Guild Wars 2

So is D/D ele still going to be a thing after all the changes? or are the majority of people switching weapon sets?

D/D has been rather on the outs for PvE for a while now. I don’t think it’s gonna be all that great now either.

D/F on the other hand…

D/D as viable in PVE than before

Top in pvp (DF is taken into consideration right now and might surpass it)

In WVW, viable only in roaming … and can be used in FP but less efficient thant thief and mesmer in this sniping role.

focus has been better since rangers got buffed. I expect focus to outshine dagger even more given the ranged buffs to other classes.

focus will not surpass dagger for the sole reason of ride the lightning and cleansing wave (which is even better because of the unnerf). dagger fire skills offer more damage, d/f ele lacks damage, but earth on dagger is meh.

leaving weapon choice aside, and i do personally like focus, d/d ele is by far going to be the most op pvp spec. even with a nerf to celestial the build will see an increase in power stats, in toughness, condi, precision, ferocity while getting less hp (1600), less healing power (160) but getting 15% outgoing healing and cleansing wave unnerf, 20% less boon duration but 15% faster attunement recharges.

on top of that d/d ele gets stone heart, the 10% damage reduction minor, rock solid, probably 100% protection uptime and a 33% retaliation uptime from elemental contingency.

Thanks for the replies i should of made it clear in the post i was asking about pvp and wvw thanks guys

About th focus, if the sword for the ele elite spec has decent mobility options and good damage, I predict that focus could be taken over offhand dagger to provide better surviability, since if the sword’s DPS can outperform or justify dropping OH dagger, it will be a worthy choice.

Thats not really too on topic, I know, but as a focus fan I think it has potential! But anet REALLY has to hurry up and give us the remaining elite spec details, especially if this expansion is supposed to launch in the next 2 months.

it’s not only about mobility of the sword but also if it can block or evade or offer any sort of damage mitigation or avoidance.

Jekkt.6045:

it’s not only about mobility of the sword but also if it can block or evade or offer any sort of damage mitigation or avoidance.

Yeah thats true, since the focus has a bit of that from the invuln and projectile hate, but I feel like blocks in earth and evades/movement in air and burst skills in fire, and maybe some defensive movement skill in water (like phase retreat), that would be enough to make me happy.

I’m extrememly impatient though considering they’ve taken a whole kittening month off from showing us elite specs when the expansion is supposed to come out relatively soon and they still have 6-8 (counting revenant legends) weeks worth of elite spec reveals to talk about, let alone more details for guild halls and “challenging group content”.