Warrior - Strength Greatsword

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Overview

A Warrior build for running around in open world. This build is extremely durable and constantly heals itself while dealing good damage. If you have access to the Path of Fire expansion you can also consider Spellbreaker - Strength Greatsword.

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

- more dodges.
- deals more damage than
but tends to knock enemies away from you.
- 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.

Specializations

Variants

- if you don't need healing you can take this for a large damage increase.
- if you need your shield skills a lot.
- if you need your mace skills a lot.
- if conditions are a problem.
- if running rifle.
- if running axe.

Tactics Variant

If there are nearby players, you can run Tactics instead of Defense to grant them a lot of increased damage with

and

. If you do this, it's also worth running

and

, and traiting

in Discipline.

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 and is the gear that most players should aim for.

6x

Superior Rune of the Scholar

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

Optimal Equipment

The Optimal Variant is the best possible gear for this build. It's overkill in most cases, and you should only get it if you have spare gold or you don’t care about fractals and raids.

6x

Superior Rune of Strength

18x

Mighty +5 Agony Infusion

Variants

provides high sustain at the cost of damage.

Marauder Variant

For a tankier option you can run full Marauder stats. You lose about 10% damage but your health is increased by over 6000 (25k up from 19k).

6x

Superior Rune of Strength

18x

Mighty +5 Agony Infusion

Consumables

If you're having trouble you can use the following consumables:

Food

Fried Golden Dumpling

Fried Golden Dumpling

Nourishment (30 m):

+100 Concentration+25% Magic Find during Lunar New Year33% Chance for Might (5 seconds) on Crit

Consumable

if running the Standard gear variant and not might capped.
Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup

Bowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup

Nourishment (1 h):

+100 Power+70 Ferocity+10% Experience from Kills

Consumable

,

Bowl of Curry Butternut Squash Soup

Bowl of Curry Butternut Squash Soup

Nourishment (30 m):

+100 Precision+70 Ferocity+10% Experience from Kills

Consumable

,

Plate of Truffle Steak

Plate of Truffle Steak

Nourishment (30m):

+100 power+70 precision+10% Experience from kills

Consumable

, or

Dragon's Breath Bun

Dragon's Breath Bun

Nourishment (20 m):

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

Consumable

for more damage.
Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat Stew

Bowl of Orrian Truffle and Meat Stew

Nourishment (30 m):

100% chance to gain might when you dodge.+40% to your Endurance refill rate.+10 Experience from kills

Consumable

for more dodges.
Scoop of Mintberry Swirl Ice Cream for more healing.

Utility

Potent Superior Sharpening Stone

Potent Superior Sharpening Stone

Nourishment (1 h):

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

Consumable

Usage

Damage

Greatsword is your primary 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.
When possible, use
before your burst damage to get the bonus from
.
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

Mace/Shield is your defensive weapon set. Use it to block attacks and stun enemies.
- If you need to block/stun stuff a lot, you can trait
  and
  for reduced cooldowns.
can be used to evade attacks and reposition.
You can slot
,
, or
for more damage mitigation.
Remember to always dodge and sidestep attacks if possible. Don't get hit by anything you can move out of.

Sustain

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

Crowd Control

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