Warrior PvE | Dungeon Greatsword, Mace/Shield | Damage Core Power PS Warrior

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Summary

A core warrior build with focus on end-game content.


I. Weapons and Skills

Zojja's Claymore
  • Weapon Strength: 1045-1155
  • Power: 251
  • Precision: 179
  • Ferocity: 179
  • Weapon Strength: -
Zojja's Flanged Mace
  • Weapon Strength: 940-1060
  • Power: 125
  • Precision: 90
  • Ferocity: 90
Zojja's Bastion
  • Weapon Strength: 846-954

  • Weapon Defense: 64
  • Power: 125
  • Precision: 90
  • Ferocity: 90
Zojja's Harpoon Gun
  • Weapon Strength: 950-1050
  • Power: 125
  • Precision: 90
  • Ferocity: 90
Zojja's Impaler
  • Weapon Strength: 950-1050
  • Power: 125
  • Precision: 90
  • Ferocity: 90
  • Arcing Slice¾ 8
    Burst. Strike your foe with an uppercut and gain fury.
    Damage: 480Level 1 adrenaline: 3 sLevel 2 adrenaline: 6 sLevel 3 adrenaline: 9 sRange: 150
  • Greatsword Swing½
    Slash your foe.
    Damage: 259Vulnerability: 8 sRange: 130
    • Greatsword Slice½
      Slice your foe.
      Damage: 259Vulnerability: 8 sRange: 130
    • Brutal Strike½
      Hit your foe with a final brutal strike.
      Damage: 333Range: 130
  • Hundred Blades
    Repeatedly strike multiple foes. The last strike does extra damage.
    Damage (8x): 1,624Final strike damage: 406Range: 130
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    • 0
  • Whirlwind Attack¼ 8
    Whirl in a target's direction, slashing foes along your path.
    Damage: 259Combo Finisher: WhirlRange: 450
    • 0
    • 0
  • Bladetrail¾ 12
    Throw your greatsword at your foe so that it returns to you, crippling foes along the way.
    Damage: 277Crippled: 4 sCombo Finisher: ProjectileRange: 900
    • 0
    • 0
  • Rush2 16
    Charge and strike your foe.
    Damage: 628Range: 1,200
    • 0
    • 0
  • Healing Signet20
    Signet Passive: Grants regeneration.
    Signet Active: Heal yourself and gain resistance.
    Healing: 3,320Resistance: 6 s
    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
  • Signet of Fury¼ 30
    Signet Passive: Improves precision.
    Signet Active: Gain adrenaline.
    Passive effect: 180 precisionAdrenaline: 30
    • 0
  • Signet of Rage1 60
    Signet Passive: Grants adrenaline.
    Signet Active: Gain fury, might, and swiftness.
    x5Might: 30 sFury: 30 sSwiftness: 30 s
    • 0

Weapon and Skill Details

You only swap to mace when u need CC, otherwise U CAMP GREATSWORD, swapping out of greatsword is a huge dps and might loss.


Traits

Strength

  • Reckless Dodge
    Deal damage to foes at the end of your dodge roll.
    • Death from Above
      Falling damage reduced by 50%. When you take falling damage launch foes away from your point of impact.
    • Restorative Strength
      Gain 5 stacks of might for 6 seconds when you use a healing skill.
    • Peak Performance
      Reduces the recharge of Physical skills by 20%. Physical skills deal 10% more damage for each bar of adrenaline you have accrued.
  • Building Momentum
    Burst skills restore 15 endurance if they hit.
    • Body Blow
      Stuns, dazes, knockbacks and knockdowns inflict weakness for 3 seconds and 2 stacks of bleeding for 6 seconds.
    • Forceful Greatsword
      Reduces the recharge of Greatsword and spear skills by 20% and increases damage of greatsword and spear skills by 10%. Additionally when you land a critical hit with these weapons you gain 1 stack of might for 5 seconds.
    • Great Fortitude
      Gain vitality equal to 10% of your power.
  • Stick and Move
    Deal 10% more damage while your endurance is not full. Adept
    • Berserker’s Power
      Gain a 10/15/20% damage boost for 8 seconds after using a burst skill based on how much adrenaline was spent.
    • Distracting Strikes
      Interrupts inflict 4 stacks of confusion for 8 seconds.
    • Axe Mastery
      Recharge on axe skills is reduced by 20% and gain 150 ferocity for each axe you are wielding. When you critical hit with an axe you gain 2 additional adrenaline.

