Guild Wars 2

Title says it all really. I have just recently returned to the game and decided on ele as my main…

Are there any viable staff builds for WvW that are not just heal bots?

Is Scepter Focus any good for WvW smallscale / solo roaming?

I play at odd times, so i am looking for something that i can solo with, but at the same time still be useful to a group or friends with as well. I’d prefer to stick with scepter or staff if possible…

P.S. i already have all celestial jewelry. Any and all advice is welcome as i am having a hard time getting any help in-game

I personally run S/F in WvW. Celestial trinkets is fine.
First question is do you have HOT and will you PvE and/or craft for gear?
I use staff in tower and keep combat but prefer roaming.
I run more strange personal builds but am effective.
Usually i would advice you to get maurauder weapons and armor to your celestial trinkets for WvW power focused staff ele and can use that for fresh air S/F too. Berserker stats are more for PvE but shure can be use in WvW too if you can handle lower HP.

I guess we are not on at the same time as you (i am EU) but if yes we can chat in-game or TS.

same actually, i go sceptre/focus burn with a mix of trailblazer, viper and celestial and do fine. Staff is only really good for siege.

I know it’s not something you mentioned but D/D ele is also a viable option to run in WvW it’s great for solo roaming and also offers some good group support, and if your playing with a Zerg and want to run full frontline support all you have to do is swap your offhand dagger to a focus and change your food really, you can also viably slot a staff and still do good damage with D/D gear, you can find my particular build here https://youtu.be/BXEE02wsZBQ also feel free to message me ingame any time if you need help or want to discuss things in more depth!

Thank you everyone for the great responses!

@Wolfric – i’ve looked at alot of your builds, and actually think i will probably run them as i just cannot get in the habbit of anything other than scepter. Not to mention it is my first legendary and i love to use it. lol

@Vesica tempestas – I was looking at a condi ele setup actually as it sounded quite interesting, because u really can go hybrid on an ele and it works out quite well. Curious what utilities you use though?

@Noble – You are a legend in the ele world, i know that just from being a silent reader of the forums, i have looked at d/d a few times i just have a hard time being in melee all the time.. it just simply does not feel right too me. I used to play alot of scepter dagger LONG time ago before i took a 2 yr break from the game. Will look into messaging you in-game smetime to pick ur brain

Wolfric.9380:

I personally run S/F in WvW. Celestial trinkets is fine.
First question is do you have HOT and will you PvE and/or craft for gear?
I use staff in tower and keep combat but prefer roaming.
I run more strange personal builds but am effective.
Usually i would advice you to get maurauder weapons and armor to your celestial trinkets for WvW power focused staff ele and can use that for fresh air S/F too. Berserker stats are more for PvE but shure can be use in WvW too if you can handle lower HP.

I guess we are not on at the same time as you (i am EU) but if yes we can chat in-game or TS.

Yes i have HoT, and can/will craft armor. Sorry did not see this earlier!