What are currently the best builds availble?
no one knows. Lots of more viable builds now.
zerker is better then rampagers. even with pistols. but we can work with it. try swapping at some point though.
pistols, are inherently weaker then rifles, but if you like them:
get 3 I think.
1 bloodlust. farm 25 stacks quick, then swap it.
force and battle. (7 stacks from str? if so, that and force is fine)
30 firearm standard,
30 alch, or 30 tools. the 1% per boon, or 10% end full traits are a must.
zerker accessories are a must. they are mathematically superior.
If you feel too soft, swap armor or pistols for a higher mit, not accessories.
Runes, scholar for poke, strength for more consistent damage. centaur for great utility.
Elixir U and R make you great in WvW without doing anything else. wall and res.
Consider the new altruism runes as well.
I recently switched to those in favor of my old centaurs because I feel they offer even more useful support in most situations, they’re practically made for engineers.
Also: always post the full url for links, because this forum doesn’t forward to some of the more complex ones. It makes it easier to copy&paste:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fcAQJAqalIqyUnuSiF1LJyIFdGpBqAgJqQ+95Bb9gQIA;TkAqmMNJay2krJZTDLOZMzA
Well, was about time, someone spoiled it on the forum, guess I can foresee what our next “fix” will be.
i’m killin it with: http://www.gw2build.com/builds/fizzles-pistol-s-static-dis-build-engineer-9214.html
running the 60% chance to bleed on pistol / crit +5% on shield and rune of centaur and affliction on armor
gnades are boring. ppl only use them because they can’t play engy. they’re all big furry kittens.
engys are best utilized for their control/condition dmg abilities. this build above gives you all of that and some burst dmg once you get your crit % up past 55%