World vs World - defences | Competition Guild Wars 2 Guide

Before you conquer any location, you have to defeat its defenders and get through the walls. The more important particular point is, the more difficult it will be. Below you can find a list of obstacles:

Because the walls are extremely endure you need to use siege engines to speed up the battle and get inside the fort. Defenders also have a special equipment: cannons, mortars and hot oil.

Remaining after unsuccessful attack. This time siege engines didn't help.

Siege engines

This are special machines used both to attack and defend castles. To build such engine, you need to buy its plan (Siege Master nearby Asure's Gate is selling them). Using the plan begins the construction. To finish it, you need a proper amount of supply. Of course, during this process the machine is vulnerable so it's necessary both to defend it and gather the supply ASAP. When the engine is constructed, everyone can use it, but the owner (the one who used plan) has a priority.

Siege Master sells siege engines plans.

For now on in the game are:

• Flame Ram - destroying gates
• Arrow Cart - its are attack is useful to hit infantry and control the area
• Ballista - hits in a single target, good at destroying enemy's machines and infantry
• Catapult - it's used mostly to destroy walls and gates
• Trebuchet - has similar function to the Catapult
• Siege Golem - destroying gates

Proper use of those machines guarantee a quick victory. It's often an only option, especially while attacking towers, castles and especially the Stonemist Castle.

Orb of Power

Every borderlands map has one Orb of Power defended by the guardian. Conquering and putting it on the Altar of Power in the castle, will give all players on the server big bonuses. Those bonuses depend on the number of Orbs of Power:

• 1x Orb of Power - all players on the server gets +5% health and +50 to all statistics
• 2x Orb of Power - all players on the server gets +10% health and +100 to all statistics
• 3x Orb of Power - all players on the server gets +15% health and +150 to all statistics

Possession of one or more Orb of Power makes the WvW much easier.