Guild Wars 2

Hello, recently returned to GW2 and thought i’d try my engineer out in HoT, as i’m super rusty i went and checked out Meta Battle and it seems every single build revolves around bloody grenades… I am not a fan of the targeting play-style at all.

Are there any builds with the normal weapons that are acceptable in dungeons and fractals / solo roaming etc?

I know i should “play what i like” but i don’t want to totally kitten myself in the process.

Thanks.

Don’t play engineer. They kill your desire to play the game.

Assuming this is PvE there’s a Static Discharge Bomb build floating around somewhere.

If this is just a normal build and not specificly raids then just slap on a flamethrower with the apropriate talents press 1 and go make some tea

As was mentioned, SD Bomb build is the best pure damage power build. It won’t be as good in fractals (high levels you want condi) and in general group/solo play because you need the buffs (bringing blasts and comboing for might really helps). Anyways, give it a google search, it’s pretty much the same basic traits as any poewr build but with static discharge and using bomb kit, ram, and rifle turret (just for the toolbelt skill, though can detonate turret for blasts/knockback).

http://qtfy.enjin.com/engineer

This link gives you the condi and power builds that are now best, the vidoes show to rotation, you just have to watch the skill bar.
I am using the power build shown, and it works quite well.

Eragon.8234:

http://qtfy.enjin.com/engineer

This link gives you the condi and power builds that are now best, the vidoes show to rotation, you just have to watch the skill bar.
I am using the power build shown, and it works quite well.

Hmmm I thought Power build was using hammer for thunderclap and electro whirl (on your video I don’t see you using rifle skills). At least that is what I got from Xyonon’s post on reddit.

Ranael.6423:

Eragon.8234:

http://qtfy.enjin.com/engineer

This link gives you the condi and power builds that are now best, the vidoes show to rotation, you just have to watch the skill bar.
I am using the power build shown, and it works quite well.

Hmmm I thought Power build was using hammer for thunderclap and electro whirl (on your video I don’t see you using rifle skills). At least that is what I got from Xyonon’s post on reddit.

Xyonon’s post was for scrapper. You actually have better damage capabilities with core engi. Scrapper adds mostly personal utility/survival. For all DPS builds you’re going to use Explosives and Firearms as a given. The third is where you get a choice.

Scrapper you gain personal might/quickness application and a tougness to power conversion, so you don’t gain all that much if you have a chrono/PS with you.

Tools you gain an additional damage modifier, static discharge and reduced reuse on all toolbelt skills. As well as peripheral things like potential automatic stunbreak.

Then there’s alchemy and inventions that both can have uses in solo/group builds, don’t underestimate HGH builds with Elixir gun when you don’t have solid group might.

In the end Tools is our highest DPS third spec in ideal situations, I’d only dive into scrapper if I was soloing or in a niche situation where stab/reflects/function gyro would make a strong showing.

Damage wise it’s Condi Engi ? Power Rifle Engi > Power Hammer Scrapper, as Jerus said

My post on reddit was using the Scrapper in the power demonstration for the reason that normaly (! not always !) if you play power instead of condi, you do it because of the Scrapper.

Yet I will most likely add another skill list for the Rifle Engi

btt: The new power meta is rather bomb bomb bomb nowdays xD. If you play Scrapper it’s a bit more difficult but you will definitly deal less damage, however this is only the case if you barely have to dodge (trait: +10% dmg while endurance is full).

The condi meta is still playing beethoven’s symphony ~.~