Power DPS Willbender - Guild Wars 2 PvE Guardian Raid and Strike Build Guide

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  • @TheUlluMullu
    @TheUlluMullu Рік тому +37

    bro you are single-handedly getting me back into this game after years. keep up the good work!

  • @aguy6833
    @aguy6833 Рік тому +40

    'purging flames still does decent damage even though i'm not a condition build' pretty much sums up guardian lmao

  • @MrCarlWax
    @MrCarlWax Рік тому +2

    Thank you! You gave me good pointers on what to think of when I play my willbender. Always fun to see your videos to learn more ^^

  • @idn
    @idn Рік тому +4

    Good stuff, Vallun. Very well done guide. Hope you're doing well! -Gnada

  • @KitTheTraveler
    @KitTheTraveler Рік тому +2

    Thank you so much for making this. I wanted to get out of same old rut of FB or DH. Wanted to find way use the new Elite. So this will be fun to fiddle and learn. Got some crafting to get some parts but overall it gives something to change up my old dusty crusty guard.

  • @RAHEEM_ENT
    @RAHEEM_ENT Рік тому +2

    new to the game really enjoy this video, might run this once i get maxed out. got any beginner guides for guardians?

    • @Vallun
      @Vallun  Рік тому

      ua-cam.com/video/cFH4n8VGn4M/v-deo.html&ab_channel=Vallun

  • @Sloiniks
    @Sloiniks Рік тому

    In video I saw that you not using f1 and f3 out of CD. Do you save them to stack with GS dps rotation?

  • @alexandreouellette3955
    @alexandreouellette3955 Рік тому

    Hi budd thx for the vid is this build still viable now or not ?

  • @paulienovacek6204
    @paulienovacek6204 Рік тому

    Nice video. Can i ask a questions? Where can i get the rings? :D Can you show me underwater skills and combo? :D

  • @cmdrwraithe1857
    @cmdrwraithe1857 Рік тому

    Thank you for the video. Question....would celestial gear be fine for this build in open world? I ask because, if I made a new guardian to play this, I want to just use a bump to 80 kit. I tried leveling a Guardian before and I just couldn't do it due to boredome. Level bumps give free celestial gear, so....do you think it would work?

    • @Vallun
      @Vallun  Рік тому +1

      maybe you should check my celestial willbender video then its more than workable

    • @cmdrwraithe1857
      @cmdrwraithe1857 Рік тому

      @@VallunThank you. I sure will.

  • @milotnuis
    @milotnuis Рік тому

    What can you bench on the golem? I know the benchmark on snowcrows is ~41k but when I try the build I only get 32-33k.

  • @bilaliqbal4012
    @bilaliqbal4012 Рік тому

    I'm thinking of trying this out.. Has there been any trait changes via patch notes since? I do read patch notes but sometimes i forget some of them.

    • @Vallun
      @Vallun  Рік тому +1

      always check the link in the description for the updated text version

    • @bilaliqbal4012
      @bilaliqbal4012 Рік тому

      @@Vallun thank you

  • @DanilloMagalhaes
    @DanilloMagalhaes Рік тому +1

    how much of a dps loss would be to swap offhand sword in place of focus? not a guard main, never played focus so i'm inclined to using double sword cause its fucking willbender, i dont feel attached to focus and it doesn't feel like its the main dps weap

    • @Vallun
      @Vallun  Рік тому +2

      not much, but focus also is defensive so much better overall

  • @mauricevs4854
    @mauricevs4854 Рік тому

    Nice Build gonna try it Even for open world, but how do you get to 14.6k hp With Berserker and assassin Gear Only?

  • @eldrevo
    @eldrevo Рік тому +12

    The build is great, had good fun on it. There's also a low-intensity version with a bit more range and other utility called Dragonhunter :)
    As for stuff I'd like to see next, how about Hammer Spellbreaker? It's fairly strong now, good damage and very tanky, however I struggle a bit with it, especially with adjusting the rotation to encounters and, say, deciding on Full counter procs. Power Virtuoso is an option too!

    • @fyzikx1
      @fyzikx1 Рік тому +1

      Typically save your adrenaline for full burst. Feel free to use full counter during phases where you arent able to damage the boss to skip mechanics.

    • @Ragnar452
      @Ragnar452 Рік тому

      So this build does work nicely. I was really interested to test it out. Wonder why people don't put this on metabattle... I see a lot of good builds missing from there. Maybe its not the right place to "check"?

  • @awesomika9024
    @awesomika9024 10 місяців тому

    what relic should i use

  • @stefansilaghi7586
    @stefansilaghi7586 Рік тому

    Can u make a necromancer build next?

  • @centrinobanderas2797
    @centrinobanderas2797 Рік тому

    is this better than condi willbender ?

  • @Cliptiss
    @Cliptiss Рік тому

    where do you get those berserkers elegy of the thief armor? I cant find it...