Tactics

  • Determined Revival
    Gain 400 toughness while reviving an ally.
    • Leg Specialist
      Inflicting cripple on a foe also inflicts immobilize for 1 second (5s ICD)
    • Quick Breathing
      Reduces recharge of warhorn skills by 20% and causes warhorn skills to remove 1 condition on affected allies to a boon.
    • Empowered
      Deal 1% additional damage for each boon on you.
  • Reviver’s Might
    When you successfully revive an ally, nearby allies gain 3 stacks of might for 10 seconds.
    • Shrug it Off
      Cast “Shake it Off!” when you have at least 1 condition on you. This trait benefits from the bonuses provided by Vigorous Shouts.
    • Burning Arrows
      Reduces recharge of longbow skills by 20%. Dual Shot inflicts 2 stacks of burning for 1 second.
    • Empower Allies
      Nearby allies gain 150 power (combat only). Reduced radius of this effect to 300.
  • Inspiring Presence
    Might you apply grants 10 healing power per stack.
    • Powerful Synergy
      Whenever you activate a leap finisher it activates twice.
    • Vigorous Shouts
      Reduces recharge of shout skills by 20%. Shouts heal allies in their radius and grant you 5 adrenaline.
    • Phalanx Strength
      Whenever you give yourself might you also apply 1 stack of might for 6 seconds to nearby allies.

Defense

  • Thick Skin
    Gain 120 toughness while you are above 90% health.
    • Shield Master
      Reduces recharge on shield skills by 20%. Blocking an attack grants 1 stack of might for 8 seconds. If you block a missile attack you reflect it instead.
    • Dogged March
      Chill, cripple and immobilize have their duration reduced by 33% when applied to you. Gain regeneration for 3 seconds whenever one of these conditions is applied to you (10s ICD).
    • Cull the Weak
      Deal 5% more damage to weakened foes. Striking a foe without weakness that is below 25% health inflicts weakness on them for 3 seconds.
  • Adrenal Health
    Heal every 3 seconds based on your current adrenaline level.
    • Defy Pain
      Cast Endure Pain if you take damage while below 25% health. This trait benefits from the duration bonus provided by Last Stand
    • Armored Attack
      Gain power equal to 10% of your toughness.
    • Sundering Mace
      Reduces recharge on mace weapon skills by 20%. Mace skills apply 1 stack of vulnerability for 10 seconds whenever they hit a foe that is dazed, launched, knocked down or stunned.
  • Spiked Armor
    Gain 150 toughness while you have retaliation. Suffering a critical hit grants you retaliation for 5 seconds (15s ICD)
    • Last Stand
      Gain vigor for 6 seconds whenever you activate a stance. Stance durations last 25% longer. If you are affected by a crowd control skill cast Balanced Stance. 45s internal cooldown.
    • Cleansing Ire
      Gain 1 adrenaline whenever you are hit. Remove 1 condition per bar of adrenaline spent when activating a burst skill.
    • Rousing Resilience
      Gain 1000 toughness for 8 seconds and heal yourself whenever you break out of a stun.

