Guild Wars 2 Defense Hammer Spellbreaker PvP Build

The Hammer Spellbreaker is a great duelist for Guild Wars 2 PvP because it has so much CC to lock down enemies who try to contest the objectives, but what it gains in depleting enemies cooldowns and defenses, it lacks in mobility. It should fight around the node more than off of them.
The full build and how to play it:
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[@YTdoesnt_allow_mandarin_name]

Ty for the great video Vallun! I recently want to learn about warrior pvp cuz I always only play thief and don't know how to do if i got counter This play style looks really fun, I gonna try this

[@Valdrius]

This one was really informative!

[@gustavoschiller6852]

Just tried this build today i had alot of fun, won some matches and i even was named the top player in one of them

[@GuildJen]

Damn that other warrior got REKT 💪

[@lilijhonston]

Vallun was ahead of the curve once again

[@korpse3893]

Thanks, Vallun

[@gmmg8734]

Very nice build, I’m too spoiled with extra endurance in strength but definitely a great 1v1 pick

[@coleivanov]

Love your videos dude. Can you do one with a GS build ?

[@PeachesYes]

So you win games by simply humiliating the other duelist is super clean 1v1s? Why didn't I think of that

[@Pelasomma]

If I lost a 1v1 that dramatically against same spec I'd just /sit hahah devastating strategy

[@dradamov]

I played hammerbreaker vs another on a side note few times and we basically were having an eternal 1v1 while the rest of the team was playing a 4v4 gamemode. Was fun ngl xD

[@jpperformance86]

What do you think about a defense build for zerg?

[@PetrSzturc]

Still works great, in silver. If you pick your enemies and rotate similar to Vallun it feels great. I think you still need to avoid necro but otherwise it it works great. I run cleansing ire and hightened focus.

[@cio1789]

good build, good game

[@goethenameless3295]

Can you say runes and sigils for dagger+ shield+hammer in wvw? :D

[@EzzaLeo]

Ty for this. On stream you had Stomp instead of Bull's Charge and Mesmer runes over Dolyak - can I check why you decided to switch to these?

[@Vallun]

stomp probably better in team fights, but this was geared for 1v1s and bulls charge definitely its 1v1 better. Mesmer runes was just a fun option but i wasnt too serious about it lol

[@EzzaLeo]

@@Vallun Ty 👍😊

[@ocean_bat]

How does the Spellbreaker trait that transfer boons on Full Counter work with the Defense trait that removes boons on burst? Does it transfer, then remove or remove, then transfer whatever are left?

[@AntheKon]

Would also like to know, because it's rather important.

[@Brotection_]

You mean conditions?

[@ocean_bat]

@@Brotection_ haha, yeah

[@ZXbolterZX]

this is the build that destroyed me on 1v1s for the past week.

[@Weasel6x6]

I saw people also playing Rune of Divinity with berserker amulet, what is the advantage of your choice with assasin and dolyak?:)

[@Vallun]

assassin is more crit chance because its not using gs for fury, divinity is just a broken rune so using it on anything works but dolyak is for better defense

[@Weasel6x6]

@@Vallun I understand, ty!! nice vid

[@robshaw2639]

You seem comfortable with any spec on any prof…. How long did that take? Is there anything you prefer to main, or do practice everything all the time?

[@Vallun]

i started with thief 10 years ago, gradually learned guardian and necro, then dabbled in a bunch of everything, i play them sometimes just for content or just to learn how everything works to counter it

[@Brotection_]

You can do it in like 2-3 years if you play a good amount each day I'd say.

[@michaelsotomayor5001]

Great question

[@___m16]

This build slaps . I'm a new player and been enjoying it and doing well in unranked . What's class you you recommend for 1 v x in this game ?

[@Vallun]

this one

[@mateusznawrot8941]

luv u

[@sebastianmaj3453]

Any1 knows the hammer skin name?

[@martinvasicek4857]

Hi, is this build still playable and which relic should i use? Or its not good now after all of these changes? I really like this "CC tank" idea but cant find any good build like this. Thanks

[@Vallun]

same idea just use the relic of durability

[@Abdou59800]

is this still meta for duels ?

[@john-ii7852]

What do you have Full Counter keybound to?

[@Vallun]

left ctrl

[@ahmetsijama3518]

Is this build stronger then Bladesworn(axe/horn)? I am new to the game and it seems to me that i have much more dmg and healing as Bladesworn. Is there somthing i am missing? Or i am just not able to play this build as it should be.

