Guild Wars 2

Hey guys! I’m relatively new to GW2 and after reading about all the turret garbage, what is a good PvE build? FT? Bombs? I’m leery of grenades due to the persistent need to click. Right now I’m level 23 and I’ve been getting thrown around a lot with my turret build. So I’ll need to change that.

I’ve been running a Turret build from 5-80, with a few permutations.

Current setup is Healing Turret, Flame Turret, Throw Mine and Rocket Boots, traited at 20 (for Accelerant-Packed Turrets)/20 (for Coated Bullets)/30 (Turret traits)/0/0.

For leveling, in general it’s pretty hard to beat bombs. They take some getting used to, but the smoke bomb keeps you safe for several seconds , and the auto attack hits INCREDIBLY hard. Flamethrower is more visually interesting, but most of the time while levelling with it you’ll be backing up. Just make sure you trait for larger bomb AoE, else it isn’t too widespread.

For 80, there’s plenty of debate for it – I prefer a raw power build. If I don’t need a block for the dungeon, I’ve been running elixir gun / grenade kit / rifle turret alongside static discharge in a 30/10/0/0/30 build. If I do need a block, swap out rifle turret for tool kit. The new Scope really adds to the damage potential of this setup.