Guild Wars 2

Sup.

As some know for the ones who wander to these forums, a few months ago i did a build wich abused of the elixirs and the boon duration that engies can achieve.

Im still playing it, and im here to come with an update after this patch:

Any changes to the build

Yes!, in fact a great one, i finally figured out the best rune/amulet comp for this build, and thats the combination of Seekers amulet and Rune of the Leadership, it gives me the precision and the boon duration i want!, just perfect!

The build: Click Here

Buffs/Nerfs?

The Only positive change the build got is that now you can spam Elixir U aswell, before the patch, you had to save Elixir U for when you entered the match, but now, with the buff cd reduction Elixir U got, you can have a complete cycle of Quickness without having to save it for those matches.

However, thats not game changing or a dramatic buff at all, the gamestyle of this build still remains the same, i had to mention it tough.

Meta position

The Meta didnt change at all so the build still remains in a bronze tier build, still fun tough, and yes viable at someway aswell for those who know how to use the rifle.

Got Platinum 1 with this build last season so you can have an idea of his peformance.

Anything else?

Yes, heres the PvE version of the build if you are interested in using it for Open World stuff, expensive tough, so i defenitely not recommend it, unless you wanna really do it, you can also modify it for use it with hammer aswell if you want.

PvE Build Version

why not take kinetic battery ? it is much better becouse you have double stealth if well used …

PierPiero.9142:

why not take kinetic battery ? it is much better becouse you have double stealth if well used …

Kinetic Battery is useful too, actually, when i theorycrafted this build at the beginning i did select Kinetic Battery.

But a bunch of times i felt the Kinetic Battery ended wasted as i had plenty of times where every toolbelt was in cooldown (with the exception of toss elixir u wich i not needed sometimes).

And i did find value With Adrenal Impact since you can acumulate plenty of Vigor + Adrenal impact = Significant survivability value.

Kinetic Battery is still a nice option, i just personally feel Adrenal impact has more value, thats all

I just came here to say i love this build XD such a powerhouse. I spam all the elixirs and throw elixirs all at once then my last elixir is the elite. If I go rampage then the damage is insanely OP, feels like you’re in some sort of minigame

Abelisk.4527:

I just came here to say i love this build XD such a powerhouse. I spam all the elixirs and throw elixirs all at once then my last elixir is the elite. If I go rampage then the damage is insanely OP, feels like you’re in some sort of minigame

Thanks, and, yeah, its fun when you get rampage with full elixir use, its a fun win condition against duels, you can pretty much eat anything your opponents throws you and you will still take him down, it eats Necros so fast, and sometimes, the only option to take down Eles when they know how to bunk.

So annoying when it only triggers Tornado, i gotta say, its infuriating when you have only been getting Tornado the whole match.

Throw elixir X is one of the most fun utilities in the game.
It interrupts ress and stomps, and its AoE, so its great to completely turn the tides.

And there are very few things in pvp more satisfying than turning a reaper into a pink moa.

lLobo.7960:

Throw elixir X is one of the most fun utilities in the game.
It interrupts ress and stomps, and its AoE, so its great to completely turn the tides.

And there are very few things in pvp more satisfying than turning a reaper into a pink moa.

Agreed, nothing more sastisfying than screwing a reaper shroud with Throw Elixir S, insta death most of the time, or Screw an Engi Elixir S aswell, big Elite loss if it eats the Elixir.

Oh, Btw, Getting moa’d doesn’t interrupt the stomps, if you get moa’d, the stomp will continue as long as you do nothing and you don’t move, it has happened me, and i did found this discovery hilarious.

If it interrupts thats because people panic in moa mode and insta-runs with skill 5.

Stand The Wall.6987:

hello! I would also like to add my own drunk engi build if that’s ok. if not ill delete no biggie! ok lol, the gist of it is to take all knockbacks:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vdAQFAUncoCtoiNeBmcBEqiF2iasN6xvgO4L+lHcE3gAA-TJBFABCcBAA4BAUz+DiXGAA
its really fun to treat ppl like pinballs! knock em around see how they like it. theyre bad guys, they deserve it anyways.

This looks more like a new version of the decap engy.
The drunk build is about drinking elixirs (a new version of the old kitless rifle burst engi build).

Stand The Wall.6987:

hello! I would also like to add my own drunk engi build if that’s ok. if not ill delete no biggie! ok lol, the gist of it is to take all knockbacks:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vdAQFAUncoCtoiNeBmcBEqiF2iasN6xvgO4L+lHcE3gAA-TJBFABCcBAA4BAUz+DiXGAA
its really fun to treat ppl like pinballs! knock em around see how they like it. theyre bad guys, they deserve it anyways.

ill bet the lack of condi clear is fun too

/s

you’d have a better time w healing turret

lLobo.7960:

The drunk build is about drinking elixirs (a new version of the old kitless rifle burst engi build).

oh lol. I see.

YES

I DID IT.

FINALLY REACHED PLATINUM PLAYING ONLY THIS BUILD.

