Guild Wars 2

Hello,

Quick question. I used to run a Zerker Staff (Deathwish) and today FINALLY got my Bifrost so I think it’s finally time to look into Sigils.

I was running Bloodlust (+10 Power/Kill), and it feels kind of underpowered. Bifrost’s default (nulification) stinks. I was thinking either Fire or maybe Bloodlust again.

Does fire’s aoe count as a combo field?

I run full zerker gear (With 6 Divinity Runes), and All Ascended class Zerker Accessories (and back piece).

I don’t want to re-gear at all, but a possible respec is in order.

I run a 30/30/0/0/10 build.

Any suggestions on a high dps build where I provide a little more utility in WvW and dungeons without losing my high DPS?

I tend to Start with Earth 2, move to air if I need 5(stun) or speed boost and spam Fire combo fields. I think i could do better but I am unsure.

Any suggestions would be highly recommended.

Sigil of Fire is nothing other than raw damage, no fields. According to the wiki, it also can’t crit, so you’re looking at an extra 1000 or so damage every 5-6 seconds. The AoE radius is roughly the same as the blast radius from Fireball.

You’re looking at around a 10% damage bonus from bloodlust (before might), if you can maintain the stacks, so if 10% of your damage output over 6 seconds is more than 1k, bloodlust will be better if you can keep the stacks. If 10% of your damage output doesn’t beat that, Sigil of Fire would have a higher overall damage output (and not rely on you not being downed).

As another option, it’s fairly common for elementalists to run a Sigil of Energy, which grants 50% of your endurance on attunement swap (once every 9 seconds); that’s a free dodge on demand. Whether that’s worthwhile for you is up to you; it won’t increase your DPS but it will increase your not-being-killed abilities.

Sigil of intelligence for 100% critchance on weapon swap(9 second CD) or sigil of energy for more endurance. Best options I can think of for a staff ele with a deathwish