Guild Wars 2

I look at Centaur and that seems to have valid WvW application,
but how does it do compared to other rune bonuses like Citadel, Elementalist etc..

“A grenadier build”

You might want to elaborate on that if you want responses.
The choice of runes should complement your existing gear and traits.

I have been toying with the possibility of Divinity runes for wvw. 12% crit damage would hurt bad when I do crit which is pretty often with grenades even though I am not built for crit. 60 points of power isn’t the same as what you can get with power runes, but there is also 60 to toughness, 60 to precision etc.

You can put 10 points into tools and never worry about swiftness again….ever.

If you’re a power/precision setup for pure damage / crit I’d go for Superior Rune of the Eagle or Superior Rune of Divinity.

What about rune of the engineer? Gives decent toughness+vit without sacrificing damage from the dmg bonus while holding a kit.

Rfreak.6591:

What about rune of the engineer? Gives decent toughness+vit without sacrificing damage from the dmg bonus while holding a kit.

I’d say your choice really depends on the play style and what it is you’re trying to accomplish. I’m mostly power/precision and crit bonus with some toughness/vitality mixed in a bit. I swap out a lot situational gear too. So if you can be more specific on your play style and what it is you’re trying accomplish as your engineer we can give everyone much better feedback.

Don’t remember the names but I use 2×2 sets of runes that give 40% fury duration and 15% boon duration with elixir c normally. Sometimes I use 2x 20% fury duration, 2×2 15% boon duration (30%) with elixir c

Divnity is a perfect answer for ya & an investment, that gives you a solid ground for variability .. I´m quite sure, that you´ll see “something” new on youtube, or here in forum, that will “intrigue” ya & you would want to try it. Divinity Runes are one of the very few runes, that are good, for constant Trait resets & experiments. All stats up + crit dmg .. what more to ask for?

divinity is the ideal rune for grenades which crit a lot more than any other attack type
However I personally use emerald orbs for extra stats (engi has -450 stat compared to any other profession)

The only reason I would choose superior rune of the Centaur is to group swiftness buff (on every CD using medkit), and to get away from spending 10 trait points on speedy kit while keeping permanent swiftness (need medkit skill 5 as well).

HenryAu.7523:

The only reason I would choose superior rune of the Centaur is to group swiftness buff (on every CD using medkit), and to get away from spending 10 trait points on speedy kit while keeping permanent swiftness (need medkit skill 5 as well).

This is exactly why I chose Centaur, and don’t regret it for one second.

I like the centaur runes as well.

But I have also gone with runes of speed for the extra vit / run speed.

They can help a lot when kiting or closing the distance.

Runes of the scholar and orge can be nice as well.

MrSilver.5269:

HenryAu.7523:

The only reason I would choose superior rune of the Centaur is to group swiftness buff (on every CD using medkit), and to get away from spending 10 trait points on speedy kit while keeping permanent swiftness (need medkit skill 5 as well).

This is exactly why I chose Centaur, and don’t regret it for one second.

i combined centaur runes with 10 in tools, 17 second swiftness O.O

maybe overkill lol, but i love it

Centaur op.

I like stats, but some of the 6 pc runes are kindof op.

Hoelbrok. do you have hgh? Lets those might stacks even higher. -cond duration is really strong. kills many of them.

Mercy. take less damage while reviving allies. 10% faster reviving allies, and allies revive with more hp.

Monk is really good. +15% boon duration. again, if you use hgh, or elixir B. super good. On elite skill use, you and allies gain Aegis for 30s. Aoe block.

Water. also super good. again 15% boons duration. aoe heal on heal.

Lyssa. +10 conditions duration. random boon on heal, on elite cure all conds, gain all buffs for 5s.

Consider how powerful a supply drop that cures you of all conds, and buffs you for 11s? Or monks, supply drop, +aoe block.