Vindicator - DPS Vindicator

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

Focused on: Strike damage, Dps and Boon support

Designed for: WvW Zerg

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Normal

This build was last updated on August 23, 2024 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

A Power based Vindicator build for WvW. The power of greatsword, the durability of Jalis, and the damage of Coalescence of Ruin allow this build to deal strong damage with great survivability.

Skill Bar

Spear

Greatsword

Utility

Utility

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Specializations

Variants

• Assassin's Presence worth it if two other DPS in your party lack fury uptime
• Brutality constant stability removal with quickness uptime but less DPS.

Equipment

Head
Marauder

Shoulders
Marauder

Chest
Marauder

Hands
Marauder

Legs
Marauder

Feet
Marauder

Backpiece
Marauder

Accessory
Marauder

Accessory
Marauder

Amulet
Marauder

Ring
Berserker

Ring
Marauder

Spear
Marauder

Sigil

Sigil

Greatsword
Marauder

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x17

Infusion
x1

Relic

Equipment Variants

Stats

• Feel free to use as much Berserker stats as you feel comfortable with

Relic

• Relic of Speed
• Relic of the Thief - more damage if fights are ranged heavy

Sigils

• Sigil of Superior Sigil of Stamina

Consumables

• • personal food option

Usage

Priorities

High

• Damage

Moderate

Low

Surviving

• This build has moderate passive defense
• This build has moderate mobility skill access
  • Phantom's Onslaught will lunge towards a target if they are within range, otherwise it moves you considerably less than 900 range
    • Neutral creatures can be used as targets
• This build has high active defenses
  • Only use Phase Smash defensively if desperate, it will likely leave you more out of position than when you started
  • Toggle Vengeful Hammers on whenever you expect significant pressure, its upkeep is cheap
  • Rite of the Great Dwarf breaks stuns at the beginning of the cast, dodge or weapon stow to cancel the cast if you're in danger

Active defense priority Reaver's Rage - for stunbreaking Rite of the Great Dwarf - for stunbreaking Soothing Stone - for Immobilize Alliance Tactics - Saint Viktor Awakening - for stunbreaking Battle Dance - for Immobilize Tree Song - for Immobilize Vengeful Hammers Dodge Energy Meld - if short on Endurance Imperial Guard Rite of the Great Dwarf - general use Selfish Spirit/Soothing Stone - general use Alliance Tactics - Saint Viktor Battle Dance Selfless Spirit

Detailed Explanations

Damage

• You can Phase Smash through traps and marks to activate them without taking any damage.
• Try to place Inspiring Reinforcement in the direction your group is pushing if possible, but prioritize hitting enemies
• Toggle on Vengeful Hammers any time you're in range and in Jalis, but prioritize other skills when energy is limited
• Make sure to prioritize using at least 1 charge of Abyssal Raze in Spear to avoid wasting the cooldown reduction that other spear abilities give.

Skill priority Scavenger Burst - if lacking Fury or Quickness Forerunner of Death Nomad's Advance Scavenger Burst - general use Inspiring Reinforcement Vengeful Hammers Greatsword Mist Unleashed True Strike (Vindicator) - 5 charges Eternity's Requiem Phantom's Onslaught Spear Abyssal Raze Abyssal Force Abyssal Blitz Abyssal Blot