Title says it all. What’s the strangest idea for a build you’ve had, regardless if it was good or not in the end, or if it even worked. it doesn’t even have to be strange, just something you came up with
Here’s mine:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fFAQJAodhMMqZ2zw6Bd0AiABxukhBDl/GPB-TJRHwAw2fIwJAAZZAAPAAA
I don’t know if there’s anything similar to this, but the idea was using Elemental Surge + Arcane Power. I then added an Ice Bow because it has the best CC in the game and +Condi Duration(and because it’s more fun with conjures :p ).
What ended up happening is that the combo changed into:
Arcane Power + Ice Bow #2 while attuned either in Fire for less evasive classes or Earth for the ones that never stay still -> Ice Bow #5 -> Ice Bow #4
By that point, they’re usually dead or dying very quickly afterwards due to being frozen and all the Conditions just ticking away. Ice Storm puts a decent amount of Bleeds pretty fast.
I didn’t seem to die if I missed that combo either. Ether Renewal with Rock Solid and a Focus will keep you healthy for the most part. I made another version that used Blinding Ashes, but I never tried it in a duel. Speaking of duels…
Warning Wall o’ text
I dueled a few people: an Engineer, a so-so D/D Ele, my friend using his Mesmer “hybrid” build(I don’t really know what it is, but it always seems to wreck Eles in a 1v1), a d/p Thief, and a much better D/D Ele. Also used it in an unranked match to see how randoms would deal with it.
The Engineer melted every single time. Even if he survived the Ice Bow onslaught, he seemed to succumb to Drake’s Breath right after. Engis always have trouble with Conditions though, so then I fought a so-so D/D Ele.
He immediately died to the Ice Bow combo. Wasted his dodges on other things, I then immobilized, Deep Dreezed, and then Ice Stormed for the kill.
Against the Thief, it was over a lot faster than I thought. He opened with Basilisk Venom and I popped into Earth. Then I just used Drake’s Breath on him and that seemed enough to force him into SR. Poor guy then had to try to dodge a Ice Storm, which he didn’t.
When I fought my friend, I managed to die a few times because his Mesmer just loads me with Confusion, he uses Arcane Thievery, and he can still hit quite hard with Shatters and such. It was mostly back-and-forth.
It ain’t easy landing those Ice Bow skills, so I resorted to just dumping as much Burning on him as I could before I died. Worked so-so, but eh. I didn’t expect this build to kill anything anyway!
The final duel I had was with a much more competent D/D Ele.
I fought him once before, but had the wrong runes and amulet and he promptly dominated me. For our rematch, he wanted to try using my Utilities, so he equipped Arcane Shield, Ice Bow, and I don’t know if he knew I had Arcane Power, but this fight was a lot more one-sided in my favor. Most likely due to his choice of utility, but oh well.
So, there’s my dumb build. Don’t be ashamed to post your own crazy ideas :p
(edited by Malchior.5732)