Build:Reaper - Power Reaper (GvG)

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: Direct damage

Designed for: WvW GvG

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

TBD

This build was last updated on May 16, 2022 and is up to date for the February 11, 2025 patch.

Overview

A durable build with boon corruption and burst melee damage.

Skillbar

Axe/Focus

Dagger/Dagger

Utility

Weapon Variants

• Dagger/Dagger ⇒ Greatsword is a good option for the utility of
  Nightfall
  and
  Grasping Darkness

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Traits

Variants

• Curses ⇒ Soul Reaping

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

Dagger
Marauder

Dagger
Marauder

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Expand Soul Reaping Equipment Head Dragon Shoulders Dragon Chest Dragon Hands Dragon Legs Dragon Feet Dragon Backpiece Dragon Accessory Marauder Accessory Marauder Amulet Marauder Ring Marauder Ring Marauder Axe Dragon Focus Dragon Sigil Sigil Dagger Dragon Dagger Dragon Sigil Sigil Rune x6 Infusion x18

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
    Death's Charge
    for mobility
• This builds has low active defenses
  • Reaper's Shroud
    gives an unlisted 50% damage reduction
  • Infusing Terror
    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
      Soul Spiral
      if possible

Expand Active defense priority Deathly Swarm - for Immobilize Dodge Reaper's Shroud Infusing Terror "Your Soul Is Mine!"

Detailed Explanations

Wells

• Try to save your Well skills for the commanders call
  • If you aren't using voice communication, use your wells at the same time as the other Necromancers in your group
• Cast
  Well of Corruption
  before
  Well of Suffering
  , 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
  Well of Corruption
  or
  Well of Suffering
  , 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
  Reaper's Shroud
  to activate
  Death Perception
  and remain in shroud for the duration of the wells

Single target damage

• Use
  Spinal Shivers
  ⇒
  Ghastly Claws
  ⇒
  Rending Claws
  or
  Dark Pact
  ⇒
  Life Siphon
  to pick off isolated players

Sustained pressure

• Start fights on Staff to maximize ranged uptime
• Use
  Unholy Feast
  immediately after Weapon Swap and use it gain immediately before swapping back
  • Delaying your Weapon Swap slightly for the cooldown is fine
• Enter
  Reaper's Shroud
  as often as possible in melee, particularly when
  Soul Spiral
  is off cooldown
  • Make sure not to put yourself out of position with
    Death's Charge
    , leaving shroud without casting it is fine
  • Make sure to trigger the flip skill
    Terrify
    before the 6 second duration of
    Infusing Terror
    ends
• Save
  Lich Form
  until
  Winds of Disenchantment
  and other projectile block is used up.
  • Don't be afraid to drop form early if
    Deathly Claws
    is being projectile blocked.
  • Make sure to use
    Summon Madness
    while in lich form to activate
    Death Nova

Expand Skill priority Well of Corruption + Well of Suffering - always together, on call Lich Form - only after projectile block is down Grim Specter Lich's Gaze Deathly Claws Reaper's Shroud Soul Spiral Death's Charge Life Rend Axe Unholy Feast Manifest Sand Shade + Nefarious Favor - procs Path of Corruption Spinal Shivers - only on single target Ghastly Claws Soul Grasp - only if low on Life Force Dagger/Dagger Enfeebling Blood Life Siphon