[@Vallun]

not every build i cover is being asserted as the best build, thats for you to decide what you prefer or suits your playstyle

[@akhsdenlew1861]

Generally speaking, spellbreaker is in a much better position than Bladesworn right now. In fact, spellbreaker is probably the only viable option for warrior right now.. you see some berserkers here and there, but it's not really that good when people know what they are doing. Bladesworn was hit VERY hard with some recent nerfs that made it ALMOST unusable. And spellbreaker was always a B-high B TR if you are really good with it. Some recent changes on the defence options and hammer opened up the spec for some more viarety instead of the usual strength/disc/sb Daggershield/GS spec. ( which is still good perhaps better than this one). So overall yes, this build and spellbreaker is general is better than bladesworn axe/horn pretty much every single time.

[@truthseeker7172]

@@akhsdenlew1861 Hey, I started playing gw2 recently, what classes/builds would you recommend. Strictly pvp core game at the moment, if I enjoy the combat system ill get the expansions

[@akhsdenlew1861]

@@truthseeker7172 well the correct answer is always the classic : Play whatever you personally enjoy the most. Or you can just play Guardian... Guardian always in a VERY good or at least in a very decent spot in the meta. it has multiple builds for dps and support, it is viable in EVERY single content and it can be played without expansions as well ( the core version). It is also reasonably easy to play and master compared to many other classes. You just can't go wrong with guardian. But if you personally don't enjoy it, you shouldn't stick with it.... But give it a shot.

[@Blit_Wizbok]

what hammer skin is that?

[@Vallun]

devil rending greataxe its gem store

[@finalfan321]

why assassin and dolyak?

[@Vallun]

no fury since no greatsword, crit is low. Dolyak is just good defense because you want to be tanky as a duelist. If you could suggest a tankier rune then I would replace it with that

[@chrisd1111]

​@@Vallun nice video! I've had some good success with Demolisher and rune of the eagle. Also, have you toyed around with break enchantments? I feel like that might work well on a GS/Hammer build (teamfighter, not duelist) bc you could strip the stability from supports to land your CCs.

[@briansylvia6809]

What do you run for a build? Great sword? How's commander armor

[@ftwcem265]

it's really weak against condi DMG and really hard to land hammer skills it's fun for sure but hard to master

[@officialovercoming]

HOw the hell did you Hammer F1 without even targeting anythinG? Is taht a macros?

[@Vallun]

instant ground targeting option

[@officialovercoming]

@@Vallun I find that in the keybinds?

[@officialovercoming]

@@Vallun sorry I'm new to GW2, im a stinkin' wow refugee.

[@Vallun]

@@officialovercoming kzbin.info/www/bejne/iafYfoJ-ZdWdnK8&ab_channel=Vallun

[@officialovercoming]

BRO!!!! THIS f'ing build... This is the very same build you put up on your website right? BRO, this BUILD totally Fs up any other warrior build I have seen that patch. Not only does it have great dmg, but it has SOOOO much CC!!!! o.o You can literally stun lockem if you land that shield bash ( dagger 3, shield 4, hammer 2, hammer 4, hammer 5, hammer 2). That combo you posted on your site is usually a 1-hit kill!!!!! Meaning 1-hit if you fully land the combo. AWESOME!!!! It totally RAPES the wariror builds on Metabattle!!! Can I be your friend? :D

[@boky7731]

Why are you saying "They" when it's only the one person you are fighting? It's so confusing I am looking around like are there more people?

[@Vallun]

they means plural or singular undefined gender

[@bdemar2k12]

You have to be really low elo for this build to be effective. I tried it in platinum and I couldn't kill shit. All your attacks cast slow as fuck and are super readable. But yeah if you do random unranked games you can meme some beginners with it. Greatsword with strenght is much better

[@Vallun]

being countered by fast classes means you probably are in the wrong places, stop chasing kills and start playing for nodes

[@bdemar2k12]

@@Vallun I'don't think anyone in plat doesn't understand that basic concept. If I'm playing multiple nuanced classes at that lvl including DPS and support ele I'm not gonna have an l2p issue with something like warrior lol

[@spasko12345]

a great build for 1v1 but if you are 2v1 vs 2 condis you cant survive for more than 5 sec

[@Vallun]

if thats the case you can swap to cleansing ire instead of the cc giving stab trait, will work a lot better then, usually higher rated matches have more power dmg because thats the current meta

[@Brotection_]

Yeah you won't really see condi specs in g3+ and if you do it'll just be a Harb maybe an odd soulbeast here and there.

[@ofensatul]

This build is weaksauce after gold 3. Unusable

[@Vallun]

its being used on monthly AT winning teams, maybe consider getting good at it