Guild Wars 2

Ok so i played with builds for a long time, trying to figure what the hell im confortable with and what is my playstyle.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fcAQJAqelIqyaX3SyF87IxIFkuzgUU37K6R+bsjB-e

i switch some stuff in and out depending on the situation. Like i usually go with 2 kits and rocket boots. I try to do as much combo field water as possible etc.

Right now i run berserker armor, aiming for celestial trinkets (2 pieces so far, rest knight).

Now i was looking at my armor and what to put in it.

Now i was thinking of might duration..

Juggernaut alone is 6 stack ticking to 7..

With +60% might duration from strenght, fire and hoelbrak, juggernaut alone get me to 10 ticking to 11 stack of might, thats without doing blast field fire.

With +50% might and +30% general boon duration from strength, water and monk, its dancing around 9-10 stacks so it would help me keeping swiftness, regen, vigor and might.

or i could go with ruby orb which seem to be less strong but more useful and lazy? let me try to explain

With ruby orb, i cannot be boon stolen, boon destroyed and i dont need to build anything so right at the start of the fight or even if i change for tool kit, i still have the same power/preci/crit
one = 6 slots for my armor
20 power = 120 power
14 precision = 84 precision
2% crit damage = 12% crit damage

or i could go with might stacking

35 power and condition per stack at 80 (which go well with FT and EG)
6 might = 210 power, 210 cond (which is obtainable no matter what
9 might = 315 power , 315 cond (50% might / 30% all boon)
10 might = 350 power, 350 cond (only might)

Total for ruby orb
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+120 power, +84 precision , + 12% crit damage

Total for 50%might/30% rest
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25 power from strength rune
50 healing from monk/water rune
315 power/315 cond from juggernaut self
+50% might duration from all source + 30% boon duration from all source

Total for 60% might
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75 power from strength, fire, hoelbrak
350 power/350 cond from juggernaut self
+60% might duration from all source

I saw too some rune of altruism, how good are they? I dont see them in the mist so i cant test them. Do the might/fury proc from healing mist (EG toolbelt), Regenarating mist (turret toobelt)?

Halp… i dont know what to decide about these. I feel like the ruby orb would be less hassle but i feel like im losing on the longer fight or a boon heavy party. I feel like the 50% might/30% rest would be perhaps the best one?

Altruism procs off using your healing skill (6). This means dropping your Healing Turret, chugging Elixir H, or swapping to the Med Kit—the latest of which is the most appealing.

4x Altruism is a viable choice – 3 stacks might for u and your mates every time u use healing turret. Also 15% boon duration is imo better then 20% might duration in PvE (PvP onyl 10% boon duration on runes available).

Also Divinity Runes fit well but aren’t cheap.

Yeah, 4x Altruism is fine, but I personally think that the group Fury is the best part of the rune set.

Fury is only 5 sec – it’s viable but … yeah 5 sec.

So you could have 4x Altruism and the Trait Enhanced Performance and get 6 stacks of Might every time you pop a healing skill, correct?

^ Yes, I have 2 Altruism, Enhanced performance, and a sigil of battle. In combat, I get 9 stacks of might just toggling my healing kit. I get 6 out of combat. I chose to go with 2 Altruism and 4 rabid orbs but the same would work for rubies. When I go with juggernaught, it’s not uncommon for me to sit at 15+ stacks in combat. I usually have a tough time finding room for a FT in my build though.

Dasboba.1652:

^ Yes, I have 2 Altruism, Enhanced performance, and a sigil of battle. In combat, I get 9 stacks of might just toggling my healing kit. I get 6 out of combat. I chose to go with 2 Altruism and 4 rabid orbs but the same would work for rubies. When I go with juggernaught, it’s not uncommon for me to sit at 15+ stacks in combat. I usually have a tough time finding room for a FT in my build though.

Thats the hardest part indeed, fitting all i like in a bar. I usually try to go with the situation but still, i would love to have my 3 kits at all time but then, i lose on utility and life saving gadgets.

Its the hardest part of being an engineer… choosing what to pick up for a fight.

so i tried 4x altruism and 2x water and it do work really well right now.

I run around with my FT in my hand to gain free might stack and when i enter combat i often go Ft#2 , switch to mekittenit, switch to tool kit and pry bar. I usually hit with 13 or so might stack and i can start doing some fire combo and get around 16-17 solo.

The 30% duration is good for my swiftness, vigor, might and fury from mekittenit (16 sec with rune).

In dungeon groups I’ve always got 6x Altruism.

In WvW I swap out for 4x Altruism and 2x Ruby Orbs, but that’s because I’ve got goggles and medkit5 on hand for fury so I get more outa the Orbs.

I’m curious now. I’ve heard a couple times that Ruby Orbs is the way to go. Is that really the case? I was always under the assumption that Superior Runes gave you the best stat boost. Not so at all? Is it just preference?

Forestnator.6298:

Fury is only 5 sec – it’s viable but … yeah 5 sec.

5 seconds of Fury is pretty great if you ask me, especially since his build would have 45% Boon Duration with 30 in Alchemy (the other 15% from Altruism) for a total of 7 seconds. With a 15 second cooldown.

How is 50% upkeep of Fury on your entire group unimpressive?