Vindicator - Hammer Vindicator

The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great

Focused on: Strike damage, Dps and Boon support

Designed for: WvW Zerg

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

TBD

This build was last updated on October 11, 2022 and is up to date for the September 12, 2023 game patch.

Overview

A Power based Vindicator build for WvW. The power of greatsword, the durability of Jalis, and the damage of allow this build to deal strong damage with great survivability.

Skill Bar

Hammer

Greatsword

Utility

Utility

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Specializations

Variants

• worth it if two other DPS in your party lack fury uptime
• constant stability removal with quickness uptime but less DPS.

Variants

• if your party is providing might cap on spikes without your help
• with extremely high vigor uptime and regularly hitting 3+ targets with

Equipment

Head
Berserker

Shoulders
Berserker

Chest
Berserker

Hands
Berserker

Legs
Berserker

Feet
Berserker

Backpiece
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Amulet
Assassin

Ring
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Hammer
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Greatsword
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Equipment Variants

Stats

• Marauder stats/ Dragon stats if you find you need extra defensive stats, but do not go over crit cap

Sigils

• Greatsword

Consumables

• • personal food option

Usage

Priorities

High

• Ranged Spike

Moderate

• Sustained damage
• Might

Low

• CC

Surviving

• This build has moderate passive defense
• This build has moderate mobility skill access
  • will lunge towards a target if they are within range, otherwise it moves you considerably less than 900 range
    • Neutral creatures can be used as targets
• This builds has high active defenses
  • Only use defensively if desperate, it will likely leave you more out of position than when you started
  • Toggle on whenever you expect significant pressure, its upkeep is cheap
  • breaks stuns at the beginning of the cast, dodge or weapon stow to cancel the cast if you're in danger

Active defense priority - for stunbreaking - for stunbreaking - for Immobilize - Saint Viktor - for stunbreaking - for Immobilize - for Immobilize Dodge - if short on Endurance - general use / - general use - Saint Viktor

Detailed Explanations

Ranged Spike

• Casting immediately before will make both hits land at the same time
  • is the priority skill if you can't use both
• Swap legends during at 3/4ths through the cast to activate
• Avoid casting as groups cross each other so you aren't left behind

Sustained damage

• You can through traps and marks to activate them without taking any damage.
• Try to place in the direction your group is pushing if possible, but prioritize hitting enemies
• Toggle on any time you're in range and in Jalis, but prioritize other skills when energy is limited

Skill priority - if lacking Fury or Quickness - general use Greatsword - 5 charges Hammer

Might

• Your might is mostly passively generated through through using Aliiance skills and
• Stay close to your group, has a small radius
• Before leaving Alliance stance, use to swap to Saint Viktor and proc
  • As soon as you reenter Alliance stance, use again to get access to Archemorus skills

CC

• Use when:
  • Your group calls a spike:
    • Winds -
    • Wells - +
    • Shades -
    • Traps - +
  • On top of enemy downs (while alive players are on top of them)
  • Enemy groups moving defensively while your group is pushing
• Use when all other skills are on cooldown and projectile block is stopping your