Spellbreaker - Strength Greatsword

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Part of the current metagame.

Our curator decided this build is in the current metagame regardless of rating. The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great.

Focused on: Solo content, Events, Direct damage, Survivability, Support.

Designed for:

Open World

Expansions required:

This build is up to date as of October 6, 2019.

Overview

A variant of Warrior - Strength Greatsword for players with the Path of Fire expansion. This variant sacrifices some sustain, but gains access to higher damage, boon removal, and . This build excels in Solo Content and Events.

Skill Bar

GreatswordHealingUtilityElite

Mace/Shield

Weapon Variants

• If you don't need , offhand Mace can be used instead of Shield for more damage.
• If you don't need the crowd control or defensive skills from Mace/Shield, you can use main hand or offhand Axes in your second weapon slot.
• Use a Rifle if you need to range something.

Skill Variants

Healing Skills

• - if you aren't taking much damage.
• - a big heal that also maxes out your adrenaline.

Utility Skills

• - better than if you're going to be fighting in the same spot for a while.
• - more dodges.
• - Good CC and stability
• - alternative to if you don't need a stun break.
• - alternative to if you're taking a lot of damage.
• - alternative to if conditions are a problem.
• - panic button.

Elite Skills

• - longer duration of boons than but also a longer cooldown.
• - grants stability, mobility, and crowd control.
• - if there are boons to remove or projectiles to destroy.

Specializations

Variants

• run this if you are around any other players.
• - if you don't need healing you can take this for a large damage increase.
• - if running .

Equipment

Ascended gear and stat infusions are not required; you can use exotic gear with the same stats.

Standard Equipment

The Standard Variant uses similar gear to the Warrior - Power Bannerslave and Spellbreaker - Power DPS builds for fractals and raids. This makes it a good general-purpose gear set.

6x

Superior Rune of the Scholar

If running Axes, you should use axes with the same stats and sigils as your greatsword.

Variants

• provides high sustain at the cost of damage.
• is a valid alternative to , especially if not running

Marauder Variant

For a tankier option you can run the Marauder Variant. You will lose some damage but gain a moderate boost to health. This variant is recommended for most Open World players.

6x

Superior Rune of Strength

18x

Mighty +5 Agony Infusion

Variants

• provides high sustain at the cost of damage.
• is a valid alternative to , especially if not running

Crit Variant

The Crit Variant features very high crit-chance. It's overkill in most cases but for those with the extra gold for the gear it can be an excellent option.

6x

Superior Rune of Strength

18x

Mighty +5 Agony Infusion

Variants

• provides high sustain at the cost of damage.

Consumables

Food

• or
  for more damage.
• for playing with groups.
• is a good budget option.
• for more dodges.
• is a fantastic food for farming open world. It's cheap, provides a moderate boost to both damage and survivability, and increases magic find significantly.
• for more healing.
• is a great option when you do not need any extra damage or sustain.

Utility

• or
  is your best damage option.
• is a great budget option.

Usage

Damage

• Greatsword is your main weapon. Just and burst as often as possible, filling with autoattack chains as needed.
  • Never interrupt your autoattack chain.
  • Remember that roots you in place, don't use it if you need to move or dodge soon.
  • deals good damage if you need to move or you can whirl into a wall.
  • is worth using over autoattacking (as long as the projectile isn't eaten by a wall).
  • is worth using as a gap closer.
• Activate and off cooldown for boons.
• If running the dual axe variant, you should constantly swap between Axe/Axe and Greatsword to use their damaging skills. While on Axe/Axe, you should prioritize > > .

Defense

• is a really powerful defensive skill, try to use it instead of dodging whenever possible.
  • Note that reduces the damage of attacks to 0 rather than actually blocking them. This is relevant if you’re trying not to get hit by an attack (e.g. for specific achievements).
• You can swap to Mace/Shield to block attacks and stun enemies.
• can be used to evade attacks and reposition.
• You can slot , , or for more damage mitigation.
• You can use to destroy projectiles.
• Remember to always dodge and sidestep attacks if possible. Don't get hit by anything you can move out of (except when baiting ).

Sustain

• You get quite a lot of sustained healing from .
• You can cleanse conditions by weapon swapping or using . For more condition-heavy fights you can run .

Crowd Control

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