Guild Wars 2

Hey all,

I posted this on the mesmer forums without any response, wondering if anybody here could provide some opinions, at is only loosely related to mesmering.

I have been running a typical 20/20/0/0/30 build for tPvP and was wondering if anybody could help with some maths or if they have done any testing could help me with some rune choices.

For a long time I ran Berserker’s Amulet/Jewel and 6/6 Divinity Runes. Lots of damage but too squishy. Penalty for dying much more with new res timers in tPvP, so I was looking for options. I started carrying a few different amulets for different situations in my bag:

Berserker’s Amulet / Soldier’s Jewel – running this most of the time
Soldier’s Amulet / Berserker’s Jewel – using this when thief on opposing team so I don’t get instagibbed
Knight’s Amulet / Berserker’s Jewel – when opposing team is condition heavy

This has thus far been working out very well and I feel like I gain a good amount of survivability when I use the other amulets. With my rune set I am looking to maximize damage output.

So my crit chance is variable with my amulet/jewel choice from 17% to 41% to 44% (without any rune influence). I typically run with 5% crit sigil on offhand pistol (running GS / s+p).

So what is the best rune choice?
Divinity vs. Ogres vs. Scholar (don’t like this one b/c less effective after losing 10% health) vs. Eagle vs. Air vs. Infiltration????

Problem with divinity is the reliance on crit damage, which is probably less useful the lower my crit chance gets, so I don’t know if it is worth running when I’m using Soldier’s Amulet / Berserker’s Jewel.

Let me know what ya’ll think

Air/Centaur for speed

Could always consider using Thief runes. The flank bonus is more reliable than you’d think.