Build:Spellbreaker - DPS Spellbreaker (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: Strike damage, Dps and Boon removal

Designed for: WvW GvG

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

TBD

This build was last updated on June 21, 2022 and is up to date for the February 11, 2025 patch.

Overview

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

Skill Bar

Greatsword

Axe/Axe

Utility

Variants

Weapons

Hammer provides significant CC, Boon rip and mobility at the cost of damage from axe/axe

Skills

• Stomp
  ⇒
  "Shake It Off!"
  ,
  Endure Pain
  or
  "On My Mark!"
• Sight beyond Sight
  - for revealing

Template Code

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Specializations

Variant

• Burst Mastery
  on Hammer

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

Greatsword
Marauder

Sigil

Sigil

Axe
Marauder

Axe
Marauder

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Equipment Variants

Stats

• Feel free to use as much Berserker's gear as you can without dying

Runes

• Superior Rune of Durability
  trades off damage for survivability

Sigils

• Superior Sigil of Absorption
  - for Hammer
• Superior Sigil of Nullification
  - for Hammer

Consumables

• Fried Oyster Sandwich
  • Peppercorn-Crusted Sous-Vide Steak
    feast option with additional power and ferocity.
• Superior Sharpening Stone

Usage

Priorities

High

• Winds of Disenchantment
• Spike Damage

Moderate

• Sustained damage
• CC - with Hammer

Low

• Boon rip

Surviving

• This build has moderate passive defense
• This build has high mobility skill access
  • Use
    Whirlwind Attack
    to move out after spiking
  • Rush
    can be used for repositioning or gap closing
    • Drop your target if using it defensively
• This builds has low active defenses
  • Balanced Stance
    gives Stability and makes you immune to critical hits for its duration, but is very important for protecting
    Winds of Disenchantment
  • If you think you're likely to completely die with no chance of being rezzed, use
    Balanced Stance
    to survive, but if you're likely to be rezzed by an allied
    Illusion of Life
    or
    Signet of Mercy
    , consider saving the cooldown for
    Winds of Disenchantment
    instead

Expand Active defense priority "Shake It Off!" - for stunbreaking (if applicable) Balanced Stance - for stunbreaking Warrior's Sprint - for Immobilize Whirlwind Attack Rush Eviscerate "Shake It Off!" - for Immobilize Dodge Defiant Stance Whirlwind Attack - general use Balanced Stance - general use

Detailed Explanations

Spike damage

• Arcing Slice
  ⇒
  Full Counter
  ⇒
  Arcing Slice
  • Full Counter
    should be used exclusively to reset the cooldown of
    Arcing Slice
  • To ensure
    Full Counter
    triggers, you can briefly move into hostile enemy ground pressure.
• Transition out of the
  Arcing Slice
  combo into either
  Hundred Blades
  or
  Whirling Axe
  , depending on if you can land
  Hundred Blades
  or not
• If your adrenaline is too low, use
  Break Enchantments
  to activate
  Loss Aversion

Sustained damage

• Start fights on Greatsword use at least your
  Arcing Slice
  combo before swapping to Axe/Axe
• Hundred Blades
  is situational. You stand still during channel, which means hitting CC'ed, movement impaired and downed foes is the ideal setup for this ability.
  • Making good use of
    Hundred Blades
    is critical to maximizing damage, look for any chance to get multiple ticks off
    • Delaying your
      Arcing Slice
      combo for
      Hundred Blades
      is worth it in low pressure situations where proccing
      Full Counter
      is not guaranteed
  • A stow weapon keybind is very useful to cancel
    Hundred Blades
    after enemies move out of the way
• Use
  Rush
  for single target damage even when already in melee
• Stay at the edge of the range of
  Whirling Axe
  to avoid interrupts

Expand Skill priority Greatsword Arcing Slice Full Counter - only while Arcing Slice on cooldown Hundred Blades Rush Bladetrail Whirlwind Attack - save to disengage Axe/Axe Dual Strike - if lacking quickness Whirling Axe Eviscerate - only with >50% adrenaline Dual Strike - general use Cyclone Axe Throw Axe

CC - for Hammer

Expand Use your CC when: Your group calls a spike: Winds - Winds of Disenchantment Wells - Well of Corruption + Well of Suffering Shades - Desert Shroud Traps - Procession of Blades + Test of Faith On top of enemy downs (while alive players are on top of them) Enemy groups moving defensively while your group is pushing Much of your boon rip comes from CC due to the synergies between Dispelling Force , Superior Sigil of Absorption and Enchantment Collapse Since you need to actually apply the stun/daze/knockdown to proc your trait/sigil synergies, make sure to target enemy players and watch their boon bar, only prioritizing CCing over boon rip when they run out of Stability Aim Earthshaker to the side of enemy groups instead of center mass to avoid damage. The AoE is large enough to still catch 5 targets. Full Counter should be used exclusively to reset the cooldown of Arcing Slice , only use it on hammer if you will die without using it To ensure Full Counter triggers, you can briefly move into hostile enemy ground pressure. Be careful with the knockback of Staggering Blow , the skill is not worth casting if it will move enemies out of damage Backbreaker is a single target CC and very slow cast, its best use is following up on a player singled out by other CC and unable to avoid it Expand CC priority Earthshaker - only when enemies lack Stability Full Counter - only when enemies lack Stability Staggering Blow - only when enemies lack Stability Backbreaker - only when enemies lack Stability

Boon rip

• Land
  Winds of Disenchantment
  on the enemy group while your group is in range to follow up with a spike
  • Communicate while casting, let your team know if it gets interrupted and whether it's available or not
  • Make sure
    Balanced Stance
    is ready every time
    Winds of Disenchantment
    is and use it immediately before starting the cast to protect it
  • It is worth casting
    Whirlwind Attack
    just to get into a better position for
    Winds of Disenchantment
    , even if it hits no enemies
• Break Enchantments
  is a great way to proc
  Loss Aversion
  to give you enough Adrenaline for
  Arcing Slice