Guild Wars 2

Hello fellow players,

I am recently getting the hang of the game again after my hiatus and I wanted to know if there was a class that actually favors the condition variant over the power build in the meta? I understand warriors are able to pull off very nice condition damage but it irks me because their power build is just better. Sorry if this is a bad question but I would like your two cents!

Hard to help when you dont state content you want to use it in, but for..

Low lvl Fractals + dungeond: power all the way

High lvl fracs: condi druid, condi war, condi engi, condi necro are all good

Open world: Who cares, since everything works, but both condi druid, condi war and condi necro are good

Raids: condi druid, condi ranger, condi engi, condi war and condi mesmer are all meta (from fight to fight)

PvP/WvW: dont know, sry.

Safe bets are condi druid (condi ranger is same build, with abit different traits) and condi war. Both are high dmg and just as good as any of the power variations. Though depending on the fight it will change if the power or the condi varient will pull ahead.

Assuming this is for PvE, keep in mind that Berserker’s gear is easy to acquire. For topshelf Condi gear you’ll need Viper’s, which may be hard to get depending on your budget. I would advise to choose your armor class wisely before committing.

for pve: condi engi, condi ranger and condi necro are all favored vs their power counterparts. Condi warrior vs power warrior breaks about even imo, depends on the fight/boss and content

Makai.3429:

Assuming this is for PvE, keep in mind that Berserker’s gear is easy to acquire. For topshelf Condi gear you’ll need Viper’s, which may be hard to get depending on your budget. I would advise to choose your armor class wisely before committing.

How would you obtain the gear? Should I just buy it from the market?

RoidRage.1325:

Makai.3429:

Assuming this is for PvE, keep in mind that Berserker’s gear is easy to acquire. For topshelf Condi gear you’ll need Viper’s, which may be hard to get depending on your budget. I would advise to choose your armor class wisely before committing.

How would you obtain the gear? Should I just buy it from the market?

You can get ascended Viper’s trinkets from raids or living world maps (Bloodstone Fen, Ember Bay, Bitterfrost Frontier, Lake Doric). Weapons and armor have to be crafted, which is a much more involved process.