I’m proud to say it isn’t HGH. I’m just putting this build here for those who do not want to run HGH. It’s a tanky support build that still dishes enough dps to be useful. I’ve been using it in PvE since yesterday’s patch and I definitely enjoy it more than when I was forced to use KR. I have been doing some SPvP with it as well, and have been rolling faces. Thieves, why you burst when confused?
Interesting, you´re using runes of the grove? I thought about them for a wvw-roaming build because of high protection uptime and the root – which is on a very long cooldown though, is this worth it in spvp?
Interesting, you´re using runes of the grove? I thought about them for a wvw-roaming build because of high protection uptime and the root – which is on a very long cooldown though, is this worth it in spvp?
Rune of the Grove great for SPvP, there may be a better rune out there for this build but I really like protection, and wanted to have it in this build. The roots are worth it, the more CCs in SPvP the better, and the roots work well in PvE.
Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live, as well as think.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Looks interesting, like a mix of random nifty abilities more than a somewhat competitive/strong build, but ehh if it floats your boat that’s fine with me
I definitely enjoy it more than when I was forced to use KR.
But you build has Kit Refinement?
Thanks for pointing that out, I clicked the wrong box! I am using speedy kits not KR. My build was created and tested in game, I then moved it to gw2skills. I have now corrected my build in the original comment.
But It just feel like it doesn’t have much synergy?
You have a very low amount of condition damage (345), and you use pistol and EG.
You seems to be “power” geared with conditions weapon.
Quite the contrary I find that this build has a lot of synergy despite not having a ton of condition damage. I originally tested this build with rampager and carrion gear, but I was running into having a hard time staying alive (i/e not being able to do enough dps to outlast other classes) and almost scraped this build. In a last ditch attempt I threw soldier gear on, and my view on this build shifted 180 degrees. The thing is, the pistol and EG don’t seem to scale well with condition damage. Please don’t eat me alive if anyone disagrees, this is just what I have noticed. The only thing that really benefits from having condition damage is confusion, and it doesn’t last long enough for me to justify making a build around it. You’re almost unkillable if you know what you’re doing with this build (yes this includes SPvP). Its difficult to make any kind of guide for this build since depending on a situation you are going to change it up. But here is an example of what I am talking about.
Elixir F>Magnet>Pry bar>Acid Bomb>Static Shot>Poison Dart Volley>Throw Wrench.
Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live, as well as think.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
You have a very low amount of condition damage (345), and you use pistol and EG.
You seems to be “power” geared with conditions weapon.
I don’t want to speak for the OP, but let me answer this in terms of my own build. It is not really similar to this one except with respect to having a power based build using pistol and Tool Kit. I use Tool Kit for most of my damage. The #1 hits harder than rifle’s #1, and Pry Bar when it’s up is obviously awesome. Also obvious, I don’t run a pure DPS build but something more tanky and support oriented. This is how power + pistol works for me, but I do have decent condition damage too when Might is stacking up.
