With the nerfs to Perplexity runes (and there will be more, trust me) and AR, I decided to plan on gearing my roaming WvW engineer to look something like this: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vcAQJAqelUUpkr9ZxdLseNSMSRnHtoH5X/O+jC5yWA-z0BBohBkCEkEBIFtIas12FRjVdDTHjIqOAACwOrzAYoDdoDdoDtdO0ZO0ZOzSBskyK-w
At 33% HP which is like 7kHP you have 50% from AR + 24% from Antitoxin Runes + 36% cheap condi redution food = 110% condi reduction. Although it’s no longer an immunity, so those with +% condition increase will still be able to damage you.
The Leg Mod trait gives you a total reduction of 93% on soft CCs (not counting AR), which lets you take off Rocket Boots to use the vastly more versatile and supportive Elixir Gun which gives you a much needed stun breaker and allows you to have perma regeneration. Your movement is not as hindered as you still have 180ยบ Acid Bomb.
With 1 condi removed from Sigil of Generosity, 2 from Healing Turret, 1 from Super Elixir, 60% base reduction and AR I think this build will be condi resistant enough (something other engy builds only dream about).
It has relatively low condition damage though (due to givers weapons to reach +50% condi duration), but with 5 stacks of might from poison and torment (from runes) and 6 perma from Sigil of Battle that’s like 1500 to 1600 condi damage, not counting guard buffs, just enough to down almost anyone.
Thoughts?
