Tank Reaper for Vale Guard

It kinda does? What are you doing and aiming for here?

I mean, you are the tank right? Well that implies toughness and survivability. Now, your build is mostly zerker, (Cav trinkets) with strength runes, which is fine... your traits are all over the place.

Going by the gear, you want to stack might, and keep the might up, which is fine and totally a valid strat But your traits arent optimized to that either

Now, for you directly, You are obviously a competent player. But you traits are bad, and your utilities are shit. You obviously can rise above, but I am going to give my opions on your build and why I think you are wrong. If you don't want to take my advice because I am a dick, well thats fine, there are more people who could read this and become better.

That being said, I am going to rip on you for your vuln application. Personally, I think this would be better served by a DPS. Tried to ask you what you were going for earlier, but you were like "You are a jackass, fuck off" So now here we are and I can do my thing :)

So, obviously, you are the tank and vuln guy. And thats great, but not "THE REAPER TANK BUILD"

So, lets do the traits....

First line, spite: Personally, I disagree with this whole line, but hey, you be you.

Spite: You take the focus skill, without running a focus, for the extra 5% dmg. Ok. Thats fine, but you lose out on the chilling vuln. For master, I would take an axe and the axe trait, because it tends to have really good DS regen. Always thought Axe was best for that, but I could be wrong. Close to deaeth? Solid trait, you arent wrong there. Is this the reason to take the whole spite line. For the love of god no. its 20% at 50% health, so 10% straight dps increase. And you lose a whole bunch of shit that will make your life easier.

Soul Reaping: Your first line trait here makes me think you are the vuln guy. If you are not, holy shit take 3 because you get more shroud procs. Full stop. The marks one should only be taken if you are running staff, which is a valid option over greatsword. It might be better than GS TBH, havent thought about it much. Tier 2, your good. Tier 3, you are prioritzing st dmg over all else, so that makes sense/

Reaper: Your T1 makes sense. T2 makes sense, but I disagree (You are the tank, not DPS. Self healing should be over total dmg). But I also don't know what is the main wep you are actually running. T3 makes sense because you are using DS1 to apply might. Personally, for your build, I would take blighters boon instead, but hey, who the hell am I?

So, now moving to Weps. WH good, GS good, becaus vul stacking... the dagger though, Obviously you would take it for breakbar removal and lifeforce regen. I think you would be better served by axe, as I understand it generates more LF, stacks vuln, and gives you boon strip.

And now on to your utilities.

Your heal is good. your shouts? Neither of them synergize. I mean Nothing can save you will stack more vuln, and you are all weaklings breaks stun. Honestly neither actually add anything to the build. Signet of locust is also dumb because, yes it provides move speedd, but from what I have seen of VG MS doesnt seem that important when you are reaper, and have DS2. For your elite, yea, no criticism.

Now, heres my build.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vRAQNBHhZ6kZTopGsbTwrGg9GsQNYSBgSWKLuDeCbhUlgaQmC

Now you as a tank, your goal is to surrive and hold agro, right? The increased attack speed of Reaper T3 stacks burning which is the best condition for dmg, and that procs corrupters ferver, which is even more toughness. You would have the toghness to powe build, and T2 Death would give you more power to toughness. The minion toughness skill, well, you got lots of minions so why not.

You are also a necro, so you will be in DS a bunch, so why not make it the best DS you can? Reaper T3, and SR T1 + T2

Also GS is bad, because, as a wepon, you would want to proc crits, eh? The attack speed of GS is too slow as it is and thinking about it, GS really adds nothing. Axe is better for DS, Staff is super useful, with its condi clear (4) and fear (5).

So what I am saying is: I think your build is dumb. I think you are totally a competent player, and I have not gotten actual specifics on what you doing in the raid. To say "This is the Vale Gaurdian build" is disingenuous when you tie your own skill and team comp into things.

If you disagree with any of my statements, please let me know, mabye we can make a better necro, and find the best build.

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