Guild Wars 2

I’ve just recently hit level 80 and am having some trouble deciding on what would be best for running dungeons and general PvE. Im S/D 30/0/0/10/30 atm and do my best to keep might stacked as high as I can and keep fury running. I like this build for the benefits it gives to group with might and fury but I’m having some issues as I seem quite squishy. Im sure an update to my gear is in favor as most of my gear is in the 68-75 range but it mostly consists of zerker type gear with power, crit, and crit damage. I’m looking for a good S/D build for group stuff and need help figuring out what gear would be best. Everyone seems to rant and rave about zerker gear but I’m afraid I’m going to be down every time I turn around unless I have some way to soak up some damage. I’m decently good with my attunement swaps and cd timing and can keep myself healed up decently but I take way too much damage and once I start getting beat on I tend to go down fast.

TLDR: I have outdated gear, S/D 30/0/0/10/30 build and need help with a good dungeon build and advice on what gear to wear as I die quite easily.

Have you tried the classic 0/10/0/30/30 build yet? It’s in my sig. While I think every Ele should eventually move away from it, I think you’d do best to try 15 in water for that heal on attunement swap. Try D/D aura-sharing. It’s not the best, but it’s very survivable.

Try mixing in some soldier’s pieces (helm, chest, legs) along with your zerker’s. You might lose some crit %/dmg, but the extra vitality and toughness will help you a lot considering the Ele’s low base hp. I’ve heard some Ele’s also go for full knight’s gear with runes of air, but I’ve not tried this myself.