Guild Wars 2

Hi all,

Does anyone have any max-damage spike builds that are fun in WvW? I’m not looking for anything with survivability (though if possible it would be a great bonus), just literally something to smack either a single or multiple targets with as much damage as possible in as short a space of time as possible!

Thanks

Lightning rod is the answer. Most builds that use Lightning Rod can do some serious damage.

D/F Lightning rod build using arcane/air/water or a S/D burst build air/arcane.

Ulion.5476:

D/F Lightning rod build using arcane/air/water

Never heard of such a build before — actually had to google it to understand what you are talking about.

Anyone have a current lightning rod build to share? I’m curious on the traits and stat itemization.

I’m used to running something like this:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vFEQFAWlMMgWGYlDwzBwvGDCAG9E2CVB5SGCSBRAoA8AA-TVCBABAcBA2THQlq7glyjyUidpKBV8AAqZ/hzUCGAAB4m3MAc0je0je0j21N6Nv5RvZpAGYnF-w

95% damage modifiers in total if you know how to rotate and get the max potential.
In a group that can give you 25 stacks of might it’s scary the numbers you can put out.

I have a variant of it that uses Arcane instead of Fire, and also sometimes I switch to lightning rod depending on the context.

Hell no. That build he just linked you is terrible for what your asking for. Try this.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vFAQJArdhcMozhVOwwB8RMIBYyCIAUBrnQTIJQ9gVQNA-T1BFAB7s/QDnAA9V/Rd9AIp8rPlgA8AACAgAcz2MAO6RP6RP6R7m38m38m3sUADsMC-w

Heres a video I found thats decent: https://youtu.be/lntVIcwpWIA?t=2m29s

thankitten.6307:

Hell no. That build he just linked you is terrible for what your asking for. Try this.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vFAQJArdhcMozhVOwwB8RMIBYyCIAUBrnQTIJQ9gVQNA-T1BFAB7s/QDnAA9V/Rd9AIp8rPlgA8AACAgAcz2MAO6RP6RP6R7m38m38m3sUADsMC-w

Heres a video I found thats decent: https://youtu.be/lntVIcwpWIA?t=2m29s

Well my build has nothing to do with yours, it’s a GvG / Guild staff build for organized WvW guild teams. If his goal is to do damage with staff then the build I linked makes some Ice Spikes that can reach near or above 20k crits.

Scepter fresh air is a very good one and does high damage in a short timeframe. I personally would do it slighly diffrent.
Main Problem is condi removal. You basically die to mesmers + warriors and somtimes necro and condie thief.

This is a version how i would do it.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vFAQJArdnMIC9Mg9XCeOAcYiFJAzNx+YzsCLgAQFs4J0CPCA-T1BFABuv/g66BSS5HfKBb4EAAwDAQf1fCAgAsz6MAWv6Vv6Vv65628m38m3sUAZuMC-w

Condi defence is extreamly low but you mitigate and bursts very hard. Against condi classes you bring them down fast or you die. you basically can take one condi burst, avoid some more hits and then die if you are condi bombed a second time and no one helps you cleansing.
This one needs training.
And be happy if they hit you with a CC early. You get superspeed + might + they are weakened + you get shock aura and heal a bit and their CC is gone for you to OL . This build does mightstacking. The arcae shield usually covers one of the first air overloads. Also lots of shock auras! When you fire rebound (usually in air) you get shock aura from surging rune and then again from rebound. This might ruin their day and your bust decides the fight before they know whats going on …
And i am not shure if leeching or blood sigil is better in such a build.
Basically 15 seconds for you then its “Their” turn, if they don´t panic or are on the floor.

Xillllix.3485:

thankitten.6307:

Hell no. That build he just linked you is terrible for what your asking for. Try this.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vFAQJArdhcMozhVOwwB8RMIBYyCIAUBrnQTIJQ9gVQNA-T1BFAB7s/QDnAA9V/Rd9AIp8rPlgA8AACAgAcz2MAO6RP6RP6R7m38m38m3sUADsMC-w

Heres a video I found thats decent: https://youtu.be/lntVIcwpWIA?t=2m29s

Well my build has nothing to do with yours, it’s a GvG / Guild staff build for organized WvW guild teams. If his goal is to do damage with staff then the build I linked makes some Ice Spikes that can reach near or above 20k crits.

Even still, high damage staff ele hasn’t been in the gvg meta for almost 8 months now. There is legit no reason to run this build

Great thanks all

thankitten.6307:

Xillllix.3485:

thankitten.6307:

Hell no. That build he just linked you is terrible for what your asking for. Try this.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vFAQJArdhcMozhVOwwB8RMIBYyCIAUBrnQTIJQ9gVQNA-T1BFAB7s/QDnAA9V/Rd9AIp8rPlgA8AACAgAcz2MAO6RP6RP6R7m38m38m3sUADsMC-w

Heres a video I found thats decent: https://youtu.be/lntVIcwpWIA?t=2m29s

Well my build has nothing to do with yours, it’s a GvG / Guild staff build for organized WvW guild teams. If his goal is to do damage with staff then the build I linked makes some Ice Spikes that can reach near or above 20k crits.

Even still, high damage staff ele hasn’t been in the gvg meta for almost 8 months now. There is legit no reason to run this build

There is no GvG meta at all, the good GvG guilds all left the game because GvG with this balance is terribly boring.

The fact that the game balance is completely broken doesn’t make all dps staff builds useless, you just need a good group to play with however, and these are pretty much extinct besides for a handful of guilds.

Anyway, I’ve played dozens of gvgs with people playing safer builds and they still ended up dying sooner while doing way less damage. Fact is as an elementalist in a GvG any experience pick team can blow you up in a second no matter what build you are running, and a safer build won’t give you better reflexes.

Anyway it doesn’t matter, I’m waiting to see the next patch notes and then it’s a permanent uninstall if they do not make this class fun again.

Wolfric.9380:

Scepter fresh air is a very good one and does high damage in a short timeframe. I personally would do it slighly diffrent.
Main Problem is condi removal. You basically die to mesmers + warriors and somtimes necro and condie thief.

This is a version how i would do it.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vFAQJArdnMIC9Mg9XCeOAcYiFJAzNx+YzsCLgAQFs4J0CPCA-T1BFABuv/g66BSS5HfKBb4EAAwDAQf1fCAgAsz6MAWv6Vv6Vv65628m38m3sUAZuMC-w

Condi defence is extreamly low but you mitigate and bursts very hard. Against condi classes you bring them down fast or you die. you basically can take one condi burst, avoid some more hits and then die if you are condi bombed a second time and no one helps you cleansing.
This one needs training.
And be happy if they hit you with a CC early. You get superspeed + might + they are weakened + you get shock aura and heal a bit and their CC is gone for you to OL . This build does mightstacking. The arcae shield usually covers one of the first air overloads. Also lots of shock auras! When you fire rebound (usually in air) you get shock aura from surging rune and then again from rebound. This might ruin their day and your bust decides the fight before they know whats going on …
And i am not shure if leeching or blood sigil is better in such a build.
Basically 15 seconds for you then its “Their” turn, if they don´t panic or are on the floor.

Just tried it in PvP – wow. Thanks