What Ascended gear for WvW roamer?
A mixture of Rabid/Dire will probably serve you best if you intend to go full condi. Build below should show the effects
Mix works really well to give you some real strong tank stats while still having the condi damage to melt people in seconds. Sustain from the rune and long lasting AoE condi pressure is gonna make you a threat to anyone who faces you in battle. Great combo ability in the set too which is always nice. Let’s you pull off those pro 100-0 moves. Also keep in mind the skills I have opn are just an example. This build setup can work with any kits you want in order to have full customization of your condi playstyle and the elite is completely optional as well giving you a ton of options and still a strong set to roam with either solo or with a buddy. Good luck on making your build, hope it all works out.
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Pretty much what Ario said.
I’ve started using this setup lately http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vdEQJAqalUUhSuYfXwELQ7FLsFV4SdRvG4HWiBgYHVFzIA-TVyYwAo0BA/EAAQZA+9HMq+jItABU6tQJ4+HAQAAEgZWmBACBsYNA-w
with guard stacks you get up to 25k hp with nearly 3,1k armor and a lot of condi damage. You can switch up utilities to best suite your play style or try out different things to see what works best for you.
Crit % is fairly low with this, but keep in mind that if you go into Firearms once your opponent has at least 1 bleed stack (just 1 pistol AA will do that) you get 10% crit chance against him, so don’t focus on crit that much, you only need to proc torment and IP + Rocket kick is pretty good. I feel at times it’s too underrated by most engis.
Rune of anti toxin for more defense against other condi specs, mesmer especially since about 70% i encounter run condi setups.
Rune of Balthazar is a good alternative, if you’re runing p/p + IP + other sources of burning it’ll amplify it for more damage. Also your heal will burn which i found to be a great dps addition against anything melee, especially those HS spamming thieves.
i’ve tinkered with Tool kit/rocket boots/ bombs utilities with this setup and it’s real fun watching melee people step in your fire fields and just Buuuuuuuuuuurn. >:D
That being said i struggle against condi mesmer and diamond skin eles with this. Everything else dies pretty quick. Condi mesmer is just too kittenish, but typically they can’t chase so a few mobility impairment conditions + some leaps/swiftness should get you a safe distance fairly often. Diamond skin eles tho…….that’s where you might need some crit % to do more physical dps to get that Hp below 90%.
Good luck!