III. Stat Specifics & Effects

Primary Stats

  • Health 19212 (+0)
  • Vitality 1000 (+0)
  • Armor 2271 (+0)
  • Toughness 1000 (+0)
  • Attack 4120 (+1965)
  • Power 2907 (+1907)
  • Critical Hit 58% (+58%)
  • Precision 2140 (+1140)

Secondary Stats

  • Critical Damage 64% (+64%)
  • Damage 1213 (+5%)
  • Defense 1271 (+0)
  • Experience from Kills 10% (+10%)
  • Ferocity 960 (+960)
  • Might Duration 45% (+45%)

Boons

  • Aegis
    Block the next attack.
  • Distortion
    Allows mesmers to evade attacks for some time.
  • Frenzy
    Increases damage taken by 25%. It typically seen as a mechanic to offset a beneficial effect such as quickness.
  • Frosty Armor
    Chills foes that hit you.
  • Fury
    20% critical chance increase. Stacks in duration.
  • Haste
    Regenerate endurance at 50% effectiveness when under the effects of this skill. It's typically seen as a mechanic to offset a beneficial effect such as quickness.
  • Invulnerability
    Prevents the target from taking damage or receiving conditions. It is also placed on rallied players for one second.
  • Might
    X damage per attack increase. Stacks intensity.
  • Protection
    33% damage reduction. Stacks in duration.
  • Quickening Zephyr
    Prevents healing. It typically seen as a mechanic to offset a beneficial effect such as quickness.
  • Quickness
    Makes all skills and actions 50% faster.
  • Regeneration
    Regenerates X health per second. Stacks in duration.
  • Rejuvenation
    Regenerates health. This effect is exclusive to the guardian profession through the Virtue of Resolve.
  • Resistance
    Resistance temporarily negates the affected target of all effects caused by conditions.
  • Retaliation
    Does X damage to an opponent each time they hit you. Stacks in duration.
  • Smiting
    Causes every fifth attack to apply burning. This effect is exclusive to the guardian profession.
  • Stability
    Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, or feared.
  • Stealth
    Allows the user to be invisible to enemy players and avoid being spotted by enemy NPCs.
  • Swiftness
    33% movement speed increase. Stacks in duration.
  • Vigor
    Faster endurance regeneration. Stacks in duration.

Conditions

  • Agony
    Agony is an effect unique to Fractals of the Mists that removes a percentage of the player's health every second and reduces received healing by ~50%.
  • Bleeding
    Bleeding is a stackable condition that deals damage over time.
  • Blind
    Causes the target's next hit to miss instead.
  • Burning
    Inflicts X damage per second. Stacks in duration.
  • Chilled
    Reduces movement speed and skill recharge by 66%. Stacks in duration.
  • Confusion
    Inflicts X damage each time a foe uses skill. Stacks in intensity.
  • Crippled
    Crippled is a condition which decreases movement speed by 50%. Stacks in duration.
  • Fear
    Causes the target to run directly away from the caster.
  • Immobilized
    Immobilized is a condition which prevents movement and dodging. Victims also can't turn. Stacks in duration.
  • Poison
    Inflicts X damage per second. Reduces outgoing heals by 33%. Stacks in duration.
  • Slow
    Slow is a condition that reduces the activation time of skills and abilities.
  • Taunt
    Taunt is a control effect that forces the affected target to run towards the source of taunt with all skills except stun breakers disabled while using their auto-attack skill.
  • Torment
    Deals damage every second; deals additional damage if moving; stacks intensity.
  • Vulnerability
    Increases damage the target takes by 1%. Stacks in intensity.
  • Weakness
    Causes 50% of attacks to be glancing and reduces endurance regeneration by 50%. Stacks in duration.

