Guild Wars 2

I am returning to GW2, getting really into Engineer. I played a Thief to 35 back at launch and stopped playing. I couldn’t take the pain.

I’ve been levelling my Engineer now, he’s level 20, and I’m really loving it.

I was looking for a little feedback on this build I devised?

http://www.gw2build.com/builds/simulator.php#1.4.6.0.20.0.11.0.1.0.81.86.87.92.104.4.4.1.230.232.236.246.245.252.0.0.0.275.0.0.0.0.0.30.30.0.10.0

Basic idea I had in mind….

1. Pistols are for single targets/PvE bosses.
2. Grenade Kit for AoE/Explosion bonuses.
3. Elixir B liberally.

On the Alchemy tier 1 trait thing, I was waffling between the Toughness->Condition or the elixir recharge rate.

Healing Turret could also be healing elixir instead.

Thoughts? Suggestions?

I would say that Pistols are a more a multi-target, condition weapon, while rifles are a single-target power damage weapon. Either way, an Engineer is pretty much a ranged build — so you need to be patient with it. Think before acting.

Mortar is useless except in the most specific circumstances. Supply drop may be dull, but it’s the most useful of any of our elites.

Aside from that, it doesn’t seem too shabby. I have a similar build, but instead of full explosives and grenade kit, I go 10 into explosives (for burn on crit), full alchemy, and various elixirs. I don’t know much about grenade kit, play-wise, because I don’t ever use it on land, so I can’t figure how well they’d work for you.

TBH, pistols aren’t a bad AOE weapon. Our basic attack is an aoe, though small, but when you add coated bullets, you’d be surprised how many enemies you can hit at once. I’ve never felt the need to have a specific AOE weapon, myself. But maybe that’s just me.

See, I didn’t know what exactly Supply Crate did.

I just looked it up.

It would be a much more amazing option than the mortar for my build.

Thank you for the input! Glad to see I’m understanding a bit of the game’s mechanics to put a decent build together.

@PapaSprague.5817

As you are asking for a leveling build the best I can suggest is: static discharge.

It is a 10sp trait (Tools) that becomes available very early and possibly the best 10sp-trait coupled with speedy kits.

If you want to test it try it in the mists, it has some buggy issues due to many toolbelt skills’ targets so here’s my suggestion, use rifle turret’s toolbelt, it’s simply perfect for that trait and iirc it is also an early tier utility slot skill so you can get it.

That trait imo is the best suggestion to give to any new engi.

About the weapon, imo rifle is much better for leveling, atm pistols seriously need a rework because of many reason (which I’ll list if you ask), for short pistols are only useful if you have a dedicated set of builds/runes/sigils, not the optimal choice for leveling as you’ll change equips often.

Also the rifle offers much better utility and allows more control/kite.

@Rfreak.6591

I wasn’t really asking for a levelling build, but a final build to end up in.

I’ll certainly take your advice for levelling into consideration though! Thank you!