setdog.1592 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 what are some good core guardian or dh hammer builds for fractals, ow pve and perhaps raids? I dont mind trading some damage for personal survival and group support (support role can be interesting, but difficult to gauge effectiveness). Whats a good build/rotation to accomplish optimal protection/aegis distrubution? Ive been running around lately as Power DH, Hammer * Sw/Sh (shield 5 seems woefully inadequate for anything), and doing some fractals with Radiance 2-3-3/Honor 2-3-2/DH 1-2-3, gear is full zerk. I like the playstyle of hammer/sw/sh, which is why i am asking, and while I dont mind mixing in some Longbow/GS and other 1h weaps. I am just looking to hear some other players experience and what builds they like or situational builds they find useful. (p.s. as much as i enjoy firebrand and LB DH I just really enjoy the play style of hammer dh better, despite the lower damage.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikau.6920 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 The old hammer build was Zeal/Honor/DH, and I think its still beter to take Zeal over Radiance. I would take Scepter+Torch as ranged option without losing too much damge and IMO the Shield makes no sense in this build, but you should use what makes you more confortable. I'd say that is not worth to take Radiance because how hard it is to get retal with this build. So I'd take Zeal instead for more DPS increase. This on full zerker, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esperacchius.5209 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 I run hammer for everything, WvW roaming, PvE and PvP. I'm guess I'm just weird in that regard. Mikau is correct that the old go to was Zeal honor DH. You can also run Zeal, Honor, and Virtues if you want a core build. Glacial heart can be fun! If you ever get around to Firebrand. Running Zeal/Radiance/FB has some amazing fun quickness uptime and access to retal easy, so you can pull out some bigger numbers. But... Yeah. Without a lot of access to Retal, Zeal Honor DH is your way to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruxity.7246 Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 > @"Esperacchius.5209" said: > I run hammer for everything, WvW roaming, PvE and PvP. I'm guess I'm just weird in that regard. Mikau is correct that the old go to was Zeal honor DH. > You can also run Zeal, Honor, and Virtues if you want a core build. Glacial heart can be fun! > If you ever get around to Firebrand. Running Zeal/Radiance/FB has some amazing fun quickness uptime and access to retal easy, so you can pull out some bigger numbers. > But... Yeah. Without a lot of access to Retal, Zeal Honor DH is your way to go! what build are you currently using for WvW roaming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klowdy.3126 Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 > @"Esperacchius.5209" said: > I run hammer for everything, WvW roaming, PvE and PvP. I'm guess I'm just weird in that regard. Mikau is correct that the old go to was Zeal honor DH. > You can also run Zeal, Honor, and Virtues if you want a core build. Glacial heart can be fun! > If you ever get around to Firebrand. Running Zeal/Radiance/FB has some amazing fun quickness uptime and access to retal easy, so you can pull out some bigger numbers. > But... Yeah. Without a lot of access to Retal, Zeal Honor DH is your way to go! I run a power support hammer build sometimes, doing lower daily fractals. I push out quickness and protection with no problem, and heals just in case. I use seeker gear, marauder trinkets (for just a little extra health), and swap my legendary hammer to something with concentration on it to make sure protection is at 100% uptime. It isn't the greatest build, but it is fun, and I rarely run into groups that wipe with that spec equipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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