Guild Wars 2

Having noticed Zinn’s Data Crystal and Experiment ZX-27115 when shopping for ascended accessories for my mesmer, I am now stuck between buying either the above (which are pow/prec/vit/crit) or Magister’s Field Journal and Althea’s Ashes (pow/prec/crit)

Since my mesmer already has Distinguished Circle of Logic amulet (pow/prec/crit), would it be worthwhile getting the pow/prec/vit/crit ones on my four other trinkets, or should I just go pure berserker? My armor is basically full berserker, though might plan on getting knights chest/leggings/head.

Apparently, it would be something like 500HP vs 2% critical chance?

How much total crit chance do you have?

You could get
Prec/ Pow/ Toughness
instead …

Ar the moment, 41%. I’m actually in the process of replacing some of my old gear, as it is rampager/rabid armor, haha.

My trinkets are two berserker rare rings with exquistite jewels, ascended distinguished circle of logic amulet and the other three are waiting to be replaced (they don’t have any precision).

I run with a 20/20/0/25/5 build, and use berserker weapons. My focus and greatsword has sigil of energy, while the sword has earth which I’m planning to replace (maybe accuracy, or something else like bloodlust).

What is your goal build? I usually decide how much of each stat I want and build from there.

For me, ascended gear is the hardest to swap out. (The biggest pain to obtain), so I tend to pick ascended gear that’s useful in any situation and guild from there.

In general, I would go full beserkers and make up the deficit in vitality from my armor.

Basically a viable build in PvE, dungeons, WvW, fractals, which doesn’t require me swapping out everything just to play something.

It’s just I was wondering if the small increase of vitality from taking four ascended trinkets with pow/prec/vit/crit is worthwhile over losing a small amount of precision, or if the vitality isn’t worth it. Either way, both are so similar to each other (in regards to power and critical damage anyway), with some small shifting of precision over to vitality.

I’ve never really decided how much of each stat I want, nor do I ever go out of my way to get food for temporarily stat bonuses. Are people really that reliant on food?

When I considered it, it wasn’t worth it to me. I went full P/Pr/Crit. (But I have a Cavalier amulet). But I don’t think you’ll notice the loss in power if you do and you get an extra 720 hp out of it.

However, I do swap out some stuff when going into WvW. I replace my mask and legs with Soldiers gear and my weapons with knights. (which is a pain, I know.)