Spellbreaker - DPS Spellbreaker

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Overview

A Spellbreaker build for WvW. Combines high personal damage, good personal survivability and extreme boonrip.

Skill Bar

First Weapon Set

GreatswordHealingUtilityElite

Hammer

Skill Variants

Heal
- Healing Signet strong in fights with heavy range pressure

Utility
- Dolyak Signet over Balanced Stance. This choice is up to personal preference; Dolyak gives more more stability and bonus toughness until used, but is weaker against boon removal.
- "Shake It Off!" for more access to stunbreaks and AoE cleanse.
- Endure Pain over Break Enchantments a more defensive option.
- Berserker Stance over Featherfoot Grace for more adrenaline, good against strong range pressure.

Specializations

Defense:

Discipline:

Destruction of the Empowered

Spellbreaker:

No Escape Less damage for a modest CC

Strength:

Restorative Strength

Forceful Greatsword

Berserker's Power

Strength is a large DPS increase at the cost of passive sustain.

Equipment

6x

Superior Rune of the Scholar

18x

Mighty WvW Infusion

Consumables

Food

Loaf of Saffron Bread

Loaf of Saffron Bread

Nourishment (30 m):

Incoming damage reduced by 20% while stunned, knocked down, or knocked back.-20% condition duration+10 Experience from kills

Consumable

against condition pressure.
Fried Oyster Sandwich

Fried Oyster Sandwich

Nourishment (30 m):

+10% Damage Reduction+70 Power+10 Experience from kills

Consumable
Bowl of Mussel Soup

Bowl of Mussel Soup

Nourishment (30 min):

+10% Damage Reduction+70 Vitality+10 Experience from kills

Consumable
Carrot Soufflé

Carrot Soufflé

Nourishment (60 m):

+200 power for 30s after killing an enemy+70 Ferocity+10% Experience from kills

Consumable

pure damage option

Utility

Furious Sharpening Stone

Furious Sharpening Stone

Nourishment (30 m):

Gain Power equal to 3% of your PrecisionGain Ferocity equal to 3% of your Precision+10% Experience from Kills

Consumable
Superior Sharpening Stone

Superior Sharpening Stone

Nourishment (30 m):

Gain power equal to 3% of your precisionGain power equal to 6% of your ferocity+10 Experience from kills

Consumable

cheaper option.

Variants

Stats

Use as much Marauder's gear as you need to survive, fill in other slots with Berserker's for a small DPS increase
Once in full Berserker's, Assassin's may be used in some slots for a very small DPS increase, the amount of Assassin's to use will depend on your average might uptime so make use of an Effective Power calculator.

Sigils

Superior Sigil of Energy

9

Superior Sigil of Energy

Gain 50% of your endurance when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)
Superior Sigil of Strength

1

Superior Sigil of Strength

60% Chance on Critical: Gain Might (10 seconds). (Cooldown: 1s)
Superior Sigil of Hydromancy

9

Superior Sigil of Hydromancy

Damage nearby foes and chill them for 2 seconds when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)

Runes

Superior Rune of Strength

Superior Rune of Strength

(1): +25 Power (2): +10% Might Duration (3): +50 Power (4): 20% Might Duration (5): +100 Power (6): +20% Might Duration; +5% damage while under the effects of might.

damage option.
cheaper option than scholar.
Superior Rune of Durability

Superior Rune of Durability

(1): +25 Toughness (2): +5% Boon Duration (3): +50 Toughness (4): 25% chance when struck to grant nearby allies protection and regeneration for 3 seconds and resistance for 1 second. (Cooldown: 20 seconds) (5): +100 Toughness (6): +15% Boon Duration; +125 Vitality

defensive option with group support.
defensive option.

Usage

General

Coordinate Winds of Disenchantment with your team to lock down and kill enemies stuck inside.
- Winds of Disenchantment moves with the Spellbreaker, allowing you to chase enemy groups. Be careful to stay within range of support, as you can be interrupted.
Cast Break Enchantments as often as possible.
Full Counter resets the cooldown on your burst skills, make sure to use them before full counter.
Versatile Rage provides 5 adrenaline, half of what is needed for a Burst skill. Swap often to maximize DPS.
Warrior's Sprint removes Immobilize when using a movement skill - list of movement skills in the build:
- Hammer: Earthshaker
- Greatsword: Whirlwind Attack and Rush
Use your utilities conservatively, once out of cooldowns you become a very easy target.
- Dolyak Signet and Balanced Stance should be used as stunbreaks and not preemptively unless absolutely necessary.
Be mindful of your opponent's dodges and boons: look out for Aegis and Stability when attempting to CC. Count their dodges, too; if you see an opponent dodge twice in a row with no stability it is time to unload.
If you go to your keybinding options, you can assign a "Stow Weapon" key. If you press your stow weapon key during a long weapon animation (i.e., Hammer 4, 5) you can cancel the cast and put it on a 3 second cooldown instead of the full duration. This is excellent for baiting dodges from your enemies, as well as cancelling skills you know won't connect.

Greatsword/Hammer

Use downed or CCed enemies as a setup for Hundred Blades. Cleaving on friendly downs to protect teammates rezzing is also useful.
Try to use your burst skills before Hundred Blades for maximum DPS and also to refill adrenaline.
Whirlwind Attack deals substantial damage and should NOT be used only for its mobility.
Use Staggering Blow and Earthshaker on friendly and enemy downs to disrupt rezzes and stomps.
Earthshaker is a Blast Finishers, try to land it on allied Combo Fields.

Videos

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