How to Gear and Trait for WvW?
If you wanna run scepter full zerk is really the best choice, look up s/f fresh air build on metabattle for traits
Some people run Zerker for WvW, others run celestial, others have a mix of either, or soldier gear.
To each his own choice, some like being a bit more durable, while others rely entirely on their damage and awareness.
This is the build I GvG and zergbust with. Outnumbered fighting, mostly multiple separate groups, or something like 15-25 vs 35+.
This is a fairly standard WvW Elementalist build, You trait into support – the water tree is incredibly valuable for your allies, and your ability to sustain in an AoE heavy environment. Your armor build, goes into damage. Your skills will hit very hard, with food and stacks, you will edge up to 2400 power, more if you’re running a Superior Sigil of bloodlust. Your benchmarks should be 2k+ power, 30% critical chance.
The last 4 traits in arcana are swap-able. If you dont like those traits, in favor of something else you could do well to move them.
If Hoelbrak runes are too expensive, try Pack Runes.
Here’s a video of me playing an earlier variation of the build. This video is almost a year old now… rofl:
http://www.tinyurl.com/SMCfight
Here’s a video of this build in a group setting. It’s not my own PoV (It’s the commander’s), but, i’m the max size norn with the spinal blades backpiece in a zerg of ascalonian tonics… I’m Water and Static 1 in these GvGs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOZiHR2ibwU
And here’s an ele who is way better than me for funzies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz9iqSywHjI
edit:
I should add – none of that gear needs to be ascended for the build to work. It will work just fine with exotics.
(edited by Hamster.4861)