Guild Wars 2

I am new to GW2 so I have to ask stupid questions. Sorry about that. When playing WvW the leader often stops the zerg and tells us to put down speed. Then we charge into the fray. Many people comment on their 2 min or more speed duration, while I , at best, get maybe 30 sec. Playing necro does not give me a lot of speed options. Is there a blast finisher I should be using to get longer speed boost? If so what do I do when the static fields are down?

Thanks for your assistance.

Look for white/blue ground area, they grants speed buff.
Party with people, so you’ll have a priority on their buffs.
Consider using a Warhorn.

There is a WvW Forum and a Necromancer Forum if you want more help for each aspect.
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/wuv
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/necromancer

Necro’s dont have much blast finsihers (one is a mark wich needs a mob to trigger). Overall if you really truly want swiftness stay close to external source (the player giving it, like warrior, guardian) more chance to get it.

Secondly use spectral walk and warhorn 5 if swiftness is your thing. Rune of the pack can even prolong their duration, as do the cooldown reduction traits for those skills.

Otherwise, sacrafice a slot to signet of locust for walking.

Warhorn and spectral walk guarantee you’ll be always next to your commander.
Also, spectral skills are the best: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG_399O1epE

carl.7213:

Playing necro does not give me a lot of speed options.

Actually, Necros have three good options for speed:

1) Signet of the Locust. Utility skill. Easy to mix into any build.

2) Quickening Thirst. Blood trait, giving +25% MS if you have a dagger equipped. Ideal for power builds using Dagger as your primary weapon, though Blood is a really good support traitline so it’s useful in WvW regardless.

3) Using Warhorn 5 and Spectral Walk almost give you permaswiftness together (50 seconds of Swiftness per minute). If you take either Banshee’s Wail (Blood Master-level trait) or Spectral Mastery (Soul Reaping Master-level trait), you get full permaswiftness.

Just a few suggestions if you want to be more self-sufficient with your map mobility.

As a zerg necro in WvW, I would definitely use quickening thirst, as Blaine suggested. Then you just need a dagger in one of your two weapon groups and don’t have to worry about it anymore.