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Revision as of 16:53, 14 September 2024
The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great
Focused on: Strike damage and Mobility
Designed for: PvP Conquest
Difficulty:
Easy
This build was last updated on September 14, 2024 and is up to date for the August 20, 2024 patch.
Overview
A new Power Willbender build for PvP utilizing the most recent addition to Guardian's arsenal, the spear. This build was made to deliver massive bursts in teamfights and while +1ing.
Skill Bar
Spear
Sword/Sword
Utility
Skill Variants
Heal
- - worse cleansing but it might work better under pressure due to the lower cast time (assuming it blocks an attack). The same's true the other way around, this could let you quickly recover some health while pressuring targets without skipping a beat. Both healing skills are popular options.
Elite
- Quickness could help you deliver burst damage while also buffing your team. is often used with this elite for even stronger bursts. - this is seen as less competitive and thus much less popular, but the
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Specializations
Equipment
Spear
Sigil
Sigil
Sword
Sword
Sigil
Sigil
Rune
Amulet
Relic
Equipment Variants
Relics
- - strong AoE damage procs on low CD. It's less bursty than the current relic, but the damage is more spread out which means it could make even your weaker attacks more threatening.
Usage
To be added
Related Builds
- Willbender - Radiant Spearbender Roamer - WvW version of the build.
Ratings
It's easy to play and offers overwhelmingly strong DPS. Jump in, one-shot your target or the enemy team with solar storm, then pop Renewed Focus and run or port away. With all the ports, it's essentially Thief 2.0, but without the drawbacks. While it’s not as strong in P2/P3, you're mainly up against the minority who possess the knowledge and speed to counter it. The only true drawback is that it's squishy, but you have a robust boon setup with Aegis and Resolution spam to mitigate a significant amount of damage. Although not mentioned, this is likely to be added to the nerf list for the October 24 patch. If it isn't, it won't be long before it meets the same fate as Warrior Spear/Staff.
Spear has insane damage if the burst actually connects, but it's probably going to be one of those builds that drop off hard once people learn the animations. Which isn't hard, since the weapon is on the slower end with very well telegraphed attacks. In games where enemies let you do your thing, it's easily 5/5. In games where people actually know that they need to build distance the moment you drop Symbol of Luminance or Solar Storm, it's a 3/5 at best. Great build for dominating lower tier games but I think it fizzles out after a certain rating bracket.
Very strong, good sustain, great against condis, only loses when it's outgunned, which isn't often. the amount of mobility the build has makes it easy to leave a fight that isn't going your way. If people using terrain is making it difficult, swap OH sword to torch.
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