Control

  • Break Stun
    Stun break is an effect which can break control effects on a character.
  • Daze
    Interrupts and prevents the target from using skills for a period of time.
  • Float
    Forces the affected target(s) to move towards the surface.
  • Knockdown
    Interrupts and causes the foe to be unable to move or use skills for a short duration. Knocked down foes fall to the ground.
  • Launch
    Interrupts and tosses a character into the air.
  • Pull
    Shortens the distance between the user and the foe by drawing one of them to another. If a foe is pulled, this can result in an interrupt.
  • Push
    Physically pushes foes away from the player and interrupts them.
  • Sink
    Forces the affected target(s) to move away from the surface.
  • Stun
    Interrupts, immobilizes, and incapacitates foes for a short duration.
  • Teleport
    Teleport to target location.
  • Teleport
    Teleport (alternatively, flash) is a mechanic that causes the user or target(s) to instantly move from one location to another.

Fields & Finishers

  • Dark Field
    Dark Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Blindness
    Leap Finisher: Blindness
    Projectile Finisher: Life stealing
    Whirl Finsher: Leeching Bolts
  • Ethereal Field
    Ethereal Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Chaos Armor
    Leap Finisher: Chaos Armor
    Projectile Finisher: Confusion
    Whirl Finsher: Confounding Bolts
  • Fire Field
    Fire Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Might
    Leap Finisher: Fire Shield
    Projectile Finisher: Burning
    Whirl Finsher: Burning Bolts
  • Ice Field
    Ice Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Frost Aura
    Leap Finisher: Frost Aura
    Projectile Finisher: Chilled
    Whirl Finsher: Chilling Bolts
  • Light Field
    Light Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Retaliation
    Leap Finisher: Retaliation
    Projectile Finisher: Remove Condition
    Whirl Finsher: Cleansing Bolts
  • Lightning Field
    Lightning Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Swiftness
    Leap Finisher: Dazing Strike
    Projectile Finisher: Vulnerability
    Whirl Finsher: Brutal Bolts
  • Poison Field
    Poison Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Weakness
    Leap Finisher: Weakness
    Projectile Finisher: Poison
    Whirl Finsher: Poison Bolts
  • Revealed
    Revealed is an effect applied when stealth is broken, for example by entering combat or exiting a Shadow Refuge circle prematurely.
  • Smoke Field
    Smoke Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Stealth
    Leap Finisher: Stealth
    Projectile Finisher: Blindness
    Whirl Finsher: Blinding Bolts
  • Super Speed
    Activate your slick shoes, enabling you to move at superior speeds.
  • Water Field
    Water Combo Effects

    Blast Finisher: Area Healing
    Leap Finisher: Healing
    Projectile Finisher: Regeneration
    Whirl Finsher: Healing Bolts
Combo
  • Blast Finisher
    Blast Combo Effects

    Dark: Area Blindness
    Ethereal: Area Chaos Armor
    Fire: Area Might
    Ice: Area Frost Aura
    Light: Area Retaliation
    Lightning: Area Swiftness
    Poison: Area Weakness
    Smoke: Area Stealth
    Water: Area Healing
  • Leap Finisher
    Leap Combo Effects

    Dark: Blindness
    Ethereal: Chaos Armor
    Fire: Fire Shield
    Ice: Frost Aura
    Light: Retaliation
    Lightning: Dazing Strike
    Poison: Weakness
    Smoke: Stealth
    Water: Healing
  • Projectile Finisher
    Projectile Combo Effects

    Dark: Life stealing
    Ethereal: Confusion
    Fire: Burning
    Ice: Chilled
    Light: Remove Condition
    Lightning: Vulnerability
    Poison: Poison
    Smoke: Blindness
    Water: Regeneration
  • Whirl Finisher
    Whirl Combo Effects

    Dark: Leeching Bolts
    Ethereal: Confounding Bolts
    Fire: Burning Bolts
    Ice: Chilling Bolts
    Light: Cleansing Bolts
    Lightning: Brutal Bolts
    Poison: Poison Bolts
    Smoke: Blinding Bolts
    Water: Healing Bolts

IV. Food, Armor, Trinkets & Upgrade Items

Food Nourishment

Duration:

