GW2. Power Reaper PvP Build. DPS Necromancer PvP.
The Power Reaper is a DPS necromancer PvP build that has massive burst and kill-securing potential when chilling its targets. Because Reaper’s Shroud is a melee skill set it relies heavily on positioning and knowing when to go in to survive. However, your other weapons are ranged, allowing you to poke and gain life force beforehand to maximize how long you can engage in Shroud.
Pressure cooldowns and gain life force using your staff whenever possible. Since staff marks do not require you to face or be anywhere near your target, getting maximum range by moving away while casting will allow you to avoid being focused while still generating life force which is essential for your damage and survivability. When ready to go for a kill, swap to Axe/Warhorn and use the Warhorn 4 to fear and chill then Axe 2 to get some extra damage and Warhorn 5 to generate more life force when near enemies right before you enter into Shroud. The Warhorn 5 buff while in Shroud can grant you plenty of extra sustain to stay in longer.
Basic Rotations
- Staff 2345
- Warhorn 4 > Axe 2 > 3 > 5 > Enter Shroud
- Shroud 2 > 3 > 4 > 3 (Fear) > 5 > 111 111
Also you can use Spectral Armor before going into Shroud in a large team fight engagement or a situation that may decide the fight. This will reduce your damage taken to conserve your life force while also regenerating it to allow you to stay in Shroud much longer to be able to secure the kill.
| Axe / Warhorn | Heal / Utility / Elite |
| Staff | Shroud Skills |
| Amulet/Rune | Weapons | Sigils |
|---|---|---|
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| Berserker | Axe / Warhorn | Courage / Exposure |
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| Vampirism | Staff | Energy / Escape |
| Speed |
Alternatives
- Weapon: Dagger can replace Axe for more healing and life force, then take Overflowing Thirst in Blood Magic
- Weapon: Replace the Warhorn with Focus for more boon removal and burst, then take Lynx Rune for movement speed and Fireworks Relic
- Weapon: Greatsword or Spear can replace Staff, then take Speed of Shadows in Soul Reaping instead of Soul Marks
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14 Comments
today tried blood reaper. great build started to enjoy pvp
why not staff sword? to still have some control?
wh 5 and d2 synergize
Build says Axe/Warhorn instead of Dagger/Warhorn
Not sure what I’m doing wrong but not finding this build to be very good. Staff seems lackluster, hard to land dagger hits. As soon as I go shroud I get jumped and slowed, can’t really do anything.
Because staff is your utility weapon to control the node, cleanse conditions away from you, get some regen and apply conditions to the opponent while giving you a lot of life force generation by taking soul marks.
Does this run Axe/Warhorn or Dagger/Warhorn
Dagger/Warhorn
A useless build with close to zero dmg output
skill issue tbh
yeah, a building skill issue
These people that write these guides are noob mag zerglings, most of these builds are dog water for pvp/wvw other than the ones written specifically by vallun.
This build is actually written specifically by Vallun, and none of us belongs to mag in WvW, but thx for letting us know that they did hurt you.
Classic Power reaper, always fun and hits pretty hard. Could sword/warhorn or sword/sword replace the axe set for extra mobility? Or do you think the damage is too low for that.