Lists of top/popular builds (help)
http://forums.intothemists.com/index.php?/topic/46-top-gw2-tournament-builds/
possibly slightly oudated..?
Yeah I wonder how valid those are considering it was posted in September which is a while ago.
Ele- Standard D/D 0/10/0/30/30
Guard has a few but generally- 0/0/30/30/0 with the 10 being varied
Ranger is traps, bm took the quickness nerf to hard imo- 0/30/30/5/5
Engie is HgH i dont have the traits but check around the engie forums if desired. Turrets are decent enough now as well.
Mesmer has a few but generally Shatter. Again i lack the traits off the top of my head
Necros have 2. Cons and Anti bunker. Khalfi has a great thread in the necro forums. Go check those out.
Thief has D/D burst, and D/P burst/attrition. P/D is decent enough but i wouldn’t recomend it
War has….uh…. nothing really. Theres a few builds here and there but none are really THAAAT good. Mostly relying on easily avoided gimmicks. I have the most success with Mace/Shield-GS Attrition. But to each their own.
Here’s a list of thief builds, all of them are pretty good. First find something you want to spec in (burst, blinds, conditions, etc), and then look at the individual builds listed in each category. Check them out, draw some inspiration from them.
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/thief/Guide-to-Thief-Guides/first#post1650361
Standard mesmer shatter build:
(greatsword or staff) + sword/(focus or pistol)
20 I, VII
20 (variable), X
0
0
30 (variable),(variable),XI
Ether Feast
sigils = energy on both sets, 3rd sigil variable
berserker amulet, jewel variable
runes variable (damage oriented)
utilities variable but usually pick from following (portal, mirror images, blink, decoy, null field, illusion of life)
Elite usually Time Warp, though others getting some play since quickness nerf
Champion Illusionist
Stormbluff Isle