Hey,
I need help with an build. I read some threads but didn’t find something about it.
I would play with Pistol / Pistol,but i don’t want to go on conditions.
I want to make nice damage without! conditions. Is this possible? And i want to have a nice survibilty (hope this is the correct word) ^^
My ulities are tool kit, rocket shoes, and elixier s.
Such many things :O
Hope you can help me. And sorry for my english ^^
In PVE back when Orr was popular I ran a coated bullets build.
P/S
10/30/0/30/0
Full zerker gear. After buffs the pistol attacks could only hit for 1.1k, but the pistol’s auto attack explodes on every enemy along the way, hitting 5 additional enemies. This meant that, in peak conditions, you could land 25 hits with every auto attack doing, 27k damage with each attack.
But that is somewhat selective in its use. At maximum range, coated bullets can hit twice, doing double the pistol damage against a single target. However, in general this only equates to roughly the same damage as the rifle.
I don’t have opinions. I only have facts I can’t adequately prove.
A P/P build that does not focus on Conditions will most likely be a Static Discharge build. It does work, but you will be something of a glass cannon. Try 20/20/0/0/30.
Remember that Condition Duration and Condition damage are part of the Explosives and Firearms traits. You buff them by selecting traits in those lines.
Also Berserker gear with Superior Rune of Melandru can help mitigate Condi Damage that you take.
P/P Berserker is a fun build, and Great for PvE, but tough in the current WvW environment.
The Pistol is far better at laying on conditions than it is at direct damage. Like Soon said, an SD build may be a good option. But even then none of your additional damage will come from your pistols; it will all come from your tool belt skills which are based on your 6-9 utilities.
For a direct damage pistol build you really need to go heavily into Firearms and Alchemy/Elixirs:
30 in Firearms, taking any 3 of: Rifled Barrels (increased range), Hair trigger (lower CDs), Coated Bullets (Pistol shot pierce); Modified Ammunition (2% more damage/condition on target – especially useful in large champion fights). (You can always hot swap between these out of combat as required.) All three minor Firearms traits will help your damage output as well.
30 into Alchemy for Fast Acting Elixirs, Potent Elixirs and HGH. Put Elixir B on your utility bar and take Elixir H as your heal. This will allow you to stack lots of Might (you’ll be drinking and throwing elixirs around a lot) which will increase your damage significantly.
This only leaves 10pts to support your Tool Kit and/or Rocket Shoes or for increased survivability. 10 into Tools is an obvious option for Speedy Gadgets or that WvW favourite Speedy Kits, or there’s a couple of options in both Explosives (more offense) or Inventions (more defense and maybe some more Power with Energized Armor).
While Rocket Boots deals with immobilize, etc, this build doesn’t have a stun break (assuming you swapped Elixir B for S). For that you’ll need to go with an Elixir that breaks stuns (back to Elixir S after all?) or give up the Tool Kit or Rocket Boots.
p.s. One further option is to go 20 in Firearms only and go 20 in Tools for the 20% reduction to Tool Kit and Tool Belt CDs.
