Guild Wars 2

So I am looking at something like this http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fFAQJAodhcMKb23wACfEBDACxqNDFY8uaDFdC-e to survive in melee and still do ok damage while I get used to being an ele. Do you pros have any tweaks or suggestions? I have been getting my butt kicked in Silverwastes. The idea is D/F, run thru the good attunement skills, and end up in water with a hammer. Gear wise I have been using Soldiers armor, assassin weapons and trinkets. Thanks in advance.

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Simzero.7483:

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To answer your statement OP, if you are looking for signet builds I cannot help you, but I can help you with D/F: check my guide

I am trying these builds right now in the Silverwastes. For the most part I like them, but I can see I really need more practice at surviving. Any other opinions on a possible Signet build?

your build is interesting but swap sor for er because clearing condis are going to be a problem.

signet builds are not new. They have been in the game for a long time with the most common being 02246. However your build is a little different and looks more fun.

from what I remember my signet build was something like this…

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fFAQJAoYhcMKb23wuBfEBDASwALGv73QRZK1G-e

and use it with some valk armor, you can mix a bit of precision into it, but not much, you will have perma fury

for runes I would go for some boon duration as this is heavy boon build, especially fury and protection, also might from fire shields and usual ele might stacking, but you will probably have less regen

you can move 2 points from arcane somewhere else, they are not mandatory, I just put them there for attunement CD and better survivability from vigor, but maybe you could find a better place for them, maybe fire and pick cleansing fire trait for condition removal, you could also switch earth signet for water for some more condi cleans, you have enough toughness from earth traits and equip, air signet is quite important as it is a def skill (insta blind + break stun) and that passive speed is also nice

I don’t think it’s still a signet build just some random staff dmg build

there hasn’t been any truly new build in this game for a long time.

the closest thing to a viable signet build IMO involves aura share and the fire aura on signet use trait, but even then, it suffers from the same thing all non-cantrip builds suffer from – it doesn’t have cantrips, so survivability is low without really bringing a lot to the table.

Simzero.7483:

So I am looking at something like this http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fFAQJAodhcMKb23wACfEBDACxqNDFY8uaDFdC-e to survive in melee and still do ok damage while I get used to being an ele. Do you pros have any tweaks or suggestions? I have been getting my butt kicked in Silverwastes. The idea is D/F, run thru the good attunement skills, and end up in water with a hammer. Gear wise I have been using Soldiers armor, assassin weapons and trinkets. Thanks in advance.

I’ve looked at your build, took into consideration what you want to do (It’s more where your butt have been kicked imo, but anyway) and your gear.

First thing, Signet ain’t for you. Sure signet of air is fancy and all but, you will more likely use signet build with condi gear.
Second, using D/F is fine but, understand that most of the SW mobs aren’t melee friendly.

Buy yourself a staff and follow fracture tips, you’ll see your life will be way easier. By the way, while they are not melee friendly, silverwaste mobs have an amazing weakness to movment impairing condition, chill and cripple are life saving.

scerevisiae.1972:

there hasn’t been any truly new build in this game for a long time.

the closest thing to a viable signet build IMO involves aura share and the fire aura on signet use trait, but even then, it suffers from the same thing all non-cantrip builds suffer from – it doesn’t have cantrips, so survivability is low without really bringing a lot to the table.

In the end you want max stats with mobility. Celestials provide all that with 00266,02066,02246. Throw in cantrips and kaboom, your natural born dnd ele is here.

For that reason , we have not had many viable builds because Anet does not know how to resolve the non-staff build eles.

We live on boon duration, condi cleansing , moderate passive regen and mobility.

-They nerfed boon runes which didnt help
-Anet wants to head into the direction of condi damage over direct burst damage so we need to clear condis. ER does help but it would then affect…
-….Passive regen to some extent
- Mobility they nerfed RTL to extreme portions. Nerfed Mist and instead attempted to buff us with signets.

once you remove arcane wand water lines from builds you are then heading into burst high dps segments. Better hope you are in a good group that can cover mistakes.