Builds That Use Rifle?
I’m also leveling a Rifle Engi. From what I understand the “default” Rifle build would be Static Discharge build. It’s an easy Trait to get, and works well with the rifle (both being power based). Then just slot in Utilities whose Toolbelt skills have low cooldowns (Rifle Turret and Personal Battering Ram come to mind) and maybe add in a Kit to round things out (I took the Bomb kit for close encounters + the toolbelt skill is amazing). As for traits, got Static Discharge (obviously) and now I’m working my way through Firearms to boost my Rifle further. I’ll also likely dip into Explosives to get something for my Bombs.
So far it’s been working pretty well and I especially like the sheer number of methods for keeping enemies of me (Net Shot, Overcharged Shot, PBR, Launch PBR, Big Ol’ Bomb, Glue Bomb) and easy access to AoE (Static Discharge, Blunderbuss, Jump Shot, ALL the bombs, etc.)
SD builds are very fun – this is the best current layout imo: http://www.guildwars2guru.com/topic/84143-build-lets-rock/
Rifle is also useful in CC oriented builds -
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Just so you know, rifle is never good damage. Its useful in any power build but don’t expect to be blowing anyone away with it.
Just so you know, rifle is never good damage. Its useful in any power build but don’t expect to be blowing anyone away with it.
its pritty possible to blow people away with a rifle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDrvL3va4iI
Just so you know, rifle is never good damage. Its useful in any power build but don’t expect to be blowing anyone away with it.
its pritty possible to blow people away with a rifle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDrvL3va4iI
Compared to -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiPmU9HPgBA
if it takes you 2 minutes to kill someone you don’t have good burst. Oh wait video i posted was SPVP
Thats a WVW one.
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Just so you know, rifle is never good damage. Its useful in any power build but don’t expect to be blowing anyone away with it.
its pritty possible to blow people away with a rifle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDrvL3va4iICompared to -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiPmU9HPgBAif it takes you 2 minutes to kill someone you don’t have good burst. Oh wait video i posted was SPVP
Thats a WVW one.
hehehe those were a good watch but the first was from ages ago and the 2nd was from nearly 8 months ago, lots changed since then don’t ya think, honestly if any warriors like that ran at me id probably kill them before they got there kill shot off, and as for spvp, its a very different place then wvw, also im not sure this post is about showing off what other classes can do better then the engi.
I like the rifle over P/P and P/D. I like mobile weapons that also control my opponents movement, so rifle is a natural fit and I plan to use it when I hit 80. Are there some viable builds (PvE/WvW) that use a rifle? I don’t mind if I use a kit on top of rifle (kitten hobosacks), but I’d like to have rifle see some use.
How did you equip a dagger on your Engi?? o.O I want one! j/k
Sub-40, I recommend trying out a Static Discharge build, especially cuz you like rifle. It’s the first major build available build offered via traits.
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hehehe those were a good watch but the first was from ages ago and the 2nd was from nearly 8 months ago, lots changed since then don’t ya think, honestly if any warriors like that ran at me id probably kill them before they got there kill shot off, and as for spvp, its a very different place then wvw, also im not sure this post is about showing off what other classes can do better then the engi.
I said you won’t blow anyone away with a rifle on engineer… so i am talking burst damage. I get linked a guy running around doing 1-2k crits and 600-700 hits in WvW. That’s not good burst its pathetic.
Just so you know, rifle is never good damage. Its useful in any power build but don’t expect to be blowing anyone away with it.
I respectfully disagree.
Completely.
But I’m trying, Ringo. I’m trying real hard to be the shepherd.
the 10/30/0/0/30 is a pretty good rifle zerker type setup in WvW whether or not you use static discharge. Utility skills can be mixed and matched depending on what you want out of it such as Rocket Boots for better mobility, Toolkit for defensive + pull, or PBR for cripple + Hilarity.
Bear in mind though the Engineer rifle is mostly a close-ranged weapon. Autoattack can be used to damage the enemy at range but your hard hitters will be Blunderbuss, Jump shot and Overcharged Shot in what is effectively melee range. On crit, the Net Shot —> Blunderbuss → Jump Shot-→ Overcharge can do 10k damage or more depending on your target’s armor.
this is a build i run with, it has great mobility, great burst (not the best fyi). the autoattack does around 1-2k so its not super amazing but the jumpshot if u land both it can do around 4-6kdmg. blundershot does around 3k. surprise shot can hit for around 3-4k depending on who it hits, on a low cooldown too. prybar hits like a truck tho, and to escape you just drop box of nails, rocketboot out of there.
i personally run medkit to get fury and swiftness instead, but i switch to healing turret from time to time when i’m running a group with not alot of condition removals. But with this build you have a really strong counter to stunlock builds, because it procs around 73%dmg reduction if all traits activate, (please take note some traits arent redone in this site yet) stablized armor gives 20% reduced dmg when disabled, the food buff gives another 20%, and you also pick up protection as well when disabled which is another 33% dmg reduction.
The only real bad thing about this build is lack of condition removals but besides that i find it pretty strong because of its mobility (probably only after warriors and thieves and rangers). keeping a high health pool is easier because you have less to work with which gives ur 6th rune that 10% dmg. another 10% if u have full endurance as well.
Edit: I forgot to mention u will have 0 stunbreakers, but who needs em when u get 73% dmg reduction and 2.7k armor. just dont get caught at low health is all u need to do.
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I’ll say that Rifle SD is pretty good. I see 1.8k Autoattacks consistently. 5K+Blunderbus not counting bleeds and 8K+ total jump shot. Throw in Rifle Turret, Grenade Kit and Tool Kit you’ll see some very nice burst with SD and toolbelt skills, I’ve seen 10K+ on Grenade Barrage alone. I like running a 30/10/0/0/30 build for this which I guess is more grenade focused but I’m in the kit prolly 50% of the time. Gives you a lot of options but lacks a lot of condition removal.
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