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Warrior - Core Tactics Roamer

The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good

Focused on: Strike damageControl and Mobility

Designed for: WvW Roaming

Difficulty:
Easy
This build was last updated on January 27, 2024 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.


Overview

A vanilla Power Warrior WvW Roaming build with good damage, sustain and mobility which can also be used by F2P players.


Skill Bar

Greatsword
Axe/Shield
Utility


Skill Bar Variants

Utility

Viable options for the optional slot:

  • Endure Pain - great defensive CD, preemptive damage mitigation and reactive stun break.
  • "For Great Justice!" - acts as a second healing skills thanks to traits such as Might Makes Right, and provides a significant increase to your burst damage.
  • Frenzy - stun break and better burst, with a bit of added sustain from trait synergy.


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Specializations

Variants

  • Destruction of the Empowered is also a viable option if you can afford to give up some cleansing.


Equipment

Head
Marauder
Shoulders
Marauder
Chest
Marauder
Hands
Marauder
Legs
Marauder
Feet
Marauder
Backpiece
Berserker
Accessory
Berserker
Accessory
Berserker
Amulet
Berserker
Ring
Berserker
Ring
Berserker
Greatsword
Marauder
Sigil
Sigil
Axe
Marauder
Shield
Marauder
Sigil
Sigil
Rune
x6
Infusion
x18
Relic


Equipment Variants

Stats

  • The ratio of Marauder Marauder and Berserker stats Berserker stats pieces can be changed based on personal preferences. Add a few more Marauder pieces if you're feeling too squishy, or replace them with Berserker if you're willing to take risks.


Rune

  • Rune of Superior Rune of the Pack - good offensive stats and boon duration.
  • Rune of Superior Rune of the Brawler - mix of defense and offense, but no boon duration.


Relics

  • Relic of Antitoxin - better cleansing.
  • Relic of the Daredevil - lower burst potential than Isgarren but higher consistency. Could also allow you to drop Sigil of Superior Sigil of Vision for something else like Sigil of Superior Sigil of Energy.


Sigils

  • Sigil of Superior Sigil of Energy - more sustain but less consistent burst damage on Greatsword, could replace either of the sigils.


Consumables

Food

  • - passive damage mitigation and great stats.
  • - a very strong defensive option which improves your already great endurance regen. Even has synergy with Might Might related traits and the Strength line.
    • Budget version: - much cheaper and more than fine.


Utility

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Usage

General

  • Playstyle: this build is all about weaving hard hitting skills into chains of block and evade frames. The combos aren't set in stone, rather you'll need to adapt based on what CDs are available. Minimize melee contact, dodge/block/evade as many things as possible, and spike targets when an opening shows. Examples:
    • Bladetrail from outside melee range dodge to your target Arcing Slice Whirlwind Attack
    • Whirlwind Attack weapon swap Bull's Charge Eviscerate
  • Might Makes Right and Mending Might causes Might Might applications to heal you and grant a tiny bit of endurance.
    • Add Vigorous Shouts to the mix and "For Great Justice!" basically turns into a healing skill with 2 charges.
  • If possible, dodge into enemies to damage them with Reckless Dodge and generate Might Might. This is especially useful if you're Blind Blinded as the damage of the dodge will miss, consuming the condition and allowing you to immediately follow up with something.
  • Use Whirlwind Attack and Rush in combat to get out of Immobilize Immobilize via the trait Warrior's Sprint.
  • Swapping weapons in the middle of a burst cancels them and retains the adrenaline. You can use this to your advantage by baiting dodges with Eviscerate or to keep your adrenaline if you know a burst won't land. Arcing Slice can also be stowed instead of weapon swapped.
  • Burst skills - Arcing Slice and Eviscerate:
    • These are vital skills for the build and you should do your best to land them. CC targets beforehand with Bull's Charge or Shield Bash, time them to hit just after the target has dodged, etc.
    • You gain 15 endurance via Building Momentum if the skill hits.
    • Most of your adrenaline should be spent on Eviscerate, as its damage scales with adrenaline level. For Arcing Slice it doesn't matter, the damage is always the same - only the Fury Fury duration scales.
    • Try to land Arcing Slice right (or shortly) after swapping to GS to benefit from Sigil of Superior Sigil of Vision.
  • Bull's Charge can be your make or break skill during duels or downing an opponent. Try to use it at the end of a player's dodge or stability to make it even harder to dodge, and make the most out of it. Alternatively, this can be used defensively for the evasion and mobility to avoid damage or disengage from a fight.
  • Throw Axe is borderline useless except for 2 situations:
    • Your target is trying to escape, in which case the snare can be useful. When playing with Tactics, this not only snares but also applies Immobilize Immobilize.
    • The target is below 25% health which increases the damage of this skill significantly, making it fairly powerful.
  • Brawler's Recovery and Warrior's Sprint will be used to manage condition levels before resorting to mass cleanses.
  • "Shake It Off!" (SIO) is the only stun break in the build but also a source of mass cleansing. Try to exhaust your other cleansing options first before resorting to this if possible, as using SIO could make you vulnerable to future CC attempts.


Rampage

  • Rampage is what you use when you want to burst a target or desperately need mobility to either chase down someone / run away from a fight.
  • Example of a Rampage burst rotation: Throw Boulder Dash Kick (Rampage) Seismic Leap Smash


Related Builds

Greataxe - the Conquest PvP version of this core Warrior roaming build.


Ratings

This build has a rating of 4 stars based on 1 votes.
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4 stars
Hanz gave this build 4 stars • August 2022
Decent 1v1 spec, excellent damage/mobility with tons of self healing. Some even prefer it over elite spec builds, but currently warrior's not a top tier roaming class. Has some trouble in 1vX situations, but if things get real bad there's always gs/bull's charge/rampage to help you bail. Very good start for F2P players too as it's not a complicated build and you can definitely have success with it.

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