Guild Wars 2

My Primary is an Ele with Full Soldier’s gear, PVT, and Superior Melandru Runes +V+T; which I’m quite happy with 80% of the time. I simply don’t have the dexerity to make full onZerker work for me, bouncing around like a jack rabbit on meth.

Anyhow I need a Alternate armor set I can swap to In High Degen zones, and I am not sure If a Highter Vitality Prime or Healing Prime would be best … So your thoughts on best armor set when facing large amounts of Armor bypassing Damage. C.

Claudia De Anar.6304:

My Primary is an Ele with Full Soldier’s gear, PVT, and Superior Melandru Runes +V+T; which I’m quite happy with 80% of the time. I simply don’t have the dexerity to make full onZerker work for me, bouncing around like a jack rabbit on meth.

Anyhow I need a Alternate armor set I can swap to In High Degen zones, and I am not sure If a Highter Vitality Prime or Healing Prime would be best … So your thoughts on best armor set when facing large amounts of Armor bypassing Damage. C.

I don’t think swapping your gear stats out is going to help too much. You have pretty solid Vit with Soldier’s already.

I’d instead look for ways to either passively or actively remove the conditions before they hurt too much. That means changing your build up a bit.

As an Ele, you have weapon skills on scepter and focus that’ll cure a condition. In water attunement, staff and OH dagger also get one.
Ether Renewal (heal) will cure a number over it’s cast time.
You have Cleansing Wave and Signet of Water for utilities.
And you have Burning Fire, Cleansing Wave, and Cleansing Water to remove condis in your Fire and Water traitlines. If you spec Earth, Diamond Skin will save a good bit of trouble as well.

You could also look into Sigils of Purity, Cleansing, or Generosity to proc condi removal passively. You might also look into buying some soup for an extra removal on heal.

Info taken from this wiki page: LINK

Luckily, build changes are free and easy.
Is there some other non-condi, armor-ignoring damage that’s giving you trouble? I assume you’re not dealing with agony and most unblockables I can think of are well-telegraphed and huge.

Thanks much all good Ideas, I mostly run Staff/DD 60/40 but I have been hearing good things about Scepter/Focus and have been considering giving the set another try. : )

My troubles have mostly been in Necro heavy area’s so it seems to be what my GW1 tuned brain thinks of as Shadow Damage. TY Again. C.

I been playing ele since the beginning of the game and i see no reason to have pvt gear with melandru runes it simply do not make any sense at all. I don’t even use that in world verses world, where it would make a some sense to be more tanky.
Healing stats make no sense on a ele either, so either get zerker gear/weapon, and keep your PVT trinkets/rings on until you feel comfortable enough to change them as well.

With HoT they added Marauder stats to the game which i have on my ele since it gives me higher hp which i need in wvw to not get one shotted. Marauder with zerker trinkets works in HoT as well and i really like them. You must craft them your self though which could be a stopper and why i first suggested zerker and pvt trinkets, until you can craft. If you still want to up your hp you can have full marauder but still do nice damage.

With the staff and the elite specialization and “Feel the burn”, the glyphstorm and a blast finisher for fire and waterfield (i prefer Aftershock since it also cripple mobs and damage them) or just pick anything you feel you want,

You will more or less wreck anything in the jungle and at the same time have very high surviveability and good support in events.