GW2. Power Reaper WvW Roaming Build. Blood Reaper. Power Reaper WvW. Necromancer World vs World.
Last Update: October 2024
Role: Assassin
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. Permanent swiftness from entering Shroud along with the Speed Relic allows you to disengage and keep up with your targets.
You deal more damage to chilled enemies, but chill is also a super powerful condition that debilitates enemies. Try to open with Focus 5 to chill and remove boons from your enemy, giving you a huge advantage at the start of a fight. Use Sword 3 to chase or to reposition in between burst combos.
Greatsword has great damage on the 2 and 3 skills, but they can be hard to land because of how slow they are. Use the Greatsword 5 to pull enemies in and cast the 3 skill while they are in the process of being pulled. Greatsword 4 is also a great defensive ability because the large AoE it creates will blind and remove boons from enemies, generally forcing them to get off of you.
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 afterwards, you will be stuck out of melee range and your shroud will be wasted, but if you open from mid range you want to use it to gap closer earlier.
Skill Rotation:
- Focus 5 > 4 > Sword 2 > 3 > Swap
- Greatsword 4 > 5 > 3 > Enter Shroud
Shroud Rotation
- 2 > 3 > 3 > 4 > 5 > 111 > 2
After leaving Shroud, repeat the skill rotation but in the opposite direction.
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.
Equipment
Item | Stat | Rune / Sigil |
---|---|---|
Helm Marauder | ||
Shoulders Marauder | ||
Coat Marauder | ||
Gloves Marauder | ||
Leggings Marauder | ||
Boots Marauder |
Primary Weapon Set
Greatsword Marauder |
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Secondary Weapon Set
Sword Marauder | ||
Focus Marauder |
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/ranged weapon to use to kite in between your shroud bursts. Use them in the following manner
- Weapon 1 Rotation > Swap > Weapon 2 Rotation > Shroud Rotation > Weapon 2 Rotation > Swap > Weapon 1 Rotation > Shroud Rotation
- 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
- Spear:
Skills
Greatsword | Heal / Utility / Elite |
Sword / Focus | Reaper Shroud |
Alternatives
- Utility: for more chill instead of Flesh Wurm
Traits
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20 Comments
I wanted a toughness equal to the condition core build, would it work, marauder armor and knight trinkets and weapons? or doesn’t all this toughness make sense?
It doesn’t make sense, you want vitality on Reaper to stay longer on shroud
Is there an alernate rune you would suggest
Herald Rune of Divinity Rune but Durability is just so good
Vampirism or Durability, or Fireworks
Are there cheaper alternatives to Marauder?
Mix of Berserkers and Valkyrie
Hi Jen 🙂 is this build still viable?
Also would Rune of the Centaur also be an option for this if you don’t mind a lower health pull?
You always want vitality on necro because scales shroud, so if you can’t get Speed Runes go Vampirism.
And about if the build is viable I just updated it and added a new variant as well, I suggest you to watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9legAvkU3k
Thankyou for your reply! I have just seen the video, good to hear its still viable.
I been playing pvp for about 9 months on blood reaper and im very new to wvw. 🙂
For now went with your build using speed runes and a mix of marauder and some berserkers 🙂 will see how that goes.
Have an amazing day! <3
Thanks Jen, me and some buddies are starting a havoc group and this build looks like it’ll be perfect <3
Hi, I want to run the Death Magic variant but am confused regarding sigils. You say Sigil of Earth is needed, exactly which sigils are you replacing from your basic setup? Also, do you recommend Rune of Centaur or Rune og Speed)
Sorry for the confusion I will edit to make it clear now. For Death Magic use Axe and Warhorn with Earth/Hydromancy and Staff with Energy/Cleansing
Hi Jen , may this build be used with celestial gear or it will loose all potential ? ty
For cele check this one: https://guildjen.com/celestial-reaper-roaming-build/
Awesome. Love to play this. Thank you.
Hi Jen
Can use Spear instead Greatsword work for this build? because i really like spear 2 4 4 2 burst
yes spear works as long as you have some form of disengage weapon in the other set
Thanks for anwser Vallun so what is secondery weapon set do you recomend for Spear
Hello, can I ask for your opinion on Curses vs Blood? I recently came back after some years so a bit behind on the changes haha