as you will not have the survive-ability to take more than a few hits from the stronger mobs, use Whirlwind and dodges and if you ever get in a situation where you are in trouble just proc ‘Endure Pain’ to get out of it. with this build you will never be using your ‘Arcing Slice’ as you are already gaining permanent Fury from FGJ and SOR which has the added benefit of always netting you the 12% more damage and 9% more crit from the Traits and always allowing you to get the stage 3 heal from ‘Healing Surge’. I will ocasionally swap to a Long-Bow or rifle if the boss fights become too intense for mele but for the most part I stay in Greatsword for the entire dungeon.
Additional Comments: I tend to run a Chocolate Omnomberry Cream at all times since I will always get the 40% magic find since I always have boons up along with having the extra boon duration on my might stacks.
I swap out the ‘Banner of Defense’ with ‘Shake if Off’ occasionally if a fight is heavy on conditions.
I run full Berserker Gear and jewlrey with 5 runes of the Pirate and 1 Travelers rune, I don’t know how much magic find does for me but I like having it.
Hope you enjoy the build, I sure do!
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