Utility Nourishment

Superior Sharpening Stone
Duration: 30min
Gain power equal to 6% of your toughness
Gain power equal to 4% of your vitality
Experience from Kills: 10%
  • (30min)
  • Gain power equal to 6% of your toughness
  • Gain power equal to 4% of your vitality
  • Experience from Kills: 10%

Armor & Runes

Zojja's Visor
  • Defense: 127
  • Power: 63
  • Precision: 45
  • Ferocity: 45
Superior Rune of Strength
  1. Power: 25
  2. Might Duration: 10%
  3. Power: 50
  4. +15% Might Duration; 25% chance when struck to gain might for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 5 seconds)
  5. Power: 100
  6. +20% Might Duration; +5% damage while under the effects of might.
Zojja's Pauldrons
  • Defense: 127
  • Power: 47
  • Precision: 34
  • Ferocity: 34
Superior Rune of Strength
  1. Power: 25
  2. Might Duration: 10%
  3. Power: 50
  4. +15% Might Duration; 25% chance when struck to gain might for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 5 seconds)
  5. Power: 100
  6. +20% Might Duration; +5% damage while under the effects of might.
Zojja's Breastplate
  • Defense: 381
  • Power: 141
  • Precision: 101
  • Ferocity: 101
Superior Rune of Strength
  1. Power: 25
  2. Might Duration: 10%
  3. Power: 50
  4. +15% Might Duration; 25% chance when struck to gain might for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 5 seconds)
  5. Power: 100
  6. +20% Might Duration; +5% damage while under the effects of might.
Zojja's Warfists
  • Defense: 191
  • Power: 47
  • Precision: 34
  • Ferocity: 34
Superior Rune of Strength
  1. Power: 25
  2. Might Duration: 10%
  3. Power: 50
  4. +15% Might Duration; 25% chance when struck to gain might for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 5 seconds)
  5. Power: 100
  6. +20% Might Duration; +5% damage while under the effects of might.
Zojja's Tassets
  • Defense: 254
  • Power: 94
  • Precision: 67
  • Ferocity: 67
Superior Rune of Strength
  1. Power: 25
  2. Might Duration: 10%
  3. Power: 50
  4. +15% Might Duration; 25% chance when struck to gain might for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 5 seconds)
  5. Power: 100
  6. +20% Might Duration; +5% damage while under the effects of might.
Zojja's Greaves
  • Defense: 191
  • Power: 47
  • Precision: 34
  • Ferocity: 34
Superior Rune of Strength
  1. Power: 25
  2. Might Duration: 10%
  3. Power: 50
  4. +15% Might Duration; 25% chance when struck to gain might for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 5 seconds)
  5. Power: 100
  6. +20% Might Duration; +5% damage while under the effects of might.

Armor Stat Totals

  • Defense 1271
  • Power 614
  • Might Duration 45%
  • Precision 315
  • Ferocity 315

Rune Bonuses

Superior Rune of Strength
  1. Power: 25
  2. Might Duration: 10%
  3. Power: 50
  4. +15% Might Duration; 25% chance when struck to gain might for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 5 seconds)
  5. Power: 100
  6. +20% Might Duration; +5% damage while under the effects of might.

Accessories & Jewels

Distinguished Circle of LogicUtility Slot
  • Power: 157
  • Precision: 108
  • Ferocity: 108
Berserker's BackOffensive Slot
  • Power: 63
  • Precision: 40
  • Ferocity: 40
(Infused)
Crystalline BandDefensive Slot
  • Power: 126
  • Precision: 85
  • Ferocity: 85
(Infused)
Ring of Red DeathOffensive Slot
  • Power: 126
  • Precision: 85
  • Ferocity: 85
(Infused)
Magister's Field JournalDefensive Slot
  • Power: 110
  • Precision: 74
  • Ferocity: 74
Althea's AshesOffensive Slot
  • Power: 110
  • Precision: 74
  • Ferocity: 74

Accessory Totals

  • Power:692
  • Precision:466
  • Ferocity:466

Weapon Set Sigils

Zojja's Claymore
  • Weapon Strength: 1045-1155
  • Power: 251
  • Precision: 179
  • Ferocity: 179
  • Weapon Strength: -
Sigil of Superior Force
+5% damage.
Sigil of Superior Strength
60% chance to apply might for 10s on critical. (Cooldown 1 second)

Weapon Set I

Sigil of Superior Force

+5% damage.