I’m so happy ^-^

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1. Congratulations.
2. Fighting against your build is tough. XD
3. Let us rate your Metabattle build =)

The fact you were able to hit Plat with this build shows it has potential. The group fighting engagement with this build is pretty great. I have yet to test it in Ranked but I’ve taken it to plenty of duels. I’ve even managed to defeat condi mesmers (and Thieves with Rampage xD)

Opened to rate, feel free everyone to rate it.

The test woke my interest will try it out later. But I don´t get why you take rifle. Hammer provides more defensive and offensive properties.

Atrox.9216:

The test woke my interest will try it out later. But I don´t get why you take rifle. Hammer provides more defensive and offensive properties.

You don’t want to be standing on mid point with that amulet when necros and guards start bombing it. Pew pew from a safe distance and watch for reflects

Atrox.9216:

The test woke my interest will try it out later. But I don´t get why you take rifle. Hammer provides more defensive and offensive properties.

This amulet is nothing different to the zerker amulet, just that it provides boon duration.

Feel free to test it with hammer if you want, never done the tests, i was not interested since if i wanted hammer i would just roll the meta build.

When i did this build, i did it with the idea and sake of find something that gave the rifle a meaning to use, was sick of seeing everyone with hammer and really wanted to use the rifle, i tried to find something that didn’t slaughtered you against the current meta builds, and that wasn’t the old marauder rifle build, this is the build that gave me the results i wanted.

This build will definitely be eaten by s/f fresh air elementalists, all you have are projectiles and chance for Rampage which will be useless because you can’t condi cleanse the blindness. cripple and chill.

>S/f fresh air
>Lol

I would swap the accuracy sigil for something like blood. You have good access to fury, so the 7% won’t make that much difference I suspect. If you take blood you’ll get an extra damage proc and some healing.

How do you make use of the quickness? IN general I’ve found it doesn’t seem to provide me with much advantage. Is it more useful because you utilize the Rifle auto attack?

My current build is also exlixr based. But to avoid using S which I dislike, I use hammer.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vdAQFASlcThatY1VwdLQ7FLTGF9fn37dY/0dhl4zcABAA-TJBFAB/XGggLAAAPAgg3fAA

shion.2084:

I would swap the accuracy sigil for something like blood. You have good access to fury, so the 7% won’t make that much difference I suspect. If you take blood you’ll get an extra damage proc and some healing.

How do you make use of the quickness? IN general I’ve found it doesn’t seem to provide me with much advantage. Is it more useful because you utilize the Rifle auto attack?

My current build is also exlixr based. But to avoid using S which I dislike, I use hammer.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vdAQFASlcThatY1VwdLQ7FLTGF9fn37dY/0dhl4zcABAA-TJBFAB/XGggLAAAPAgg3fAA

And you survive that well without Elixir S?, personally i love the stealth factor that i can’t bring engi builds without him.

And yes, this build relies A LOT in your aa (It’s a kitless build after all), so 60% of your time you will be using your aa for deal damage, that’s why i try to bring as much crit chance as i can.

With this boon duration, you have almost-perma quickness (just for 1 second gap that its unoticed most of the time) thanks to Elixir U + Aplplied force , so the quickness plays a big paper on improving your rifle aa, along with might, and fury.

I find auto proccing elix S a detriment. I would rather have the blasts, CC, Blind, Area control, shooting through walls for kiting, of FT then S.

Surviveability is provided by:
stability – Elix B and on Dodge
Mobility – Hammer 3 (evade), Acid bomb, Constant Swiftness
Blinds – Trait Auto Defence, Smoke Vent
Impairement – Chill Mortar, ok technically EG but that’s meh
Healing – mortar fields + many blasts, EG
Toughness – Adaptive Armour
Higher Vitality – Exuberance

I actually use a very similar build that I came up with it myself.

1. I dont use the leadership runes. I use runes of the herald instead. It provides only 10% boon duration however it adds +100 Toughness and 12 seconds of protection everytime you heal.

The seeker amulet I use also. And we both know that we are extremely squishy. The protection uptime when combined with toss elixir H can provide you with permanent protection uptime with Runes of the Herald. Extremely important to have the -33% damage reduction on our build.

2. I take sneak gyro in the elite spot. Elixir X and Mass Moa are good and can be game changing, but the CD’s are too long. And again, we play an extremely squishy build. I need an escape plan when Toss Elixir S is on cool down. I also use it to setup killer bursts, again, if Toss Elixir S is on cool down.

3. Now here’s why I am a lot more defensive with some of my skills and runes. I initially traited for tools just like you however I took take down round instead of analyze and i took gadgeteer instead of Adrenal implant. Why Gadgeteer you ask? Well because the tool belt cool downs which were primariliy elixirs were already low enough for me. I wasn’t relying on the slightly faster Cd’s of the toolbelt skills. Also, when gadgeteer is traited, and reactive lens/utility googles are procced, we receive 10 seconds of fury and 5 stacks of might for 8 seconds. Now you add on the boon duration that we have to those two boons and you’re looking at a wrecking machine.

But i’ve since gone away from tools and decided to spec into the firearms line. I take Heavy Armor Exploit, Skilled Marksman and Incendiary Powder. The extra crit chance, bleed and burning adds a very nice damage bonus to your rifle.

Which kind of explains the sneak gyro. Its just insurance against a bad engagement.