Guild Wars 2

Equipment/consumables in video description. Traits are pretty straight forward.
4:30 is probably quite easy to do if you avoid getting kicked in the face and don’t waste a couple skills/miss radiant flame opportunities.

Well the playstyle is basically the same as the pre-patch scepter max DPS build was, but without having to worry about scholar bonus.

This video almost makes me want to try guard again, after stubbornly staying away from it due to sword no longer being meta and mace taking its place… but at the same time, I would rather fall rear-first into a factory of thumbtacks than grind silverwastes for full sinister. :S

It is a nice time, not too far off of Notrigger’s/Dub’s best times from way long ago (can’t remember which of the two did it but I think that either one of them or both of them had ~4:20-4:30 solo records). I heard a rumor that burning’s gonna get nerfed though so I dunno how long this kind of DPS will last, if it does for long :P

Purple Miku.7032:

but at the same time, I would rather fall rear-first into a factory of thumbtacks than grind silverwastes for full sinister. :S

I did it (exotic armor, ascended everything else). It was not fun. And yeah.. they’re going to nerf burning for sure.. who knows when that’s going to happen though.

N1 OP, your walls were really efficient and good positioning for those frenzied blasts in P3, though that’s some good RNG for burn procs too :^)

gj. i feel like berserker guard should be faster for lupicus tho. if you use wall + shield you can have a really high UC uptime during p2 and 3.

also if you try long enough you can get like 25 seconds phase 2. just need to hope you reflect enough projectiles during the first aoe and a few single target projectiles after that.
once i had 6 aoe reflects and 2 or 3 AAs and phase 3 started at 1:35

did you use the f1 aoe burning trait? because you dont really need to stay so close to lupi during phase 1 and the locusts will just die from following you around. then they wont eat your smite hits.

NoTrigger.8396:

did you use the f1 aoe burning trait? because you dont really need to stay so close to lupi during phase 1 and the locusts will just die from following you around. then they wont eat your smite hits.

The trait creates an aoe burn around your target(whatever is getting hit), the locusts have to be next to lupi/each other when justice procs to get burnt. http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Permeating_Wrath

Purple Miku.7032:

but at the same time, I would rather fall rear-first into a factory of thumbtacks than grind silverwastes for full sinister. :S

It cost ~8s to buy the recipes, 15s for the ambrite, and charged quartz I made in my home instance from my stockpile. Hardest thing would be the ascended jewellery, but I got those for my engineer originally, and you can do the achieves in a couple mins per instance.

yea but the trait is great for when the locusts spawn and there is no useful other option.

and why didnt you use the new elite shout? feel like renewed focus is a waste and even with the condi build it should be a nice dps increase.

NoTrigger.8396:

yea but the trait is great for when the locusts spawn and there is no useful other option.

and why didnt you use the new elite shout? feel like renewed focus is a waste and even with the condi build it should be a nice dps increase.

Mainly because I didn’t feel like dealing with the knockdown and any extra locusts. I was looking to do a lupi kill that wouldn’t fail given horrible rng, rather than rolling for a best time.

The trait is like 125dmg/sec in zerk gear, it barely tickles the locusts. I’ll have to try later and see how many swarms spawn while running scholar.

Purple Miku.7032:

I would rather fall rear-first into a factory of thumbtacks than grind silverwastes for full sinister. :S

Lol, this is so you.. should get it trademarked.

Why do I never get such good rng? :/