Guild Wars 2

Hey guys I am not to familiar with Engineers but I did like using the flamethrower a lot against Jormag and was wondering if there is any good flamethrower builds I could use?

More importantly are Flamethrower Engineers an effective playstyle compared to grenades, turrets, or any other builds I may not be familiar with?

check out phineas poe’s FT guide. it’s a great supportive dps build.

http://www.guildwars2guru.com/topic/72009-a-comprehensive-look-at-the-flamethrower-and-elixir-gun/

you can also try an HGH FT build
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fcAQJAqelspSXHwSrF17IxoCdG0j6C47K6xjb8kB-jQCBYLBksAgIAM5pIas1hht6KalXBRXDT5iIqGA-e

you can go static discharge FT
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fcAQJAqelIqyUX7SrF17IxYGdm0gZU37KSR+bMA-jwxAYrASWAICgJviox2GKiGruGT5SEVDA-e

these are probably the most popular.

Hey tyvm for these!

Those builds are only for PVE?

I use FT from time to time, it has great dmg and some nice utility. Tip use seeker gear. The flame jet is amazing for sigil procs so I use strength. Its easy to maintain 20+ stacks of might with that setup. Add in HGH and my flame jet usually hits for 3.5-4.2k per jet.

What gear I use for a FT build for WvW? Someone can give me some advice? I’m kind of lost in WvW builds.

SeuRafinha.5924:

What gear I use for a FT build for WvW? Someone can give me some advice? I’m kind of lost in WvW builds.

I use Celestial gear with my Flamethrower in WvW, including weapons and jewelry.

I hope that helps.

bit off topic but i’m 5 days away from completing celestial armor on my necro. respect. that kitten takes so much time.

celestial is great for wvw, i use it with a mix of knights gear for extra toughness. that, and get the protection traits for defense, FT needs to get up close

ellesee.8297:

bit off topic but i’m 5 days away from completing celestial armor on my necro. respect. that kitten takes so much time.

Is this just crafted?

Phineas poe’s FT guide works just fine in WvW, I use it a lot there with different armor. In WvW I typically run full celestial armor with runes of altruism and full zerker trinkets. (although I think my back piece is PVT.) Just keep in mind that FT is a power based weapon. The condition damage is just gravy. The #2 attack can do incredible damage when you detonate it right. With altruism runes you will have perma 7 might minimum. Add in strength sigil to gain might on crit I will typically hover around 20 might in most fights and often be at full 25.

Thanks for replys guys, I’ll try the Phineas build.

Flamethrower has two major bugs prevalent since launch:

• Animation range is way further than effective range
• Fires into the ground and misses constantly if enemy gets too close/too far to either side (massive annoyance in PvP)

Aside from this, the kit can be effective as backup AoE dps and the knockback is extremely helpful in sPvP (actually the main reason you would take the kit) and the blind is great for finishing downed.

For WvW I always suggest stacking toughness regardless of build, if you want to zerg you’ll only be hurting your team running full DPS stats as you will die and rally enemies. Some servers run entire Zerker zergs which can be absolutely annihilated in seconds. It’s hilarious to see and fun to experience, but you feel bad and they will head to forums to complain about population disparity despite simply being completely outplayed.

Full DPS can be effective roaming though, for sure.