Guild Wars 2

I stopped playing my lvl 80 Engi a long time ago. I’d like to take it out now to mine T6 wood and ore. I was in exotic MF armor, so I’ll need to choose an armor set I can set stats to.

Want:
Swiftness
Some survivability
Ability to fight if creatures are blocking my node

Anyone got suggestions for a build for me?

here you go
that is the build I run for most open world pve as you have three block skills
1) gear shield
2) static shield
3) elixir S
but you also have full zerk so your damage should still be pretty good so you can wipe out whatever is blocking the node you’re after. This will also give you permanent swiftness and vigor.

Edit: link should be showing slotted skills now sorry about that.

rocket boots ftw

The traits in that build are showing but not the skills, Infamous. I don’t think grenades will be too useful, since I’ll probably be fighting close up at a node when I do have to fight (and only fighting when needed.) I’d rather be able to do more damage close up than less damage far away, so fights take less time (and I won’t be fighting anything too hard, just a couple mobs in orr.)

Get med kit, bombs, rocket boots, elixir s and supply crate.
Put at least 20 points in explosives for larger and faster bombs, free to put the rest in whatever you feel better. Wear zerkers and valk.

Smoke field + BOB + rocket boots to get wherever you want stealthy, elixir S for backup if you need.
In case of combat just drop your elite, med kit #5 for fury and spam bombs, everything will be down in no time.

Trait tips:
Tools VI for perma-swiftness,
Inventions in general for crazy survivability (see II for less falling damage)
Elixir I, IV and VI for even better survivability.

(Even the points 20 in explosives are optional if you are just pressing 1 and doing ok, and i think you will)

PS.: If you get healing bombs and backpack regenerator, you may not even need the stealth lol

PPS.: The rifle should be your weapon of choice to get ranged enemies.

….you don’t really need a special build for node farming. If necessary, bring elixir s. Also, speedy kits can be useful