Guild Wars 2

This has been my latest Yolo/TPVP build for back point bunking and also mid fight support/cleave. Works well for pushing far, decapping, & 1v1. I needed something different than the typical Celestial Elixir S/TK/Nades.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fdAQFAUlUUpWrVWxELseNCbBFyMeRR2xq85DEgkC-TJxHwADeAAn2fwYZAAXAAA

Note/Strats

• Melandru can be swapped out with Forge or Earth runes. I went with toughness based runes for additional survivability and Melandru for the condition reduction. IMO Build doesn’t work as well trading the toughness for condition based runes.

• Battle Sigil can be swapped with something else of your choosing.. I chose this to help increase my condition/power damage.

• Build is surprisingly tanky with 24k health and 1300 toughness. Protection Injection is OP.

• Rifle is not for AA, but more for control. Most of your damage will come from burning, nades, & rifle #3, but the power ain’t bad.

• FT is situational. The AA can be good to insure IP procs or additional burn. Oh and it burns through objects/walls! I like to activate Incendiary Ammo as soon as it’s available, so the CD is closer to being back up after it’s first applied.

• CC and let your conditions do the work.

• #4 FT firewall is underestimated and is easily unnoticed in point fights or can be used to throw down on downed opponents. Don’t forget blast finishers/leaps.

• Thumper turret can be swapped for EG or TK. I may start trying it more with EG, but the CC fits my play style more.

• Rumble + Overcharge shot = A good start to condi burst.

- Lambchops

One thing I will say, is that personally I would rather use “stabilized armor” over “cloaking device”. That way when you are CCed it works wit the protection from “protection injection” and gives you -53% damage when CCed.

4% Crit chance makes your Incendiary Powder usage floppy at best. Rabid, or Intelligence sigil, your call.

Also, there’s no way Melandru Runes are better than Hoelbrak. You have a battle sigil to combo with it.

You make a good point with the 4% crit chance for IP, it doesn’t feel like it’s been an issue, but it definitely would make a difference running Int rather than Battle. I went with Melandru for the toughness, rather than the might stacking. Hoelbrak may not be too shabby to try out tho.