Guild Wars 2

Asking the question from the standpoint of running a glass cannon staff build. Some of the extra might stacking/healing from the blast finishers is nice but I can’t help to think the 10 points are better utilized somewhere else. Thoughts?

I guess I’m so used to running the trait on my SPvP staff support build I need some justification for getting rid of it in WvWvW.

I only find it useful in Water Attunement while doing any Keep work, but will be looking into some optimizing before my next session. Usually have it traited due to my dungeon build and being too lazy to retrait every time I do something.

As a catrip staff elementalist I decided to skip the Evasive arcana and pick up automatic Earth Armor at 50% hp for WvW instead. It has saved my butt so many times I could not even count. Plus it works well with my cantrip build.

I honestly feel as if people are undervaluing how useful Evasive Arcana is.

XodoK.8734:

As a catrip staff elementalist I decided to skip the Evasive arcana and pick up automatic Earth Armor at 50% hp for WvW instead. It has saved my butt so many times I could not even count. Plus it works well with my cantrip build.

Sort of off topic,

Does the Armor of Earth @ 50% hp trigger cantrip traits? Too lazy to test it.

Ryld.1340:

I honestly feel as if people are undervaluing how useful Evasive Arcana is.

Evasive Arcana is great, but it’s also something that you really need to build around (weapon choice, traits, and gear included) and as well as potentially adapt your playstyle (if you’re someone who naturally dodge rolls away from enemies instead of towards). There is a big difference between slapping Evasive Arcana onto your spec and maximizing it’s potential.

Does the Armor of Earth @ 50% hp trigger cantrip traits? Too lazy to test it.

Yes.