Guild Wars 2

Little confused on whether I should be using power or condition gear. Is there a guide somewhere that tells me what to use for each class? I have one of each class atm.

Well that’s a case by case kind of question. The only things which increase Condition dot damage are +Condition stats and Might stacks. Then things like Power, Precision, +Crit Damage, the Fury buff, and Might stacks affect physical attacks.

If you’re split at around 50/50 between Physical and Condition damage sources, you can equip Yellow grade Carrion (+Power / +Condition / +Vitality) gear at 65th. Before that point, you need to focus on one or the other. In the lower levels, Condition damage players use the +Precision / +Condition gear. Their main focus is to increase the damage on their dots, but the +Precision will help them on any Physical damage sources that they have. Or for Physical Damage players, you’ll usually see them focus on things like +Power / +Precision or +Power / +Vitality gear.

There is no single right answer, as so much depends on how you play each character. A warrior with a hammer does not benefit greatly from +condition damage. A warrior with a sword, however, does.

That same sword-wielding warrior, however, can choose to ignore condition damage and still focus on power/precision/critical damage and will probably be just as effective, but in a different way—condition damage is the mark of a steady dps build, while a crit-focused build is more about spike damage.

As a general rule of thumb, as long as the stats you have are used (condition damage on a build that completely lacks damaging conditions) anything is viable, it is just a question of how you want to play the class.

Power effects all attacks. Condition Damage ignores Armor.

So you want power. But if you’re stacking Bleeds or have a constant burn up, Condition Damage will help you on the prolonged fights.

Stick with power/precision/crit damage until you feel you have a well rounded understanding of the game mechanics. They’re easier to synergize with.

Power is your bread and butter damage booster. Precision is good, but crit damage % makes precision even better. Stats scale off one another in that manner. And the power/precision/crit damage trio are the easiest to wrap your head around if you’re not familiar with all the options and how they interact.