Guild Wars 2

The common player is familiar with one type of build: Berserker. This build is usually the best for DPS in various types of content, such as Story Modes, everyday PvE, and even WvW. However, Tequatl isn’t your everyday event. This is a World Boss event that’s just been upgraded. So please take note of the following: Do NOT bring full Zerker gear.

Berserker gear is based on Power, Precision, and Crit %. While Power is what you want, Precision and Crit % does nothing to Tequatl, thus you are wasting valuable attribute slots here. There are some alternatives that can help with this fight.

Attackers: You probably want high damage output, so you have a choice between Berserker, Soldier, and Valkyrie gear. Of the three, Soldier’s is the most effective choice, since the other two have stats that are useless on a World Boss. Soldier’s gear have the major Power attribute bonus for attacks, with minor Vitality and Toughness to help with survivability.

Support: These players will want to gear up with Giver’s (Armor) or Cleric’s. If you support with Boons, Giver’s is the way to go. With the proper setup, you can get a base of +148% Boon duration (this includes gear + food). Two Superior Runes each of Water, Monk, and Traveler will give a huge boost of +45%. Cleric’s would be good for those who park on Turrets, since the Healing Power is the major attribute, with Power and Toughness being minor. If need be, you can hop off and be able to still assist with some damage output in turret defending.

I would go further into gear, but I’m at work, so my time is limited. If anyone else wants to chime in with some strategy, I’d appreciate it.

Buying some rare gear for this boss is not that bad idea and then salvage it later,but the zerg gear will be good if you know how to jump and dodge

Just adding something quickly. Zerker gear is useful, but only on the ADDs. My initial post was meant for Tequatl himself. I’ve been rushing so the boss wouldn’t catch me on the forums, so I missed some key points. :P

Let’s see: change out an entire set of gear for one event at enormous cost (not everyone has stacks of gold) when no server has even managed it yet, or alternative two:

Don’t bother with wasting all that time and effort on the event and go and enjoy your limited leisure time – it’s supposed to be fun and entertaining not annoying and frustrating.

Don’t neglect Knight or Sentinel gear, sometimes it pays to be sturdy.

Madora.9340:

Don’t neglect Knight or Sentinel gear, sometimes it pays to be sturdy.

The point I was trying to make was that Precision and Crit are useless on Teq, so it’s better to stack attributes in other categories than waste them.

Victory.2879:

Let’s see: change out an entire set of gear for one event at enormous cost (not everyone has stacks of gold) when no server has even managed it yet, or alternative two:

Don’t bother with wasting all that time and effort on the event and go and enjoy your limited leisure time – it’s supposed to be fun and entertaining not annoying and frustrating.

Compared to ascended gear, exotic is a joke to get, much less rare.

I much prefer this addition to the game that encourages variety, rather than a multiple-month process of getting a single set of marginally better gear.

Perfect Tequatl Party comp

Clearics Staff Guardian
Shout Heal Warrior
Bow Bear Ranger
Greatsword Condition Mesmer
Flamethrower Engineer

All clerics or rabid gear of course.

If your lucky, you will be able to kill one of the champs that attacks the turrets by the time the event fails.

Get a set of Pvt and put in cheap kitten orbs/crests, salvage after for darkmatter

Smooth Penguin.5294:

Madora.9340:

Don’t neglect Knight or Sentinel gear, sometimes it pays to be sturdy.

The point I was trying to make was that Precision and Crit are useless on Teq, so it’s better to stack attributes in other categories than waste them.

Right, but Knight gear is probably cheaper and more common than Soldier gear. It still has use protecting the cannons and have people pop off to help the main assault in a pinch.