Guild Wars 2

If you’d like to play full glass (or close w/ valk) w/ staff, what are some good strategies to counter for what often happens…..your opponents push deep and start focusing you (as they should)?

are hammer trains still the meta in wvw?

It’s all about positioning, don’t get caught in the melee train in the first place. Have a good focus party communicating with the backline and taking care of any thief/ranger/mesmer focusing you. Use burning retreat and lightning flash to reposition yourself, and armor of earth+ mist form if you do get caught by anything.

There are two groups that might focus you: enemy train and enemy gank.

If the train focuses you, your best bet is to LF or burning retreat behind your train. If the gank focuses you, your best bet is to either call your gank over or to LF right into the middle of your train (assuming your train isn’t eating a bomb). Note that you should probably save armor of earth if the enemy gank is focusing you, since they’ll just strip your stability/protection.

A very useful technique is to kite in a circle around your driver (600-1200 radius, depending on situation). This way, you always have your train on your screen, and you’re always one LF or burning retreat away from them.

Other than that, it’s the same advice you’d give to any other build. Stagger your cantrips, watch your positioning, etc.

strafe left and right 600 meters at a time while attacking reduces the odds someone will notice you and realize your the ele that is wrecking their face thus reducing the odds of getting ganked

Depends on where your position during the battle. I usually like to use my blink early and blink to their back. Exploit their tunnel vision and give advantage to your train.

But like most ppl here said, prevention is better. Keep moving and stay behind or on the side of your train. More importantly, don’t panic. There’s nothing worse than using your burning retreat only to end up too far away from your melee train

All good info, thank you. This is my first Ele and I need all the assist I can get.

Flint, here’s something visual to help you. (remember, this ele does the meteornado trick, and that’s been nerfed. there’s no reason to run tornado anymore)

Watch and learn =D