    • @Vallun
      @Vallun  Рік тому +1

      go to guildjen.com ascended gearing guide

    • @Cliptiss
      @Cliptiss Рік тому

      @@Vallun ty ty

  • @K.Dębski
    @K.Dębski Рік тому

    Can I use some dragon or marauder stats in raids for more health?

    • @Vallun
      @Vallun  Рік тому

      then use radiance as mentioned

  • @biomagic8959
    @biomagic8959 Рік тому +1

    why sigil of accuracy when fury gets you 100%?

    • @Vallun
      @Vallun  Рік тому +1

      because the sigil of accuracy is already being counted

  • @oldjokecookie
    @oldjokecookie Рік тому

    is the builds still fine with scholar runes? whats the dmg loss?

    • @Vallun
      @Vallun  Рік тому

      if you want to ignore the thief runes then scholar would be comparable, just little less dmg

    • @Crowefather2112
      @Crowefather2112 Рік тому

      @@Vallun do i need to swap out some equips for assassins since i wont be getting the 100 precision from thief? or is the difference negligible? ty in advance

    • @Vallun
      @Vallun  Рік тому +1

      @@Crowefather2112 of course, getting to 100% crit is usually worth it but its always a question of minimizing losses to get it, this way is just the optimal way of doing it

  • @icxcnika9990
    @icxcnika9990 Рік тому +1

    Would this work in Open World solo stuff?

    • @sanguin3
      @sanguin3 Рік тому

      You should go to Lord Hizen for that, he has just updated his open world Willbender build.

    • @Synthyourlife
      @Synthyourlife Рік тому +1

      @@sanguin3 Aaaaand it's quite an amazing build if I can say so myself!

    • @Vallun
      @Vallun  Рік тому +2

      ua-cam.com/video/e5bV17YgdWM/v-deo.html&ab_channel=Vallun

    • @igottheshaft
      @igottheshaft Рік тому

      @@sanguin3 Have you got a link? All of the vids on Hizen's channel are old.

    • @avenganinjax
      @avenganinjax Рік тому +1

      @@igottheshaft he has a willbender update video from a month ago

  • @timmeytim405
    @timmeytim405 Рік тому +1

    Is it viable for Open world?

    • @Vallun
      @Vallun  Рік тому

      thats up to you to decide, but try the open world builds at guildjen.com first because they are better optimized for open world

  • @Riomasa
    @Riomasa Рік тому

    I noticed you started included dps meters in your videos. What changed?

    • @Vallun
      @Vallun  Рік тому +2

      im still of the opinion dps meters are generally not for the majority of people, but seeing the responses to my video proved that many people arent perceptive enough to understand the nuances, so i'll just give people what they want while not putting much emphasis on it

    • @aidanfenton4377
      @aidanfenton4377 Рік тому +1

      @@Vallun whats wrong with dps meters? how can you ever improve if you cant measure your performance?

    • @Vallun
      @Vallun  Рік тому

      @@aidanfenton4377 watch my video "why you should uninstall your dps meter" while understanding that not everyone is at the same level of understanding

    • @aidanfenton4377
      @aidanfenton4377 Рік тому

      @@Vallun So I made it through the video, it sounds like you have a real prejudice against dps meters and you arenet thinking objectively, as I said previously because of some cons to dps meters you suggest removing the thing completely however if you are looking to improve your dps then dps meters provide you with the only real metrics to do that. within an MMO whenever you do group content there is an expectation that you perform to the best of your abilities.
      Gw2 probably has the largest disparity of dps between good and bad players out of any mmo, and educating people on just how large that gap is can only be done with dps meters. I'm completely with you on the "speedrun" build issues as lots of people use snowcrows and their builds are specifically benchmarks while mostly good there are often cases that they arent the best choices for encounters or significantly raise the difficulty of a class for a few 100 dps. good example being condi DD with doom sigil, take a burst instead and never swap weapon. worse dps but much more relaxing.
      your argument though that dps meters leads to people ignoring mechanics is rather loose, I'd argue in my own experience that people who dont do mechanics are usually the least confident players and yes you have greeders but they are shadowed by either lazy or inexperienced players not doing mechanics.
      In conclusion though, if you are brought into a group to do dps, and your dps is not on average/above average, you are not performing your role. your role is DPS, you can argue all day that dps doesnt matter etc and you dont need optimal dps but thats up to the commander.

