Guild Wars 2

Whats the best dps PVE build for engineer? Iam using a rifle build as for now, its good damage but low survival… Whats your opinion guys? Its a while now iam looking for one…
ALSO: for PVP …

If you aren’t that worried about survival, the Static Discharge build is probably the best “burst” DPS, with the HGH Condition build the best “sustained” DPS, but neither has the utility, control, or the versatility that the profession is known for.

In other words, to reach the peak DPS you are looking for, you will sacrifice the advantages of the profession, without reaching the DPS achievable with several other professions while still having access to their key abilities.

Bombs with crit damage, thats the highest sustainable DPS you can get.
It’s not safe tho.

Indeed, bombs, but in zerker gear it’s not an option, which brings us to grenade kit in zerker gear. That is more than doable, in PVE. I rolled like that in fractals without any issues (fractals 48). Though at times you need to switch to tanky gear, never on boss fights. You live through avoiding dmg.

This thread, please.

Best DPS for engineer is rampager grenades with exquisite ruby jewels. Second best is rabid grenades, then berserker. For PvE, don’t bother with HGH, just use bombs and do blast finishers with Fire Bomb. I personally run 30/10/0/20/10, but all you need specifically is 30 in Explosives and 5 in Firearms and the rest is fair game.

You must choose between damage and survival you cant have both:-)
SD and HGH grenades are great but not best damage. Ive tried something what was mentioned by one guy in another topic as “kit juggle” and its much more powerful then HGH grenades (probably 50% better damage output), harder to master and incredibly fun.
Build is something like this: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fcIQFAUl0piYH5SrF17IyoHkWntZgKAYfewWPIEC-jACBYLAkIAJPFRjtIMIVNTjVXDT5iIq2erIa1A-e

Berserk gear, Sigil of Battle and 2x Altruism runes (+ trait) keeps about 10 stack of might all the time. Rest of runes are moderate you can use Divinity, Ruby orbs or something like that.
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Bowl_of_Truffle_Sautee will keep other 15 stacks is you fight with normal mobs:-P
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Bowl_of_Curry_Butternut_Squash_Soup this will be better on tougher mobs

You can use Elixir Gun (Acid Bomb) instead Tool Kit but I prefer this because of 2 high damage skills and Throw Wrench work better with Static Discharge. Basicly idea is swaping between highest damage AoE skills with low cooldown and make efective rotation from them.

Rotation is something like this:
Swap on Medkit (and use stimulant if on cooldown) → Barrage → Throw Wrench → Incediary Ammo (these three first also for SD) → Blunderbuss → Jumpshot (on place) → Shrapnel Grenade → Freeze Grenade → Flame Blast → Prybar.
Now half of skills are on about 20s cd so till Barrage recharge rotate: Blunderbuss → Shrapnell → Flame Blast.

This build needs lots of practice but result damage output is insane:-)

So basically this build meankittenting the best skills out of each Kit in a rotation. I don’t mind swapping kits like crazy

I will try it as soon as I get home.

JubeiTM.5763:

So basically this build meankittenting the best skills out of each Kit in a rotation. I don’t mind swapping kits like crazy

I will try it as soon as I get home.

Exactly:-) You have probably simillar damage output like zerg war:-)

My Rifle + SD build already hits more than a Zerk Warrior except 100 blades. But yet again 100blades is a close combat, stand-still skill and anything will interrupt the combo. While we can dance around the enemy throwing whatever we want.

JubeiTM.5763:

My Rifle + SD build already hits more than a Zerk Warrior except 100 blades. But yet again 100blades is a close combat, stand-still skill and anything will interrupt the combo. While we can dance around the enemy throwing whatever we want.

No you dont zerg war 100b hits for 37k

Rifle+SD is maybe ok for PvE. In PvP I have never seen a top player playing it.

Rozbuska.5263:

JubeiTM.5763:

My Rifle + SD build already hits more than a Zerk Warrior except 100 blades. But yet again 100blades is a close combat, stand-still skill and anything will interrupt the combo. While we can dance around the enemy throwing whatever we want.

No you dont zerg war 100b hits for 37k

My English writing may not be very good since I m still learning but your English reading is terrible…

JubeiTM

hits more than a Zerk Warrior EXCEPT 100 blades

Lupanic.6502:

Rifle+SD is maybe ok for PvE. In PvP I have never seen a top player playing it.

Yeah, you are right, this is very true. At most I can contribute on group battles since the static discharge will bounce into more enemies but on 1v1 it is very difficult. However, keeping a distance while playing the Rifle skills and Tool Kit right you can defeat any good adversaries.

My firestorm engineer build does very good dps and without throwing away all defenses out of the window