Guild Wars 2

what is preferred for general survivability If I have to pick 1.

I am currently trying to replace elixer U, since it is horribly unreliable and the sideeffects kills me really fast as a pure offensive char with no regards to survival.

Depends on the situation. If you need the condition removal then Elixir C is your bud, but otherwise Elixir S will save your life. By and large, S is probably the more powerful option. In dungeons I’ll typically run Elixir S, whatever kit I’m using for the build, and then either Elixir R or Elixir C depending on whether or not I need condition removals (R is really just for the ranged res).

Your build also plays a part. If you have condition removal talents and/or the “immune to conditions under 25% life” traits then Elixir C becomes markedly less valuable for the slot. Even so if I know there’s going to be poison splashed around everywhere I’ll still make sure C is there somewhere.

i am kind of relying on med kits condition removal potion for conition removal.. However i do notice whenever i am immobolized poisoned and flaming and i dropped the potion in front of me.. i can;t reach it…..

I use Elixer B, Goggles, and Elixer U atm. Goggles and B for fury/vuln/might- and U so I can drink them both fast and spam as much as i can FAST. through the wall elixer U create for extra dmg.. However I die in 1 hit from anything.

They really should change elixer U so it has stable sideeffects.. losing all endurance is instant death since my only source of survival is constant speed and circling them.

I was running Med Kit as well in the beginning but I had the same issues like u.
Running some more elixir oriented build having 409 in the alch tree gives me free cond. removals as well as supporting buffs for me and my team. That’s why I running elixir H as well. (I really love a straight forward heal with some decent buffs.)

Furthermore if it comes down to survival and u die very often I would suggest elixir R in most cases. It’s a stunbreak + refills ur endurance on the one hand which let u have 2 more extra dodges for free which is very good when playing offensive AND defensive. And it’s the best way to have some free survival when u arent packing vit or toughness like u do.
And on the other hand it grants u some really AWESOME toolkit skill. It can revive people around u and even u if played well. Pop R on the ground near death and see how u get healed up while downed..its such a gamechanger sometime. I use it in party play a lot for having a high ranged res if I cant reach my mates and while playing solo it helped me out a lot as well.

Imo elixirs are a waste. My performance only improved once I replaced them with kits.

It depends what you want to be strong against. If you have the 409 trait C may be overkill. S is awesome in heavy kit build because you can attack while invulnerable.

Go elixir S. If you already have medkit than elixir S can give you time to switch to medkit and use that antidote instead. This also works with the elixir gun because you can switch to it an use super elixir (twice if you have kit refinement) and remove conditions that way.

Once I realized what I could do with elixir S and medkit I never went back. It allowed me to pull more high-risk moves, and if I was almost dead I could just pop elixir S, switch to medkit, and the bandages gave me just enough healing to be able to get off a larger heal, and then I was back in it with half my health.