Guild Wars 2

Is Viper sets any good for condition builds? If you combine Viper armor with Sinister accessories maybe? You’d think it would be considering it boosts expertise which increases condition duration(far as I know, I could be wrong).

Then again there’s consumables that already do that, so maybe Vipers is unnecessary…?

I think that a certain amount of Viper’s gear will be necessary to replace the lost 20% of food buffs from the previous Sinister meta. The way I see it is to slot pieces enough so that you can reach 100% burn and bleed duration.

So yes, starting with Armor then weapons and keeping Sinister trinkets is a good place to start.

On reddit was a thread of someone who calculated it, i think the resault is a mix of sinister and Viper will be a good choice.

The latest DnT guide for condi engies puts Viper above Sinister:

http://www.dtguilds.com/forum/m/6563292/viewthread/15457607-dnt-engineer-build-102615

They nerfed condition duration foods down to 20% so sinister is pretty much bonked in this case.