Guild Wars 2

Just trying to find a good elixir gun build for pve. I’d prefer to just use this kit, though I’m not sure that’s viable. After all the recent changes, I’m not sure what’s good or not. thanks!

The damage on Elixir Gun isn’t super viable by itself. It’s a very good utility kit that benefits groups/allies more so than solo pve. As far as a build goes, some of the same traits that benefit EG also benefit(or in the same trait line) as Flamethrower. I think if you did 20 in the precision tree and 20 in the vitality tree you would have access to most of the traits that buff EG and FT.

EG is a great support kit, as Zindrix said. It is also great in condition heavy builds. Things won’t die quickly, but you can easily outlast mobs by circle strafing and kiting.

Also, as Zin indicated, FT has some good synergy with EG if you take Deadly Mixture (20 Alc) and Fireforged Trigger (20 Marksman). Also, if you are that deep in Marks, you can also grab Juggernaut for those times you need to be a little beefier.

digitalruse.9085:

EG is a great support kit, as Zindrix said. It is also great in condition heavy builds. Things won’t die quickly, but you can easily outlast mobs by circle strafing and kiting.

Also, as Zin indicated, FT has some good synergy with EG if you take Deadly Mixture (20 Alc) and Fireforged Trigger (20 Marksman). Also, if you are that deep in Marks, you can also grab Juggernaut for those times you need to be a little beefier.

Thank you for articulating what I was clearly too lazy to look up and explain further

(although, I think you mean Firearms instead of Marksman, and Juggernaut is available with 20 points spent)

I prefer having bomb kit if using EG. The two work well together in a variety of strategies. It just requires constant attention to spacing, as you need to kite while staying within a very close range.