Help needed, allround staff tempest build
for what? solo pve? wvw?
in any case staff is kinda bad at condition damage. only two and a half skills do condition damage. vs 6 on other weapon sets
(edited by reikken.4961)
Anyone have a good (non meta) build with good survivabillity, healing, condition based damage and mobillity…
Based on exotic armor….
I’m assuming you want to build it with gear you can buy from the TP. The ideal gear for what you want would be celestial with viper/ rabid + apothecary trinkets, so start saving laurels and crafting. I’ve tried to come with something to use while you’re at it.
This one is for soloing: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vFAQFAWncMAlNg9XC+NA0RgFBAb4HsDKCBBgCQR0N1ObvtA-TBiAABAcBAIc/hiU/5Clg2oDAKlfQY+r/HAAhAUMHA-e
(Staff is really bad for condi damage, so you use the traited signets for extra conditions… but really, think about getting scepter/dagger if you want condition damage)
This one for more support and less offense/personal survivality: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vFAQFAWn0XCVYi9XCuMAcYilSAjYBUBCAun116ctIFcCGBA-TBiAABFp+DUK/Ic/BIM/ZjOAAuAA9/AAuQJIhAUMHA-e
(Arcane wave is for quickly blasting your healing rain, staff feats better with this build since it’s more support based, you can change the rabid trinkets for cleric ones if you want)
You want movility, the healer role and deal condition damage on top of that so i picked traveler runes, it seemed better than wasting a utility space with signet of air, your choice. I picked cheaper versions of food and nourishment, but they’re still good, you’re choice again.
You could go for shaman or magi’s gear, but i think eles synergize better with toughness rather than vitality when you’re healing. Feel free to retouch the gear if you feel something is lacking, but get celestial armor as soon as possible.
A staff build can’t be only for conditions. Too many skills are power damage only, but a hybrid spec could work if you’re just playing around with it. Staff does the most damage with bleeding from Earth 2. Burning is limited to Fire 3 and somewhat from Fire 4. You can spec to do 5% more power damage to targets with bleeding and make bleeding last longer.
So you’ll need gear that has power and condition damage on it. Sage’s in PvP has 1050 power, condition damage and 560 vitality and healing power. But outside of PvP, there’s no Sage’s stat. I would honestly just run Celestial. It’ll take a few days to get and it needs to be crafted, I think…not 100% sure on that. Celestial is good to have anyway. It’s the perfect set of stats for the jack of all trades profession.
Here are a couple builds you could try. I’m not experienced at WvW building, so someone could probably find a better one for you.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vFAQFAWhUMoshdOwvB8RsIAYBBgCwBYIGMDKCut2ZbuF-T1gagAAK/8V/BVJIA-w Fire/Earth/Tempest with Signet of Fire and Earth. The third utility is optional. I’m not sure how useful the healing signet would be as staff with the signet trait. You can always experiment and see what you like. If you want condition cleansing and power damage survivability, switch Written in Stone (WiS) for Stone Heart and replace Signet of Fire with Cleansing Fire. You could also replace WiS with Diamond Skin if you can manage to stay above 75%.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vFAQFAWhUMoxhdOwvB8RsoBYEtgNQJYIAMAqAu91BbiF-T1gagAAK/QVC6r+DA-w This one uses Water over Fire, so much more condition cleansing and some more healing, but much weaker burning and less power damage in Fire. With Soothing Disruption, definitely take Lightning Flash and Cleansing Fire, and also Stone Heart. There’s no need for Diamond Skin in this build unless you’re fighting a lot of condi specs. If you choose instead to take Signet of Fire with WiS, replace Soothing Disruption with Cleansing Wave, or even Aquamancer’s Training for a little more damage potential and healing from a shorter CD Water 3 and 5.
These are just ideas. Find out what other’s have in mind for you, and pick what suits you best.