Guild Wars 2

But seriously, it’s almost appalling the amount of Magi’s armor and weapons that are getting thrown around in fractals. {So much that my group jokingly cheers over it since it has to be a sign from Anet that it’s gonna be the next meta set} I know it was added for the salvages and access to the more odd stat combos for crafting ascended but holy cow. Anyone have any characters or builds where Magi’s is actually pretty good? Thoughts? Is this a sign? /sarcasm

Side Note: Got a Hronk’s weapon chest but if I should trans for the skin (my favorite ascended colors minus the sauceless skins) or would it be viable for a build to just keep it the way it is and save the gems/gold?

Well I am making a Magi’s ascended staff but not as a primary weapon. It is just for some of those times where I want to provide some more healing(like during the balthazar escort event).

Also considering it as a replacement for Cleric’s since for bigger attacks you want to avoid it instead of taking the hit anyway.

IIRC Exotic Magi gear drops are pretty much exclusive to fractals so that might also explain why they seem so much higher.

At least the magi insignias/inscriptions will get you a decent amount of gold.

I know it is exclusive I just mean, I only have 112% base MF (if that has any influence) and on average [using a spreadsheet] I’m walking out of each fractal with 1.87 pieces of Magi exotic pieces not including the chest.

Thanks for the input certainly, looks like i’ll just use it for more points in Fashion Wars 2

I use magi gear for a Ranger build that involves stacking lots and lots of might on me and my pet. Along with the immobilize and cripples I bring with the build, and my pets have no problem killing dozens of poor enemy players in WvW, even those slippery thieves…other than very niche builds that focus entirely on one or two things though, its worthless (just like almost any other gear stat).

(And since Zealot’s stats got released, it might actually be better to go for that instead.)

Some Magi or Shaman items are a good mix in some professions / builds, however even then I would not go with a full set.

For example: a full cleric’s guard/war actually has too much armor and not enough health, likewise with a celestial or cleric’s ele. You can use a Magi weapon in those 2 cases to bring up your health pool a bit while retaining the healing power.

If all you do is PvE then it may be pretty useless at this time, but remember, changes are coming to the game, so I would hold onto this chest, don’t open it for now.