Power Reaper Roaming Build

GW2. WvW Build. Power Reaper WvW Roaming Build. Necromancer WvW. Small Scale WvW Build.

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Role: Assassin

Preferred Group Size: 1-25

The Power Reaper is a heavy damage necromancer WvW roaming build due to the high critical damage and quickness while in Reaper Shroud. Because the Reaper Shroud requires melee range, your survival depends on your ability to kite and generate life force in between your engagements.

There are many weapon options for reaper, and your choice depends on what situations you are in, but in general you want at least one ranged weapon like Sword main hand, Axe, or Staff to be able to generate life force and to pressure enemy cooldowns before you go into melee range with Shroud.

While in Shroud you do damage with your 1 and 4 skills when in melee, but enemies will often try to disengage from you or CC you to waste your time during your burst. Save your Shroud 2 for after they dodge or use a mobility skill to stick on your target. If you use it too early and they create distance afterward, you will be stuck out of melee range and your Shroud will be wasted, and you will be forced to leave it early which can be dangerous.

Basic Skill Rotation

• Ranged Weapon Set > Swap Weapon > Melee or other Weapon Set > Enter Shroud

Shroud Rotation

• 2 > 3 > 3 > 4 > 5 > 111 > 2

After leaving Shroud, repeat the skill rotation by using all the weapon skill before swapping to the next one then entering Shroud again.

Constantly cast “Your Soul Is Mine!” to generate Life Force even when out of combat. You can save Spectral Armor for a stun break, but because your Shroud is your main damage source, you can use Spectral Armor before you enter Shroud to tank a lot of damage and gain shroud while in Shroud, allowing you to stay in longer.

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Weapon Alternatives

• Many weapons are viable: The default setup can be replaced by any of the following, just make sure to have at least one defensive/mobility weapon to use with your Energy/Cleansing sigil and to kite with in between your Shroud bursts. Use them in the following manner:
  • Spear:
    • Spear 4 > 3+ 4 > 2 > 5
  • Staff:
    • 2 > 3 > 4 > 5
  • Dagger/Warhorn:
    • 3 > 2 > 4 > 111
  • Axe/Focus:
    • 5 > 2 > 4 > 3
  • Sword/Sword:
    • 5 > 4 > 2 > 5 > 4

Example Weapon Combo Choices

• Defensive – Staff – Axe/Warhorn – Use when outnumbered to keep a safe distance most of the time
• Assassin – Sword/Sword – Axe/Focus – Mobile but bursty to play for kills and survive focus
• Bruiser – Spear – Greatsword – Stick to targets but has low disengage
• Group DPS – Greatsword – Axe/Focus – Pulls and Spinal Shivers for the most target focus potential

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Greatsword	Heal / Utility / Elite
Sword / Focus	Shroud Skills

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Alternatives

• Utility: for weapon combos with many melee options
• Utility: for weapon combos with many ranged options
• Elite: for more ranged sustained damage potential (use 5 near enemies, 3 to fear and spam 1 and 2 while facing the target).

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Alternatives

• Curses can replace Blood Magic for more boon removal and weakness at the cost of self sustain. Better in group situations or against boon heavy targets. Also you can use more Dragon stats on your trinkets since you will have more reliable fury.

Chat Code: (copy/paste into in-game chat)

Blood Magic Variant

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Curses Variant

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