Zojja's Flanged Mace
  • Weapon Strength: 940-1060
  • Power: 125
  • Precision: 90
  • Ferocity: 90
Zojja's Bastion
  • Weapon Strength: 846-954

  • Weapon Defense: 64
  • Power: 125
  • Precision: 90
  • Ferocity: 90
Sigil of Superior Strength
60% chance to apply might for 10s on critical. (Cooldown 1 second)
Sigil of Superior Paralyzation
+30% stun duration.

Weapon Set II

Sigil of Superior Strength

60% chance to apply might for 10s on critical. (Cooldown 1 second)

Sigil of Superior Paralyzation

+30% stun duration.

Zojja's Harpoon Gun
  • Weapon Strength: 950-1050
  • Power: 125
  • Precision: 90
  • Ferocity: 90
Zojja's Impaler
  • Weapon Strength: 950-1050
  • Power: 125
  • Precision: 90
  • Ferocity: 90

Water Weapon I

Water Weapon II


V. Basic Gameplay


Main Skill Rotation

Furious Rally1 10
Inspire nearby allies, granting fury.
Fury: 8 sRange: 600
Signet of Rage1 60
Signet Passive: Grants adrenaline.
Signet Active: Gain fury, might, and swiftness.
x5Might: 30 sFury: 30 sSwiftness: 30 s
Healing Signet20
Signet Passive: Grants regeneration.
Signet Active: Heal yourself and gain resistance.
Healing: 3,320Resistance: 6 s
Hundred Blades
Repeatedly strike multiple foes. The last strike does extra damage.
Damage (8x): 1,624Final strike damage: 406Range: 130
Bladetrail¾ 12
Throw your greatsword at your foe so that it returns to you, crippling foes along the way.
Damage: 277Crippled: 4 sCombo Finisher: ProjectileRange: 900
Rush2 16
Charge and strike your foe.
Damage: 628Range: 1,200
Greatsword Swing½
Slash your foe.
Damage: 259Vulnerability: 8 sRange: 130
Greatsword Slice½
Slice your foe.
Damage: 259Vulnerability: 8 sRange: 130
Brutal Strike½
Hit your foe with a final brutal strike.
Damage: 333Range: 130
Arcing Slice¾ 8
Burst. Strike your foe with an uppercut and gain fury.
Damage: 480Level 1 adrenaline: 3 sLevel 2 adrenaline: 6 sLevel 3 adrenaline: 9 sRange: 150
Hundred Blades
Repeatedly strike multiple foes. The last strike does extra damage.
Damage (8x): 1,624Final strike damage: 406Range: 130
Bladetrail¾ 12
Throw your greatsword at your foe so that it returns to you, crippling foes along the way.
Damage: 277Crippled: 4 sCombo Finisher: ProjectileRange: 900
Rush2 16
Charge and strike your foe.
Damage: 628Range: 1,200
Greatsword Swing½
Slash your foe.
Damage: 259Vulnerability: 8 sRange: 130
Greatsword Slice½
Slice your foe.
Damage: 259Vulnerability: 8 sRange: 130
Brutal Strike½
Hit your foe with a final brutal strike.
Damage: 333Range: 130
Hundred Blades
Repeatedly strike multiple foes. The last strike does extra damage.
Damage (8x): 1,624Final strike damage: 406Range: 130

Do not interrupt the cast on Hundred blades unless is really necessary.
You pretty much camp gs, dodge and use Hundred Blades when is available.


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