    • @Vallun
      @Vallun  Рік тому +4

      @@aidanfenton4377 a dps meter doesnt improve your damage, it tells you an arbitrary number in relation to others with no context to what roles or mechanics they are performing. What is "not enough damage"? It's when you fail to enrage timer or phases do not progress before they become overwhelming. MOST people will improve by focusing on surviving and sticking to mechanics, so long as they use a good build and loosely understand it.
      For those who already have that covered (which is a small minority of players) they should use a dps meter. Therefore most people should uninstall the dps meter

  • @changshaaawang1707
    @changshaaawang1707 Рік тому +1

    how is the gw2 population? i wanna come back bro

    • @embreis2257
      @embreis2257 Рік тому +1

      it's thriving. just hop on again and have fun

    • @changshaaawang1707
      @changshaaawang1707 Рік тому

      @@embreis2257 BET

    • @cags4178
      @cags4178 Рік тому +1

      Buisness is booming my boy

    • @changshaaawang1707
      @changshaaawang1707 Рік тому

      @@cags4178 yoo fr? all my cousins in china tell me a lot of people coming back lol how is north america server bro

  • @funktastic0
    @funktastic0 Рік тому

    This is actually great, I recently started playing and was looking for nice dps class. The fact that you explain wahats going on on your rotation on a real fight is really great, Hopefully I end up playing willbender because at the moment im debating it, I only get like 11k hp (without food/utility) so idk if a noob like me can survive on a though fight like t4s fractals or raids.

  • @allisterrodrigues147
    @allisterrodrigues147 Рік тому

    Have someone tried gs/ longbow on willbender?

  • @wolfyno3950
    @wolfyno3950 Рік тому

    Hi, what about stun break?

    • @Vallun
      @Vallun  Рік тому

      what do you need a stun break for in raids? if you are using this build in open world, then i suggest using the open world build instead

    • @wolfyno3950
      @wolfyno3950 Рік тому +1

      @@Vallun No no during raids, sometimes ... stuff happens like bubbles with largos twins, different knockdowns stuns do happen and healers are sometimes either too busy or not close by and do not use the stun clears (under cooldown)

    • @Vallun
      @Vallun  Рік тому

      @@wolfyno3950 if you really wanted you can take stand your ground, but i find the f3 and focus 5 are good for preventing those stuns from happening in the first place

  • @Nate-sg6zs
    @Nate-sg6zs Рік тому

    This works in fractals too?

    • @Vallun
      @Vallun  Рік тому

      yup

    • @Nate-sg6zs
      @Nate-sg6zs Рік тому

      @@Vallun Do you have to exactly use the same equipment like yours via assassins back and ring?? or can it just be any 2 assassins?

    • @Vallun
      @Vallun  Рік тому

      @@Nate-sg6zs it would preferably those 2, but if its slightly below or above the crit cap it wouldnt matter, and mine isnt perfectly optimized either its just the most conveniently optimized

  • @Ragnar452
    @Ragnar452 Рік тому

    I want to try this, I am not that into condi and got bored of waiting to hit with dragon slash on war, as fun as it was at the beginning. It feels sad when you get interrupted by many things actually. What is your dps out of curiosty?

    • @Vallun
      @Vallun  Рік тому +3

      can't you see the dps meter?

    • @PraiseChika
      @PraiseChika Рік тому +2

      nah u can't see other ppls dps without an add on remember

    • @ChoJun69
      @ChoJun69 Рік тому

      @@PraiseChika he meant in the video during gameplay showcases... he's always top3 dps.

  • @Cimarb
    @Cimarb Рік тому +1

    How does this build stack up to the condo version now? I am still working on legendary gear, so would be nice to be able to optimize a single set instead of doing a hybrid for pve/wvw

    • @Vallun
      @Vallun  Рік тому +1

      condi build is more reliable since its tankier and simpler

    • @Cimarb
      @Cimarb Рік тому

      @@Vallun thanks - I really like sword/sword, but have gotten used to sw/torch by now.

  • @Synthyourlife
    @Synthyourlife Рік тому

    Wow, people really like virtuoso xD

    • @Photomac07
      @Photomac07 Рік тому

      Hits hard and easy rotation. Press like 3-4 buttons and could top the DPS charts. Or at least used.

  • @drfirenugz2641
    @drfirenugz2641 Рік тому +1

    Sigil of Force and Sigil of Accuracy stack? I thought the different Sigil types were so you can't stack...

  • @godofpumpkins78
    @godofpumpkins78 Рік тому

    Trust me guys play condi Willbender …. You do insane fire dmg, you can tank, you can heal

    • @jgsource552
      @jgsource552 Рік тому

      can you heal others well tho? If not, how are u even supposed to be invited to say fractals or raid slol

    • @godofpumpkins78
      @godofpumpkins78 Рік тому

      @@jgsource552 y i heal myself and every other in group

  • @senennieves5958
    @senennieves5958 Рік тому

    What i would like to see is a build from each major class Using which ever Elite Specialization under that class example Guardian (Firebrand, DragonHunter or Willbender), that can easily complete or story mode pve including meta events, from main story to end of dragons.

    • @Vallun
      @Vallun  Рік тому +4

      i have this ua-cam.com/play/PLsNLCbEPxouSJlM09gkd39_5L9_rCmf3v.html