Guild Wars 2

I play sPvP only. I am an average player playing mostly in soloQ or in random groups tPvP against average player. I play the Ostricheggs HGH condi build and it worked very well in the last months. Even after the nerfs.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fcAQJAqalspSXHxSfF17ICoC5loHPGlNZfewWPIEC-ToAAzCpI0RFkLIjOycs5MEZWB

(not exactly like Ostricheggs played it )

But now (since last patch) I have a problem, that I am not able to kill different classes in 1on1 situations. I am still able to help my team in team fights. But if I have a 1on1 situation I am useless.

I lose against a warrior because I am not high skilled and I am not able to dodge every single stun. 1 stunbreaker and 2 dodges are my problems. My damage is ok, and I win if I manage to dodge well. But most of the time the fight takes so long, that I am not able to dodge every time. So I guess I lose 7 of 10 fights

I lose against a necro because I eat chainfear and corrupt boons I am naked and dead. If I start the fight I have a chance to win. I guess I also lose 8 of 10 games.

I lose to a thief because they steal my might stack and are able to avoid damage and clean condis very well. I lose 6 or 7 out of 10 games.

I lose to a ranger, because they have much more burning, the zoo makes it impossible to hit them with the pistol and the survive too long so I die. I lose maybe 8 of 10 1on1 games.

Ele is ok. If I manage to dodge the burst I am ahead. I win 6 of 10 because I am not always able to dodge well.

Mesmer are also ok. I am too stupid to dodge the shatter, but I am lucky I mostly win. let’s say 7 of 10.

I win against a bunker guardian. But it takes so long, that it is fine for him. He does not try to win. So I win 9 of 10 but most of the time the guardian gets help and I die or I get help and he dies. Dps Guardians are not very common and if I see one, I mostly win.

Engineers. I do not fight them because they are like brothers and sisters (just kidding). So many different and useless builds at the moment. Hard to say. Most of the time I win I guess.

So my question is. Do you have a good soloQ build and are you able to win against necro/warrior or ranger at least 5 of 10 games?

At the moment I see only the possibility to go for the node defender/attacker build:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fcAQJAqelIqya3zyuF1LJxoCdGUh6K6R+tsj/oQusF-ToAAzCpI+S9l7LzXyvsfNAZWB

But I love the Ostricheggs build and the nades so much.

Any advice for me?

Its not so much about build for fighting necro/ranger, just learning to fight it.

Spirit ranger: Focus the Sun Spirit, its like half of the rangers DPS and goes down for 25 seconds when you kill it, then has an obvious animation when it’s being summoned. Could try running P/S for interrupts.Try to avoid its Active skill that procs on death/can be activated by the ranger. Does a good bit of damage.

Necro: Condi transfer is deadly for HGH engineers, and they can also strip your boons (Might)
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Putrid_Mark
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Deathly_Swarm

Are the two most common ones. They also have Plague signet, but not a lot of necros are running it.
As far as fear chains go, you now have 5 seconds of stability on Toss Elixir B, and a stunbreak on Elixir S. Your elite, Supply Crate, is VERY good against almost everybody in 1v1 situations. Helps a ton if you can get it out in a fight with a necro.

Warrior: pretty hard countered by blinds, which you have on MH Pistol and nade kit. Their longest duration stun is effectively instant cast, Skullcrack on Mace. Should be a bit better now post-patch that sigil of paralyzation was fixed. Current meta build doesn’t take mace, Hammer is more common. All of the hard CC on hammer is avoidable and highly telegraphed.

^ These forums need more people like this guy. Hooray for helpful posts that aren’t dripping with angst and elitism!

This is my main build I use for Hot Joins, Solo, & Team TPVP (I’ve been running it for a couple months now). It’s great for team fights, stacking might, and ccing the kitten out of anything with no stability (1 pull, 1 launch, 2 turret knockbacks, 1 big bomb). Warriors I try to kite with net shot, glue bomb, confusion stacks and fire bomb if there stability is up. Necros you can cc them to death if they don’t fear you first. Smoke Bomb is great for escaping and stomping. Also the turret det blast finisher happens where you are standing and not where your turret is.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fcAQFAUlIqicnpynF17IyIFdGpJSR+pffeIX01DC-TkAg0CnI0RljLHjOygsBNEB

-Lambchops

I too only spvp and have been messing around with hgh after running rifle for the longest time. This is what I’ve been using lately. http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fcAQJAqalspSXnvy3F17ICoC5loHPm+NZfewWPYEC-ToAAzCpIyRpjTHTOygsBNyYKA

It’s not completely tested out yet but so far I’m really liking the smoke bomb when disabled and using rocket boots through that smoke field for stealth. Tons of fun lol. So far, huge success against warriors and guardians.