Guild Wars 2

Hey guys. I need some advice.

In Solo PvE I’ve built my Elementalist arround Scepter/Dagger burst. My predominant stats are Pow/Prec/Crit Dmg and i can do some nice damage. I also went for some Vit & Tough to make my build more balanced. I also have Superior Sigil of Fire (the burst of AoE damage is nice) & Superior Sigil of Battle.

However…i have 0 Condition Damage and when i look at my skills i feel like Scepter/Dagger combo is focused a lot in conditions. I kinda feel like i’ve built my char the wrong way.

My question is: Are burst builds viable (or good) with Scepter/Dagger or should I focus more on condition damage?

It depends.

If you are using a lot of earth and fire skills, then it doesn’t hurt to have some +condition damage, because burning and bleeding damage are based off of your condition damage score. The exact formula can be found on the gw2 wiki.

Whether you should focus on it or not is impossible to tell without your full build (including traits and utility skill selection). However, if you are highly focused on precision and critical damage, that could compensate for a lack of condition damage.

This is the build i run most of the time when solo:

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fEEQJArYhImkbpR4gjEAEFnYSQBBKIKURRxM5A