Reaper - Power Reaper (GvG)

The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great

Focused on: Direct damage

Designed for: WvW GvG

Expansions required: Heart of Thorns buildsPath of Fire Builds

Difficulty:
Normal
This build was last updated on November 10, 2023 and is up to date for the March 19, 2024 patch.

Overview

A durable build with boon corruption and burst melee damage.


Skillbar

Axe/Focus
Greatsword/Dagger
Utility
Weapon Variants
  • Dagger/Dagger
Utility Variants
Elite Variants


Template Code

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Traits


Variants

  • One or both traitlines can be swapped to Soul Reaping or Spite for more damage


Equipment

Head
Marauder
Shoulders
Marauder
Chest
Marauder
Hands
Marauder
Legs
Marauder
Feet
Marauder
Backpiece
Marauder
Accessory
Marauder
Accessory
Marauder
Amulet
Marauder
Ring
Marauder
Ring
Marauder
Axe
Marauder
Focus
Marauder
Sigil
Sigil
Greatsword
Marauder
Sigil
Sigil
Rune
x6
Infusion
x18
Relic


Variants


Consumables

    • feast option with additional power and ferocity.


Usage

Overall Priorities

High
  • Wells
Moderate
  • Single target damage
  • Sustained pressure


Surviving

  • This build has high passive defense
  • This build has low mobility skill access
    • Make sure to drop your target when using for mobility
  • This builds has low active defenses
    • gives an unlisted 50% damage reduction
    • is an instant cast that should be used whenever entering shroud
      • Try not to use up all of your Life Force defensively, save enough for if possible
Active defense priority Toggle


Detailed Explanations

Wells

  • Try to save your Well skills for the commanders call
  • Cast before , due to the longer cooldown
  • Only use your Well skills at the same time, do not use one early and desync their cooldowns
  • When using ground AoEs like or , try to place them so that one edge is on the enemy group and the other edge is in the direction they are moving to
  • Immediately after placing both wells enter to activate and remain in shroud for the duration of the wells


Single target damage

  • Use to burst single targets


Sustained pressure

  • Use immediately after Weapon Swap Weapon Swap and use it gain immediately before swapping back
    • Delaying your Weapon Swap Weapon Swap slightly for the cooldown is fine
  • Enter as often as possible in melee, particularly when is off cooldown
    • Make sure not to put yourself out of position with , leaving shroud without casting it is fine
    • Make sure to trigger the flip skill before the 6 second duration of ends
  • Save until and other projectile block is used up.
    • Use before entering lich to make autoattacks unblockable
    • Don't be afraid to drop form early if is being projectile blocked.
Skill priority Toggle
  • + - always together, on call
- only after projectile block is down
Axe
  • + - procs
  • - only on single target
  • - only if low on Life Force


Ratings

This build has a rating of 5 stars based on 1 votes.
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5 stars
Ryuk gave this build 5 stars • July 2022
Great build however I would trade the dagger,dagger for a Greatsword

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