Guild Wars 2

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numark.3620:

Thanks for the builds! They’ve been very useful. Two questions:

1. What kind of gear do you use for the GreatAxe, Banner Shout/ShoutBow builds?

2. Do you think a ShoutBow build would work with the Berserker specialization replacing one of the Defense/Tactics/Discipline lines?

Something like this, replacing Tactics with Berserker:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vJAQNBMhNakpDq8wWPwzDoDxSVgp0Did5AkFXDIA8eabtzWA-TpRHwAQLDQ4BAE4QAwb/BAHBABnAAA

Hi.

Whatever build you use above, you will not get decent winrate as it was before the HoT expansion since other classes got buffed too much.

For example, Banner Shout was strongest warrior meta with its original crusder ammy across the entire game before HoT that it just doesn’t lose to any jobs of any classes in 1v1 and kill at the end, or 100% sustain was guaranteed if I couldn’t be able to kill. But now, it get rekt if you run crusader amulet with it, so I changed it to Cleric amulet. Thus, it will not basically be able to kill as good as it was before.

Warrior is in weakest position right now, all I can say is that only Cleric Banner Shout will somehow be able to sustain from all of other buffed classes at almost 90% probability.

Thus, among above builds:
1. Cleric Banner Shout – somehow useable
2. ShoutBow – somehow useable, but you will sometimes get rekt more frequently than using Banner Shout in 1v1 situation.
3. GreatAxe + greatrifle – un-useable

To anwer your question,
1. Build is posted in its main thread at top. Check google presentation to find its builds.

2. Nope. I tested all of them, but they all don’t work. Because ShoutBow relies on Sustain/survivality. If you lose any of those trait and put berserker instead, that means its main machenism that how shoutbow works is broken. It just have no sustain nor have powerful damage to kill fast (primal burst from betserker mode doesn’t have that powerful damage to kill very fast with settler ammy)

However, if you really want to merge shoutbow with berserker trait somehow, then i would suggest replacing defense trait with betserker trait, since fast hand and shout is mandatory for shoutbow build. You can watch berserker shoutbow in my twitch link below. Be sure that normal shoutbow works better than berserker shoutbow.

My last recommendation is that, just don’t play warrior for now if it is possible. Warrior now need just very strong buff and also I am not going to advertise above builds unless warrior get somehow buffed in the future. Warrior is almost un-playable in high-tier meta tpvp due to tons of random blocks, random evading attacks, random slow, random CC, random conversion from dmg to heal, random dodge, random invisible traps, random blinds, lacking in damage and etc. They are the real factors that make warrior almost unplayble right now.

I rather want to recommend playing one of followings if you can : druid, rev, Dragon Hunter. They were strongest from my feeling since fought a lot against them.

Hope this helps

Hehheh right on! But what kind of gear is used right now? If you did want to PvP or WvW on the Warrior. Knight/Soldier/Berserker etc?

-peace

Thanks for the builds! They’ve been very useful. Two questions:

1. What kind of gear do you use for the GreatAxe, Banner Shout/ShoutBow builds?

2. Do you think a ShoutBow build would work with the Berserker specialization replacing one of the Defense/Tactics/Discipline lines?

Something like this, replacing Tactics with Berserker:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vJAQNBMhNakpDq8wWPwzDoDxSVgp0Did5AkFXDIA8eabtzWA-TpRHwAQLDQ4BAE4QAwb/BAHBABnAAA

Another issue with the armor regarding the boots. The Paws of Koda, on the back there is a small cloth section around the toon’s calf muscle. Previously it used to be wrapped tighter around the lower leg. Now,it has been “bell-bottomed” out and flares out instead of being wrapped closer around the leg. They used to have a pretty sleek look to them but this change disrupts the lines completely.

Having a toggle to display them on/off would be nice. If I have to wear a backpack though I’d be ok with that if they weren’t so huge. They clip right through the back of my Norn’s head and hair. I think a lot of people would be happy too if they were smaller and didn’t dominate a character’s appearance.

Silly question but how do you start the new living story? Inspector Kiel, all she has for me when I click on her is a few dialogue choices about what’s going on the island.

What are some of the highest dps weapon setups for a Guardian? Besides Greatsword.

I’m currently using GS and was thinking of trying out Sword/Torch. Has anyone had any experience with it?

-peace

Path 1

It is not clear that the little gravelings have to be kited into the flames in order to die. If you fight the big Howler like most groups did in the past up top on the raised ground above his little “arena” you’ll completely miss out on the fires down below (like our group did).

I’m not even sure how people are managing the kiting as is, what with every Graveling Scavenger having a knockdown and there being literally dozens of them running around. A few seconds of stability only go so far.

Axe/Mace is good for the extra few stacks of Vulnerability to go along with the Axe#2 attack.

If you’re looking for something a little different, I currently run with Axe/Warhorn. http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fIMQNBHhR6k0hogjdQACmIDAGFFFkSxbuleUGbrB

It’s more of a support-build rather than the pure damage build it seems you are looking for but with Empowered and Quick Breathing and the boons you get from the horn I’m liking the damage as well.

to be fair I don’t think there’s a single class that can keep up with a Thief besides another Thief if that guy really, REALLY wants to get away.

@ the OP: Unlocking Bull’s Charge when you get your Tier 2 Utility skills will give you a nice gap closer and another knockdown if you are running with the Hammer along with Hammer Shock for a ranged snare and Earthshaker can still be used as a gap closer.

I run primarily Axe/Warhorn and I use Bull’s Charge all the time, between that and Throw Axe/swiftness via Warhorn charge mobility usually isn’t a problem. In fact compared to my Guardian it’s absolutely fantastic

Now that I’m at the point of the story where I get to enjoy the snooze-fest that is Trahearne I fully understand what everyone here is going through =\ Can this guy get corrupted or something so we can kill him off in a future content patch?