Guild Wars 2

So I’m not a main engi but i like to play SD in wvw mostly

I’ve been using vamp runes for a long time now but after the bug on them (where you could use F1-F4 in mist form) was fixed I have never been sure whether i should switch to another one.
I would switch back to pack if engi was my main or they didnt cost 8g but like this i’m not sure what to take.

I pnly have problems with condi builds, so i thought of using lyssa runes with mortar kit maybe, as quickness and resistance are now also boons

which rune do you run and what would you reccommend me?

Try out rune of the defender.
They’re cheap to craft, the recipe is around a few copper, and if you don’t like them you still can over-ride them with whatever.

The reason why I run it:
the 4k heal you get while blocking, perfect comeback proc for 1vx situations.

They had synergy with armor mods, before the patch removed that, but even without it, they work just fine with toolkit.

Arantheal.7396:

Try out rune of the defender.
They’re cheap to craft, the recipe is around a few copper, and if you don’t like them you still can over-ride them with whatever.

The reason why I run it:
the 4k heal you get while blocking, perfect comeback proc for 1vx situations.

They had synergy with armor mods, before the patch removed that, but even without it, they work just fine with toolkit.

ah thanks that actually seems interesting!
sad that the 6th bonus doesnt have the same CD as gear shield but i will definitely try it out

I runes of the defender gave vital I would have used it… Sadly.

If you want pure damage, runes of rage will give you a hell of a lot more damage than vamp did, but no defense.

Tarkan.5609:

Arantheal.7396:

Try out rune of the defender.
They’re cheap to craft, the recipe is around a few copper, and if you don’t like them you still can over-ride them with whatever.

The reason why I run it:
the 4k heal you get while blocking, perfect comeback proc for 1vx situations.

They had synergy with armor mods, before the patch removed that, but even without it, they work just fine with toolkit.

ah thanks that actually seems interesting!
sad that the 6th bonus doesnt have the same CD as gear shield but i will definitely try it out

It’s not that bad.
Healing-skills also get aegis, so basically you execute the HT combo once with picking it up, and at the 2nd drop, the proc is up, and you can blow HT up if you like.
Also, if you run AMR, you can gate the proc even better. Basically every 3rd time your heal is up.

Novuake.2691:

I runes of the defender gave vital I would have used it… Sadly.

If you want pure damage, runes of rage will give you a hell of a lot more damage than vamp did, but no defense.

i dont have any fury though apart from rune of rage then, also thought about it but i would have to take the anti-blind goggles then (which i am kinda thinking about)

Arantheal.7396:

Tarkan.5609:

Arantheal.7396:

Try out rune of the defender.
They’re cheap to craft, the recipe is around a few copper, and if you don’t like them you still can over-ride them with whatever.

The reason why I run it:
the 4k heal you get while blocking, perfect comeback proc for 1vx situations.

They had synergy with armor mods, before the patch removed that, but even without it, they work just fine with toolkit.

ah thanks that actually seems interesting!
sad that the 6th bonus doesnt have the same CD as gear shield but i will definitely try it out

It’s not that bad.
Healing-skills also get aegis, so basically you execute the HT combo once with picking it up, and at the 2nd drop, the proc is up, and you can blow HT up if you like.
Also, if you run AMR, you can gate the proc even better. Basically every 3rd time your heal is up.

oh true the rune actually has some synergy in itself, didnt pay attention to that 4th effect

Runes of the scholar are great for SD if you’re running it with a berserker set. These are great if you’re looking to take out the enemy in that initial burst.

Tarkan.5609:

Novuake.2691:

I runes of the defender gave vital I would have used it… Sadly.

If you want pure damage, runes of rage will give you a hell of a lot more damage than vamp did, but no defense.

i dont have any fury though apart from rune of rage then, also thought about it but i would have to take the anti-blind goggles then (which i am kinda thinking about)

Arantheal.7396:

Tarkan.5609:

Arantheal.7396:

Try out rune of the defender.
They’re cheap to craft, the recipe is around a few copper, and if you don’t like them you still can over-ride them with whatever.

The reason why I run it:
the 4k heal you get while blocking, perfect comeback proc for 1vx situations.

They had synergy with armor mods, before the patch removed that, but even without it, they work just fine with toolkit.

ah thanks that actually seems interesting!
sad that the 6th bonus doesnt have the same CD as gear shield but i will definitely try it out

It’s not that bad.
Healing-skills also get aegis, so basically you execute the HT combo once with picking it up, and at the 2nd drop, the proc is up, and you can blow HT up if you like.
Also, if you run AMR, you can gate the proc even better. Basically every 3rd time your heal is up.

oh true the rune actually has some synergy in itself, didnt pay attention to that 4th effect

Hm, now that I think about it, there are 2 further points of synergy, that might work with AMR and the condi-clear on heal in inventions.
The 6th proc is counted as healing-skill, so it might get reseted by AMR, while also procing the condi-clear…
But that’s more a guess than anything else.
All I know for certain, is that the 6th proc is indeed counted as healing-skill, and it can proc its own aegis as well. Fun-times were had, with double-aegis from the old armor-mods.^^

Aegis After tk block(6th-heal) works well, because most enemys start their burst after magnet shield runs off.