GW2. WvW Build. Power Reaper Roaming Build. Blood Reaper. Death Reaper. Necromancer World vs World 2023.
Last Update: Feb 2023
Blood Magic Variant
Overview
The Blood Reaper is a heavy damage necromancer roaming build due to the ferocity gains and quickness while in reaper shroud. Because the reaper shroud requires melee range, your survival depends on your ability to kite. Permanent swiftness with Speed Runes makes disengaging and keeping up with your targets much more feasible.
Synergy
The pulls and chills from Spectral Grasp and Grasping Darkness as well as the long duration Stuns from Chilled to the Bone and Executioner’s Scythe (Shroud 5) make it hard for enemies to escape from the heavy damage you can put out from the reaper shroud 1 and 4 skills.
Playstyle
Pressure with Axe until you are ready to go in, then cast Spinal Shivers, swap to Greatsword, throw out Grasping Darkness and Nightfall before going into shroud and using Soul Spiral. When they dodge use Death’s Charge and use the Fear from Infusing Terror to land the stun from Executioner’s Scythe. Auto attacking targets in shroud does plenty of damage with quickness when you can lock them down.
Always use Death’s Charge one final time before leaving shroud to reposition more safely then continue to pressure with Axe. Use your healing skill “Your Soul is Mine” off cooldown to always build life force out of combat, and hitting extra targets with it will give more value.
Equipment
| Item | Stat | Rune / Sigil |
|---|---|---|
| Helm Marauder | ||
| Shoulders Marauder | ||
| Coat Marauder | ||
| Gloves Marauder | ||
| Leggings Marauder | ||
| Boots Marauder |
Primary Weapon Set
| Axe Marauder | ||
| Focus Marauder |
Secondary Weapon Set
| Greatsword Marauder |
|
| Item | Stat |
|---|---|
| Amulet Marauder | |
| Ring Marauder | |
| Ring Marauder | |
| Accessory Marauder | |
| Accessory Marauder | |
| Backpiece Marauder |
Consumables
Infusions
| Optional x18 |
Alternatives
- Weapon: Warhorn instead Focus if you want more swiftness and CC.
- Sigil: instead Cleansing
Skills
| Axe / Focus | Heal / Utility / Elite |
| Greatsword | Reaper Shroud |
Traits
Build Template
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Death Magic Variant
Overview
The Death Reaper is a more durable alternative due to the huge Protection uptime to mitigate burst damage. Death Magic Carapace will also give you toughness to help with the damage reduction. At the same time having Protection helps to reduce the condition damage taken and you cleanse by just being in Reaper Shroud every 3 seconds.
Life Force generation is through spectral skills, chill, and fear. While this build doesn’t use Soul Marks (because Speed of Shadows is way more important in WvW to remove Immobilize) you still need to take Staff to generate shroud through the skill #5.
This variant is more friendly for new players or those who haven’t mastered mobility, using terrain and kiting. Taking Earth sigil is necessary to build up Carapace stacks easily.
Equipment
| Item | Stat | Rune / Sigil |
|---|---|---|
| Helm Marauder | ||
| Shoulders Marauder | ||
| Coat Marauder | ||
| Gloves Marauder | ||
| Leggings Marauder | ||
| Boots Marauder |
Primary Weapon Set
| Axe Marauder | ||
| Warhorn Marauder |
Secondary Weapon Set
| Staff Marauder |
|
| Item | Stat |
|---|---|
| Amulet Marauder | |
| Ring Marauder | |
| Ring Marauder | |
| Accessory Marauder | |
| Accessory Marauder | |
| Backpiece Marauder |
Consumables
Infusions
| Optional x18 |
Skills
| Axe / Warhorn | Heal / Utility / Elite |
| Staff | Reaper Shroud |
Traits
Alternatives
- Soul Reaping: if want more damage
Build Template
Chat Code: (copy/paste into in-game chat)
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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