Guild Wars 2

Is there a Static Discharge Build still viable for sPvP? Just wondering because I feel like I’m giving up all my defense to spec full glass cannon, but then not getting the damage output out of it.

Build Info: Been going 0/30/0/10/30 with Berserker’s Amulet and Scholar Runes.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fcAQFAUlIqyUH5SiF17IyoHdGpJaiKkffeQXtFEC-TkAg0CnIQShkDJDSSksINsA

grenade SD

Best place for a SD build is to start with 30 tools then build from there based on your play style.

My opinion…. Nades, bombs, FT, EG don’t work/flow well with a SD build. Go for longer range TB skills for more ranged dmg and then try to balance for close up play/control. Our rifle hits decently well with 1 for about 1.2-1.6k per shot.

Zerk Ammy and then play with what insert works better with your play style. You feel more comfortable with.

That’s the best thing about engi and our builds is we actually have a lot of options on our utilities based on you.

We can all tell you what works for us but your best bet is to try out everything. We lose especially in pvp a lot of defense not being able to get the best stat combos. So base your utilities on being able to be offensive and defensive at any time.

SD build in sPvP means you are a bad thief on range. No defense and less damage as mesmer/thief or ele. Played last week against a SD Build Engi. In sPvP rifle builds are too weak at the moment.

Lupanic.6502:

SD build in sPvP means you are a bad thief on range. No defense and less damage as mesmer/thief or ele. Played last week against a SD Build Engi. In sPvP rifle builds are too weak at the moment.

Not at all. You haven’t faced a good SD engi, or me

Some ppl are all about nade/bomb spamming conditions… I’m more about smarter play and timing. :-P might get that from my exp on my s/d ele though.

Post a video please. I would like to see that.

All I see is if a SD build engi enters the arena he dies in seconds and the damage is avoidable. Is not that you can 3shot warrior or something. I bet your ele makes more damage in less time and survives longer.

Lupanic.6502:

Post a video please. I would like to see that.

All I see is if a SD build engi enters the arena he dies in seconds and the damage is avoidable. Is not that you can 3shot warrior or something. I bet your ele makes more damage in less time and survives longer.

I wish I could upload but I don’t feel like paying for fraps and the free version is only 30 second clips. Plus if I try to record it bogs my computer down. I’ve been looking at getting the avermedia portable recorder i just haven’t pulled the trigger yet.

I haven’t had any problems with any class in particular other then MM necros but they’re pretty OP atm. They’re harder to take down then wars. Atleast if played correctly.

If I’m on hit me up, well jump into the ring and kick some tail! Add my engi…. Birch Moss

Could you post your build please?

My problem is that everyone is telling in the forums how good SD builds are. If you play against someone or try it by yourself it sucks. If you search for a twitch or youtube video you never found someone playing this in sPvP or he is playing hot joins and showing just his kills where he find stupid people

There’s so many different variations of SD builds that it’s be pointless to post mine and tell you to play with it… I built mine around my play style and preferences and what I know works for me.

If you’re looking for a build to just copy and paste I’d highly recommend you don’t waste your time. Like I just said most ppl tailor their builds to them.

→ Start with a base of 30 in tools. Pick SD, then the master and GM as you see fit.
→ Then since it’s SD build go 20-30 into firearms. Take hair trigger and 10% rifle dmg atleast and if you go 30 it’s up to you.
→ the last 10-20 points are up to you. If you like elixirs go for alchemy.
→ if you want defense. Go inventions.
→ more dps. Go explosives.

Pick utilities that you like and play with them to see what floats your boat.

I am not looking for a new build. I just wrote that SD builds are pretty bad in sPvP.
I don’t know if you even play sPvP but I still haven’t seen a solid gameplay video from a SD build engineer nor did I faced someone playing it and is useful.

no offense but you write very basic information about SD build. Based on your information your build has low or non condtion removal and you die in focus fire instantly. I still think a thief or ele >> SD engi by far.

I found a big difference when playing SD build is to take utils whose toolbelts take targets. SD on an untargetted TB will go straight out in front of you. A lot of the time this hits, but it misses enough to lower your overall DPS.

In general, it’s worth thinking for SD builds:

1) Max Tools to get lower TB CDs
2) Consider going precision, since your max tools gives you 30% crit dam anyway
3) Use your rifle as your main weapon, augmented with SD from TB spamming. Kits only as defensive for this build.
4) Personally, I like rifle turret (for very low CD on TB), Rocket Boots (great defensive skill, also very low CD TB, which is targetted) and Toolkit (low CD TB, not targetted unfortunately, but does give access to a great block and cripple)
5) If you’re going beserker, your traits and utils are your only source of survivability, so choose them with care. Even if you were 3 shotting people (which you won’t be), you still need escapes and cleanses for multiple opponent situations.

Lupanic.6502:

I am not looking for a new build. I just wrote that SD builds are pretty bad in sPvP.
I don’t know if you even play sPvP but I still haven’t seen a solid gameplay video from a SD build engineer nor did I faced someone playing it and is useful.

no offense but you write very basic information about SD build. Based on your information your build has low or non condtion removal and you die in focus fire instantly. I still think a thief or ele >> SD engi by far.

and like i said, add me and join me in spvp and ill show you whats up

ele in spvp… lmao dont make me laugh.

Lupanic.6502:

SD build in sPvP means you are a bad thief on range. No defense and less damage as mesmer/thief or ele. Played last week against a SD Build Engi. In sPvP rifle builds are too weak at the moment.

Odd since Lady Steamhawke is ranked 12? and uses a SD nade build

I’ve played Rifle/SD for a good while now and I can offer my point of view.

Rifle/SD is great against new/bad players and medium ones. Unleash everything, melt them, and if you didn’t melt them you have enough CC to whittle them down pretty fast.

But it relies on that CC to stay alive. Cripples, knockbacks, immobilizes. Face enemies who can ignore it (spirit ranger and MM necro with a living wall to absorb your hits, block spaming guardian, stances using warrior, frequent teleport/stealth thief/mesmer) and you’re just a very fragile sack of HP.

SD also has a big flaw in which your utilities are decided. You’ll want the rifle turret because there is not much point in playing SD without being able to to shoot it every 7 seconds. You’ll want the Toolbox (or the Battering Ram, I prefer the Battering ram for the extra cripple and knockback but others swear by the pull and the block) and your third utility must be a stun breaker. That means your SD has been reduced to two skills and you won’t want to, heaven’s forbid, diminish the SD even further by taking out one of those two and give yourself a condition remover.

Furthermore anything that has a rabid amulet halves your damage. So you traded tankyness for damage? Unload everything and you may have taken a half of their HP and now you’re out of tricks, they’ve healed back to full and the game carries on.

Now, this isn’t a black picture. Rifle/SD is pretty fun. We do a lot of dancing and dodging and it is pretty fun to get all your timings correctly. But rest assured you can play like a virtuoso and you will not even dent most warriors and they will eventually get to you since they can spam stuns and we have but one stun breaker (SD limitations mentioned above) and no toughness to absorb their hits. Since we also have no condition removal but our turret most condition bomb characters will make mince meat out of you (or diseased, radioactive, purulent meat).

The build I was using was 30 in Firearms to get Sitting Duck, 10% damage for rifles and faster rifle recharge. 10 in Alchemy for Protection Injection and 30 in Tools for SD, Speedy Kits and the 50% Endurance regen trait. You can remove 10 from Firearms and trade the 10% rifle damage for 10 in Inventions and get -20% damage taken when stunned.