Guild Wars 2

I wanted to get into engy but everyone I see is running around with 25 stacks of might and thier nade kit out, are there any fun and viable builds for engy that don’t exploit the HGH cancer?

I’m currently trying out a 20/10/20/10/10 build that uses Pistol/Shield with Healing Turret, Rocket Boots, Elixir Gun and Bomb Kit.

Bomb Kit is my main source of damage. My opening move is typically stealthing myself with a [Smoke Bomb] -> [Acid Bomb] combo in order to get within range of my target, and then using [Glue Bomb] on an enemy before going all out with the Bomb Kit. It’s… very mediocre. Bomb Kit is pretty bad in pvp if you can’t manage to completely track your opponent’s movements. The goal is to keep them moving in one direction with Big Ol’ Bomb and knocking down bombs in their path. It’s really difficult since it’s pretty easy to kite the Bomb Kit. Furthermore, if I lose melee range, I have to swap into my ranged options--which are pretty sub-par since I’m mostly geared for straight damage. On the upside, the build has some pretty solid survivability and can sustain itself well in combat. Even nicer is that the build is effectively a hard counter to most melee play. I am still tweaking the stats.

In the end, it’s downsides come from its lack of decent snares (outside of Glue Bomb and Elixir F) despite the fact that wielding the Bomb Kit is like wielding a melee weapon except that your swings are cleaving about 150 range behind you. However, once you’ve got an enemy that is panicked and within melee range, he’s meat in a grinder. Rapid 2k crits with burning and confusion will wreck most anyone’s day, and Big Ol’ Bomb has saved my life on many occasions. Having that thing ticking within range will often turn the tide for you. I’d like to keep working with the build, though, since it’s incredibly versatile and often takes enemies by surprise.

You could also try running the Static Discharge build. I used that as my staple before trying out the Bomb Kit/EG build. It’s very straightforward, yet offers enough versatility for you to weather different opponents. Also its burst is otherworldly. Seriously. Played well, SD can end fights when your opponent is thinking that right now might be a good time to use a healing skill.

The good ol’ SD build is still a good viable build for us, but I’m afraid the HGH variants are still the overall best.

We also have a couple of decent bunker builds. I would say from a sPvP perspective that’s about it right now aside from niche builds that might fit into a very specific scenario.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fcAQJAqelIqiYH5yuF1LJyoCdGoC5lIF5nl95BblWQIA

This is what I run with. With full rabid gear. It gives you a a lot of defensive and offensive skills, the ceiling is high, but the learning curve is steep.